PUBLICATION
Synthesis and Anti-Angiogenic Activity of Novel c(RGDyK) Peptide-Based JH-VII-139-1 Conjugates
- Authors
- Leonidis, G., Koukiali, A., Sigala, I., Tsimaratou, K., Beis, D., Giannakouros, T., Nikolakaki, E., Sarli, V.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-230226-76
- Date
- 2023
- Source
- Pharmaceutics 15(2): (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Beis, Dimitris
- Keywords
- PDCs, RGD peptide, SRPK1, angiogenesis, cancer, hybrid molecules, integrins, peptide drug conjugates, receptor-mediated endocytosis
- MeSH Terms
- none
- PubMed
- 36839704 Full text @ Pharmaceutics
Citation
Leonidis, G., Koukiali, A., Sigala, I., Tsimaratou, K., Beis, D., Giannakouros, T., Nikolakaki, E., Sarli, V. (2023) Synthesis and Anti-Angiogenic Activity of Novel c(RGDyK) Peptide-Based JH-VII-139-1 Conjugates. Pharmaceutics. 15(2):.
Abstract
Peptide-drug conjugates are delivery systems for selective delivery of cytotoxic agents to target cancer cells. In this work, the optimized synthesis of JH-VII-139-1 and its c(RGDyK) peptide conjugates is presented. The low nanomolar SRPK1 inhibitor, JH-VII-139-1, which is an analogue of Alectinib, was linked to the ανβ3 targeting oligopeptide c(RGDyK) through amide, carbamate and urea linkers. The chemostability, cytotoxic and antiangiogenic properties of the synthesized hybrids were thoroughly studied. All conjugates retained mid nanomolar-level inhibitory activity against SRPK1 kinase and two out of four conjugates, geo75 and geo77 exhibited antiproliferative effects with low micromolar IC50 values against HeLa, K562, MDA-MB231 and MCF7 cancer cells. The activities were strongly related to the stability of the linkers and the release of JH-VII-139-1. In vivo zebrafish screening assays demonstrated the ability of the synthesized conjugates to inhibit the length or width of intersegmental vessels (ISVs). Flow cytometry experiments were used to test the cellular uptake of a fluorescein tagged hybrid in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 cells that revealed a receptor-mediated endocytosis process. In conclusion, most conjugates retained the inhibitory potency against SRPK1 as JH-VII-139-1 and demonstrated antiproliferative and antiangiogenic activities. Further animal model experiments are needed to uncover the full potential of such peptide conjugates in cancer therapy and angiogenesis-related diseases.
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