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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Jean E. F. Rivier, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jean Claude Reubi, Berne, CH;
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Analogs of SRIF which are selective for SSTR3 in contrast to the other cloned SRIF receptors. These analogs are useful in determining the tissue and cellular expression of the receptor SSTR3 and its biological role in the endocrine, exocrine and nervous system, as well as in regulating tumor growth. SRIF analog peptides, such as des-AA [N MeD-Agl (2-naphthoyl) ]-SRIF and counterparts incorporating D-Cys and/or Tyr , inhibit the binding of a universal SRIF radioligand to the cloned human receptor SSTR3, but they do not bind with significant affinity to human SSTR1, SSTR2, SSTR4 or SSTR5. By incorporating an iodinated tyrosine in position-2 or in position-11 in these SSTR3-selective SRIF analogs, a labeled compound useful in drug-screening methods is provided. Because the N-terminus accommodates bulky moieties without loss of selectivity, a cytotoxin or a complexing agent to accept a radioactive nuclide may be present at the N-terminus. Alternatively, the binding affinity may be improved without detriment to the selectivity by adding a carbamoyl moiety at the N-terminus and/or replacing Phe with Aph or substituted Aph.