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A TNF Receptor 2 Selective Agonist Rescues Human Neurons from Oxidative Stress-Induced Cell Death
(2011)
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) plays a dual role in neurodegenerative diseases. Whereas TNF receptor (TNFR) 1 is predominantly associated with neurodegeneration, TNFR2 is involved in tissue regeneration and neuroprotection. Accordingly, the availability of TNFR2-selective agonists could allow the development of new therapeutic treatments of neurodegenerative diseases. We constructed a soluble, human TNFR2 agonist (TNC-scTNF(R2)) by genetic fusion of the trimerization domain of tenascin C to a TNFR2-selective single-chain TNF molecule, which is comprised of three TNF domains connected by short peptide linkers. TNC-scTNFR2 specifically activated TNFR2 and possessed membrane-TNF mimetic activity, resulting in TNFR2 signaling complex formation and activation of downstream signaling pathways. Protection from neurodegeneration was assessed using the human dopaminergic neuronal cell line LUHMES. First we show that TNC-scTNF(R2) interfered with cell death pathways subsequent to H(2)O(2) exposure. Protection from cell death was dependent on TNFR2 activation of the PI3K-PKB/Akt pathway, evident from restoration of H(2)O(2) sensitivity in the presence of PI3K inhibitor LY294002. Second, in an in vitro model of Parkinson disease, TNC-scTNFR(2) rescues neurons after induction of cell death by 6-OHDA. Since TNFR2 is not only promoting anti-apoptotic responses but also plays an important role in tissue regeneration, activation of TNFR2 signaling by TNC-scTNF(R2) appears a promising strategy to ameliorate neurodegenerative processes.
Drug resistance is a significant obstacle in cancer treatment and therefore a frequent subject of research. Developed or primary resistance limits the treatment success of inhibitors of the B cell receptor (BCR) pathway in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients. Recent research has highlighted the role of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF kappa B) pathway in the context of resistance to BCR inhibitors in MCL. In this study, we analyzed the dependency of MCL cell lines on NF kappa B signaling and illustrated the ability of CD40L to activate the alternative NF kappa B pathway in MCL. This activation leads to independency of classical NF kappa B signaling and results in resistance to BCR inhibitors. Therefore, ligands (such as CD40L) and their activation of the alternative NF kappa B pathway have a major impact on the drug response in MCL. Furthermore, this study indicates a protective role for cells expressing specific ligands as microenvironmental niches for MCL cells and underlines the significance of therapeutically targeting alternative NF kappa B signaling in MCL.
Seit mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten ist bekannt, dass nicht nur der Tumor Nekrose Faktor-α (=TNF-α) sondern auch Lymphotoxin-α (=LTα) in Form von Trimeren an TNFR1 und TNFR2 binden kann. Durch diese Fähigkeit an beide Rezeptoren zu binden, haben diese zwei Liganden eine essentielle Rolle in der Entwicklung und dem Verlauf von Autoimmunerkrankungen. Bereits mit Beginn der 1990er Jahren wurde gezeigt, dass LTα nicht nur in Form von Homotrimeren vorliegt, sondern auch mit dem verwandten TNF-Superfamilie Liganden Lymphotoxin β (=LTβ) Heterotrimere bilden kann. Hierbei lagern sich LTα und LTβ in Form von LTα2β und LTαβ2 zusammen. Die initialen Experimente mit diesen Heterotrimeren zeigten bereits Unterschiede von LTα2β und LTαβ2. Während LTα2β wie LTα an den TNFR1 bindet, kann LTαβ2 weder an TNFR1 noch TNFR2 binden und interagiert mit einem eigenen Rezeptor namens Lymphotoxin β Rezeptor (=LTβR). Da bereits zwei Liganden (TNF und LTα) für TNFR1 und TNFR2 bekannt waren, wurde LTα2β bis heute nicht weiter charakterisiert. LTαβ2 hingegen war lange Zeit der einzige bekannte Ligand für den LTβR, weshalb die LTαβ2-LTβR-Interaktion ausführlich untersucht wurde.
Diese Arbeit fokusiert sich auf die Charakterisierung von LTα2β. Hierfür wurde die einzige bekannte Eigenschaft aus den 90er Jahren von LTα2β nämlich die Bindung an TNFR1 aufgegriffen und um die Rezeptoren TNFR2 und LTβR erweitert. Diese Arbeit zeigt, dass LTα2β nicht nur an den TNFR1, sondern auch an TNFR2 und schwach an LTβR bindet. Trotz der asymmetrischen Bindestellen kann membrangebundenes LTα2β TNFR1 und TNFR2 nicht nur binden, sondern ist auch in der Lage diese zu aktivieren. Diese Arbeit gibt erste Einblicke in die Komplexizität dieses Heterotrimers indem gezeigt wird, dass LTα2β sowohl in seiner löslichen als auch in seiner membrangebundenen Form den TNFR1 aktivieren kann, während der TNFR2 nur durch das membranständige LTα2β aktiviert wird. Aufgrund der aktivierenden Eigenschaften von membranständigem LTα2β und LTαβ2 auf die murine (=mu) Panc02-Zelllinie wird ein ersten Ausblick auf mögliche weitergehende Experimente in mausbasierten Modellen gegeben. Die erzielten Ergebnisse zeigen, dass mit membranständigem LTα2β ein neuer TNFR2 Agonist gefunden wurde.
