Chloridobis(dimethylglyoximato-κ2N,N′)(ethyl pyridine-4-carboxylate-κN)cobalt(III) chloroform monosolvate
The title compound, [Co(C4H7N2O2)2Cl(C8H9NO2)]·CHCl3, was synthesized as a model complex of vitamin B12. The CoIII cation displays an approximately octahedral coordination environment, being displaced by 0.0240 (15) Å from the mean plane of the four N atoms of the equatorial plane. The O—H distances in the dimethylglyoximate hydroxy groups are 0.89 (6) and 1.14 (6) Å; such long O—H bonds are very common in cobaloxime derivatives. Weak classical O—H...N and non-classical C—H...Cl hydrogen-bonding interactions further consolidate the crystal packing. (Source: Acta Crystallographica Section E)
α‐Lipoic acid attenuates vascular calcification via reversal of mitochondrial function and restoration of Gas6/Axl/Akt survival pathway
This study investigated the effect of α‐lipoic acid (ALA), a naturally occurring antioxidant that improves mitochondrial function, on vascular calcification in vitro and in vivo. Calcifying vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) treated with inorganic phosphate (Pi) exhibited mitochondrial dysfunction, as demonstrated by decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP production, the disruption of mitochondrial structural integrity and concurrently increased production of reactive oxygen species. These Pi‐induced functional and structural mitochondrial defects were accompanied by mitochondria‐dependent apoptotic events, including release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria into the cytosol, subsequent activation of caspase‐9 and ‐3, and chromosomal DNA fragmentation. Intrigui...
