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Anselmi M, Borbély A, Figueras E, Michalek C, Kemker I, Gentilucci L, Sewald N. Linker Hydrophilicity Modulates the Anticancer Activity of RGD-Cryptophycin Conjugates. Chemistry 2021; 27:1015-1022. [PMID: 32955139 PMCID: PMC7839693 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Most anticancer agents are hydrophobic and can easily penetrate the tumor cell membrane by passive diffusion. This may impede the development of highly effective and tumor-selective treatment options. A hydrophilic β-glucuronidase-cleavable linker was used to connect the highly potent antimitotic agent cryptophycin-55 glycinate with the αv β3 integrin ligand c(RGDfK). Incorporation of the self-immolative linker containing glucuronic acid results in lower cytotoxicity than that of the free payload, suggesting that hydrophilic sugar linkers can preclude passive cellular uptake. In vitro drug-release studies and cytotoxicity assays demonstrated the potential of this small molecule-drug conjugate, providing guidance for the development of therapeutics containing hydrophobic anticancer drugs.
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- Michele Anselmi
- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
- Department of Chemistry“G. Ciamician” University of Bolognavia Selmi 240126BolognaItaly
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- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Department of Chemistry“G. Ciamician” University of Bolognavia Selmi 240126BolognaItaly
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- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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Dal Corso A. Targeted Small‐Molecule Conjugates: The Future is Now. Chembiochem 2020; 21:3321-3322. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Alberto Dal Corso
- Dipartimento di Chimica Università degli Studi di Milano via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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Pina A, Kadri M, Arosio D, Dal Corso A, Coll JL, Gennari C, Boturyn D. Multimeric Presentation of RGD Peptidomimetics Enhances Integrin Binding and Tumor Cell Uptake. Chemistry 2020; 26:7492-7496. [PMID: 32227540 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The use of multimeric ligands is considered as a promising strategy to improve tumor targeting for diagnosis and therapy. Herein, tetrameric RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) peptidomimetics were designed to target αv β3 integrin-expressing tumor cells. These compounds were prepared by an oxime chemoselective assembly of cyclo(DKP-RGD) ligands and a cyclodecapeptide scaffold, which allows a tetrameric presentation. The resulting tetrameric RGD peptidomimetics were shown to improve αv β3 integrin binding compared with the monomeric form. Interestingly, these compounds were also able to enhance tumor cell endocytosis in the same way as tetrameric RGD peptides. Altogether, the results show the potential of the tetrameric cyclo(DKP-RGD) ligands for in vivo imaging and drug delivery.
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- Arianna Pina
- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, CNRS, Site Santé, Allée des Alpes, 38700, La Tronche, France
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- CNR, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche (SCITEC) "Giulio Natta", Via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, CNRS, Site Santé, Allée des Alpes, 38700, La Tronche, France
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 570, rue de la chimie, CS 40700, 38041, GRENOBLE Cedex 9, France
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Borbély A, Thoreau F, Figueras E, Kadri M, Coll J, Boturyn D, Sewald N. Synthesis and Biological Characterization of Monomeric and Tetrameric RGD-Cryptophycin Conjugates. Chemistry 2020; 26:2602-2605. [PMID: 31943410 PMCID: PMC7064988 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The effective delivery of cytotoxic agents to tumor cells is a key challenge in anticancer therapy. Multivalent integrinspecific ligands are considered a promising tool to increase the binding affinity, selectivity, and internalization efficiency of small-molecule drug conjugates. Herein, we report the synthesis and biological evaluation of a multimeric conjugate containing the high-affinity integrin αv β3 binding ligand RAFT-c(RGDfK)4 , a lysosomally cleavable Val-Cit linker, and cryptophycin-55 glycinate, a potent inhibitor of tubulin polymerization. In vitro cytotoxicity assays verified that the multimeric RGD-cryptophycin conjugate displays improved potency compared to the monomeric analogue in integrin αv β3 overexpressing tumor cell lines, while significantly reduced activity was observed in the integrin-negative cell line.
