US20070270344A1 - Compositions and methods for treating ophthalmic disorders - Google Patents

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US20070270344A1 US11/724,197 US72419707A US2007270344A1 US 20070270344 A1 US20070270344 A1 US 20070270344A1 US 72419707 A US72419707 A US 72419707A US 2007270344 A1 US2007270344 A1 US 2007270344A1
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  • the present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating ophthalmic disorders of humans or animals.
  • the present compositions and methods are highly suitable for intra- and peri-ocular administration into the interior of an eye and provide therapeutic effects to the eye as they are effective in stabilizing, enhancing and/or improving a patient's vision.
  • the present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating ophthalmic diseases or disorders with an exudative and/or inflammatory condition.
  • the present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating retinal diseases or disorders, and more specifically ophthalmic diseases or disorders related to impaired retinal vessel permeability and/or integrity.
  • Ophthalmic diseases or disorders in general terms can be divided into (i) front-of-eye diseases or disorders such as, for example, corneal oedema, anterior uveitis, pterygium, corneal diseases or opacifications with an exudative or inflammatory component, conjunctivitis, allergy and laser induced exudation and (ii) back-of-eye diseases or disorders such as, for example, exudative eye diseases and more particularly exudative retinopathies, exudative macular degeneration, macular oedema, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration or retinopathy of prematurity.
  • front-of-eye diseases or disorders such as, for example, corneal oedema, anterior uveitis, pterygium, corneal diseases or opacifications with an exudative or inflammatory component, conjunctivitis, allergy and laser induced exudation
  • back-of-eye diseases or disorders such as
  • BRB blood-retinal barrier
  • the retina essentially consists in neuronal matter, and the barrier between the retina and the choroidal vascular system, herein referred as BRB is quite similar to the blood-brain barrier.
  • the BRB is made up of two compartments defined as follows: an inner barrier consisting of retinal vascular endothelial cells that line the blood vessels of the choroid and an outer barrier consisting of the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells that separate the choroid from the retina.
  • RPE retinal pigment epithelial
  • the BRB is dependent on the integrity of the RPE, the retinal vasculature and associated glial cell layers which behave as an additional component preventing the direct access of blood vessels to the neuronal environment.
  • the BRB functions to preserve the physiological environment of the neuronal retina.
  • plasma leaks across the BRB into the retina thus contributing to pathological processes such as exudative retinopathies and vision impairment.
  • Ailments associated with breakdown of the BRB in the posterior region of the retina include, for example, oedematous retinal conditions such as, myopic retinopathies, macular oedema such as clinical macular oedema or angiographic cystoid macular oedema arising from various aetiologies such as diabetes, exudative macular degeneration and macular oedema arising for example from laser treatment of the retina.
  • oedematous retinal conditions such as, myopic retinopathies, macular oedema such as clinical macular oedema or angiographic cystoid macular oedema arising from various aetiologies such as diabetes, exudative macular degeneration and macular oedema arising for example from laser treatment of the retina.
  • myopic retinopathy is a condition that results from severe malformation of the retina in part due to overgrowth of the sclera. This deformation leads to restriction of the blood vessels network within the choroid, and ultimately to a process of compensatory neovascularisation. Nevertheless, the newly formed vessels appear fragile and prone to leakage and exudation, leading to exudative retinopathy.
  • macular oedema e.g. clinical macular oedema or angiographic cystoid macular oedema
  • macular oedema is a condition involving swelling of the macula and typically occurs as a result of aetiologies such as disease (e.g. diabetes), injury or eye surgery. Fluid collects within the layers of the macula, causing blurred, distorted central vision.
  • exudative macular degeneration also known as “wet” or neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet-AMD)
  • wet-AMD neovascular age-related macular degeneration
  • Diabetic retinopathy is a severe complication of diabetes.
  • capillary microaneurysm and dot haemorrhage are observed.
  • microvascular obstruction and retinal oedema result from vascular hyperpermeability and neovascularization.
  • retinal detachment is caused by the traction of connective tissues grown in the vitreous body. Further, iris rubeosis and neovascular glaucoma are observed, leading to blindness.
