JPH1045604A - Inhibitor of synthesis of hsp47 including aloin derivative - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an inhibitor of a synthesis of HSP47 (heat shock protein) including an aloin derivative capable of specifically inhibiting the synthesis of the heat shock protein in a tissue cell in a morbid state having 47k dalton molecular weight and useful for a treatment for hepatocirrhosis, etc., by including the aloin derivative which is an ingredient of an aloe as an active ingredient. SOLUTION: This inhibitor of a synthesis of HSP47 includes an aloin derivative of formula I (R<1> is a hexose residue obtained by removing a hydroxy group at 1-position of the hexose; R<2> is a 1-3C hydroxyalkyl), e.g. the aloin of formula II [10-glucopyranosyl-1,8-dihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-9(10H)-anthracene] as an active ingredient. Moreover, the aloin derivative is obtained by extracting it from an aloe (Aloe ferox Miller, etc.) with eater or an organic solvent such as methyl alcohol at a temperature of the boiling temperature or less for 10min to 60hr by a means of heating and refluxing, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a heat shock protein (hereinafter referred to as HSP47) synthesis inhibitor having a molecular weight of 47 kilodaltons (kD) and containing an aloin derivative as an active ingredient. The HSP47 synthesis inhibitor of the present invention particularly suppresses the synthesis of collagen in organs, thereby increasing cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or disease causing chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy, and postoperative Physiology of patients with diseases such as keloids and hypertrophic scars, scleroderma, atherosclerosis, or increased production of extracellular matrix (extracellular matrix) such as rheumatoid arthritis, which occur after scars or burn scars, traffic accidents, etc. Effectively ameliorate the condition, keloids and thickening that occur after cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or a disease that leads to chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy, postoperative scar or burn scar, traffic accident, etc. Sexual scarring, scleroderma, arteriosclerosis,
Alternatively, it is possible to effectively treat a disease exhibiting a pathological condition of enhanced extracellular matrix production such as rheumatoid arthritis.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, diseases showing a pathological condition of enhanced production of extracellular matrix such as collagen have become a serious problem. The diseases that indicate the pathological condition of increased extracellular matrix production include, for example, cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or a disease that results in chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy, postoperative scar and burn. Includes scars, keloids and hypertrophic scars that occur after traffic accidents, etc., scleroderma, arteriosclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis.

For example, in Japan alone, about 2
Cirrhosis, which is said to be common to all, is a general term for diseases in which the liver becomes stiff due to the growth of connective tissue, and is said to be the end picture of various chronic liver diseases. is there. In other words, in chronic hepatitis in which liver injury such as inflammation lasts for a long time, the liver fibrosis is accompanied by markedly enhanced production of extracellular matrix (particularly type I collagen) such as fibroblasts and Ito cells. As liver fibrosis progresses chronically, more and more normal liver regeneration is disturbed and replaced by hepatocytes, and extracellular matrix composed mainly of fibroblasts and type I collagen occupies a significant part of liver tissue,
It leads to cirrhosis consisting of many colobules. With the progression of cirrhosis, the fibrous septum spreads throughout the liver, and the resulting abnormal blood flow also contributes to further degeneration of hepatic parenchymal cells, leading to continued vicious circulation in cirrhosis and alcohol. , Viruses, autoimmunity, etc.
A large amount of collagen fibers are produced in the liver, resulting in necrosis and loss of function of hepatocytes, and patients with cirrhosis eventually die. Type I collagen accounts for about 2% of the total protein in normal liver, but accounts for 10 to 30% in cirrhosis.

In addition, interstitial lung disease is caused by chronic inflammation (alveolitis) of the lower respiratory tract (alveolitis) which often involves not only the alveoli and the alveolar duct but also the respiratory bronchiole and terminal bronchus, and the resulting interstitial disease. A group of diseases characterized by fibrosis and intraalveolar fibrosis. The interstitial lung disease referred to here includes, for example, interstitial pneumonia, diffuse interstitial lung disease such as pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, permeable pulmonary edema, collagen disease lung, sarcoidosis, etc. . In interstitial lung disease, excessive production and accumulation of extracellular matrix has been observed in fibrotic tissues. That is, in pulmonary fibrotic tissue of interstitial lung disease, marked accumulation of type I and type III collagen is observed in the enlarged interstitium. Accumulate in the alveolar septum, the stage progresses,
Type collagen increases and becomes the main collagen. The basement membrane is destroyed at an early stage, and the invasion of collagen fibers into the alveolar cavity side is observed.

