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Oxygen-Dependent Interactions between the Ruthenium Cage and the Photoreleased Inhibitor in NAMPT-Targeted Photoactivated Chemotherapy

  • Selda Abyar
  • , Luojiao Huang
  • , Yurii Husiev
  • , Ludovic Bretin
  • , Bobby Chau
  • , Vadde Ramu
  • , Jacob Hendricus Wildeman
  • , Kimberley Belfor
  • , Lukas S. Wijaya
  • , Vera E. van der Noord
  • , Amy C. Harms
  • , Maxime A. Siegler
  • , Sylvia E. le Dévédec*
  • , Sylvestre Bonnet*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Leiden University
  • Johns Hopkins University

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Abstract

Photoactivated chemotherapy agents form a new branch of physically targeted anticancer agents with potentially lower systemic side effects for patients. On the other hand, limited information exists on the intracellular interactions between the photoreleased metal cage and the photoreleased anticancer inhibitor. In this work, we report a new biological study of the known photoactivated compound Ru-STF31 in the glioblastoma cancer cell line, U87MG. Ru-STF31 targets nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), an enzyme overexpressed in U87MG. Ru-STF31 is activated by red light irradiation and releases two photoproducts: the ruthenium cage and the cytotoxic inhibitor STF31. This study shows that Ru-STF31 can significantly decrease intracellular NAD+ levels in both normoxic (21% O2) and hypoxic (1% O2) U87MG cells. Strikingly, NAD+ depletion by light activation of Ru-STF31 in hypoxic U87MG cells could not be rescued by the addition of extracellular NAD+. Our data suggest an oxygen-dependent active role of the ruthenium photocage released by light activation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11086-11102
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of medicinal chemistry
Volume67
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2024

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