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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2017

Characterisation of neuroprotective efficacy of modified poly-arginine-9 (R9) peptides using a neuronal glutamic acid excitotoxicity model.

Adam B Edwards, Ryan S Anderton, Neville W Knuckey, Bruno P Meloni

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Article in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Adam B EdwardsWestern Australian Neuroscience Research Institute, A Block, 4th Floor, QEII Medical Centre, Verdun St, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia. adam.edwards1@my.nd.edu.au.
Ryan S AndertonWestern Australian Neuroscience Research Institute, A Block, 4th Floor, QEII Medical Centre, Verdun St, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia.
Neville W KnuckeyWestern Australian Neuroscience Research Institute, A Block, 4th Floor, QEII Medical Centre, Verdun St, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia.
Bruno P MeloniWestern Australian Neuroscience Research Institute, A Block, 4th Floor, QEII Medical Centre, Verdun St, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia.
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre · AUThe University of Notre Dame Australia · AUUniversity of Western Australia · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a recent study, we highlighted the importance of cationic charge and arginine residues for the neuroprotective properties of poly-arginine and arginine-rich peptides. In this study, using cortical neuronal cultures and an in vitro glutamic acid excitotoxicity model, we examined the neuroprotective efficacy of different modifications to the poly-arginine-9 peptide (R9). We compared an unmodified R9 peptide with R9 peptides containing the following modifications: (i) C-terminal amidation (R9-NH2); (ii) N-terminal acetylation (Ac-R9); (iii) C-terminal amidation with N-terminal acetylation (Ac-R9-NH2); and (iv) C-terminal amidation with D-amino acids (R9D-NH2). The three C-terminal amidated peptides (R9-NH2, Ac-R9-NH2, and R9D-NH2) displayed neuroprotective effects greater than the unmodified R9 peptide, while the N-terminal acetylated peptide (Ac-R9) had reduced efficacy. Using the R9-NH2 peptide, neuroprotection could be induced with a 10 min peptide pre-treatment, 1-6 h before glutamic acid insult, or when added to neuronal cultures up to 45 min post-insult. In addition, all peptides were capable of reducing glutamic acid-mediated neuronal intracellular calcium influx, in a manner that reflected their neuroprotective efficacy. This study further highlights the neuroprotective properties of poly-arginine peptides and provides insight into peptide modifications that affect efficacy.

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AnimalsCalcium SignalingCerebral CortexGlutamic AcidNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsPeptidesRatsGlutamic AcidNeuroprotective AgentsPeptidespolyarginineArginine-rich peptidesCell-penetrating peptidesCortical neuronsGlutamate excitotoxicityNeuroprotectionPoly-arginine peptides

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