US20050154046A1 - Methods of treating an inflammatory-related disease - Google Patents

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US20050154046A1
US20050154046A1 US10/754,547 US75454704A US2005154046A1 US 20050154046 A1 US20050154046 A1 US 20050154046A1 US 75454704 A US75454704 A US 75454704A US 2005154046 A1 US2005154046 A1 US 2005154046A1
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Longgui Wang
Xiao Liu
Lian Mo
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  • the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating inflammatory-related diseases associated with pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and/or reduced expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines.
  • the method typically comprises administration of one or more compounds selected from isoindigo, indigo, indirubin, or derivatives thereof, such as, Meisoindigo and NATURA.
  • Irregular and/or abnormal inflammation is a major component of a wide range of human diseases. People suffering from multiple degenerative disorders often exhibit excess levels of pro-inflammatory markers in their blood.
  • pro-inflammatory markers include pro-inflammatory mark cytokines including IL-1 ⁇ , ⁇ , IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-17, IL-18, TNF- ⁇ , LT, LIF, Oncostatin, and IFNc1 ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ .
  • a non-limiting list of common medical problems that are directly caused by inflammatory cytokines include: arthritis where inflammatory cytokines destroy lead to lesion in the synovial membrane and destruction of joint cartilage and bone; kidney failure where inflammatory cytokines restrict circulation and damage nephrons; lupus wherein inflammatory cytokines induce an autoimmune attack; asthma where inflammatory cytokines close the airway; psoriasis where inflammatory cytokines induce dermatitis; pancreatitis where inflammatory cytokines induce pancreatic cell injury; allergy where inflammatory cytokines induce autoimmune reactions; fibrosis where inflammatory cytokines attack traumatized tissue; surgical complications where inflammatory cytokines prevent healing; anemia where inflammatory cytokines attack erythropoietin production; and fibromyalgia where inflammatory cytokines are elevated in fibromyalgia patients.
  • Other diseases associated with chronic inflammation include cancer, which is caused by chronic inflammation; heart attack where chronic inflammation contributes to coronary atherosclerosis; Alzheimer's disease where chronic inflammation destroys brain cells; congestive heart failure where chronic inflammation causes heart muscle wasting; stroke where chronic inflammation promotes thrombo-embolic events; and aortic valve stenosis where chronic inflammation damages heart valves.
  • Arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis, Parkinson's disease, infection, inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis as well as multiple sclerosis (a typical autoimmune inflammatory-related disease) are also related to inflammation (1-18). Some diseases in advanced stages can be life threatening.
  • Several methodologies are available for the treatment of such inflammatory diseases; the results, however, are generally unsatisfactory as evidenced by a lack of efficacy and drug related side effects associated therewith.
  • IBD Inflammatory bowel disease
  • CD Crohn's disease
  • UC ulcerative colitis
  • IBD can involve either or both small and large bowel.
  • CD can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract, but most frequently involves the distal small bowel and colon. It either spares the rectum, or causes inflammation or infection with drainage around the rectum.
  • UC usually causes ulcers in the lower part of the large intestine, often starting at the rectum. Symptoms vary but may include diarrhea, fever, and pain. Patients with prolonged UC are at an increased risk of developing colon cancer.
  • IBD treatments aim at controlling inflammatory symptoms, conventionally using corticosteroids, aminosalicylates and standard immunosuppressive agents such as azathioprine (6-mer-captopurine), methotrexate and ciclosporine.
  • standard immunosuppressive agents such as azathioprine (6-mer-captopurine), methotrexate and ciclosporine.
  • the only disease-modifying therapies are the immunosuppressive agents azathioprine and methotrexate, both of which have a slow onset of action and only a moderate efficacy.
  • Long-term therapy may cause liver damage (fibrosis or cirrhosis) and bone marrow suppression. Also patients often become refractory to such treatment.
  • Other therapeutic regimes merely address symptoms (19, 20).
  • Psoriasis is one of the most common immune-mediated chronic skin diseases that come in different forms and varied levels of severity, affecting approximately 2% or more than 4.5 million people in the United States of which 1.5 million are considered to have a moderate to severe form of the disease.
  • Ten to thirty percent of patients with psoriasis also develop a form of arthritis—Psoriatic arthritis, which damages the bone and connective tissue around the joints.
  • Psoriasis appears as patches of raised red skin covered by a flaky white buildup. It may also have a pimple-ish (pustular psoriasis) or burned (erythrodermic) appearance. Psoriasis may also cause intense itching and burning. Patients suffer psychologically as well as physically.
  • drugs prescribed for psoriasis include those TNF- ⁇ inhibitors initially used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, ENBREL® (etanercept), REMICADE® (infliximab) and HUMIRA® (adalimumab), and T-cell inhibitor AMEVIVE® (alefacept) from Biogen approved in 2002 and RAPTIVA® from (Efalizumab) from Genentech/Xoma approved in 2003 (21).
  • RA rheumatoid arthritis
  • ENBREL® etanercept
  • REMICADE® infliximab
  • HUMIRA® adalimumab
  • AMEVIVE® alefacept
  • AMEVIVE ALEFACEPT® is an immunoglobulin fusion protein composed of the first extracellular domain of human LFA-3 fused to the hinge, C(H)2 and C(H)3 domains of human IgG(1). It inhibits T cell proliferation through NK cells (22).
  • RAPTIVA® is also known as anti-CD11a, a humanized monoclonal antibody which targets the T cell adhesion molecule, leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1).
  • LFA-1 leukocyte function-associated antigen-1
  • IAM-1 intercellular adhesion molecule-1
  • TNF- ⁇ inhibitor potential side effects for TNF- ⁇ inhibitor, however, are severe, including development of lymphoma (24), worsening congestive heart failure, resulting in a serious infection and sepsis, and exacerbations of multiple sclerosis and central nervous system problems (25, 26). While side effects of the T-cell inhibitor of AMEVIVE®/RAPTIVA® may be more tolerable in psoriasis treatment, RAPTIVA® is an immunosuppressive agent. Immunosuppressive agents have the potential to increase the risk of infection, reactivate latent, chronic infections or increase the risk of cancer development.
  • Rheumatoid arthritis represents another example of troublesome inflammatory disorders. It is a common chronic inflammatory-related disease characterized by chronic inflammation in the membrane lining (the synovium) of the joints and/or other internal organs. The inflammatory cells can also invade and damage bone and cartilage. The joint involved can lose its shape and alignment, resulting in loss of movement. Patients with RA have pain, stiffness, warmth, redness and swelling in the joint, and other systemic symptoms like fever, fatigue, and anemia. Approximately 1% of the population or 2.1 million in the U.S. are currently affected, of which more are women (1.5 million) than men (0.6 million). The pathology of RA is not fully understood although the cascade of improper immunological reactions has been postulated as a mechanism.
  • RA RA
  • corticosteroids corticosteroids
  • non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs
  • MTX Methotrexate
  • a new class of biologic DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) for the treatment of RA has recently been developed based on understanding of the role of cytokines, TNF- ⁇ and IL-1, in the inflammatory process.
  • the FDA has approved several such DMARDs including ENBREL® (etanercept) from Immunex/Amgen Inc. in 1998, REMICADE® (infliximab) from Centocor/Johnson & Johnson, HUMIRA® (adalimumab) from Abbott Laboratories Inc. in 2002, and KINERET® (anakinra) from Amgen in 2001.
  • ENBREL® is a soluble TNF receptor (TNFR) recombinant protein.
  • REMICADE® is a humanized mouse (chimeric) anti-TNF- ⁇ monoclonal antibody.
  • HUMIRA® is a fully human anti-TNF monoclonal antibody created using phage display technology resulting in an antibody with human-derived heavy and light chain variable regions and human IgG1:k constant regions. All these 3 protein-based drugs target and bind to TNF- ⁇ to block the effects of TNF- ⁇ .
  • KINERET® is a recombinant IL-1 receptor antagonist, which is similar to native human IL-1Ra, except for the addition of a single methionine residue at its amino terminus. KINERET® blocks the biologic activity of IL-1 by competitively inhibiting IL-1 binding to the IL-1 type I receptor (IL-1RI) and consequently reducing the pro-inflammatory effects of IL-1.
  • IL-1RI IL-1 type I receptor
  • the treatment with these biologic DMARDs relieves symptoms, inhibits the progression of structural damage, and improves physical function in patients with moderate to severe active RA.
  • the 3 marketed TNF- ⁇ blocking agents have similar efficacy when combined with MTX, a widely used DMARD, in the treatment of patients with RA (30). While providing significant efficacy and a good overall safety profile in the short and medium term in many patients with RA, these biologic treatments may create serious problems and long-term side effects, such as on the liver, and still need to be evaluated.
