New Oxidovanadium(IV) Coordination Complex Containing 2-Methylnitrilotriacetate Ligands Induces Cell Cycle Arrest and Autophagy in Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines.

ABSTRACT: Pancreatic cancer is characterized by one of the lowest five-year survival rates. In search for new treatments, some studies explored several metal complexes as potential anticancer drugs. Therefore, we investigated three newly synthesized oxidovanadium(IV) complexes with 2-methylnitrilotriacetate (bcma^3-), N-(2-carbamoylethyl)iminodiacetate (ceida^3-) and N-(phosphonomethyl)-iminodiacetate (pmida^4-) ligands as potential anticancer compounds using pancreatic cancer cell lines. We measured: Cytotoxicity using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), neutral red (NR) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay; antiproliferative activity by bromodeoxyuridine BrdU assay; reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and cell cycle

SUBMITTER: Kowalski S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6358955 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature