US20040005641A1 - Conjugates of biologically active compounds, methods for their preparation and use, formulation and pharmaceutical applications thereof - Google Patents

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US20040005641A1
US20040005641A1 US10/367,624 US36762403A US2004005641A1 US 20040005641 A1 US20040005641 A1 US 20040005641A1 US 36762403 A US36762403 A US 36762403A US 2004005641 A1 US2004005641 A1 US 2004005641A1
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  • Successful therapy with a pharmaceutical agent requires that the agent satisfy numerous requirements imposed by the physiology of the host and of the disease or condition.
  • the requirements include: (i) adequate ability to interact with the target receptor(s); (ii) appropriate physical properties for presence at the location of the receptors in concentrations that permit the interactions noted above; (iii) appropriate physical properties to allow the agent to enter the body and distribute to the location of the receptors by any means; (iv) sufficient stability in fluids of the body; (v) the absence of toxic effects in compartments where the therapeutic agent is most concentrated, or in any other compartment where the therapeutic agent is located; and (vi) the absence of sequestration into non-physiological compartments and so on.
  • the present invention represents a significant advance in that it provides for a means of improving the bioavailability and efficacy of a variety of molecules in vivo using a series of rational and facile assays to select desirable compounds based on known pharmacophores or pharmaceutical lead structures that have not been optimized for in vivo action.
  • the invention relates to a compound useful for enhancing efficacy of a therapeutic agent, a method for identifying such a compound, and a method of treating diseases including inflammation, graft rejection, infection, cancer, allergies, metabolic cardiovascular, pulmonary, dermatological, rheumatological and hepatic diseases.
  • the invention further comprises compositions and formulations selected using the method and applications for same.
  • the invention provides for a method for identifying compounds that act as carriers or “transportophores” (i.e., a transport mediating molecule) that when combined, either directly or via a linker, to a wide variety of therapeutic agents, improves one or more of the following characteristics of the agent: ease of formulation, gastric stability, bioavailability, stability, disposition, elimination, half life, efficacy, safety, duration of action and selectivity.
  • transportophores i.e., a transport mediating molecule
  • this invention features a compound of the following formula (or referred to as T-L-C hereinafter):
  • T is a transportophore
  • L is a bond or a linker having a molecular weight up to 240 dalton
  • C is a non-antibiotic therapeutic agent
  • m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, in which the transportophore has an immune selectivity ratio of at least 2, the transportophore is covalently bonded to the non-antibiotic therapeutic agent via the bond or the linker, and the compound has an immune selectivity ratio of at least 2.
  • m is greater than 1
  • the L moieties or the C moieties independently, can be the same or different. The same rule applies to other similar situations.
  • the transportophore can be a metabolite, a natural product, a metabolite mimic, a metabolite derivative (e.g., a sugar, amino, or peptide derivative), a fatty acid, a bile acid, a vitamin, a nucleobase, an alcohol, or an organic acid or base, a portion of which resembles and is recognized as a substrate for transport protein(s). It can be an amphiphilic molecule having a pKa value of 6.5 to 9.5, or a cyclic or heterocyclic molecule (e.g., lactone, lactam, ether, cyclic acetal or hemi-acetal).
  • a metabolite derivative e.g., a sugar, amino, or peptide derivative
  • a fatty acid e.g., a sugar, amino, or peptide derivative
  • a bile acid e.g., a sugar, amino, or peptide derivative
  • the cyclic or heterocyclic molecule can have an attached sugar.
  • the cyclic or heterocyclic molecule can be a macrolactone or macroether, including a macrolactone or macroether having an attached sugar.
  • the cyclic or heterocyclic molecule can also be a macrolide or ketolide having an amino sugar, including a macrolide having mono-, di-, or tri-basic groups (e.g., an amine).
  • the macrolide has no intrinsic antibacterial activity (inactive at 50 uM or higher concentrations when tested against Bacillus invitro see protocol) and a pKa value of less than 9.0 (e.g., 8.5, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, or any number in between).
  • the compound has the following formula (in which a bond, drawn without any attached groups, means a methyl group. The same rule applies to other similar situtations):
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 ) alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, —NR 18 R 19 , R 18 C( ⁇ O)—, R 18 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 18 OC( ⁇ O)O—, R 18 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 18 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 18 R 19 NC( ⁇ O)— and R 18 OC
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 ) alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, —NR 18 R 19 , R 18 C( ⁇ O)—, R 18 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 18 OC( ⁇ O)O—, R 18 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 18 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 18 R 19 NC( ⁇ O)— and R 18
  • R 17 O—R 20 -aryl
  • the compound has the following formula:
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl can optionally be substituted by one to three halogen, cyano, hydroxy, (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyloxy, nitro, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, NR 18 R 19 , R 18 C( ⁇ )O—, R 18 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 18 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 18 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 18 R 19 NC( ⁇ O)— and R 18 OC( ⁇ O)
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl are optionally substituted by one to three halogen, cyano, hydroxy, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyloxy, nitro, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 ) alkenyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, NR 18 R 19 , R 18 C( ⁇ O)—, R 18 C( ⁇ O)O—,R 18 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 18 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 18 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 18 R 19 NC( ⁇ O)— and R 18 OC( ⁇ O)— and R 18
  • k is 0, 1 or 2 and alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl can be substituted as defined above.
  • R 17 O—R 20 -aryl
  • the compound has the following formula:
  • R 1 is connected to the oxygen bearing R 4 or R 5 forming a lactone or is connected to a suitable substituent in R 2 forming a lactone or lactam.
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, R 20 R 21 N—
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 ) heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 NC
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 ) heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 NC
  • R 6 , R 8 independently —C( ⁇ O)R 17 , —Y-therapeutic agent, -therapeutic agent, —S( ⁇ O) 2 R 17 providing R 17 is not hydrogen, —C( ⁇ O)NR 17 R 18
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 ) heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 NC
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 NC( ⁇ O)—, and R 20 OC( ⁇ O)O—, —
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 NC( ⁇ O)—, and R 20 OC( ⁇ O)O—, —
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 NC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)O—, —Y
  • R 11 —Y-therapeutic agent, -therapeutic agent, —C( ⁇ O)R 17
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 N—, R
  • R 12 , R 13 independently —C( ⁇ O)R 17 , —Y-therapeutic agent, -therapeutic agent, —S( ⁇ O) 2 R 17 providing R 17 is not hydrogen, —C( ⁇ O)NR 17 R 18
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 N—, R
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 N—, R
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to five substituents selected independently from halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, azido, mercapto, R 20 R 21 N—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)O—, R 20 OC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 NHC( ⁇ O)—, R 20 C( ⁇ O)NH—, R 20 R 21 N—, R
  • R 17 , R 18 may form a cyclic structure of 4 to 7 members (including the nitrogen).
  • R 17 and R 18 then can represent a fragment from the type of —[C(AB)] m - ⁇ n -[C(DE)] o - ⁇ p -[C(GJ)] q wherein m, n, o, p and q independently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, ⁇ and ⁇ independently are —O—, —S—, —NK— and
  • A, B, D, E, G, J, and K independently are hydrogen, (C 1 -C 4 ) alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 1 -C 9 )
  • S( ⁇ O) 2 R 17 providing R 17 is not hydrogen, —C( ⁇ O)NR 17 R 18 .
