KR20080095130A - Preparation of drug delivery systems using ph-senstivie block copolymer and their application - Google Patents

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A drug delivery system is provided to be easily disintegrated at low pH of a topical portion of various cancers or inflammatory diseases due to high sensitivity on the pH and decrease toxicity of a drug itself, thereby releasing a large amount of a drug into the diseased portion selectively to enhance therapeutic effect of the drug and being useful for treating various cancers or inflammatory diseases. A drug delivery system consists of a pH-sensitive block copolymer encapsulating a hydrophobic drug therein and having a hydrophilic moiety and a hydrophobic moiety, wherein the hydrophilic moiety is polyethylene glycol, poly(N-2-(hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide), poly(divinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride) or poly(styreneco-maleic anhydride), the hydrophobic moiety is poly(beta-amino ester)(PAE), poly(amido amine)(PAA) or a copolymer thereof(PAEA), and the drug is an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of paclitaxel, doxorubicin, retinoic acid, cis-platin, camptothecin, 5-FU, docetaxel, tamoxifen, anasterozole, carboplatin, topotecan, belotecan, irinotecan, gleevec and vincristine or an anti-inflammatory agent selected from the group consisting of aspirin, salicylates, ibuprofen, naproxen, fenoprofen, indomethacin, phenyltazone, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, dexamethasone, prednisolone, celecoxib, valdecoxib, nimesulide, cortisone and corticosteroid.

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pH 민감성 블록공중합체를 이용한 약물전달체 제조 및 응용{PREPARATION OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS USING pH-SENSTIVIE BLOCK COPOLYMER AND THEIR APPLICATION}Preparation and application of drug carrier using H sensitive block copolymer TECHNICAL FIELD

도 1a는 본 발명의 pH 민감성 블록 공중합체의 구조식을 도식하고 있으며,Figure 1a illustrates the structural formula of the pH sensitive block copolymer of the present invention,

도 1b는 양친성을 띄는 pH 민감성 블록 공중합체에 소수성 약물을 봉입하여 얻어지는 마이셀 입자의 모식도를 나타내는 도이며, 1B is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of micelle particles obtained by encapsulating a hydrophobic drug in an amphiphilic pH-sensitive block copolymer,

도 2는 pH 민감성 고분자인 MPEG-HPAE(a) 와 MPEG-OPAE(c)로 이루어진 마이셀의 TEM 이미지, 약물이 봉입된 DOX-MPEG-HPAE(b)와 DOX-MEPG-OPAE 마이셀(d)의 TEM 이미지를 나타내는 사진이며, 2 is a TEM image of micelles consisting of pH-sensitive polymers MPEG-HPAE (a) and MPEG-OPAE (c), drug-enclosed DOX-MPEG-HPAE (b) and DOX-MEPG-OPAE micelle (d) A photo showing a TEM image.

도 3은 실시예 2에서 제조된 약물이 봉입된 pH 민감성 블록 공중합체로 이루어진 마이셀에서 pH 값에 따른 마이셀로부터의 약물 방출 정도를 시간별로 측정한 결과를 나타내는 그래프이며, Figure 3 is a graph showing the results of the measurement of the drug release from micelle according to the pH value over time in the micelle consisting of the pH-sensitive block copolymer encapsulated drug prepared in Example 2,

도 4는 독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 DOX-MPEG-HPAE 마이셀이 다른 pH 조건에서 세포내 흡수 정도를 비교한 형광 이미지이며, Figure 4 is a fluorescent image comparing the degree of intracellular absorption of doxorubicin-encapsulated pH-sensitive DOX-MPEG-HPAE micelles at different pH conditions,

도 5a 내지 도 5c는 독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 DOX-MPEG-HPAE의 암 성장 억제 그래프(도 5a), 몸무게 변화 그래프(도 5b) 및 생존율(도 5c)을 도시하고 있다. 5A-5C show cancer growth inhibition graph (FIG. 5A), weight change graph (FIG. 5B) and survival rate (FIG. 5C) of pH sensitive DOX-MPEG-HPAE loaded with doxorubicin.

본 발명은 소수성 약물이 함입된 pH 민감성 블록 공중합체로 이루어진 약물전달체에 대한 것으로서, 상세하게는 암 및 염증성 질환 부위의 낮은 pH에 의해 상기 약물전달체가 쉽게 붕괴되어 질환 부위에 특이적으로 높은 농도의 약물을 전달함으로써 약물의 효능을 증가시킴과 동시에 약물 자체에 대한 독성을 현저히 낮출 수 있는 pH 민감성 약물전달체 및 그것의 용도에 관한 것이다. The present invention relates to a drug carrier consisting of a pH-sensitive block copolymer containing a hydrophobic drug, specifically, the drug carrier is easily collapsed due to low pH of cancer and inflammatory disease sites, so that a high concentration of the drug carrier is specifically The present invention relates to a pH-sensitive drug carrier and its use that can increase the efficacy of a drug by delivering the drug and at the same time significantly lower the toxicity to the drug itself.

약리학적으로 효과적인 약물(예, 항암제)은 실제 임상적용에 있어서 약물의 심각한 독성 및 낮은 용해도 때문에 기대한 바와는 달리 획기적인 성과를 보여주지 못하였다. 따라서, 질병 치료에 사용되는 약물의 부작용을 최소화하기 위해 새로운 약물제형 개발이 활발히 진행되어져 왔다. Pharmacologically effective drugs (eg anticancer drugs) did not perform as expected, due to the serious toxicity and low solubility of the drug in actual clinical applications. Therefore, new drug formulations have been actively developed to minimize side effects of drugs used to treat diseases.

약물의 치료효능을 향상시키면서 약물의 독성을 최소화할 수 있는 나노입자, 마이셀, 미립구 등의 약물전달체가 개발되어져 왔다. 예를 들면, 친수성 잔기와 소수성 잔기를 동시에 갖는 화합물에 열역학적으로 안정하고 균일한 구형의 구조를 갖는 마이셀이 있다. 상기 마이셀 구조를 갖는 화합물은 중심부위에 소수성을 띄고 있어서 다양한 소수성 약물들을 봉입할 수 있다. 또한, 소수성 약물들은 수용액에서 용해도가 낮은 단점이 있지만 마이셀 입자에 봉입이 되면 수용액 상에서의 약물 용해도를 향상시킬 수 있다. 즉, 소수성 및 친수성 잔기로 이루어진 나노크기의 마이셀은 약물전달체로 응용 가능성이 높다. Drug delivery agents such as nanoparticles, micelles, and microspheres have been developed that can minimize drug toxicity while improving the therapeutic efficacy of drugs. For example, micelles having a thermodynamically stable and uniform spherical structure in a compound having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic residues are present. The compound having the micelle structure is hydrophobic on the central portion thereof, and thus may contain various hydrophobic drugs. In addition, hydrophobic drugs have the disadvantage of low solubility in aqueous solution, but when encapsulated in micelle particles can improve drug solubility in aqueous solution. In other words, nanoscale micelles composed of hydrophobic and hydrophilic residues have high potential for drug delivery.

