EP2844263A1 - Extrait de plante pour le traitement d'une infection par le vih et produits associés à celui-ci - Google Patents

Extrait de plante pour le traitement d'une infection par le vih et produits associés à celui-ci

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EP2844263A1
EP2844263A1 EP13720395.6A EP13720395A EP2844263A1 EP 2844263 A1 EP2844263 A1 EP 2844263A1 EP 13720395 A EP13720395 A EP 13720395A EP 2844263 A1 EP2844263 A1 EP 2844263A1
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Stephanie REBENSBURG
Markus HELFER
Ruth Brack-Werner
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K36/00—Medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicines
    • A61K36/18—Magnoliophyta (angiosperms)
    • A61K36/185—Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L33/00—Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof
    • A23L33/10—Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof using additives
    • A23L33/105—Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P31/00—Antiinfectives, i.e. antibiotics, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics
    • A61P31/12—Antivirals
    • A61P31/14—Antivirals for RNA viruses
    • A61P31/18—Antivirals for RNA viruses for HIV
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K2236/00—Isolation or extraction methods of medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicine
    • A61K2236/30—Extraction of the material
    • A61K2236/39—Complex extraction schemes, e.g. fractionation or repeated extraction steps

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  • Plant extract for the treatment of an HIV infection Plant extract for the treatment of an HIV infection
  • the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for use in a method of preventing and/or treating an HIV infection, a product suitable for the prevention of HIV transmission, a piece of victuals for the prevention and/or treatment of an HIV infection and a kit comprising at least two anti-HIV medicaments as well as a method of producing a polyphenol-enriched Cistus extract, the extract and its use as a medicament.
  • HIV human immunodeficiency virus
  • lentivirus a member of the retrovirus family
  • Infection with HIV occurs by exposure to and transfer of body fluids including blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, breast milk and cerebrospinal fluid.
  • body fluids including blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, breast milk and cerebrospinal fluid.
  • HIV is present as both free virus particles and within infected cells.
  • the four major routes of transmission are unsafe sex, contaminated needles, breast milk, and transmission from an infected mother to her baby at birth (perinatal transmission). Screening of blood products for HIV has largely eliminated transmission through blood transfusions or infected blood products in the developed world.
  • HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy
  • Current HAART options are combinations (or "cocktails") consisting of at least three drugs belonging to at least two types, or "classes," of antiretroviral agents.
  • Classes of antiretroviral drugs include entry inhibitors, nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs, NtRTIs), nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), protease inhibitors and integrase inhibitors.
  • NRTIs, NtRTIs, NNRTIs and protease inhibitors are NRTIs, NtRTIs, NNRTIs and protease inhibitors.
  • New classes of drugs such as entry inhibitors provide treatment options for patients infected with viruses already resistant to common therapies, although they are not widely available and not typically accessible in resource- limited settings.
  • Anti-retroviral drugs are expensive, and the majority of the world's infected individuals do not have access to medications and treatments for HIV and AIDS.
  • an extract from the plant Cistus is a suitable candidate as HIV therapeutic. Particularly it has been shown that the extract inhibits the entry of HIV into a patient's cell. As the entry of the virus is a prerequisite for the cell's or patient's infection, the HIV entry is a keystone in HIV replication. A substance or composition inhibiting HIV entry is an interesting drug for HIV prevention and treatment.
  • Initial experiments ( Figure 1) indicating anti-HIV activity of Cistus incanus (Ci) extracts were performed with the commercial decoction of Cistus incanus CYSTUS052® (Dr. Pandalis Urheimische Medizin GmbH und Co. KG, Glandorf, DE).
  • Ci extracts prepared from fresh whole plants and parts of plants, including leaves, stems and roots and for Ci extracts prepared with different solvents (water, methanol) Figure 2. Extracts prepared from a commercial herbal tea consisting of dried whole plants of Cistus incanus also showed anti-HIV activity and are designated here as Ci extracts.
  • Ci extracts inhibited infection of exemplary virus strains that use either CXCR4 or CCR5 as co-receptors for entry, indicating that Ci extracts are active against both X4-tropic and R5-tropic HIV-1 strains (see Figure 3).
  • Pseudotyping experiments confirm the involvement of HIV-1 envelope proteins in antiviral activity of Ci extracts (Figure 3).
  • Ci extracts inhibit virus entry ( Figure 4). Pre-incubation of the virus with the Ci extracts decreases virus infectivity, indicating that Ci extracts have virucidal activity ( Figure 5). These results show that Ci extracts inhibit HIV infection by preventing entry of the virus into the host cell and strongly suggest interactions of components of Ci extracts with viral envelope proteins (i.e. gpl20, gp41) for virus inhibition. Moreover, Cistus extracts were separated in either polyphenol-free or enriched in polyphenols. Both fractions were tested for anti-HIV activity (Figure 6).
  • the polyphenol-free fraction exhibited a complete loss of inhibitory activity, whereas the enriched Cistus polyphenols retained it completely indicating the relevance of Cistus polyphenols in anti- viral activity. Additionally, enriched Cistus polyphenols showed reduced cellular toxicity towards primary human cells (Figure 7). Furthermore, anti- viral activity was confirmed at DNA and cell level with primary human cells including PBMCs and macrophages that represent the natural HIV target-cells ( Figures 8 and 9). Finally, it could be shown that the anti-HIV effect of an extract of Cistus incanus (optionally polyp henol-enriched) is due to an inhibition of HIV entry at the stage of HIV attachment by disturbing the ability of viruses to attach to the target cells (Example 7, Fig. 10).
  • the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a Cistus extract for use in a method of preventing and/or treating an HIV infection.
  • Cistus is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species. They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal through to the Middle East, and also on the Canary Islands. The leaves are evergreen, opposite, simple, usually slightly rough- surfaced, 2-8 cm long; in a few species (notably C. ladanifer), the leaves are coated with a highly aromatic resin called labdanum. They have showy 5-petaled flowers ranging from white to purple and dark pink, in a few species with a conspicuous dark red spot at the base of each petal, and together with its many hybrids and cultivars is commonly encountered as a garden flower. Methods of cultivating Cistus are well known in the art.
  • Cistus albanicus Cistus albidus, Cistus chinamadensis , Cistus clusii, Cistus creticus, Cistus crispus, Cistus heterophyllus, Cistus incanus, Cistus ladanifer - Gum Rockrose, Cistus laurifolius, Cistus libanotis, Cistus monspeliensis - Montpelier Cistus, Cistus munbyi, Cistus ochreatus, Cistus osbeckiaefolius, Cistus parviflorus, Cistus populifolius, Cistus pouzolzii, Cistus psilosepalus (also refered to as Cistus inflatus or Cistus hirsutus), Cistus salviifolius - Salvia Cistus, Cistus sintenisii, Cistus symphytifolius and Cistus varius
  • the extract is preferably isolated from the species Cistus incanus.
  • Cistus incanus includes two subspecies, Cistus incanus ssp. tauricus as well as C. incanus ssp. undulatus. Of these, the subspecies C. incanus ssp. tauricus and new variety Cistus incanus ssp. PANDALIS (EU 27578) are especially preferably used for extraction.
  • the extract is isolated from the aerial parts of the plants.
  • the aerial shoots of the plants which have regrown in the same year are used.
  • the plant parts are subjected to extraction directly following harvest, i.e. in raw condition.
  • the plant parts can be dried prior to the extraction.
  • the leaves of the plant are minced in a suitable manner, for example by grinding them or cutting them.
