The aim of the present research was to study the relationship between chemical structure and antiangiogenic activity of endostatin. Four peptides, containing about 40 amino acid residues, designed to cover nearly the whole sequence of endostatin, were synthesized by the solid-phase method. They were termed Fragment I (sequence 6-49), II (sequence 50-92), III (sequence 93-133), and IV (sequence 134-178), with the latter bearing the original disulfide bond Cys135-Cys165. These peptides were tested for their ability to inhibit endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and both in vitro and in vivo angiogenesis assays in matrigel. Fragments I and IV inhibited cell proliferation and cell migration with a potency and an efficacy higher than that of the full length endostatin. Fragment I was also active in inhibiting in vitro the formation of tubules and in vivo the vascularization of the matrigel. Fragments II and III were devoid of antiangiogenic activity. We propose to use the peptides 6-49 and 134-178 as angiogenesis inhibitors in substitution of full length endostatin, in therapeutic applications for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and retinopathies.
Studies on the structure-activity relationship of endostatin: synthesis of human endostatin peptides exhibiting potent antiangiogenic activities / F. Chillemi, P. Francescato, E. Ragg, M.G. Cattaneo, S. Pola, L.M. Vicentini. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0022-2623. - 46:19(2003 Sep 11), pp. 4165-4172. [10.1021/jm0308287]
Studies on the structure-activity relationship of endostatin: synthesis of human endostatin peptides exhibiting potent antiangiogenic activities
F. ChillemiPrimo
;P. FrancescatoSecondo
;E. Ragg;M.G. Cattaneo;L.M. VicentiniUltimo
2003
Abstract
The aim of the present research was to study the relationship between chemical structure and antiangiogenic activity of endostatin. Four peptides, containing about 40 amino acid residues, designed to cover nearly the whole sequence of endostatin, were synthesized by the solid-phase method. They were termed Fragment I (sequence 6-49), II (sequence 50-92), III (sequence 93-133), and IV (sequence 134-178), with the latter bearing the original disulfide bond Cys135-Cys165. These peptides were tested for their ability to inhibit endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and both in vitro and in vivo angiogenesis assays in matrigel. Fragments I and IV inhibited cell proliferation and cell migration with a potency and an efficacy higher than that of the full length endostatin. Fragment I was also active in inhibiting in vitro the formation of tubules and in vivo the vascularization of the matrigel. Fragments II and III were devoid of antiangiogenic activity. We propose to use the peptides 6-49 and 134-178 as angiogenesis inhibitors in substitution of full length endostatin, in therapeutic applications for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and retinopathies.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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