An anti-glioblastoma gold(i)-NHC complex distorts mitochondrial morphology and bioenergetics to induce tumor growth inhibition

Charles E. Greif; R. Tyler Mertens; Gilles Berger; Sean Parkin; Samuel G. Awuah

doi:10.1039/d3cb00051f

An anti-glioblastoma gold(i)-NHC complex distorts mitochondrial morphology and bioenergetics to induce tumor growth inhibition

Charles E. Greif
, R. Tyler Mertens
, Gilles Berger
, Sean Parkin
, Samuel G. Awuah

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Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most lethal brain cancer subtype, often advanced by the time of initial diagnosis. Existing treatment modalities including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation have been stymied by recurrence, metastasis, drug resistance and brain targetability. Here, we report a geometrically distinct Au(i) complex ligated by N^N-bidentate ligands and supported by a N-heterocyclic ligand that modulates mitochondrial morphology to inhibit GBM in vitro and in vivo. This work benefits from the facile preparation of anti-GBM Au(i)-NHC complexes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	592-599
Number of pages	8
Journal	RSC Chemical Biology
Volume	4
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cb00051f
State	Published - May 25 2023

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We thank all the core facilities at the University of Kentucky who provided support in completion of the experiments detailed in this manuscript. Specifically, the UK NMR Center supported by NSF (CHE-997738) and the flow cytometry and immune function core supported by the Office of the Vice President of Research, the Markey Cancer Center, and NCI Center Core Support Grant (P30 CA177558), and the microscopy facilities (UK Light Microscopy Core) for their assistance. We thank Dr. Tomoko Sengoku and Mr. Michael Alstott for their support with our redox metabolism experiments, supported by the shared resource(s) of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center (P30CA177558). This work was funded by National Institutes of Health/NCI grant R01CA258421-01 (S. G. A.).

Funders	Funder number
National Science Foundation Arctic Social Science Program	CHE-997738
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	R01CA258421-01
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute	P30 CA177558
University of Kentucky Markey Comprehensive Cancer Center	P30CA177558
Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota
Office of the Vice President for Research

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