General Information of This Peptide-drug Conjugate (PDC)
PDC ID
PDC_00404
PDC Name
Lytic peptides 6 - Paclitaxel conjugate
PDC Status
Investigative
Indication
In total 5 Indication(s)
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Invasive breast carcinoma
Invasive ductal carcinoma
Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma
Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma
Structure
Peptide Name
Lytic peptides 6
 Peptide Info 
Drug Name
Paclitaxel
 Drug Info 
Therapeutic Target
Microtubule (MT)
 Target Info 
Linker Name
4-yl 6-(2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)hexanoate
 Linker Info 
Formula
C169H255N45O35S
#Ro5 Violations (Lipinski): 5 Molecular Weight 3509.246
Lipid-water partition coefficient (xlogp) -3.16546
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count (hbonddonor) 40
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count (hbondacc) 45
Rotatable Bond Count (rotbonds) 103
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 Invasive breast carcinoma
Efficacy Data Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)
1.98 ± 0.14 μM
Administration Time 48 h
Evaluation Method MTT assay
MOA of PDC
We have previously reported that structural optimized lytic peptides I-3 and I-7 can be used as cell-disrupting peptides and molecular carriers. Meanwhile, PTX, a firstline antitumor drug, its poor aqueous solubility (no more than 0.004mg/mL) and acquired drug resistant need to be addressed urgently. In this work, we choose the 16-site cysteine-substituted I-3 and I-7 (namely P3 and P7, respectively) served as peptide backbone and we designed a novel folate targeting peptide-PTX conjugates to achieve selective tumor delivery, enhance cellular uptake, make FA-P3/P7-PTX conjugates water-soluble and overcome drug resistance. The conjugates were evaluated for the antiproliferative activity in different cancer cell lines, the inhibitory rate of tubulin polymerization, hemolytic toxicity and water solubility. Furthermore, we assessed the conjugates for their cellular uptake, Membrane permeability, pro-apoptosis, alternation of mitochondrial membrane potential, rat plasma stability and cell apoptosis pathway in PTX resistant MCF-7/PTX cells. Finally, we researched the most optimized conjugate in vivo antitumor efficacy compared with free PTX.

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Description
The anticancer activities of the conjugates were evaluated using various cancer cells (MCF-7, MCF-7/PTX, K562, A2780 and SKOV3). The IC50 values are listed in Table 3, and PTX was used for comparison. All the conjugates exhibited improved cytotoxic effects on various cancer cells. According to the results, all the conjugates showed significantly stronger antiproliferative activity than former lytic peptides (P3 and P7), and FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX showed more excellent antiproliferative activity than P3-PTX and P7-PTX in FA-overexpressing cancer cells MCF-7 (1.79 μM versus 2.15 μM; 1.39 μM versus 1.98 μM), MCF-7/PTX (4.54 μM versus 6.11 μM; 2.92 μM versus 5.53 μM), A2780 (1.95 μM versus 2.69 μM; 1.42 μM versus 2.79 μM), respectively. Thus, the conjugate FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX exhibited great antiproliferative activity on folate receptors overexpressing cancer cells, and almost equal potency to both drug resistant and -sensitive cells. Meanwhile, the conjugates showed weak toxicity to the normal cell lines HUVEC. To assess the safety profile of the designed conjugates, we examined their hemolytic activity using RBCs. As depicted in Fig. 1, all the tested peptides exhibited modest hemolytic activity.

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In Vitro Model Invasive breast carcinoma MCF-7 cell CVCL_0031
Experiment 2 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma
Efficacy Data Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)
2.79 ± 0.17 μM
Administration Time 48 h
Evaluation Method MTT assay
MOA of PDC
We have previously reported that structural optimized lytic peptides I-3 and I-7 can be used as cell-disrupting peptides and molecular carriers. Meanwhile, PTX, a firstline antitumor drug, its poor aqueous solubility (no more than 0.004mg/mL) and acquired drug resistant need to be addressed urgently. In this work, we choose the 16-site cysteine-substituted I-3 and I-7 (namely P3 and P7, respectively) served as peptide backbone and we designed a novel folate targeting peptide-PTX conjugates to achieve selective tumor delivery, enhance cellular uptake, make FA-P3/P7-PTX conjugates water-soluble and overcome drug resistance. The conjugates were evaluated for the antiproliferative activity in different cancer cell lines, the inhibitory rate of tubulin polymerization, hemolytic toxicity and water solubility. Furthermore, we assessed the conjugates for their cellular uptake, Membrane permeability, pro-apoptosis, alternation of mitochondrial membrane potential, rat plasma stability and cell apoptosis pathway in PTX resistant MCF-7/PTX cells. Finally, we researched the most optimized conjugate in vivo antitumor efficacy compared with free PTX.

