Synthetic peptides for use in thrombus detection
AssigneeAntisoma Research Limited
InventorAlan William J. Stuttle
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Abstract
Radioactively labelled peptides comprising oligopeptides of from 3 to 10 peptide units and containing the sequence RGD and particularly the oligopeptides RGDSY and RGDFY, are disclosed as in vivo thrombus, tumour or CAM markers for the in vivo diagnosis and detection or thrombi, tumours or CAM in mammals.
Claims11
A method of in vivo detection of a thrombus in a patient which comprises the steps of intravenously administering to the patient a radioactively labelled peptide which binds in vivo to arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) binding sites on activated platelets on the thrombus, said peptide comprising the amino acid sequence arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) and an attached radioactive label, allowing for the labelled peptide to bind to the RGD binding sites on the activated platelets in the thrombus and for the unbound labelled peptide to clear systemically from the patient, and radiographically detecting the accumulated bound peptide.
A diagnostic reagent for the in vivo localization and subsequent imaging of a thrombus having arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) binding sites, said diagnostic agent comprising a peptide having an the amino acid sequence arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) and an attached radioactive label in admixture with a parenterally administrable carrier.
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