[0005] Chronic renal failure is a condition in which homeostasis in the body cannot be maintained due to deteriorating renal function as a result of chronic nephritis syndrome. A pathological view of the progress of chronic renal failure is glomerular sclerosis and progression of interstitial fibrosis. Glomerulosclerosis is an increase in extracellular matrix centered on the mesangial region. Compared to normal, the component of mesangial sclerosis markedly increased the component of glomerular basement membrane such as type IV collagen, and the type I collagen, which is a stromal component, grew in line with the site of sclerosis . In other words, increased glomerular sclerosis which is chronically progressed is caused by enhanced production of extracellular matrix. Here, the disease falling into chronic renal failure includes, for example, IgA nephropathy, focal glomerulosclerosis, membranous proliferative nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, chronic interstitial nephritis, chronic glomerulonephritis and the like.

[0006] Cardiomyocytes are highly differentiated cells.
Does not have the ability to divide and proliferate. Therefore, when a certain load is applied to the heart, each of the myocardial cells enlarges to increase the contractile force and try to maintain the heart function. Furthermore, if the load lasts for a long time, various obstacles are accumulated, mainly due to the cause of ischemia, and the compensation mechanism for the load breaks down, the contractile force of the myocardium rapidly decreases, and the heart's pump function is impaired. It is known that heart failure occurs, and cardiac hypertrophy is the largest cause of heart failure in Japan. In addition, the formation of cardiac hypertrophy is not only the largest risk factor for the development of heart failure, but also significantly increases the complication rate of ischemic heart disease and severe ventricular arrhythmia, and is a factor that independently determines the prognosis of life. Has become. When cardiac hypertrophy progresses, not only individual cardiomyocytes are remarkably enlarged, but also because the cardiomyocytes are tightly bundled, fibrosis of the interstitium is promoted and collagen which is an extracellular matrix increases. In addition, when myocardial cells are lost due to myocarditis, myocardial ischemia, etc., collagen is biosynthesized to replace gaps. If the interstitial fibrosis progresses excessively, the result is a hardened myocardium,
Extensions fail. In addition, muscle function is impaired and diastolic relaxation of the heart muscle is impaired. Other diseases such as post-operative scars and burn scars, or scleroderma, arteriosclerosis, and other pathological conditions of increased extracellular matrix production may cause abnormal increase in collagen synthesis for some reason, leading to fibrosis and tissue It is believed that a change in cure is a major cause.

It has been pointed out that the basement membrane and collagen synthesis in the basement membrane also play an important role in angiogenesis (Maragoudakis, E., Sarmonika, M., and
Panoutsacopoulous, M., "J. Pharmacol. Exp. The
r. ", 244 : 729, 1988; Ingber, DE, Madri, J.
A., and Folkman, J., "Endocrinology", 119 : 1768,
1986). Examples of diseases caused by angiogenesis include diabetic retinopathy, posterior lens fibroplasia, angiogenesis associated with corneal transplantation, glaucoma, eye tumor, trachoma, stem gland, suppurative granuloma, hemangiomas, fibrous blood vessels Tumors, hypertrophic scars, granulation, rheumatoid arthritis, edema sclerosis, atherosclerosis, various tumors and the like are known. Despite the serious problem of diseases that indicate the increased production of extracellular matrix such as collagen, the inhibition of extracellular matrix synthesis has been satisfactory in various aspects such as side effects and pharmacological effects. Agents (eg, collagen synthesis inhibitors) have not yet been developed.

On the other hand, heat shock proteins (heat shock proteins)
protein; also called HSP, stress protein)
A group of proteins expressed in cells by stimulating the cells with some stress, such as heat, heavy metals, drugs, amino acid analogs, or hypoxia (low oxygen concentration). Heat shock proteins are ubiquitous in nature and are produced by higher animals, including bacteria, yeast, plants, insects, and humans. HSPs vary in their types, but due to their large molecular weight, the HSP90 family (eg, 90 kD or 110 kD HSPs), HSP
SP70 family (eg, 70-73 kD HSP
), HSP60 family (for example, 57-68k
D HSP), the small HSP family (eg,
20 hD, 25-28 kD, or 47 kD HSP). In this specification, HSP having a specific molecular weight is referred to as HS
P and the number immediately following it,
For example, an HSP having a molecular weight of 47 kD is referred to as “HSP47”. As described above, there are many types of HSPs, which differ not only in molecular weight but also in structure, function, or property. In addition to the response to stress, some of these proteins are constitutively synthesized and, under normal circumstances, regulate protein folding, unfolding, protein subunit assembly, and protein membrane trafficking. It has been shown to play an essential physiological role. These functions as heat shock proteins are called molecular chaperones.