  • Cistus has a long history of use in traditional medicine, e.g. as Ladanum, obtained from Cistus creticus subsp. creticus in the eastern Mediterranean region. In ancient times it was also used for embalming and aphrodisiac purposes. Various classical writers mention its use as an emetic, for weak stomachs and livers, disorders of the spleen and diarrhoea. It has also been used for hair loss, scurvy, catarrh, asthma, stomach ulcers and cancer, as a protection against the plague and as a fumigant. In Spain C. clusii is still used as an antiinflammatory and antirheumatic drug and to improve blood circulation.
  • C. incanus ssp. tauricus an extract of the rockrose (C. incanus ssp. tauricus) inhibits the propagation of the influenza viruses significantly in vitro.
  • Cistus incanus has been used in traditional medicines for the treatment of various skin diseases and inflammatory conditions for several centuries.
  • Cistus incanus extracts have been attributed with antiinflammatory, antimycotic and antibacterial activites (Kalus et al. 2010).
  • a Cistus incanus extract is commercially available (Dr.
  • the Cistus incanus plant is rich in polyphenolic compounds (Petereit et al. 1991; Droebner et al. 2007). These compounds are widely spread plant metabolites and are characterized by the presence of more than one phenol group (Bravo 1998). Polyphenolic compounds are known to exhibit a wide range of biological activities.
  • Cistus Due to its long-standing medical use, Cistus can be regarded as safe and as having few side-effects, if at all. Cistus is commercially available, e.g. in fresh form e.g. as a plant (Ruhlemann's Krauter &Wesse, Horstedt, DE) or seed (Planen-Vielfalt, Weilheim, DE) as well as in processed form e.g. in dried form or as tea, capsule, tablet, creme, salve, brew for gargling, essential oil or spray (e.g. from Natur effort Dr. Pandalis GmbH & Co. KG, Glandorf, DE).
  • fresh form e.g. as a plant (Ruhlemann's Krauter &Wesse, Horstedt, DE) or seed (Planen-Vielfalt, Weilheim, DE)
  • processed form e.g. in dried form or as tea, capsule, tablet, creme, salve, brew for gargling, essential oil or spray (e
  • Cistus incanus contains a combination of multiple active components is a great advantage for the treatment of HIV-infection, since antiviral measures based on the combined activities of multiple components counteract the formation of resistant viruses.
  • a further advantage of Cistus incanus extracts is the fact that they are very well tolerated (LD 50 > 400 ⁇ g/ml); extracts are sold as herbal medicine), whereas many current anti-HIV drugs have serious side effects.
  • Another great advantage of polyphenolic compounds like flavonoids is their anti- inflammatory effects (Pan et al. 2010). Acute and chronic inflammations are adverse effects of HIV-infection that underlie multiple serious comorbidities of HIV infection, including various cancers and neurological dysfunctions.
  • Ci extracts could be as a kind of food supplement, ingested either during HAART or in the absence of HAART, for example during episodes of HAART interruption or in settings where HAART is not available.
  • the ingestion of Ci extracts during HAART may allow reduction of the required dose of conventional antiviral drugs, reducing the risk of undesired side effects of the conventional drugs and simultaneously protecting from HIV-associated co-morbidities.
  • an extract from Cistus is used.
  • An extract is a product obtained by extracting raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol or water.
  • Extraction is a separation process involving the separation of a substance from a mixture of substances (solid or liquid matrix) by using a solvent. It may refer to liquid- liquid extraction or solid phase extraction.
  • the solvent separates the product from the mixture due to higher solubility of the product in the solvent.
  • extract refers to a drug extracted from a cell (e.g., plant or animal) by a variety of methods (and optionally concentrated) using a solvent such as water, alcohol, or oil.
  • the extraction may involve disintegration of the matrix, maceration, digestion, expression, absorption, separation of liquid and solid parts and/or distillation.
  • Extraction is based on different solubilities of the substances of the mixture. Essentially, extraction is carried out (i) by mixing the mixture of substances (solid or liquid matrix) with a solvent, (ii) solving the product in the solvent, (iii) separating the product from the remainder of the matrix and (iv) optionally separating the product from the solvent.
  • the solvent is to be selected to show selectivity for the product, i.e. the solubility of the product should be higher than that of the remainder of the matrix. Moreover, the solvent should be inert towards the extract, the extraction of the product should be fast, the solvent should be capable to carry a sufficient amount of product and is preferably not flammable, toxic, corrosive and harmful to the environment. It has been shown in the Examples (see Example 1) that water and methanol are suitable solvents. Accordingly, it can be concluded that other relatively small alcohols such as a CI -CIO alcohol, preferably a Cl- C6 alcohol (e.g.
  • methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol or hexanol), especially a CI, C2 or C3 alcohol are suitable solvents.
  • suitable solvents for extracting Cistus suggested in US 2008/0274214 are water, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol or isopropanol, or chlorinated solvents such as dichloromethane, as well as acetone, acetyl acetone, ammonia, or glacial acetic acid. Mixtures of the above solvents may also be used.
  • solvents can be broadly classified into two categories: polar and non-polar. Additionally, solvents with a relative static permittivity greater than 15 can be further divided into protic and aprotic.
  • Protic solvents solvate anions strongly via hydrogen bonding.
  • Aprotic solvents such as acetone or dichloromethane tend to have large dipole moments (separation of partial positive and partial negative charges within the same molecule) and solvate positively charged species via their negative dipole.
  • Water and methanol are polar protic solvents. Accordingly, it can be concluded that other polar protic solvents are also suitable solvents. Examples include but are not limited to formic acid, n-butanol, isopropanol, n- propanol, ethanol, methanol, acetic acid and water.
  • Extracts may be in form of a liquid or a powder.
  • a tincture is a liquid solution of herbs and a fluid menstruum, usually ethanol.
  • the dried or fresh herbs are combined with solvent, e.g. alcohol or water, and then the solid matter is removed leaving only the product of the herbs mixed with the solvent.
  • the extract may be made from fresh, dried or otherwise processed plant material.
  • the extract is a combination of substances obtained by extraction of Cistus (dried or fresh material).
  • Cistus preferably leaves
  • Cistus may be disintegrated (e.g. broken, chopped, ground etc.) and than contacted with a solvent.
  • a preferred solvent is water.
  • the Cistus extract is comprised in a pharmaceutical composition.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be formulated in any suitable manner.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may further encompass pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and/or excipients.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and/or excipients useful in this invention are conventional and may include buffers, stabilizers, diluents, preservatives, and solubilizers. Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, by E. W. Martin, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, PA, 15th Edition (1975), describes compositions and formulations suitable for pharmaceutical delivery of the extracts disclosed herein. Depending on the type of application, the concentration of the extract will vary in the form of use.
  • the amount of the extract is between 1 to 1,000 mg per dosing unit in solid application forms. Preferably, the amount of extract is between 5 to 500 mg per unit.
  • the extract may be present in a concentration of 1 ⁇ / ⁇ 1 to 100 mg/ml, preferably of 25 ⁇ / ⁇ 1 to 50 mg/ml.
  • the content of extract is 1 to 90 wt %, preferably 5 to 75 wt %.
  • parenteral formulations usually comprise injectable fluids that include pharmaceutically and physiologically acceptable fluids such as water, physiological saline, balanced salt solutions, aqueous dextrose, glycerol or the like as a vehicle.
  • pharmaceutically and physiologically acceptable fluids such as water, physiological saline, balanced salt solutions, aqueous dextrose, glycerol or the like as a vehicle.
  • physiologically acceptable fluids such as water, physiological saline, balanced salt solutions, aqueous dextrose, glycerol or the like
  • solid compositions e. g. powder, pill, tablet, or capsule forms
  • conventional non-toxic solid carriers can include, for example, pharmaceutical grades of mannitol, lactose, starch, or magnesium stearate.
