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ID: ALA5230177

Journal: RSC Med Chem

Title: Inactivation of myostatin by photooxygenation using functionalized d-peptides.

Authors: Okamoto H, Murano SA, Ikekawa K, Katsuyama M, Konno S, Taguchi A, Takayama K, Taniguchi A, Hayashi Y.

Abstract: Inhibition of myostatin is an attractive strategy for the treatment of muscular atrophic diseases such as muscular dystrophy. For the efficient inhibition of myostatin, functionalized peptides were developed by the conjugation of a 16-mer myostatin-binding d-peptide with a photooxygenation catalyst. These peptides induced myostatin-selective photooxygenation and inactivation under near-infrared irradiation, and were associated with little cytotoxicity or phototoxicity. The peptides are resistant to enzymatic digestion due to their d-peptide chains. These properties could contribute to the in vivo use of photooxygenation-based inactivation strategies targeting myostatin.

CiteXplore: 36846372

DOI: 10.1039/d2md00425a