HSP47 is a protein discovered by Nagata et al. In 1986, and is a basic protein having a molecular weight of 47 kDa (pI = 9.0). HSP47
Increased collagen expression has been shown to increase collagen synthesis in various cells ("J. Biol. Che.
m. ", 261 : 7531, 1986;" Eur. J. Biochem. ", 206 :
323, 1992; "J. Biol. Chem.", 265 : 992, 1990;
"J. Clin. Invest.", 94 : 2481, 1994). That is, H
SP47 functions as a collagen-specific molecular chaperone in the aspect of intracellular processing of procollagen in the endoplasmic reticulum, formation of triple helix, or transport / secretion of procollagen from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus. As such, increased HSP47 expression stimulates the accumulation of collagen molecules in the extracellular matrix. Thus, HSP47, a collagen-bound heat shock protein, is a heat shock protein closely related to collagen, which is an extracellular matrix protein, in terms of function as well as expression.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, the present inventors have developed cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or a disease that results in chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy, postoperative scar and Keloids and hypertrophic scars that occur after burn scars, traffic accidents, etc.
Effectively improve the physiological status of patients with scleroderma, arteriosclerosis, or disease states that show extracellular matrix production enhancement such as rheumatoid arthritis, and improve cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or chronic renal failure) Disease), cardiac hypertrophy, postoperative scar or burn scar, keloid or hypertrophic scar after traffic accident, scleroderma, arteriosclerosis, or enhanced extracellular matrix production such as rheumatoid arthritis. Various studies have been made in order to provide an extracellular matrix synthesis inhibitor capable of effectively treating the indicated disease.

As mentioned above, cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease,
Chronic renal failure (or a disease that leads to chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy,
Fibrosis such as keloids and hypertrophic scars, scleroderma, arteriosclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis that occur after postoperative scars or burn scars, traffic accidents, etc. are mainly pathological conditions in which extracellular matrix in organs is significantly increased. Is understood. Cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or a disease that leads to chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy, postoperative scars and burn scars, keloids and hypertrophic scars that occur after traffic accidents, scleroderma, Arteriosclerosis,
Alternatively, fibrosis accompanying a disease showing a pathological condition of enhanced extracellular matrix production such as rheumatoid arthritis is considered to be caused by an increase in collagen biosynthesis or a decrease in collagen degradability. For example, in the fibrosis of the liver, the activation of the synthesis of type I, type III, and type IV collagen occurs. In particular, the activation of the synthesis of type I collagen, which is a main component, is important.

Under these circumstances, the present inventors surprisingly found that aloe, a component of aloe, or a derivative thereof,
It has been found that the synthesis of HSP47 in cells of a tissue showing a pathological condition is specifically suppressed. That is, administration of an aloin derivative suppresses the synthesis of HSP47 in cells, suppresses the synthesis of collagen in organs, and eventually leads to cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or chronic renal failure). Disease), cardiac hypertrophy, postoperative scars and burn scars, keloids and hypertrophic scars that occur after traffic accidents, scleroderma,
It has been found that it is possible to treat diseases showing a pathological condition of increased extracellular matrix production such as arteriosclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis. The present invention is based on these findings, and is useful for the treatment of cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or a disease leading to chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy, postoperative scar or burn scar, traffic accident, etc. An HSP47 synthesis inhibitor capable of effectively treating a disease showing a pathological condition of enhanced extracellular matrix production, such as a resulting keloid or hypertrophic scar, scleroderma, arteriosclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis, Is a collagen-specific molecular chaperone that plays an important role in the process of maturation and transport of collagen
It is an object to provide 47 synthetic inhibitors.

[0013]

Accordingly, the present invention provides a compound of formula (I):

Embedded image (Wherein, R ¹ is a hexose residue excluding the hydroxyl group at the 1-position of hexose, and R ² is a hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms) as an active ingredient. And a synthesis inhibitor of a heat shock protein having a molecular weight of 47 kilodaltons.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail. The synthesis inhibitor of the present invention contains an aloin derivative represented by the above formula (I) as an active ingredient. In the present specification, a hexose residue is a residue obtained by removing a hydroxyl group at the 1-position of hexose. Examples of the hexose include allose, altrose, glucose, mannose, growth, idose, galactose, talose, psicose, fructose, sorbose, and tagatose. The hexose may be either a D-form or an L-form, and may be either a pyranose type or a furanose type. A preferred hexose is glucose. The bond between the hexose residue and the anthracenone moiety is a glycosidic bond. The configuration of glycoside 1 is α-anomer or β
-Any of the anomers.

As used herein, the term "hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms" refers to an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms which is substituted by one or more hydroxyl groups, for example, hydroxymethyl group, hydroxyethyl group, -Hydroxypropyl group, 2-hydroxypropyl group, 1-hydroxypropyl group, 2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl group and the like, and a hydroxymethyl group is preferable.

The aloin derivative represented by the formula (I) has a stereoisomer, and any pure stereoisomer or a mixture thereof is used as an active ingredient of the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention. be able to.

The aloin derivative which can be used as an active ingredient in the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention includes a compound represented by the formula (II):

Embedded image Aloin [10-glucopyranosyl-1,8-dihydroxy-3- (hydroxymethyl) -9 (10H) -anthracenone] is preferred. Aloin is contained in crude drugs such as aloe, for example. Aloin has stereoisomers, and any pure stereoisomer of aloin or a mixture thereof can be used as an active ingredient of the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention.

The aloin derivative contained in the synthetic inhibitor of the present invention can be prepared by chemical synthesis or by extracting and purifying from natural products. Alternatively, a commercially available product may be used. When an aloin derivative used as an active ingredient in the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention is extracted from a natural product, for example, the whole or a part of a plant containing the aloin derivative (for example, whole plant, leaf, root, rhizome,
Extraction is performed using the stalk, root bark, or flower as it is, or using a simple processing (for example, drying, cutting, blanching, steam heating, or powdering) (for example, a crude drug). The extraction conditions are not particularly limited as long as they are generally used for plant extraction. Plants containing aloin include, but are not limited to, aloe
Ferrox Mill (Aloeferox Mill)
er), Aloe Ferrox Miller and Aloe africana Mila
er), or Aloe Ferrox Miller and Aloe spica Baker (Aloe spica)
(Ta Baker) can be used.

When the aloin in the present invention is extracted from a crude drug, it is not limited to this, but for example, it is preferable to extract it from aloe. Aloe (Rokai; Al
oe) means Aloe Ferrox Miller, Aloe
A hybrid between a ferrox mirror and an aloe africana mirror, or an aloe ferrox mirror and an aloe
It refers to dried sap obtained from leaves such as hybrids with Spica Baker, and these portions can be used alone or in any combination.

The aloe extract which can be used as an active ingredient in the synthesis inhibitor according to the present invention only needs to contain the above-mentioned aloin, and therefore, a crude extract of aloe can be used. The method for producing an aloe extract that can be used in the present invention can be obtained by extracting aloe with water (for example, cold, warm, or hot water) or by extracting with an organic solvent. . Examples of the organic solvent include alcohols having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (e.g., methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or butyl alcohol), esters (e.g.,
Methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, or butyl acetate), ketone (eg, acetone or methyl isobutyl ketone), ether, petroleum ether, n-hexane, cyclohexane, toluene, benzene, halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons (eg, tetrachloride Carbon, dichloromethane, or chloroform), pyridine, glycol (for example, propylene glycol or butylene glycol), polyethylene glycol, acetonitrile, or the like can be used. These organic solvents can be used alone or in an appropriate combination, and mixed at a certain ratio. Further, it can be used in an anhydrous or water-containing state. As the method of water extraction or organic solvent extraction, a method used for ordinary crude drug extraction can be used. For example, (dried) aloe 1
It is desirable to heat and reflux at a temperature not higher than the boiling point of the solution, or to carry out ultrasonic extraction or cold immersion at a temperature not higher than the boiling point, with stirring, using 3 to 300 parts by weight of water or an organic solvent with respect to parts by weight. The extraction step is usually performed for 5 minutes to 7 days, preferably for 10 minutes to 6 days.
The extraction time can be reduced by carrying out for 0 hours and adding auxiliary means such as stirring as needed.

After the completion of the extraction step, a crude extract can be obtained by separating insolubles from the water or organic solvent extract by an appropriate method such as filtration or centrifugation. When using aloin extracted and fractionated from natural products in the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention, the crude extract may be used as it is without particular purification. In addition to the water extract or organic solvent extract by a conventional method, a purified extract obtained by further treating the crude extract with various organic solvents or adsorbents,
It can be used as an active ingredient of the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention. The aloe extract containing these crude extracts and the purified extract after various purification treatments may be used as is, or may be used as an extract obtained by concentrating the solvent. A dried powder, a crystallized and purified substance, or a viscous substance may be used, or a diluent thereof may be used. The aloe extract thus obtained contains aloin contained in the aloe and at the same time contains impurities derived from the raw material aloe.

The synthetic inhibitor of the present invention comprises an aloin derivative,
Or an extract of a plant containing an aloin derivative, for example,
An extract of a crude drug containing an aloin derivative (particularly, an aloe extract) is used alone or, preferably, together with a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable conventional carrier, in an animal, preferably a mammal. (Especially humans). There is no particular limitation on the dosage form,
For example, oral preparations such as powders, fine granules, granules, tablets, capsules, suspensions, emulsions, syrups, extracts, or pills, or injections, external solutions, ointments, suppositories, Parenteral preparations such as topically applied creams or eye drops can be mentioned. These oral agents are, for example,
Gelatin, sodium alginate, starch, corn starch, sucrose, lactose, glucose, mannitol, carboxymethylcellulose, dextrin, polyvinylpyrrolidone, crystalline cellulose, soy lecithin, sucrose, fatty acid esters, talc, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, magnesium silicate Excipients, binders, disintegrants, surfactants, lubricants, fluidity promoters, diluents, preservatives, coloring agents, flavors, flavors, stabilizing agents, such as, silicic anhydride, or synthetic aluminum silicate It can be produced according to a conventional method using an agent, a humectant, a preservative, an antioxidant or the like. For example, a capsule filled with a mixture of 1 part by weight of aloin and 99 parts by weight of lactose is used.

