Jia Zhiping, Liu Yunyang, Ji Xiaoru, Zheng Yizheng, Li Zhengyang, Jiang Shuai, Li Hongjin, Kong Yi
School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Street, Nanjing 210009, China.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2021 Sep 24;14(10):966. doi: 10.3390/ph14100966.
Scaffold-based peptides (SBPs) are fragments of large proteins that are characterized by potent bioactivity, high thermostability, and low immunogenicity. Some SBPs have been approved by the FDA for human use. In the present study, we developed SBPs from the venom gland of () by combining transcriptome sequencing and Pfam annotation. To that end, 10 Kunitz peptides were discovered from the venom gland of , and most of which peptides exhibited Factor XIa (FXIa) inhibitory activity. One of those, DAKS1, exhibiting strongest inhibitory activity against FXIa, was further evaluated for its anticoagulant and antithrombotic activity. DAKS1 prolonged twofold APTT at a concentration of 15 μM in vitro. DAKS1 potently inhibited thrombosis in a ferric chloride-induced carotid-artery injury model in mice at a dose of 1.3 mg/kg. Furthermore, DAKS1 prevented stroke in a transient middle cerebral-artery occlusion (tMCAO) model in mice at a dose of 2.6 mg/kg. Additionally, DAKS1 did not show significant bleeding risk at a dose of 6.5 mg/kg. Together, our results indicated that DAKS1 is a promising candidate for drug development for the treatment of thrombosis and stroke disorders.
基于支架的肽(SBP)是大蛋白质的片段,其特点是具有强大的生物活性、高热稳定性和低免疫原性。一些SBP已获得美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准用于人类。在本研究中,我们通过结合转录组测序和Pfam注释,从()的毒腺中开发出SBP。为此,从的毒腺中发现了10种Kunitz肽,其中大多数肽表现出对因子XIa(FXIa)的抑制活性。其中一种对FXIa具有最强抑制活性的DAKS1,进一步评估了其抗凝和抗血栓形成活性。在体外,DAKS1在浓度为15μM时使活化部分凝血活酶时间(APTT)延长了两倍。在小鼠的氯化铁诱导的颈动脉损伤模型中,DAKS1以1.3mg/kg的剂量有效抑制血栓形成。此外,在小鼠的短暂性大脑中动脉闭塞(tMCAO)模型中,DAKS1以2.6mg/kg的剂量预防了中风。此外,在6.5mg/kg的剂量下,DAKS1未显示出明显的出血风险。总之,我们的结果表明,DAKS1是治疗血栓形成和中风疾病药物开发的一个有前景的候选物。