@article{
author = "Petrović, Voin and Petrović, Sandra and Joksić, Gordana and Savić, Jasmina and Čolović, Mirjana B. and Cinellu, Maria Agostina and Massai, Lara and Messori, Luigi and Vasić, Vesna M.",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Na+/K+-ATPase is in charge of maintaining the ionic and osmotic intracellular balance by using ATP as an energy source to drive excess Na+ ions out of the cell in exchange for K+ ions. We explored whether three representative cytotoxic gold(III) compounds might interfere with Na+/K+-ATPase and cause its inhibition at pharmacologically relevant concentrations. The tested complexes were [Au(bipy)(OH)(2)][PF6] (bipy = 2,2-bipyridine), [Au (py(dmb)-H)(CH3COO)(2)] (py(dmb)-H = deprotonated 6-(1,1-dimethylbenzyl)-pyridine), and [Au(bipy(dmb)-H)(OH)][PF6] (bipy(dmb)-H = deprotonated 6-(1,1-dimethylbenzyl)-2,2-bipyridine). We found that all of them caused a pronounced and similar inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase activity. Inhibition was found to be non-competitive and reversible. Remarkably, treatment with cysteine resulted in reversal or prevention of Na+/K+-ATPase inhibition. It is very likely that the described effects may contribute to the overall cytotoxic profile of these gold complexes. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry",
title = "Inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase and cytotoxicity of a few selected gold(III) complexes",
volume = "140",
pages = "228-235",
doi = "10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.07.015"
}