Examples of the parenteral administration method include injection (subcutaneous, intravenous, etc.) and rectal administration. Among these, the injection is most preferably used. For example, in the preparation of an injection, an aloin derivative as an active ingredient, or an extract of a plant containing an aloin derivative, for example, an extract of a crude drug containing an aloin derivative (in particular, an aloe extract), For example, water-soluble solvents such as physiological saline or Ringer's solution, water-insoluble solvents such as vegetable oils or fatty acid esters, isotonic agents such as glucose or sodium chloride, solubilizing agents, stabilizers, preservatives, suspending agents , Or an emulsifier can be optionally used. In addition, the synthetic inhibitor of the present invention may be administered by the method of sustained release preparation using a sustained release polymer or the like. For example, the synthetic inhibitors of the present invention can be incorporated into a pellet of ethylene vinyl acetate polymer and the pellet can be surgically implanted into the tissue to be treated.

The synthesis inhibitor of the present invention can contain, but is not limited to, an aloin derivative in an amount of 0.01 to 99% by weight, preferably 0.1 to 80% by weight. . The synthetic inhibitor of the present invention containing, as an active ingredient, an extract of a plant containing an aloin derivative, for example, an extract of a crude drug containing an aloin derivative (particularly, an aloe extract) is included therein. It can be prepared by appropriately adjusting the amount of the aloin derivative so as to fall within the above range. In addition, when a synthetic extract containing an extract of a plant containing an aloin derivative, for example, an extract of a crude drug containing an aloin derivative (particularly, an aloe extract) as an active ingredient is used as a formulation for oral administration, Is preferably formulated using a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The dose when the synthetic inhibitor of the present invention is used varies depending on the type of disease, age, sex, weight, degree of symptoms, degree of administration, etc. of the patient, and there is no particular limitation. 1mg per person
About 10 g is orally or parenterally administered in about 1 to 4 times a day. Furthermore, the use is not limited to pharmaceuticals, and various uses, for example, functional foods and health foods can be given in the form of food and drink.

[0025]

As described above, the aloin derivative contained in the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention has the action of specifically inhibiting the synthesis of HSP47 in cells. Therefore, administration of the aloin derivative results in the production of HSP47 in cells. The synthesis is specifically reduced, and the biosynthesis of collagen is suppressed. As a result, extracellular matrix production is also suppressed. Therefore,
The alloin derivative is a disease showing a pathology of extracellular matrix production enhancement accompanied by an increase in collagen, such as cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or a disease leading to chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy, and post-operative disease. It can be used for prevention and treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars, scleroderma, arteriosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. which occur after scars and burn scars, traffic accidents and the like. That is, the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention suppresses the synthesis of collagen by suppressing the synthesis of HSP47, which is a collagen-specific chaperone.

Further, as mentioned above, it has been pointed out that the basement membrane and collagen synthesis in the basement membrane play an important role also in angiogenesis, and therefore, the synthesis inhibitor of the present invention is not suitable for angiogenesis abnormalities. It is extremely useful as a prophylactic / therapeutic agent for many diseases based on proliferation, and each of the diseases described above, namely diabetic retinopathy, posterior lens fibroplasia, neovascularization associated with corneal transplantation, glaucoma, eye tumors. , Trachoma,
It can be used for psoriasis, suppurative granulomas, hemangiomas, fibrous hemangiomas, hypertrophic scars, granulation, rheumatoid arthritis, edema sclerosis, atherosclerosis and various tumors. Furthermore, it has been clarified that an interstitial stroma having type I collagen and fibronectin as a basic skeleton plays a role of guiding a detached cancer cell into invading neighboring vessels in cancer metastasis. So ["B
IOTHERAPY ", 7 (8): 1181, 1993], and it is also possible to suppress cancer metastasis by administering the synthetic inhibitor of the present invention.

[0027]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to examples, but these examples do not limit the scope of the present invention. Example 1: Preparation of anti-HSP47 polyclonal antibody (1) Preparation of anti-HSP47 polyclonal antibody A peptide consisting of 15 amino acids corresponding to the amino acid sequence of the 2nd to 16th amino acids from the N-terminal of human HSP47 [hereinafter,
Human HSP47 peptide (2-16)] was prepared using an automatic peptide synthesizer (PSSM-8 system, Shimadzu Corporation), and succinimidyl 4- (p-maleimidophenyl) butyrate [SMPB: Succinimidyl 4
-(p-maleimidophenyl) butyrate) as a crosslinking agent,
It was bound to lactoglobulin by a conventional method ("Biochemistry", 18 : 690, 1979) to prepare a sensitizing antigen. Phosphate buffered saline containing 150 μg of this sensitizing antigen [Composition: KC
l = 0.2 g / l, KH ₂ PO ₄ = 0.2 g / l, Na
Cl = 8 g / l, Na ₂ HPO ₄ (anhydrous) = 1.15 g
/ L: hereinafter referred to as PBS (-): Cosmo Bio, Catalog No. 320-01] 0.2 ml and an equal volume of Freund's complete adjuvant (Jatron, Catalog No. RM606-1) are mixed, and the resulting mixture is obtained. 0.2 ml was subcutaneously administered to Lurat (6 weeks old, female: CLEA Japan) to immunize. After repeating the second and third immunizations in the same manner, immunization was performed six times using an adjuvant (Hunter's TiterMax; CytRx Corporation, Georgia, USA). Blood was collected from the sensitized animals, serum was separated and collected by a conventional method, and the antibody titer in the serum was measured by the enzyme antibody method (ELISA method) and the Western blot method described below.

(2) Evaluation of anti-HSP47 polyclonal antibody characteristics by enzyme antibody method (ELISA method) Human HSP47 peptide (2-1) prepared in the preceding section (1)
6) was dissolved in PBS (-) to prepare a peptide solution having a concentration of 10 µg / ml, and the peptide solution was dropped in 50 µl portions to each well of a rigid assay plate (Falcon, catalog number 3910). P on the outermost well
After only 50 μl of BS (−) was added and left overnight at 4 ° C. in a wet state, the peptide solution was discarded, and each well was washed with PBS (−), and then 1% bovine serum albumin (hereinafter, referred to as “PBS”). PBS (-) 100 containing BSA)
μl was placed in each well and left at room temperature for 1 hour. PB
After washing three times with S (-), 50 μl of the lurat serum obtained in the above (1) was added to each well, and left at room temperature for 1 hour. After washing three times with PBS (-), each well was used as a secondary antibody as a peroxidase-labeled anti-rat IgG5.
After adding 0 μl, the mixture was left at room temperature for 1 hour. PBS (-)
After washing twice with 0.1%, 4 μl of a hydrogen peroxide solution was added.
100 μl of a substrate solution prepared by dissolving one o-phenylenediamine (OPD) tablet (Sigma, catalog number P8287) (10 mg) in 10 ml of M citrate buffer (pH 4.5) was added dropwise to each well, and the mixture was cooled to room temperature. After being left for 30 minutes under light shielding, the absorbance at 492 nm of each well was measured using a microplate reader (Tosoh, MPR-A4).
i-type). The serum in which an increase in the antibody titer was confirmed was used as an anti-human HSP47 polyclonal antibody in the following Examples.

(3) Anti-HS by Western blotting
Evaluation of P47 polyclonal antibody properties Laemmli buffer system (Laemmli, NK, "Nat
ure ", 283 : pp. 249-256, 1970), lysates of HeLa cells were subjected to sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis according to the following method. 6.1 ml of distilled water, 2.5 ml of 0.5 M Tris (Bio-Rad, Cat. No. 161-0716) -HCl (pH 6.8),
10% SDS (Bio-Rad, Catalog No. 161-030
1) 100 μl and 30% acrylamide (Bio
Lad, Catalog No. 161-1001) / N, N'-methylenebisacrylamide (Bio-Rad, Catalog No. 16
1-0201) Mix 1.3 ml, degas for 15 minutes,
% Ammonium persulfate (Bio-Rad, catalog number
161-0700) 50 μl and N, N, N ′, N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (hereinafter abbreviated as TEMED)
(Bio-Rad, Catalog No. 161-0800) 10 μl was added to prepare a concentrated gel. Separation gels were prepared as follows. 4.045 ml of distilled water, 2.5 ml of 1.5 M Tris-HCl (pH 8.8), 10% SDS
100 μl and 3.3 ml of 30% acrylamide / N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide were slowly mixed, degassed with an aspirator for 15 minutes, and 50 μl of 10% ammonium persulfate and 5 μl of TEMED were added. As an electrophoresis buffer, 9.0 g of Tris, 43.2 g of glycine (Bio-Rad, catalog number 161-0717), and 3.0 g of SDS were mixed with distilled water to make 600 ml, and this was diluted 5-fold with distilled water. Using. The sample buffer was 2 ml of distilled water, 2M Tris-HCl (pH
6.8) 500 μl, SDS 0.32 g, β-mercaptoethanol 800 μl, and 0.05% (w / v) bromophenol blue (Bio-Rad, catalog number
161-0404) A mixture of 400 μl was used.