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- Adina Borbély
- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- CNRS, Department of Molecular ChemistryUniversity Grenoble Alpes, UMR 525038000GrenobleFrance
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- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Institute for Advanced BiosciencesUniversity Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1209—UMR CNRS 530938700GrenobleFrance
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- Institute for Advanced BiosciencesUniversity Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1209—UMR CNRS 530938700GrenobleFrance
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- CNRS, Department of Molecular ChemistryUniversity Grenoble Alpes, UMR 525038000GrenobleFrance
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- Organic and Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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Dal Corso A, Borlandelli V, Corno C, Perego P, Belvisi L, Pignataro L, Gennari C. Fast Cyclization of a Proline-Derived Self-Immolative Spacer Improves the Efficacy of Carbamate Prodrugs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4176-4181. [PMID: 31881115 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Self-immolative (SI) spacers are sophisticated chemical constructs designed for molecular delivery or material degradation. We describe herein a (S)-2-(aminomethyl)pyrrolidine SI spacer that is able to release different types of anticancer drugs (possessing either a phenolic or secondary and tertiary hydroxyl groups) through a fast cyclization mechanism involving carbamate cleavage. The high efficiency of drug release obtained with this spacer was found to be beneficial for the in vitro cytotoxic activity of protease-sensitive prodrugs, compared with a commonly used spacer of the same class. These findings expand the repertoire of degradation machineries and are instrumental for the future development of highly efficient delivery platforms.
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- Alberto Dal Corso
- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, via Amadeo 42, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, via Amadeo 42, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Dal Corso A, Borlandelli V, Corno C, Perego P, Belvisi L, Pignataro L, Gennari C. Fast Cyclization of a Proline‐Derived Self‐Immolative Spacer Improves the Efficacy of Carbamate Prodrugs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201916394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Alberto Dal Corso
- Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Molecular Pharmacology Unit Department of Applied Research and Technological Development via Amadeo 42 20133 Milan Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Molecular Pharmacology Unit Department of Applied Research and Technological Development via Amadeo 42 20133 Milan Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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Dal Corso A, Pignataro L, Belvisi L, Gennari C. Innovative Linker Strategies for Tumor‐Targeted Drug Conjugates. Chemistry 2019; 25:14740-14757. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Alberto Dal Corso
- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milano via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milano via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milano via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milano via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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Borbély A, Figueras E, Martins A, Bodero L, Raposo Moreira Dias A, López Rivas P, Pina A, Arosio D, Gallinari P, Frese M, Steinkühler C, Gennari C, Piarulli U, Sewald N. Conjugates of Cryptophycin and RGD or isoDGR Peptidomimetics for Targeted Drug Delivery. ChemistryOpen 2019; 8:737-742. [PMID: 31275795 PMCID: PMC6587324 DOI: 10.1002/open.201900110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
RGD-cryptophycin and isoDGR-cryptophycin conjugates were synthetized by combining peptidomimetic integrin ligands and cryptophycin, a highly potent tubulin-binding antimitotic agent across lysosomally cleavable Val-Ala or uncleavable linkers. The conjugates were able to effectively inhibit binding of biotinylated vitronectin to integrin αvβ3, showing a binding affinity in the same range as that of the free ligands. The antiproliferative activity of the novel conjugates was evaluated on human melanoma cells M21 and M21-L with different expression levels of integrin αvβ3, showing nanomolar potency of all four compounds against both cell lines. Conjugates containing uncleavable linker show reduced activity compared to the corresponding cleavable conjugates, indicating efficient intracellular drug release in the case of cryptophycin-based SMDCs. However, no significant correlation between the in vitro biological activity of the conjugates and the integrin αvβ3 expression level was observed, which is presumably due to a non-integrin-mediated uptake. This reveals the complexity of effective and selective αvβ3 integrin-mediated drug delivery.
