Resveratrol derivative modified Ru(II) complexes: Synthesis, characterization, in vitro and in vivo anticancer study.

J Inorg Biochem

School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2(nd) Xue Lin Road, Nanjing 210023, China. Electronic address:

Published: June 2025


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The diversification of ligands provides more opportunities to adjust the photophysical performance as well as the bio-function of Ru(II) complexes as novel photosensitizers. Herein, a kind of Ru(II) complexes carrying resveratrol derivative, amino-Res, as ligand was designed and synthesized. The representative complex (named Ru4) showed potent anticancer activity under the trigger of 520 nm-light. Lipophilicity and cellular accumulation experiments indicated that Ru4 possessed higher LogP value and cell up-take than Ru1-Ru3 and [Ru(bpy)]. Mechanism study revealed that Ru4 could inhibit cancer cell migration, invasion and cancer stemness. The bio-function of Ru4 was mainly inherited from the amino-Res ligand. The in vivo study demonstrated that Ru4 could inhibit the tumor growth without significant system toxicity.

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