  • ENBREL® or REMICADE® There has been a disturbing association between the use of both of ENBREL® or REMICADE® and the development of lymphoma (24). As described above, several reports have shown that patients treated with ENBREL® or REMICADE® worsen their congestive heart failure and develop serious infection and sepsis, and increase exacerbations of multiple sclerosis and other central nervous system problems (26, 27).
  • MS Multiple Sclerosis
  • MS is an autoimmune disease diagnosed in 350,000 to 500,000 people in the United States. Multiple areas of inflammation and scarring of the myelin in the brain and spinal cord signify the disease. Patients with MS exhibit varied degrees of neurological impairment depending on the location and extent of the scarring of the myelin. Common symptoms of MS include fatigue, weakness, spasticity, balance problems, bladder and bowel problems, numbness, vision loss, tremors and depression. Current treatment of MS only alleviates symptoms or delays the progression of disability, and several new treatments for MS including stem cell transplantation and gene therapy are conservatory (31, 32). While anti-TNF antibodies have shown protective effects in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), they aggravate the disease in MS patients, suggesting that inhibition of TNF- ⁇ alone is not sufficient (33).
  • EAE experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • PK Parkinson's disease
  • AD is a brain disorder. It seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. It involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language. About 4 million Americans, usually after age 60, are estimated to suffer from AD.
  • PK is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system affecting over 1.5 million people in the United States. Clinically, the disease is characterized by a decrease in spontaneous movements, gait difficulty, postural instability, rigidity and tremor. PK is caused by the degeneration of the pigmented neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain, resulting in decreased dopamine availability. The causes of these neurodegenerative disorders are unknown and there is currently no cure for the disease.
  • Cytokines can be generally classified into 3 types: pro-inflammatory (IL-1 ⁇ , ⁇ , IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-17, IL-18, TNF- ⁇ , LT, LIF, Oncostatin, and IFNc1 ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ); anti-inflammatory (IL-4, IL-10, IL-11, W-13 and TGF ⁇ ); and chemokines (IL-8, Gro ⁇ , MIP-1, MCP-1, ENA-78, and RANTES).
  • pro-inflammatory IL-1 ⁇ , ⁇ , IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-17, IL-18, TNF- ⁇ , LT, LIF, Oncostatin, and IFNc1 ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇
  • anti-inflammatory IL-4, IL-10, IL-11, W-13 and TGF ⁇
  • chemokines IL-8, Gro ⁇ , MIP-1, MCP-1, E
  • pro-inflammatory cytokinines especially TNF- ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , and IL-6, as well as anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 appear to play an important role in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory-related diseases and therefore may serve as potential therapeutic targets.
  • IL-10 has been shown to suppress elevated pro-inflammatory cytokine production both in vitro in LPMC cultures and in vivo in patients (38). Positive response of CD patients treated with IL-10 demonstrates that there might also be an imbalance between the production of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in CD.
  • cytokine network “system” a system of immune molecules related to IL-8 contains approximately 50 ligands and 20 receptors, often acting with redundancy, thus making selection of appropriate specific antagonists not only difficult, but lacking in long-term efficacy.
  • chemokines a family of immune molecules related to IL-8 contains approximately 50 ligands and 20 receptors, often acting with redundancy, thus making selection of appropriate specific antagonists not only difficult, but lacking in long-term efficacy.
  • proteins or products under development are mainly protein-based agents, which are expensive to produce and inconvenient to administer (i.e., infusion).
  • modulation of multiple pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines instead of blocking only one particular pro-inflammatory cytokine by small molecules should not only achieve better therapeutic efficacy with less side effects, but will also have the many advantages of small molecule drugs.
  • Meisoindigo is an indirubin derivative that has been used for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in China with minor side effects (47).
  • CML chronic myeloid leukemia
  • Meisoindigo and its derivatives are active against solid tumors through their ability to inhibit cyclin-dependent kinases, induce cell differentiation and promote apoptosis.
  • EP 1 079 826 to Eisenbrand et al. titled “Use of Indigoid Bisindole Derivatives for the Manufacture of a Medicament to Inhibit Cyclin Dependent Kinases,” is directed to the use of indigoid bisindole derivatives for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of diseases associated with the loss of proliferation control.
  • EP 1 079 826 psoriasis, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, nephrology, neurodegenerative disorders and viral infections are all diseases associated with the loss of cell proliferation control.
  • EP 1 079 826 teaches that the medicament is effective at treating theses diseases associated with the loss of proliferation control by inhibiting cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs).
  • CDKs cyclin dependent kinases
  • isoindigo, indigo, indirubin, and derivatives thereof can be used to suppress or inhibit expression pro-inflammatory cytokines, e.g., TNF- ⁇ , IL-1 and IL-6, to treat inflammatory-related diseases associated with cytokine expression.
  • pro-inflammatory cytokines e.g., TNF- ⁇ , IL-1 and IL-6
  • the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating various inflammatory-related diseases associated with cytokine expression levels in animals using Meisoindigo and other derivatives of isoindigo, indigo and indirubin to inhibit expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. These compositions and methods allow for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory-related diseases with minimal side effects.
  • the therapeutic compounds not only address symptoms of various inflammatory-related diseases, but also modify the diseases through suppression of expression/secretion of multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1 ⁇ , ⁇ , IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-17, IL-18, TNF- ⁇ , LT, LIF, Oncostatin, or IFNc1 ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ) and/or by stimulation of expression anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-10, IL-11, W-13 or TGF ⁇ ).
  • pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1 ⁇ , ⁇ , IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-17, IL-18, TNF- ⁇ , LT, LIF, Oncostatin, or IFNc1 ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇
  • IL-4, IL-10, IL-11, W-13 or TGF ⁇ pro-inflammatory cytokines
  • the present invention often results in a cure instead of simply a temporary remission of the disease symptoms.
  • the existing therapies for inflammatory-related diseases in most cases, only relieve the symptoms for a short duration.
  • the therapeutic compounds of the present invention are small molecules that are simple, chemically stable, and are substantially easy to produce and administer.
  • Applicants have found that comparatively low dosages/concentrations of the compounds are generally sufficient to substantially inhibit the pro-inflammatory cytokines in the patient, reducing the risk of side effects associated with treatment.
  • compositions described herein preferably include at least one compound selected from isoindigo, indigo, indirubin or a derivative thereof, an anti-inflammatory agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of roles of pro-/anti-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors, and action sites of Meisoindigo in the pathological process of chronic inflammatory-related diseases.
  • FIG. 2 shows the effect of Meisoindigo on the secretion of IL-1 ⁇ in LPS stimulated human monocytic THP-1 cells.
  • the THP-1 cells were treated/stimulated with and without 1 ⁇ g of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, Sigma), and exposed for 24 hrs to a series of concentrations of Meisoindigo (from 31.25 nM to 16,000 nM). Viability of cells was examined under the microscope after trypan blue staining.
  • LPS lipopolysaccharide
  • Protein levels of IL-1 ⁇ secreted into the culture media were measured by ELISA and calculated from its standard curve (panel A) using an assay Kit from R&D Systems as described in Materials and Methods in Example 1 below. The student t-test was used to determine the statistically significance, *** indicates P ⁇ 0.001. As shown in panel B, Meisoindigo significantly inhibits IL-1 ⁇ production at concentration as low as 31 nM.
  • FIG. 3 shows the effect of Meisoindigo on the secretion and expression of IL-6 in LPS stimulated human monocytic THP-1 cells. Effects of Meisoindigo on the production (panel B) and transcription (panel C) of IL-6 in LPS-stimulated THP-1 cells: THP-1 cells were treated/stimulated with and without 1.0 ⁇ g/ml of LPS and exposed to a series of concentrations of Meisoindigo (from 0.031 to 16 ⁇ M) for 24 hrs. The IL-6 protein in the media was measured by ELISA, and the IL-6 transcription in cells were measured by real time PCR as described in Materials and Methods in Example 2 below.
  • Panel A Standard curve established using the pure IL-6 protein and used for the calculation of the protein production in panel B;
  • Panel C real time PCR assay for the transcription of IL-6. ***: P ⁇ 0.001. As shown in panel B and C, Meisoindigo significantly inhibits both secretion and transcription of IL-6.
  • FIG. 4 shows the effect of Meisoindigo on TNF- ⁇ secretion and expression in human monocytic THP-1 cells. Effects of Meisoindigo on the protein production (panel B) and gene transcription (panel C) of TNF- ⁇ in LPS-stimulated THP-1 cells: THP-1 cells were treated/stimulated with and without 1.0 ⁇ g/ml of LPS and exposed to a series of concentrations of Meisoindigo (from 0.031 to 16 ⁇ M) for 24 hrs. The TNF- ⁇ protein in the media was measured by ELISA, and its transcription in cells was measured by real time PCR technology as described in Materials and Methods in Example 3 below.
  • Panel A Standard curve established using the pure TNF- ⁇ protein and used for the calculation of the protein production in panel B. A concentration-dependent inhibition of Meisoindigo on TNF- ⁇ secretion was obtained (panel B).