  • Retinal ischemia or degeneration is another retinopathy. It may result, for example, from injury, trauma, tumours or be associated with various disorders such as occlusion of a blood vessel or elevated intraocular pressure which reduces availability of blood, oxygen or other nutrients to the retina or optic nerve thus leading to neuronal cell death (degeneration) and loss of vision.
  • disorders include e.g. diabetes, atherosclerosis, venous capillary insufficiency, obstructive arterial and venous retinopathies (e.g. Retinal Venous Occlusion), glaucoma and senile macular degeneration.
  • Treatment of such diseases currently focuses on removing or inhibiting vascular growth by laser treatment, drug therapy or a combination of both.
  • laser therapy which is directed to removal, destruction or blockage of blood vessels via photodynamic therapy or laser photocoagulation.
  • focal laser treatment may be applied to micro-aneurysms identified in diabetic retinopathy.
  • Laser therapy is believed to inhibit neovascularisation and to decrease the extent of oedema.
  • inflammation may lead to further oedema and destruction of large portion of retina with significant risk of vision alteration.
  • laser treatment is not always a permanent cure as blood vessels may grow again, and micro-aneurysms may reoccur.
  • laser treatment of abnormal blood vessels cannot be performed on vessels located in certain retinal areas, such as the central region of the macula.
  • VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
  • the present invention intends to provide improved compounds and methods for the treatment of ophthalmic disorders that at least slow the rate of development of said ophthalmic disorders and address the principal problem underlying these diseases (i.e. retinal vascular permeability and/or exudation of fluids from vessels and retinal microvessel rupture leading to focal hemorrhages).
  • ophthalmic disorders i.e. retinal vascular permeability and/or exudation of fluids from vessels and retinal microvessel rupture leading to focal hemorrhages.
  • compounds and methods for treating ophthalmic disorders, and more specifically exudative and/or inflammatory ophthalmic disorders are provided in a more specific aspect of the present invention.
  • compounds and methods for treating back of the eye diseases and/or disorders, and more specifically retinal diseases, and even more specifically ophthalmic disorders related to impaired retinal vessel permeability and/or stability are provided.
  • proteases e.g. kallikrein, plasmin, elastase, urokinase plasminogen activator, thrombin, human lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor or coagulation factors
  • proteases are involved in a broad range of biological pathways affecting blood flow and are thus essential in wound healing, extracellular matrix destruction, tissue reorganization, and in cascades leading to blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and complement activation.
  • Proteases are released by inflammatory cells for destruction of pathogens or foreign agents, and by normal and cancerous cells as they move through their surroundings. Overproduction or lack of regulation of proteases activity can have deleterious consequences leading to pathological conditions.
  • kallikreins are serine proteases found in both tissues and plasma, and it has been shown that plasma kallikrein is involved in contact-activated coagulation, fibrinolysis, hypotension, and inflammation (See Bhoola, et al., 1992, Pharmacological Reviews, 44, 1-80).
  • proteases The activity of proteases is regulated by inhibitors. It has been shown that 10% of the proteins in blood serum are protease inhibitors (Roberts et al., 1995, Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression, 5, 385-436). Inhibitors of proteases, and more particularly of specific serine proteases, therefore have received attention as potential drug targets for various pathological situations, such as ischemic diseases, bleeding episodes (e.g. fibrinolysis or fibrinogenolysis, excessive bleeding associated with thrombolytics, post-operative bleeding and inappropriate androgenesis).
  • ischemic diseases e.g. fibrinolysis or fibrinogenolysis, excessive bleeding associated with thrombolytics, post-operative bleeding and inappropriate androgenesis.
  • aprotinin also called bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor
  • bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor has been approved in the United States for prophylactic use in reducing perioperative blood loss and the need for transfusion in patients during coronary artery bypass graft (for a review see Engles, 2005, Am J Health Syst Pharm., 62, S9-14).
  • the effectiveness of aprotinin is actually associated with its relatively non-specific abilities to inhibit a variety of serine proteases, including plasma kallikrein and plasmin.
  • Kallikrein a serine protease, is an enzyme that initiates the CAS cascade leading to activation of neutrophils, plasmin, coagulation, and various kinins. It is secreted as a zymogen (pre-kallikrein) that circulates as an inactive molecule until activated by a proteolytic event early in the contact activation cascade.