나노입자는 표면이 친수성 물질로 둘러쌓여 인체 내의 여러 면역 기작들로부터 보호받을 수 있으며, 내부 중심에는 소수성 약물들을 봉입할 수 있도록 설계되어 있다. 이러한 나노입자는 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직부위에 대해 선택적으로 표적이 가능하다. 이는, 대부분의 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직에 있는 혈관은 다른 정상 조직에 비해 헐거워 적절한 크기를 갖는 나노입자는 EPR(enhanced permeability and retention) 효과에 의해 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직 주위에 쉽게 축적이 될 수 있다. 또한, 이들은 항암제의 체내 체류시간 연장과 표적화율의 증가를 유도하여 항암제 부작용을 감소시키고, 생물학적 유용성을 증가시킨다. Nanoparticles are surrounded by hydrophilic materials and protected from various immune mechanisms in the body, and are designed to enclose hydrophobic drugs in their inner core. Such nanoparticles can be selectively targeted to cancer or inflammatory disease tissue sites. This is because blood vessels in most cancerous or inflammatory disease tissues are looser than other normal tissues, and nanoparticles of appropriate size can easily accumulate around cancerous or inflammatory disease tissues by an enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. In addition, they induce prolonged residence time and increased targeting rate of anticancer drugs, thereby reducing side effects and increasing bioavailability.

그러나, 봉입한 항암제의 방출속도를 조절할 수 없기 때문에 보다 증대된 항암효과를 기대하기가 어려웠다. However, it was difficult to expect an increased anticancer effect because the release rate of the enclosed anticancer agent could not be controlled.

한편, 정상 조직 및 체내의 pH 환경은 일반적으로 pH 7.2 - pH 7.4를 유지하고 있다. 그러나, 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직에서는 국부적으로 pH가 낮다. 암 주위의 pH는 암세포의 왕성한 대사에 의해 발생되는 유기산 때문에 정상조직보다 낮은 pH를 보이며 평균 pH 6.8 정도인 것으로 보고되었다. 또한, 세포 내에 입자가 흡수 될 경우 엔도좀을 형성하는데, 엔도좀의 pH는 대략 6.0이하로 알려져 있다. On the other hand, the pH environment in normal tissues and the body generally maintains pH 7.2-pH 7.4. However, in cancer or inflammatory disease tissues, the pH is locally low. The pH around cancer is reported to be lower than normal tissue due to the organic acid produced by the vigorous metabolism of cancer cells, and the average pH is about 6.8. In addition, when the particles are absorbed into the cell to form an endosome, the pH of the endosome is known to be about 6.0 or less.

따라서, 암 또는 염증성 조직에서 국부적으로 낮은 pH를 이용하여 pH 민감성 고분자들이 약물전달 및 질병 치료 목적으로 제조되어져 왔다. pH 민감성 약물전달체는 정상 조직에서는 약물의 방출이 거의 없다가 EPR 효과에 의해 질환 부위에 축적된 후, 그 전달체가 붕괴되면서 약물의 방출을 최대화시킬 수 있는 형태의 전달체를 의미한다. Thus, pH sensitive polymers have been prepared for drug delivery and disease treatment using locally low pH in cancer or inflammatory tissues. The pH-sensitive drug carrier refers to a type of carrier in which normal drug release of drug is rarely accumulated in the diseased area by EPR effect, and then the carrier collapses to maximize the release of the drug.

기존 pH 민감성 고분자들의 경우 pH 변화에 따른 pH 민감성이 현저히 낮아 실질적으로 이용할 수 없거나, 소수성 약물이 봉입되었을 경우 질환에 대한 높은 치료 효능을 기대할 수 없는 문제점을 지니고 있다.Existing pH-sensitive polymers have a problem that the pH sensitivity is significantly lower due to the change in pH, which is not practically available, or when the hydrophobic drug is encapsulated, high therapeutic efficacy cannot be expected.

이에 따라, 본 발명자들은 나노크기의 입자를 가지며 소수성 약물이 함유된 pH 민감성 약물전달체가 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직에 축적된 후, 국부적으로 낮은 pH 환경에 의해 전달체가 붕괴되면서 항암제의 방출을 최대화하여 치료 효율을 증가시키는 동시에 약물의 독성은 최소화할 수 있는, 암 또는 염증성 질환 치료를 위한 나노입자형 pH 민감성 약물전달체를 개발함으로써 본 발명을 완성하였다. Accordingly, the present inventors have developed a pH-sensitive drug carrier having nano-sized particles and containing a hydrophobic drug in cancer or inflammatory disease tissue, and then maximizing the release of anticancer drugs by disintegrating the carrier by a locally low pH environment. The present invention has been completed by developing nanoparticulate pH sensitive drug carriers for the treatment of cancer or inflammatory diseases, which can increase efficiency while minimizing the toxicity of drugs.

본 발명의 목적은 다양한 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직에 선택적으로 축적이 가능하여, 질환 부위의 낮은 pH 조건에서 나노 크기의 입자가 붕괴면서 빠른 시간내에 높은 농도로 약물을 방출하여 상기 질환의 치료효능을 증가시킴과 동시에, 약물의 부작용은 최소화시킬 수 있는, 소수성 약물이 함입된 pH 민감성 블록 공중합체로 이루어진 약물전달체를 제공하는 것이다.It is an object of the present invention to selectively accumulate in various cancer or inflammatory disease tissues, thereby increasing the therapeutic efficacy of the disease by releasing the drug at a high concentration within a short time as the nano-sized particles collapse at low pH conditions of the disease site. At the same time, the side effects of the drug are to provide a drug carrier consisting of a pH sensitive block copolymer incorporating a hydrophobic drug, which can be minimized.

상기 목적을 달성하기 위하여, 본 발명은 소수성 약물이 봉입된 pH 민감성 블록공중합체로 이루어진 약물전달체를 제공한다. 상기 pH 민감성 블록 공중합체는 친수성 잔기와 소수성 잔기를 갖는 양친성 고분자로서, 생체적합성 또는 생분해성 특성을 갖는 것이다. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a drug carrier consisting of a pH-sensitive block copolymer encapsulated with a hydrophobic drug. The pH sensitive block copolymer is an amphiphilic polymer having a hydrophilic moiety and a hydrophobic moiety, and has biocompatible or biodegradable properties.

상기 친수성 잔기는 폴리에틸렌글리콜(polyethylene glycol), 폴리(N-2-(하 이드록시프로필)메타아크릴아마이드)(poly(N-2-(hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide), 폴리(디비닐 에테르-코-말레익 언하이드라이드)(poly(divinyl ehter-co-maleic anhydride)) 또는 폴리(스틸렌-코-말레익 언하이드라이드)(poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride))이며, 바람직하게는 아크릴레이트 또는 메타크릴레이트의 단일 관능기를 갖는 폴리에틸렌글리콜 화합물이다.The hydrophilic moiety is polyethylene glycol, poly (N-2- (hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide), poly (N-2- (hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide), poly (divinyl ether-co-maleic Unhydride) (poly (divinyl ehter-co-maleic anhydride)) or poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride)), preferably acrylate or methacryl It is a polyethyleneglycol compound which has a single functional group of the rate.

