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Structure-activity relationships of novel hematoregulatory peptides
P K Bhatnagar1, E K Agner, D Alberts
1Department of Medicinal Chemistry, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, USA.
Abstract:
Hematopoiesis is a lifelong cell renewal process regulated by a family of lineage specific hematopoietic growth factors. Several hematopoietic growth factors such as G-CSF, GM-CSF, and M-CSF have been clinically evaluated for enhancement of host defense in normal and immunocompromised patients and for the treatment of infectious diseases. This paper reports the structure-activity relationships of low molecular weight hematoregulatory peptides based on a nonapeptide (1, SK&F 107647). Like the macromolecular growth factors, these peptides modulate host defense. A molecular target for this class of compounds has not yet been identified. However, the structure-activity relationships established by this study implicate a very specific molecular recognition event that is pivotal for the biological activities of 1 and its analogues.
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