In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 108, No. 17 ( 2011-04-26), p. 7154-7159
Abstract:
The ability to selectively deliver compounds into atherosclerotic plaques would greatly benefit the detection and treatment of atherosclerotic disease. We describe such a delivery system based on a 9-amino acid cyclic peptide, LyP-1. LyP-1 was originally identified as a tumor-homing peptide that specifically recognizes tumor cells, tumor lymphatics, and tumor-associated macrophages. As the receptor for LyP-1, p32, is expressed in atherosclerotic plaques, we tested the ability of LyP-1 to home to plaques. Fluorescein-labeled LyP-1 was intravenously injected into apolipoprotein E (ApoE)-null mice that had been maintained on a high-fat diet to induce atherosclerosis. LyP-1 accumulated in the plaque interior, predominantly in macrophages. More than 60% of cells released from plaques were positive for LyP-1 fluorescence. Another plaque-homing peptide, CREKA, which binds to fibrin-fibronectin clots and accumulates at the surface of plaques, yielded fewer positive cells. Tissues that did not contain plaque yielded only traces of LyP-1 + cells. LyP-1 was capable of delivering intravenously injected nanoparticles to plaques; we observed abundant accumulation of LyP-1–coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in the plaque interior, whereas CREKA-nanoworms remained at the surface of the plaques. Intravenous injection of 4-[ 18 F]fluorobenzoic acid ([ 18 F]FBA)-conjugated LyP-1 showed a four- to sixfold increase in peak PET activity in aortas containing plaques (0.31% ID/g) compared with aortas from normal mice injected with [ 18 F]FBA-LyP-1(0.08% ID/g, P 〈 0.01) or aortas from atherosclerotic ApoE mice injected with [ 18 F]FBA-labeled control peptide (0.05% ID/g, P 〈 0.001). These results indicate that LyP-1 is a promising agent for the targeting of atherosclerotic lesions.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0027-8424
,
1091-6490
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1104540108
Language:
English
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date:
2011
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209104-5
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1461794-8
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11
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12
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