This thesis concerned the quantification of cell adhesion molecules (CAM) in and on thin hydrogel films as surface modification of biomaterials. The established and well characterized, per se inert NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) hydrogel system which allows the easy and reproducible bioactivation with peptides was used as basis for this thesis. Two methods can be used to functionalize the coatings. Ligands can either be mixed into the prepolymer solution in prior to layer formation (mix-in method), or freshly prepared coatings can be incubated with ligand solution (incubation method). Divided into three major parts, the first part of the thesis dealt with the concentration of ligands in the bulk hydrogel, whereas the second part of the thesis focused on the surface sensitive quantification of CAMs at the biointerface. The results were correlated with cell adhesion kinetics. The third part of this thesis investigated the biochemical and the structural mimicry of the extracellular matrix (ECM). ECM proteins were presented via sugar-lectin mediated binding and cell behavior on these surfaces was analyzed. Cell behavior on three-dimensional fibers with identical surface chemistry as the coatings in the previous sections of the thesis was analyzed and correlated with the amount of peptide used for bioactivation. Overall, the main question of this work was ‘How much?’ regarding maximal as well as optimal ligand concentrations for controlled cell-hydrogel interactions. The focus in the first practical part of this thesis was to analyze the amount of ligands in NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) hydrogels using classical quantification methods. Coatings in 96-well plates as well as on glass were functionalized with GRGDS and 125I-YRGDS for radioisotopic detection (Chapter 3). Using the incubation method for functionalization, a maximal ligand binding using peptide concentrations of 600 µg/mL could be determined. When functionalization was introduced via the mix-in method, a clear tendency for higher ligand concentrations with increasing ligand to prepolymer ratio was observed, but no maximal ligand binding could be detected with a ligand to prepolymer ratio of 2/1 being the highest ratio investigated. This ratio of 2/1 was not exceeded to ensure that complete crosslinking of the hydrogel was not affected. In Chapter 4, a fluorinated amino acid and an iodinated peptide were immobilized to the hydrogels using the mix-in method and were detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). In these measurements, maximal ligand binding was detected for a ligand to prepolymer ratio of 1/1. Higher ligand to prepolymer ratios did not result in any significant increase in ligand concentrations in the surface near regions of the crosslinked hydrogels. To address the question of how many ligands were actually accessible for cell interaction at the interface, surface sensitive quantification methods were applied in the second part of this thesis. For the quantification with surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and surface acoustic wave technology (SAW) (Chapter 5), the hydrogel coating procedure needed to be transferred onto cystamine functionalized gold surfaces. Characterization with ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed inhomogeneous cystamine binding to the activated surfaces, which resulted in inhomogeneous coatings. Nevertheless, it could be shown that SPR as well as SAW were suitable methods for the surface sensitive quantification of the ligand concentration on NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) hydrogels. Non-functionalized coatings resisted non-specific serum as well as streptavidin (SA) adsorption. Coatings functionalized with biocytin and GRGDSK-biotin introduced specific SA binding that was dependent on the biotin concentration at the surface. Additionally, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and enzyme linked lectin assay (ELLA) (Chapter 6) were applied to coatings in 96-well plates and on glass. Coatings were functionalized with the model molecule biocytin, the biotinylated peptide GRGDSK-biotin, the ECM protein fibronectin (FN), as well as the carbohydrates N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and N-acetyllactosamine (LacNAc). All ligands could be successfully detected with antibodies or SA via ELISA or ELLA. Maximal GRGDSK-biotin binding to the hydrogel coatings on glass was achieved at a peptide to prepolymer ratio of 1/5, which was used as reference value in Chapter 8. Last but not least, cell adhesion (Chapter 7) was quantified depending on the GRGDS concentration on hydrogel coatings on glass. Maximal adhesion of primary human dermal fibroblast (HDF) was observed at GRGDS to prepolymer ratios of 1/5, when adherent cells were counted on life cell images. Quantification