General Information of This Peptide-drug Conjugate (PDC)
PDC ID
PDC_00212
PDC Name
HR97-SunitiGel
PDC Status
Investigative
Indication
In total 1 Indication(s)
Retinal injury
Structure
Peptide Name
HR97
 Peptide Info 
Receptor Name
Cell membrane
Drug Name
Sunitinib
 Drug Info 
Therapeutic Target
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (KDR)
 Target Info 
Linker Name
Mc-Val-Cit-PAB-OH
 Linker Info 
Formula
C115H182FN36O22S+
#Ro5 Violations (Lipinski): 5 Molecular Weight 2472.016
Lipid-water partition coefficient (xlogp) -3.70706
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count (hbonddonor) 31
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count (hbondacc) 30
Rotatable Bond Count (rotbonds) 87
Full List of Activity Data of This Peptide-drug Conjugate
Obtained from the Model Organism Data
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Experiment 1 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Retinal injury
Efficacy Data RGC survival
692.2 ± 96.58 RGCs/mm2
Administration Time 4 week
MOA of PDC
In this work, we hypothesized that conjugation of the engineered multifunctional peptide adaptors to sunitinib for delivery to the posterior segment using the gel-forming eye drop would provide even more prolong therapeutic effects in the posterior tissues. We observed that the HR97-sunitinib conjugate had increased binding capacity to ocular melanin and was cleaved by proteases to release free sunitinib in vitro. Rats were dosed topically with HR97-SunitiGel once daily for seven days, followed by optic nerve head crush at various times after the last dose to assess the duration of RGC protection. We observed that the HR97-SunitiGel showed prolonged neuroprotective effects for up to 2 weeks after the last topical dose, whereas the protective effect of SunitiGel was only observed at 1 week after the last dose. Our observations support the potential for improving and prolonging therapeutic delivery to the posterior segment tissues by addressing multiple barriers to drug delivery and retention in the eye.

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Description
We next tested the potential duration of neuroprotection after topical dosing of HR97-SunitiGel. Brown Norway rats were dosed with HR97-SunitiGel or SunitiGel daily for 7 days, the optic nerve head crush procedure was performed on day 0, 7, or 21 after the last topical dose, and the RGC survival was characterized 7 days after the injury. The RGC quantification results computed by the cell counting program showed that the neuroprotective effect of HR97-SunitiGel lasted for at least 2 weeks after the last dose (869.2 ± 58.86 RGCs/mm2 compared to sham, 623.7 ± 70.39 RGCs/mm2), with the effect waning 4 weeks after the last dose (692.2 ± 96.58 RGCs/mm2). In contrast, SunitiGel provided significant RGC protection at 1 week (846.4 ± 125.8 RGCs/mm2) compared to the sham group, with protection waning 2 weeks after the last dose (717.3 ± 59.94 RGCs/mm2).

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In Vivo Model Brown norway rat optic nerve head (ONH) crush model.
Experiment 2 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Retinal injury
Efficacy Data RGC survival
869.2 ± 58.86 RGCs/mm2
Administration Time 2 week
MOA of PDC
In this work, we hypothesized that conjugation of the engineered multifunctional peptide adaptors to sunitinib for delivery to the posterior segment using the gel-forming eye drop would provide even more prolong therapeutic effects in the posterior tissues. We observed that the HR97-sunitinib conjugate had increased binding capacity to ocular melanin and was cleaved by proteases to release free sunitinib in vitro. Rats were dosed topically with HR97-SunitiGel once daily for seven days, followed by optic nerve head crush at various times after the last dose to assess the duration of RGC protection. We observed that the HR97-SunitiGel showed prolonged neuroprotective effects for up to 2 weeks after the last topical dose, whereas the protective effect of SunitiGel was only observed at 1 week after the last dose. Our observations support the potential for improving and prolonging therapeutic delivery to the posterior segment tissues by addressing multiple barriers to drug delivery and retention in the eye.

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Description
We next tested the potential duration of neuroprotection after topical dosing of HR97-SunitiGel. Brown Norway rats were dosed with HR97-SunitiGel or SunitiGel daily for 7 days, the optic nerve head crush procedure was performed on day 0, 7, or 21 after the last topical dose, and the RGC survival was characterized 7 days after the injury. The RGC quantification results computed by the cell counting program showed that the neuroprotective effect of HR97-SunitiGel lasted for at least 2 weeks after the last dose (869.2 ± 58.86 RGCs/mm2 compared to sham, 623.7 ± 70.39 RGCs/mm2), with the effect waning 4 weeks after the last dose (692.2 ± 96.58 RGCs/mm2). In contrast, SunitiGel provided significant RGC protection at 1 week (846.4 ± 125.8 RGCs/mm2) compared to the sham group, with protection waning 2 weeks after the last dose (717.3 ± 59.94 RGCs/mm2).

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In Vivo Model Brown norway rat optic nerve head (ONH) crush model.
References
Ref 1 Engineered peptide-drug conjugate provides sustained protection of retinal ganglion cells with topical administration in rats. J Control Release. 2023 Oct;362:371-380. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.08.058. Epub 2023 Sep 4.