상기 소수성 잔기는 폴리(β-아미노 에스터) (PAE), 폴리(아미도 아민) (PAA) 또는 이들의 혼합 공중합물 (PAEA)이며, 바람직하게는 폴리(β-아미노 에스터) (PAE)이다. 또한, 상기 소수성 잔기에는 아민화합물 또는 디아민화합물이 존재하고, 상기 아민화합물은 3-메틸-4-(3-메틸페닐)피페라진, 3 메틸피페라진, 4-(비스-(플로로페닐)메틸)피페라진, 4-(에톡시카르보닐메틸)피페라진, 4-(페닐메틸)피페라진, 4-(1-페닐에틸)피페라진, 4-(1,1-디메톡시카르보닐)피페라진, 4-(2-(비스-(2-프로페닐)아미노)에틸)피페라진, 메틸아민, 에틸아민, 부틸아민, 헥실아민, 2-에틸 헥실아민, 2-피퍼리딘-1-에틸아민, C-아지리딘-1-일-메틸아민, 1-(2-아미노에틸)피페라진(1-(2-aminoethyl)piperazine), 4-(아미노메틸)피페라진(4-(aminomethyl)piperazine), N-메틸에틸렌다이아민(N-methylethylenediamine), N-에틸에틸렌다이아민(N-ethylethylenediamine), N-헥실에틸렌디아민(N-hexylethylenediamine), 피콜리아민(pycoliamine) 또는 아데닌(adenine)이고, 상기 디아민화합물은 피페라진, 피퍼리딘(piperidine), 피롤리딘(pirrolidine), 3,3-다이메틸피퍼리딘(3,3-dimethylpiperidine), 4,4'-트리메틸렌 다이피퍼리딘, N,N'-다이메틸 에틸렌 다이아민, N,N'-다이에틸 에틸렌 다이아민, 이미다졸리딘 또는 디아 제판이다.The hydrophobic moiety is a poly (β-amino ester) (PAE), a poly (amido amine) (PAA) or a mixed copolymer (PAEA) thereof, preferably a poly (β-amino ester) (PAE). In addition, an amine compound or a diamine compound is present in the hydrophobic residue, and the amine compound is 3-methyl-4- (3-methylphenyl) piperazine, 3 methylpiperazine, 4- (bis- (fluorophenyl) methyl) Piperazine, 4- (ethoxycarbonylmethyl) piperazine, 4- (phenylmethyl) piperazine, 4- (1-phenylethyl) piperazine, 4- (1,1-dimethoxycarbonyl) piperazine, 4- (2- (bis- (2-propenyl) amino) ethyl) piperazine, methylamine, ethylamine, butylamine, hexylamine, 2-ethyl hexylamine, 2-piperidine-1-ethylamine, C -Aziridin-1-yl-methylamine, 1- (2-aminoethyl) piperazine (1- (2-aminoethyl) piperazine), 4- (aminomethyl) piperazine (4- (aminomethyl) piperazine), N N-methylethylenediamine, N-ethylethylenediamine, N-hexylethylenediamine, N-hexylethylenediamine, pycoliamine or adenine, and the diamine compound Silver piperazine, piperidine (pipe ridine), pyrrolidine, 3,3-dimethylpiperidine, 4,4'-trimethylene dipiperidine, N, N'-dimethyl ethylene diamine, N, N'-diethyl ethylene diamine, imidazolidine or diaplates.

본 발명의 소수성 약물은 항암제 또는 항염증제로서, 상기 항암제는 파클리탁셀 (paclitaxel), 독소루비신 (doxorubicin), 레티노익 산 (retinoic acid)계열, 시스플라틴 (cis-platin), 캄토세신 (camptothecin), 5-FU, 도세탁셀 (Docetaxel), 타목시펜(Tamoxifen), 아나스테로졸(anasterozole), 카보플라틴(carboplatin), 토포테칸(topotecan), 베로테칸(belotecan), 이리노테칸(irinotecan), 글리벡(gleevec) 및 빈크리스틴(vincristine)으로 구성된 군에서 선택되는 것이고, 상기 항염증제는 아스피린 (aspirin) 및 살리실레이트 (salicylates), 이부프로펜(ibuprofen), 나프로센(naproxen), 페노프로펜(fenoprofen), 인도메타신(indomethacin), 페닐부타존(phenyltazone), 메소트렉세이트(methotrexate), 시클로포스파미드(cyclophosphamide), 메클로에타민(mechlorethamine), 덱사메타손(dexamethasone), 프레드니솔론(prednisolone), 셀레콕시브(celecoxib), 발데콕시브(valdecoxib), 니메슐리드(nimesulide), 코르티손(cortisone) 및 코르티코스테로이드(corticosteroid)으로 구성된 군에서 선택되는 것이다. The hydrophobic drug of the present invention is an anticancer agent or an anti-inflammatory agent, wherein the anticancer agent is paclitaxel, doxorubicin, retinoic acid, cis-platin, camptothecin, 5-FU, Docetaxel, Tamoxifen, Anasterozole, Anasterozole, Carboplatin, Topotecan, Velotecan, Irinotecan, Gleevecan and Gleevec (gleevec) vincristine, and the anti-inflammatory agents are aspirin and salicylates, ibuprofen, naproxen, fenoprofen, indomethacin ), Phenyltazone, mesotrexate, cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, dexamethasone, prednisolone, celecoxib, celecoxib, valdecoxib Sieve (valdecoxib), it will be selected from the group consisting of lead mesyul (nimesulide), cortisone (cortisone), and corticosteroids (corticosteroid).

본 발명의 소수성 약물이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체는 암 또는 염증성 질환 부위의 국부적으로 낮은 pH인 pH7.2 이하에서 입자가 붕괴되어 신속하게 약물이 방출되는 특성을 갖는 것으로서, 상기 암질환은 폐암, 자궁암, 자궁경부암, 전립선암, 두경부암, 췌장암, 뇌종양, 유방암, 간암, 피부암, 식도암, 고환암, 신장암, 대장암 또는 직장암이며, 상기 염증성 질환은 류마티스 관절염, 골관절염 또는 동맥경화이다.The pH-sensitive drug carrier encapsulated with the hydrophobic drug of the present invention has a property of rapidly disintegrating the particles at a pH 7.2 or lower, which is a locally low pH of a cancer or inflammatory disease site, and the cancer disease includes lung cancer, Uterine cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, brain tumor, breast cancer, liver cancer, skin cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer, wherein the inflammatory disease is rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or arteriosclerosis.

이하, 본 발명을 상세히 설명한다.Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

본 발명의 약물전달체는 나노크기를 갖는 pH 민감성 블록공중합체로 이루어진 것으로서, 상기 약물전달체 내부에는 항암제 또는 항염제를 봉입되어 있으며, 이는 정상 pH 7.4 조건에서는 입자형태를 유지하여 약물이 방출되지 않지만, 암 또는 염증성 질환 부위의 낮은 pH 조건에서는 선택적으로 약물을 방출하여 암 또는 염증성 질환의 치료 효능이 향상되고 약물에 의한 독성을 최소화할 수 있다. 따라서, 본 발명은 다양한 암 또는 염증성 질환 치료 목적으로 사용될 수 있는 약물전달 치료제를 제공한다.The drug carrier of the present invention is composed of a nano-sized pH-sensitive block copolymer, and the drug carrier is enclosed with an anticancer agent or an anti-inflammatory agent, which maintains the particle form under normal pH 7.4 conditions, but the drug is not released. Alternatively, at low pH conditions of the site of inflammatory disease, the drug may be selectively released to improve the therapeutic efficacy of the cancer or inflammatory disease and to minimize drug toxicity. Accordingly, the present invention provides drug delivery therapeutics that can be used for the treatment of various cancers or inflammatory diseases.

