The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective membranous barrier regulating the transport of substances in blood into the brain parenchyma. At present, delivery of biologically active peptides or peptide drugs into the brain is quite an important subject from the standpoint of chemotherapy for brain diseases. H–MeTyr–Arg–MeArg–d-Leu–NH(CH2)8NH2 termed 001-C8 was first synthesized to elucidate the structural specificity of peptides for passing through the BBB. The Nα-methylamino acid and d-amino acid residues were appropriately situated in this peptide to protect against the digestion by peptidase. Furthermore, a number of basic peptides were prepared as 001-C8 analogs for studying the relationship between structure and BBB permeability of peptides.
血脑屏障(BBB)是一种高度选择性的膜屏障,调控血液中的物质向脑实质内的转运。目前,从脑部疾病
化学治疗的角度出发,如何将
生物活性肽或肽类药物递送入脑是一个相当重要的课题。首先合成了名为001-C8的H-MeTyr-Arg-MeArg-d-Leu-NH(
CH2)8NH2,以阐明肽穿越BBB所需的结构特异性。在此肽中,Nα-甲基
氨基酸和d-
氨基酸残基适当地分布,以防止被肽酶降解。此外,还制备了一批001-C8类似物,即多种碱性肽,用于研究肽的结构与其BBB通透性之间的关系。