Assessment of the Neuroprotective Effects of Arginine-Rich Protamine Peptides, Poly-Arginine Peptides (R12-Cyclic, R22) and Arginine-Tryptophan-Containing Peptides Following In Vitro Excitotoxicity and/or Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rats

Neuromolecular Medicine
Bruno P MeloniNeville W Knuckey

Abstract

We have demonstrated that arginine-rich and poly-arginine peptides possess potent neuroprotective properties with arginine content and peptide positive charge being particularly critical for neuroprotective efficacy. In addition, the presence of other amino acids within arginine-rich peptides, as well as chemical modifications, peptide length and cell-penetrating properties also influence the level of neuroprotection. Against this background, we have examined the neuroprotective efficacy of arginine-rich protamine peptides, a cyclic (R12-c) poly-arginine peptide and a R22 poly-arginine peptide, as well as arginine peptides containing tryptophan or other amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine, glycine or leucine) in in vitro glutamic acid excitotoxicity and in vivo rat permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion models of stroke. In vitro studies demonstrated that protamine and poly-arginine peptides (R12-c, R22) were neuroprotective. Arginine-tryptophan-containing peptides were highly neuroprotective, with R12W8a being the most potent arginine-rich peptide identified in our laboratory. Peptides containing phenylalanine or tyrosine substituted in place of tryptophan in R12W8a were also highly neuroprotective, whereas leucine, and i...Continue Reading

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Jun 26, 2020·Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics·Bruno P MeloniNeville W Knuckey
Mar 20, 2019·Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology·Bruno P MeloniNeville W Knuckey
Jul 3, 2020·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Gabriella MacDougallBruno P Meloni
Jul 3, 2020·Drug Safety : an International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Drug Experience·Adam B EdwardsBruno P Meloni
Oct 8, 2020·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·James M Seckler, Stephen J Lewis
Jan 6, 2021·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Vladimir KhavinsonSvetlana Trofimova
May 11, 2021·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience·Daniel A SolomonSarah Mizielinska
Jul 3, 2021·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Jarosław MazurykPiotr Mucha

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