  • compositions to be administered can contain minor amounts of non-toxic auxiliary substances, such as wetting or emulsifying agents, preservatives, and pH buffering agents and the like, for example sodium acetate or sorbitan monolaurate.
  • auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, preservatives, and pH buffering agents and the like, for example sodium acetate or sorbitan monolaurate.
  • an appropriate amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt is used in the carrier to render the formulation isotonic.
  • the carrier include but are not limited to saline, Ringer's solution and dextrose solution.
  • acceptable excipients, carriers, or stabilisers are preferably non-toxic at the dosages and concentrations employed, including buffers such as citrate, phosphate, and other organic acids; salt-forming counter- ions, e.g.
  • low molecular weight polypeptides polypeptides
  • proteins e.g. serum albumin, or gelatine
  • hydrophilic polymers e.g. polyvinylpyrrolidone
  • amino acids such as histidine, glutamine, lysine, asparagine, arginine, or glycine
  • carbohydrates including glucose, mannose, or dextrins; monosaccharides; disaccharides; other sugars, e.g. sucrose, mannitol, trehalose or sorbitol; chelating agents, e.g. EDTA; non-ionic surfactants, e.g.
  • Tween Pluronics or polyethylene glycol; antioxidants including methionine, ascorbic acid and tocopherol; and/or preservatives, e.g. octadecyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride; hexamethonium chloride; benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride; phenol, butyl or benzyl alcohol; alkyl parabens, e.g. methyl or propyl paraben; catechol; resorcinol; cyclohexanol; 3- pentanol; and m-cresol.
  • antioxidants including methionine, ascorbic acid and tocopherol
  • preservatives e.g. octadecyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride; hexamethonium chloride; benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride; phenol, butyl or benzyl alcohol;
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is used in a method of preventing and/or treating an infection.
  • Treatment or treating is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis.
  • a treatment deals with an existing medical problem, and may lead to its cure, but often ameliorates a problem only for as long as the treatment is continued, especially in chronic diseases. Cures are a subset of treatments that reverse illnesses completely or end medical problems permanently.
  • Prevention or preventing is a way to avoid an injury, sickness, or disease in the first place, and generally it will not help someone who is already ill (though there are exceptions).
  • a treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started, whereas prevention is applied before the medical problem is detectable.
  • the treatment or prevention may be in any subject, particularly a mammal such as cat, dog, rat, mouse, cow, horse, rabbit, or primate, especially in a human.
  • Prevention or preventing refers to measures taken to prevent diseases, rather than curing them or treating their symptoms.
  • the term contrasts in method with curative and palliative medicine.
  • prevention of AIDS means that the development of AIDS is prevented before any signs or symptoms of the disease are detectable, i.e. at a stage in which the subject is still free of AIDS.
  • preventing the HIV infection relates to a situation in which transmission and/or the entry of the virus into a human is inhibited or prevented
  • treatment relates to a situation in which the virus has entered the individual and replicated in cells, but in which further replication of the virus is inhibited.
  • prevention relates to a situation in which the outbreak of the disease in an infected subject or patient is prevented or inhibited
  • treatment relates to a situation in which the subject or patient shows signs and symptoms of AIDS, which are intended to be ameliorated.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is used in a method of preventing and/or treating an HIV infection.
  • An infection is the invasion of body tissues by disease- causing microorganisms, their multiplication and the reaction of body tissues to these microorganisms.
  • infection requires the entry of the virus into a cell in order to allow for its multiplication.
  • HIV belongs to the family of Retroviridae, subfamily Orthoretrovirinae, genus Lentivirus. There are two types of HIV: type 1 and type 2. HIV type 1 (HIV-1) is the predominant HIV type. HIV-2 causes milder forms of disease than HIV-1.
  • the viral reverse transcriptase uses the viral RNA genome to synthesize a double-stranded DNA copy, which is integrated into the genome of the host cell as provirus.
  • the HIV provirus is about 9.75 kbp in length.
  • Long terminal repeats (LTRs) at both ends of the provirus contain sequences that direct and control generation of HIV transcripts, with the 5' LTR directing initiation and the 3' LTR termination of transcription.
  • the provirus contains gag, pol and env segments that encode for the major proteins of all retroviruses.
  • gag (group specific antigen) region encodes for the matrix (pi 7), capsid (p24) and nucleocapsid (p7) proteins, the pol region for the protease, reverse transcriptase/RNAse H, integrase and the env region for the envelope glycoproteins gpl20 and gp41.
  • the HIV pro viral genome contains reading frames that encode for regulatory proteins (Tat, Rev) and accessory proteins, (Vif, Vpu, Vpr, Nef).
  • the mature HIV virion is about 100-120nM in diameter and is enveloped by a double lipid membrane that is derived from the host cell in which the virion was produced.
  • the viral envelope contains two glycoproteins, the surface glycoprotein (gpl20) and the transmembrane protein (gp41).
  • gpl20 glycoproteins
  • gp41 transmembrane protein
  • Noncovalently associated homotrimers of gpl20 and gp41 molecules form "spikes" on the viral envelope which mediate the entry of the virus into the host cell.
  • the matrix proteins (Gagpl7) associate with the viral membrane and stabilize the membrane of mature HIV particles.
  • the capsid protein (p24) forms a conical shell that harbors two copies of the viral RNA genome, which are coated by nucleocapsid proteins (p7), and the viral enzymes reverse transcriptase, protease and integrase and a cellular tRNA primer for reverse transcription.
  • the capsid is attached to the envelope via the linker protein (p6).
  • Virus particles also contain several accessory proteins (Vpr, Nef, Vif) but no regulators of viral gene expression (Tat, Rev). These are the first viral proteins produced in the host cell.
  • the replication cycle of HIV is a complex process and will be summarized only briefly here. For more details the reader is referred to comprehensive review articles in the scientific literature e.g. (Freed 2001)
  • the major route of entry of HIV into immune cells involves recognition and attachment of the "spikes" on the viral envelope to the receptor (CD4) and co-receptors (CXCR5 or CCR5) on the surface of the host cell.
  • CD4 co-receptors
  • CXCR5 or CCR5 co-receptors
  • a series of conformational changes of gpl20 and gp41 allows fusion of the viral membrane with the cellular membrane and entry of the viral capsid into the host cell. Reverse transcription takes place in the cytoplasm of the host cell.
  • the viral DNA is transported to the nucleus as part of a preintegration complex in which it associates with viral (integrase, Vpr, matrix) and host proteins (e.g. the SET complex).
  • viral integratedase, Vpr, matrix
  • host proteins e.g. the SET complex.
  • the viral regulatory proteins Tat trans-activator of transcription
  • Rev regulatory of expression of virion proteins
  • Rev-dependent mRNA species encode for the virion proteins (i.e. core and virus envelope proteins) and also include the full-length viral RNA genome.
  • Rev facilitates many other post-transcriptional steps of viral protein expression and promotes packaging of HIV RNA genomes into virus particles. Since Tat and Rev are the first viral proteins produced, all events preceding and including the production of Tat and Rev comprise the early phase of the HIV-1 replication cycle, whereas the subsequent events that culminate in the production of mature infectious virus particles comprise the late phase of the replication cycle.
  • the viral envelope proteins are produced by ribosomes associated with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and are processed by cellular proteases in the ER. Proteins that form the viral core and the viral enzymes are produced by cytoplasmic ribosomes in the form of Gag and Gag-Pol polyproteins. Production of the Gag-Pol polyprotein requires ribosomal frameshifting during translation, resulting in the production of lower amounts of Gag-Pol (-10%) than the Gag protein. The Gag and Gag-Pol polyproteins associate with the plasma membrane of the host cell. Gag mediates assembly and budding of virus particles by various domains that direct Gag-Gag interactions, binding to viral RNA and recruitment of host factors (e.g. ESCRT).
