Link-N
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| Formula | C81H120N26O29 |
| Molar mass | 1922.004 g·mol−1 |
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Link-N (DHLSDNYTLDHDRAIH) is a naturally occurring 16-amino acid peptide which is the N-terminal fragment derived from enzymatic cleavage of cartilage link protein.
It has antiinflammatory effects and stimulates cartilage regrowth in both in vitro cultures of human cartilage tissue[1][2][3][4] and animal models of arthritis,[5][6][7][8][9][10] but is not known to have been tested in humans.
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References
- ^ McKenna LA, Liu H, Sansom PA, Dean MF (January 1998). "An N-terminal peptide from link protein stimulates proteoglycan biosynthesis in human articular cartilage in vitro". Arthritis and Rheumatism. 41 (1): 157–162. doi:10.1002/1529-0131(199801)41:1<157::AID-ART19>3.0.CO;2-J. PMID 9433881.
- ^ Liu H, McKenna LA, Dean MF (June 2000). "An N-terminal peptide from link protein can stimulate biosynthesis of collagen by human articular cartilage". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 378 (1): 116–122. doi:10.1006/abbi.2000.1758. PMID 10871051.
- ^ Petit A, Yao G, Rowas SA, Gawri R, Epure L, Antoniou J, et al. (April 2011). "Effect of synthetic link N peptide on the expression of type I and type II collagens in human intervertebral disc cells". Tissue Engineering. Part A. 17 (7–8): 899–904. doi:10.1089/ten.TEA.2010.0494. PMID 21067464.
- ^ He R, Wang B, Cui M, Xiong Z, Lin H, Zhao L, et al. (2018). "Link Protein N-Terminal Peptide as a Potential Stimulating Factor for Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Regeneration". Stem Cells International. 2018 3217895. doi:10.1155/2018/3217895. PMC 5831317. PMID 29531532.
- ^ Noorwali H, Grant MP, Epure LM, Madiraju P, Sampen HJ, Antoniou J, et al. (March 2018). "Link N as a therapeutic agent for discogenic pain". JOR Spine. 1 (1) e1008. doi:10.1002/jsp2.1008. PMC 6686832. PMID 31463438.
- ^ Antoniou J, Epure LM, Grant MP, Richard H, Sampalis J, Roughley PJ, et al. (May 2019). "Short link N acts as a disease modifying osteoarthritis drug". European Cells & Materials. 37: 347–359. doi:10.22203/eCM.v037a21. PMID 31044415.
- ^ Alaqeel M, Grant MP, Epure LM, Salem O, AlShaer A, Huk OL, et al. (January 2020). "Link N suppresses interleukin-1β-induced biological effects on human osteoarthritic cartilage". European Cells & Materials. 39: 65–76. doi:10.22203/eCM.v039a04. PMID 31939630.
- ^ Liao HJ, Chen HT, Chang CH (September 2024). "Peptides for Targeting Chondrogenic Induction and Cartilage Regeneration in Osteoarthritis". Cartilage 19476035241276406. doi:10.1177/19476035241276406. PMC 11556548. PMID 39291443.
- ^ Shih SY, Grant MP, Epure LM, Alad M, Lerouge S, Huk OL, et al. (November 2024). "Advances in the Regulation of Periostin for Osteoarthritic Cartilage Repair Applications". Biomolecules. 14 (11): 1469. doi:10.3390/biom14111469. PMC 11592007. PMID 39595645.
- ^ Grant MP, Alad M, Yousef F, Epure LM, Antoniou J, Mwale F (April 2025). "Link N Directly Targets IL-1β to Suppress Inflammation and Regulate Sensory Pain in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration". Biomolecules. 15 (4): 603. doi:10.3390/biom15040603. PMC 12024905. PMID 40305345.