상기 pH 민감성 블록공중합체는 양친성 고분자 나노입자로 이루어진 것으로서, 상기 고분자 나노 입자는 소수성과 친수성의 균형을 통해 나노 크기의 자기조립체 (self-assembly) 혹은 자기 집합체 (self-aggregate)를 형성할 수 있으며, 다양한 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직에서 발달된 혈관을 따라 선택적으로 축적될 수 있다. 또한, pH 민감성 고분자 나노 입자에 다양한 항암제 또는 항염증제의 봉입이 용이하며, 암 및 염증성 질환 치료에 적용될 수 있다. The pH-sensitive block copolymer is composed of amphiphilic polymer nanoparticles, and the polymer nanoparticles may form nano-sized self-assembly or self-aggregates through a balance between hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity. And may selectively accumulate along blood vessels developed in various cancer or inflammatory disease tissues. In addition, it is easy to encapsulate various anticancer agents or anti-inflammatory agents in the pH-sensitive polymer nanoparticles, and may be applied to the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.

상기 친수성 고분자는 통상적으로 알려진 친수성을 갖는 생분해성 화합물을 제한 없이 사용가능하며, 바람직하게는 폴리(N-2-(하이드록시프로필)메타아크릴아마이드)(poly(N-2-(hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide), 폴리(디비닐 에테르-코-말레익 언하이드라이드)(poly(divinyl ehter-co-maleic anhydride)), 폴리(스틸렌-코-말레익 언하이드라이드)(poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)); 또는 덱스트란 (dextran), 키토산 (chitosan), 글라이콜 키토산 (glycol chitosan), 폴리-L-라이 신 (poly-L-lysine) 및 폴리아스파르트산 (poly-aspartic acid) 그룹에서 합성되는 고분자를 포함한다. 더욱 바람직하게는, 폴리에틸렌글리콜 계열 화합물이며, 더더욱 바람직하게는 폴리에틸렌글리콜 계열 화합물 중 말단에 아크릴레이트 또는 메타크릴레이트 등의 단일 관능기(monofuncational)를 갖는 것이다. The hydrophilic polymer is a biodegradable compound having a known hydrophilicity can be used without limitation, preferably poly (N-2- (hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide) (poly (N-2- (hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide) Poly (divinyl ehter-co-maleic anhydride) (poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride)), poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride) Or synthesized from dextran, chitosan, glycol chitosan, poly-L-lysine and poly-aspartic acid groups More preferably, it is a polyethyleneglycol type compound, More preferably, it has a single functional group (monofuncational), such as an acrylate or a methacrylate, in the terminal of a polyethyleneglycol type compound.

상기 소수성 잔기는 소수성 잔기 고분자는 생체적합성/생분해성을 갖는 고분자는 모두 사용될 수 있으며, 바람직하게는 소수성과 pH 민감성을 동시에 갖는 폴리(아미노산) 화합물로서, 이의 비 제한적인 예로는 폴리(β-아미노 에스터) (PAE), 폴리(아미도 아민) (PAA), 또는 이들의 혼합 공중합물 (PAEA) 등을 포함하며, 이들 중 폴리(β-아미노 에스터) (PAE)가 가장 바람직하다. The hydrophobic moiety is a hydrophobic moiety polymer may be any polymer having biocompatibility / biodegradability, preferably a poly (amino acid) compound having both hydrophobicity and pH sensitivity, and non-limiting examples thereof include poly (β-amino Ester) (PAE), poly (amido amine) (PAA), or mixed copolymers thereof (PAEA) and the like, of which poly (β-amino ester) (PAE) is most preferred.

상기 pH 민감성 블록공중합체로 이루어진 약물전달체 입자는 생체 내에서 생체적합성/생분해성이 우수하며, 생체내의 안정성이 우수하여 혈액 내에서의 생체 분포도가 높아서 충분한 시간 동안 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직에 축적이 되는 특성이 있다. The drug carrier particles made of the pH-sensitive block copolymer have excellent biocompatibility / biodegradability in vivo, and have excellent stability in vivo, and thus have high biodistribution in the blood and accumulate in cancer or inflammatory disease tissues for a sufficient time. There is a characteristic.

상기 친수성 고분자에 결합되는 소수성 약물로는, 파클리탁셀 (paclitaxel), 독소루비신 (doxorubicin), 레티노익 산 (retinoic acid)계열, 시스플라틴 (cis-platin), 캄토세신 (camptothecin), 5-FU, 도세탁셀 (Docetaxel), 타목시펜(Tamoxifen), 아나스테로졸(anasterozole), 카보플라틴(carboplatin), 토포테칸(topotecan), 베로테칸(belotecan), 이리노테칸(irinotecan), 글리벡(gleevec), 빈크리스틴(vincristine) 등의항암제와, 아스피린 (aspirin) 및 살리실레이트 (salicylates), 이부프로펜(ibuprofen), 나프로센(naproxen), 페노프로 펜(fenoprofen), 인도메타신(indomethacin), 페닐부타존(phenyltazone), 메소트렉세이트(methotrexate), 시클로포스파미드(cyclophosphamide), 메클로에타민(mechlorethamine), 덱사메타손(dexamethasone), 프레드니솔론(prednisolone), 셀레콕시브(celecoxib), 발데콕시브(valdecoxib), 니메슐리드(nimesulide), 코르티손(cortisone), 코르티코스테로이드(corticosteroid) 등의 항염증제 이며, 소수성을 갖는 약물을 봉입하는 것이 바람직하다. As hydrophobic drugs bound to the hydrophilic polymer, paclitaxel, doxorubicin, retinoic acid, cis-platin, camptothecin, 5-FU, docetaxel ), Tamoxifen, Anasterozole, Carboplatin, Topotecan, Verotecan, Irinotecan, Gleevec, Vincristine, etc. Anticancer agents, aspirin and salicylates, ibuprofen, naproxen, fenofene, fenoprofen, indomethacin, phenylbutazone, Mesotrexate, cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, dexamethasone, prednisolone, celecoxib, valecoxib, valdecoxib, nimesulide nimesulide, cortisone, nose The anti-inflammatory agent such as a corticosteroid (corticosteroid), it is preferable that the encapsulated drugs with hydrophobicity.

상기의 약물이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체는 정상체내 조건인 pH 7.2 - pH 7.4 범위에서는 나노크기의 입자를 유지하여 약물이 방출되지 않지만, 암 또는 염증성 질환 조직과 같은 비정상 조건인 pH 7.2 이하에서는 입자가 붕괴되어 약물을 방출할 수 있다. 또한, 세포내로 흡수되어 엔도사이토시스(endocytosis)에 의해 엔도좀의 pH 6.0 이하에서 입자가 붕괴되어 약물을 방출할 수 있다.The pH-sensitive drug carrier in which the drug is encapsulated maintains the nano-sized particles in the normal pH range of pH 7.2 to pH 7.4, but the drug is not released, but at pH 7.2 or lower, which is an abnormal condition such as cancer or inflammatory disease tissue, May collapse and release the drug. In addition, the cells may be absorbed into the cell to disintegrate particles at pH 6.0 or lower of the endosome due to endocytosis, thereby releasing the drug.

본 발명의 약물전달체로 치료가능한 암은 폐암, 자궁암, 자궁경부암, 전립선암, 두경부암, 췌장암, 뇌종양, 유방암, 간암, 피부암, 식도암, 고환암, 신장암, 대장암 또는 직장암이며, 염증성 질환은 류마티스 관절염, 골관절염 또는 동맥경화이다.Cancers treatable with the drug delivery system of the present invention are lung cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, brain tumor, breast cancer, liver cancer, skin cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer, and the inflammatory disease is rheumatoid Arthritis, osteoarthritis or arteriosclerosis.

