DDT 11 -Platinum complexes as anti-cancer agents Flashcards

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Platinum complexes

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cisplatin
carboplatin
oxaliplatin

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2
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cancer treatments

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surgery
radiation
chemotherapy

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3
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who discovered cisplatin

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barnett rosenberg

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4
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how did Barnett Rosenberg come to discover cisplatin

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mitotic spindle is similar to electric or magnetic fields patterns in magnets
would electric fields affect cell division

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How did Barnett Rosenberg carry out his experiment

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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.

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6
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What was the result of Barnett Rosenberg experiment

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bacteria looked like long filaments

cell division was inhibited but not cell growth - RNA and protein synthesis still occurred

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7
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What caused the inhibition of cell division when an electric field was applied on bacteria?

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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...
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8
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describe structure of cisplatin

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platinum core w/ 2 Cl ligands cis to each other and 2 NH2 ligands cis to each other

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9
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describe 2 properties that are important for cisplatin

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neutral charge

sufficiently lipophilic to cross cell membrane

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10
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what did Rosenberg realise about Pt compounds

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inhibited bacterial cell division but promoted cell growth could stop cell division in cancer cells

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11
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what did cisplatin work against

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virally induced tumours and transported tumours

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12
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side effects of cisplatin

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nausea
alopecia
myelosupppression - reduced activity of bone marrow
kidney damage - worst one (nephrotoxicity)

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13
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when was the first patient treated w/ cisplatin

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1971

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14
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when were in vivo tests cisplatin performed at the chester beatty institute

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1968

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15
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when was cisplatin FDA approved

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1978

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16
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what cancer type was cisplatin especially beneficial for and why?

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Testicular cancer

normally killed 80% of people - is now 95% curable

17
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types of cancer cisplatin treats

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in ovarian
bladder
osteogenic sarcoma [bone] cancers

18
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what is cisplatin other used with

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used w/ other anti cancer drugs e.g. vinblastin or bleomycin

19
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how is cisplatin administered

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intravenously every 3-4 weeks in single doses of 50-120 mg per m2 body surface or 15-20 mg per m2 daily for 5 days

20
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describe the solution cisplatin is in?

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injected in 2 litres of NaCl (0.9%) or Glucose (4%) and NaCl(0.18%) solution and is infused for over 6-8 hours
isotonic solution

21
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cisplatin - mechanism of action(how did it enter the cancer cell etc.)

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Neutral - passively diffuse through cell membrane
Can be carried actively thru copper transporter protein
Difference in chloride ion conc. - dramatic drop of Cl- in ion
Cl comes off cisplatin and replaced w/ neutral water via hydrolysis
replaced one negative charged ion (Cl-) with water change charge of active metabolite - +ively charged
attracted to negatively charged sugar phosphate backbone of DNA in nucleus
water comes off are replaced with nitrogen base from DNA and it forms an intranstrand cross-link.
Form chelate structure
Forms kink in DNA - incapable of DNA repair

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types of DNA Cross links cisplatin induce

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intrastrand adducts
monoadduct
interstrand adduct
protein DNA cross link

23
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transplatin

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cisplatin with Cl2 trans to each other and same with 2 NH3

24
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Cisplatin drawbacks

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inactive against breast, lung and colon cancer
highly toxic to kidney
cancer cells have developed a resistance to cisplatin

25
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why must pt anti cancer drug be cis

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can activate via hydrolysis
Cl- can be replaced by water and change charge of molecule but in trans configuration the arrangement of the trans configuration only one base can be formed.

26
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what does anti-cancer act as when binding with DNA?

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acts as a chelating agent - over all complex forms a DNA adduct
bidentate binding forms kink in DNA strand and is less likely to undergo repair can undergo cell apoptosis

27
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stable platinum complex that isn’t labile = easily broke

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Pt with Nitrogen or Sulfur

28
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why must platinum core have oxidation number of +2 and +4

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+2 oxidation number gives rise to square planar geometry

+4 gives rise to octahedral shape

29
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state two ways in which cells develop resistance to cisplatin

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increase sulfur containing molecules - Cl gets replaced with Sulfur
Pt - S bond is not labile
Increased DNA repair

30
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How does HMG enhance the cytotoxicity in the cell?

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HMG protein binds to cisplatin modified DNA

enhance cytotoxicity and is harder for DNA repair enzymes to repair DNA