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- Adina Borbély
- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 25DE-33615BielefeldGermany
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 25DE-33615BielefeldGermany
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 25DE-33615BielefeldGermany
- Exiris s.r.l.Via di Castel Romano 100IT-00128RomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta TecnologiaUniversità degli Studi dell'InsubriaVia Valleggio, 11IT-22100ComoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi, 19IT-20133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi, 19IT-20133MilanoItaly
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM)CNRVia C. Golgi, 19IT-20133MilanoItaly
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 25DE-33615BielefeldGermany
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi, 19IT-20133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta TecnologiaUniversità degli Studi dell'InsubriaVia Valleggio, 11IT-22100ComoItaly
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of ChemistryBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstraße 25DE-33615BielefeldGermany
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Raposo Moreira Dias A, Bodero L, Martins A, Arosio D, Gazzola S, Belvisi L, Pignataro L, Steinkühler C, Dal Corso A, Gennari C, Piarulli U. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of RGD and isoDGR-Monomethyl Auristatin Conjugates Targeting Integrin α V β 3. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:938-942. [PMID: 30840356 PMCID: PMC6593765 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
This work reports the synthesis of a series of small-molecule-drug conjugates containing the αV β3 -integrin ligand cyclo[DKP-RGD] or cyclo[DKP-isoDGR], a lysosomally cleavable Val-Ala (VA) linker or an "uncleavable" version devoid of this sequence, and monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) or F (MMAF) as the cytotoxic agent. The conjugates were obtained via a straightforward synthetic scheme taking advantage of a copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition as the key step. The conjugates were tested for their binding affinity for the isolated αv β3 receptor and were shown to retain nanomolar IC50 values, in the same range as those of the free ligands. The cytotoxic activity of the conjugates was evaluated in cell viability assays with αv β3 integrin overexpressing human glioblastoma (U87) and human melanoma (M21) cells. The conjugates possess markedly lower cytotoxic activity than the free drugs, which is consistent with inefficient integrin-mediated internalization. In almost all cases the conjugates featuring isoDGR as integrin ligand exhibited higher potency than their RGD counterparts. In particular, the cyclo[DKP-isoDGR]-VA-MMAE conjugate has low nanomolar IC50 values in cell viability assays with both cancer cell lines tested (U87: 11.50±0.13 nm; M21: 6.94±0.09 nm) and is therefore a promising candidate for in vivo experiments.
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- Università degli Studi dell'InsubriaDipartimento di Scienza e Alta TecnologiaVia Valleggio, 1122100ComoItaly
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- Exiris SrlVia di Castel Romano, 10000128RomeItaly
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- CNRIstituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM)Via C. Golgi, 1920133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi dell'InsubriaDipartimento di Scienza e Alta TecnologiaVia Valleggio, 1122100ComoItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 1920133MilanItaly
- CNRIstituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM)Via C. Golgi, 1920133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 1920133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 1920133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 1920133MilanItaly
- CNRIstituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM)Via C. Golgi, 1920133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi dell'InsubriaDipartimento di Scienza e Alta TecnologiaVia Valleggio, 1122100ComoItaly
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Raposo Moreira Dias A, Pina A, Dean A, Lerchen H, Caruso M, Gasparri F, Fraietta I, Troiani S, Arosio D, Belvisi L, Pignataro L, Dal Corso A, Gennari C. Neutrophil Elastase Promotes Linker Cleavage and Paclitaxel Release from an Integrin-Targeted Conjugate. Chemistry 2019; 25:1696-1700. [PMID: 30452790 PMCID: PMC6471013 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
This work takes advantage of one of the hallmarks of cancer, that is, the presence of tumor infiltrating cells of the immune system and leukocyte-secreted enzymes, to promote the activation of an anticancer drug at the tumor site. The peptidomimetic integrin ligand cyclo(DKP-RGD) was found to accumulate on the surface of αv β3 integrin-expressing human renal cell carcinoma 786-O cells. The ligand was conjugated to the anticancer drug paclitaxel through a Asn-Pro-Val (NPV) tripeptide linker, which is a substrate of neutrophil-secreted elastase. In vitro linker cleavage assays and cell antiproliferative experiments demonstrate the efficacy of this tumor-targeting conjugate, opening the way to potential therapeutic applications.
