Cai Weibo, Chen Xiaoyuan
Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology and Bio-X Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5484, USA.
Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2006 Sep;6(5):407-28. doi: 10.2174/187152006778226530.
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature, is a fundamental process during cancer progression. Anti-angiogenic strategies have been pursued for cancer treatment and prevention of cancer recurrence and metastasis. Integrins are a family of cell adhesion molecules consisting of two non-covalently bound transmembrane subunits (alpha and beta). Much research has demonstrated that integrin signaling plays a key role in tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. Integrin alphavbeta3 is highly expressed on activated endothelial cells and tumor cells but is not present in resting endothelial cells and most normal organ systems, which makes it a suitable target for anti-angiogenic cancer therapy. In this review we will focus on cancer therapy targeting integrin alphavbeta3 while other integrins (such as alpha5beta1, alphaIIbbeta3, alphavbeta5, alpha6beta4) will only be briefly mentioned when relevant. MEDI-522 (a humanized anti-human integrin alphavbeta3 monoclonal antibody) and Cilengitide (cyclic peptidic integrin alphavbeta3/alphavbeta5 antagonist) are currently in clinical trials for anti-angiogenic cancer therapy. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) that specifically silences integrin alphav and/or beta3 was reported to cause tumor shrinkage in preclinical xenograft models. Combination of anti-integrin alphavbeta3 therapy and other therapeutic approaches (such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and gene therapy) has also been applied for cancer treatment. Mounting evidence suggests that there is potentially synergistic effect of combined therapeutic approaches over single modality alone. Lastly, integrin targeted delivery (drugs, genes, and radioisotopes) and imaging (optical, MRI, ultrasound, SPECT, and PET) is discussed in detail.
血管生成是指从已有的脉管系统形成新血管的过程,是癌症进展过程中的一个基本过程。抗血管生成策略已被用于癌症治疗以及预防癌症复发和转移。整合素是一类细胞黏附分子家族,由两个非共价结合的跨膜亚基(α和β)组成。大量研究表明,整合素信号传导在肿瘤血管生成和转移中起关键作用。整合素αvβ3在活化的内皮细胞和肿瘤细胞上高度表达,但在静止的内皮细胞和大多数正常器官系统中不存在,这使其成为抗血管生成癌症治疗的合适靶点。在本综述中,我们将重点关注针对整合素αvβ3的癌症治疗,而其他整合素(如α5β1、αIIbβ3、αvβ5、α6β4)仅在相关时简要提及。MEDI-522(一种人源化抗人整合素αvβ3单克隆抗体)和西仑吉肽(环状肽整合素αvβ3/αvβ5拮抗剂)目前正在进行抗血管生成癌症治疗的临床试验。据报道,特异性沉默整合素αv和/或β3的小干扰RNA(siRNA)在临床前异种移植模型中可导致肿瘤缩小。抗整合素αvβ3治疗与其他治疗方法(如化疗、放疗和基因治疗)的联合也已应用于癌症治疗。越来越多的证据表明,联合治疗方法相对于单一治疗方式可能具有协同效应。最后,将详细讨论整合素靶向递送(药物、基因和放射性同位素)和成像(光学、MRI、超声、SPECT和PET)。
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