Short Anticancer Peptides Escape Cancer's Heparan Sulfate Shield

Smaller lytic anticancer peptides evaded the heparan sulfate barrier on cancer cell surfaces that inhibited larger peptides — size optimization enables effective cancer cell membrane disruption despite surface shielding.

Fadnes, Bodil et al.·BMC cancer·2011·
RPEP-017562011RETHINKTHC RESEARCH DATABASErethinkthc.com/research

Quick Facts

Study Type
Not classified
Evidence
Not graded
Sample
Not reported

What This Study Found

Smaller lytic anticancer peptides evaded the heparan sulfate barrier on cancer cell surfaces that inhibited larger peptides — size optimization enables effective cancer cell membrane disruption despite surface shielding.

Key Numbers

How They Did This

research study.

Why This Research Matters

Relevant for peptide research.

The Bigger Picture

Advances peptide research.

What This Study Doesn't Tell Us

See abstract.

Questions This Raises

  • ?Further research needed.

Trust & Context

Key Stat:
Key finding Smaller lytic anticancer peptides evaded the heparan sulfate barrier on cancer cell surfaces that inhibited larger peptides — size optimization enable
Evidence Grade:
emerging evidence.
Study Age:
Published in 2011.
Original Title:
Small lytic peptides escape the inhibitory effect of heparan sulfate on the surface of cancer cells.
Published In:
BMC cancer, 11, 116 (2011)
Database ID:
RPEP-01756

Evidence Hierarchy

Meta-Analysis / Systematic Review
Randomized Controlled Trial
Cohort / Case-Control
Cross-Sectional / ObservationalSnapshot without intervening
This study
Case Report / Animal Study
What do these levels mean? →

Frequently Asked Questions

What was studied?

Short Anticancer Peptides Escape Cancer's Heparan Sulfate Shield

What was found?

Smaller lytic anticancer peptides evaded the heparan sulfate barrier on cancer cell surfaces that inhibited larger peptides — size optimization enables effective cancer cell membrane disruption despite surface shielding.

Read More on RethinkPeptides

Related articles coming soon.

Cite This Study

RPEP-01756·https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-01756

APA

Fadnes, Bodil; Uhlin-Hansen, Lars; Lindin, Inger; Rekdal, Øystein. (2011). Small lytic peptides escape the inhibitory effect of heparan sulfate on the surface of cancer cells.. BMC cancer, 11, 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-11-116

MLA

Fadnes, Bodil, et al. "Small lytic peptides escape the inhibitory effect of heparan sulfate on the surface of cancer cells.." BMC cancer, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-11-116

RethinkPeptides

RethinkPeptides Research Database. "Small lytic peptides escape the inhibitory effect of heparan..." RPEP-01756. Retrieved from https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/fadnes-2011-small-lytic-peptides-escape

Access the Original Study

Study data sourced from PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.

This study breakdown was produced by the RethinkPeptides research team. We analyze and report published research findings without making health recommendations. All interpretations are based solely on the published abstract and study data.