  • the compound has the following formula:
  • (C 1 -C 10 )alkyl optionally substituted by fluoro, cyano, R 4 , R 4 O 2 C, R 4 C( ⁇ O)NH and R 4 S( ⁇ O) k wherein k is 0, 1 or 2
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to three halo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, —C( ⁇ O)—OR 8 , —C( ⁇ O)N(H)R 8 , (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 2 -C 9 )heteroaryl, N*R 5 R 6 R 7 wherein * is no or a positive charge, one or two of R 2 , R 3 can be a directly coupled therapeutic agent
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to three halo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, R 8 , —C( ⁇ O)—OR 8 , —C( ⁇ O)N(H)R 8 , (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 2 -C 9 )heteroaryl, N*R 5 R 6 R 7 wherein * is no or a positive charge, or therapeutic agent
  • alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by one to three halo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, R 8 , —C( ⁇ O)—OR 8 , —C( ⁇ O)N(H)R 8 , (C 6 -C 10 )aryl, (C 2 -C 9 )heteroaryl, N*R 5 R 6 R 7 wherein * is no or a positive charge, ortherapeutic agent.
  • Preferred molecules can be compounds that are recognized by a transport enzyme in the membrane of the cell of the tissue that is to target. This can be a molecule that fulfills the structural requirements in order to be recognized by an oligo-peptide transporter.
  • Compounds recognized by transport enzymes can be identified by performing a transport assay with the compound in question in cells expressing the transport protein in question, and comparing the level of compound accumulation with those from parallel uptake assays performed using cells which do not express the target transport protein.
  • R may represent a chemical residue that will modify the recognition by the transporting enzyme or at least not inhibit it.
  • R may be comprised of the therapeutic agent that is to be delivered or the pharmaceutical entity is for example an amino acid itself as in example A.
  • Necessary for transport through an oligopeptide transporter seems to be a basic group spaced 4 or 5 bonds from an hydrogen bond accepting group like preferably carboxylate (example A-C) or less preferred amide (example D).
  • R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen or lower alkyl, branched or linear from C 1 to C 5 , or benzyl or p-hydroxy benzyl, or hydroxy or mercapto methyl, or any group responsible for the desired pharmacological effect.
  • Example D R2 can be hydrogen or lower alkyl, branched or linear from C1 to C5, or benzyl or p-hydroxy benzyl, or hydroxy or mercapto methyl, while R1 consists of the pharmacologically relevant therapeutic agent.
  • the therapeutic agent would contain a carboxylic acid that by linking to the amino function of an amino acid hydrazide would obtain the general structure of example D.
  • Therapeutic agents and Transportophores can be directly connected or via a linking element.
  • This element typically is a bifunctional molecule of low molecular mass, which can react subsequently with the therapeutic agent and the transportophore.
  • the therapeutic agent can be released from this linker under physiological conditions. This may be achieved oxidatively (i.e. by action of a cytochrome C), reductively (i.e. by action of NADH), hydrolytically (i.e. by action of a protease), or initiated by radicals (i.e. by the action of superoxide radicals).
  • the mechanisms of therapeutic agent release are not limited to the above examples.
  • Linkers have the following formnula:
  • F 1 , F 2 independently a functional group, suitable to react with a counterpart in the therapeutic agent or in the transportophore.
  • F 1 and F 2 are, but are not limited to
  • X 1 wherein X 1 is a halogen atom or a sulfonate ester or another suitable leaving group
  • NHR c wherein R c is H, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl
  • NCX 3 wherein X 3 is S or O;
  • R and R′ are independently —H, —CH 3 , —Cl, —Br, —F, —O(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C( ⁇ O)O(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —NO 2 , —S( ⁇ O) k (O) l (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl wherein k is 0, 1 or 2 and l is 0 or 1, SiR 1 R 2 R 3 wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 independently are (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl;
  • F 1 and F 2 can be connected to form a cyclic anhydride or di- or trisulfide.
  • M is a spacing element which is, but is not limited to
  • Alkyl-, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl spacing elements are optionally substituted by (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, 1-4 halogens, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxy, amino, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylamino, (C 1 -C 4 )dialkylamino, (C 3 -C 10 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonyloxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonylamido, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylamidocarbonyl, (C 1 -C 4 )dialkylamidocarbonyl, nitro, cyano, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylimino, mercapto and (C 1 -C 4 )alkylmercapto functions
  • 2,2- Methoxycarbonyl-4- 2,2-Dimethylsuccinic Dimethylsuccinic acid, hydroxyproline, acid, Succinic acid, Glutaric Glycolic acid, Succinic acid, Glutaric acid, ⁇ -Alanin, ⁇ -hydroxy acid, 2,4- 2,4-Dimethylglutanc propanoic acid Dimethylglutaric acid, acid, Methyl Methyl dicarboxy- dicarboxymethylamino methylamin, 2-Aminoethyl-2- hydroxyethylamino OH 5. N- 2,2-Dimethylsuccinic 6.
  • the donor linking function in vertical refers to a functional group on T; the recipient linking function in horizonal refers to a functional group on L; and the chemical groups in the boxes are the linkers (L).
  • the non-antibiotic therapeutic agent can be an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-infectious agent (including anti-virals), an anti-cancer agent, an allergy-suppressive agent, an immune-suppressant agent, an agent for treating a hematopoietic disorder, a lipid lowering agent, an agent for treating a lysosomal storage disorder, a sterol synthesis modifying agent, agents active on protozoa, or an agent for treating a metabolic disease.
  • an anti-inflammatory agent including anti-virals
  • an anti-cancer agent an allergy-suppressive agent
  • an immune-suppressant agent an agent for treating a hematopoietic disorder
  • a lipid lowering agent an agent for treating a lysosomal storage disorder
  • a sterol synthesis modifying agent agents active on protozoa
  • agents active on protozoa or an agent for treating a metabolic disease.
  • an “immune selectivity ratio” is the ratio of the concentration of a compound in immune cells (e.g., neutrophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes) to the concentration of the compound in erythrocytic cells after the compound has been incubated in a mixture of blood cells including erythrocytes.
  • immune selectivity ratio is described in Example 1.
  • a “therapeutic agent,” as used herein, is a molecule with pharmacological activity (e.g., a therapeutic agent, medicine, medicament, or active agent), a disease modification agent, or any other molecule that can be covalently attached to a transportophore via a bond or a linker which may have a desirable mode of action in immune or target cells.
  • a therapeutic agent may be released from a compound described above in response to the enzyme activity or the physicochemical environment of the targeted cells.
  • the therapeutic agent is selectively accumulated in a cell due to specific characteristics of the cell membranes, specific expression of membrane proteins, specific conditions within the cell, notably to expression of specific proteins such as granule proteins, binding sites in the cytoplasm, or other membrane bound or soluble proteins, and is thus trapped in the cell and therefore exhibits an enhanced or desired activity therein.
  • An “amphiphilic molecule,” as used herein, is a molecule having a hydrophilic (polar) and hydrophobic (non-polar) functional groups (e.g., atoms) or a combination of groups (or atoms).
  • the pKa of this molecule is in the range of 6.5 to 9.5.
  • cyclic refers to a hydrocarbon cyclic ring including fully saturated, partially saturated, and unsaturated mono-, bi-, and tri-cyclic rings having 4 to 34 ring atoms, preferably, 7 to 10, or 10 to 15 ring atoms.
  • heterocyclic refers to a hydrocarbon cyclic ring including fully saturated, partially saturated, and unsaturated mono-, bi, and tri-cyclic rings having 4 to 34 ring atoms, preferably, 7 to 10, or 10 to 15 ring atoms having one or more heteroatoms, such as S, O, or N in each ring.
  • sugar refers to a mono-, di-, or tri-saccharide including deoxy-, thio-, and amino-saccharides.
  • sugar include, but are not limited to, furanose and pyranose.
  • halogen and “halo” refer to radicals of fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.
  • macrolactone refers to a large lactone ring (i.e., cyclic ester) having at least 10 (e.g., 10 to 25) ring atoms.
  • microcyclic ether refers to an ether having at least 10 (e.g., 10 to 25) ring atoms.
  • the term “macrolide” refers to a chemical compound characterized by a large lactone ring (having at least 10, e.g., 10 to 25 ring atoms) containing one or more keto and hydroxyl groups, or to any of a large group of antibacterial antibiotics containing a large lactone ring linked glycosidically to one or more sugars; they are produced by certain species of Streptomyces and inhibit protein synthesis by binding to the 50S subunits of 70S ribosomes. Examples include erythromycin, azithromycin, and clarithromycin.
  • ketolide refers to a chemical compound characterized by a large lactone ring (having at least 10 ring atoms) containing one or more keto groups.
  • alkyl refers to a hydrocarbon chain that may be a straight chain or branched chain, containing the indicated number of carbon atoms.
  • C 1 -C 10 indicates that the group may have from 1 to 10 (inclusive) carbon atoms in it.
  • Alkenyl groups and alkynyl groups have one or more double or triple carbon-carbon bonds, respectively, in the chain.
  • aryl refers to a hydrocarbon ring system (mono-cyclic or bi-cyclic) having the indicated number of carbon atoms and at least one aromatic ring.
  • aryl moieties include, but are not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, and pyrenyl.
  • heteroaryl refers to a ring system (mono-cyclic or bi-cyclic) having the indicated number of ring atoms including carbon atoms and at least one aromatic ring.
  • the ring system includes at least one heteroatom such as O, N, or S (e.g., between 1 and 4 heteroatoms, inclusive, per ring) as part of the ring system.
  • heteroaryl moieties include, but are not limited to, pyridyl, furyl or furanyl, imidazolyl, benzimidazolyl, pyrimidinyl, thiophenyl or thienyl, quinolinyl, indolyl, and thiazolyl.
  • alkoxy refers to an —O-alkyl radical.
  • cycloalkyl refers to a nonaromatic hydrocarbon ring system (mono-cyclic or bi-cyclic), containing the indicated number of carbon atoms.
  • heterocycloalkyl refers to a nonaromatic ring system (mono-cyclic or bi-cyclic), containing the indicated number of ring atoms including carbon atoms and at least one heteroatom such as O, N, or S (e.g., between 1 and 4 heteroatoms, inclusive, per ring) as part of the ring system.
  • Alkyliden is a bivalent alkyl group.
  • Aryliden is a bivalent aryl group.
  • Erythrocytic cell is a mature red blood cell that normally does not have a nucleus: it is a very small, circular disk with both faces concave, and contains hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to the body tissues.
  • the compounds described above include the compounds themselves, as well as their salts, if applicable.
  • Such salts can be formed between a positively charged substituent (e.g., amino) on a compound and an anion.
  • Suitable anions include, but are not limited to, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate, citrate, methanesulfonate, trifluoroacetate, and acetate.
  • a negatively charged substituent (e.g., carboxylate) on a compound can form a salt with a cation.
  • Suitable cations include, but are not limited to, sodium ion, potassium ion, magnesium ion, calcium ion, and an ammonium cation such as tetramethylammonium ion.
  • some of the compounds of this invention have one or more double bonds, or one or more asymmetric centers. Such compounds can occur as racemates, racemic mixtures, single enantiomers, individual diastereomers, diastereomeric mixtures, and cis- or trans- or E- or Z-double isomeric forms.
  • N-oxides refers to one or more nitrogen atoms, when present in a compound, are in N-oxide form, i.e., N ⁇ O.
  • this invention features a method for treating an inflammatory disorder.
  • the method includes administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound described above, wherein the compound contains a non-antibiotic therapeutic agent that is an anti-inflammatory agent.
  • the method includes co-usage with other anti-inflammatory agents or therapeutic agents.
  • the method is able to improve therapy by concentrating a compound preferentially in immune cells including neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, macrophage, alveolar macrophage, B and T-lymphocytes, NK cells, giant cells, Kupfer cells, glial cells, and similar target cells using a variety of means of concentrative compound uptake common to such cells.
  • the invention is advantageous in that selective concentration of compounds conforming to the definition of “therapeutic agent” above, can improve therapy and that, for the purposes of illustration only, concentration of agents in immune cells can confer improved characteristics on compounds with suitable modes of action for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
  • the invention features a means of improving the action of a compound in vivo by reducing its exposure to the action of detoxification enzymes. Such reduced exposure is a result of the structure of the conjugate molecule causing it to be differently retained in the cells and organs of the organism and thus reducing or limiting the amount of material in a given metabolic compartment.
  • the invention provides for means to improve the action of a compound through improved retention in the cells and tissues of the organism such that it is less efficiently eliminated by the normal processes of circulation and filtration. Such avoidance of elimination is, at least in part, a consequence of efficient uptake into cells resulting in reduced concentrations of the drug being available from plasma.
  • the invention provides for a means of improving the action of a drug by assisting its uptake from the intestine through the overall effects on membrane permeability of the compound that are associated with the invention.
  • Uptake from oral administration is a means of providing sustained exposure to the compound from the parts of the intestine to which it is permeable. Oral availability is not a property of all compounds.
  • This invention also features a method of treating a disease (e.g., an infectious disease including viral, fungal, or parasitic diseases, cancer, allergy, metabolic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, dermatological, rheumatological or immune disease).
  • the method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound described above, wherein the compound contains a non-antibiotic therapeutic agent (e.g., an anti-infectious agent, an anti-cancer agent, an agent for treating a hematopoietic disorder, an agent for treating a lysosomal storage disorder, an allergy-suppressive agent, a lipid lowering agent, a sterol synthesis modifying agent, agents active on protozoa or an immune-suppressant agent).
  • a non-antibiotic therapeutic agent e.g., an anti-infectious agent, an anti-cancer agent, an agent for treating a hematopoietic disorder, an agent for treating a lysosomal storage disorder, an allergy-sup
  • the method includes co-usage with other therapeutic agents.
  • the method provides for means to improve therapy by concentrating a compound preferentially in any of the myeloid, hepatic, respiratory, epithelial, endothelial, other target and immune cells. Therefore, the invention is advantageous in that selective concentration of compounds conforming to the definition of “therapeutic agent” above, via the methods described, can improve therapy and that, for the purposes of illustration only, concentration of agents in immune cells can confer improved characteristics on compounds with suitable modes of action for the treatment of diseases of infectious, allergic, autoimmune, transplant, traumatic or neoplastic origin or association.
  • the present invention also features a pharmaceutical composition including at least one compound of this invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • the pharmaceutical composition includes one or more other therapeutic agents.
  • This invention further features a method for making any of the compounds described above.
  • the method includes taking any intermediate compound delineated herein, reacting it with any one or more reagents to form a compound of this invention including any processes specifically delineated herein.
  • this invention features a method of identifying a compound useful for enhancing efficacy of a therapeutic agent.
  • the method includes incubating a compound in blood cells; separating immune cells from erythrocytic cells (e.g., by density gradient centrifugation, antibody mediated capture, lectin based capture, absorption to plastic, setting, simple centrifugation, peptide capture, activation mediated capture, or flow cytometry); and determining the ratio of the concentration of the compound in the immune cells to the concentration of the compound in the erythrocytic cells (e.g., by mass spectrometry, NMR, PET, fluorescence detection, infrared fluorescence, colorimetry, normal detection methods associated with gas chromatography, Fourrier transform spectrometry method, or radioactive detection); wherein the compound comprises a transportophore and a therapeutic agent, in which the transportophore is covalently bonded to the therapeutic agent via a bond or a linker.
