Hydrothermal Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Three Lanthanide(Ⅲ)Complexes Based on Carboxyl Derivatives of 1,10-Phenanthroline

Three lanthanide（III） complexes [Ln（4-NCP）（1,4-BDC）]n·xn H2O（Ln = Pr（1）, Sm（2）, Nd（3）. 4-HNCP = 2-（4-carboxyphenyl）imidazo（4,5-f）（1,10）phenanthroline, 1,4-H2 BDC = benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid） have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized via elemental analysis, infrared spectrometry and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Structural analyses revealed that complexes 1~3 possess similar porous three-dimensional frameworks with the point symbol {4^（12）·6~3}. Meanwhile, complexes 1~3 exhibit excellent thermal stabilities and complex 2 exhibits characteristic luminescent property.

Uncoupling tumor necrosis factor-αand interleukin-10 at tumor immune microenvironment of breast cancer through miR-17-5p/MALAT-1/H19 circuit

Triple Negative Breast Cancer(TNBC)immunotherapy has recently shown promising approach.However,some TNBC patients presented with resistance.One of the reasons was attributed to the excessive release of cytokines at the tumor microenvironment(TME)such as Tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNF-α)and Interleukin-10(IL-10).Fine regulation of these cytokines’levels via non-coding RNAs(ncRNAs)might alleviate the immune quiescent nature of TME at TNBC tumors.However,the extrapolation of ncRNAs as therapeutic tools is highly challenging.Therefore,disentanglement the nature for the isolation of natural compounds that could modulate the ncRNAs and their respective targets is an applicable translational therapeutic approach.Hence,this study aimed to targeting the chief immune suppressive cytokines at the TME(TNF-αand IL-10)via ncRNAs and to examine the effects of Rosemary aerial parts extract on the expression levels of these ncRNAs in TNBC.Results revealed miR-17-5p as a dual regulator of TNF-αand IL-10.Moreover,an intricate interaction has been shown between miR-17-5p and the oncogenic lncRNAs:MALAT1 and H19.Knocking down of MALAT1 and/or H19 caused an induction in miR-17-5p and reduction in TNF-αand IL-10 expression levels.miR-17-5p was found to be down-regulated,while TNF-α,IL-10,MALAT1 and H19 were up-regulated in BC patients.Forced expression of miR-17-5p in MDA-MB-231 cells reduced TNF-α,IL-10,MALAT1 and H19 expression levels,as well as several BC hallmarks.In a translational approach,ursolic acid(UA)isolated from rosemary induced the expression of miR-17-5p,MALAT1 and decreased H19 expression levels.In conclusion,this study suggests miR-17-5p as a tumor suppressor and an immune-activator miRNA in BC through tuning up the immunological targets TNF-α,IL-10 at the TME and the oncological mediators MALAT1 and H19 lncRNAs.

Two Metal-organic Frameworks(MOFs) Assembled from One Asymmetric Semirigid Multicarboxylate Ligand:Syntheses and Crystal Structural Characterizations

Hydrothermal reactions between a new flexible multicarboxylate ligand of 3-（2-carboxy-phenoxy）-benzoic acid（H2L） and transitional metal cations of M2＋（M = Cu2＋,Ni2＋） in the presence of the secondary ligands of 1,10-phenanthroline（phen）,2,2＇-bipyridine（2,2？-bpy）,and 4,4＇-bipyridine（4,4＇-bpy） afford two novel coordination polymers Ni2（H2O）2L2（phen）（μ-4,4＇-bpy）（1） and CuIIL（2,2＇-bpy）（2）.Both compounds were characterized by X-ray crystallography.Crystal data of 1：C31H24N3NiO7,Mr = 609.24,monoclinic,space group P21/c,a = 17.560（8）,b = 10.528（5）,c = 30.613（15） ,V = 5659（5） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.430 g/cm3,F（000） = 502,μ = 0.739 mm-1,R = 0.0902,wR = 0.1346（I 2σ（I））,S = 1.002.Crystal data of 2：C24H16CuN2O5,Mr = 475.93,monoclinic,space group P21/n,a = 9.8904（13）,b = 11.0782（16）,c = 18.321（3） ,β = 11.0782（16）°,V = 1993.8（5） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.585 g/cm3,F（000） = 972,μ = 1.137 mm-1,R = 0.0433,wR = 0.0723（I 2σ（I）） and S = 1.004.Compound 1 displays a one-dimensional（1D） zigzag chain structure constructed from phen ligands and the deprotonated ligands of L2-,which further forms a ladder-shaped supramolecular architecture via the bridge of 4,4＇-bpy ligand.Complex 2 also possesses a ladder-shaped architecture based on the dinuclear CuII units.

Synthesis of Folate-Appended <i>β</i>-Cyclodextrin Using Phenanthroline as Linker for Cancer Targeting Drug Delivery

Here we have synthesized cancer targeting drug delivery system that contains β-cyclodextrin as a drug carrier and folic acid as a targeting ligand. Folic acid was selected as a cancer targeting ligand because folic acid receptors are highly expressed in a variety of tumor types. β-cyclodextrin and folic acid were connected through a linker [1,10-phenanthroline or 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural]. β-cyclodextrin and folic acid were attached to the linker by formation of Schiffbase and ester, respectively. Our targeted synthetic products were confirmed by NMR, Mass and IR spectroscopy. We anticipate that our synthetic products can confer cancer cell-specific drug delivery as well as desired properties such as nanoparticle formation.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Characterization of a New Coordination Polymer Based on Trinuclear Mn(Ⅱ) Cluster:[Mn_3(L)_2(adip)_3]·2H_2O

The coordination polymer,[Mn3（L） 2（adip） 3]·2H2O（L = 2-（4-fluorophenyl） -1H-imidazo[4,5-f] [1,10]phenanthroline and H2adip = adipic acid） ,has been synthesized under hydro-thermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis,IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in triclinic,space group P1^- with a = 8.4085（11） ,b = 11.1273（14） ,c = 14.5758（18） ,α = 78.528（2） ,β = 75.425（2） ,γ = 78.143（2） °,V = 1276.0（3） A^3,Z = 1,C56H50F2Mn3N8O14,Mr = 1261.86,Dc = 1.642 g/cm^3,F（000） = 647,μ（MoKa） = 0.819 mm^-1,R = 0.0446 and wR = 0.1008. The backbones of the two types of adip dianions link the neighboring trinuclear Mn（Ⅱ） clusters to yield a two-dimensional layer structure. The large conjugated L ligands are located on both sides of the two-dimensional layers. Additionally,the O-H···O,O-H···N and N-H···O hydrogen bonds further stabilize the structure.