  • Panel C real time PCR assay for the transcription of TNF- ⁇ . No effect of the agent on TNF- ⁇ transcription was observed. ***: P ⁇ 0.001.
  • FIG. 5 shows stimulation of IL-10 by Meisoindigo in THP-1 cells.
  • Stimulation of Meisoindigo on the production of IL-10 in LPS-treated THP-1 cells THP-1 cells were treated with and without 1.0 ⁇ g/ml of LPS and exposed to a series of concentrations of Meisoindigo (from 0.031 to 16 ⁇ M) for 24 hrs.
  • the IL-10 protein in the media was measured by ELISA as described in Materials and Methods in Example 4 below.
  • Panel A Standard curve established using the pure IL-10 protein and was used for the calculation of the protein production in panel B. While inflammatory stimulant LPS decreased the protein level of IL-10, Meisoindigo significantly increased the protein production, and the maximal stimulation effect occurred at 62.5 nM with approximately 2-fold increase of IL-10 secretion (panel B). **: P ⁇ 0.01.
  • FIG. 6 shows the effects of Meisoindigo and NATURA on the Expression of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines and Cyclin-dependent Kinases in THP-1 cells:
  • the THP-1 cells grown exponentially were stimulated with (panel A and B) and without (panel C) 1 ⁇ g LPS, and exposed for 24 hrs to the indicated concentrations of Meisoindigo or NATURA. Viability of cells was examined by trypan blue exception assay. Protein levels of IL-1 ⁇ , IL-6 and IL-10 secreted into the culture media were measured by ELISA as described in the above examples using an assay Kit from R&D Systems as described in Materials and Methods of Example 5 below. The student t-test was used to determine the statistically significance, * indicates P ⁇ 0.001.
  • Meisoindigo and NATURA significantly inhibit production of IL-1 ⁇ and IL-6, and promoted production of IL-10 at concentrations of 31.25 and 62.5 nM.
  • no inhibitory effect of the compounds on CDK2 was observed at the low concentrations (31.25 and 62.50 nM) under same experimental conditions.
  • FIG. 7 shows Meisoindigo is effective against DSS-induced acute ulcerative colitis in mice.
  • Examples of histochemistry of colonic walls from 5% DSS-induced acute ulcerative colitis in Balb/c mice treated with and without Meisoindigo H&E staining, original magnification ⁇ 100).
  • the DSS induction and Meisoindigo treatment were performed as described in Materials and Methods in Example 7 below.
  • Panel A shows the normal morphology of the colonic wall from animals in normal control group given drinking water without DSS.
  • Panel B shows the colonic wall from a mouse with acute ulcerative colitis induced by 5% DSS that indicates the presence of severe infiltration of inflammatory cells (lymph follicles, red arrows) and the focal disappearance of mucosal crypts (erosive lesions, blue arrows).
  • Panel C shows the colonic wall from a Meisoindigo treated mouse with acute ulcerative colitis induced by 5% DSS. The morphology is similar to that shown in the normal control (panel A), indicating Meisoindigo is effective against DSS-induced acute ulcerative colitis in mice.
  • FIG. 8 is photographs of flexible sigmoidoscopy from a patient with inflammatory bowel disease before and after the treatment with Meisoindigo.
  • Upper panels are the photos from two sites of the inflammation (A and B) that clearly show inflammation with severe edema.
  • the pathological examination performed by a pathologist from the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City concluded “severely active chronic protocolitis with erosion and features suggestive of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease”.
  • the lower panels are the photos of flexible sigmoidoscopy of the same locations 9 weeks after the patient treated with Meisoindigo. After treatment, the surface of the colon became normal, edema disappeared, and blood vessels can be clearly seen, although there are scars present in location B (lower panel) during the remission.
  • the pathological report concluded “inactive chronic protocolitis suggestive of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease.”
  • the present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating inflammatory-related diseases associated diseases associated with pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and/or reduced anti-inflammatory expression.
  • a preferred method of the present invention comprises administering to an animal in need of such treatment one or more compound selected from the group consisting of isoindigo, indigo, indirubin, or derivatives thereof.
  • the compound being administered is in an amount sufficient to treat the inflammatory-related disease by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and/or by stimulating anti-inflammatory cytokines, but less than sufficient to substantially inhibit cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs).
  • CDKs cyclin dependent kinases
  • to substantially inhibit CDKs means a concentration sufficient to inhibit 30%, more preferably 40%, and most preferably a concentration equal to or higher than the inhibitory concentration 50% (IC 50 ) for CDKs.
  • the CDK that is inhibited is preferably one or more CDK selected from the group consisting of CDK1, CDK2, CDK4 CDK5, and CDK6.
  • the present methods includes, but is not limited to, treating the inflammatory-related disease by preventing inflammation associated with the disease by regulating cytokines involved in the pathological progress, thus preventing the onset the inflammatory-related disease.
  • the inflammatory-related disease is preferably selected from the group consisting of: arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory bowel disease; psoriasis; multiple sclerosis; a neurodegenerative disorder; congestive heart failure; stroke; aortic valve stenosis; kidney failure; lupus; pancreatitis; allergy; fibrosis; anemia; atherosclerosis; a metabolic disease; a bone disease; a cardiovascular disease, a chemotherapy/radiation related complication; diabetes type I; diabetes type II; a liver disease; a gastrointestinal disorder; an ophthamological disease; allergic conjunctivitis; diabetic retinopathy; Sjogren's syndrome; uvetitis; a pulmonary disorder, a renal disease; dermatitis; HIV-related cachexia; cerebral malaria; ankylosing spondolytis; leprosy; anemia; and fibromyalgia.
  • the neurodegenerative disorder is selected from the group consisting of: Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson disease; the inflammatory bowel disease is selected from the group consisting of: Crohn's disease or uncerative colitis; the gastrointestinal complication is diarrhea; the liver disease is selected from the group consisting of: an autoimmune hepatitis, hepatitis C, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, or fulminant liver failure; the gastrointestinal disorder is selected from the group consisting of: celiac disease and non-specific colitis; the bone disease is osteoporosis; the pulmonary disorder is selected from the group consisting of: allergic rihinitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic granulomatous inflammation, cystic fibrosis, and sarcoidosis; the cardiovascular disease is selected from the group consisting of: atheroscleotic cardiac disease, congestive heart failure and restenosis; and the renal disease is selected from the group consisting of:
  • the disease is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically including Crohn's disease and uncerative colitis.
  • IBD inflammatory bowel disease
  • the disease being treated is arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Alzheimer's disease, or Parkinson disease.
  • the disease is post-radiotherapy related disease or atherosclerosis.
  • the compound is in an amount to inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and/or to stimulate anti-inflammatory cytokine expression.
  • the compound is preferably in an amount to inhibit at least 30% expression of one or more of the pro-inflammatory cytokines selected from the group consisting of: IL-1 ⁇ , ⁇ , IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-17, IL-18, TNF- ⁇ , LT, LIF, Oncostatin, and IFNc1 ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ : More preferably at least 40% expression of the cytokine is inhibited and most preferably 50% or more is inhibited.
  • the compound is preferably in an amount to stimulate anti-inflammatory cytokine expression.
  • the compound is preferably in an amount to increase the anti-inflammatory cytokine selected from the group consisting of: cytokine IL-4, IL-10, IL-11, W-13 or TGF ⁇ by at least 25%, more preferably at least 50%, and most preferably at least 75%.
  • the present invention is directed to a specific group of compounds that include isoindigo, indigo, indirubin and derivatives thereof.
  • the compounds are Formulas (I), (II) and (III) wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom; a hydroxy group; a nitroso group; a nitro group; a monosaccharide; a disaccharide; a halogen atom; a hydrocarbyl group; or a functional hydrocarbyl group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more hydroxy moieties, carboxy moieties, nitroxy moieties, monosaccharides, disaccharides, amines, amides, thiols, sulfates, sulfonates, sulfonamides or halogens, wherein the hydrocarbyl has 1 to 8 carbon
  • the groups R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom; a hydroxy group; a hydrocarbyl group, or a functional hydrocarbyl group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more hydroxy moieties, carboxy moieties, nitroxy moieties, monosaccharides, disaccharides, amines, amides, thiols, sulfates, sulfonates, sulfonamides or halogens, wherein the hydrocarbyl has 1 to 8 carbon atoms; a mono-, di- or trialkylsilyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms independently of each other in each instance in the straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group; a mono-, di- or triarylsilyl group with substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups independently of each other in each instance; a —NR 17 R 18 group, wherein R 17 and R 18 can be the
  • Preferred compounds are those in which at least one R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , or R 10 is independently a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, or a hydrocarbyl group or a functional hydrocarbyl group substituted with one or more hydroxy moieties, carboxy moieties, nitroxy moieties, monosaccharides, disaccharides, amines, amides, thiols, or halogens, wherein the hydrocarbyl has 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , or R 10 enhances the bioactivity or bioavailability of the compound.
