Spectroscopic, luminescence and in vitro biological studies of solid ketoprofen of heavier trivalent lanthanides and yttrium(III).

Solid-state compounds of the general formulae [ML3] (M=Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y; L=ketoprofen) were synthesized and characterized using infrared, diffuse reflectance and luminescence spectroscopies. IR data suggested that the carboxylate group in ketoprofen is coordinated to the metals as a bidentate ligand. The triplet state energy level was determined using the Gd(3+) complex, which exhibited a ketoprofen blue luminescence when excited in the UV region. The compound containing Tb(3+) ion was sensitized by the ligand and emitted in the green region of the visible spectrum. On the other hand, for the analogous species containing the dysprosium ion, a competition for luminescence between the Dy(3+) and the ligand levels was observed. Finally, Tm(3+) complex exhibits only ligand luminescence. These optical behaviors are discussed based on rare earth energy diagrams. In addition, the compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activities. All the compounds showed a higher production of H2O2 and IL-10 than the ketoprofen, suggesting that the compounds exhibited an immunomodulatory effect and this opens up new perspectives for immunotherapeutic approaches.

3,5-Dimethyl-1-thiocarbamoylpyrazole and its Pd(II) complexes: synthesis, spectral studies and antitumor activity.

Complexes of the type [PdX2(tdmPz)] {X=Cl-(1), Br-(2); I-(3); SCN-(4); tdmPz=1-thiocarbamoyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole} have been synthesized and characterized. Compound 1 was formed from the reaction between [PdCl2(CH3CN)2] and 1-thiocarbamoyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole. Complexes 2, 3 and 4 were obtained by metathesis of the chloro groups from 1 by bromide, iodide and thiocyanate ions, respectively. All the compounds and cisplatin have been tested in vitro by MTT assay for their cytotoxicity against three murine cancer cell lines: mammary adenocarcinoma (LM3 and LMM3) and lung adenocarcinoma (LP07) as well towards normal murine peritoneal exudate cells (PEC). Promising cytotoxic effect against LM3 has been found for 3 showing IC50 equal to 24.5 microM which is comparable to the value obtained for cisplatin (30.3 microM).