Rational Design of Short Peptide-Based Hydrogels with MMP-2 Responsiveness for Controlled Anticancer Peptide Delivery. 2017

Cuixia Chen, and Yu Zhang, and Zhe Hou, and Xuejing Cui, and Yurong Zhao, and Hai Xu
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao 266580, China.

Molecular self-assembly makes it feasible to harness the structures and properties of advanced materials via initial molecular design. To develop short peptide-based hydrogels with stimuli responsiveness, we designed here short amphiphilic peptides by engineering protease cleavage site motifs into self-assembling peptide sequences. We demonstrated that the designed Ac-I3SLKG-NH2 and Ac-I3SLGK-NH2 self-assembled into fibrillar hydrogels and that the Ac-I3SLKG-NH2 hydrogel showed degradation in response to MMP-2 but the Ac-I3SLGK-NH2 hydrogel did not. The cleavage of Ac-I3SLKG-NH2 into Ac-I3S and LKG-NH2 was found to be mechanistically responsible for the enzymatic degradation. Finally, when an anticancer peptide G(IIKK)3I-NH2 (G3) was entrapped into Ac-I3SLKG-NH2 hydrogels, its release was revealed to occur in a "cell-demanded" way in the presence of HeLa cells that overexpress MMP-2, therefore leading to a marked inhibitory effect on their growth on the gels.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009369 Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D010455 Peptides Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS. Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D006367 HeLa Cells The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for, among other things, VIRUS CULTIVATION and PRECLINICAL DRUG EVALUATION assays. Cell, HeLa,Cells, HeLa,HeLa Cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001672 Biocompatible Materials Synthetic or natural materials, other than DRUGS, that are used to replace or repair any body TISSUES or bodily function. Biomaterials,Bioartificial Materials,Hemocompatible Materials,Bioartificial Material,Biocompatible Material,Biomaterial,Hemocompatible Material,Material, Bioartificial,Material, Biocompatible,Material, Hemocompatible
D015972 Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control of gene action in neoplastic tissue. Neoplastic Gene Expression Regulation,Regulation of Gene Expression, Neoplastic,Regulation, Gene Expression, Neoplastic
D016503 Drug Delivery Systems Systems for the delivery of drugs to target sites of pharmacological actions. Technologies employed include those concerning drug preparation, route of administration, site targeting, metabolism, and toxicity. Drug Targeting,Delivery System, Drug,Delivery Systems, Drug,Drug Delivery System,Drug Targetings,System, Drug Delivery,Systems, Drug Delivery,Targeting, Drug,Targetings, Drug
D057139 Nanofibers Submicron-sized fibers with diameters typically between 50 and 500 nanometers. The very small dimension of these fibers can generate a high surface area to volume ratio, which makes them potential candidates for various biomedical and other applications. Nanofiber
D020100 Hydrogels Water swollen, rigid, 3-dimensional network of cross-linked, hydrophilic macromolecules, 20-95% water. They are used in paints, printing inks, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Hydrogel,In Situ Hydrogel,In Situ Hydrogels,Patterned Hydrogel,Patterned Hydrogels,Hydrogel, In Situ,Hydrogel, Patterned
D020778 Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 A secreted endopeptidase homologous with INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE, but which possesses an additional fibronectin-like domain. Gelatinase A,72-kDa Gelatinase,72-kDa Type IV Collagenase,MMP-2 Metalloproteinase,MMP2 Metalloproteinase,Matrix Metalloproteinase-2,72 kDa Gelatinase,72 kDa Type IV Collagenase,Gelatinase, 72-kDa,MMP 2 Metalloproteinase,Metalloproteinase 2, Matrix,Metalloproteinase, MMP-2,Metalloproteinase, MMP2

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