  • Protease inhibitors are classified into a series of families based on extensive sequence homologies among the family members and the conservation of intrachain disulfide bridges (for review, see Laskowski and Kato, 1980, Ann. Rev. Biochem. 49, 593-626).
  • Serine protease inhibitors of the Kunitz family i.e. Kunitz type serine protease inhibitors
  • Kunitz type serine protease inhibitors are characterized by their homology with aprotinin (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor).
  • the Kunitz type serine protease inhibitors includes inhibitors of trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, kallikrein, plasmin, coagulation factors XIa and IXa, and cathepsin G.
  • the Kunitz type serine protease inhibitors are generally basic, low molecular weight proteins comprising one or more, native or non native, inhibitory domains (“Kunitz domains”).
  • the Kunitz domain is a folding domain of approximately 50-60 residues, which forms a central anti-parallel beta sheet and a short C-terminal helix (see e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 6,087,473).
  • This characteristic domain comprises six cysteine residues that form three disulfide bonds, resulting in a double-loop structure. Between the N-terminal region and the first beta strand resides the active inhibitory binding loop.
  • This binding loop is disulfide bonded through a Cys residue to the hairpin loop formed between the last two beta strands.
  • Isolated Kunitz domains from a variety of proteinase inhibitors display an inhibitory activity (e.g., Petersen et al., 1996, Eur. J. Biochem. 125, 310-316; Wagner et al., 1992, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 186, 1138-1145).
  • Linked Kunitz domains also have an inhibitory activity (see for example U.S. Pat. No. 6,087,473).
  • Proteinase inhibitors comprising one or more Kunitz domains include tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 (TFPI-2), amyloid ⁇ -protein precursor (A ⁇ PP), aprotinin, and placental bikunin.
  • the present invention is based on the discovery that inhibitors of serine proteases, such as, for example, kallikrein, can successfully be employed to treat ophthalmic disorders, and more specifically exudative and/or inflammatory ophthalmic disorders.
  • said inhibitors are peptides that inhibit serine proteases, such as, for example, kallikrein.
  • said inhibitors e.g. said peptides
  • said inhibitors can successfully be employed to treat back of the eye diseases, and more specifically diseases related to impaired retinal vessel permeability and/or integrity (e.g. retinal degeneration).
  • the invention provides methods of using kallikrein inhibitors in a method for treating and/or preventing ophthalmic disorders and compositions for such use.
  • the invention also relates to methods for reducing, inhibiting or preventing exudative and/or inflammatory conditions in the eye, and more particularly in the back of the eye and compositions for such use.
  • the Invention provides an ophthalmic composition useful for intraocular placement in an eye of a patient comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one peptide that inhibits serine protease and an ophthalmically compatible solvent component.
  • said ophthalmic composition further comprises a biocompatible polymeric component in an amount effective to delay release of the said peptide into the interior of the eye after the composition is intraocularly placed in the eye; and an ophthalmically compatible solvent component in an amount effective to solubilize the polymeric component, the composition being effective, after being intraocularly placed into the interior of the eye, to form a delayed release composition effective to delay the release of the said peptide in the eye relative to intraocular placement of a substantially identical composition without the polymeric component.
  • the present invention relates to a method for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of ophthalmic disorders in a patient in need of such treatment that comprises the step of administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one peptide that inhibits serine protease in said patient.
  • the present invention relates to a method for reducing, inhibiting or preventing exudative and/or inflammatory conditions in the eye, and more particularly in the back of the eye and compositions for such use, wherein said method comprises the step of administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one peptide that inhibits serine protease in a patient in need thereof.
  • the present invention relates to the use of at least one peptide that inhibits serine protease for the preparation of an ophthalmic composition useful for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of ophthalmic disorders in a patient, and more specifically those cited above.
  • said serine protease in all the above is kallikrein.
  • said serine protease in all the above is plasma kallikrein.
  • said peptides of the Invention that inhibits serine protease are kallikrein inhibitors, more preferably Kunitz domain polypeptides.
  • said peptide of the Invention that inhibits serine protease includes (or consists of) the amino acid sequence:
  • Xaa s refers to positions in a peptide sequence and are, independently from one another, any amino acid.