또한, 본 발명은 상기 블록공중합체의 구성 성분, 이들의 몰비, 분자량 및 블록 내 관능기를 적절히 변경함으로써 암 및 염증성 질환 등의 다른 응용 분야에 적용 될 수 있으며, 엽산 (folic acid), RGD 계열 단백질, 또는 압타머(aptamer) 등을 표지하여 표적 지향적인 마이셀을 디자인하여 이를 유용하게 응용할 수 있다.In addition, the present invention can be applied to other applications such as cancer and inflammatory diseases by appropriately changing the components of the block copolymer, their molar ratio, molecular weight and functional groups in the block, folic acid (folic acid), RGD-based protein By designing a target-oriented micelle by labeling the aptamer, or the like, it can be usefully applied.

또한, 본 발명에서는 상기 pH 민감성 블록 공중합체의 형성 조건, 관능기 등 을 다양하게 조절함으로써, pH 민감성 블록 공중합체 입자의 생체 내 약물 분해 속도를 용이하게 조절할 수 있으며, 이를 통해 약물 전달이 이루어져야 하는 적절한 표적위치에 선택적으로 약물을 전달할 수 있다. In addition, in the present invention, by varying the formation conditions, functional groups, and the like of the pH-sensitive block copolymer, it is possible to easily control the rate of drug degradation in vivo of the pH-sensitive block copolymer particles, through which appropriate drug delivery must be made. The drug may be delivered selectively to the target location.

본 발명의 바람직한 구체예로서, 폴리에틸렌글리콜 친수성 잔기와 폴리(β-아미노 에스터) (PAE)인 소수성 잔기로 이루어진 pH 민감성 블록공중합체이며, 이로 구성된 나노크기의 입자에 소수성 항암제 또는 항염증제가 봉입되어 있는 것이다. 이와 같은 소수성 약물을 봉입할 수 있는 pH 민감성 블록공중합체는 하기 일반식 (1)로 나타낼 수 있다. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pH-sensitive block copolymer composed of a hydrolyzable polyethylene glycol hydrophilic moiety and a poly (β-amino ester) (PAE), in which a hydrophobic anticancer agent or an anti-inflammatory agent is encapsulated in a nanosized particle composed of the hydrophilic moiety. will be. The pH sensitive block copolymer which can enclose such a hydrophobic drug can be represented by following General formula (1).

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일반식 (1)General formula (1)

상기 일반식 (1)에서 pH 민감성 블록 공중합체는 친수성 잔기인 폴리에틸렌 글리콜과 폴리(β-아미노 에스터)의 반복구조를 의미하며, 소수성 잔기인 폴리(β-아미노 에스터) 구조에서 R은 다양한 알킬 사슬 구조를 의미한다. In the general formula (1), the pH-sensitive block copolymer means a repeating structure of a hydrophilic residue polyethylene glycol and a poly (β-amino ester), and in the structure of the hydrophobic residue, poly (β-amino ester), R represents various alkyl chains. It means structure.

상기 일반식 (1)에서 친수성 잔기인 폴리에틸렌 글리콜 계열 화합물의 분자량은 특별히 제한은 없으나, 500 내지 5,000의 범위가 바람직하다. 소수성 잔기인 폴리(β-아미노 에스터)의 구조 내에 존재하는 디아민 화합물은 피페라진, 피페리 딘(piperidine), 피롤리딘(pirrolidine), 3,3,-디메틸피페리딘 (3,3-dimethylpiperidine), 4,4'-트리메틸렌(디피페리딘), N,N'-디메틸에틸렌디아민, N,N'-디에틸에티렌디아민, 이미다졸린 또는 디아제판 등이 있다. Although the molecular weight of the polyethylene glycol series compound which is a hydrophilic residue in the said General formula (1) does not have a restriction | limiting in particular, The range of 500-5,000 is preferable. Diamine compounds present in the structure of the hydrophobic moiety poly (β-amino ester) include piperazine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, 3,3, -dimethylpiperidine (3,3-dimethylpiperidine) ), 4,4'-trimethylene (dipiperidine), N, N'-dimethylethylenediamine, N, N'-diethylethylenediamine, imidazoline or diazepan.

상기 일반식 (1)에서 R은 탄소 원자수 1 내지 20을 포함하는 알킬 사슬이다. R in the general formula (1) is an alkyl chain containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

상기의 일반식 (1)을 기초로 구성된 pH 민감성 블록공중합체로 이루어진 약물전달체는 수용액 상에서 자기조립형 또는 자기응집된 형태의 나노 크기의 입자로 제조되며 그 크기는 수십에서 수백 나노미터의 크기를 갖는다. The drug carrier, which is composed of pH-sensitive block copolymers based on Formula (1), is made of nano-sized particles in self-assembled or self-aggregated form in aqueous solution, and the size ranges from tens to hundreds of nanometers. Have

나노크기의 입자로 이루어진 pH 민감성 고분자 약물전달체에 봉입이 될 수 있는 약물로는 임상 시험 중에 있거나 임상에 사용이 되고 있는 다양한 항암제 또는 항염증제로, 파클리탁셀 (paclitaxel), 독소루비신 (doxorubicin), 레티노익 산 (retinoic acid)계열, 시스플라틴 (cis-platin), 캄토세신 (camptothecin), 5-FU, 도세탁셀 (Docetaxel), 타목시펜(Tamoxifen), 아나스테로졸(anasterozole), 카보플라틴(carboplatin), 토포테칸(topotecan), 베로테칸(belotecan), 이리노테칸(irinotecan), 글리벡(gleevec), 빈크리스틴(vincristine) 등의 항암제와, 아스피린 (aspirin) 및 살리실레이트 (salicylates), 이부프로펜(ibuprofen), 나프로센(naproxen), 페노프로펜(fenoprofen), 인도메타신(indomethacin), 페닐부타존(phenyltazone), 메소트렉세이트(methotrexate), 시클로포스파미드(cyclophosphamide), 메클로에타민(mechlorethamine), 덱사메타손(dexamethasone), 프레드니솔론(prednisolone), 셀레콕시브(celecoxib), 발데콕시브(valdecoxib), 니메슐리드(nimesulide), 코르티손(cortisone), 코르티코스테로 이드(corticosteroid) 등의 항염증제 이며, 이들 약물은 소수성으로 약물 봉입이 수월하여 암 또는 염증성 질환 치료가 가능하다. Drugs that can be encapsulated in nano-sized particles of pH-sensitive polymer drug carriers include various anticancer or anti-inflammatory drugs in clinical trials or in clinical use, including paclitaxel, doxorubicin, and retinoic acid ( retinoic acid family, cis-platin, camptothecin, 5-FU, docetaxel, tamoxifen, anasterozole, carboplatin, and topotecan anticancer drugs such as topotecan, belotecan, irinotecan, gleevec, vincristine, aspirin and salicylates, ibuprofen and naprosen ( naproxen, fenoprofen, indomethacin, phenyltazone, phenyltazone, mesotrexate, cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, dexamethasone anti-inflammatory agents such as methasone, prednisolone, celecoxib, valdecoxib, valdecoxib, nimesulide, cortisone, corticosteroid, and these drugs are hydrophobic As it is easy to inject drugs, it is possible to treat cancer or inflammatory diseases.

