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SUBMITTER: Medvetz DA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2443426 | biostudies-literature | 2008
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Medvetz Doug A DA Hindi Khadijah M KM Panzner Matthew J MJ Ditto Andrew J AJ Yun Yang H YH Youngs Wiley J WJ
Metal-based drugs 20080101
A class of Ag(I) N-heterocyclic carbene silver complexes, 1-3, derived from 4,5-dichloro-1H-imidazole has been evaluated for their anticancer activity against the human cancer cell lines OVCAR-3 (ovarian), MB157 (breast), and Hela (cervical). Silver complexes 1-3 are active against the ovarian and breast cancer cell lines. A preliminary in vivo study shows 1 to be active against ovarian cancer in mice. The results obtained in these studies warrant further investigation of these compounds in vivo ...[more]