  • the therapeutic agent can be, for example, an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-infectious agent, an anti-cancer agent, an allergy-suppressive agent, an immune-suppressant agent, an agent for treating a hematopoietic disorder, a lipid lowering agent, an agent for treating a lysosomal storage disorder, a sterol synthesis modifying agent, agents active on protozoa, or an agent for treating a metabolic disease.
  • this invention features a method for delivering a therapeutic agent with a selective concentration.
  • the method includes identifying a compound using the just-described method, and delivering the compound to a cell (e.g., a cell of respiratory tissue, a cell of neoplastic tissue, or a cell mediating allergic responses).
  • a cell e.g., a cell of respiratory tissue, a cell of neoplastic tissue, or a cell mediating allergic responses.
  • compositions having one or more of the compounds of this invention for use in treating various diseases described above, and the use of such a composition for the manufacture of a medicament for the just-described use.
  • a compound of this invention achieves one or more of the following improvements relative to a therapeutic agent itself: (i) improved uptake across the intestinal, jejunal, duodenal, colonic, or other mucosa; (ii) reduced first pass effect by mucosal oxygenases; (iii) reduced or altered detoxification by degradative enzymes of the body; (iv) reduced efflux; (v) selective accumulation of the therapeutic agent in one or more immune, fibroblast, hepatic, renal, glial, or other target cells; (vi) potential for hydrolytic or other forms of separation on a timescale compatible with therapy and the other desired disposition events; (vi) enhanced pharmacological effect in the target cells through greater concentration, sustained release, reduced substrate competition effect or other mechanisms; (vii) reduced or modified dose; (viii) modified route of administration; (ix) reduced or altered side effects; (x) alternative uses; and (xi) alternative formulations.
  • FIG. 1 depicts comparison of selective uptake of diverse structure types into white blood cells from a complex blood mix. These data show that an amino acid ( 4 ), a macrolide ( 5 ), a sugar ( 1 ), a piperazine ( 2 ), and a macrolide ( 3 ). These data show that diverse properties can be exploited for concentrative uptake and that macrolides can mediate even distribution of their cargo in the cytoplasm.
  • FIG. 2 depicts comparison of sugar and piperazine driven uptake of a fluorophore.
  • FIG. 3 is bright-field overlay and fluorescent image of polymorphonuclear cells that have taken up a fluorescent macrolide (compound 3). The images suggest even distribution with some concentration near the nucleus.
  • FIG. 4 is an example of results from a proliferation assay showing increased efficacy of a T-L-C conjugate following concentrative uptake into lymphocytes.
  • FIG. 5 depicts a model to demonstrate the advantage of uptake into target cells.
  • FIG. 6 is an example of a response of HeLa cells to a mycophenolic acid conjugate.
  • FIG. 7 is an example of guanosine amelioration following treatment of fresh PBMNCs with either mycophenolic acid or a T-L-C conjugate thereof.
  • FIG. 8 shows changes in normalized paw thickness (left) and the corresponding arthritic scores (right) of mice treated with different conjugates. Saline and unconjugated compounds are included as controls.
  • FIG. 9 shows survival of skin transplant following treatment with an example T-L-C conjugate.
  • FIG. 10 shows dose tapering used in skin transplant model to study a T-L-C conjugate.
  • the invention describes a method for identifying compounds that act to improve the uptake of therapeutic agents into cells such as those that constitute the immune system in mammals.
  • the invention further comprises compounds identified using the method and compounds that could be made based on the teaching provided.
  • the invention provides for the rational improvement of therapeutic agents intended for action in inflammatory disease, infection, cancer, allergy, transplantation, cardiovascular, pulmonary, dermatological, rheumatological and metabolic disease.
  • the invention also provides for methods to engender unoptimized molecules or those with activity only in vitro with improved properties in vivo through simple conjugation with molecules that meet the criteria outlined herein.
  • the method provides for the selection, in vitro, of combinations of a transportophore and a therapeutic agent that exhibits adequate concentrative uptake and also scission with a half life adequate for agent accumulation and agent action.
  • a sample of native mammalian blood cells e.g., human blood cell
  • which contain at least erythrocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes e.g., human blood cell
  • transportophores e.g., human blood cell
  • a transportophore with significantly enhanced concentration in the immune cells and use the transportophore to covalently link to one or more therapeutic agents, via a bond or a linker, to obtain a compound of this invention.
  • a compound, containing the transportophore and the therapeutic agent is also concentrated in immune cells after it is incubated with blood cells.
  • a linker that provides appropriate cleavage rates between the transportophore and the therapeutic agent in the target cells.
  • Example 1 achieves an estimate of immune cell selective uptake in a complex and competitive biological fluid such that the observed uptake is relevant to the in vivo situation while simultaneously measuring cell specific uptake.
  • Data from other Examples suggest that the molecules that exhibit preferential uptake in this system are also highly available via the oral route while also being stable in the liver.
  • the basic method includes contacting the immune cell-erythrocyte preparation with a compound or known compounds and specifically detecting those molecules and their metabolites.
  • a further variation is the use of the method in screening complex mixtures of compounds with separation and detection of the resultant cytoplasmic extracts using Mass selective detection combined with a chromatographic separation technique.
  • the compounds designated as transportophores are used in the synthesis of libraries such that the final reaction combines library elements with a transportophore using a labile bond allowing the preferential uptake of a compound and its likely scission in an intracellular compartment.
  • Such libraries have the advantage that in cell based assays, there is a reasonable likelihood of adequate therapeutic agent being present at the site of action.
  • the compound described in the “Summary” section can be prepared by methods known in the art, as well as by the synthetic routes disclosed herein. For example, one can react a transportophore having a reactive moiety with a therapeutic agent having another reactive moiety.
  • One of the two reactive moieties is a leaving group (e.g., —Cl, OR) and the other is a derivatizable group (e.g., —OH, or —NH—). Then, the transportophore is covalently bonded to the therapeutic agent via a reaction between the two reactive moieties.
  • each of the two reactive moieties is a leaving group or a derivatizable group, and each reacts with its reactive counterpart in the linker to form a covalent bond.
  • Detailed routes including various intermediates are illustrated in the examples herein.
  • the chemicals used in the afore-mentioned methods may include, for example, solvents, reagents, catalysts, protecting group and deprotecting group reagents and the like.
  • the methods described above may also additionally comprise steps, either before or after the steps described specifically herein, to add or remove suitable protecting groups in order to ultimately allow synthesis of the compound of the formulae described herein.
  • a therapeutic agent includes any with modes of action that include anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-fungal, immune suppressant, cytostatic, anti-parasitic, lipid lowering, a sterol synthesis modifying, or metabolaregulatory action.
  • modes of action include anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-fungal, immune suppressant, cytostatic, anti-parasitic, lipid lowering, a sterol synthesis modifying, or metabolaregulatory action.
  • the following is a non-exclusive list of potentially useful therapeutic agents.
  • Diclofenac Diflunisal, Etodolac, Fenoprofen, Floctafenine, Flurbiprofen, Ibuprofen, Indomethacin, Ketoprofen, Meclofenamate, Mefenamic, Meloxicam, Nabumetone, Naproxen, Oxaprozin, Phenylbutazone, Piroxicam, Sulindac, Tenoxicam, Tiaprofenic, Tolmetin, Acetaminophen, Aspirin, Salicylamide, acetylsalicylic acid, salicylsalicylic acid.
