1. Bi-Functional Peptides as a New Therapeutic Tool for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Lorena Simón-Gracia, Eric Savier, Olivier Scatton, Frédéric Charlotte, Tambet Teesalu, Angelita Rebollo, Pierre Tufféry, Service d'hépatologie médicale [CHU Cochin], Hôpital Cochin [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), University of Tartu, Service d'Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques [CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière] (ACP), CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière [AP-HP], Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA (UMR_8251 / U1133)), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé (UTCBS - UM 4 (UMR 8258 / U1022)), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Paris (UP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Service d'Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques = Service de Pathologie [CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière] (ACP), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), and Gestionnaire, HAL Sorbonne Université 5
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Liver tumor ,Receptor expression ,media_common.quotation_subject ,education ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Peptide ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,Pharmacy and materia medica ,0302 clinical medicine ,interfering peptides ,medicine ,Receptor ,Internalization ,030304 developmental biology ,media_common ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,[SDV.MHEP.EM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Endocrinology and metabolism ,0303 health sciences ,Predictive marker ,Chemistry ,tumor-penetrating peptides ,hepatocellular carcinoma ,[SDV.MHEP.EM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Endocrinology and metabolism ,medicine.disease ,RS1-441 ,Apoptosis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Hepatocellular carcinoma ,Cancer research - Abstract
International audience; Background: The interfering peptides that block protein–protein interactions have been receiving increasing attention as potential therapeutic tools. Methods: We measured the internalization and biological effect of four bi-functional tumor-penetrating and interfering peptides into primary hepatocytes isolated from three non-malignant and 11 hepatocellular carcinomas. Results: These peptides are internalized in malignant hepatocytes but not in non-malignant cells. Furthermore, the degree of peptide internalization correlated with receptor expression level and tumor aggressiveness levels. Importantly, penetration of the peptides iRGD-IP, LinTT1-IP, TT1-IP, and RPARPAR-IP induced apoptosis of the malignant hepatocytes without effect on non-malignant cells. Conclusion: Receptor expression levels correlated with the level of peptide internalization and aggressiveness of the tumor. This study highlights the potential to exploit the expression of tumor-penetrating peptide receptors as a predictive marker of liver tumor aggressiveness. These bi-functional peptides could be developed for personalized tumor treatment.
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- 2021