@article{
author = "Petrovic, Voin and Čolović, Mirjana B. and Krstić, Danijela Z. and Vujačić, Ana V. and Petrović, Sandra and Joksić, Gordana and Bugarčić, Živadin D. and Vasić, Vesna M.",
year = "2013",
abstract = "The in vitro influence of gold(III) complexes, H[AuCl4], [Au(DMSO)(2)Cl-2]Cl and [Au(bipy)Cl-2]Cl (bipy = 2,2-bipyridine), upon commercially available Na+ /K+ ATPase activity, purified from porcine brain cortex, was investigated. Additionally, the complexes were tested on human lymphocytes, and incidence of micronuclei and cell proliferation index was determined. Concentration-dependent inhibition of the enzyme for all three compounds was obtained, but with differing potencies. Calculated IC50 from Hill analysis were (in M): 5.75 x 10(-7), 5.50 x 10(-6) and 3.98 x 10(-5), for H[AuCl4], [Au(DMSO)(2)Cl-2]Cl and [Au(bipy)Cl-2]Cl, respectively, while Hill coefficient values, n, were above 1 in all cases. This inhibition can be prevented using -SH donating ligands such as L-Cys and glutathione, and these ligands can also cause a recovery of the enzyme activity after the induced inhibition. Kinetic analysis demonstrated that each of the studied gold(III) complexes affects Na+ /K+ ATPase reducing maximum enzymatic velocity, V-max, but not significantly changing the affinity for the substrate (K-M value), implying a noncompetitive mode of the interaction. Furthermore, among investigated gold(III) complexes, the [Au(bipy)Cl-2]Cl complex exhibits a strong cytotoxic effect on human lymphocytes, which suggests its potential for use in antitumor therapy. (C(C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry",
title = "In vitro effects of some gold complexes on Na+/K+ ATPase activity and cell proliferation",
volume = "124",
pages = "35-41",
doi = "10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.03.013"
}