  • Xaa can by any amino acid except cysteine.
  • Xaa1, Xaa2, Xaa3, Xaa4, Xaa56, Xaa57 or Xaa58 are, independently from one another, any amino acid or absent;
  • Xaa10 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Asp and Glu;
  • Xaa11 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Asp, Gly, Ser, Val, Asn, Ile, Ala and Thr;
  • Xaa13 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arg, H is, Pro, Asn, Ser, Thr, Ala, Gly, Lys and Gln;
  • Xaa15 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arg, Lys, Ala, Ser, Gly, Met, Asn and Gln;
  • Xaa16 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ala, Gly, Ser, Asp and Asn;
  • Xaa17 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ala, Asn, Ser, Ile, Gly, Val, Gln and Thr;
  • Xaa18 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of His, Leu, Gln and Ala;
  • Xaa19 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Pro, Gln, Leu, Asn and Ile;
  • Xaa21 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Trp, Phe, Tyr, His and Ile;
  • Xaa22 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Tyr and Phe;
  • Xaa23 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Tyr and Phe;
  • Xaa31 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Glu, Asp, Gln, Asn, Ser, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile and Thr;
  • Xaa32 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Glu, Gln, Asp Asn, Pro, Thr, Leu, Ser, Ala, Gly and Val;
  • Xaa34 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Thr, Ile, Ser, Val, Ala, Asn, Gly and Leu;
  • Xaa35 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Tyr, Trp and Phe;
  • Xaa39 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Glu, Gly, Ala, Ser and Asp;
  • Xaa40 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Gly and Ala;
  • Xaa43 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Asn and Gly;
  • Xaa45 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Phe and Tyr;
  • Xaa6, Xaa7, Xaa8, Xaa9, Xaa20, Xaa24, Xaa25, Xaa26, Xaa27, Xaa28, Xaa29, Xaa41, Xaa42, Xaa44, Xaa46, Xaa47, Xaa48, Xaa49, Xaa50, Xaa52, Xaa53 and Xaa54 are, independently from one another, any amino acid.
  • each of the first and/or last four amino acids of SEQ ID NO:1 can optionally be present or absent and can be any amino acid, if present, e.g., any non-cysteine amino acid.
  • each of the first and/or last three amino acids of SEQ ID NO:1 can optionally be present or absent and can be any amino acid, if present, e.g., any non-cysteine amino acid.
  • the peptide of the Invention has a sequence with one or more of the following properties: Xaa11 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Asp, Gly, Ser or Val; Xaa13 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Pro, Arg, His or Asn; Xaa15 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arg or Lys; Xaa16 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ala or Gly; Xaa17 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ala, Asn, Ser or Ile; Xaa18 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of His, Leu or Gln; Xaa19 can be Pro, Gln or Leu; Xa21 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Trp or Phe; Xaa31 is Glu; Xaa32 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Glu or Gln; Xaa34 is an amino acid selected
  • the peptide of the Invention includes the following amino acids: Xaa10 is Asp; Xaa11 is Asp; Xaa13 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Pro or Arg; Xaa15 is Arg; Xaa16 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ala or Gly; Xaa17 is Ala; Xaa18 is His; Xaa19 is Pro; Xaa21 is Trp; Xaa31 is Glu; Xaa32 is Glu; Xaa34 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ile or Ser; Xaa35 is Tyr; and Xaa39 is Gly.
  • peptides of the Invention can include binding domains for specific kallikrein epitopes.
  • binding loops of Kunitz domains can be cyclized and used in isolation or can be grafted onto another domain, e.g., a framework of another Kunitz domain.
  • Xaa refers to any amino acid, any non-cysteine amino acid or any amino acid from the same set of amino acids that are allowed for SEQ ID NO:1): (SEQ ID NO:2) Met His Ser Phe Cys Ala Phe Lys Ala Asp Asp Gly Pro Cys Arg Ala Ala His Pro Arg Trp Phe Phe Asn Ile Phe Thr Arg Gln Cys Glu Glu Phe Ile Tyr Gly Gly Cys Glu Gly Asn Gln Asn Arg Phe Glu Ser Leu Glu Glu Cys Lys Lys Met Cys Thr Arg Asp, (SEQ ID NO:3) Met His Ser Phe Cys Ala Phe Lys Ala Xaa10 Xaa11 Gly Xaa13 Cys Xaa15 Xaa16 Xaa17 Xaa18 Xaa19 Arg Xaa21
  • peptides according to the present Invention are those that differ (e.g., substitutions, insertions, or deletions) by at least one amino acid, but fewer than seven, six, five, four, three, or two amino acids differences relative to an amino acid sequence described herein, e.g., an amino acid sequence provided above. In one embodiment, fewer than three, two, or one differences are in one of the binding loops.
