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A methionine aminopeptidase-2 inhibitor, PPI-2458, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.


ABSTRACT: The hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the progressive destruction of articular joints, characterized by invasive synovial hyperplasia and pathological neovascularization. Here we report that PPI-2458, a member of the fumagillin class of irreversible methionine aminopeptidase-2 (MetAP-2) inhibitors, potently inhibits the proliferation of human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (HFLS-RA), derived from RA patients, with a growth inhibitory concentration 50 (GI(50)) of 0.04 nM and a maximum inhibition of >95% at 1 nM. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) are similarly inhibited in proliferation by PPI-2458 (GI(50), 0.2 nM). We developed a method to measure the level of MetAP-2 enzyme inhibition after exposure to PPI-2458 and demonstrate that growth inhibition of PPI-2458-sensitive HFLS-RA and HUVEC is linked to MetAP-2 enzyme inhibition, in a dose-dependent fashion. The secretion of several inflammatory mediators such as IL-6 and vascular endothelial growth factor from activated HFLS-RA was not inhibited by PPI-2458. The CNS toxicity profile of PPI-2458, determined by the incidence of seizures, is significantly improved over that of the parental compound TNP-470. In the rat model of peptidoglycan-polysaccharide-induced arthritis, PPI-2458 significantly attenuated paw swelling when therapeutically administered after the onset of chronic disease. We suggest that the mechanism of PPI-2458 action, highly selective and potent anti-proliferative activity on HFLS-RA and HUVEC in vitro, a significantly improved CNS toxicity profile, and marked attenuation of chronic disease in the rat peptidoglycan-polysaccharide arthritis model in vivo, positions this compound as a drug for the treatment of RA.

SUBMITTER: Bernier SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC490009 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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