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
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- Nerviano Medical SciencesViale Pasteur, 10I-20014NervianoItaly
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- Nerviano Medical SciencesViale Pasteur, 10I-20014NervianoItaly
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- Nerviano Medical SciencesViale Pasteur, 10I-20014NervianoItaly
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- Nerviano Medical SciencesViale Pasteur, 10I-20014NervianoItaly
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- CNR, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM)Via C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
- CNR, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM)Via C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di ChimicaVia C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
- CNR, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM)Via C. Golgi, 19I-20133MilanItaly
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López Rivas P, Ranđelović I, Raposo Moreira Dias A, Pina A, Arosio D, Tóvári J, Mező G, Dal Corso A, Pignataro L, Gennari C. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Paclitaxel Conjugates Involving Linkers Cleavable by Lysosomal Enzymes and αV
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-Integrin Ligands for Tumor Targeting. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Paula López Rivas
- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pharmacology; National Institute of Oncology; Ráth György u. 7-9. 1122 Budapest Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- CNR; Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM); Via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pharmacology; National Institute of Oncology; Ráth György u. 7-9. 1122 Budapest Hungary
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- Faculty of Science; Institute of Chemistry; Eötvös Loránd University; Pázmány Péter st. 1/A 1117 Budapest Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
- CNR; Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM); Via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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Raposo Moreira Dias A, Pina A, Dal Corso A, Arosio D, Belvisi L, Pignataro L, Caruso M, Gennari C. Multivalency Increases the Binding Strength of RGD Peptidomimetic-Paclitaxel Conjugates to Integrin α V β 3. Chemistry 2017; 23:14410-14415. [PMID: 28816404 PMCID: PMC5656903 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
This work reports the synthesis of three multimeric RGD peptidomimetic‐paclitaxel conjugates featuring a number of αVβ3 integrin ligands ranging from 2 to 4. These constructs were assembled by conjugation of the integrin αVβ3 ligand cyclo[DKP‐RGD]‐CH2NH2 with paclitaxel via a 2′‐carbamate with a self‐immolative spacer, the lysosomally cleavable Val‐Ala dipeptide linker, a multimeric scaffold, a triazole linkage, and finally a PEG spacer. Two monomeric conjugates were also synthesized as reference compounds. Remarkably, the new multimeric conjugates showed a binding affinity for the purified integrin αVβ3 receptor that increased with the number of integrin ligands (reaching a minimum IC50 value of 1.2 nm for the trimeric), thus demonstrating that multivalency is an effective strategy to strengthen the ligand–target interactions.
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- André Raposo Moreira Dias
- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-5031-4072
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-5031-4072
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-5031-4072
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- CNR, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM), Via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-5031-4072.,CNR, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM), Via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-5031-4072
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences, Viale Pasteur, 10, 20014, Nerviano, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-5031-4072.,CNR, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM), Via C. Golgi, 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Pina A, Dal Corso A, Caruso M, Belvisi L, Arosio D, Zanella S, Gasparri F, Albanese C, Cucchi U, Fraietta I, Marsiglio A, Pignataro L, Donati D, Gennari C. Targeting Integrin αV
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with Theranostic RGD-Camptothecin Conjugates Bearing a Disulfide Linker: Biological Evaluation Reveals a Complex Scenario. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201701052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Arianna Pina
- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS); Via Pasteur 10 20014 Nerviano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM); CNR; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS); Via Pasteur 10 20014 Nerviano Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS); Via Pasteur 10 20014 Nerviano Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS); Via Pasteur 10 20014 Nerviano Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS); Via Pasteur 10 20014 Nerviano Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS); Via Pasteur 10 20014 Nerviano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS); Via Pasteur 10 20014 Nerviano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi di Milano; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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Zanella S, Angerani S, Pina A, López Rivas P, Giannini C, Panzeri S, Arosio D, Caruso M, Gasparri F, Fraietta I, Albanese C, Marsiglio A, Pignataro L, Belvisi L, Piarulli U, Gennari C. Tumor Targeting with an isoDGR-Drug Conjugate. Chemistry 2017; 23:7910-7914. [PMID: 28449309 PMCID: PMC5488297 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Herein we report the first example of an isoDGR-drug conjugate (2), designed to release paclitaxel selectively within cancer cells expressing integrin αV β3 . Conjugate 2 was synthesized by connecting the isoDGR peptidomimetic 5 with paclitaxel via the lysosomally cleavable Val-Ala dipeptide linker. Conjugate 2 displayed a low nanomolar affinity for the purified integrin αV β3 receptor (IC50 =11.0 nm). The tumor targeting ability of conjugate 2 was assessed in vitro in anti-proliferative assays on two isogenic cancer cell lines characterized by different integrin αV β3 expression: human glioblastoma U87 (αV β3 +) and U87 β3 -KO (αV β3 -). The isoDGR-PTX conjugate 2 displayed a remarkable targeting index (TI=9.9), especially when compared to the strictly related RGD-PTX conjugate 4 (TI=2.4).
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- Simone Zanella
- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta TecnologiaUniversità degli Studi dell'InsubriaVia Valleggio 1122100ComoItaly
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM)CNRVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS)Via Pasteur 1020014NervianoItaly
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS)Via Pasteur 1020014NervianoItaly
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS)Via Pasteur 1020014NervianoItaly
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS)Via Pasteur 1020014NervianoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta TecnologiaUniversità degli Studi dell'InsubriaVia Valleggio 1122100ComoItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoVia C. Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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Bozdag M, Alafeefy AM, Altamimi AM, Carta F, Supuran CT, Vullo D. Synthesis of new 3-(2-mercapto-4-oxo-4 H -quinazolin-3-yl)-benzenesulfonamides with strong inhibition properties against the tumor associated carbonic anhydrases IX and XII. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:2782-2788. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Pettenuzzo A, Pigot R, Ronconi L. Vitamin B12-Metal Conjugates for Targeted Chemotherapy and Diagnosis: Current Status and Future Prospects. Eur J Inorg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201601217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Andrea Pettenuzzo
- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland Galway; University Road H91 CF50 Galway Ireland
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- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland Galway; University Road H91 CF50 Galway Ireland
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- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland Galway; University Road H91 CF50 Galway Ireland
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Dal Corso A, Caruso M, Belvisi L, Arosio D, Piarulli U, Albanese C, Gasparri F, Marsiglio A, Sola F, Troiani S, Valsasina B, Pignataro L, Donati D, Gennari C. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of RGD Peptidomimetic-Paclitaxel Conjugates Bearing Lysosomally Cleavable Linkers. Chemistry 2015; 21:6921-9. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Krall N, Pretto F, Decurtins W, Bernardes GJL, Supuran CT, Neri D. A Small-Molecule Drug Conjugate for the Treatment of Carbonic Anhydrase IX Expressing Tumors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:4231-5. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201310709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ein niedermolekulares Ligand-Wirkstoff-Konjugat zur Behandlung von Carboanhydrase IX exprimierenden Tumoren. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201310709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Valverde IE, Bauman A, Kluba CA, Vomstein S, Walter MA, Mindt TL. 1,2,3-Triazole als Mimetika der Amid-Bindung: Ein Triazol-Scan führt zu Protease-resistenten Peptidmimetika für das Tumor-Targeting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201303108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Valverde IE, Bauman A, Kluba CA, Vomstein S, Walter MA, Mindt TL. 1,2,3-Triazoles as Amide Bond Mimics: Triazole Scan Yields Protease-Resistant Peptidomimetics for Tumor Targeting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:8957-60. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201303108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Lehn JM. Perspectives in Chemistry-Steps towards Complex Matter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:2836-50. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201208397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 474] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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