  • the first binding loop may have no differences relative to an amino acid sequence described herein, e.g., an amino acid sequence provided above.
  • neither the first nor the second binding loop differs from an amino acid sequence described herein, e.g., an amino acid sequence provided above.
  • the peptide of the present invention can include (or consist of) a polypeptide described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,786,328, U.S. Pat. No. 6,333,402 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,010,880, the content of which is incorporated by reference.
  • Xaa refers to any amino acid, any non-cysteine amino acid or any amino acid from the same set of amino acids that are allowed for SEQ ID NO:1): (SEQ ID NO:23) Glu Ala Met His Ser Phe Cys Ala Phe Lys Ala Asp Asp Gly Pro Cys Arg Ala Ala His Pro Arg Trp Phe Phe Asn Ile Phe Thr Arg Gln Cys Glu Glu Phe Ile Tyr Gly Gly Cys Glu Gly Asn Gln Asn Arg Phe Glu Ser Leu Glu Glu Cys Lys Lys Met Cys Thr Arg Asp, (SEQ ID NO:24) Glu Ala Met His Ser Phe Cys Ala Phe Lys Ala Xaa10 Xaa11 Gly Xaa13 Cys Xaa15 Xaa16 Xaa17 Xaa18 X
  • said peptide of the Invention that inhibits serine protease includes (or consists of) the amino acid sequence:
  • the peptide of the Invention is SEQ ID NO:23 (Markland et al., 1996, Biochemistry, 35, 8058-8067 Ley et al., 1996, Mol Divers, 2, 119-124; U.S. Pat. No. 6,333,402).
  • the present invention also extends to the use of variants of the above disclosed peptides, said variants being more specifically defined as substantially homologous to the peptides above disclosed.
  • substantially homologous when used in connection with amino acid sequences, refers to sequences which are substantially identical to or similar in sequence, giving rise to a homology in conformation and thus to similar biological activity. The term is not intended to imply a common evolution of the sequences.
  • substantially homologous sequences are at least 50% more preferably at least 80% identical in sequence, at least over any regions known to be involved in the desired activity. Most preferably, no more than five residues, other than at the termini, are different.
  • the divergence in sequence, at least in the aforementioned regions, is in the form of “conservative modifications”.
  • “Conservative modifications” are defined as (i) conservative substitutions of amino acids as hereafter defined; and (ii) single or multiple insertions or deletions of amino acids at the termini, at interdomain boundaries, in loops or in other segments of relatively high mobility (as indicated, e.g., by the failure to clearly resolve their structure upon X-ray diffraction analysis or NMR).
  • conservative substitutions are defined as (i) conservative substitutions of amino acids as hereafter defined; and (ii) single or multiple insertions or deletions of amino acids at the termini, at interdomain boundaries, in loops or in other segments of relatively high mobility (as indicated, e.g., by the failure to clearly resolve their structure upon X-ray diffraction analysis or NMR).
  • no more than about five amino acids are inserted or deleted at a particular locus, and the modifications are outside regions known to contain binding sites important to activity.
  • Residues Pro, Gly and Cys are parenthesized because they have special conformational roles. Cys participates in formation of disulfide bonds. Gly imparts flexibility to the chain. Pro imparts rigidity to the chain and disrupts alpha helices. These residues may be essential in certain regions of the polypeptide, but substitutable elsewhere.
  • Lys can be replaced by Arg, ornithine, guamidolysine, and other side groups that carry a positive charge.
