Design, synthesis, and biological studies of efficient multivalent melanotropin ligands: tools toward melanoma diagnosis and treatment

Autor: Ronald M. Lynch, Liping Xu, Nabila Brabez, Robert J. Gillies, Gérard Chassaing, Solange Lavielle, Victor J. Hruby
Přispěvatelé: Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2011, 54 ((20)), pp.7375-84. ⟨10.1021/jm2009937⟩
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2011, 54 ((20)), pp.7375-84. ⟨10.1021/jm2009937⟩
ISSN: 0022-2623
1520-4804
DOI: 10.1021/jm2009937⟩
Popis: International audience; To achieve early detection and specific cancer treatment, we propose the use of multivalent interactions in which a series of binding events leads to increased affinity and consequently to selectivity. Using melanotropin (MSH) ligands, our aim is to target melanoma cells which overexpress melanocortin receptors. In this study, we report the design and efficient synthesis of new trivalent ligands bearing MSH ligands. Evaluation of these multimers on a cell model engineered to overexpress melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4R) showed up to a 350-fold increase in binding compared to the monomer, resulting in a trivalent construct with nanomolar affinity starting from a micromolar affinity ligand. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production was also investigated, leading to more insights into the effects of multivalent compounds on transduction mechanisms.
Databáze: OpenAIRE