申请人:Harran Patrick G.
公开号:US20080119532A1
公开(公告)日:2008-05-22
Caspase activity and apoptosis are promoted using active, dimeric Smac peptide mimetics of the general formula M1-L-M2, wherein moieties M1 and M2 are monomeric Smac mimetics and L is a covalent linker. Target cancerous or inflammatory cells are contacted with an effective amount of an active, dimeric Smac mimetic, and a resultant increase in apoptosis of the target cells is detected. The contacting step may be effected by administering to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the dimeric mimetic, wherein the individual may be subject to concurrent or antecedent radiation or chemotherapy for treatment of a neoproliferative pathology.
Caspase活性和细胞凋亡可以通过使用通式为M1-L-M2的活性二聚体Smac肽类似物来促进,其中M1和M2部分是单体Smac类似物,L是共价连接剂。靶向癌细胞或炎症细胞与有效量的活性二聚体Smac类似物接触,检测到靶细胞凋亡的增加。接触步骤可以通过给予含有治疗有效量的二聚体类似物的制剂来实现,其中个体可能同时或先前接受放射治疗或化疗以治疗肿瘤增生病理。