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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
AMG 386 is an investigational first-in-class peptide-Fc fusion protein (peptibody) that inhibits angiogenesis by preventing the interaction of angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) and Ang2 with their receptor, Tie2. Although the therapeutic value of blocking Ang2 has been shown in several models of tumorigenesis and angiogenesis, the potential benefit of Ang1 antagonism is less clear. To investigate the consequences of Ang1 neutralization, we have developed potent and selective peptibodies that inhibit the interaction between Ang1 and its receptor, Tie2. Although selective Ang1 antagonism has no independent effect in models of angiogenesis-associated diseases (cancer and diabetic retinopathy), it induces ovarian atrophy in normal juvenile rats and inhibits ovarian follicular angiogenesis in a hormone-induced ovulation model. Surprisingly, the activity of Ang1 inhibitors seems to be unmasked in some disease models when combined with Ang2 inhibitors, even in the context of concurrent vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition. Dual inhibition of Ang1 and Ang2 using AMG 386 or a combination of Ang1- and Ang2-selective peptibodies cooperatively suppresses tumor xenograft growth and ovarian follicular angiogenesis; however, Ang1 inhibition fails to augment the suppressive effect of Ang2 inhibition on tumor endothelial cell proliferation, corneal angiogenesis, and oxygen-induced retinal angiogenesis. In no case was Ang1 inhibition shown to (a) confer superior activity to Ang2 inhibition or dual Ang1/2 inhibition or (b) antagonize the efficacy of Ang2 inhibition. These results imply that Ang1 plays a context-dependent role in promoting postnatal angiogenesis and that dual Ang1/2 inhibition is superior to selective Ang2 inhibition for suppression of angiogenesis in some postnatal settings.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1538-8514
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:BolonBradB, pubmed-author:BooneTomT, pubmed-author:BreadyJamesJ, pubmed-author:CaenepeelSeanS, pubmed-author:CattleyRussellR, pubmed-author:CordoverDavidD, pubmed-author:CoxonAngelaA, pubmed-author:EstradaJuanJ, pubmed-author:FalcónBeverly LBL, pubmed-author:HanSeog JoonSJ, pubmed-author:HaywardIsaac JIJ, pubmed-author:HsuEricE, pubmed-author:HughesPaulP, pubmed-author:HurhEunjuE, pubmed-author:KaufmanStephenS, pubmed-author:KawutS MSM, pubmed-author:KendallRichardR, pubmed-author:KimHaejinH, pubmed-author:LealJuanJ, pubmed-author:LeeTani AnnTA, pubmed-author:LiLukeL, pubmed-author:McCabeJamesJ, pubmed-author:McDonaldDonald MDM, pubmed-author:MichaelsMark LML, pubmed-author:MinHosungH, pubmed-author:NdiforAnthonyA, pubmed-author:NguyenLinhL, pubmed-author:OlinerJonathan DJD, pubmed-author:RadinskyRobertR, pubmed-author:ShimamotoGrantG, pubmed-author:SunJi-RongJR, pubmed-author:WangLingL, pubmed-author:WangShao XiongSX, pubmed-author:YuDongyinD
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2641-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Context-dependent role of angiopoietin-1 inhibition in the suppression of angiogenesis and tumor growth: implications for AMG 386, an angiopoietin-1/2-neutralizing peptibody.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncology Research, Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California 91320, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural