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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
Soluble oligomers of human islet amyloid polypeptide (h-IAPP) are implicated in the initiation of beta-cell apoptosis leading to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Cleavage of the h-IAPP included in an oligomer may provide a novel method for reducing the level of h-IAPP oligomers, offering a new therapeutic option for T2DM. From the combinatorial library of triazine derivatives prepared by exploiting the Co(III) complex of cyclen as the cleavage center for peptide bonds, eight compounds were selected as cleavage agents for oligomers of h-IAPP. After reaction with cleavage agents for 36 h at 37 degrees C and pH 7.50, up to 20 mol% of h-IAPP (initial concentration: 4.0 microM) was cleaved, although the target oligomers existed as transient species. Considerable activity was manifested at agent concentrations as low as 100 nM.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0949-8257
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
693-701
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Cleavage agents for soluble oligomers of human islet amyloid polypeptide.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-747, South Korea. jhsuh@snu.ac.kr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't