  • Asn can be replaced by other small, neutral, hydrophilic groups, such as (but without limitation) Ser, O-methyl serine, Gln, alpha-amidoglycine, Ala, alpha-aminobutyric acid, and alpha-amino-gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (homoserine). His could be replaced with other amino acids having one or more of the properties: amphoteric, aromatic, hydrophobic, and cyclic.
  • His could be replaced with methylhistidine, L-p-aminophenylalanine, L-m-(N,N,dimethylamino)phenylalanine, canavanine and N-methylasparagine.
  • the Kunitz domains are quite small; if this should cause a pharmacological problem, such as excessively quick elimination from the circulation, two or more such domains may be joined by a linker.
  • This linker is preferably a sequence of one or more amino acids.
  • Peptide linkers have the advantage that the entire protein may then be expressed by recombinant DNA techniques. It is also possible to use a non-peptidyl linker, such as one of those commonly used to form immunogenic conjugates.
  • Chemical polypeptide synthesis is a well-described and practiced in the art.
  • such methods involve blocking or protecting reactive functional groups, such as free amino, carboxyl and thio groups.
  • the protective groups are removed (or de-protected).
  • the addition of each amino acid residue requires several reaction steps for protecting and deprotecting.
  • Current methods utilize solid phase synthesis, wherein the C-terminal amino acid is covalently linked to an insoluble resin particle large enough to be separated from the fluid phase by filtration.
  • reactants are removed by washing the resin particles with appropriate solvents using an automated programmed machine.
  • the completed polypeptide chain is cleaved from the resin by a reaction which does not affect polypeptide bonds.
  • amino acids and “residues” are synonyms and encompass natural amino acids as well as amino acid analogs (e.g. non-natural, synthetic and modified amino acids, including D or L optical isomers).
  • polypeptide refers to polymers of amino acid residues which comprise ten or more amino acids bonded via peptide bonds.
  • the polymer can be linear, branched or cyclic and may comprise naturally occurring and/or amino acid analogs and it may be interrupted by non-amino acids.
  • amino acid polymer is long (e.g. more than 50 amino acid residues), it is preferably referred to as a polypeptide or a protein.
  • treatment encompasses prophylaxis and/or therapy. Accordingly the compositions and methods of the present invention are not limited to therapeutic applications and can be used in prophylaxis ones. Therefore “treating” or “treatment” of a state, disorder or condition includes: (i) preventing or delaying the appearance of clinical symptoms of the state, disorder or condition developing in a subject that may be afflicted with or predisposed to the state, disorder or condition but does not yet experience or display clinical or subclinical symptoms of the state, disorder or condition, (ii) inhibiting the state, disorder or condition, i.e., arresting or reducing the development of the disease or at least one clinical or subclinical symptom thereof, or (iii) relieving the disease, i.e. causing regression of the state, disorder or condition or at least one of its clinical or subclinical symptoms.
  • the peptides of the present invention are PEGylated, i.e. a plurality of polyethylene glycol moieties are attached to the said peptide, especially those peptides that present available lysines and an N-terminus for modification with mPEG (see US20050089515).
  • the ophthalmic disorders of the present invention are exudative and/or inflammatory ophthalmic disorders.
  • the ophthalmic disorders of the present invention are disorders related to impaired retinal vessel permeability and/or integrity.
  • the ophthalmic disorders of the present invention are disorders related to retinal microvessel rupture leading to focal hemorrhages.
  • the ophthalmic disorders of the present invention are back of the eye diseases, and more specifically retinal diseases.
  • the ophthalmic disorders of the present invention are front of the eye diseases.
  • ophthalmic disorders including exudative and/or inflammatory ophthalmic disorders, disorders related to impaired retinal vessel permeability and/or integrity, disorders related to retinal microvessel rupture leading to focal hemorrhages, back of the eye diseases, retinal diseases, and front of the eye diseases
  • ophthalmic disorders which can be treated or addressed in accordance with the present invention include, without limitation, the following: Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), exudative macular degeneration (also known as “wet” or neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet-AMD), macular oedema, aged disciform macular degeneration, cystoid macular oedema, palpebral oedema, retinal oedema, diabetic retinopathy, Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, chorioretinopathy, Choroidal Neovascularization, neovascular maculopathy, neovascular glaucoma, ob
  • Retinal Venous Occlusion or Retinal Arterial Occlusion may include Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy, Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion, Hypertensive Fundus Changes, Ocular Ischemic Syndrome, Retinal Arterial Microaneurysms, Coat's Disease, Parafoveal Telangiectasis, Hemi-Retinal Vein Occlusion, Papillophlebitis, Central Retinal Artery Occlusion, Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion, Carotid Artery Disease(CAD), Frosted Branch Angitis, Sickle Cell Retinopathy and other Hemoglobinopathies, Angioid Streaks, macular oedema occurring as a result of aetiologies such as disease (e.g.