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , or R 10 enhances the bioactivity or bioavailability of the compound by increasing the solubility of the compound. It is more preferable that both the bioactivity and bioavailability are increased by one or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , or R 10 .
  • Preferred compounds are those in which at least R 1 or R 2 is a monosaccharide; a disaccharide unsubstituted or substituted with one or more hydroxy moieties or carboxy moieties; a halogen; a hydrocarbyl group, or a functional hydrocarbyl group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more hydroxy moieties, carboxy moieties, nitroxy moieties, monosaccharides, disaccharides, amines, amides, thiols, sulfates, sulfonates, sulfonamides or halogens, wherein the hydrocarbyl has 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
  • R 1 or R 2 needs to be one of the recited moieties, with one of the most preferred substituents being —CH 2 CH 2 OH.
  • More Preferred compounds of Formulas (I), (II), and (III) are ones in which R 1 or R 2 is a glycoside molecule, most preferably a monosaccharide, and most preferably an acetylated monosaccharide.
  • the compounds are Meisoindigo, tri-acetylated glyco-Meisoindigo (pro-drug) and NATURA, shown as Formulas (IV), (V), and (VI) respectively.
  • hydrocarbyl in the context of the present invention, and in the above formulas, broadly refers to a monovalent hydrocarbon group in which the valency is derived by abstraction of a hydrogen from a carbon atom.
  • Hydrocarbyl includes, for example, aliphatics (straight and branched chain), cycloaliphatics, aromatics and mixed character groups (e.g., aralkyl and alkaryl). Hydrocarbyl also includes such groups with internal unsaturation and activated unsaturation.
  • hydrocarbyl includes (but is not limited to) such groups as alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl and alkynyl, preferably having up to 12 carbon atoms.
  • the preferred embodiments include those in which the hydrobcarbyl group has 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
  • These and other hydrocarbyl groups may optionally contain a carbonyl group or groups (which is/are included in the carbon count) and/or a heteroatom or heteroatoms (such as at least one oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen or silicon), in the chain or ring.
  • hydrocarbyl in the context of the present invention, and in the above formulas, broadly refers to a hydrocarbyl possessing pendant and/or terminal “reactive” and/or “latent reactive” functionalities and/or leaving groups.
  • Reactive functionalities refer to functionalities, which are reactive with common monomer/polymer functionalities under normal conditions well understood by those persons of ordinary skill in the relevant art.
  • reactive functionalities are active hydrogen containing groups such as hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, thio, amido, carbamoyl and activated methylene; isocyanato, cyano and epoxy groups; ethylenically unsaturated groups such as allyl and methallyl; and activated unsaturated groups such as acryloyl and methacryloyl, and maleate and maleimido (including the Diels-Alder adducts thereof with dienes such as butadiene).
  • Latent reactive functionalities within the meaning of the present invention and, as would clearly be understood by those persons of ordinary skill in the relevant art, refers to reactive functionalities which are blocked or masked to prevent premature reaction.
  • latent reactive functionalities examples include ketimines and aldimines (amines blocked, respectively, with ketones and aldehydes); amine-carboxylate salts; and blocked isocyanates such as alcohol (carbamates), oxime and caprolactam blocked variations.
  • leaving groups are halogen atoms such as chlorine, bromine and iodine; quaternary ammonium salts; sulfonium salts; and sulfonates.
  • a monosaccharide or disaccharide of the present invention is preferably glucose, fructose, ribulose, galactose, mannose, cellobiose, allose, altrose, ribose, xylose, arabinose, sucrose, or lactose. Most preferably it is D-glucose, D-ribose, D-galactose, D-lactose, D-xylose or D-sucrose.
  • the monosaccharide or disaccharide is acetylated, preferably at least di-acetylated and more preferably tri-acetylated.
  • halogen indicates fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine. Preferably it is fluorine or chlorine.
  • amino acid means an L- or D-amino acid (or a residue thereof), preferably L-, selected from the group consisting of alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, or valine.
  • the term peptide is two or more amino acids joined by a peptide bond, preferably containing 2 to 8 amino acids, and more preferably containing 2 to 6 amino acids.
  • the invention may be used to treat an animal with an inflammatory-related disease, wherein it is preferable that the animal is a mammal and more preferable that the animal is a human.
  • therapeutic benefits typically are realized by the administration of at least 1, 2, 3 or more of the compounds concurrently or sequentially.
  • the compounds of the invention may also be combined with other therapies to provide combined therapeutically effective amounts.
  • the compound can be administered, for example, in combination with additional agents, preferably anti-inflammatory agents.
  • the pharmaceutical composition for treating an inflammatory-related disease associated with pro-inflammatory cytokine expression includes one or more compounds selected from isoindigo, indigo, indirubin, or a derivative thereof as described above; an anti-inflammatory agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the anti-inflammatory agent is selected from the group consisting of: an analgesic; an antirheumatic agent; an gastrointestinal agent; a gout preparation; glucocorticoids; opthalmic preparation; respiratory agent; a nasal preparation; and a mucous membrane agent.
  • the analgesic is selected from the group consisting of: naproxen, indomethacin, ibuprofen, ketorolac tromethamine, choline magnesium trisalicylate and rofecoxib;
  • the antirheumatic agent is selected from the group consisting of: cyclosporine, sulfasalazine, valdecoxib, penicillamine and dexamethasone;
  • the gastrointestinal agent is selected from the group consisting of: mesalamine, balsalazide disodium and olsalazine sodium;
  • the gout preparation is sulindac;
  • the glucocorticoid is selected from the group consisting of: dexamethasone, dexamethasone phosphate, methylprednisolone acetate, hydrocortisone and hydrocortisone sodium phosphate;
  • the nasal preparation is selected form the group consisting of beclomethasone dipropionate
  • composition comprises meisoindigo and/or NATURA.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is an inert diluent.
  • the compound isoindigo, indigo, indirubin, or a derivative thereof—is in an amount sufficient to treat the inflammatory-related disease by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and/or by stimulating anti-inflammatory cytokine expression, but less than sufficient to substantially inhibit cyclin dependent kinases.
  • the additional anti-inflammatory agent mentioned above is not required in the composition to be effective, but is advantageous.
  • compositions of the invention can take a variety of forms adapted to the chosen route of administration as discussed above.
  • Those skilled in the art will recognize various synthetic methodologies that may be employed to prepare non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of the compounds described herein.
  • Those skilled in the art will recognize a wide variety of non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable solvents that may be used to prepare solvates of the compounds of the invention, such as water, ethanol, mineral oil, vegetable oil, and dimethylsulfoxide.
  • compositions of the invention may be administered orally, topically, parenterally, by inhalation or spray or rectally in dosage unit formulations containing conventional non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants and vehicles. It is further understood that the best method of administration may be a combination of methods. Oral administration in the form of a pill, capsule, elixir, syrup, lozenge, troche, or the like is particularly preferred.
  • parenteral as used herein includes subcutaneous injections, intradermal, intravascular (e.g., intravenous), intramuscular, spinal, intrathecal injection or like injection or infusion techniques.
  • compositions containing compounds of the invention are preferably in a form suitable for oral use, for example, as tablets, troches, lozenges, aqueous or oily suspensions, dispersible powders or granules, emulsion, hard or soft capsules, or syrups or elixirs.
  • compositions intended for oral use may be prepared according to any method known in the art for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions, and such compositions may contain one or more agents selected from the group consisting of sweetening agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents and preserving agents in order to provide pharmaceutically elegant and palatable preparations.
  • Tablets may contain the active ingredient in admixture with non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable excipients that are suitable for the manufacture of tablets.
  • excipients may be for example, inert diluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium phosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating and disintegrating agents, for example, corn starch, or alginic acid; binding agents, for example starch, gelatin or acacia; and lubricating agents, for example magnesium stearate, stearic acid or talc.
  • the tablets may be uncoated or they may be coated by known techniques to delay disintegration and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby provide a sustained action over a longer period.
  • a time delay material such as glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl distearate may be employed.
  • Formulations for oral use may also be presented as hard gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with an inert solid diluent, for example, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin, or as soft gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with water or an oil medium, for example peanut oil, liquid paraffin or olive oil.
  • an inert solid diluent for example, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin
  • water or an oil medium for example peanut oil, liquid paraffin or olive oil.
  • Aqueous suspensions contain the active materials in admixture with excipients suitable for the manufacture of aqueous suspensions.
