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ArticleBMC research notes2018

Modulation of mitochondrial activity in HaCaT keratinocytes by the cell penetrating peptide Z-Gly-RGD(DPhe)-mitoparan.

Adam Richardson, Lewis Muir, Sasha Mousdell, Darren Sexton, Sarah Jones, John Howl, Kehinde Ross

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Article in BMC research notes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adam RichardsonSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK.
Lewis MuirSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK.
Sasha MousdellSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK.
Darren SextonSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK.
Sarah JonesSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science & Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, UK.
John HowlSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science & Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, UK.
Kehinde RossSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK. O.K.Ross@ljmu.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0252-1152
Liverpool John Moores University · GBUniversity of Wolverhampton · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBiologically active cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are an emerging class of therapeutic agent. The wasp venom peptide mastoparan is an established CPP that modulates mitochondrial activity and triggers caspase-dependent apoptosis in cancer cells, as does the mastoparan analogue mitoparan (mitP). Mitochondrial depolarisation and activation of the caspase cascade also underpins the action of dithranol, a topical agent for treatment of psoriasis. The effects of a potent mitP analogue on mitochondrial activity were therefore examined to assess its potential as a novel approach for targeting mitochondria for the treatment of psoriasis.

resultsIn HaCaT keratinocytes treated with the mitP analogue Z-Gly-RGD(DPhe)-mitP for 24 h, a dose-dependent loss of mitochondrial activity was observed using the methyl-thiazolyl-tetrazolium (MTT) assay. At 10 μmol L

Indexed as

AnimalsCell LineCell-Penetrating PeptidesCell SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratinocytesMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMitochondriaPeptidesWasp VenomsCell-Penetrating PeptidesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsmastoparanPeptidesWasp VenomsBioportidesCell penetrating peptidesKeratinocytesMitochondria

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PMID29378648
PMCPMC5789630
OpenAlexW2798057195

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