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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2026

New Ru(III) NAMI/NAMI-A Analogue Complexes with Selective Anticancer Activity.

Manel Estruch-Blasco, Jose Manuel Calderón-Montaño, Eleuterio Álvarez, Antonio Sánchez-Coronilla, Miguel López-Lázaro, Manuel Pernia Leal

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Manel Estruch-BlascoDepartamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, c/Profesor García González, 2, Sevilla41012, Spain.ORCID 0009-0000-3423-4487
Jose Manuel Calderón-MontañoDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, c/Profesor García González, 2, Sevilla41012, Spain.
Eleuterio ÁlvarezInstituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, avda. Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla41092, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8378-8459
Antonio Sánchez-CoronillaDepartamento de Química Física, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, c/Profesor García González, 2, Sevilla41012, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0037-7978
Miguel López-LázaroDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, c/Profesor García González, 2, Sevilla41012, Spain.
Manuel Pernia LealDepartamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, c/Profesor García González, 2, Sevilla41012, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8160-0574

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Consejer?a de Transformaci?n Econ?mica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidad, Junta de Andaluc?a NAMICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 NA
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Abstract

NAMI-A (ImH)[trans-RuCl4(dmso-S)(Im)], where dmso-S = sulfur-bonded dimethyl sulfoxide and Im = imidazole emerged as a promising alternative to approved Pt(II) anticancer drugs, offering high antimetastatic activity and low toxicity. However, its development was discontinued due to insufficient activity against primary tumors. In this work, we synthesized 12 new pyridine NAMI derivatives and evaluated their anticancer activity against three cancer cell lines: lung adenocarcinoma A549, melanoma MeWo and bladder cancer T24, and compared with the nonmalignant keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Among them, two complexes exhibited potent cytotoxicity and selectivity while retaining the characteristic antimetastatic activity of the NAMI scaffold. The Ru(III) complex (CHO-PyH)[trans-Ru(CHO-Py)Cl4 (dmso-S)], where CHO-Py = pyridine-3-aldehyde, displayed an IC50 of 34 μM and a selectivity index of 7.60 against A549 cells. Additionally, (NCS-PyH)[trans-RuCl4(dmso-S)(NCS-Py)], where NCS-Py = 3-(isothiocyanatomethyl)pyridine, showed an IC50 of 240 nM and a selectivity index of 5.2 against T24 cells.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCoordination ComplexesDimethyl SulfoxideImidazolesOrganometallic CompoundsPyridinesRutheniumCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorHumansRuthenium CompoundsStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsCoordination ComplexesDimethyl SulfoxideImidazolesimidazolium-bis(imidazole)dimethylsulfoxideimidazotetrachlororuthenate(III)Organometallic CompoundsPyridinesRutheniumRuthenium CompoundscancerNAMI-Apyridineruthenium(III)selective

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