약물이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체는 pH 7.2 이하의 산성조건에서는 쉽게 입자가 붕괴되어 약물이 방출될 수 있다. 또한, 약물이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체는 저분자량의 약물에 비하여 암 또는 염증 조직의 EPR 효과에 의한 질환 조직에 대한 선택성이 높아 질환부위에 축적효율이 탁월하며, 생체 내 체류 기간이 저분자량의 약물보다 크게 증가되어 암 또는 염증성 질환 치료 효능을 향상시키고, 약물의 독성은 감소시킨다. The drug-sensitive pH-sensitive drug carriers can easily disintegrate and release the drug under acidic conditions below pH 7.2. In addition, the drug-encapsulated pH-sensitive drug carrier has high selectivity to diseased tissue due to the EPR effect of cancer or inflammatory tissue, compared to low-molecular weight drugs, and has excellent accumulation efficiency at the disease site, and has a low molecular weight in vivo. It is significantly increased over the drug, improving the efficacy of treating cancer or inflammatory disease, and reducing the toxicity of the drug.

이하, 본 발명을 하기의 실시예 및 실험예에 의하여 더욱 상세히 설명한다. 다만, 하기의 실시예 및 실험예는 본 발명의 예시일 뿐, 본 발명의 권리범위가 이에 의하여 제한되지는 않는다.Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following Examples and Experimental Examples. However, the following Examples and Experimental Examples are only examples of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

실시예Example 1.  One. 독소루비신이Doxorubicin 봉입된Enclosed pH 민감성 약물전달체 제조  pH Sensitive Drug Delivery Preparation

100 mg의 pH 민감성 고분자인 MPEG-HPAE를 20 ml의 클로로포름/메탄올 (1:1, v/v) 공용매에 녹였다. 10 mg의 독소루비신은 트리에틸렌 아민이 함유된 5 ml의 클로로포름/메탄올 (1:1, v/v) 공용매에 녹인 후, pH 민감성 고분자가 녹아 있는 용액에 넣고 10분 동안 교반하였다. 혼합용액은 100ml의 둥근 플라스크에 넣고 교반증류기를 사용하여 용매를 완전히 증발시켰다. 이때, 고분자와 독소루비신은 플라스크의 벽면에 고루게 퍼지면서 얇은 필름을 형성하였다. 10 ml의 증류수를 플라스 크에 첨가하고 교반한 후, 봉입되지 않은 약물은 여과장치를 이용하여 제거시킨 후, 동결 건조하여 수득하였다. 100 mg of pH sensitive polymer, MPEG-HPAE, was dissolved in 20 ml of chloroform / methanol (1: 1, v / v) cosolvent. 10 mg of doxorubicin was dissolved in 5 ml of chloroform / methanol (1: 1, v / v) co-solvent containing triethylene amine, and then added to a solution containing pH sensitive polymer and stirred for 10 minutes. The mixed solution was placed in a 100 ml round flask and the solvent was evaporated completely using a stirred distillation. At this time, the polymer and doxorubicin spread evenly on the wall of the flask to form a thin film. After 10 ml of distilled water was added to the flask and stirred, the unsealed drug was removed by filtration and then lyophilized.

동결건조 후 수득된, 독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체 2 mg를 클로로포름/메탄올 (1:1, v/v) 공용매에 녹인 후, pH 민감성 고분자에 독소루비신이 봉입되는 효율을 UV-vis spectrometer를 사용하여 측정하였다. 또한, 독소루비신을 봉입하기 전 후의 입자크기와 모양은 동적광산란 (Dynamic light scattering) 장치와 투과전자현미경 (transmission electron microscopy)으로 분석하였다. After lyophilization, 2 mg of doxorubicin-encapsulated pH-sensitive drug carrier was dissolved in chloroform / methanol (1: 1, v / v) cosolvent, and the efficiency of doxorubicin-encapsulation in pH-sensitive polymer was measured using a UV-vis spectrometer. Measured using. In addition, particle size and shape before and after doxorubicin were analyzed by dynamic light scattering apparatus and transmission electron microscopy.

상기 독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체는 친수성 잔기와 소수성 잔기로 이루어진 pH 민감성 고분자 블록공중합체의 소수성 상호작용에 의해 독소루비신이 약물전달체에 봉입이 되어 제조되는 것으로서, 이의 제조 원리는 하기 반응식 1에서 보는 바와 같다. The doxorubicin-encapsulated pH-sensitive drug carrier is prepared by the doxorubicin is encapsulated in the drug carrier by the hydrophobic interaction of the pH-sensitive polymer block copolymer consisting of hydrophilic and hydrophobic residues, the production principle of which is shown in Scheme 1 As shown.

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실험예Experimental Example 1. 약물전달체의 입자크기 분석  1. Particle size analysis of drug carriers

pH 민감성 고분자로 이루어진 마이셀 입자에 독소루비신을 봉입하기 전 후의 약물전달체 마이셀 입자의 크기를 동적광산란 장치와 투과전자현미경으로 분석하였다. The size of drug carrier micelle particles before and after doxorubicin encapsulation in micelle particles composed of pH sensitive polymers was analyzed by dynamic light scattering device and transmission electron microscope.

상기 실험 수행의 결과, 도 2a 내지 도 2d에서 보는 바와 같이, 독소루비신이 봉입되지 않은 pH 민감성 고분자인 MPEG-HPAE (도 2a 참조)와 MPEG-OPAE(도 2c 참조)로 이루어진 마이셀 입자의 크기는, 각각 42 nm와 53 nm로 측정되었다. 또한, 독소루비신이 봉입된 DOX-MPEG-HPAE (도 2b 참조)와 DOX-MPEG-OPAE (도 2d 참조)는 각각 62 nm와 94 nm의 입자크기를 보였다. 또한, 투과전자현미경으로 분석한 결과, 모든 입자는 구형의 입자 모양을 보였다. As a result of performing the experiment, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D, the size of the micelle composed of MPEG-HPAE (see FIG. 2A) and MPEG-OPAE (see FIG. 2C), which is a pH-sensitive polymer without doxorubicin, is It was measured at 42 nm and 53 nm, respectively. In addition, doxorubicin-encapsulated DOX-MPEG-HPAE (see FIG. 2B) and DOX-MPEG-OPAE (see FIG. 2D) showed particle sizes of 62 nm and 94 nm, respectively. Also, as a result of analysis by transmission electron microscope, all particles showed spherical particle shape.

실험예Experimental Example 2.  2. 독소루비신이Doxorubicin 봉입된Enclosed pH 민감성 약물전달체의 약물방출 Drug Release of pH-Sensitive Drug Carriers

상기 실시예 1에서 제조된 독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체인 DOX-MPEG-HPAE와 DOX-MPEG-OPAE의 약물방출 실험은 pH 7.4인 PBS 용액과 pH 6.4인 PBS 용액에서 약물방출을 수행하였다. Drug release experiments of DOX-MPEG-HPAE and DOX-MPEG-OPAE, the pH-sensitive drug carriers containing doxorubicin-encapsulated prepared in Example 1, were drug-released in a PBS solution of pH 7.4 and a PBS solution of pH 6.4.

