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INHIBITORS OF PLASMA KALLIKREIN AND USES THEREOF
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Paragraph 00319; 00320; 00362; 00363, (2019/02/17)
Provided herein are compounds that inhibit pKal, a serine protease whose activity is responsible for proteolytically cleaving kininogen and generating the potent vasodilator and pro-inflammatory peptide bradykinin, which can lead to painful and debilitating inflammatory attacks (e.g., edema). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds, and methods of treating pKal-related diseases and disorders (e.g., edema) with the compounds in a subject, by administering the compounds and/or compositions described herein.
Discovery of subnanomolar arginine-glycine-aspartate-based αvβ3/αvβ5 integrin binders embedding 4-aminoproline residues
Zanardi, Franca,Burreddu, Paola,Rassu, Gloria,Auzzas, Luciana,Battistini, Lucia,Curti, Claudio,Sartori, Andrea,Nicastro, Giuseppe,Menchi, Gloria,Cini, Nicoletta,Bottonocetti, Anna,Raspanti, Silvia,Casiraghi, Giovanni
, p. 1771 - 1782 (2008/09/21)
The embodiment of 4-aminoproline residues (Amp) into the arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) sequence led to the discovery of a novel class of high-affinity αvβ3/αvβ 5 integrin binders [IC50h(αvβ 3) 0.03-5.12 nM; IC50h(αvβ 5) 0.88-154 nM]. A total of eight cyclopeptides of type cyclo-[-Arg-Gly-Asp-Amp-], 5-12, were assembled by a standard solid-phase peptide synthesis protocol that involved the C2-carboxyl and C4-amino functionalities of the proline scaffolds, leaving the Nα- nuclear site untouched. Functionalization of this vacant proline site with either alkyl or acyl substituents proved feasible, with significant benefit to the integrin binding capabilities of the ligands. Notably, six out of eight cyclopeptide inhibitors, 5-7 and 9-11, showed moderate yet significant selectivity toward the αvβ3 receptor. The three-dimensional structure in water was determined by NMR techniques and molecular dynamics calculations. Docking studies to the X-ray crystal structure of the extracellular segment of integrin αvβ3 complexed with reference compound 1 were also performed on selected analogues to highlight the structural features required for potent ligand binding affinity.
NOVEL PEPTIDES AS NS3-SERINE PROTEASE INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention discloses novel peptide compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such peptides as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