of adherent cells using the CASY® cell counter revealed maximal HDF adhesion at molar ligand to prepolymer ratios of 1/2. However, cell vitality detected by intracellular enzyme activities was not dependent on the GRGDS concentration. Cells which managed to adhere were vital regardless of the amount of ligands present. Additionally, adhesion of fibroblasts from the murine cell line NIH L929 was analyzed by counting on life cell images. These cells, being much smaller than the HDF cells, needed higher GRGDS to prepolymer ratios (2/1) for proper cell adhesion. All quantification methods applied to analyze hydrogels which were functionalized by the mix-in method in Chapter 3, 4, 6 and 7, were compared in Chapter 8. Radiodetection gave information about the ligand concentrations throughout the whole hydrogel and no maximal amount of ligands could be detected when increasing the peptide to prepolymer ratio. In contrast, XPS and TOF-SIMS which only penetrated the surface near regions of the coating, a maximal ligand binding to the hydrogel was detected for 1/1 ratios. SPR and SAW were not included in this comparison, as the coatings on gold need to be optimized first. The two surface sensitive quantification methods (ELISA and HDF adhesion) could give information about the quantity of peptide which was sterically available for SA or cell binding. With these methods, maximal SA and cell binding was detected at ratios of 1/5. These results underline the importance of carefully compare the different methods. Beside ligand quantification on hydrogels, the third part of this thesis was concerned with the biochemical and structural mimicry of the ECM by advanced ECM engineering to design biomimetic biomaterials that are better accepted by cells and tissue. The subject of Chapter 9 was the biomimetic and flexible presentation of the ECM protein FN. FN was attached via sugar-lectin mediated binding to NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) hydrogels. The build-up of the covalently immobilized sugar poly-N-acetyllactosamine (polyLacNAc), the subsequent non-covalent binding of the fungal galectin His6CGL2, and FN could be elegantly proven by fluorescent staining on coatings which were functionalized with the sugar by micro contact printing (MCP). Further experiments were carried out on build-ups, where polyLacNAc was immobilized on the hydrogel by incubation. Optimal parameters for the layer build-up were determined by ELLA/ELISA. Only the complete build-up induced proper adhesion of HDFs. Compared to tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS), cells adhered and spread faster on the biomimetic surfaces. The flexible presentation of FN allowed HDFs to rearrange homogenously immobilized FN into fibrillar structures, which seemed not to be possible when FN was adsorbed on glass or covalently bound directly to the hydrogel coatings. This new approach of a flexible and biomimetic presentation of an ECM protein allows new ways to design biomaterials with best possible cell-material interactions. The work described in Chapter 10 focused on the structural mimicry of the fibrous ECM structures by electrospinning of synthetic, bioactive, and degradable fibers. Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) were electrospun out of one solution in an easy one-step preparation resulting in fibers with an ultrathin inert hydrogel layer at the surface. By adding GRGDS to the solution prior to electrospinning, specifically interacting fibers could be obtained. In comparison to PLGA, the adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) could be reduced by 99.2%. As a control, the non-active peptide GRGES was immobilized to the fiber. These fibers did not allow cell adhesion, showing that the integrity of the hydrogel coated fibers was not affected by the immobilization of peptides. HDF adhesion was obtained by functionalization with GRGDS, leading to the adhesion, spreading, and proliferation of HDFs. Also mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) could adhere to GRGDS functionalized fibers. Additionally, for ligand quantification, the ELISA technique was successfully transferred to fiber substrates. To highlight the potential of the approaches for the biochemical and structural mimicry of the ECM, the sugar polyLacNAc was immobilized on the PLGA/sP(EO-stat-PO) fibers followed by the subsequent layer build-up with His6CGL2 and FN. These fibers triggered HDF adhesion.