  • excipients are suspending agents, for example sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, sodium alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, gum tragacanth and gum acacia; and dispersing or wetting agents, which may be a naturally-occurring phosphatide, for example, lecithin, or condensation products of an alkylene oxide with fatty acids, for example polyoxyethylene stearate, or condensation products of ethylene oxide with long chain aliphatic alcohols, for example heptadecaethyleneoxycetanol, or condensation products of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and a hexitol such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol monooleate, or condensation products of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitol anhydrides, for example polyethylene sorbitan
  • the aqueous suspensions may also contain one or more preservatives, for example ethyl, or n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, one or more coloring agents, one or more flavoring agents, and one or more sweetening agents, such as sucrose or saccharin.
  • preservatives for example ethyl, or n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
  • coloring agents for example ethyl, or n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
  • flavoring agents for example ethyl, or n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
  • sweetening agents such as sucrose or saccharin.
  • Oily suspensions may be formulated by suspending the active ingredients in a vegetable oil, for example arachis oil, olive oil, sesame oil or coconut oil, or in a mineral oil such as liquid paraffin.
  • the oily suspensions may contain a thickening agent, for example beeswax, hard paraffin or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents such as those set forth above, and flavoring agents may be added to provide palatable oral preparations. These compositions may be preserved by the addition of an anti-oxidant such as ascorbic acid.
  • Dispersible powders and granules suitable for preparation of an aqueous suspension by the addition of water provide the active ingredient in admixture with a dispersing or wetting agent, suspending agent and one or more preservatives.
  • a dispersing or wetting agent e.g., glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerin, glycerin, glycerin, glycerin, glycerin, sorbitol, sorbitol, sorbitol, sorbitol, sorbitol, sorbitol, sorbitol, sorbitol, sorbitol, sorbitol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol
  • compositions of the invention may also be in the form of oil-in-water emulsions.
  • the oily phase may be a vegetable oil, for example olive oil or arachis oil, or a mineral oil, for example liquid paraffin or mixtures of these.
  • Suitable emulsifying agents may be naturally-occurring gums, for example gum acacia or gum tragacanth; naturally-occurring phosphatides, for example soy bean, lecithin, and esters or partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitol; anhydrides, for example sorbitan monooleate; and condensation products of the said partial esters with ethylene oxide, for example polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate.
  • the emulsions may also contain sweetening and flavoring agents.
  • Syrups and elixirs may be formulated with sweetening agents, for example glycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol or sucrose. Such formulations may also contain a demulcent, a preservative, and flavoring and coloring agents.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspension. This suspension may be formulated according to the known art using those suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents, which have been mentioned above.
  • the sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenierally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example as a solution in 1,3-butanediol.
  • Suitable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution.
  • sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium.
  • any bland fixed oil may be employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides.
  • fatty acids such as oleic acid find use in the preparation of injectables.
  • composition of the invention may also be administered in the form of suppositories, e.g., for rectal administration of the drug.
  • suppositories e.g., for rectal administration of the drug.
  • These compositions can be prepared by mixing the drug with a suitable non-irritating excipient that is solid at ordinary temperatures but liquid at the rectal temperature and will therefore melt in the rectum to release the drug.
  • suitable non-irritating excipient that is solid at ordinary temperatures but liquid at the rectal temperature and will therefore melt in the rectum to release the drug.
  • Such materials are cocoa butter and polyethylene glycols.
  • compositions can be administered parenterally in a sterile medium.
  • the drug depending on the vehicle and concentration used, can either be suspended or dissolved in the vehicle.
  • adjuvants such as local anesthetics, preservatives and buffering agents can be dissolved in the vehicle.
  • the composition containing the therapeutic compound may be added to the animal's feed or drinking water. Also, it will be convenient to formulate animal feed and drinking water products so that the animal takes in an appropriate quantity of the compound in its diet. It will further be convenient to present the compound in a composition as a premix for addition to the feed or drinking water. The composition can also added as a food or drink supplement for humans.
  • the amount of active ingredient that may be combined with the carrier materials to produce a single dosage form will vary depending upon the condition being treated and the particular mode of administration.
  • Dosage unit forms will generally contain between from about 1 mg to about 500 mg of an active ingredient.
  • the dosage will preferably be at least three times less for treating inflammatory diseases via cytokine modulation then that for treating proliferate disorders by inhibiting CDKs.
  • a dosage of Meisoindigo to treat CML is generally about 125 mg per day, while the dosage of Meisoindigo to treat IBD is typically only 25 mg per day. This is due to the significant lower amount needed for the regulation of cytokines by this class of molecules, than required to regulate CDKs.
  • Frequency of dosage may also vary depending on the compound used and the particular disease treated. However, for treatment of most disorders, a dosage regimen of 4 times daily or less is preferred. It will be understood, however, that the specific dose level 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, sex, diet, time of administration, route of administration and rate of excretion, drug combination and the severity of the particular disease undergoing therapy.
  • Preferred compounds of the invention will have desirable pharmacological properties that include, but are not limited to, oral bioavailability, low toxicity, low serum protein binding and desirable in vitro and in vivo half-lives. Penetration of the blood brain barrier for compounds used to treat CNS disorders is necessary, while low brain levels of compounds used to treat peripheral disorders are often preferred.
  • Assays may be used to predict these desirable pharmacological properties. Assays used to predict bioavailability include transport across human intestinal cell monolayers, including Caco-2 cell monolayers. Toxicity to cultured hepatocyctes may be used to predict compound toxicity. Penetration of the blood brain barrier of a compound in humans may be predicted from the brain levels of laboratory animals that receive the compound intravenously.
  • Serum protein binding may be predicted from albumin binding assays. Such assays are described in a review by Oravcova, et al. (Journal of Chromatography B (1996) volume 677, pages 1-27).
  • Compound half-life is inversely proportional to the frequency of dosage of a compound.
  • In vitro half-lives of compounds may be predicted from assays of microsomal half-life as described by Kuhnz and Gieschen (Drug Metabolism and Disposition, (1998) volume 26, pages 1120-1127).
  • compositions required for use in treatment will vary not only with the particular compound selected but also with the route of administration, the nature of the condition being treated and the age and condition of the patient and will ultimately be at the discretion of the attendant physician or clinician.
  • This invention provides a method of using a class of small molecules, Meisoindigo and derivatives of isoindigo, indigo and indirubin for the treatment of various inflammatory-related diseases in animals.
  • inflammatory-related diseases include, but are not limited to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis (MS), neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and atherosclerosis, and metabolic disease (the metabolic syndrome and diabetes) as well as infection-related inflammation.
  • Pro-inflammatory cytokines have been implicated in a wide range of pathological inflammatory processes, as has reduced expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines.
  • FIG. 1 shows the schematic representation of pathological processes in human inflammatory-related diseases that involve various cytokines and growth factors providing a schematic representation of roles of pro-/anti-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors, and action sites of derivatives such as Meisoindigo in the pathological process of chronic inflammatory-related diseases:
  • Pathological stimulation of inflammation triggers inflammatory responsive cells (lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, endothelial cells, tissue macrophages and mast cells) to release pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors.
  • inflammatory responsive cells lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, endothelial cells, tissue macrophages and mast cells
  • pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors in turn, lead to the egress of immune cells, neutrophils and blood monocytes from the blood supply and their subsequent accumulation at the sites of inflammation.
  • IBD inflammatory bowel disease
  • psoriasis psoriasis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis neuro-degeneration
  • Meisoindigo at low concentrations (e.g., 30 nM) inhibits production of multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines including IL-1 ⁇ , IL-6, and TNF- ⁇ , and stimulates anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10.
  • Table 1 summarizes the involvement of various cytokines in the pathological process of autoimmune disorders. While significant increases in various pro-inflammatory cytokines are found in the tissues/organs of autoimmunological diseases, some regulatory cytokines are moderately elevated to balance the over-activated pro-inflammatory cytokines. It is also believed autoimmune disorders are caused by an imbalance between the pro-inflammatory and the regulatory cytokines (48).
  • Meisoindigo down regulates the secretion/expression of several major pro-inflammatory cytokines: TNF- ⁇ , IL-1 and IL-6 and up regulates anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-10.
  • the term “consequences of the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors” refers to epidermotropism of T cells, induction of K6/16 hyperproliferation, lining macrophages, infiltration of activated newtrophils and T cells, mast cell increase and activation, induction of ICAM-1 and MHC class II, angiogenesis, change in vascular permeability, apoptosis, damage to the brain and central nervous system, regulation of synovial cell proliferation, cartilage degradation and bone resorption.
  • IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • CD Crohn's disease
  • UC ulcerative colitis
  • Patients with IBD have defective intestinal epithelial barrier function, which allows bacterial colonization of the epithelia.
  • bacterial products and pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF- ⁇ , IL-1 and IL-6) cause persistent inflammatory stimulation.
  • Bacterial antigens are introduced into the immune system by mucosal dendritic cells and macrophases.
