A Novel Synthetic Arg-Gly-Asp-Containing Peptide Cyclo(-RGDfV-) Is the Potent Inhibitor of Angiogenesis

Autor: Shinya Ohishi, Ryuichiro Doi, Toshihiko Masui, Masayuki Imamura, Shouichiro Tsuji, Michihiko Wada, Jun Ida, Eiji Toyoda, Michiya Kawaguchi, Ryo Hosotani, Sanae Nakajima, Sidhartha Tulachan, Nobutaka Fujii, Koji Fujimoto, Masayuki Koizumi
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 288:711-717
ISSN: 0006-291X
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5809
Popis: Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD)-containing peptide is a ligand for integrin alpha(V)beta3 and acts as an angiogenic inhibitor. A novel cyclic RGD peptide, cyclo(-RGDf==V-) (f==V), was synthesized and its biological activities were characterized and compared with its analogs, cyclo(-RGDfV-) (fV) and cyclo(-RGDf-MeV-) (fMeV). It bound to integrin alpha(V)beta3 with almost the same affinity as the fV and fMeV analogs. All three compounds inhibited the adhesion and growth of HUVEC cells in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. Out of three, fMeV had the strongest effect, f==V was almost as strong as fMeV, and fV had the least effect. However, in vivo, f==V significantly decreased the intratumoral microvessel density (MVD) in the DLD-1 (human colon cancer cell) inoculated mice, while fMeV had little effect. These results suggest the potential usefulness of the cyclo(-RGDf==V-) as an antiangiogenic agent for clinical use in the future.
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