Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) is a membrane protein that can support the binding, internalization, and proteolytic degradation of oxidized low-density lipoprotein. The LOX-1 expression increases in the neointima after balloon injury. To develop an efficient compound to inhibit LOX-1, we designed and synthesized a novel gene silencer pyrrole-imidazole (PI) polya...

Pyrrole-imidazole (Py-Im) polyamides are nuclease-resistant novel compounds that inhibit gene expression by binding to the minor groove of DNA. A Py-Im polyamide that targets rat TGF-beta1 was designed as a gene-silencing agent for progressive renal diseases, and the distribution and the effects of this polyamide on renal injury were examined in Dahl-salt sensitive (Dahl-S) rats. For identifica...

To investigate the binding of 5'-CpG-3' sequences by small molecules, two pyrrole (Py)-imidazole (Im) hairpin polyamides, PyImPyIm-gamma-PyImPyIm-beta-Dp (1) and PyIm-beta-Im-gamma-PyIm-beta-Im-beta-Dp (2), which recognize the sequence 5'-CGCG-3', were synthesized. The binding affinities of the 5'-CGCG-3' sequence to the Py-Im hairpin polyamides were measured by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) ...

Blood compatibility of polyamides has been improved by introducing amido-amine groups in polymer backbone. Polyamide block-copolymer are synthesized by reacting amine end-capped polyamides with N,N'-methylene-bisacrylamide. Polyamide block-copolymers, thus produced found to have the ability of absorbing heparin. Heparinized polyamide block-copolymers have shown significant improvement in blood ...