  • ER endoplasmic reticulum
  • cytoplasmic ribosomes in the form of Gag and Gag-Pol polyproteins. Production of the Gag-Pol polyprotein requires ribosomal frameshifting during translation, resulting in the production of lower amounts
  • the virus is initially assembled and buds from the cells as an immature virus particle which is not infectious. Maturation to full infectivity requires autocleavage of the protease domain from the Gag-Pol precursor polyprotein.
  • the viral protease then excises the individual Gag proteins and the remaining viral enzymes (integrase, reverse transcriptase/R Ase H) from the precursor polypeptides, resulting in major rearrangements and the formation of mature, infectious virions.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is extracted from Cistus incanus, Cistus creticus or Cistus villosus, especially Cistus incanus ssp. ⁇ amicus or Cistus incanus ssp.
  • Cistus incanus also referred to Cistus creticus or Cistus villosus
  • Cistus incanus ssp. is known for its high content of polyphenols which are thought to be responsible for the inhibitory effects of Cistus.
  • Cistus incanus ssp. Tauricus or Cistus incanus ssp.
  • PANDALIS A plant variety right has been granted to the breeder of a new variety Cistus incanus ssp. PANDALIS (EU 27578).
  • the extract is obtainable or obtained by extracting a part of a Cistus plant, particularly root, stem, seed, flower and/or leaf of Cistus, especially leaf of Cistus.
  • a Cistus plant particularly root, stem, seed, flower and/or leaf of Cistus, especially leaf of Cistus.
  • secondary plant substances particularly polyphenols
  • leaves are particularly preferred due to the high portion in volume of the plant, the easy accessibility and the option of repeated harvest. Additionally, the leaves allow for convenient extraction.
  • the extract is obtainable or may be obtained by a method comprising a) extracting Cistus parts with an extractant selected from the group consisting of water, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol and mixtures thereof, particularly water.
  • any part of Cistus is contacted with a solvent.
  • Suitable parts of Cistus as well as solvents are specified above.
  • fresh, dried or processed parts of Cistus, especially leaves or root or the combination thereof, optionally disaggregated by grinding or by cutting into pieces is contacted with a solvent, preferably a small alcohol as defined above or especially water, for a time and under conditions allowing extracting of Cistus parts, i.e. allowing dissolving the components of interest from the Cistus matrix.
  • a solvent preferably a small alcohol as defined above or especially water
  • suitable extraction times will be from 1 minute to 2 days, especially from 1 minute to 1 day or 10 hours, such as from 5 minutes to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 hours (depending on the temperature).
  • the temperature will be typically in the range of from 2°C to about 150°C, such as about 4°C (cooling), room temperature or 80°C to 100°C (boiling).
  • the plant material Prior to the extracting of step a), the plant material may be cleaned, e.g. by rinsing with water or alcohol.
  • the extraction is carried out with a suitable solvent as detailed above.
  • the plant material may be extracted multiple times.
  • different solvents may be used in the different extraction steps, or an extraction with a solvent can be followed by an extraction with a fat, wax or oil, and vice- versa.
  • a liquid or semisolid crude product is obtained by the extraction, which may be used in this form for the preparation of a medicament for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of HIV.
  • the crude product may also be concentrated and/or dried and/or worked up further prior to the processing to a pharmaceutical composition.
  • the workup may include purification steps known to one of ordinary skill in the art, such as centrifugation, filtration, and decanting in order to remove suspended materials from the extract.
  • the present invention thus further relates to the use of a dry extract.
  • the solvent can be removed from the liquid crude extract, the concentrated extract, or the purified extract, for example by spray drying, freeze drying or vacuum drying.
  • the method further comprises the following steps:
  • step a) extracting the extract obtained in step a) by solid phase extraction using
  • a solid phase suitable for extraction of non-polar phases particularly a solid phase with functional group selected from the group consisting of octadecyl, octyl, phenyl and cyanopropyl, especially octadecyl; and
  • an eluent selected from the group consisting of water, methanol, ethanol, 1- propanol, 2-propanol and mixtures thereof, particularly methanol;
  • Cistus preferably incanus spp. ⁇ amicus or PANDALIS
  • a solid phase such as a column, e.g. a C18 SPE column (Varian Bond Etute).
  • a washing-step e.g. using 1 ml water with 1% formic acid
  • the solid phase-bound components are eluted (e.g. with methanol 1% formic acid). The elute is captured and then may be evaporated and/or dissolved in order to prepare the pharmaceutical composition for use in the present invention.
  • the extract is obtainable or obtained by a method comprising a) extracting a Cistus part with water;
  • step b) optionally filtrating the extract of step a);
  • step c) optionally extracting the extract obtained in step a) or b) by solid phase extraction using a solid phase with octadecyl as functional group and methanol;
  • Cistus preferably incanus spp. Tauricus or PANDALIS
  • the extract may be filtered in order to remove solid contaminants. Suitable filters are known to the skilled person. Exemplarily, a 0.10 to 0.50 ⁇ filter, such as a 0.22 ⁇ filter, may be used. Thereafter, a solid phase extraction as detailed above may be carried out.
  • the water of step a) and/or the methanol of step c) at least partially removed.
  • dried leaves e.g. the tea marketed by Dr. Pandalis Urheimische Medizin GmbH und Co. KG, Glandorf, DE
  • dried leaves may be heated to 50 to 100 °C (e.g. boiled) in water for a short period, e.g. up to 5 minutes.
  • the matrix solid parts
  • the remaining extract may be sterile filtered (e.g. using a 0.22 ⁇ filter) and concentrated (e.g. by reduction of volume by boiling).
  • the resulting concentration may be ready-made as detailed in the context of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
  • the tea may be pulverized and the resulting powder may be suspended, e.g. in water, or methanol or mixtures thereof such as 50% methanol und 50% water.
  • the suspension may be heated to 50 to 100 °C (e.g. boiled) for a short period, e.g. up to 5 minutes.
  • the suspension may be kept at room temperature, e.g. for one or more hours. Extracting may be accelerated by vortexing or sonicating. Thereafter, the matrix (solid parts) are removed, e.g. by centrifugation. The remaining extract may be sterile filtered (e.g. using a 0.22 ⁇ filter) and concentrated (e.g. by boiling).
  • the resulting concentration may be ready-made as detailed in the context of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
  • fresh parts of Cistus plant may be cleaned (e.g. by removing soil and washing with e.g. water and/or ethanol).
  • Parts e.g. leaves and/or stems
  • Parts are cut into pieces and heated to 50 to 100 °C (e.g. boiled) in water for a short period, e.g. up to 1 hour.
  • parts may be also incubated in methanol for several hours (e.g. overnight) at cooling (e.g. 4°C) and stirring. Thereafter, the matrix (solid parts) are removed, e.g. by centrifugation.
  • the remaining extract may be sterile filtered (e.g. using a 0.22 ⁇ filter) and concentrated (e.g. by reduction by boiling).
  • the resulting concentration may be ready- made as detailed in the context of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
  • Cistus incanus plants are harvested and cleaned with water and ethanol. The whole fresh plant is then cut into pieces (e.g. roots, stem and leafs) and the cooked for 1 to 5 hours, especially 1 hour, in water. Then the supernatant is filtered sterile (e.g. using a 0.22 ⁇ filter). The resulting solution is then loaded on a C18 SPE column (Varian Bond Etute). After loading the column with the extract a washing-step using water with e.g. 1% formic acid is carried out. Afterwards the column-bound components are eluted with e.g. methanol 1% formic acid. The elute is captured and may be evaporated. The resulting concentrate may be ready-made as detailed in the context of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
  • the extract according to the present invention is obtainable or obtained by a method comprising
  • step b' contacting the extract of step a') with polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) as solid phase to allow binding of polyphenols to PVPP;
  • PVPP polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
  • the extracting of step a) is preferably performed at 50°C to 120°C, particularly at 80°C to 110°C, especially at 90°C to 100°C, especially wherein the solvent is water, methanol or ethanol or mixtures thereof.
