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Synthesis and Characterization of FITC Labelled Ruthenium Dendrimer as a Prospective Anticancer Drug

Synthesis and Characterization of FITC Labelled Ruthenium Dendrimer as a Prospective Anticancer Drug

Authors :
Francisco Javier de la Mata
Sylwia Michlewska
Dzmitry Shcharbin
Małgorzata Kubczak
Maksim Ionov
Paula Ortega
Marta Maroto-Díaz
Rafael Ramírez
Natalia Sanz del Olmo
Maria Bryszewska
Source :
Biomolecules, Volume 9, Issue 9, Biomolecules, Vol 9, Iss 9, p 411 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
MDPI, 2019.

Abstract

Metallodendrimers&mdash<br />dendrimers with included metals&mdash<br />are widely investigated as biocompatible equivalents to metal nanoparticles. Applications can be expected in the fields of catalysis, as chemical sensors in molecular recognition and as anticancer drugs. Metallodendrimers can also mimic certain biomolecules, for example, haemoprotein in the case of using a dendrimer with a porphyrin core. In previous papers, we showed the promising anticancer effects of carbosilane ruthenium dendrimers. The present paper is devoted to studying biocompatibility and the cytotoxic effect on normal and cancer cells of carbosilane ruthenium dendrimers labelled with fluorescent probe fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC). The addition of fluorescent probe allowed tracking the metallodendrimer in both normal and cancer cells. It was found that carbosilane ruthenium dendrimer labelled with FITC in concentration up to 10 &micro<br />mol/L was more cytotoxic for cancer cells than for normal cells. Thus, FITC labelled carbosilane ruthenium dendrimer is a good candidate for diagnostic imaging and studying anticancer effects of metallodendrimers in cancer therapy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2218273X
Volume :
9
Issue :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biomolecules
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....43b0e237851009054cb958adda56912f