DDT 11 -Platinum complexes as anti-cancer agents Flashcards
Platinum complexes
cisplatin
carboplatin
oxaliplatin
cancer treatments
surgery
radiation
chemotherapy
who discovered cisplatin
barnett rosenberg
how did Barnett Rosenberg come to discover cisplatin
mitotic spindle is similar to electric or magnetic fields patterns in magnets
would electric fields affect cell division
How did Barnett Rosenberg carry out his experiment
growth chamber - cells of e,coli in medium w/ NH4Cl, NaCl etc
platinum anode and platinum cathode attach to medium containing bacteria to apply electric field.
What was the result of Barnett Rosenberg experiment
bacteria looked like long filaments
cell division was inhibited but not cell growth - RNA and protein synthesis still occurred
What caused the inhibition of cell division when an electric field was applied on bacteria?
Platinum hexachloride Platinum - inert Anode - oxidation of Cl- to Cl2 CL2 oxidized Pt to Platinum 4+ Platinum Hexachloride was formed Platinum hexachloride in the presence of light and NH4+ formed. cis-[Pt(NH3)2(Cl)4 ] + 2HCl cont...
describe structure of cisplatin
platinum core w/ 2 Cl ligands cis to each other and 2 NH2 ligands cis to each other
describe 2 properties that are important for cisplatin
neutral charge
sufficiently lipophilic to cross cell membrane
what did Rosenberg realise about Pt compounds
inhibited bacterial cell division but promoted cell growth could stop cell division in cancer cells
what did cisplatin work against
virally induced tumours and transported tumours
side effects of cisplatin
nausea
alopecia
myelosupppression - reduced activity of bone marrow
kidney damage - worst one (nephrotoxicity)
when was the first patient treated w/ cisplatin
1971
when were in vivo tests cisplatin performed at the chester beatty institute
1968
when was cisplatin FDA approved
1978