  • intestinal phagocytes mainly monocytes and neutrophils
  • Meisoindigo and derivatives of isoindigo, indigo and indirubin will effectively inhibit the overactive proliferation of those inflammatory cells while suppressing their expression/secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines as demonstrated in Examples 1 to 4. This conclusion has been confirmed in animal models as well as in a patient with IBD as shown in Examples 7-8.
  • Cytokines are intercellular messengers that have an important role in the development and maintenance of cutaneous inflammation. A number of cytokines have been reported to play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of inflammatory skin disorders. IL-1, TNF- ⁇ , and IFN- ⁇ induce expression of ICAM-1 and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II (48, 49). IL-1, TNF- ⁇ , and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulation factor are able to induce activation, maturation, and migration of dendritic cells, and IL-1 activates mast cells (50). IL-6 and TGF- ⁇ enhance keratinocyte proliferation.
  • MHC major histocompatibility complex
  • Meisoindigo and derivatives of isoindigo, indigo and indirubin will be effective against psoriasis.
  • Example 6 we demonstrated in arodent model that Meisoindigo was truly effective in a dose-dependent manner against psoriasis and the effect was better than the positive control MTX.
  • RA Rheumatoid arthritis
  • IL-1 plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and the clinical manifestations of RA (54).
  • the ability of IL-1 to drive inflammation and joint erosion and to inhibit tissue repair processes has been clearly established in in vitro systems and in animal models, and alleviation of inflammatory symptoms in RA patients has been achieved by blockage of IL-1 (55).
  • IL-6 is a multifunctional cytokine that regulates the immune response, hematopoiesis, the acute phase response, and inflammation. Deregulation of IL-6 production is implicated in the pathology of several diseases including RA.
  • IL-6 is an anti-inflammatory cytokine.
  • Expressing IL-10 has been shown to prevent arthritis or ameliorate the disease in animal models (57, 58). While it is obvious that cytokines such as TNF- ⁇ , IL-1, IL-6 and IL-10 have independent roles, they act in concert in mediating certain pathophysiological processes in RA. The finding of a class of molecules described in this invention, which are able to modulate these different cytokines, will result in dramatic therapeutic progress in the treatment of RA.
  • MS Multiple Sclerosis
  • chemokines IL-8 family members
  • TNF pro-inflammatory cytokines
  • IL-1 ⁇ pro-inflammatory cytokines
  • IL-6 pro-inflammatory cytokines
  • IL-10 pro-inflammatory cytokines
  • EAE experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
  • Increased risk of MS has been seen in individuals with High IL-1 (3 over IL-1Ra production ratio and high TNF over IL-10 production ratio (63).
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • PK Parkinson's disease
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • PK Parkinson's disease
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • PK Parkinson's disease
  • Neuroinflammation is a characteristic of pathologically affected tissue in several neurodegenerative disorders. These changes are particularly observed in affected brain areas of AD cases (64).
  • the role of cytokines has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AD, although the mechanism by which cytokines contribute to the pathogenesis is not fully understood.
  • microglia especially those associated with amyloid deposits, have a phenotype that is consistent with a state of activation, including immunoreactivity with antibodies to class II major histocompatibility antigens and to inflammatory cytokines, IL-1 ⁇ and TNF- ⁇ (65).
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • Abeta toxic amyloid beta-peptide
  • AbetaPP Abeta containing precursor proteins
  • Cytokines have been shown to stimulate gene expression of transcription of AbetaPP (66).
  • Analysis of genetic linkage of loci controlling age-at-onset in AD and PK revealed a significant association of AD with glutathione S-transferase, omega-1 and 2 (GSTO1, GSTO2) genes (7).
  • the function of GSTO1 appears related to the post-translational processing of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1 ⁇ (67).
  • Radiation damage related inflammatory diseases to the rectum and sigmoid colon are most common complications with radiation therapy for cancers in the pelvic region, which include cancers of the cervix, uterus, prostate, bladder, and testes. Radiation proctosigmoiditis is the most common clinically apparent form of colonic damage after pelvic irradiation with an incidence of 5% to 20%. Patients typically exhibit symptoms of tenesmus, bleeding, low-volume diarrhea, and rectal pain. Rarely, low-grade obstruction or fistulous tracts into adjacent organs may develop.
  • the mechanism of radiation therapy is through its damage to DNA in actively proliferating cells.
  • the pathological damages after localized radiation therapy to the intestine/colon can be divided into acute and chronic phases.
  • the initial pathological changes include a loss of lymphocytes in the lamina limbal growth factor (IL-12), and vascular endothelial cells. These changes manifest as villous blunting and a decrease in crypt regenerative cells and are followed by marked submucosal edema with increase of vascular permeability.
  • cytokines may play a key role among various gastrointestinal diseases in which inflammation exhibits a significant part.
  • Recent studies have focused on the crucial role of cytokines in chronic IBD (69-74).
  • Indaram et al. (75) examined the colonic mucosal cytokine levels in patients with radiation proctitis and compared these values with those obtained from normal controls and patients with IBD.
  • Meisoindigo and its class of small molecules are capable of down-regulation of IL-1 ⁇ , IL-6 and TNF- ⁇ , and up-regulation of regulatory cytokine IL-10, high efficacy and low side effects for this treatment are to be expected.
  • Cardiovascular disease CVD
  • atherosclerosis the metabolic disease
  • metabolic disease the metabolic syndrome
  • CVD cardiovascular disease
  • pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines 10, 12-14, 76
  • Diabetes A fundamental defect in type II diabetes is insulin resistance, by which insulin fails to suppress glucose production from the liver and to promote consumption by peripheral tissues, resulting in hyperglycemia.
  • Pancreatic ⁇ cells respond to excess plasma glucose by secreting more insulin to overcome the effects of insulin resistance. As insulin resistance progresses and the P cells are no longer able to meet the requirement for increasing amount of insulin secretion, plasma glucose levels increase and type II diabetes develops.
  • TNF ⁇ insulin-like protein
  • IL-6 IL-6
  • leptin adiponectin
  • resistin a variety of factors that link obesity to insulin resistance.
  • TNF ⁇ mRNA and protein levels of TNF ⁇ are highly increased in the adipose tissues of obese animals (77) and human subjects (78). All different types of cell in the adipose tissue are capable of producing cytokines.
  • Adipocytes express TNF ⁇ receptors and are also the major source of TNF ⁇ , which is thought to function predominantly in an autocrine/paracrine manner in adipose tissue.
  • TNF ⁇ Long-term exposure of cultured cells (79) or animals (80) to TNF ⁇ induces insulin resistance, whereas neutralization of TNF ⁇ increases insulin sensitivity and reduces hyperglycemia in a type II diabetes animal model (81). Absence of TNF ⁇ or TNF ⁇ receptors by gene knock-out significantly improves insulin sensitivity in obesity animal models (82).
  • TNF ⁇ inhibits phosphorylation of insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) through the inhibitor kB kinase- ⁇ (IKK- ⁇ ).
  • IKK- ⁇ insulin receptor substrate-1
  • NF-kB activation by TNF ⁇ is obligatory for repression of adipocyte-aboundant genes essential for adipocyte function, and is also sufficient to inhibit PPAR-gamma-mediated gene transcription.
  • TNF ⁇ also stimulate lipolysis and other cytokine expression in adipose tissue, and triggers FFA release. In fact, plasma FFVs levels increase before overt hyperglycemia in some animal models of insulin resistance (83).
  • FFAs contribute to excessive glucose and VLDL production.
  • high level of FFA impair insulin signaling and promote FFA oxidation leading to greatly decreased glucose ox.
  • TNF ⁇ -induced adipocytes gene expression profile through NF-kB pathway (84).
  • adipocyte-derived TNF ⁇ functions as autocrine or paracrine factor
  • systemic delivery of TNF ⁇ antibody may not be effective in blocking the biological activity of locally expressed TNF ⁇ in adipose tissue (85).
  • NATURA which represents a new type of small molecule TNF ⁇ inhibitor distributing through simple diffusion, could therefore be effective agent to block the function of locally expressed TNF ⁇ and potentially useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
  • Type I diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease characterized by mononuclear cell infiltration in the islets of Langerhans and selective destruction of the insulin producing beta cells. While CD8+ T cells may be important initiators, CD4+ T cells (86) and macrophages (87, 88), are the major cellular effectors of the immune process leading to beta cell death. Activated macrophages directly secrete IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-12, TNFalpha, indirectly trigger INF-gamma production from activated T cells.
  • cytokines like TNFalpha, INF-gamma, IL-1beta, IL-6 and IL-10, in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes has been well clarified through correlation studies of cytokine expression and development of type I diabetes, cytokine augmentation studies and cytokine deficiency studies (89).
  • anti-inflammatory compounds also show the effects of delaying or preventing the onset of type 1 diabetes in animal models.
  • Diabetes pathogenesis from insulitis to complete destruction of the beta cells, is a relatively chronic process.
