TY - JOUR
T1 - Undersulfated and Glycol-Split Heparins Endowed with Antiangiogenic Activity
AU - Casu, Benito
AU - Guerrini, Marco
AU - Guglieri, Sara
AU - Naggi, Annamaria
AU - Perez, Marta
AU - Torri, Giangiacomo
AU - Cassinelli, Giuseppe
AU - Ribatti, Domenico
AU - Carminati, Paolo
AU - Giannini, Giuseppe
AU - Penco, Sergio
AU - Pisano, Claudio
AU - Belleri, Mirella
AU - Rusnati, Marco
AU - Presta, Marco
PY - 2004/2/12
Y1 - 2004/2/12
N2 - Tumor neovascularization (angiogenesis) is regarded as a promising target for anticancer drugs. Heparin binds to fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) and promotes the formation of ternary complexes with endothelial cell surface receptors, inducing an angiogenic response. As a novel strategy to generate antiangiogenic substances exploiting binding to FGF2 while preventing FGF receptor (FGFR) activation, sulfation gaps were generated along the heparin chains by controlled alkali-catalyzed removal of sulfate groups of iduronic acid 2-O-sulfate residues, giving rise to the corresponding epoxide derivatives. A new class of heparin derivatives was then obtained by opening the epoxide rings followed by oxidative glycol-splitting of the newly formed (and the preexisting) nonsulfated uronic acid residues. In vitro these heparin derivatives prevent the formation of FGFR/FGF2/heparan sulfate proteoglycan ternary complexes and inhibit FGF2-stimulated endothelial cell proliferation. They exert an antiangiogenic activity in the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane assay, where the parent heparin is inactive. Low and very low molecular weight derivatives of a prototype compound, as well as its glycine and taurine derivatives obtained by reductive amination of glycol-split residues, retained the angiostatic activity. A significant relationship was found between the extent of glycol-splitting and the FGF2-antagonist/ angiostatic activities of these heparin derivatives. Molecular dynamics calculations support the assumption that glycol-split residues act as flexible joints that, while favoring 1:1 binding to FGF2, disrupt the linearity of heparin chains necessary for formation of active complexes with FGFRs.
AB - Tumor neovascularization (angiogenesis) is regarded as a promising target for anticancer drugs. Heparin binds to fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) and promotes the formation of ternary complexes with endothelial cell surface receptors, inducing an angiogenic response. As a novel strategy to generate antiangiogenic substances exploiting binding to FGF2 while preventing FGF receptor (FGFR) activation, sulfation gaps were generated along the heparin chains by controlled alkali-catalyzed removal of sulfate groups of iduronic acid 2-O-sulfate residues, giving rise to the corresponding epoxide derivatives. A new class of heparin derivatives was then obtained by opening the epoxide rings followed by oxidative glycol-splitting of the newly formed (and the preexisting) nonsulfated uronic acid residues. In vitro these heparin derivatives prevent the formation of FGFR/FGF2/heparan sulfate proteoglycan ternary complexes and inhibit FGF2-stimulated endothelial cell proliferation. They exert an antiangiogenic activity in the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane assay, where the parent heparin is inactive. Low and very low molecular weight derivatives of a prototype compound, as well as its glycine and taurine derivatives obtained by reductive amination of glycol-split residues, retained the angiostatic activity. A significant relationship was found between the extent of glycol-splitting and the FGF2-antagonist/ angiostatic activities of these heparin derivatives. Molecular dynamics calculations support the assumption that glycol-split residues act as flexible joints that, while favoring 1:1 binding to FGF2, disrupt the linearity of heparin chains necessary for formation of active complexes with FGFRs.
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U2 - 10.1021/jm030893g
DO - 10.1021/jm030893g
M3 - Article
C2 - 14761186
AN - SCOPUS:10744225880
VL - 47
SP - 838
EP - 848
JO - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
JF - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
SN - 0022-2623
IS - 4
ER -