Dissociation of HNO and NO: leishmanicidal activity of nitrosil of ruthenium / Liberação de HNO e NO por nitrosilos de rutênio e sua atividade antileishmania

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2009

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Ruthenium complexes type trans-[RuNO(NH3)4L](X)3 (X = BF4- or PF6- and L = imN, 4-pic, isn, py, pz, L- hist, nic, imC, P(OEt)3, SO32-), and [RuNO(Hedta)] were tested as antiproliferative agents against the Leishmania major parasite. The complexes where L = imN, pz, 4-pic, py, isn, and P(OEt)3 exhibited IC50pro ranging from 36 for trans-[RuNO(NH3)4imN](BF4)3 to 280 μM for trans-[RuNO(NH3)4isn](BF4)3. The growth rate of the promastigote forms incubated with the most promising compounds, trans-[RuNO(NH3)4L](BF4)3 (L= imN, pz, py, 4-pic) had been evaluated trough motile cell counting and colorimetric assay (MTT). The trend between k-NO values and the antipromastigote effect follows the order: imN>4-pic>pz>py. An increase on the inhibition of the promastigote forms growth by the trans-[RuNO(NH3)4P(OEt)3](PF6)3 and trans-[RuNO(NH3)4imN](BF4)3 species was observed when the ruthenium complexes and ascorbic acid were simultaneously incubated, confirming the nitrosylation behavior of these complexes. Inhibitory effects of the trans-[RuNO(NH3)4imN](BF4)3 and of the Angelis salt (Na2N2O3) were similar on the intramacrophage amastigote form grown. Encouraged by the antileishmanial effect of the complex trans-[RuNO(NH3)4imN](BF4)3 observed in vitro, in vivo experiments were carried out in infected BALB/c mice. The reaction between trans-[RuNO(NH3)4L](X)3 (X = BF4- or PF6- and L = imN, 4-pic, isn, P(OEt)3) and excess of L-cysteine was investigated and the products analysed. HNO and NO are the products of nitrosonium ligand reduction. This reaction yields the complexes trans-[Ru(NH3)4LN(O)SR]n-1 and trans-[Ru(NH3)4LN(O)(SR)2]n-2 which present k1 (1,7×107 - 2,2×104 mol-1Ls-1) and k2 (3,3×104 - 4,9×101mol-1Ls-1) for L = P(OEt)3, 4-pic, py e isn). This species react with RS- producing HNO and/or NO. Exception for L = P(OEt)3, this reaction does not occurs when CH+>= 1×10-6 mol L-1. For solution in which CH+ = 4×10-8 mol L-1, the reaction occur mainly trough: trans-[RuNO(NH3)4L]+3 + 2RS- + H2O → trans-[Ru(NH3)4L(H2O)]2+ + RSSR + NO- For L = P(OEt)3, and in acid media, NO0 is preferentially the reduction product of NO+ ligand. trans-[RuNO(NH3)4P(OEt)3]+3 + RSH + H2O → trans-[Ru(NH3)4P(OEt)3(H2O)]2+ + ½RSSR + NO0 + H+ The experimental results from solution studies suggest that both NO and HNO could be responsible for the antiparasitaric effect of these ruthenium nitrosyl. The concentration ratio of NO/HNO could be dictated by the local conditions of pH.

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leishmania nitroxyl Óxido nítrico nitric oxide nitrosilos de rutênio nitroxil leishmania nitrosil of ruthenium

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