  • Betamethasone Budesonide, Cortisone, Dexamethasone, Hydrocortisone, Methylprednisolone, Prednisolone, Prednisone, Triamcinolone, Fluticasone
  • nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors including but not limited to zidovudine (AZT), didanosine (ddI), zalcitabine (ddC), stavudine (d4T), lamivudine (3TC), abacavir (ABC), emtricitabine [( ⁇ )FTC], tenofovir (PMPA) disoproxil fumarate and phosphoramidate and cyclosaligenyl pronucleotides of d4T or similar chemistries.
  • NRTIs nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
  • NRTIs non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
  • NRTIs non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
  • nevirapine delavirdine
  • efavirenz efavirenz
  • MKC-442 emivirine
  • PTT phenylethylthiazolylthiourea
  • MKC-442 emivirine
  • protease inhibitors including but not limited to, saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, and lopinavir or those based on alternative non-peptidic scaffolds such as cyclic urea (DMP 450), 4-hydroxy-2-pyrone (tipranavir)
  • viral entry through blockade of the viral coreceptors including but not limited to, CXCR4 and CCR5 [bicyclams (i.e. AMD3100), polyphemusins (T22), TAK-779, MIP-1 alpha LD78 beta isoform];
  • CXCR4 and CCR5 bicyclams (i.e. AMD3100), polyphemusins (T22), TAK-779, MIP-1 alpha LD78 beta isoform];
  • virus-cell fusion through binding to the viral glycoprotein including but not limited to, gp41 [T-20 (pentafuside) (DP-178), T-1249 (DP-107), siamycins, betulinic acid derivatives], and potentially zintevir, L-chicoric acid, CGP64222;
  • NCp7 zinc finger-targeted agents including but not limited to, [2,2′-dithiobisbenzamides (DIBAs), azadicarbonamide (ADA) and NCp7 peptide mimics];
  • Triazoles fluconazole, itraconazole, Terconazole, Tioconazole (
  • Methanesulfonate Ester Busulfan, chronic myelogenous leukemia
  • Antitumor antibiotics Dactinomycin, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Idarubicin, Mitomycin, Mitoxantrone,
  • Plant Alkaloids (DNA repair enzyme inhibitors)
  • composition that contains an effective amount of at least one of the compound of this present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of this invention include those derived from pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic and organic acids and bases.
  • suitable acid salts include acetate, adipate, alginate, aspartate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate, citrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, formate, fumarate, glucoheptanoate, glycerophosphate, glycolate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate, lactate, maleate, malonate, methanesulfonate, mesylate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, nitrate, palmoate,
  • Salts derived from appropriate bases include alkali metal (e.g., sodium), alkaline earth metal (e.g., magnesium), ammonium and N-(alkyl) 4 + salts.
  • alkali metal e.g., sodium
  • alkaline earth metal e.g., magnesium
  • ammonium e.g., ammonium
  • N-(alkyl) 4 + salts e.g., ammonium, sodium, sodium
  • This invention also envisions the quatemization of any basic nitrogen-containing groups of the compounds disclosed herein. Water or oil-soluble or dispersible products may be obtained by such quatemization.
  • this invention covers a method of administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of this invention to a subject (a human, a mammal, or an animal, e.g., dog, cat, horse, cow, or chicken) in need of treatment for a disease or disease symptom (e.g., an inflammatory disease, an infectious disease, cancer, allergy, or an immune disease, or symptoms thereof).
  • a disease or disease symptom e.g., an inflammatory disease, an infectious disease, cancer, allergy, or an immune disease, or symptoms thereof.
  • treating refers to administering a compound of this invention to a subject with the purpose to cure, heal, alleviate, relieve, alter, remedy, ameliorate, improve, or affect a disease, the symptoms of the disease or the predisposition toward the disease.
  • An effective amount refers to an amount of a compound which confers a therapeutic effect on the treated subject. The therapeutic effect may be objective (i.e., measurable by some test or marker) or subjective (i.e., subject gives an indication of or feels an effect).
  • An effective amount of the compound described above may range from about 0.1 mg/Kg to about 20 mg/Kg.
  • Effective doses will also vary, as recognized by those skilled in the art, depending on route of administration, excipient usage, and the possibility of co-usage with other agents for treating a disease, including an inflammatory disease, a cardiovascular disease, an infectious disease, cancer, allergy, and an immune disease.
  • the methods delineated herein can also include the step of identifying that the subject is in need of treatment of for a disorders and or condition in athe subject.
  • the identification can be in the judgment of a subject or a health professional and can be subjective (e.g., opinion) or objective (e.g., measurable by a test or a diagnostic method).
  • Post traumatic regeneration injury including but not limited to Ischemia, reperfusion injury, scarring, CNS trauma, spinal section, edema, repetitive strain injuries including tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome,
  • Alopecia Areata Ankylosing Spondylitis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Autoimmune Addison's Disease, aplastic anemia, Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Behcet's Disease, biliary cirrhosis, Bullous Pemphigoid, Canavan Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Celiac Sprue-Dermatitis, Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS), Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Cicatricial Pemphigoid, CREST Syndrome, Cold Agglutinin Disease, Crohn's Disease, dermatomyositis, Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder, Discoid Lupus, Essential Mixed Cryoglobulinemia, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis, Fuch's heterochromic iridocyclitis, Graves' Disease, Gu
  • Pharyngitis (“sore throat”), Tonsilitis, Sinusitis & Otitis Media, Influenza, Laryngo-Tracheo Bronchitis (Croup), Acute Bronchiolitis, Pneumonia, Bronchopneumonia, Bronchiolitis, Bronchitis, Acute pharyngitis with fever, Pharyngoconjunctival fever, Acute follicular conjunctivitis, Pneumonia (and pneumonitis in children), COPD, asthma,
  • Target viuses include but are not limited to: Paramyxo-, Picoma-, rhino-, coxsackie-, Influenza-, Herpes-, adeno-, parainfluenza-, respiratory syncytial-, echo-, corona-, Epstein-Barr-, Cytomegalo-, Varicella zoster, Hepatitis variants including hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis D Virus (HDV), Hepatitis E Virus (HEV), Hepatitis F Virus (HFV), Hepatitis G Virus (HGV), Human immunodeficiency-
  • Ependymal cell tumors Ependymal cell tumors, Mixed gliomas, Neuroepithelial tumors of uncertain origin, Tumors of the choroid plexus, Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors, Pineal Parenchyma Tumors, Tumors with neuroblastic or glioblastic elements (embryonal tumors), Neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma, Tumors of the Sellar Region, Hematopoietic tumors, Primary malignant lymphomas, Plasmacytoma, Granulocytic sarcoma, Germ Cell Tumors, Tumors of the Meninges
  • Rhinitis Rhinitis, bronchitis, asthma and conditions relating to excessively active or stimulated eosinophils.
  • the conjugates described here represent improvements on their parent therapeutic agents in two main respects.
  • these conjugates provide a facile means of improving the activity of a therapeutic agent through their ability to make the therapeutic agent more easily available either from the gut, or from the blood stream. This is especially important for those therapeutic agents that have good activity in vitro but are unable to exert that activity in vivo.
  • simple conjugations according to the schemes described here are an efficient means to generate improved activity.
  • the invention also has specific benefits. By targeting cells, and achieving higher concentration in those cells than in plasma or general tissue, the therapeutic agent may exert a more specific action resulting in fewer systemic side effects. Where efficacy is limited by the ability to place sufficient therapeutic agent at the site of action, such concentration effects are significant in achieving improved in vitro effect. This may be understood more clearly by examination of non-limiting but representative examples from different therapeutic areas.
