Skip to main content

Table 1 Peptides targeting tumor blood vessels

From: Peptides as targeting probes against tumor vasculature for diagnosis and drug delivery

Sequence (no. of amino acids, name)

Tumor types tested

Receptors

Applications

References

CDCRGDCFC(9, RGD)

Various tumor types

αvβ3 and αvβ5 integrins

Targeted diagnosis and therapy(TD and TT)

[37, 44]

CNGRCVSGCAGRC(13, NGR)

CNGRC(5, NGR-2C)

Various tumor types

CD13

TD and TT

[36, 37]

CTPSPFSHC(9, TCP-1)

Orthotopic colorectal cancer and gastric cancer

ND*

TD and TT

[19]

IFLLWQR(7, IF7)

Melanoma

Colorectal cancer

Anxa1

TT

[60]

CTTHWGFTLC(10)

MDA-MB-435-derived breast carcinomas

KS1767-derived Kaposi’s sarcomas

MMP-2

MMP-9

TT

[95]

KDEPQRRSARLSAKPAPPKPEPKPKKAPAKK (31, F3)

HL-60 human leukemia tumor

MDA-MB-435 tumors

Nucleolin

ND

[35, 65]

CSRPRRSEC(9)

HPV16-induced dysplastic skin

   

CGKRK(5) and CDTRL(5)

HPV16-induced skin carcinoma

Breast carcinomas

ND

ND

[58]

CKAAKNK(7, KAA) and CKGAKAR(7, KAR)

Pancreatic tumors

ND

ND

[59]

CRGRRST(7,RGR)

Pancreatic tumors

Angiogenic islets

PDGF-β

ND

[59]

CRGDK/R GPD/E C (9, iRGD)

Various tumor types

αv integrins and neuropilin-1

TD and TT

[63, 64]

CPRECESIC(9)

EF43-fgf4-derived breast tumor

MDA-MB-435-derived breast tumor

Aminopeptidase A

TT

[96]

CGNSNPKSC(9, GX1)

Gastric cancer

ND

TD and TT

[97]

SVSVGMKPSPRP (12, SP5-52)

Several cancers

ND

TT

[56]

  1. *Not determined