Die Klasse der Iminoborylkomplexe wurde systematisch untersucht und bezüglich der metallgebundenen Coliganden und des sterischen Anspruchs der Iminofunktion variiert. Die drastische Verringerung des Raumbedarfs der Iminofunktion ermöglichte im Verlauf der Synthese von trans-[(Cy3P)2BrPt(B≡NiBu)] erstmals, das zuvor lediglich postulierte Borylintermediat NMR-spektroskopisch zu beobachten. Darüber hinaus lieferten die NMR-Spektren Hinweise auf das Vorliegen einer Gleichgewichtsreaktion, bei der es sich eventuell um eine Cyclodimerisierung handeln könnte. Außerdem führte der geringere sterische Schutz der B≡N-Dreifachbindung zu einer signifikant erhöhten Reaktivität, welche die Darstellung des ungewöhnlichen zweikernigen Komplexes [1,4-{trans-(Cy3P)2BrPt(B{NHiBu}NH)}2C6H4] ermöglichte. Der beachtliche stabilisierende Einfluss des Platinfragments auf die Iminoborylfunktion spiegelt sich in den Ergebnissen ausführlicher Reaktivitätsstudien wider. So stellt beispielsweise in trans-[(Cy3P)2BrPt(B≡NSiMe3)] nicht das niedervalente Boratom das elektrophile Zentrum dar. Stattdessen reagierte Natrium(phenylacetylid) unter Substitution des Bromidliganden und Bildung von trans-[(Cy3P)2(PhC≡C)BrPt(B≡NSiMe3)]. Die 1,2-Addition dipolarer Substrate erfolgte in allen Fällen entsprechend der Polarität und hochgradig trans-selektiv. Auf diese Weise konnten im Rahmen der beschriebenen Arbeit durch Hydroborierung der B≡N-Dreifachbindung auch die ersten Vertreter von wasserstoffsubstituierten Borylkomplexen ohne zusätzliche Stabilisierung durch eine Lewis-Base realisiert werden. Außerdem zeigte sich bezüglich der Addition protonenaktiver Reagenzien eine Abhängigkeit von der Brønsted-Acidität der Substrate und dem sterischen Anspruch beider Reaktionspartner. Trans-[(Cy3P)2BrPt(B≡NSiMe3)] reagierte erst unter sauren Bedingungen mit Wasser unter 1,2-Addition an die Iminoborylfunktion und bildet mit Aluminiumchlorid das Lewis-Addukt trans-[(Cy3P)2BrPt{BN(SiMe3)AlCl3}], welches den ersten neutralen Borylenkomplex eines Gruppe 10-Metalls darstellt. Des Weiteren gelang es, die bewährte Strategie zum Aufbau reaktiver Bor−Element-Dreifachbindungen in der Koordinationssphäre von Übergangsmetallen zur Generierung der ersten stabilen B≡O-Dreifachbindung zu nutzen. Der durch reversible Eliminierung von Trimethylbromsilan gebildete neutrale Oxoborylkomplex trans-[(Cy3P)2BrPt(B≡O)] erwies sich ebenfalls als erstaunlich stabil. Die Infrarotdaten weisen auf eine ausgesprochen starke Kraftkonstante der B≡O-Bindung hin. In Übereinstimmung hiermit bestätigten quantenchemische Untersuchungen das Vorliegen zweier orthogonaler π-Bindungen zwischen diesen Elementen. Die konstitutionelle Zusammensetzung des Oxoborylkomplexes konnte darüber hinaus auch durch die Ergebnisse von Röntgenbeugungsexperimenten belegt werden. Aufgrund massiver Fehlordnung beider anionischer und annähernd isosterer Liganden konnten die strukturellen Parameter allerdings nicht verlässlich bestimmt werden. Dieses Problem konnte jedoch durch Substitution des trans-ständigen Bromidliganden überwunden werden. Die Reaktion mit Tetrabutylammoniumthiophenolat verlief selektiv unter Metathese der Pt−Br-Bindung, wodurch die Oxoboryleinheit unangetastet blieb. Das Reaktionsprodukt trans-[(Cy3P)2(PhS)Pt(B≡O)] zeigt die bis dato kürzeste B−O-Bindung. Die formale Bindungsverkürzung im Vergleich zu einer Doppelbindung ist hierbei nur etwas geringer als für die entsprechenden Kohlenstoffanaloga. Auch die trans-ständigen Coliganden tragen essentiell zur Stabilisierung der Oxoborylfunktion bei und können demnach nicht nur als Zuschauerliganden betrachtet werden. So war die Abstraktion des Bromids von trans-[(Cy3P)2BrPt(B≡O)] mit der sofortigen Cyclodimerisierung des kationischen Komplexes unter Bildung von trans,trans-[(Cy3P)2Pt(BO2B)Pt(PCy3)2][Al(Pftb)4]2 verbunden, in dem die Verbrückung zweier Metallzentren über einen Dioxodiboretandiylliganden erstmals experimentell verwirklicht werden konnte. Durch die Gegenwart eines Überschusses an Acetonitril konnte die durch Bromidabstraktion erhaltene monomere, kationische Spezies stabilisiert werden. Strukturelle und vor allem infrarotspektroskopische Eigenschaften des ionischen Reaktionsprodukts trans-[(Cy3P)2(MeCN)Pt(B≡O)][BArf4] zeigen hierbei, dass mit der Einbringung einer positiven Ladung in den Komplex eine leichte Verstärkung der B≡O-Bindung einhergeht. Eine geringe Schwächung dieser Bindung wurde hingegen beispielsweise für das Addukt trans-[(Cy3P)2BrPt(B≡OBPf3)] festgestellt. So führte die Koordination des Lewis-aciden Borans BPf3 an das Sauerstoffatom des Oxoborylkomplexes zu einer erhöhten π-Rückbindung. Diese Ergebnisse betonen nochmals die nahe Verwandtschaft der neuen Klasse der Oxoborylkomplexe mit den gut untersuchten und wertvollen Carbonylkomplexen und vermitteln darüber hinaus einen Eindruck der vielfältigen Reaktivität dieser Verbindungen.
The design of ligands is one of the most important and simultaneously challenging fields of research in modern inorganic chemistry. The aim is to synthesise ligands that can serve as coordination units for a broad variety of metal fragments and different purposes. The ligands have to be very flexible concerning their donating behaviour and geometrical prerequisites in order to correspond to the required metal fragments.