  • HIV can infect a variety of cells such as CD4+ helper T-cells and macrophages that express the CD4 molecule on their surface. HIV-1 entry into macrophages and T-helper cells is mediated through interaction of the virion envelope glycoproteins (gpl20, gp41) with the CD4 molecule and with chemokine coreceptors on the target cells. Macrophage (M-tropic) strains of HIV-1 use the beta-chemokine receptor CCR5 for entry and are thus able to replicate in macrophages and CD4+ T-cells. This CCR5 coreceptor is used by many primary HIV-1 isolates regardless of viral genetic subtype.
  • M-tropic beta-chemokine receptor
  • T-tropic isolates replicate in primary CD4+ T-cells as well as in macrophages and use the alpha-chemokine receptor, CXCR4, for entry.
  • These strains are now called X4 viruses.
  • Viruses that use only the CCR5 receptor are termed R5 or CCR5-tropic strains
  • those that only use CXCR4 are termed X4 or CXCR4-tropic strains
  • those that use both, X4R5 or CCR5- and CXCR4- tropic (dual tropic) strains are termedual tropic strains.
  • Cistus extract has an inhibitory effect on a CCR5 -tropic strain and a CXCR4-tropic strain.
  • the HIV is preferably a CCR5 -tropic strain, a CXCR4-tropic strain or a CCR5- and CXCR4-tropic (dual tropic) strain.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is particularly suitable for use in a method of preventing and/or treating an HIV infection, wherein the HIV is a drug-resistant HIV, i.e. resistant to at least one drug used in HIV treatment.
  • the virus may also be resistant to two or more HIV medicaments or may not be resistant to conventional drugs.
  • the extract can be used in any galenic application form known to one of ordinary skill in the art, for example as tablets, film tablets, capsules, powder, granulates, dragees, ointments, creams, gels, solutions, or sprays.
  • the extract can also be used in the form of a powder for admixing into food, in particular into animal food.
  • the extract can be processed with the common galenic adjuvants, such as tablet binders, fillers, preservatives, tablet degradation agents, flow regulators, softeners, wetting agents, dispersion agents, emulsifiers, solvents, retarding agents, antioxidants, consistency- conferring agents, agents for improving penetration and/or propellants.
  • the extract can also be mixed with other plant extracts, in particular with plant extracts with similar or synergetic effect.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may be formulated as solid dosage form or as liquid dosage form, particularly as a capsule, tablet, pill, powder, granule, emulsion, microemulsion, solution, suspension, syrup, elixir, suppository, ointment, paste, cream, lotion, gel, powder, spray, inhalant or patch.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be manufactured in any suitable manner. Particularly, the pharmaceutical composition may be manufactured for oral, nasal, rectal, parenteral, topic, vaginal, subcutaneous, intracutaneous, intramuscular, intraarterial, intravenous or intraperitoneal administration.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be administered in any suitable manner and in any suitable regimen.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may to be administered after presumed HIV infection, particularly within 7 days, more particularly within 6, 5, 4, 3 days, especially within 2 days or 1 day from the presumed HIV infection.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is particularly suitable in inhibiting HIV entry into the cell. Accordingly, it could be used analogously to the morning-after pill. The morning-after pill is taken in a situation in which a suspected or assumed pregnancy is to be avoided.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be used in a situation, which it is not known, whether HIV was incorporated, but in which this could be the case (e.g. after unprotected sex), in order to avoid HIV entry into cells and virus replication.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may be administered alone or in combination with an additional HIV medicament.
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be used as sole HIV medicament in order to inhibit HIV. However, it may be also used in combination with one or more additional HIV medicament. Particularly, it may be either used concomitantly and/or consecutively. By combining HIV medicaments, different steps of HIV entry and replication are inhibited, inhibiting virus spreading more effectively.
  • the Cistus extract is used in the absence of components or medicaments derived from plants of the genus Ribes and/or Ravensara. More preferably, the Cistus extract may be used alone or in combination with other HIV medicaments, preferably in combination with HAART (see also below), but is the only anti-HIV plant extract used in preventing and/or treating an HIV infection according to the present invention.
  • Ci extracts could be as a food supplement ingested by HIV- infected individuals, optionally during HAART or during intervals of HAART interruption. Ingestion of Ci extracts may allow lengthening of therapy interruption intervals and may help reduce the adverse effects of HAART.
  • Ci extracts during HAART may allow a reduction in the dosage of conventional anti-HIV drugs during HAART, since Ci extracts inhibit entry of HIV into cells and thus interfere with infection at an earlier stage of the virus replication cycle than the reverse transcriptase and protease inhibitors most frequently used during HAART. Dosage reduction of these drugs would also reduce the risk of adverse effects that include, but are not limited to, hallucinations, dizziness, peripheral neuropathies, nausea, lipodystrophy, insomnia, insulin resistance and Diabetes mellitus. These considerable adverse effects of drugs used in HAART may prevent HIV-infected individuals from initiating HAART or to cause these individuals to discontinue HAART, resulting in rapid viral increase.
  • Ci coingestion of Ci extracts may improve the HAART compliance by reducing adverse effects of HAART drugs. Furthermore, Ci coingestion may decrease the cost of HAART by reducing the required dosage of HAART drugs. Finally, HIV-infected individuals should also benefit from the antioxidant, anti- inflammatory, antimicrobial and antifungal effects of polyphenol compounds, leading to a better overall level of health and quality of life.
  • the additional HIV-medicament may be any medicament used to treat or prevent HIV infection.
  • the common treatment is referred to as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART.
  • HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy
  • Current HAART options are combinations (or "cocktails") consisting of at least three drugs belonging to at least two types, or "classes,” of antiretroviral agents.
  • Classes of antiretroviral drugs include entry inhibitors, nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs, NtRTIs), nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), protease inhibitors and integrase inhibitors.
  • NRTIs nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
  • NRTIs nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
  • protease inhibitors and integrase inhibitors.
  • entry inhibitors provide treatment options for patients infected with viruses already resistant to common therapies, although they are not widely available and not typically accessible in resource-limited settings.
  • the at least one HIV-medicament is selected from the group consisting of an entry or fusion inhibitor, a nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor, an integrase inhibitor, and a protease inhibitor, especially T20, AZT, Efavirenz, Raltegravir or Darunavir or any anti-HIV drug, e.g. those approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
  • Another aspect of the present invention relates to a product suitable for the prevention of HIV transmission selected from the group consisting of a condom, a lubricant, such as a personal lubricant, an anal-specific lubricant or a fertility lubricant, a diaphragm, a female condom (femidom), a medical glove and a laboratory glove, wherein a Cistus extract as defined in the context of the present invention is present in or on the product.
  • the products mentioned above are suitable for preventing transmission of HIV by acting as a physical barrier.
  • the safety of the products could be further increased by applying a Cistus extract to the product so that an effective amount of the extract is present in or on the product.
  • the product may be sprayed with a liquid extract and dipped in the same and dried or a power form of the extract may be applied to the products.
  • the product may not only act as a physical barrier but also by inhibiting HIV entry into cells.
  • Still another aspect of the present invention relates to a piece of victuals, particularly for use in the prevention and/or treatment of an HIV infection, wherein an extract as defined in the context of the present invention is present in or on the product, particularly wherein the victuals is food product, especially baby food or children food, particularly for an HIV- infected baby or child.