  • Diabetic Macular Oedema eye injury or eye surgery; retinal ischemia or degeneration produced for example by injury, trauma or tumours, uveitis, ulceris, retinal vasculitis, endophthalmitis, panophthalmitis, metastatic ophthalmia, choroiditis, retinal pigment epithelitis, conjunctivitis, cyclitis, scleritis, episcleritis, optic neuritis, retrobulbar optic neuritis, keratitis, blepharitis, exudative retinal detachment, corneal ulcer, conjunctival ulcer, chronic nummular keratitis, Thygeson keratitis, progressive Mooren's ulcer, an ocular inflammatory disease caused by bacterial or viral infection, and by an ophthalmic operation, an ocular inflammatory disease caused by a physical injury to the eye, a symptom caused by an ocular inflammatory disease including itching, flare, oedema and ulcer, erythem
  • back-of-eye diseases refers to diseases affecting among other the retina, macular, fovea in the posterior region of the eye.
  • back-of-eye disease include macular oedema such as clinical macular oedema or angiographic cystoid macular oedema arising from various aetiologies such as diabetes, exudative macular degeneration and macular oedema arising from laser treatment of the retina, age-related macular degeneration, retinopathy of prematurity (also known as retrolental fibroplasia), retinal ischemia and choroidal neovascularization, retinal diseases (diabetic retinopathy, diabetic retinal oedema, retinal detachment, senile macular degeneration due to sub-retinal neovascularization, myopic retinopathy); inflammatory diseases; uveitis associated with neoplasms such as retinoblasto
  • front-of-eye diseases refers to diseases affecting predominantly the tissues at the front-of-eye, such as the cornea, iris, ciliary body, conjunctiva etc.
  • front-of-eye diseases include corneal neovascularization (due to inflammation, transplantation, developmental hypoplasia of the iris, corneal diseases or opacifications with an exudative or inflammatory component, neovascularization due to penetration of the eye or contusive ocular injury; chronic uveitis; anterior uveitis; inflammatory conditions resulting from surgeries such as LASIK, LASEK, refractive surgery, IOL implantation; irreversible corneal oedema as a complication of cataract surgery; oedema as a result of insult or trauma (physical, chemical, pharmacological, etc); inflammation; conjunctivitis (eg.
  • keratoconjunctivitis (vernal, atopic, Sicca); iridocyclitis; crizo, atopic, Sicca; iridocyclitis; crizis; scleritis; episcleritis; infectious keratitis; superficial punctuate keratitis; keratoconus; posterior polymorphous dystrophy; Fuch's dystrophies (corneal and endothelial); aphakic and pseudophakic bullous keratopathy; corneal oedema; scleral disease; ocular cicatrcial pemphigoid; pars planitis; Posner Schlossman syndrome; Behcet's disease; Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome; hypersensitivity reactions; ocular surface disorders; conjunctival oedema; Toxoplasmosis chorioretinitis; inflammatory pseudotum
  • the Invention concerns back of the eye diseases.
  • the term “therapeutically effective amount” is used herein to refer to an amount of therapeutic agent either as an individual compound or in combination with other compounds that is sufficient to induce a therapeutic effect on the ailment which the compound is applied to. This phrase should not be understood to mean that the dose must completely eradicate the ailment. What constitutes a therapeutically effective amount will vary depending on, inter alia, the biopharmacological properties of the compound used in the methodology, the condition being treated, the frequency of administration, the mode of delivery, characteristics of the individual to be treated the severity of the disease and the response of the patient. These are the types of factors that a skilled pharmaceutical chemist will be aware of and will be able to account for when formulating compositions for a treatment as described herein.
  • an effective quantity of the peptide of interest is preferably employed in the method of the invention.