  • Meisoindigo, NATURA and other derivatives inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokines and stimulates ant-inflammatory cytokines and so can be used as agents to prevent or delay the onset of the disease, as well as to treat them.
  • dysregulation of cytokines is involved in a variety of diseases, including inflammatory-related diseases and those normally not considered inflammatory-related diseases.
  • a molecule that is capable of modulating both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines should provide therapeutic benefits with minimal side effects for all types of diseases related to dysfunction of these inflammation components.
  • Meisoindigo a representative small molecule of derivatives of isoindigo, indigo and indirubin, on the regulation of expression/secretion of multiple pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines, allows this class of compounds to be effectively used to treat of various inflammatory-related disorders associated with pro-inflammatory cytokine expression.
  • Meisoindigo Reduces the Secretion of IL- ⁇ in Human Monocytic Cell Line THP-1 Cells
  • Meisoindigo and NATURA were synthesized by Natrogen Therapeutics, Inc, purified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a purity of 98.5%, and their structures confirmed by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
  • Meisoindigo is a dark-reddish crystal, with a molecular weight of 376. It was prepared in a solution of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and stored under ⁇ 20° C. for the experiments in vitro.
  • DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
  • Human monocytic cell line, THP-1 (90) was purchased from ATCC. The cells were maintained according to the supplier's instructions. Approximately 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells/ml were cultured at 37° C., 5% CO 2 for 24 hours in Modified RPMI-1640 Medium (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% FBS.
  • the cells were stimulated with or without 1 ⁇ M of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, Sigma), and exposed for 24 hours to different concentrations of Meisoindigo (from 31.25 nM to 16,000 nM). Viability of cells was examined under microscope after trypan blue staining. Protein levels of IL-1 ⁇ secreted into the culture media by the cells were then measured by ELISA and calculated from its standard curve using an assay Kit from R&D Systems according to instructions provided by the supplier. The method was established and validated by a good standard curve obtained. An example of the standard curve is shown in FIG. 2 , panel A.
  • IL-1 ⁇ is a pleiotropic pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in the pathological process of various inflammatory-related diseases.
  • Meisoindigo a representational small molecule of derivatives of indigo, isoindigo and indirubin, against inflammation, we examined the activity of Meisoindigo on the secretion of IL-1 ⁇ in human monocytic THP-1 cells.
  • panel B the basal level of IL-1 ⁇ in human monocytic THP-1 cells was found to be undetectable.
  • This characteristic will be an advantage to patients for high efficacy with lesser side effects when it is used for the treatment of inflammatory disorders. Potent, because over 50% reduction of the LPS mediated IL-1 ⁇ secretion was repeatedly achieved when the cells were exposed to Meisoindigo at concentrations as low as 31.25 nM; moderate, because increasing the concentration of Meisoindigo up to 8 ⁇ M did not result in further reduction of the secretion, indicating that the activity reached was maximal.
  • CDKs cyclin-dependent kinases
  • Meisoindigo Inhibits the Secretion and Expression of IL-6 in Human Monocytic Cell Line THP-1 Cells
  • RNA levels The effect of Meisoindigo on the transcription of IL-6 (RNA levels) was determined by a technique of real time polymerase chain reaction (real time PCR). Total RNA was extracted using a Qiagen Rneasy minit kit, and the HPRT gene was used as internal control.
  • RNA extracted for real time PCR assay Total RNA (300 ng) was treated with DNase I (Promega, Madison, Wis.), and SuperScript II (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) and oligo(dT) were used for reverse transcription according to the manufacturers' instructions.
  • Real-time PCR reactions were performed in a 25- ⁇ L volume containing diluted cDNA, Sybr Green PCR Master Mix (Applied Biosystems), and 2.5 ⁇ M each IL-6 gene-specific primer: R: 5′-TCAATTCGTTCTGAAGAGG and F: 5′-CCCCCAGGAGAAGATTCC.
  • An ABI SDS7700 analyzer (Applied Biosystems) was used at 50° C. for 2 minutes and 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 40 cycles at 95° C. for 15 seconds and 60° C. for 1 minute.
  • Test cDNA results were normalized to HPRT internal control measured on the same plate. After cycling, the specificity of amplification was validated by the generation of a melting curve through slow denaturation of the PCR products and then by gel electrophoresis.
  • IL-6 is another key pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in inflammation. Therefore, the effect of Meisoindigo on the secretion/expression was examined. Similar to IL-1 ⁇ , the basal level of IL-6 was undetectable in human monocytic THP-1 Cells. Upon stimulation with 1 ⁇ g/ml LPS, the cells moderately secreted IL-6 into the media (33.64 ⁇ 3.29 pg/ml). Meisoindigo was found to strongly inhibit the secretion of IL-6 in the LPS stimulated THP-1 cells. Approximately 85% of the reduction of secretion was observed when the stimulated cells were exposed to Meisoindigo at the lowest concentration of 31.25 nM of the experiment (P ⁇ 0.001) ( FIG. 3 , panel B).
  • LPS binding protein LPS binding protein
  • Meisoindigo Suppresses the Secretion of TNF- ⁇ in Human Monocytic THP-1 Cells
  • the representative derivative Meisoindigo was used.
  • the cell line and the procedure of ELISA to measure secretion of TNF- ⁇ were the same as described in Example 1, except the standard TNF- ⁇ protein was used to establish a standard curve for the calculation of the protein secreted in the medium by the cells (LPS-stimulated or non-stimulated cells in the presence or absence of Meisoindigo).
  • a typical standard curve is shown in FIG. 4 , panel A.
  • RNA levels The effect of Meisoindigo on the transcription of TNF- ⁇ (RNA levels) was determined by a technique of real time PCR using the same procedures described in Example 2, except the specific primers for TNF- ⁇ were used as follows: 5′-TGCCCAGACTCGGCAAAG, and 5′GGAGAAGGGTGACCGACT.
  • Total RNA was extracted using a Qiagen Rneasy minit kit, and the HPRT gene was used as internal control.
  • Human monocytic THP-1 cells grown exponentially were exposed to 0.1 ⁇ g/ml of LPS, 4 ⁇ M of Meisoindigo, or 1 ⁇ g/ml of LPS plus 4 ⁇ M of Meisoindigo for 24 hours. The cells were then harvested, washed and total RNA extracted for real time PCR assay as described in Example 2.
  • TNF- ⁇ is a crucial pro-inflammatory cytokine investigated extensively during the past decade due to its important biological functions against cancer and its pathological role in the inflammatory disorders.
  • Several inhibitors of TNF- ⁇ have been marketed for the treatment of various inflammatory-related diseases.
  • As a potential anti-inflammatory agent we explored a role of Meisoindigo in the regulation of TNF- ⁇ in this invention.
  • Meisoindigo Increasing the concentration of Meisoindigo up to 8 ⁇ M did not cause further reduction of TNF- ⁇ secretion while no cell deaths were observed. A complete inhibition was obtained however when the stimulated cells were treated with 16 ⁇ M of Meisoindigo at which approximately only 20% apoptotic cells appeared.
  • TNF- ⁇ mRNA Maturation of TNF- ⁇ mRNA is affected by a cis-element (2-APRE) in the 3′UTR, which renders splicing of TNF- ⁇ precursor transcripts dependent on activation of RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) (98).
  • 2-APRE RNA-activated protein kinase
  • Meisoindigo inhibits the secretion of TNF- ⁇ in LPS-stimulated THP-1 cells need to be established, Meisoindigo is a novel small molecule inhibiting TNF- ⁇ without cytotoxicities, which would make it an ideal medicine for the treatment of various inflammatory-related diseases.
  • Meisoindigo and the THP-1 cell line used in this Example were the same as described in Example 1.
  • the procedures of ELISA to measure the secretion of IL-10 also followed the procedures described in Example 1, except the standard IL-10 protein was used to establish the standard curve ( FIG. 5 , panel A) for the calculation of the protein secreted in the medium by the cells (LPS-stimulated or non-stimulated cells in the presence or absence of Meisoindigo).
  • Meisoindigo and NATURA were synthesized by Natrogen Therapeutics, Inc, as described in above examples.
  • THP-1 Human monocytic cell line, THP-1 (90), was purchased from ATCC. The cells were maintained according to the supplier's instructions. Approximately 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells/ml were cultured at 37° C., 5% CO 2 for 24 hours in Modified RPMI-1640 Medium (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% FBS.
  • the cells were harvested, washed, and total proteins extracted as described previously (100). One hundred ⁇ g of the proteins were immuno-precipitated using antibodies against either cdk2, cdk4/6 or cyclin D1 overnight at 4° C. in the presence of a cocktail of protease inhibitors. The immuno-precipitates were washed 4 times with protein extraction buffer and once with kinase assay buffer, and reacted with 75 pg/ml histone H1 in the presence of [ ⁇ - 32 P]-ATP (10 ⁇ Ci/10 ⁇ M). The phosphorylated histone H1 (represent cdk activity) was measured by scintillation counting or by SDS-polyacrylaimde gel electrophoresis (101, 102).
