In vivo pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity and mechanism of PEGylated antitumor polypeptide

Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(12):1655-62. doi: 10.2174/138161212799958620.

Abstract

HM-3, An RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp)-modified polypeptide derived from endostatin, is a potent angiogenesis inhibitor. Its robust inhibitory effects on endothelial cell migration and tumor growth have been demonstrated by activity assay both in vitro and in vivo. However, HM-3 has relatively short half-life in vivo. In order to prolong its half-life and retain its safety and efficacy, previous studies modified HM-3 with four types of PEG (site-specific N-terminal modification), and the results showed that mPEG-SC20k-HM-3 was the most ideal modification product via activity evaluation in vivo. In the present study, we determined the pharmacokinetic properties, immunogenicity and binding targets of mPEG-SC20k-HM-3. The results showed that mPEG-SC20k-HM-3 had good linear pharmacokinetic properties in SD rats. The half-life of mPEG-SC20k-HM-3 was 43.76-fold longer than that of unmodified HM-3 after intravenous injection in SD rats. The administration frequency of the modified product (mPEG-SC20k-HM-3) was reduced from twice a day to once every 2 days, while the safety and efficacy were retained. The immunogenicity of mPEG-SC20k-HM-3 was significantly lower than that of HM-3 in BALB/c mice. Histochemical and immunohistochemical results showed that mPEG-SC20k-HM-3 could significantly inhibit angiogenesis and tumor growth, induce continuous necrosis, and reduce vessel density within tumor tissues. Furthermore, mPEG-SC20k-HM-3 could bind multi-target αvβ3 and α5β1 of integrin, and the major binding target was integrin αvβ3. All of these results indicated that PEGylated HM-3 had a good application prospect.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies / blood
  • Antibodies / immunology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / immunology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Area Under Curve
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Endostatins / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Integrin alpha5beta1 / metabolism
  • Integrin alphaVbeta3 / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Necrosis / pathology
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / drug therapy
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / pathology
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Peptide Fragments / immunology
  • Peptide Fragments / metabolism*
  • Peptide Fragments / pharmacokinetics*
  • Peptide Fragments / therapeutic use
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Protein Binding
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Endostatins
  • Integrin alpha5beta1
  • Integrin alphaVbeta3
  • Oligopeptides
  • Peptide Fragments
  • succinimidyl carbonate poly(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid