General Information of This Peptide-drug Conjugate (PDC)
PDC ID
PDC_00112
PDC Name
Dau=Aoa-TFFYGGSRGK(Dau=Aoa)RNNFK(Dau=Aoa)TEEY-OH
PDC Status
Investigative
Indication
In total 1 Indication(s)
Glioblastoma
Structure
Peptide Name
Angiopep-2
 Peptide Info 
Receptor Name
Prolow-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1; Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2 (LRP1; LRP2)
 Receptor Info 
Drug Name
Daunorubicin
 Drug Info 
Therapeutic Target
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha (TOP2A)
 Target Info 
Linker Name
Aminooxyacetic acid
 Linker Info 
Formula
C191H239N35O64
#Ro5 Violations (Lipinski): 5 Molecular Weight 4049.194
Lipid-water partition coefficient (xlogp) -8.7464
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count (hbonddonor) 50
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count (hbondacc) 69
Rotatable Bond Count (rotbonds) 105
Full List of Activity Data of This Peptide-drug Conjugate
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Experiment 1 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Glioblastoma
Efficacy Data Half Maximal Inhibitory Concentration (IC50)
23.6 ± 6.3 µM
Administration Time 72 h
Evaluation Method MTT assay
MOA of PDC
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a semipermeable system, and, therefore, most of the active substances are poorly transported through this barrier, resulting in decreased therapeutic effects. Angiopep-2 (TFFYGGSRGKRNNFKTEEY) is a peptide ligand of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP1), which can cross the BBB via receptor-mediated transcytosis and simultaneously target glioblastomas. Angiopep-2 contains three amino groups that have previously been used to produce drug-peptide conjugates, although the role and importance of each position have not yet been investigated. Thus, we studied the number and position of drug molecules in Angiopep-2 based conjugates. Conjugates containing one, two, and three daunomycin molecules conjugated via oxime linkage in all possible variations were prepared. The in vitro cytostatic effect and cellular uptake of the conjugates were investigated on U87 human glioblastoma cells. Degradation studies in the presence of rat liver lysosomal homogenates were also performed in order for us to better understand the structure-activity relationship and to determine the smallest metabolites. Conjugates with the best cytostatic effects had a drug molecule at the N-terminus. We demonstrated that the increasing number of drug molecules does not necessarily increase the efficacy of the conjugates, and proved that modification of the different conjugation sites results in differing biological effectiveness.

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Description
The in vitro cytostatic effect of the synthesized peptide (1) and daunomycin-peptide conjugates (2-8) was investigated on U87 human glioblastoma cells. The cells were treated with the peptide and conjugates at different concentrations (0.05-50 uM) for 24 h, and after a washing step, the cells were incubated for another 48 h at 37 C. The cytostatic effect of the compounds was determined using the MTT test. The measured IC50values are shown in. The free Angiopep-2 did not show any effect on tumor cells up to a 50 μM concentration. However, no clear correlation could be obtained between the number of the daunomycin and the cytostatic efficacy. Among the conjugates with only one Dau, compound3,in which Dau was attached to theN-terminus, showed the highest in vitro cytostatic effect on glioblastoma cells. When the Dau was conjugated to the Lys side chain in position 15 (compound2), the effect decreased significantly, and conjugate4was also not significantly better. In case of conjugates with two drug molecules, a similar tendency was observed. Compound7,with Dau at theN-terminus and on the Lys side chain in position 10, showed the highest activity. When the Lys side chains were used as conjugation sites, the formed compound (6) had moderate activity on U87 cells. Surprisingly, conjugate5,with Dau at theN-terminus and Lys side chain in position 15, showed the lowest efficacy on the U87 cells. Compound8,with three Dau, showed moderate activity. Thus, the effectiveness of Angiopep-2-daunomycin conjugates does not primarily depend on the number of drug molecules, but rather on their position within the molecule.

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In Vitro Model Glioblastoma U87 cell CVCL_3429
References
Ref 1 Influence of the Drug Position on Bioactivity in Angiopep-2-Daunomycin Conjugates. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 4;24(4):3106. doi: 10.3390/ijms24043106.