Abstract
The aberrant proliferation of tumor cells and abundant vasculature in tumor tissues are closely correlated with receptors that are specifically dysregulated in tumor cells. These tumor-associated targets are critical in early diagnosis and therapy selection. Ligands such as antibodies, proteins, polypeptides and polysaccharides that specifically bind to these targets can significantly improve the detection and cure rate when used as tumor imaging probes or anti-tumor agents. Compared to other targeting ligands, peptides have attracted increasingly more attention in tumor diagnostics and therapeutics because of their small sizes, high affinity, stability, ease of modification and low immunogenicity. Several peptide-based imaging probes and therapeutic agents have already been used in clinical trials. This review summarizes some of the tumor-associated targets and their corresponding peptides, as well as the potential of these peptides in cancer treatment.
Keywords: Tumor, tumor-specific receptor, targeting peptide, diagnostic, Imaging probe, therapeutic, drug delivery.
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Tumor-Targeting Peptides: Ligands for Molecular Imaging and Therapy
Volume: 18 Issue: 1
Author(s): Ning Zhao, Yeshan Qin, Hongguang Liu*Zhen Cheng*
Affiliation:
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110000,China
- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Bio-X Program and Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305,United States
Keywords: Tumor, tumor-specific receptor, targeting peptide, diagnostic, Imaging probe, therapeutic, drug delivery.
Abstract: The aberrant proliferation of tumor cells and abundant vasculature in tumor tissues are closely correlated with receptors that are specifically dysregulated in tumor cells. These tumor-associated targets are critical in early diagnosis and therapy selection. Ligands such as antibodies, proteins, polypeptides and polysaccharides that specifically bind to these targets can significantly improve the detection and cure rate when used as tumor imaging probes or anti-tumor agents. Compared to other targeting ligands, peptides have attracted increasingly more attention in tumor diagnostics and therapeutics because of their small sizes, high affinity, stability, ease of modification and low immunogenicity. Several peptide-based imaging probes and therapeutic agents have already been used in clinical trials. This review summarizes some of the tumor-associated targets and their corresponding peptides, as well as the potential of these peptides in cancer treatment.
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Zhao Ning , Qin Yeshan , Liu Hongguang*, Cheng Zhen*, Tumor-Targeting Peptides: Ligands for Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2018; 18 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520617666170419143459
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520617666170419143459 |
Print ISSN 1871-5206 |
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