TY - JOUR
T1 - Targeting neonatal ischemic brain injury with a pentapeptide-based irreversible caspase inhibitor
AU - Chauvier, D
AU - Renolleau, S
AU - Holifanjaniaina, S
AU - Ankri, S
AU - Bezault, M
AU - Schwendimann, L
AU - Rousset, C
AU - Casimir, R
AU - Hoebeke, J
AU - Smirnova, M
AU - Debret, G
AU - Trichet, A-P
AU - Carlsson, Y
AU - Wang, X
AU - Bernard, E
AU - Hébert, M
AU - Rauzier, J-M
AU - Matecki, S
AU - Lacampagne, A
AU - Rustin, P
AU - Mariani, J
AU - Hagberg, H
AU - Gressens, P
AU - Charriaut-Marlangue, C
AU - Jacotot, E
PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - Brain protection of the newborn remains a challenging priority and represents a totally unmet medical need. Pharmacological inhibition of caspases appears as a promising strategy for neuroprotection. In a translational perspective, we have developed a pentapeptide-based group II caspase inhibitor, TRP601/ORPHA133563, which reaches the brain, and inhibits caspases activation, mitochondrial release of cytochrome c, and apoptosis in vivo. Single administration of TRP601 protects newborn rodent brain against excitotoxicity, hypoxia-ischemia, and perinatal arterial stroke with a 6-h therapeutic time window, and has no adverse effects on physiological parameters. Safety pharmacology investigations, and toxicology studies in rodent and canine neonates, suggest that TRP601 is a lead compound for further drug development to treat ischemic brain damage in human newborns.
AB - Brain protection of the newborn remains a challenging priority and represents a totally unmet medical need. Pharmacological inhibition of caspases appears as a promising strategy for neuroprotection. In a translational perspective, we have developed a pentapeptide-based group II caspase inhibitor, TRP601/ORPHA133563, which reaches the brain, and inhibits caspases activation, mitochondrial release of cytochrome c, and apoptosis in vivo. Single administration of TRP601 protects newborn rodent brain against excitotoxicity, hypoxia-ischemia, and perinatal arterial stroke with a 6-h therapeutic time window, and has no adverse effects on physiological parameters. Safety pharmacology investigations, and toxicology studies in rodent and canine neonates, suggest that TRP601 is a lead compound for further drug development to treat ischemic brain damage in human newborns.
U2 - 10.1038/cddis.2011.87
DO - 10.1038/cddis.2011.87
M3 - Article
C2 - 21881605
VL - 2
SP - e203
JO - Cell Death & Disease
JF - Cell Death & Disease
IS - 9
M1 - e203
ER -