상기 실험 수행의 결과, 도 3에서 보는 바와 같이 생리학적 pH 7.4 조건에서는 마이셀 입자로부터 약 20% 정도의 독소루비신의 방출을 보였다. 그러나, pH 6.4와 pH 5.8과 같은 pH 가 낮은 조건에서는 독소루비신이 6시간 이내에 65% 이상이 방출됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 이는 pH 7.4인 조건에서는 독소루비신이 봉입된 약물전달체가 안정하여 느린 약물방출 속도를 보이지만, pH가 낮은 조건에서는 수소이 온(H+)이 고분자의 소수성 잔기 부분에 있는 디피페리딘의 아민에 결합하여 수소화되어 양전하의 반발력에 의해 약물전달체가 붕괴되면서 빠른 속도로 독소루비신이 방출이 되는 것이다. 즉, 독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체는 산성조건에서는 빠르게 약물을 방출함을 확인할 수 있었다. As a result of the experiment, as shown in FIG. 3, about 20% of doxorubicin was released from the micelle particles under physiological pH 7.4. However, at low pH conditions such as pH 6.4 and pH 5.8, doxorubicin was released at 65% or more within 6 hours. This is because the doxorubicin-encapsulated drug carrier is stable at pH 7.4 and shows a slow drug release rate.However, at low pH, hydrogen ion (H +) binds to the amine of dipiperidine in the hydrophobic moiety of the polymer and is hydrogenated. Doxorubicin is released at a rapid rate as the drug carrier collapses due to the positive charge repulsion. In other words, the pH-sensitive drug carriers doxorubicin-encapsulated quickly release the drug under acidic conditions.

실험예Experimental Example 3.  3. 독소루비신이Doxorubicin 봉입된Enclosed pH 민감성 약물전달체의  pH-sensitive drug carriers 세포내Intracellular 독소루비신Doxorubicin 의 흡수 Absorption

독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체인 DOX-MPEG-HPAE 입자가 생리학적 pH 7.4와 산성 조건의 세포외 pH 조건에서 약물전달체가 붕괴되어 독소루비신이 세포내로 흡수되는 현상을 형광현미경으로 관찰하였다. Doxorubicin-encapsulated pH-sensitive drug transporter, DOX-MPEG-HPAE particles were observed by fluorescence microscopy that doxorubicin is absorbed into cells due to the disruption of the drug transporter at physiological pH 7.4 and extracellular pH conditions of acidic conditions.

상기 실험 수행의 결과, 도 4에서 보는 바와 같이 pH 7.4에서는 독소루비신의 세포내 흡수가 적었으나, pH 6.4 조건에서는 독소루비신이 세포내에 흡수가 높음을 확인하였다. 이로써 산성조건에서 약물전달체가 붕괴되어 빠른 시간내에 높은 농도로 흡수됨을 알 수 있었다. As a result of performing the experiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the intracellular uptake of doxorubicin was less at pH 7.4, but the uptake of doxorubicin was higher in the cell at pH 6.4. As a result, it was found that the drug carrier collapsed under acidic conditions and absorbed at a high concentration within a short time.

실험예Experimental Example 4.  4. 독소루비신이Doxorubicin 봉입된Enclosed pH 민감성 약물전달체의  pH-sensitive drug carriers 세포내Intracellular 독소루비신Doxorubicin 의 흡수 Absorption

B16F10 암세포가 이식된 C57/BL6 마우스에 꼬리 혈관으로 반복 투여시킨 독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체의 항암효능을 평가하였다. The anticancer efficacy of pH-sensitive drug carriers in which doxorubicin-encapsulated C57 / BL6 mice transplanted with B16F10 cancer cells were repeatedly administered to the tail blood vessel was evaluated.

상기 실험 수행의 결과, 도 5a 내지 도 5c에서 보는 바와 같이 독소루비신이 봉입된 DOX-MPEG-HPAE의 약물전달체는 독소루비신만 투여한 그룹보다 암 성장 억제 효능이 향상되었으며(도 5a), 독소루비신 그 자체보다 DOX-MPEG-HPAE 약물전달체를 투여한 그룹의 마우스의 몸무게 감소률이 낮았으며(도 5b), 또한, DOX-MPEG-HAPE 약물전달체를 투여할 경우 마우스의 생존율이 현저히 높음을 확인할 수 있었다(도 5c). 즉, 독소루비신이 봉입된 pH 민감성 약물전달체는 독소루비신에 의해 유발되는 독성을 낮추면서도 암 치료 효능을 향상시킴을 확인할 수 있었다. As a result of the above experiment, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the drug delivery agent of DOX-MPEG-HPAE containing doxorubicin was improved in cancer growth inhibition effect than the doxorubicin-only group (FIG. 5A), rather than doxorubicin itself. The weight loss rate of mice in the group to which the DOX-MPEG-HPAE drug carrier was administered was low (FIG. 5B), and the survival rate of the mice was significantly higher when the DOX-MPEG-HAPE drug carrier was administered (FIG. 5c). In other words, the doxorubicin-encapsulated pH-sensitive drug carriers were found to improve cancer treatment efficacy while lowering the toxicity induced by doxorubicin.

상술한 바와 같이, 본 발명은 소수성 약물이 봉입된, 친수성 잔기와 소수성 잔기를 모두 갖고 있는 pH 민감성 블록공중합체로 이루어진 약물전달체에 대한 것으로서, 본 발명의 약물전달체는 암 또는 염증성 질환 부위의 국부적으로 낮은 pH에 의해 상기 약물전달체가 쉽게 붕괴되어 질환 부위에 특이적으로 높은 농도의 약물을 전달함으로써 약물의 효능을 증가시킴과 동시에 약물 자체에 대한 독성을 현저히 감소시킨다. As described above, the present invention relates to a drug carrier comprising a hydrophilic moiety and a pH sensitive block copolymer having both hydrophobic moieties enclosed with a hydrophobic drug, wherein the drug carrier of the present invention is localized to a cancer or inflammatory disease site. The low pH easily disrupts the drug carrier, delivering a particularly high concentration of the drug to the disease site, thereby increasing the efficacy of the drug and at the same time significantly reducing its toxicity to the drug itself.

본 발명의 pH 민감성 약물전달체는 입자의 중심부위에 소수성 잔기가 존재하기 때문에, 현재 개발 중에 있거나 임상에 적용되고 있는 소수성을 띄는 다양한 항암제 또는 염증성 약물 등을 쉽게 봉입할 수 있어, 암 또는 염증성 질환에 대한 질환 치료제로 매우 유용한 발명이다. Since the pH-sensitive drug carrier of the present invention has a hydrophobic moiety on the center of the particle, it can easily encapsulate various anti-cancer drugs or inflammatory drugs which are currently being developed or applied to the clinic, thereby preventing cancer or inflammatory diseases. It is a very useful invention for the treatment of diseases.

