Title : Selectively desulfated heparin inhibits P-selectin-mediated adhesion of human melanoma cells.

Pub. Date : 2005 Nov 8

PMID : 16157224






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1 Here we demonstrate that the sulfate groups at C6/N and especially C6, but not C2 and C3, of heparin play a critical role in P-selectin recognition and that 2-O,3-O-desulfated heparin can block P-selectin-mediated A375 human melanoma cell adhesion. hippuric acid selectin P Homo sapiens
2 Our findings show that chemical modification of heparin, especially 2-O,3-O-desulfation, may result in a therapeutic agent that is anti-metastatic because it blocks unwanted P-selectin-dependent adhesion but that lacks dose-limiting anticoagulant effects. hippuric acid selectin P Homo sapiens