  • a piece of victuals is food to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.
  • the piece of victuals may also be used in a method for the prevention and/or treatment of an HIV infection.
  • the food may be any raw or cooked food preparation. Particularly preferred is baby food or children food including without limitation infant formula that is made specifically for infants, roughly between the ages of four to six months to 2 years.
  • the food comes in multiple varieties and tastes, can be produced by many manufacturers, or may be table food that the rest of the family is eating, mashed up. Because infants lack teeth, many different baby foods are designed for ease of eating; they are either a soft, liquidy paste or an easily chewed food.
  • Pureed vegetables and fruits are an example of liquid style baby food. Then, as the baby is better able to chew, small, soft pieces or lumps may be included. Care should be taken, as babies with teeth have the ability to break off pieces of food but they do not possess the back molars to grind, so concerned parents should carefully mash or break baby food into manageable pieces for their baby.
  • the food is particularly suitable for an HIV-infected baby or child in order to inhibit HIV entry into cells.
  • the Cistus extract in the piece of victuals should be sufficient in an amount effective in the inhibition of HIV infection.
  • kits comprising at least two HIV medicaments, wherein one HIV medicament is a pharmaceutical composition as defined in the context of the present invention and the other HlV-medicament(s) is/are at least one drug used in HAART and/or selected from the group consisting of a entry or fusion inhibitor, a nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor, an integrase inhibitor, and a protease inhibitor, especially T20, AZT, Efavirenz, Raltegravir or Darunavir or any anti- HIV drug, e.g. those listed by the Food and Drug Administration.
  • the above definitions and embodiments are also to be applied for this aspect of the invention.
  • the kit may be designed for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use in of the at least two HIV medicaments.
  • the kit may comprise further elements such as instructions for use.
  • Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of producing a polyphenol- enriched Cistus extract, the method comprising
  • step b' contacting the extract of step a') with polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) as solid phase to allow binding of polyphenols to PVPP;
  • PVPP polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
  • Polyphenols also known as polyhydroxyphenols
  • polyhydroxyphenols are a structural class of organic chemicals characterized by the presence of multiple phenol structural units (aromatic benzenoid (phenyl) ring with a hydroxyl (-OH) group).
  • phenol structural units aromatic benzenoid (phenyl) ring with a hydroxyl (-OH) group.
  • phenol structural units aromatic benzenoid (phenyl) ring with a hydroxyl (-OH) group
  • phenol structural units aromatic benzenoid (phenyl) ring with a hydroxyl (-OH) group
  • phenol structural units aromatic benzenoid (phenyl) ring with a hydroxyl (-OH) group
  • phenol structural units aromatic benzenoid (phenyl) ring with a hydroxyl (-OH) group
  • phenol structural units aromatic benzenoid (phenyl) ring with a hydroxyl (-OH) group
  • phenol structural units aromatic benze
  • polyphenol-enriched Cistus extract relates to a Cistus extract, in which the content or concentration of intrinsic polyphenols is increased relative to other Cistus components.
  • this may be achieved by contacting a (liquid) Cistus extract with PVPP in order to bind polyphenols of the extracts thereto, isolating PVPP having bound the polyphenols and eluting the polyphenols from PVPP.
  • PVPP may be separated from the polyphenols.
  • the method of the present invention is further defined in that
  • step c') the solid phase obtained in step c') is washed, particularly with water;
  • step d') the eluting of step d') is by addition of a caustic solution, particularly NaOH, and optionally followed by neutralization, particularly with HC1; and/or
  • step d') the eluting of step d') is followed by further purification, particularly with solid phase extraction.
  • a Cistus extract is provided.
  • the extract may be prepared as described above, e.g. by extracting Cistus parts with an extractant such as water, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2- propanol and mixtures thereof, particularly water.
  • the extract is then contacted with PVPP under conditions conducive to the binding of polyphenols to PVPP.
  • Exemplary conditions may be by adding 2 g of PVPP 50 ml extract of Cistus incanus and incubating the mixture at room temperature under stirring for 15 minutes. After binding, PVPP particles may be isolated, e.g. by centrifugation or filtration.
  • PVPP particles with bound compounds may be washed, e.g. 2 times with pure water. Thereafter, bound compounds may be eluted, e.g. by addition of a caustic solution such as NaOH (exemplary concentration 0.5 mol/1). PVPP particles may be isolated again, e.g. by centrifugation or filtration. Next, caustic solution with dissolved compounds may be equilibrated, e.g. by addition of an acid such as HC1 to pH 7.
  • a caustic solution such as NaOH (exemplary concentration 0.5 mol/1).
  • PVPP particles may be isolated again, e.g. by centrifugation or filtration.
  • caustic solution with dissolved compounds may be equilibrated, e.g. by addition of an acid such as HC1 to pH 7.
  • an exemplary method could be by solid phase extraction (SPE) e.g. with a CI 8 SPE-column.
  • SPE solid phase extraction
  • the SPE column may be cleaned e.g. with MeOH and equilibrated e.g. with 1% formic acid in water.
  • the polyphenol-containing solution will be loaded onto the column.
  • the column-bound compounds are eluted (e.g. with an organic solvent such as 100 % MeOH).
  • the solvent may or may not be evaporated and/or may or may not be dissolved (e.g. preferably in water optional with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and/or excipients).
  • the dissolved polyphenol-enriches extract or dried remainders may be stored until further use.
  • Still another aspect of the present invention relates to a polyphenol-enriched Cistus extract obtainable or obtained by the method of the present invention.
  • the polyphenol-enriched Cistus extract of the present invention may be for use as a medicament or for use in a method of preventing and/or treating an HIV infection, as defined and/or specified above in the context of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprising a Cistus extract for use in a method of preventing and/or treating an HIV infection.
  • pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses are given above. The invention is not limited to the particular methodology, protocols, and reagents described herein because these may vary. Further, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. As used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms "a”, “an”, and “the” include plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Similarly, the words “comprise”, “contain” and “encompass” are to be interpreted inclusively rather than exclusively.
  • Figure 1 Effects of the commercial CYSTUS052® extract on HIV infection of cells and viability of LC5-RIC cells.
  • the commercial CYSTUS052® extract inhibits HIV infection at concentrations that do no effect cell viability.
  • the concentrations of CYSTUS052® extracts (dry weight of extract per ml cell culture volume) are plotted on the x-axis.
  • Each data point represents the mean results of triplicate tests, and standard deviations are indicated.
  • FIG. 1 Effects of extracts of different parts of Cistus incanus plants on HIV infection (A, B) and cell viability (C, D). Extracts from different parts of Cistus incanus plants and prepared with different solvents (water or methanol) show anti-HIV activity at concentrations that do not affect cell viability. Extracts were prepared from leaves (white columns), stems (checkered columns) and roots (black columns) of fresh plants, using either water (A,C) or methanol (B,D) as solvent. Anti-HIV activities were determined by the EASY-HIT assay (i.e. first step) using LC5-RIC cells and HIV- I LAI and cell viability by the MTT assay.
  • EASY-HIT assay i.e. first step
  • Ci Cistus incanus
  • Ci extracts inhibit infection by HIV variants with R5 and X4 tropisms. Inhibition of infection depends on HIV envelope proteins.
  • A Inhibitory activities of Cistus incanus extracts generated from the herbal tea were determined by the EASY-HIT assay (first step), using a subline of LC5-RIC (i.e. LC5-RIC-R5) that is permissive for infection by X4 and R5 tropic variants of HIV- 1 and VSV-G pseudotyped HIV-1 particles.