  • Meisoindigo and related class of molecules is able to significantly modulate various cytokines (inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokines, and stimulate anti-inflammatory cytokines) at remarkably low concentration; where no any inhibitory effects on CDK activity is achieved.
  • cytokines inhibitors pro-inflammatory cytokines, and stimulate anti-inflammatory cytokines
  • Indirubin and its derivatives are not truly biological CDK inhibitors since the inhibition of CDK by those compounds are through physical aggregation rather than biological reaction (103).
  • THP-1 cells secreted IL-1, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF- ⁇ , but no IL-2, IL-4, IL-10 and IL-12 after 24 hours of the stimulation of LPS while the basal levels of these cytokines were undetectable by ELISA, which is consistent with the previous reports (93, 105).
  • a class of small molecules of derivative of isoindigo, indigo, and indirubin structures shown as Formulas I, II, and III
  • Meisoindigo as examples on the secretion and expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in a human monocytic THP-1 cell model. The data is summarized in Table 2.
  • the maximal reductions or stimulations of the secretions of these cytokines are summarized in Table 2.
  • Reduction of IL-6 secretion by Meisoindigo in LPS stimulated THP-1 cells may be a result of the down-regulation of transcription of the cytokine gene by using a real time PCR technique.
  • Real time PCR assay also showed a moderate inhibition of Meisoindigo on IL-15 in the LPS-stimulated THP-1 cells (data not shown). No such down-regulation was observed for TNF- ⁇ gene using the same technology.
  • TNF- ⁇ inhibitors etaercept ENBREL®
  • REMICADE® infliximan
  • HUMIRA® adalimumab
  • KINERET® IL-1 receptor antagonist
  • the molecules claimed in the invention not only concurrently suppress various pro-inflammatory cytokines, i.e., IL-1 ⁇ , IL-6, and TNF- ⁇ , but also stimulate anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10.
  • these molecules have been demonstrated in our previous patent to induce cell differentiation and inhibit cell proliferation at higher concentration. Thus, they provide greater clinical activity. This conclusion has been supported by remarkable outcomes of the efficacy achieved using Meisoindigo for the treatment of a patient with IBD without any side effects. This demonstration is given in Example 7 of this invention.
  • Meisoindigo Enhances Epidermal Cell Differentiation and Inhibits Hyperplasia and Hyperkeratosis in Rodents
  • Meisoindigo was synthesized, purified and its structure characterized by Natrogen Therapeutics, Inc. The purity of the compound was 98.5% as described in the Examples above. A suspension of Meisoindigo was freshly prepared in 0.5% sodium methylcellulose and given orally for the animal tests described below. Other chemicals used in the following experiments were purchased from Sigma.
  • Meisoindigo was freshly prepared as a suspension in 0.5% of sodium methylcellulose. The drug was given orally at doses of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg, respectively, once a day for 13 days. Methotrexate (MTX) was used as a positive control at a dose of 1 mg/kg, i.p. once every 2 days, for the same period of time. The same volume and vehicle for Meisoindigo suspension were used as a negative control. Twenty-four hours after the last administration, the animals were sacrificed and their tails cut 1.5 cm from the base.
  • MTX Methotrexate
  • Slides were prepared for histological examination as originally described by Bosman et. al., (106). The slides were prepared by cutting the tails into longitudinal sections, and Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stained. The slides were then examined with a light microscope to evaluate the degree of orthokeratosis (OK) and epidermal hyperplasia. The former was done by measuring the horizontal length of the fully developed granular layer stratum granulosum within an individual scale in relation to its total length. Drug activity was defined by the increase of the positive scale cells containing granular layer stratum granulosum between two folliculus pili.
  • mice Sixty Kunming female mice were randomly divided into 5 groups, 20 in one control group, and 10 in 4 drug-tested groups. All mice were given estrogen at a dose of 0.2 mg/animal for 3 days to allow vaginal epithelial cells to develop under the stimulation of estrogen hormone. Meisoindigo was freshly prepared as a suspension in 0.5% of sodium methylcellulose. The drug was given orally at doses of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg, respectively, once a day for 3 days. Methotrexate (MTX) was used as a positive control at a dose of 1 mg/kg, i.p. once a day for the same period of time.
  • MTX methotrexate
  • the same volume and vehicle used for the Meisoindigo suspension were used as a negative control.
  • the animals were given colchicines, i.p. 2 mg/kg to arrest the cells at M phase.
  • the animals were sacrificed, and the vaginal tissues were fixed in 10% Formalin, embedded in paraffin, and the slides prepared.
  • the slides were stained with H&E, and at least 500 fundus cells examined under a microscope. The mitotic index (percent of mitotic cells) was calculated.
  • the common mouse-tail model was used in this Example to measure quantitatively whether compounds claimed in this invention are able to enhance epidermal cell differentiation, thereby decreasing hyperplasia and hyperkeratosis.
  • This model was originally described by Jarrett A (107), and modified by Bosman et. al. (106) as well as being currently used by others (108-110).
  • MTX is an immuno-suppressive chemotherapeutic agent that significantly inhibits cell mitosis.
  • MI mitotic index
  • the mouse-tail model used in this Example is a commonly used in vivo model to evaluate therapeutic value of agents for the treatment of psoriasis.
  • the small molecules claimed in this invention are capable of treating the inflammatory-related disease psoriasis.
  • the mechanisms of anti-psoriasis activity of these small molecules are different from the immuno-suppressive and chemotherapeutic agent, MTX, since no direct effect of Meisoindigo on cell mitosis was observed. Instead, modulating secretion/expression of various different types of cytokines demonstrated in Examples 1-4 in this invention plus the ability of these molecules to induce cell differentiation is probably the molecular basis of the anti-psoriasis action.
  • Meisoindigo Suppresses Induced Acute Ulcerative Colitis in Balb/c Mice
  • Meisoindigo was synthesized, purified and its structure characterized by Natrogen Therapeutics, Inc. as described in the Examples above. A suspension of Meisoindigo was freshly prepared in 0.5% sodium methylcellulose and given orally for the animal tests described below. DSS (Dextran Sulfate Sodium salt, molecular weight: 36,000-44,000) was purchased from ICN Biomedicals. Other chemicals used in the following experiments were purchased from Sigma.
  • Colitis was induced by DSS in drinking water (MW 36,000-50,000, ICN biochemicals) as described previously (112). Briefly, the mice were randomly divided into 3 groups composed of 10 mice each. In the negative control group (Group 1), mice were given fresh tap water ad libitum and MF pellets, freshly changed twice a week, for 7 days. In the positive control group (DSS group, or Group 2), 5% DSS in tap water was given for 7 days to induce colitis, and the mice were fed with MF pellets.
  • mice were given 5% DSS drinking water and given Meisoindigo orally once a day at a dose of 50 mg/kg for 7 consecutive days. Fecal indications of colitis were recorded daily, including body weight and nature of feces (loose and/or bleeding or occult blood). Mice were then sacrificed. Colon tissues were taken, fixed in 10% formalin/PBS, and embedded in paraffin. To minimize physical artifacts, the removed colon was put onto a thick qualitative filter paper without stretching. The colon was then exposed inside out by cutting it longitudinally. The slides were stained with H&E and blindly examined histochemically by 3 technician/pathologists.
  • FIG. 7 panel C shows the colonic wall from a Meisoindigo treated mouse with acute ulcerative colitis induced by 5% DSS. The morphology is similar to that shown in the normal control (panel A), indicating Meisoindigo is effective against DSS-induced acute ulcerative colitis in mice.
  • Meisoindigo was suggested as a potential treatment based on our findings that several pro-inflammatory cytokines could be suppressed Meisoindigo and that anti-inflammatory cytokines, such as cytokine IL-10, can be stimulated. Because of the very minor side effects were reported at a dose of 150 mg per day of this medicine in China for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia, Meisoindigo was suggested.
  • the patient voluntarily administered Meisoindigo at a recommended dose of 25 mg, once a day for a scheduled three weeks of treatment. After the first three doses, the patient obtained complete remission (three days after the treatment) and all inflammatory symptoms disappeared. This resulted in a zero score using the Clinical Activity Index (Table 5). After nine weeks of remission (three weeks on the medicine, three weeks off of the medicine, and three weeks on the medicine again), the patient again visited her physician and requested a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy to determine if her remission was subjective or objective. The Flexible Sigmoidoscopy was performed on Nov. 4, 2003. After reviewing the results her physician concluded that her inflammation completely arrested.
  • FIG. 7 shows the photo before (panel A, October 2002) and after the treatment (panel B, Nov. 4, 2003) from the same inflammatory site in the colon-scope examinations performed by the same physician.

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