  • Examples 10- 16 improved anti-inflammatory therapeutic agents are described in which the active moleculs are concentrated into immune cells in vitro through conjugation with a macrolide. These conjugates display superior immune suppressive and anti-inflammatory action in vivo when compared with the effect of a mixture of the two component molecules in the same system. The mechanism for this action is unknown but the effect in protection appears to be qualitatively similar for the mixture and the conjugate suggesting that the conjugate is largely a delivery mechanism for the therapeutic agent.
  • conjugate also has other potential benefits including the prevention of metabolism through steric effects, increased residence time and traffic to sites of inflammation when it is taken up into target cells which are tropic for the inflamed tissues. Some action of the conjugate itself cannot be ruled out when it is present at high concentrations in a cell.
  • an anti-viral therapeutic agent conjugate is cited that also achieves higher levels in immune cells which may act as a reservoir of integrated viral material. If therapeutic agent is selectively conjugated such that it is concentrated in these cells, it has two potential benefits including, the ability to suppress viral replication at lower systemic doses, and the ability to prevent resistance through the maintenance of persistently higher concentrations of therapeutic agent such that mutations with minor effect cannot accumulate.
  • Example 21 cites conjugates of mycophenolic acid that are highly concentrated in immune cells. These conjugates are also highly bioavailable in the rat and cleave slowly to release mycophenolic acid. Despite slow cleavage, the compounds have very similar anti-proliferative activity in vitro when compared with unconjugated mycophenolic acid suggesting that concentration can compensate for slow hydrolysis such that the conjugate becomes an intracellular reserve for the slow release of mycophenolate.
  • neoplasms are of a type that takes up the conjugates to the same extent seen in immune cells.
  • Cancers of myeloid origin are a good example of a target neoplasm.
  • concentration of the therapeutic agent has potential to compensate for common resistance mechanisms such as gene amplification and the over expression of efflux systems.
  • the tumour is associated with an intense local inflammation.
  • the inflammatory infiltrate may serve as a means of further concentration of the conjugate drugs in the environs of the tumour.
  • the compounds of this invention can be administered to a patient, for example, in order to treat a disease described above.
  • the compound can, for example, be administered in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as physiological saline, in combination with other therapeutic agents, and/or together with appropriate excipients.
  • the compound described herein can, for example, be administered by injection, intravenously, intraarterially, subdermally, intraperitoneally, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously; or orally, buccally, nasally, transmucosally, topically, in an ophthalmic preparation, by inhalation, by intracranial injection or infusion techniques, with a dosage ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 mg/kg of body weight, preferably dosages between 10 mg and 1000 mg/dose, every 4 to 120 hours, or according to the requirements of the particular therapeutic agent.
  • the methods herein contemplate administration of an effective amount of compound or compound composition to achieve the desired or stated effect. Lower or higher doses than those recited above may be required.
  • Specific dosage and treatment regimens for any particular patient will depend upon a variety of factors, including the activity of the specific compound employed, the age, body weight, general health status, sex, diet, time of administration, rate of excretion, therapeutic agent combination, the severity and course of the disease, condition or symptoms, the patient's disposition to the disease, condition or symptoms, and the judgment of the treating physician.
  • compositions of this invention comprise a compound of this invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle. Such compositions may optionally comprise additional therapeutic agents.
  • the compositions delineated herein include the compounds of the formulae delineated herein, as well as additional therapeutic agents if present, in amounts effective for achieving a modulation of a disease.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or adjuvant refers to a carrier or adjuvant that may be administered to a patient, together with a compound of this invention, and which does not destroy the pharmacological activity thereof and is nontoxic when administered in doses sufficient to deliver a therapeutic amount of the compound.
  • compositions of this invention include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, self-emulsifying therapeutic agent delivery systems (SEDDS) such as D-alpha-tocopherol polyethyleneglycol 1000 succinate, surfactants used in pharmaceutical dosage forms such as Tweens or other similar polymeric delivery matrices, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based substances, polyethylene glycol, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylates, waxes
  • SEDDS self-emulsifying therapeutic agent delivery systems
  • Cyclodextrins such as ⁇ -, ⁇ -, and ⁇ -cyclodextrin, or chemically modified derivatives such as hydroxyalkylcyclodextrins, including 2- and 3-hydroxypropyl- ⁇ -cyclodextrins, or other solubilized derivatives may also be advantageously used to enhance delivery of compounds of the formulae described herein.
  • Oil solutions or suspensions may also contain a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant, or carboxymethyl cellulose or similar dispersing agents which are commonly used in the formulation of pharmaceutically acceptable dosage forms such as emulsions and or suspensions.
  • compositions of this invention may be orally administered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but not limited to, capsules, tablets, emulsions and aqueous suspensions, dispersions and solutions.
  • carriers which are commonly used include lactose and corn starch.
  • Lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, are also typically added.
  • useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch.
  • aqueous suspensions and/or emulsions are administered orally, the active ingredient may be suspended or dissolved in an oily phase is combined with emulsifying and/or suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening and/or flavoring and/or coloring agents may be added.
  • compositions of this invention may also be administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration.
  • These compositions can be prepared by mixing a compound of this invention with a suitable non-irritating excipient which is solid at room temperature but liquid at the rectal temperature and therefore will melt in the rectum to release the active components.
  • suitable non-irritating excipient include, but are not limited to, cocoa butter, beeswax and polyethylene glycols.
  • Topical administration of the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention is especially useful when the desired treatment involves areas or organs readily accessible by topical application.
  • the pharmaceutical composition should be formulated with a suitable ointment containing the active components suspended or dissolved in a carrier.
  • Carriers for topical administration of the compounds of this invention include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, liquid petroleum, white petroleum, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene compound, emulsifying wax and water.
  • the pharmaceutical composition can be formulated with a suitable lotion or cream containing the active compound suspended or dissolved in a carrier with suitable emulsifying agents.
  • Suitable carriers include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetearyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and water.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be topically applied to the lower intestinal tract by rectal suppository formulation or in a suitable enema formulation. Topically-transdermal patches are also included in this invention.
  • compositions of this invention may be administered by nasal aerosol or inhalation.
  • Such compositions are prepared according to techniques well-known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation and may be prepared as solutions in saline, employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorption promoters to enhance bioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or other solubilizing or dispersing agents known in the art.
  • a suitable in vitro assay can be used to preliminarily evaluate a compound of this invention in treating a disease.
  • In vivo screening can also be performed by following procedures well known in the art. See the specific examples below.
  • Example number Subject 1. Method for determining immune cell partition 2. Transportophore: Compound 39 3. Transportophore: Compound 40 4. Transportophore: Compound 41 5. Transportophore: Compound 42 6. Transportophore: Compound 44 7. Transportophore: Compound 45 8. Transportophore: Compound 46 9. Transportophore: Compound 47 10. Transportophore: Compound 48 11. Transportophore: Compound 49 12. Transportophore: Compound 50 13. NSAID Conjugate: Diclofenac Conjugates; Compound 52, 53, 54, & 55 14. NSAID Conjugate: Compound 56 15. NSAID Conjugate: Compound 57 16. NSAID Conjugate: Compound 58 17. NSAID Conjugate: Compound 59 18.
  • NSAID Conjugate Compound 60 19. NSAID Conjugate: Compound 61 20. Conjugates of cytotoxic agents: Compound 62 21. Conjugates of cytotoxic agents: Compound 64 22. Neotrofin conjugate: Compound 65 23. Gemfibrozil conjugate: Compound 66 24. Mycophenolic Acid conjugates: CompoundS 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80,&81 25. Steroid Conjugates: Compounds 82, 83, 84, 85, & 86 26. Statin Conjugates: Compounds 87 & 88 27. Antifungal Conjugate: Compound 89 28.