Aldose Reduktase ALR2 katalysiert den ersten Schritt des Sorbitol-Stoffwechselweges. In diesem wird mit Hilfe des Kofaktors NADPH Glukose zu Sorbitol reduziert. Bei erhöhtem Blutzuckerspiegel, wie dies bei Diabetes-Patienten der Fall ist, ist dieser metabolische Weg von Bedeutung. Bis zu einem Drittel der Blutglukose wird zu Sorbitol reduziert. Die Folge der Sorbitolakkumulation in den Zellen und der Verminderung der NADPH-Konzentration sind „osmotischer“ sowie „oxidativer“ Stress. Diese stehen in Zusammenhang mit den vielfach diskutierten Spätschäden des Diabetes, wie diabetischer Katarakt, Neuro- und Nephropathie. Das Enzym ist experimentell sehr gut untersucht und eignet sich daher als Modellsystem zur Untersuchung der intrinsischen Proteinflexibilität und thermodynamischer Daten mit Hilfe von Computermethoden. Unter diesen Voraussetzungen steht der Gewinn eines besseren Verständnisses von molekularer Erkennung und Proteinbeweglichkeit der ALR2 unter Verwendung von Molekulardynamik-Simulationen MD als primäres Ziel im Zentrum dieser Arbeit. Dabei wurden MD-Studien zu zwei kristallographisch erhaltenen Protein-Ligand-Komplexen durchgeführt. Die Liganden unterscheiden sich nur geringfügig in der Länge einer Seitenkette, ihre Bindung führt allerdings zu gänzlich unterschiedlichen Bindemodi. Einer davon ist bislang einzigartig für die ALR2. Mit Hilfe von MD-Simulationen wurde versucht, eine Erklärung für diese neue Konformation der Bindetasche im Vergleich zu jener eines strukturell sehr ähnlichen Liganden zu finden. Außerdem waren über diese Studien Aussagen über besonders flexible Bereiche der ALR2-Bindetasche möglich, die mit bereits existierenden Erkenntnissen über die Bindetaschenflexibilität verglichen werden konnten. Darüber hinaus gelang es, durch die Methode der gesteuerten Molekulardynamik SMD einen Übergang zwischen einer röntgenkristallografisch ermittelten kofaktorgebundenen Holo-Konformation und kofaktorfreien Apo-Konformation zu simulieren. Computergestützte Methoden ermöglichen es also, weitläufige Bewegungen von einer Proteinkonformation in die andere nachzuvollziehen bzw. die experimentell erhaltenen Strukturen zu bestätigen. Eine mechanistische Deutung des Kofaktorassoziations- und Kofaktordissoziationsprozesses wurde ebenfalls versucht. Dafür war es notwendig, strukturelle Veränderungen im Protein zeitlich zu verfolgen und entscheidende Vorgänge zu identifizieren. Die Methode der SMD wurde in dieser Arbeit auch auf ein weiteres, pharmakologisch interessantes System übertragen. Dabei wurde versucht auch an zwei Vertretern der Klasse der Nukleären Rezeptoren NRs, dem Androgenrezeptor AR und dem Estrogenrezeptor ER, eine solche weitreichende Bewegung nachzuvollziehen. Auch bei diesen Rezeptoren sind zwei in der Position einer alpha-Helix unterschiedliche Formen bekannt. Auch hier wurden mit Hilfe der genannten Methode, relevante Ereignisse hinsichtlich der Helixmobilität identifiziert. Abschließend wurde auf den thermodynamischen Aspekt der Protein-Ligand-Komplexe eingegangen. Durch Berechnungen anhand der Methode der thermodynamischen Integration TI wurden relative Bindungsaffinitäten am Modellsystem ALR2 gewonnen. Durch den Vergleich mit experimentell vorhandenen Daten konnte die Methode validiert werden. Das Verfahren der TI sollte in Zukunft eine Voraussage von Affinitäten beliebiger, sich geringfügig unterscheidender Inhibitoren, die aber denselben Bindemodus aufweisen, ermöglichen und damit den Prozess des Wirkstoffdesigns erleichtern. Zusammenfassend ergab sich eine gute Übereinstimmung der experimentell ermittelten Strukturen bzw. Daten mit den durch Computersimulationen erhaltenen.
Since its discovery as a small signaling molecule in the human body, researchers have tried to utilize the beneficial cytoprotective properties of carbon monoxide in therapeutic applications. Initial work focused on the controlled direct application of CO gas. However, to circumvent the disadvantages of this method such as requirement for special equipment, hospitalization of the patient and the risk of overdosing, metal-carbonyl complexes were developed as CO-releasing molecules (CORMs) which are able to deliver CO in a tissue-specific manner. However, upon the release of CO from the metal coordination sphere, complex fragments termed inactivated CORMs (iCORMs) with free coordination sites remain which can undergo nonspecific follow-up reactions under physiological conditions.
Thus, the first aim of the present thesis was the coordination of tetradentate ligands such as tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (tpa), bis(2-pyridylmethyl)(2-quinolylmethyl)amine (bpqa), bis(2-quinolylmethyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (bqpa) and tris(2-quinolylmethyl) amine (tmqa) in a tridentate facial manner to a fac-Mn(CO)3 moiety previously established as a photoactivatable CO-releasing molecule (PhotoCORM). The desired coordination of the pedant donor group upon photolytic CO release at 365 nm was demonstrated by UV/Vis-, IR- und 1H NMR experiments and verified by DFT calculations. All complexes of the series showed long-term dark stability in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), but released between two and three equivalents of carbon monoxide with half-lives of around 5-10 minutes upon illumination at 365 nm. Although the photolytic properties of the complexes were quite similar besides the differences in type of hetereoaromatic ligands, the determination of the logP values showed an increase of lipophilicity with the number of quinoline groups, which might enable tissue-specific uptake. A significant cellular manganese uptake as well as the binding of CO released upon photolysis to the cytochrome c oxidases in E. coli cells was demonstrated for [Mn(CO)3(tpa)]+. Furthermore, this complex exhibited photoinduced bactericidal activity when the cells were grown in succinate-containing medium and thus unable to change their metabolism to mixed acid fermentation.
In the second part of the project, the hexadentate ligand 1,4,7-tris(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (py3tacn) was coordinated to a facial Mn(CO)3 moiety. The resulting [Mn(CO)3(py3tacn-3N)]+ complex has one pedant donor group per labile carbonyl ligand and thus is a significant improvement over the 1st generation tpa-complexes. The metal-coligand inactivated CORM (iCORM) fragment expected to be generated upon complete photolytic CO release, [Mn(py3tacn-6N)]2+, was synthesized independently and will serve as a well-defined negative control in upcoming biological tests. The corresponding CORM has long-term dark stability in pure dimethylsulfoxide or phosphate-buffered myoglobin solution, with three equivalents of CO released with a half-life of 22 minutes upon illumination at 412 nm. The photolysis was also followed by IR spectroscopy and the intermediates, in line with a stepwise release of carbon monoxide, and occupation of vacated sites by the pedant pyridine group were verified by DFT calculations.