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Description
The anticancer activities of the conjugates were evaluated using various cancer cells (MCF-7, MCF-7/PTX, K562, A2780 and SKOV3). The IC50 values are listed in Table 3, and PTX was used for comparison. All the conjugates exhibited improved cytotoxic effects on various cancer cells. According to the results, all the conjugates showed significantly stronger antiproliferative activity than former lytic peptides (P3 and P7), and FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX showed more excellent antiproliferative activity than P3-PTX and P7-PTX in FA-overexpressing cancer cells MCF-7 (1.79 μM versus 2.15 μM; 1.39 μM versus 1.98 μM), MCF-7/PTX (4.54 μM versus 6.11 μM; 2.92 μM versus 5.53 μM), A2780 (1.95 μM versus 2.69 μM; 1.42 μM versus 2.79 μM), respectively. Thus, the conjugate FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX exhibited great antiproliferative activity on folate receptors overexpressing cancer cells, and almost equal potency to both drug resistant and -sensitive cells. Meanwhile, the conjugates showed weak toxicity to the normal cell lines HUVEC. To assess the safety profile of the designed conjugates, we examined their hemolytic activity using RBCs. As depicted in Fig. 1, all the tested peptides exhibited modest hemolytic activity.

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In Vitro Model Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma A2780 cell CVCL_0134
Experiment 3 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Chronic myeloid leukemia
Efficacy Data Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)
3.82 ± 0.29 μM
Administration Time 48 h
Evaluation Method MTT assay
MOA of PDC
We have previously reported that structural optimized lytic peptides I-3 and I-7 can be used as cell-disrupting peptides and molecular carriers. Meanwhile, PTX, a firstline antitumor drug, its poor aqueous solubility (no more than 0.004mg/mL) and acquired drug resistant need to be addressed urgently. In this work, we choose the 16-site cysteine-substituted I-3 and I-7 (namely P3 and P7, respectively) served as peptide backbone and we designed a novel folate targeting peptide-PTX conjugates to achieve selective tumor delivery, enhance cellular uptake, make FA-P3/P7-PTX conjugates water-soluble and overcome drug resistance. The conjugates were evaluated for the antiproliferative activity in different cancer cell lines, the inhibitory rate of tubulin polymerization, hemolytic toxicity and water solubility. Furthermore, we assessed the conjugates for their cellular uptake, Membrane permeability, pro-apoptosis, alternation of mitochondrial membrane potential, rat plasma stability and cell apoptosis pathway in PTX resistant MCF-7/PTX cells. Finally, we researched the most optimized conjugate in vivo antitumor efficacy compared with free PTX.

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Description
The anticancer activities of the conjugates were evaluated using various cancer cells (MCF-7, MCF-7/PTX, K562, A2780 and SKOV3). The IC50 values are listed in Table 3, and PTX was used for comparison. All the conjugates exhibited improved cytotoxic effects on various cancer cells. According to the results, all the conjugates showed significantly stronger antiproliferative activity than former lytic peptides (P3 and P7), and FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX showed more excellent antiproliferative activity than P3-PTX and P7-PTX in FA-overexpressing cancer cells MCF-7 (1.79 μM versus 2.15 μM; 1.39 μM versus 1.98 μM), MCF-7/PTX (4.54 μM versus 6.11 μM; 2.92 μM versus 5.53 μM), A2780 (1.95 μM versus 2.69 μM; 1.42 μM versus 2.79 μM), respectively. Thus, the conjugate FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX exhibited great antiproliferative activity on folate receptors overexpressing cancer cells, and almost equal potency to both drug resistant and -sensitive cells. Meanwhile, the conjugates showed weak toxicity to the normal cell lines HUVEC. To assess the safety profile of the designed conjugates, we examined their hemolytic activity using RBCs. As depicted in Fig. 1, all the tested peptides exhibited modest hemolytic activity.