Under conditions of 5% carbon dioxide, at 37 ° C., 10
HeLa cells were cultured in a MEM medium containing% inactivated fetal bovine serum (hereinafter abbreviated as FBS) to prepare a lysate. SD of the obtained HeLa cell lysate
After performing S-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, 0.1%
45 μm nitrocellulose membrane (Schleicher & Schuell,
Attach the gel to the catalog number 401196) and use a protein transfer device (Trans-Blot Electrophoretic Transfer Cell:
(Bio-Rad) at room temperature at 100 V for 3 hours. As a blotting buffer, a Tris Gly Running and Blotting Buffer (Enprot) comprising 0.025 M Tris and 0.192 M glycine and adjusted to pH 8.5 was used.
ech, Massachusetts, USA, catalog number SA100034)
A buffer prepared by adding methyl alcohol to a concentration of 20% was used. After blotting, the nitrocellulose membrane was immersed in a PBS (-) solution containing 5% skim milk (Snow Brand Milk Products) at room temperature for 30 minutes to perform blocking. After blocking, a primary antibody reaction was carried out using a Lurat serum obtained in the above section (1) as a primary antibody using a screener blotter (SAMPLATEC). The primary antibody reaction is PB containing 2% skim milk (Snow Brand Milk Products)
The Rulat serum 200 diluted 10-fold with S (-)
Performed in μl at room temperature for 120 minutes. After the completion of the primary antibody reaction, use a slow rocking shaker to remove PBS.
Shaking twice (-) for 5 minutes was performed using 0.1% Tween20.
PB containing (Bio-Rad, Catalog No. 170-6531)
Shake four times with S (-) solution for 15 minutes, then add PBS
The nitrocellulose membrane was washed by shaking twice for 5 minutes at (-). After washing is completed, a peroxidase-labeled goat anti-rat IgG antibody (Southern Biotechnolog)
y, Catalog No. 3030-05) was subjected to a secondary antibody reaction for 2 hours using 5 ml of a 5000-fold diluted solution of PBS (-) containing 2% skim milk. After the reaction,
BS (-) solution and P containing 0.1% Tween20
The nitrocellulose membrane was washed with the BS (-) solution under the same conditions as those after the primary antibody reaction.

After removing the excess PBS (-) solution, a Western blotting detection reagent (ECL Western blotti
ng detection reagent; Amersham, Catalog number RP
N2106) was sprinkled on the nitrocellulose membrane, allowed to stand at room temperature for 1 minute, excess detection reagent was removed, the nitrocellulose membrane was wrapped in a wrap, and the reaction surface was coated with an X-ray film (Kodak X-OMAT, AR, It was exposed by contacting it to the catalog number 165 1454). After development, a molecular weight of 47 corresponding to HSP47
The reactivity of the anti-HSP47 polyclonal antibody was examined by measuring the band near the kilodalton. Sera confirmed to have increased antibody titers were treated with anti-human HSP4
7 polyclonal antibodies were used in the following examples.

Example 2: HSP expression level in cultured human cancer cells
Measurement (1) human cultured cancer cells cultured human neuronal tumor cell line (neuroblastoma) SK-N-MC
(ATCC HTB 10) is replaced with a non-essential amino acid (L-
Alanine 8.9mg / l, L- aspartic · H ₂ O1
5.0 mg / l, L-aspartic acid 13.3 mg /
1, L-glutamic acid 14.7 mg / l, glycine 7.
5 mg / l, L-proline 11.5 mg / l and L-serine 10.5 mg / l) in a MEM medium containing 10% inactivated FBS under 5% carbon dioxide conditions except for heat shock treatment. The cells were cultured at 37 ° C.

(2) Alloin treatment and heat shock treatment Two days after seeding, the aforementioned neuronal tumor cell line (neuroblastoma) SK
Alloin (Ichimaru Falcos) represented by the above formula (II) so as to have a final concentration of 100 μM in an N-MC medium.
Was added and the cells were cultured for 24 hours. Then at 45 ° C for 15
After heat shock treatment for 37 minutes, the cells were cultured at 37 ° C. overnight. The control test was performed in the same manner as described above except that no aloin was added.

(3) Measurement of HSP expression level in cultured human cancer cells Each cell treated in the above section (2) was homogenized by the following method, and the HSP expression level was measured by Western blotting. That is, after the cells treated in the above item (2) are washed with PBS (−), the lysis buffer (ly
sis buffer) [1.0% NP-40, 0.1
5M sodium chloride, 50mM Tris-HCl (pH
8.0) 5 mM EDTA, 2 mM N-ethylmaleimide, 2 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride,
2 μg / ml leupeptin and 2 μg / ml pepstatin] were added and left on ice for 20 minutes. afterwards,
Centrifugation was performed at 4 ° C. and 12000 rpm for 20 minutes. 10 μl of the supernatant after centrifugation was added to 790 μl of PBS (−), and a protein assay staining solution (Dye Reagent Co., Ltd.) was added.
ncentrate: Bio-Rad, catalog number 500-0006) 2
00 μl was added. After standing at room temperature for 5 minutes, 59
The protein was quantified by measuring the absorbance at 5 nm. SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of a lysate containing an equal amount of protein was performed in a Laemmli buffer system using the sample on which protein quantification was performed. After the electrophoresis, blotting and subsequent blocking were performed according to the method described in Example 1. That is,
Protein transfer device (Trans-Blot Electrophoretic Tra
nsfer Cell (Bio-Rad) at room temperature for 10
At 0 V, 0.45 μm nitrocellulose membrane (Schleich
er & Schuell, catalog number 401196), and the gel was blotted for 3 hours. As the blotting buffer, the same buffer as used in Example 1 (3) was used. After blotting, nitrocellulose membrane was coated with 10% skim milk (Snow Brand Milk Products) -PBS
(-) The solution was incubated at room temperature for 30 minutes to block non-specific binding.