  • Antiviral Nucleoside Conjugates Compounds 90, 92, 94, 97, & 101 29.
  • NSAID Conjugate Compound 106 30.
  • Coumarin Conjugates Compounds 108, 109 31.
  • Imatinab Conjugate Compound 110 32.
  • Proliferation Assay 33.
  • Cell-Based IMPDH Assay with Guanosine Rescue 34.
  • Efficacy Testing of Drugs using Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice 35.
  • Efficacy Testing of Immunosuppressive Drugs Using a Mouse Skin Transplant Model 36. Testing of Antibiotic Activity of Drugs
  • Freshly drawn heparinised blood or buffy coat preparations are used for the determination of immune cell partition ratios.
  • Buffy coat preparations are preferred. These may be obtained from donor blood by simple centrifugation of whole blood (4795 g for 10 minutes). Following centrifugation, plasma is collected from the surface, after which immune cells are expressed from the donor bags along with the erythrocytes lying immediately below the leukocyte layer. This ensures high yields and a sufficient population of erythrocytes for partition. 5 ml of the resulting cell suspension are dispensed into T25 culture flasks. Substrates are added to a final concentration between 1 and 10 ⁇ M and the suspensions incubated at 37° C., in a 5% CO 2 atmosphere. For analysis of uptake kinetics, samples are withdrawn at 0, 2, 5, 10, 30, 60, 90, 180, or 240 min after substrate addition. For screening purposes, samples are taken at 0 and 120 minutes.
  • Cell fractions were prepared using density gradient centrifugation. Mononuclear cells and polymorphonuclear cells are separated from erythrocytes essentially by layering the cell suspension on a viscous medium typically composed of a solution containing Ficoll or similar (commercial suppliers include: Lymphoprep, Axis Shield, 1031966; Lymphoflot HLA, 824010; or PMN Separation Medium Robbins Scientific 1068-00-0). The layered suspension is then centrifuged at 600 g, 20 min, after which the cell fractions and the plasma (incubation medium) fraction are removed by gentle aspiration, washed twice in PBS buffer, followed by estimation of the cell number and pellet volume.
  • a viscous medium typically composed of a solution containing Ficoll or similar (commercial suppliers include: Lymphoprep, Axis Shield, 1031966; Lymphoflot HLA, 824010; or PMN Separation Medium Robbins Scientific 1068-00-0).
  • the layered suspension is
  • Uptake of fluorescent compounds is monitored using fluorescence microscopy. Excitation and emission wavelengths depend of the fluorescence label in use. A typical label is a methoxy coumarin for which the appropriate wavelengths are 360 and 450 nm respectively. Fluorescent analogs of the compounds under study permit the estimation of appropriate uptake intervals as well as the likely intracellular distribution of the compounds. Fluorescent analogs also allow the estimation of losses in washing or other cell manipulations.
  • Compound uptake is normalized according to cytoplasmic volume of cells in order to obtain the average concentration in the cells.
  • Cell volume is estimated by correlation of DNA, protein or haem content of lysed cell aliquots to cell number and packed volume prior to lysis.
  • Re-equilibration of column was at 5% B, at a flow rate of 750 ⁇ l/min for 2.4 min.
  • the HPLC-eluate from retention time 0.0 min to 2.5 min was directed directly to waste.
  • Detection was via a UV cell at 214 nm followed by a 1/6 split to an An API-qTOF 1 (Micromass, Manchester, UK) mass spectrometer, (calibrated daily using a mixture of NaI, RbI and CsI).
  • the mass spectrometer is routinely operated in the positive electrospray ionization mode using the following settings: Capillary voltage 4000 V; cone voltage 30 V; RF Lens offset 0.38 V; source block temperature 80° C.; desolvation gas temperature 140° C.; desolvation gas 240 l/h; LM/HM Resolution 0.0; Collision energy 4.0 V; Ion energy 5.0 V.
  • Masses are monitored according to the known or expected M/Z ratios. Ion currents across the expected range of masses (including metabolites) are recorded and the chromatograms for specific masses used to estimate the peak area for a given molecular ion (area proportional to concentration over a given range). Normalisation to DNA and/or protein and/or haem content of cells (all three measured with standard methods (Bisbenzimide staining (Sigma), BCA protein assay kit (Pierce) and haem absorbance at 535 nm, respectively)) to cell number (hemocytometer count) and cell volume is employed to calculate average compound concentration in the cell fraction (expressed in uM).
  • Formation of metabolites or hydrolysis products was also monitored for each T-L-C conjugate and the rate of hydrolysis estimated from both the total uptake and the loss of metabolites to the medium.
  • the final ratio is computed by comparing the concentration of a component in the immune cell compartment with that in both the erythrocytes and the plasma.
  • the P ISR is then the concentration in immune cells/concentration in erythrocytes using the same concentration units. Thus a P ISR of 2 indicates a two-fold concentration relative to erythrocytes.
  • Immune cell selectivity assays provide data in the form of micrographs of fluorescent analogs and quantitative estimates of compound concentration. Micrographs are useful in determining the intracellular disposition of compounds (FIG. 1). It is apparent from the illustrations that compound distribution is generally uniform with some examples appearing granular or nuclear. The analysis of fluorescent libraries by this method provides an efficient means of selecting T molecules that are capable of mediating the transport of diverse substances into a cell. Examples of molecules assayed in this way are summarized in Table 2 along with their uptake data and selectivity.
  • a solution of 15 g (20 mmol) of Compound 43 in 50 ml of acetic anhydride is treated with 2 g of potassium carbonate and heated to reflux for 3 h. After cooling the mixture is poured onto ice and neutralized with potassium carbonate. The mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and brine and concentrated after drying (Na 2 SO 4 ). The residue is redissolved in methanol and heated to 50° C. overnight. After removal of the methanol in vacuum the residue id redissolved in chloroform. Triethylamine (10 ml) is added and the solution cooled to 0° C.
  • methansulfonic acid chloride (4.6 ml, 60 mmol) is added within 15 min and the mixture is allowed to warm to ambient temperature. After 3 h the mixture is washed with aqueous potassium carbonate solution and brine, dried (Na 2 SO 4 ) and concentrated in vacuum. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel, elution with ethyl acetate to yield 3.5 g (22%) of slightly yellowish foam that is used without further purification.
  • reaction mixture was diluted with CH 2 Cl 2 (50 ml) and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (100 ml). The organic layer was separated, dried over Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. A colorless oil was obtained which was redissolved in methanol (75 ml) and stirred at 50° C. overnight. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue subjected to column chromatography on silica gel with chloroform/methanol/7N ammonia in methanol (30:1:1) as eluent to yield 1.1 g (62%) of compound 49 as a colorless foam.
  • the aqueous phase is washed several times with small amounts of toluene and then with potassium carbonate till no foaming occurs any more upon addition.
  • the mixture is extracted with dichloromethane and the organic phase is washed with brine, dried and concentrated in vacuum to yield white solid foam that can be used without further purification, or further purified on a silica gel column, eluting with isopropanol.
  • aqueous phase was treated with potassium carbonate till gas evolution had stopped and was then extracted with dichloromethane. Drying (sodium sulfate) and concentration in vacuum yielded an oily residue that was purified by filtration through a short pad of silica gel (elution with ethyl acetate-triethylamine) to afford 185 mg (39%).
