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<strong>Proceedings</strong> of the 31 st European Peptide SymposiumMichal Lebl, Morten Meldal, Knud J. Jensen, Thomas Hoeg-Jensen (Editors)European Peptide Society, 2010Synthesis, Antiproliferative Activity on Prostate Cancer Cells,Enzymatic Stability and Conformational Studies ofNew GnRH AnaloguesFotini N. Lamari 1 , Eleni V. Pappa 1 , Zinovia Spyranti 1 ,Aikaterini A. Zompra 1 , Zoi Diamantopoulou 2 , Panagiotis Katsoris 2 ,G. Liapakis 3 , Georgios A. Spyroulias 1 , and Paul Cordopatis 11 Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Patra, 26504, Greece; 2 Department ofBiology, University of Patras, Patra, 26500, Greece; 3 Department of Medicine,University of Crete, Crete, 71003, GreeceIntroductionGnRH (pGlu 1 -His 2 -Trp 3 -Ser 4 -Tyr 5 -Gly 6 -Leu 7 -Arg 8 -Pro 9 -Gly 10 -NH 2 ) analogues have beenused in oncology to induce reversible chemical castration. In addition to the classichypophysiotropic action of GnRH, it has been shown that many malignant cells, such asprostate cancer cells, secrete GnRH and express the GnRH receptor/s [1-3].Leuprolide ([DLeu 6 , desGly 10 )-GnRH-NHEt]) is a <strong>com</strong>mercially available GnRHagonists but despite its long record of use, issues concerning its conformation have not yetbeen resolved. In order to further study the structure-activity relationships we synthesizedeleven new leuprolide analogues with multiple amino acid changes in positions 4 and 6(Table 1) and studied their effect on prostate cancer cell proliferation (PC3 and LNCaP celllines) [4,5]. To improve enzymatic stability, NMeSer was incorporated in position 4 and therate of hydrolysis by α-chymotrypsin and subtilisin was investigated. DLeu 6 of Leuprolidewas substituted by DLys [alone or modified by conjugation of Gly, Ala, Sar, αMeVal,NMeVal or Gly(tBu)], D-or L-Glu and Ser 4 by NMeSer.Conformational studies of leuprolide and three more analogues (IX, X, XI) have beenperformed in an attempt to elucidate structural changes occurring upon substitution ofnative residues and to study structure-activity relationship for these analogues.Results and DiscussionAfter 72 h treatment the peptides slightly inhibited the proliferation of PC3 and LNCaPcells. Leuprolide and analogues V, VI and X had a <strong>com</strong>parable effect on PC3 cellproliferation while, there was no significant difference between the effect of analogues withTable 1. New analogues of GnRHPeptideGnRH AnaloguesGnRH pGlu 1 -His 2 -Trp 3 -Ser 4 -Tyr 5 -Gly 6 -Leu 7 -Arg 8 -Pro 9 -Gly 10 -NH 2Leuprolide[DLeu 6 , desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEtI[NMeSer 4 ,DLys 6 , desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEtII[NMeSer 4 ,DLys 6 (Sar), desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEtIII[NMeSer 4 ,DLys 6 (Ala), desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEtIV[NMeSer 4 ,DLys 6 (Gly), desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEt{DLys 6 [Gly(tBu), desGly 10 ]}-GnRH-NHEtVVIVIIVIIIIXXXI{NMeSer 4 ,DLys 6 [Gly(tBu), desGly 10 ]}-GnRH-NHEt[NMeSer 4 ,DLys 6 (αMeVal), desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEt[NMeSer 4 ,DLys 6 (NMeVal), desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEt[Glu 6 , desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEt[DGlu 6 , desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEt[NMeSer 4 ,DGlu 6 , desGly 10 ]-GnRH-NHEt436

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