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In Vitro Model Chronic myeloid leukemia K562 cell CVCL_0004
Experiment 4 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Invasive ductal carcinoma
Efficacy Data Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)
5.53 ± 0.76 μM
Administration Time 48 h
Evaluation Method MTT assay
MOA of PDC
We have previously reported that structural optimized lytic peptides I-3 and I-7 can be used as cell-disrupting peptides and molecular carriers. Meanwhile, PTX, a firstline antitumor drug, its poor aqueous solubility (no more than 0.004mg/mL) and acquired drug resistant need to be addressed urgently. In this work, we choose the 16-site cysteine-substituted I-3 and I-7 (namely P3 and P7, respectively) served as peptide backbone and we designed a novel folate targeting peptide-PTX conjugates to achieve selective tumor delivery, enhance cellular uptake, make FA-P3/P7-PTX conjugates water-soluble and overcome drug resistance. The conjugates were evaluated for the antiproliferative activity in different cancer cell lines, the inhibitory rate of tubulin polymerization, hemolytic toxicity and water solubility. Furthermore, we assessed the conjugates for their cellular uptake, Membrane permeability, pro-apoptosis, alternation of mitochondrial membrane potential, rat plasma stability and cell apoptosis pathway in PTX resistant MCF-7/PTX cells. Finally, we researched the most optimized conjugate in vivo antitumor efficacy compared with free PTX.

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Description
The anticancer activities of the conjugates were evaluated using various cancer cells (MCF-7, MCF-7/PTX, K562, A2780 and SKOV3). The IC50 values are listed in Table 3, and PTX was used for comparison. All the conjugates exhibited improved cytotoxic effects on various cancer cells. According to the results, all the conjugates showed significantly stronger antiproliferative activity than former lytic peptides (P3 and P7), and FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX showed more excellent antiproliferative activity than P3-PTX and P7-PTX in FA-overexpressing cancer cells MCF-7 (1.79 μM versus 2.15 μM; 1.39 μM versus 1.98 μM), MCF-7/PTX (4.54 μM versus 6.11 μM; 2.92 μM versus 5.53 μM), A2780 (1.95 μM versus 2.69 μM; 1.42 μM versus 2.79 μM), respectively. Thus, the conjugate FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX exhibited great antiproliferative activity on folate receptors overexpressing cancer cells, and almost equal potency to both drug resistant and -sensitive cells. Meanwhile, the conjugates showed weak toxicity to the normal cell lines HUVEC. To assess the safety profile of the designed conjugates, we examined their hemolytic activity using RBCs. As depicted in Fig. 1, all the tested peptides exhibited modest hemolytic activity.

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In Vitro Model Invasive ductal carcinoma MCF7/PTX cell CVCL_C5RS
Experiment 5 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma
Efficacy Data Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)
6.61 ± 0.94 μM
Administration Time 48 h
Evaluation Method MTT assay
MOA of PDC
We have previously reported that structural optimized lytic peptides I-3 and I-7 can be used as cell-disrupting peptides and molecular carriers. Meanwhile, PTX, a firstline antitumor drug, its poor aqueous solubility (no more than 0.004mg/mL) and acquired drug resistant need to be addressed urgently. In this work, we choose the 16-site cysteine-substituted I-3 and I-7 (namely P3 and P7, respectively) served as peptide backbone and we designed a novel folate targeting peptide-PTX conjugates to achieve selective tumor delivery, enhance cellular uptake, make FA-P3/P7-PTX conjugates water-soluble and overcome drug resistance. The conjugates were evaluated for the antiproliferative activity in different cancer cell lines, the inhibitory rate of tubulin polymerization, hemolytic toxicity and water solubility. Furthermore, we assessed the conjugates for their cellular uptake, Membrane permeability, pro-apoptosis, alternation of mitochondrial membrane potential, rat plasma stability and cell apoptosis pathway in PTX resistant MCF-7/PTX cells. Finally, we researched the most optimized conjugate in vivo antitumor efficacy compared with free PTX.