After blocking, a primary antibody reaction was performed on the nitrocellulose membrane using the anti-human HSP47 rat polyclonal antibody prepared in Example 1. afterwards,
The solution was replaced with PBS (-) for 5 minutes, and the solution was washed twice with a slow rocking shaker, and further washed with a PBS (-)-0.1% Tween20 (Bio-Rad, Cat. No. 170-6531) solution. The solution was replaced every 15 minutes, and four washes were performed. Finally, PBS
Washing was performed twice for 5 minutes each with (−). After washing was completed, peroxidase-labeled goat anti-rat IgG antibody (So
uthern Biotechnology, Catalog No. 3030-05)
A secondary antibody reaction was performed for 2 hours using 5 ml of an antibody solution prepared by diluting 5000 times with a PBS (-) solution containing skim milk. After the completion of the reaction, the nitrocellulose membrane was changed with a PBS (-) solution for 5 minutes to give 2
The washing was performed 5 times with a slow rocking shaker while changing the solution for 15 minutes each with PBS (-)-0.1% Tween 20 solution. Finally, washing was performed twice for 5 minutes each with a PBS (-) solution. Extra PBS
(-) After removing the solution, Western blotting detection reagent (ECL Westernblotting detection reagent; Ame
rsham, catalog number RPN2106), sprinkle onto the nitrocellulose membrane, incubate for 1 minute, remove excess detection reagent, wrap the nitrocellulose membrane in wrap, and cover the reaction surface with X-ray film (Kodak X-OMAT, AR, (Catalog No. 165 1454), exposure, development and HSP47
Was examined.

As a result, a control test, that is, a neuronal tumor cell line (neuroblastoma) SK to which no aloin was added was used.
In -N-MC, one band having a molecular weight of about 47 kD was detected. The molecular weight was determined by molecular weight markers (bovine carbonic anhydrase, egg white ovalbumin, and bovine serum albumin). In the neuronal tumor cell line (neuroblastoma) SK-N-MC to which alloin was added, the concentration of the band having a molecular weight of about 47 kD was significantly lower than that in the control test. That is, it was concluded that aloin has the activity of a synthetic inhibitor that suppresses the expression of HSP47, and this fact indicates that aloin acts suppressively in enhancing extracellular matrix production.

[0037]

As described in detail above, the synthetic inhibitors of the present invention include, for example, cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic renal failure (or a disease that results in chronic renal failure), cardiac hypertrophy, post-operative Collagen synthesis in cells affected by diseases that show pathology of extracellular matrix production, such as keloids and hypertrophic scars, scleroderma, arteriosclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis, which occur after scars, burn scars, traffic accidents, etc. It has the effect of improving hyperactivity. Therefore, by administering the synthetic inhibitor according to the present invention, the fibrosis and sclerosis of organs and tissues are prevented, and as a result, the physiological condition of the sick patient is effectively improved,
The disease can be effectively treated. Further, the synthetic inhibitor of the present invention is also useful for the preventive treatment of various diseases accompanied by abnormal growth of angiogenesis. Furthermore, it has been clarified that the stroma having the basic skeleton of type I collagen and fibronectin serves as a guide for the cancer cells detached in the metastasis of cancer to enter the nearby blood vessels. It is also possible to suppress cancer metastasis by administering a synthetic inhibitor of

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[Claims] 1. A compound of formula (I): (Wherein, R ¹ is a hexose residue excluding the hydroxyl group at the 1-position of hexose, and R ² is a hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms) as an active ingredient. A synthesis inhibitor of a heat shock protein having a molecular weight of 47 kilodaltons. 2. Formula (I): (Wherein, R ¹ is a hexose residue excluding the hydroxyl group at position ¹ of hexose, and R ² is a hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms). A synthesis inhibitor of a heat shock protein having a molecular weight of 47 kilodaltons, comprising an extract as an active ingredient. 3. An inhibitor of heat shock protein synthesis having a molecular weight of 47 kilodaltons, comprising an aloe extract as an active ingredient.