Cancer Cell Surface Sugar Shields Block Anticancer Peptide Killing

Heparan sulfate on tumor cell surfaces inhibited lytic anticancer peptide activity, identifying a tumor resistance mechanism and suggesting heparanase combination therapy to unmask cancer cells for peptide killing.

Fadnes, Bodil et al.·BMC cancer·2009·
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Study Type
Not classified
Evidence
Not graded
Sample
Not reported

What This Study Found

Heparan sulfate on tumor cell surfaces inhibited lytic anticancer peptide activity, identifying a tumor resistance mechanism and suggesting heparanase combination therapy to unmask cancer cells for peptide killing.

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How They Did This

research study.

Why This Research Matters

Relevant for peptide research.

The Bigger Picture

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What This Study Doesn't Tell Us

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Questions This Raises

  • ?Further research needed.

Trust & Context

Key Stat:
Key finding Heparan sulfate on tumor cell surfaces inhibited lytic anticancer peptide activity, identifying a tumor resistance mechanism and suggesting heparanase
Evidence Grade:
emerging evidence.
Study Age:
Published in 2009.
Original Title:
The anticancer activity of lytic peptides is inhibited by heparan sulfate on the surface of the tumor cells.
Published In:
BMC cancer, 9, 183 (2009)
Database ID:
RPEP-01477

Evidence Hierarchy

Meta-Analysis / Systematic Review
Randomized Controlled Trial
Cohort / Case-Control
Cross-Sectional / ObservationalSnapshot without intervening
This study
Case Report / Animal Study
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What was studied?

Cancer Cell Surface Sugar Shields Block Anticancer Peptide Killing

What was found?

Heparan sulfate on tumor cell surfaces inhibited lytic anticancer peptide activity, identifying a tumor resistance mechanism and suggesting heparanase combination therapy to unmask cancer cells for peptide killing.

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RPEP-01477·https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-01477

APA

Fadnes, Bodil; Rekdal, Oystein; Uhlin-Hansen, Lars. (2009). The anticancer activity of lytic peptides is inhibited by heparan sulfate on the surface of the tumor cells.. BMC cancer, 9, 183. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-9-183

MLA

Fadnes, Bodil, et al. "The anticancer activity of lytic peptides is inhibited by heparan sulfate on the surface of the tumor cells.." BMC cancer, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-9-183

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