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Description
The anticancer activities of the conjugates were evaluated using various cancer cells (MCF-7, MCF-7/PTX, K562, A2780 and SKOV3). The IC50 values are listed in Table 3, and PTX was used for comparison. All the conjugates exhibited improved cytotoxic effects on various cancer cells. According to the results, all the conjugates showed significantly stronger antiproliferative activity than former lytic peptides (P3 and P7), and FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX showed more excellent antiproliferative activity than P3-PTX and P7-PTX in FA-overexpressing cancer cells MCF-7 (1.79 μM versus 2.15 μM; 1.39 μM versus 1.98 μM), MCF-7/PTX (4.54 μM versus 6.11 μM; 2.92 μM versus 5.53 μM), A2780 (1.95 μM versus 2.69 μM; 1.42 μM versus 2.79 μM), respectively. Thus, the conjugate FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX exhibited great antiproliferative activity on folate receptors overexpressing cancer cells, and almost equal potency to both drug resistant and -sensitive cells. Meanwhile, the conjugates showed weak toxicity to the normal cell lines HUVEC. To assess the safety profile of the designed conjugates, we examined their hemolytic activity using RBCs. As depicted in Fig. 1, all the tested peptides exhibited modest hemolytic activity.

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In Vitro Model Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma SK-OV-3 cell CVCL_0532
Experiment 6 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Efficacy Data Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)
37.22 ± 2.36 μM
Administration Time 48 h
Evaluation Method MTT assay
MOA of PDC
We have previously reported that structural optimized lytic peptides I-3 and I-7 can be used as cell-disrupting peptides and molecular carriers. Meanwhile, PTX, a firstline antitumor drug, its poor aqueous solubility (no more than 0.004mg/mL) and acquired drug resistant need to be addressed urgently. In this work, we choose the 16-site cysteine-substituted I-3 and I-7 (namely P3 and P7, respectively) served as peptide backbone and we designed a novel folate targeting peptide-PTX conjugates to achieve selective tumor delivery, enhance cellular uptake, make FA-P3/P7-PTX conjugates water-soluble and overcome drug resistance. The conjugates were evaluated for the antiproliferative activity in different cancer cell lines, the inhibitory rate of tubulin polymerization, hemolytic toxicity and water solubility. Furthermore, we assessed the conjugates for their cellular uptake, Membrane permeability, pro-apoptosis, alternation of mitochondrial membrane potential, rat plasma stability and cell apoptosis pathway in PTX resistant MCF-7/PTX cells. Finally, we researched the most optimized conjugate in vivo antitumor efficacy compared with free PTX.

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Description
The anticancer activities of the conjugates were evaluated using various cancer cells (MCF-7, MCF-7/PTX, K562, A2780 and SKOV3). The IC50 values are listed in Table 3, and PTX was used for comparison. All the conjugates exhibited improved cytotoxic effects on various cancer cells. According to the results, all the conjugates showed significantly stronger antiproliferative activity than former lytic peptides (P3 and P7), and FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX showed more excellent antiproliferative activity than P3-PTX and P7-PTX in FA-overexpressing cancer cells MCF-7 (1.79 μM versus 2.15 μM; 1.39 μM versus 1.98 μM), MCF-7/PTX (4.54 μM versus 6.11 μM; 2.92 μM versus 5.53 μM), A2780 (1.95 μM versus 2.69 μM; 1.42 μM versus 2.79 μM), respectively. Thus, the conjugate FA-P3-PTX and FA-P7-PTX exhibited great antiproliferative activity on folate receptors overexpressing cancer cells, and almost equal potency to both drug resistant and -sensitive cells. Meanwhile, the conjugates showed weak toxicity to the normal cell lines HUVEC. To assess the safety profile of the designed conjugates, we examined their hemolytic activity using RBCs. As depicted in Fig. 1, all the tested peptides exhibited modest hemolytic activity.

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In Vitro Model Normal Human umbilical vein endothelial cells Homo sapiens
References
Ref 1 Synthesis and anti-cancer evaluation of folic acid-peptide- paclitaxel conjugates for addressing drug resistance. Eur J Med Chem. 2019 Jun 1;171:104-115. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.03.031. Epub 2019 Mar 18.