受体靶向多肽载体抗肿瘤药物

Receptor-targeted cytotoxic peptide-drug conjugates

常规化疗药物对癌细胞没有选择性,常常会导致严重的副作用。提高这些药物的靶向特异性已成为药物开发的热点方向之一。一些小分子多肽能够靶向作用于特定的受体,因而被用作癌症化疗药物的载体。化疗药物与多肽载体偶联构成新的多肽载体抗肿瘤药物。这些药物具有高特异性、高亲和力和肿瘤渗透力等优点,能够通过细胞表面的特定受体将药物送到靶向癌细胞内,提高抗癌效果、减少副作用和癌细胞的耐药性。多肽载体靶向药物被誉为新一代的靶向特异性的抗肿瘤药物之一。

Conventional cancer chemotherapy has very limited effects due to lacking speciifcity resulting in severe toxic side effects. Certain G protein-coupled receptors （GPCRs） are highly expressed in many tumor cells and tumoral blood veins, with their cognate ligands being peptides. Therefore, these peptides, especially their long-acting analogs, can be applied as drug-delivery vehicles by coupling with cytotoxic agents. These novel cytotoxic peptide-drug conjugates display more potent anti-tumor efifcacy by targeting the cognate receptors while reducing toxic side effects and overcoming multiple drug resistance. This new receptor-targeted approach may provide a promising opportunity for the improvement of cancer treatments.