Due to possible tissue damage by energy-rich light and the inverse correlation of tissue penetration depth and illumination wavelength, the absorption maxima of PhotoCORMs should ideally be in the phototherapeutic window between 600 and 1200 nm. Thus, in the third part of this work, a series of heterobinuclear Mn(CO)3/Ru(bpy)2 PhotoCORMs was prepared to shift the absorption of these compounds into the red region of the UV/Vis spectrum. For the synthesis of such Mn(I)/Ru(II) complexes, the bridging ligands 2,3-di(2-pyridyl)quinoxaline (dpx) and 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazine[5,6-f]-1,10-phenanthroline (pytp) were prepared and the two binding pockets subsequently filled with a Ru(bpy)2 and a fac-Mn(CO)3 moiety. The resulting two heterobinuclear metal complexes [Ru(bpy)2(dpx)MnBr(CO)3]2+ and [Ru(bpy)2(pytp)MnBr(CO)3]2+ as well as [Ru(etx)(tbx)MnBr(CO)3]2+ with etx = ethyl(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)-4'-carboxylate and tbx = N-((2,2’:6’,2’’-terpyridin)-4’-yl)2,2’-bipyridine-5-carboxamide which was prepared by a metal precursor provided by the group of Prof. Dr. Katja Heinze showed a significant shift of the main absorption bands to higher wavelengths as well as two times higher extinction coefficients than the analogous mononuclear Mn(I) compounds. However, both the Mn(I)/Ru(II) and Mn(I) complexes had a reduced stability in phosphate-buffered myoglobin solution even in the absence of light. The efficiency of the CO-release from [Ru(etx)(tbx)MnBr(CO)3]2+ and [Ru(bpy)2(dpx)MnBr(CO)3]2+ could be controlled by proper choice of the excitation wavelength. A change from 468 to 525 nm or even 660 nm led to a decrease of the number of CO equivalents released from two to one and an elongation of the half-lives.
Finally, since nitric oxide also serves as a small messenger molecule in the human body with its signaling pathways interacting with those of CO, a mixed-ligand CO/NO metal complex was sought. [Mo(CO)2(NO)(iPr3tacn)]+ with iPr3tacn = 1,4,7-triisopropyl-1,4,7-triazacyclonane was selected from the literature and its molecular structure determined by single crystal diffraction, demonstrating the presence of an NO+ ligand in the coordination sphere as indicated by a MO-N-O angle close to 180°. Photolysis of [Mo(CO)2(NO)(iPr3tacn)]+ required high-energy UV light, which prevented a quantification of the CO release due to photolytic decomposition of the myoglobin. However, solution IR experiments showed that the complex lost the two carbon monoxide ligands upon illumination at 254 nm while the NO remained tightly bound to the metal. The structures observed of the intermediates were also verified by DFT calculations.
In conclusion, in this project, four different classes of novel transition metal-based photoactivatable CO-releasing molecules (PhotoCORMs) were prepared and studied. The first group incorporated one additional free donor group per LMn(CO)3 moiety but varied in the number of coordinated pyridyl and quinolinyl groups which allows the control of the lipophilicity of these compounds. As an extension of this concept, the second series incorporated one free donor group per labile carbonyl ligand which gives rise to well-defined photolysis products that can be independently prepared and assayed. The third class was based on a Ru(II) photosensitizer unit connected to a MnBr(CO)3 PhotoCORM moiety. This shifts the absorption maximum from 500 nm to about 585 nm in [Ru(bpy)2(dpx)MnBr(CO)3]2+. Finally, a first mixed-ligand CO/NO carrier molecule was evaluated for its photolytic behavior. However, while the carbonyl ligands were photolabile at low excitation wavelengths, release of the NO ligand was not observed under the conditions studied.
In a next step, detailed studies on the bioactivity of the different classes of PhotoCORMs need to be carried out with partner groups from biochemistry to fully explore their biomedical potential.