  • Ci extracts Inhibitory activities of Ci extracts are shown for infections with the R5- tropic HIV-1 AD 8 (solid curve; triangles) and the X4-tropic HIV- I LAI (dotted curve; squares).
  • B Effect of Ci extracts on infection by HIV pseudotypes that contain the core of HIV-1 NL4 - 3 and envelope proteins either from the R5 -tropic JRFL (dotted curve; squares) or from the heterologous Vesicular stomatits virus (G-protein) (solid curve; triangles).
  • FIG. 4 Comparison of the activity profiles of Cisius incanus (Ci) extracts with those of approved entry inhibitors in time-of-addition (TO A) assays. The results demonstrate that Cistus incanus extracts inhibit entry of HIV.
  • LC5-RIC cells were exposed to preparations of R5-tropic HIV-1 virus particles (HIV- 1 NL4 . 3AEIW JRFL) and Ci extracts added to cultures either simultaneously with the virus (time point 0) or at different time points after addition of the virus (x-axis).
  • TOA profiles are shown for Ci extracts (continuous curve; squares) and for entry inhibitors that target fusion of viral membranes with cell membranes (T20; dotted curve; diamonds), or recognition of the CCR5 molecule by the virus particle (maraviroc; dashed curve; triangles).
  • Final concentrations of Ci extracts and reference drugs in TOA assays were 5-10-fold > IC50.
  • Relative infection (%) y-axis
  • represents fluorescent signal intensities of cultures exposed to Ci extracts during infection, normalized to those of control cultures infected by HIV in the absence of extracts ( 100%). Each data point represents the mean results of triplicate tests, and standard deviations are indicated.
  • Figure 5 Effects of preincubation of virus or cells with Cistus incanus extracts on HIV infection.
  • Preincubation of virus preparations with Cistus incanus extracts (3h) before addition to LC5-RIC cells increases inhibition of HIV infection (continuous curve), compared to simultaneous addition of virus and Ci extracts to the cells (dashed curve).
  • No antiviral activity is observed when cells are preincubated with Ci extracts (3h), followed by infection in the absence of extracts (dotted curve).
  • Anti-HIV activities were determined by the EASY-HIT assay (i.e. first step), using LC5-RIC cells and HIV- I LAI virus.
  • the x-axis indicates concentrations of extracts in cultures either during infection (virus preincubation, no preincubation) or prior to infection (cell preincubation).
  • FIG. 6 Effects of enrichment of polyphenolic ingredients of extracts of Cistus incanus plants on the anti-HIV activity and in vitro cytotoxicity.
  • a precipitation of polyphenols was performed using polyvmylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP).
  • PVPP polyvmylpolypyrrolidone
  • the resulting fractions were enriched Ci polyphenols and a polyphenol-free fraction.
  • anti-HIV activities were determined by the EASY-HIT assay.
  • PBMCs primary human target cells
  • FIG. 9 Effects of extracts of Cistus incanus plants on HIV infection and cell viability of primary human macrophages (MDM).
  • MDM primary human macrophages
  • the GFP-signal positive cells (%) (Y-axis) were measured by FACS. Living cells were determined by forward/sideward scatter. Each data-point represents the mean results of triplicate tests, and standard deviations are indicated
  • FIG. 10 Effects of extracts of Cistus incanus plants (Ci) and polyphenol-enriched fractions (CiPP) thereof on HIV attachment to target cells.
  • Ci Cistus incanus plants
  • CiPP polyphenol-enriched fractions
  • the LC5-RIC cells support all steps of the HIV-1 replication cycle, from virus attachment to the release of virions from the cell surface.
  • LC5-RIC cells express CD4 and the chemokine receptor CXCR4, permitting entry of X4-tropic viruses.
  • Cells of the LC5-RIC-R5 subline additionally express the chemokine receptor CCR5 on their surface, permitting infection by both X4-tropic and R5-tropic HIV- 1 variants.
  • the EASY-HIT assay evaluates the effects of compounds on the HIV-infection of LC5-RIC cells in two steps that measure parameters of the early (i.e. production of Tat and Rev) and late (i.e.
  • test compounds on cell viability in test cultures are determined by a colorimetric assay that measures the reduction of the yellow tetrazole MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) to a purple formazan by mitochondrial enzymes (Mosmann,T. 1983).
  • the commercial decoction CYSTUS052® (Dr. Pandalis Urheimische Medizin GmbH und Co. KG, Glandorf, DE) was tested for anti-HIV activity.
  • the CYSTUS052® decoction was sterilized by filtration (pore size 0.22 ⁇ ) and concentrated by centrifugal vacuum evaporation at 60°C (Eppendorf concentrator). The dry mass was dissolved in sterile, bidistilled water at a concentration of 10 mg/ml. This stock solution was used in all experiments with CYSTUS052®.
  • Antiviral activity of the CYSTUS052® concentrate was analysed with EASY-HIT technology by exposing LC5-RIC cells to the X4-tropic HIV-1 strain HIV- I LAI in the presence of various concentrations of CYSTUS052®. Each concentration of CYSTUS052® was evaluated in triplicate. Controls consisted of cultures infected with HIV- 1 LAI in the absence of CYSTUS052® and served as reference values for 100% infection and cell viability. Effects of CYSTUS052® on the early phase of HIV-1 replication were evaluated by measuring the fluorescence signals of cultures incubated with extracts and virus for 48 hours (Step 1 of the EASY-HIT assay). Cell viability was determined by MTT assays of the treated cultures.
  • CYSTUS052® extracts showed dose-dependent inhibition of HIV-1 infection in both steps of the assay.
  • Mean IC 50 values of inhibitory effects calculated from these experiments were 4.85 ⁇ 0.41 ⁇ g/ml for Step 1 and 3.78 ⁇ 0.28 ⁇ g/ml for Step 2 of the EASY-HIT assay. The calculation was done using the equation for sigmoidal dose- response with variable slope and the constraints for top and bottom set to either 100 and 0, respectively.
  • early-phase inhibitors of HIV-1 replication yield similar IC50 values in both steps of the EASY-HIT assay (Kremb et al. 2010). This indicates that CYSTUS052® extracts interferes with HIV-1 replication at an early phase.
  • Cistus incanus plants contain HIV-inhibitory activity.
  • Cistus incanus spp. tauricus seedlings were obtained from a commercial vendor and allowed to grow for several weeks (final height ⁇ 20 cm). Plants were then divided into three parts (leaves, stalks and roots). Each part was washed thoroughly, minced and extracted either with water at 100°C for 1 hour or with 100% methanol at 4°C on a rotator overnight.
  • Extracts were sterilized by filtration and concentrated by centrifugal vacuum evaporation at 60°C (Eppendorf concentrator). The dry mass was dissolved in sterile, bidistilled water at a concentration of 10 mg/ml. Subsequently, the effects of various concentrations of the plant extracts on HIV infection and on cell viability were investigated in step 1 of the EASY-HIT assay as described above.
  • Fig. 2 shows that extracts from all three parts of the plant inhibited HIV-1 infection in a dose-dependent manner. Anti-HIV activities were observed for extracts prepared with either water or ethanol as solvent.
  • the IC 50 values for the extract generated with water from leaves was 15.6 ⁇ 0.94 ⁇ g/ml; from stems, 12.15 ⁇ 0.60 ⁇ g/ml and from roots 11.15 ⁇ 0.75 ⁇ g/ml.
  • the IC 50 value for the extract generated with methanol from leaves was 22.67 ⁇ 1.15 ⁇ g/ml; from stems, 15.21 ⁇ 1.63 ⁇ g/ml and from roots 10.47 ⁇ 0.52 ⁇ g/ml. None of the extracts exhibited cytotoxic activity at the HIV-inhibitory concentrations, confirming that anti-HIV activity is not linked to cell death.
