Four new ruthenium(II) complexes were synthesized and characterized.
The cytotoxicity of complexes against BEL-7402, A549, HeLa, MG-63 cells was evaluated.
The apoptosis, comet assay, cell migration and cellular uptake were studied.
The cell cycle arrest was investigated by flow cytometry.
The expression of Bcl-2 family proteins was assayed by western blot analysis.