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소수성 약물이 봉입되고, 친수성 잔기와 소수성 잔기를 갖는 pH 민감성 블록공중합체로 이루어진 약물전달체.A drug carrier comprising a hydrophilic moiety and a hydrophilic moiety and a hydrophilic moiety having a pH-sensitive block copolymer. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 친수성 잔기는 폴리에틸렌글리콜(polyethylene glycol), 폴리(N-2-(하이드록시프로필)메타아크릴아마이드)(poly(N-2-(hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide), 폴리(디비닐 에테르-코-말레익 언하이드라이드)(poly(divinyl ehter-co-maleic anhydride)) 또는 폴리(스틸렌-코-말레익 언하이드라이드)(poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride))인 것인 약물전달체.The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic moiety is polyethylene glycol, poly (N-2- (hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide), poly (N-2- (hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide), poly (divinyl ether Drug carriers, which are poly (divinyl ehter-co-maleic anhydride) (poly) or poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride)) . 제2항에 있어서, 상기 친수성 잔기는 아크릴레이트 또는 메타크릴레이트의 단일 관능기를 갖는 폴리에틸렌글리콜 화합물인 것인 약물전달체.The drug carrier of claim 2, wherein the hydrophilic moiety is a polyethylene glycol compound having a single functional group of acrylate or methacrylate. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 소수성 잔기는 폴리(β-아미노 에스터) (PAE), 폴리(아미도 아민) (PAA) 또는 이들의 혼합 공중합물 (PAEA)인 것인 약물전달체.The drug carrier of claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic moiety is a poly (β-amino ester) (PAE), a poly (amido amine) (PAA), or a mixed copolymer thereof (PAEA). 제4항에 있어서, 상기 소수성 잔기는 폴리(β-아미노 에스터) (PAE)인 것인 약물전달체. The drug delivery carrier of claim 4 wherein the hydrophobic moiety is a poly (β-amino ester) (PAE). 제4항에 있어서, 상기 소수성 잔기에 아민화합물 또는 디아민화합물이 사용되는 것인 약물전달체.The drug carrier according to claim 4, wherein an amine compound or diamine compound is used for the hydrophobic moiety. 제6항에 있어서, 상기 아민화합물은 3-메틸-4-(3-메틸페닐)피페라진, 3 메틸피페라진, 4-(비스-(플로로페닐)메틸)피페라진, 4-(에톡시카르보닐메틸)피페라진, 4-(페닐메틸)피페라진, 4-(1-페닐에틸)피페라진, 4-(1,1-디메톡시카르보닐)피페라진, 4-(2-(비스-(2-프로페닐)아미노)에틸)피페라진, 메틸아민, 에틸아민, 부틸아민, 헥실아민, 2-에틸 헥실아민, 2-피퍼리딘-1-에틸아민, C-아지리딘-1-일-메틸아민, 1-(2-아미노에틸)피페라진(1-(2-aminoethyl)piperazine), 4-(아미노메틸)피페라진(4-(aminomethyl)piperazine), N-메틸에틸렌다이아민(N-methylethylenediamine), N-에틸에틸렌다이아민(N-ethylethylenediamine), N-헥실에틸렌디아민(N-hexylethylenediamine), 피콜리아민(pycoliamine) 또는 아데닌(adenine)인 것인 약물전달체.The compound of claim 6, wherein the amine compound is 3-methyl-4- (3-methylphenyl) piperazine, 3 methylpiperazine, 4- (bis- (fluorophenyl) methyl) piperazine, 4- (ethoxycarb Bonylmethyl) piperazine, 4- (phenylmethyl) piperazine, 4- (1-phenylethyl) piperazine, 4- (1,1-dimethoxycarbonyl) piperazine, 4- (2- (bis- ( 2-propenyl) amino) ethyl) piperazine, methylamine, ethylamine, butylamine, hexylamine, 2-ethyl hexylamine, 2-piperidin-1-ethylamine, C-aziridin-1-yl-methyl Amine, 1- (2-aminoethyl) piperazine (1- (2-aminoethyl) piperazine), 4- (aminomethyl) piperazine, N-methylethylenediamine ), N-ethylethylenediamine, N-hexylethylenediamine, N-hexylethylenediamine, pycoliamine or adenine (adenine) drug carrier. 제6항에 있어서, 상기 디아민화합물은 피페라진, 피퍼리딘(piperidine), 피롤리딘(pirrolidine), 3,3-다이메틸피퍼리딘(3,3-dimethylpiperidine), 4,4'-트리메틸렌 다이피퍼리딘, N,N'-다이메틸 에틸렌 다이아민, N,N'-다이에틸 에틸렌 다이아민, 이미다졸리딘 또는 디아제판인 것인 약물전달체.The diamine compound according to claim 6, wherein the diamine compound is piperazine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, 3,3-dimethylpiperidine, 4,4'-trimethylene di A drug carrier, which is piperidine, N, N'-dimethyl ethylene diamine, N, N'-diethyl ethylene diamine, imidazolidine or diazepan. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 약물은 파클리탁셀 (paclitaxel), 독소루비신 (doxorubicin), 레티노익 산 (retinoic acid)계열, 시스플라틴 (cis-platin), 캄토세신 (camptothecin), 5-FU, 도세탁셀 (Docetaxel), 타목시펜(Tamoxifen), 아나스테로졸(anasterozole), 카보플라틴(carboplatin), 토포테칸(topotecan), 베로테칸(belotecan), 이리노테칸(irinotecan), 글리벡(gleevec) 및 빈크리스틴(vincristine)으로 구성된 군에서 선택되는 항암제인 것인 약물전달체.According to claim 1, wherein the drug is paclitaxel (paclitaxel), doxorubicin (doxorubicin), retinoic acid (cis-platin), cito-platin (camptothecin), 5-FU, Docetaxel (Docetaxel), Group consisting of Tamoxifen, Anasterozole, Carboplatin, Topotecan, Verotecan, Irinotecan, Gleevec and Vincristine Drug delivery system that is selected from the cancer drug. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 약물은 아스피린 (aspirin) 및 살리실레이트 (salicylates), 이부프로펜(ibuprofen), 나프로센(naproxen), 페노프로펜(fenoprofen), 인도메타신(indomethacin), 페닐부타존(phenyltazone), 메소트렉세이트(methotrexate), 시클로포스파미드(cyclophosphamide), 메클로에타민(mechlorethamine), 덱사메타손(dexamethasone), 프레드니솔론(prednisolone), 셀레콕시브(celecoxib), 발데콕시브(valdecoxib), 니메슐리드(nimesulide), 코르티손(cortisone) 및 코르티코스테로이드(corticosteroid)으로 구성된 군에서 선택되는 항염증제인 것인 약물전달체.The drug of claim 1, wherein the drug is aspirin and salicylates, ibuprofen, naproxen, fenoprofen, indomethacin, phenylbuta Phenyltazone, mesotrexate, cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, dexamethasone, prednisolone, celecoxib, valecoxib, valdecoxib The drug delivery agent is an anti-inflammatory agent selected from the group consisting of nimesulide, nimesulide, cortisone and corticosteroid. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 약물전달체는 암 또는 염증성 질환 부위의 국부적으로 낮은 pH인 pH7.2 이하에서 입자가 붕괴되어 신속하게 약물이 방출되는 특성을 갖는 것인 약물전달체.The drug delivery carrier according to claim 1, wherein the drug delivery carrier has the property of rapidly disintegrating the particles at pH 7.2 or lower, which is a locally low pH of a cancer or inflammatory disease site. 제2항에 있어서, 상기 암질환은 폐암, 자궁암, 자궁경부암, 전립선암, 두경 부암, 췌장암, 뇌종양, 유방암, 간암, 피부암, 식도암, 고환암, 신장암, 대장암 또는 직장암인 것인 약물전달체.The drug carrier according to claim 2, wherein the cancer disease is lung cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, brain tumor, breast cancer, liver cancer, skin cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer. 제2항에 있어서, 상기 염증성 질환은 류마티스 관절염, 골관절염 또는 동맥경화인 것인 약물전달체.The drug delivery system according to claim 2, wherein the inflammatory disease is rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or arteriosclerosis.
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