Repositioning Candidate Details
| Candidate ID: | R0029 |
| Source ID: | DB00102 |
| Source Type: | approved; investigational |
| Compound Type: | biotech |
| Compound Name: | Becaplermin |
| Synonyms: | Becaplermin; PDGF-2; PDGF-BB; PDGFB; Platelet-derived growth factor BB, recombinant; Platelet-derived growth factor beta polypeptide; Recombinant platelet-derived growth factor BB; rhPDGF-BB; rPDGF-BB; SH-POLYPEPTIDE-59 |
| Molecular Formula: | -- |
| SMILES: | -- |
| DrugBank Description: | Becaplermin is produced by recombinant DNA technology by insertion of the gene for the B chain of platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) into the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Becaplermin has a molecular weight of approximately 25 KD and is a homodimer composed of two identical polypeptide chains that are bound together by disulfide bonds. |
| CAS Number: | 165101-51-9 |
| Molecular Weight: | |
| DrugBank Indication: | For topical treatment of skin ulcers (from diabetes) |
| DrugBank Pharmacology: | Used for the topical treatment of skin ulcers, Regranex has a biological activity similar to that of endogenous platelet-derived growth factor, which includes promoting the chemotactic recruitment and proliferation of cells involved in wound repair and enhancing the formation of granulation tissue. |
| DrugBank MoA: | Binds to the beta platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor, a tyrosine kinase receptor. PDGF is known to exist as a dimer, and activates its signaling pathway by a ligand induced receptor dimerization and autophosphorylation. PDGF receptors also contain many auto-phosphorylation sites, which serve to mediate binding of SH2 sites and subsequently signal corresponding pathways. There are five different isoforms of PDGF that activate through two different receptors (alpha and beta). |
| Targets: | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta; Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha; Alpha-2-macroglobulin |
| Inclusion Criteria: | Indication associated |