  • aqueous phase was treated with potassium carbonate until gas evolution had stopped and was then extracted with dichloromethane. Drying (Na 2 SO 4 ) and concentration in vacuum yielded an oily residue that was purified by filtration through a short pad of silica gel (elution with ethyl acetate-triethyl amin) to yield 255 mg (52%) of a yellowish oil.
  • Prednisolone (180 mg, 0.5 mmol) is suspended in 3 ml of chloroform and 55 mg (0.55 mmol) of succinic anhydride is added. After 24 h at ambient temperature the mixture is cooled to 0° C. and 325 mg of Compound 46 (0.5 mmol) is added followed by chlor-N,N,2-trimethylpropenamine (0.2 ml, 1.5 mmol) in several portions. The resulting solution is subjected to column chromatography on silica gel, elution with isopropanol to yield a white solid.
  • Dexamethasone (196 mg, 0.5 mmol) is suspended in 3 ml of chloroform and 55 mg (0.55 mmol) of succinic anhydride is added. After 24 h at ambient temperature 375 mg of Compound 43 (0.5 mmol) is added followed by chloro-N,N,2-trimethylpropenamine (0.2 ml, 1.5 mmol) in several portions. The resulting solution is after 1 h subjected to column chromatography on silica gel, elution with isopropanol to yield 198 mg (32%) of a white solid.
  • Prednisolone (180 mg, 0.5 mmol) is suspended in 3 ml of chloroform and 55 mg (0.55 mmol) of succinic anhydride is added. After 24 h at ambient temperature the mixture is cooled to 0° C. and 295 mg of Compound 40 (0.5 mmol) is added followed by chlor-N,N,2-trimethylpropenamine (0.2 ml, 1.5 mmol) in several portions. The resulting solution is subjected to column chromatography on silica gel, elution with isopropanol to yield 165 mg (32%) of a white solid
  • BOP (Benzotriazol-1-yloxy)-tris-(dimethylamino)-phosphonium-hexafluorophosphate
  • CDI Carbonyldiimidazole
  • Imatinab may be selectively altered without compromising the interaction with the kinase and thus its biological activity (Schindler et al., Effects of a selective inhibitor of the Abl tyrosine kinase on the growth of Bcr-Abl positive cells. Science 289, 1938-1942, 2000).
  • Lymphocytes are purified out of ant coagulated (CPDA, citrate or heparin) mammalian blood using the LymphoprepTM system (supplier). Purified cells are counted using a hemocytometer following Trypan Blue staining, and a cell concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 6 cells/ml established in RPMi 1640 medium with 10% FCS and antibiotics as required (all from Biochrome).
  • CPDA ant coagulated
  • heparin heparin mammalian blood
  • Purified cells are counted using a hemocytometer following Trypan Blue staining, and a cell concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 6 cells/ml established in RPMi 1640 medium with 10% FCS and antibiotics as required (all from Biochrome).
  • a cell proliferation stimulant for example phytohemagglutanin (Sigma) at, for example an end concentration of 5 ⁇ g/ml
  • the cells are incubated with different concentrations of the to be investigated compound in 100 ⁇ l end volume in a 96-well microtiter plate in an incubator (37° C., 5% CO 2 , 95% humidity) for 72h.
  • Cell proliferation is quantified following BrdU incorporation for 16 h by ELISA and subsequent colorimetric development (Cell Proliferation ELISA BrdU (colorimetric) kit from Roche Diagnostics).
  • the IC 50 ( ⁇ M) values are then calculated, and used to compare compound efficacy.
  • the above assay is additionally modified and an additional “wash” step included.
  • the assay is also run for just 2 h, then compound is washed away in three serial washing steps using 200 ⁇ l of medium at each step, and the cells subsequently incubated for a further 70 h.
  • the determined IC 50 ( ⁇ M) values following 2 h and 72 h incubation are compared and a ratio calculated (2 h:72 h).
  • HeLa cells (DSMZ, ACC 57) and Jurkat cells (DSMZ, ACC 282) in exponential growth phase are exposed for 3 days to test compounds. The number of surviving cells is then determined by the Alamar Blue assay (Serotec Inc.). This assay incorporates a fluorometric growth indicator based on detection of metabolic activity. Specifically, the system incorporates an oxidation-reduction indicator that fluoresces in response to chemical reduction of the growth medium resulting from cell growth. As cells grow in culture, innate metabolic activity results in a chemical reduction of the immediate surrounding environment. Continued growth maintains a reduced environment while inhibition of growth maintains an oxidized environment. Reduction from growth causes the Redox indicator to change from an oxidized to a reduced form. Fluorescence is monitored at 560 nm (Exc.) and 590 nm Em.
  • HeLa cells (1 ⁇ 10 3 ) or JURKAT cells (1 ⁇ 10 3 ) are plated in 100 ⁇ l MEM medium (with Earle's salt; Biochrom KG) containing 10% FBS, 2 mM L-glutamine, and non-essential animo acids in 96-well plates and incubated at 37° C. and 5% CO 2 atmosphere. After 24 hours, the test compounds are added over a concentration range and the cells incubated for a further 48 hours. Alamar Blue reagent (20 ⁇ l) is added to each well, and the cultures incubated for a further 4 to 6 hours. The fluorescence is then measured as described above and the LD 50 is determined based on a sigmoidal dose response regression.
  • T-L-C conjugates of mycophenolic acid can be demonstrated directly on freshly isolated mammalian PBMNCs.
  • the cells are prepared as described in Example 29, and the level of cytotoxicity determined by the Alamar Blue assay, as described above.
  • guanosine can also be used here to ameliorate the effect of mycophenolic acid on the activity of IMPDH.
  • the toxicity of mycophenolic acid conjugates may be assessed most conveniently in a cell based system, preferably with a rapidly growing cell line such as HeLa or JURKAT.
  • mycophenolic acid has an IC 50 of less than 2 uM, and its effect can be completely removed in the presence of 50 ⁇ M guanosine.
  • a cell based system preferably with a rapidly growing cell line such as HeLa or JURKAT.
  • mycophenolic acid has an IC 50 of less than 2 uM, and its effect can be completely removed in the presence of 50 ⁇ M guanosine.
  • alleviation with guanosine is possible, but this is not always complete, which could for example be due to either to other biological effects of the of T-L-C conjugate of mycophenolic acid, or is due to the very high intracellular concentration of mycophenolic acid, following concentrative uptake into the cell.
  • FIG. 9 An example of results obtained with T-L-C conjugates of mycophenolic acid in the mouse skin transplant model are shown in FIG. 9.
  • the TC 50 or MIC procedure for antibiotic sensitivity testing involves an antibiotic dilution assay, which can be performed in microtitre plates. A series of twofold dilutions of each antibiotic are made in the wells, and then all wells are inoculated with a standard amount of the same test organism. After incubation, growth in the presence of the various antibiotics is observed by measuring turbidity. Antibiotic sensitivity is expressed as the concentration of the antibiotic that inhibits 50% of the growth (TC 50 ). Alternatively it could be expressed as the highest dilution of antibiotic that completly inhibits growth (MIC).
  • Bacterial cultures are initiated from the plates for 2 to 3 weeks. After this time period bacteria are streaked out on new plates from the backups strored at ⁇ 80° C. Due to the lack of resistance of the bacteria, new cultures are not to be initiated from an old plate or any liquid cultures derived from old plates.
  • GM Growth medium (GM)(per liter): 10 g Bacto-tryptone, 5 g Bacto-yeast extract, 6 g HEPES (25 mM), 5.4 g NaCl, pH 7.3
  • Controls Wells B2-B4 growth control. Wells B6-B8 blank. Row C growth inhibition control.
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