225780-77-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis and biological evaluation (in Vitro and in Vivo) of cyclic arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) peptidomimetic-paclitaxel conjugates targeting integrin αvβ3
Colombo, Raffaele,Mingozzi, Michele,Belvisi, Laura,Arosio, Daniela,Piarulli, Umberto,Carenini, Nives,Perego, Paola,Zaffaroni, Nadia,De Cesare, Michelandrea,Castiglioni, Vittoria,Scanziani, Eugenio,Gennari, Cesare
, p. 10460 - 10474 (2013/02/22)
A small library of integrin ligand-paclitaxel conjugates 10-13 was synthesized with the aim of using the tumor-homing cyclo[DKP-RGD] peptidomimetics for site-directed delivery of the cytotoxic drug. All the paclitaxel-RGD constructs 10-13 inhibited biotinylated vitronectin binding to the purified αVβ3 integrin receptor at low nanomolar concentration and showed in vitro cytotoxic activity against a panel of human tumor cell lines similar to that of paclitaxel. Among the cell lines, the cisplatin-resistant IGROV-1/Pt1 cells expressed high levels of integrin αVβ3, making them attractive to be tested in in vivo models. cyclo[DKP-f3-RGD]-PTX 11 displayed sufficient stability in physiological solution and in both human and murine plasma to be a good candidate for in vivo testing. In tumor-targeting experiments against the IGROV-1/Pt1 human ovarian carcinoma xenotransplanted in nude mice, compound 11 exhibited a superior activity compared with paclitaxel, despite the lower (about half) molar dosage used.
Cyclic RGD peptidomimetics containing bifunctional diketopiperazine scaffolds as new potent integrin ligands
Marchini, Mattia,Mingozzi, Michele,Colombo, Raffaele,Guzzetti, Ileana,Belvisi, Laura,Vasile, Francesca,Potenza, Donatella,Piarulli, Umberto,Arosio, Daniela,Gennari, Cesare
supporting information; scheme or table, p. 6195 - 6207 (2012/06/18)
The synthesis of eight bifunctional diketopiperazine (DKP) scaffolds is described; these were formally derived from 2,3-diaminopropionic acid and aspartic acid (DKP-1-DKP-7) or glutamic acid (DKP-8) and feature an amine and a carboxylic acid functional group. The scaffolds differ in the configuration at the two stereocenters and the substitution at the diketopiperazinic nitrogen atoms. The bifunctional diketopiperazines were introduced into eight cyclic peptidomimetics containing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence. The resulting RGD peptidomimetics were screened for their ability to inhibit biotinylated vitronectin binding to the purified integrins αvβ 3 and αvβ5, which are involved in tumor angiogenesis. Nanomolar IC50 values were obtained for the RGD peptidomimetics derived from trans DKP scaffolds (DKP-2-DKP-8). Conformational studies of the cyclic RGD peptidomimetics by 1H NMR spectroscopy experiments (VT-NMR and NOESY spectroscopy) in aqueous solution and Monte Carlo/Stochastic Dynamics (MC/SD) simulations revealed that the highest affinity ligands display well-defined preferred conformations featuring intramolecular hydrogen-bonded turn motifs and an extended arrangement of the RGD sequence [Cβ(Arg)-Cβ(Asp) average distance ≥8.8 A]. Docking studies were performed, starting from the representative conformations obtained from the MC/SD simulations and taking as a reference model the crystal structure of the extracellular segment of integrin αvβ3 complexed with the cyclic pentapeptide, Cilengitide. The highest affinity ligands produced top-ranked poses conserving all the important interactions of the X-ray complex. Copyright
The design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of analogues of the serine-threonine protein phosphatase 1 and 2A selective inhibitor microcystin LA: Rational modifications imparting PP1 selectivity
Aggen, James B.,Humphrey, John M.,Gauss, Carla-Maria,Huang, Hsien-Bin,Nairn, Angus C.,Chamberlin, A. Richard
, p. 543 - 564 (2007/10/03)
Based on the results from previously reported molecular modeling analyses of the interactions between the inhibitor microcystin and the serine-threonine protein phosphatases 1 and 2A, we have designed analogues of microcystin LA with structural modifications intended to impart PP1 selectivity. The synthesis of several first generation analogues followed by inhibition assays revealed that all three are PP1-selective, as predicted. Although the observed selectivities are modest, one of the designed analogues is more selective for PP1 than any known small molecule inhibitor. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.