  • the Ci extract showed anti-HIV activity, yielding IC 50 values of 11.76 ⁇ 0.6 ⁇ g/ml in the first step of the assay and 11.10 ⁇ 1.3 ⁇ g/ml in the second step of the assay. Cytotoxic effects of the Ci extracts were observed at much higher concentrations, with LD 50 >400 ⁇ .
  • Ci extracts i.e. the extracts produced from the herbal tea.
  • Cistus incanus extracts inhibit X4 and R5 tropic HIV-1 strains
  • Ci extracts were then evaluated the capacity of Ci extracts to inhibit infection by different HIV-1 variants in the EASY-HIT assay (first step). To this end we investigated antiviral activities of the Ci extract against a prototypical X4-tropic virus (HIV- I LAI ) and a prototypical R5- tropic virus (HIV-1 ADS ), using LC5-RIC-R5 cells which are permissive for both X4 and R5 HIV-1 variants. Fig. 3 A shows that Ci extracts inhibited infection by both viruses. In addition to these HIV-1 variants, we also investigated the efficacy of Ci extracts to inhibit infection by pseudotyped viruses that contain the core of HIV-1 NL4 -3 and envelope proteins either from a different HIV-1 variant (i.e.
  • Fig 3B shows that the profile obtained for inhibition of HIV-1 pseudotyped with the envelope proteins of the R5-tropic JRFL (HIV- 1 NL4 .3 AEIIV JRFL) closely resembled the profile for wildtype HIV- I ADS - In contrast, the Ci extract showed much weaker inhibitory activity against the HIV-1 pseudotype containing the VSV-G envelope protein (HIV-l NL4 .3AEnvVSVG).
  • Ci displays inhibitory activity against both X4- and R5- tropic viruses and that the inhibitory activity of the Ci extracts involves the HIV envelope proteins.
  • Cistus incanus extracts inhibit HIV-1 replication at the early phase of the replication cycle by a mode of action involving HIV-1 envelope proteins ( Figures 1, 2 and 3). This suggests that Cistus incanus extracts inhibit HIV-1 entry.
  • Time-of-addition (TOA) assays yield information about the mode-of-action of viral inhibitors with respect to the step of the replication cycle at which they act.
  • TOA assays monitor the activity of test compounds at various timepoints of infection. The compound retains antiviral activity when added to the virus-exposed cells at a timepoint preceding the targeted replication step but loses activity when added at later timepoints.
  • TOA assays with LC5-RIC cells and reference drugs allows the discrimination of compounds from different anti-HIV drug classes, yielding distinct inhibitory profiles for each drug class (Kremb et al. 2010).
  • Ci extracts inhibit HIV-1 entry.
  • TOA asssays were performed with LC5-RICR5 cells and R5- tropic HIV-1 (HIV-1 NL4 .3 AEI JRFL) using concentrations of inhibitory compounds exceeding 5 - 10 fold the corresponding IC 50 .
  • the results are shown in Figure 4.
  • a clear decrease in antiviral activity of Ci extracts was observed when addition of Ci extracts to virus-exposed cells was delayed for only a few hours, with 50% loss of activity occurring at 3 hours post infection for Ci extracts.
  • the TOA profiles of the Ci extracts resembled those of the reference entry inhibitors T20 and Maraviroc, which showed 50% loss of activity at 3.5 hours.
  • Cistus incanus extracts reduce infectivity of virus particles
  • Ci extracts can interfere with the infectivity of virions in the absence of the host cells, we examined the effects of pre-incubating virus particles with Ci extracts before addition to the host cells on the infectivity of the virus particles.
  • HIV- 1 LAI virus preparations were incubated with Ci extracts at different concentrations for 3 hours and the mixtures then added to LC5-RIC cells and infection analysed in step 1 of the EASY-HIT assay.
  • Ci extracts can reduce the infectivity of HIV- 1 virus particles in the absence of host cells and therefore has virucidal activity.
  • Lack of antiviral effects of pre-incubation of host cells with Ci extracts suggests that antiviral activity of Ci extracts is not mediated by high affinity binding of components of Ci extracts to cell surface molecules, a mode-of-action exemplified by the CCR5 antagonist maraviroc.
  • these results do not rule out the possibility that antiviral activity of Ci extracts may involve binding of extract components to both viral and cellular partners during virus entry. 5.
  • Extracts of Cistus incanus also inhibit HIV infection in primary human HIV target cells (PBMCs and macrophages)
  • PBMCs and macrophages primary human HIV target cells
  • PBMCs and macrophages Next inventors tested the inhibitory effect of Ci on the HIV infection of primary human cells. For this, they treated PBMCs (isolated from buffy coats) with Ci and infected them with HIV- I LAI - 2 days later they took some supernatant and transferred it to LC5-RIC reporter cells. In this way they quantify the production of new infectious virus by the Ci- treated and HIV-infected PBMCs as a measure for the rate of infection. As shown in figure 7A, the level of infectious virus could be decreased dose-dependent by treatment of the PBMCs with Ci.
  • PVPP-precipitation of polyphenols is an accepted method in beverage industry to decrease the amount of polyphenolic compounds in brewages.
  • 2 g of PVPP were added to 50 ml extract of Cistus incanus (obtained as described in Example 1). The mixture was incubated at room temperature under stirring for 15 minutes. Afterwards the PVPP particles were pelleted by centrifugation. The supernatant was discarded and the PVPP- particles with bound compounds were washed 2 times with pure water. To elute the bound compounds, 0.5 N NaOH was added.
  • the NaOH with dissolved compounds was equilibrated to pH 7 with HCL.
  • the resulting solution was cleaned by solid phase extraction (SPE) with a C18 SPE-column.
  • SPE solid phase extraction
  • the SPE column was cleaned with MeOH and equilibrated with 1% formic acid in water.
  • the compound containing solution was loaded onto the column.
  • the column-bound compounds were eluted with 100 % MeOH. MeOH was evaporated, the dried remains were weighed and dissolved in water to a final concentration of 10 mg/ml and stored at -20°C until usage.
  • the fractions obtained by SPE were either polyphenol-free (or drastically reduced in the amount of total polyphenols) or enriched in polyphenols. Both fractions were tested in LC5-RIC cells for anti-HIV activity and the results are shown in Fig. 6.
  • the polyphenol- free fraction exhibited a complete loss of inhibitory activity, whereas the enriched Ci polyphenols retained it completely.
  • PBMCs primary human cells
  • Fig. 7C show, that the activity was retained here, too.
  • the cellular toxicity was decreased for the enriched polyphenols (Fig 7D) by more than factor 5 in contrast to the original extract (Fig 7B).
  • LC5RIC-R5 cells were exposed to an HIV-virus that carries green-fluorescent proteins. These particles can be visualized and counted directly by fluorescence microscopy.
  • cells were seeded on glass cover slips and exposed to GFP-carrying virus either treated with Ci, CiPP or culture medium only. After an incubation period of 4 hours, the cover slips were washed 3 times with culture medium (2x) and PBS (lx). Then the cells were fixed in paraformaldehyde and nuclei were stained with DAPI. The analysis was performed by fluorescence microscopy.

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La présente invention concerne une composition pharmaceutique pour utilisation dans un procédé de prévention et/ou traitement d'une infection par VIH, un produit adapté pour la prévention de la transmission du VIH, un aliment pour la prévention et/ou le traitement d'une infection par le VIH et une trousse comprenant au moins deux médicaments contre le VIH ainsi qu'un procédé de production d'un extrait de Cistus enrichi en polyphénols, l'extrait et son utilisation en tant que médicament.
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