The present studies which have been performed in the work-group C-2 (Prof. W. Kiefer) within the program of the Sonderforschungsbereichs 347, deal with the FT-Raman and –IR spectroscopy on new organometallic complexes, synthesized in the work-groups B-2 (Prof. W. Malisch), B-3 (Prof. W. A. Schenk), D-1 (Prof. H. Werner) and D-4 (Prof. D. Stalke). The FT-Raman spectra recorded at 1064 nm led to very useful and interesting information. Furthermore, the DFT calculations which are known to offer promise of obtaining accurate vibrational wavenumbers, were successfully used for the assignment of the vibrational spectra. For the first time it has been possible to ascribe exactly the n(RhC) stretching mode in the vinylidene rhodium(I) complex trans-[RhF(=C=CH2)(PiPr3)2] by using isotopic substitution, in conjunction with theoretical calculations. This is also true for the complexes trans-[RhF(CO)(PiPr3)2], trans-[RhF(C2H4)(PiPr3)2], trans-[RhX(=C=CHPh)(PiPr3)2] (X = F, Cl, Br, I, Me, PhCºC) and trans-[RhX(CN-2,6-xylyl)(PiPr3)2] (X = F, Cl, Br, I, CºCPh). In addition, the comparison between the n(RhC) wavenumbers of the complexes trans-[RhF(=13C=13CH2)(PiPr3)2] and trans-[RhF(CO)(PiPr3)2], containing the isoelectronic ligands 13C=13CH2 and CO, which have the same reduced mass, indicated that the Rh-C bond is stronger in the carbonyl than in the vinylidene complex. Besides, the n(RhF) stretching mode, which has been observed at higher wavenumbers in the FT-Raman and -IR spectra of trans-[RhF(CO)(PiPr3)2], showed that the carbonyl ligand is a better p-acceptor and a less effective s-donor than the vinylidene one. Moreover, the comparison of the n(CºC) and n(Rh-C) modes from the FT-Raman spectrum of the complexes trans-[Rh(CºCPh)(L)(PiPr3)2] (L = C=CHPh, CO, CN-2,6-xylyl) point out that the p-acceptor ability of the ligand trans to CºCPh should rise in the order C=CH2 < CO < CN-2,6-xylyl £ C=CHPh. The investigated sensitivity of the n(RhC), n(CC), n(CO) and n(CN) vibrational modes to the electronic modifications occuring in the vinylidene, carbonyl, ethylene and isonitrile complexes, should allow in the future the examination of the p-acceptor or p-donor properties of further ligands. Likewise, we were able to characterize the influence of various X ligands on the RhC bond by using the n(RhC) stretching mode as a probe for the weakening of this. The calculated wavenumbers of the n(RhC) for the vinylidene complexes trans-[RhX(=C=CHR)(PiPr3)2], where R = H or Ph, suggested that the strength of the Rh=C bond increases along the sequence X = CºCPh < CH3 < I < Br < Cl < F. For the series of carbonyl compounds trans-[RhX(CO)(PiPr3)2], where X = F, Cl, Br and I, analogous results have been obtained and confirmed from the model compounds trans-[RhX(CO)(PMe3)2]. Since, the calculated vibrational modes for the ethylene complex trans-[RhF(C2H4)(PiPr3)2] were in good agreement with the experimental results and supported the description of this complex as a metallacyclopropane, we were interested in getting more information upon this class of compounds. In this context, we have recorded the FT-Raman and -IR spectra of the thioaldehyde complexes mer-[W(CO)3(dmpe)(h2-S=CH2)] and mer-[W(CO)3(dmpe)(h2-S=CD2)] which have been synthezised by B-3. The positions of the different WL vibrational modes anticipated by the DFT calculations, were consistent with the experimental results. Indeed, the analysis of the band shifts in the FT-Raman and –IR spectra of the isotopomer mer-[W(CO)3(dmpe)(h2-S=CD2)] confirmed our assignment. The different stereoisomers of complex mer-[W(CO)3(dmpe)(h2-S=CH2)] were investigated too, since RMN and IR-data have shown that complex mer-[W(CO)3(dmpe)(h2-S=CH2)] lead in solution to an equilibrium. Since the information on the vibrational spectra of the molybdenum and tungsten complexes Cp(CO)2M-PR2-X (M = Mo, W; R = Me, tBu, Ph; X = S, Se) is very scarce, we extended our research work to this class of compounds. We have tried to elucidate the bonding properties in these chalcogenoheterocycle complexes by taking advantage of the mass effect on the different metal atoms (W vs. Mo). Thus, the observed band shifts allowed to assign most of the ML fundamental modes of these complexes. This project and the following one were a cooperation within the work-group B-2. The Raman and IR spectra of the matrix isolated photoproducts expected by the UV irradiation of the iron silyl complex Cp(CO)2FeSiH2CH3 have been already reported by Claudia Fickert and Volker Nagel in their PhD-thesis. Since no exact assignment was feasible for these spectra, we were interested in the study of the reaction products created by irradiation of the carbonyl iron silyl complex Cp(CO)2FeCH2SiH3. Although the calculated characteristic vibrational modes of the metal ligand unit for the various photoproducts are significantly different in constitution, they are very similar in wavenumbers, which did not simplify their identification. However, the theoretical results have been found to be consistent with the earlier experimental results. Finally, the last part of this thesis has been devoted to the (2-Py)2E- anions which exhibit a high selectivity toward metal-coordination. All di(2-pyridyl) amides and -phosphides which were synthesized by D-4, coordinate the R2Al+ fragment via both ring nitrogen atoms. This already suggests that the charge density in the anions is coupled into the rings and accumulated at the ring nitrogen atoms, but the Lewis basicity of the central nitrogen atom in Et2Al(2-Py)2N is still high enough to coordinate a second equivalent AlEt3 to form the Lewis acid base adduct Et2Al(2-Py)2NAlEt3. Due to the higher electronegativity of the central nitrogen atom in Me2Al(2-Py)2N, Et2Al(2-Py)2N and Et2Al(2-Py)2NAlEt3, compared to the bridging two coordinated phosphorus atom in Me2Al(2-Py)2P and Et2Al(2-Py)2P, the di(2-pyridyl)amide is the hardest Lewis base. In the phosphides merely all charge density couples into the rings leaving the central phosphorus atom only attractive for soft metals. These results were confirmed by using DFT and MP2 calculations. Moreover, a similar behaviour has been observed and described for the benzothiazolyl complex [Me2Al{Py(Bth)P}], where complementary investigations are to be continued. The DFT calculations carried out on the model compounds analysed in these studies supply very accurate wavenumbers and molecular geometries, these being in excellent agreement with the experimental results obtained from the corresponding isolated complexes.
Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden neuartige Distanna-ansa-Halbsandwichkomplexe mit Molybdän und Wolfram als Zentralmetallatome hergestellt und charakterisiert. Die chemischen Eigenschaften der Verbindungen wurden bestimmt, und ihr Verhalten bei Erwärmung und ihre Reaktivität gegenüber Gruppe 10-Komplexen und elementaren Chalkogenen untersucht. Als eine weitere Ausgangsverbindung wurde die dilithiierte Molybdänspezies Li[(η5-C5H4Li)(CO)3Mo] ∙ 4 THF in guten Ausbeuten dargestellt. Diese beiden hochreaktiven Verbindungen wurden durch Umsetzung mit (Me2NBBr)2 erfolgreich zur Darstellung der Diboranyl-Oxycarbin-Komplexe [M{κ1-CO-B(NMe2)-B(NMe2)-(η5-C5H4)}(CO)2] (M = W, Mo) verwendet, die jedoch nur eine geringe thermische Stabilität zeigten. Durch Reaktion mit [(Ph3P)2Pt(η2-C2H4)] konnte durch Komplexierung der W≡C-Dreifachbindung die Spannung des Moleküls signifikant reduziert und damit die µ-Diboranyl-Oxycarbin-verbrückte Platin-Komplexe [M{η1,μ-CO-B(NMe2)-B(NMe2)-(η5-C5H4)}(CO)2{Pt(PPh3)2}] (M = W, Mo) isoliert werden. Die Synthese von Distanna-ansa-Halbsandwichkomplexen mit tert-Butyl-Gruppen am Zinn führte über eine zweistufige Syntheseroute nicht zum Erfolg, obwohl mit der Synthese der Komplexe [(η5-C5H5)W{SnR2(CH2I)}(CO)3] geeignete Ausgangsverbindungen dargestellt werden konnten. Diese wurden jedoch durch die Reaktion der beiden dilithiierten Spezies mit tBu4Sn2Cl2 in guten Ausbeuten dargestellt. Beide Verbindungen wurden vollständig charakterisiert und kristallografisch untersucht. Die Verbindungen [{κ1-SntBu2-SntBu2(η5-C5H4)}M(CO)3] (M = W, Mo) zeichnen sich trotz enger Winkel innerhalb des Henkels als unter Schutzatmosphäre bemerkenswert stabile Verbindungen aus. Die an beiden Komplexen durchgeführten Polymerisationsversuche führten nicht zur erwünschten ringöffnenden Polymerisation (ROP), sondern zur Zersetzung der Verbindungen unter Spaltung der ansa-Brücke, was durch DSC- und thermogravimetrische Analyse bewiesen werden konnte. Die Reaktion mit vierfach homoleptisch koordinierten Nickel(0)-Komplexen führte selektiv zum Austausch des zur Stannylgruppe trans-ständigen Carbonylliganden durch einen Liganden der Nickelverbindung. Durch Umsetzungen mit elementaren Chalkogenen wurde jedoch gezeigt, dass der Austausch eines Carbonylliganden durch ein tert-Butylisonitril die Reaktivität im Hinblick auf eine Insertion in die Sn–Sn-Bindung entscheidend erhöht. Im Falle von drei Carbonylliganden am Zentralmetallatom war die Insertion nur für den Wolframkomplex möglich. Auf diese Weise konnten zahlreiche Insertionsprodukte dargestellt und vollständig charakterisiert werden. Die NMR-spektroskopischen Daten sowie die Strukturen im Festkörper beweisen den nahezu vollständigen Abbau der Ringspannung durch die dreiatomige Brücke. Bei Zugabe von [Pd(CNtBu)2] erfolgte spontan die Insertion in die SnSn-Bindung, wodurch die neuartigen 1,3-Distanna-2-Pallada-ansa-Halbsandwichkomplexe [{κ1-SntBu2-{Pd(CNtBu)2}-SntBu2(η5-C5H4)}M(R)(CO)2] synthetisiert wurden. Diese Reaktion ist die erste oxidative Addition einer Halbsandwichkomplex-ansa-Brücke an ein Gruppe 10-Übergangsmetall. Die Molekülstrukturen im Festkörper zeigen ein nahezu perfekt quadratisch-planares Palladiumzentrum, wodurch die Winkel innerhalb der ansa-Brücke an den Stannylgruppen bis auf fast 120° geweitet werden. Es wurde ebenfalls versucht, die Darstellung von ansa-Halbsandwichkomplexen durch die Kopplung bzw. die Verbrückung von Bis(stannyl)-Halbsandwichverbindungen zu erreichen.