  • the concentration of the peptide may be in the range of about 0.01% w/w to about 10% w/w. Typicaly, the concentration for this mode of delivery is in the range of about 0.025% w/w to about 2.5% w/w.
  • the ophthalmic compositions used in the methods of the invention are preferably prepared using a physiological saline solution as a vehicle.
  • the pH of the ophthalmic composition may be maintained at a substantially neutral pH (for example, about 7.4, in the range of about 6.5 to about 7.4, etc.) with an appropriate buffer system as known to one skilled in the art (for example, acetate buffers, citrate buffers, phosphate buffers, borate buffers).
  • Any diluent used in the preparation of the ophthalmic composition may preferably be selected so as not to unduly affect the biological activity of the composition.
  • examples of such diluents which are especially useful for injectable ophthalmic composition are water, the various saline, organic or inorganic salt solutions, Ringer's solution, dextrose solution, and Hank's solution.
  • the ophthalmic composition used in the method of the invention may include additives such as other buffers, diluents, carriers, adjuvants or excipients.
  • Any pharmacologically acceptable buffer suitable for application to the eye may be used, e.g., tris or phosphate buffers.
  • Other agents may be employed in the formulation for a variety of purposes. For example, buffering agents, preservatives, co-solvents, surfactants, oils, humectants, emollients, chelating agents, stabilizers or antioxidants may be employed.
  • Water soluble preservatives which may be employed include, but are not limited to, benzalkonium chloride, chlorobutanol, thimerosal, sodium bisulfate, phenylmercuric acetate, phenylmercuric nitrate, ethyl alcohol, methylparaben, polyvinyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol and phenylethyl alcohol.
  • a surfactant may be Tween 80.
  • Other vehicles that may be used include, but are not limited to, polyvinyl alcohol, povidone, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, poloxamers, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, purified water, etc.
  • Tonicity adjustors may be included, for example, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, mannitol, glycerin, etc.
  • Antioxidants include, but are not limited to, sodium metabisulfite, sodium thiosulfate, acetylcysteine, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, etc.
  • the indications, effective doses, formulations, contraindications, vendors etc. of the compounds in the ophthalmic composition are available or are known to one skilled in the art.
  • These agents may be present in individual amounts of from about 0.001% to about 5% by weight and preferably about 0.01% to about 2%.
  • Suitable water soluble buffering agents that may be employed are sodium carbonate, sodium borate, sodium phosphate, sodium acetate, sodium bicarbonate, etc., as approved by the US FDA for the desired route of administration. These agents may be present in amounts sufficient to maintain a pH of the system of between about 2 to about 9 and preferably about 4 to about 8. As such, the buffering agent may be as much as about 5% (w/w) of the total ophthalmic composition.
  • Electrolytes such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and potassium chloride may also be included in the formulation.
  • the ophthalmic composition of the present invention for the treatment or prevention of ophthalmic disorders may be provided in the form of a single unit dose in a pre-prepared syringe, ready for administration.
  • ophthalmic composition may be administered to a patient by any method that leads to delivery of the therapeutic agent (i.e. the peptide of the Invention) to the site of the ophthalmic condition (e.g. the location of an exudative retinopathy, inflammation or macular oedema).
  • the ophthalmic composition may be administered by an ocular route, such as topical, subconjunctival, sub-Tenon, intraocular, ocular implants etc.
  • ophthalmic composition to perform the method of the invention is preferably by intraocular injection, although other modes of administration may be effective.
  • ophthalmic composition will be delivered intraocularly (by chemical delivery system or invasive device) to an individual.
  • the invention is not limited to intraocular delivery in that it also includes topically (extraocular application) or systemically (e.g. oral or other parenteral route such as for example subcutaneous administration) provided that a sufficient amount of the peptide within cells or tissue located in an eye or adjacent an eye achieves contact with the site of the ophthalmic condition.
  • Parenteral administration is used in appropriate circumstances apparent to the practitioner.
  • the ophthalmic compositions are administered in unit dosage forms suitable for single administration of precise dosage amounts.
  • delivery to areas within the eye, in situ can be accomplished by injection, cannula or other invasive device designed to introduce precisely metered amounts of a desired ophthalmic composition to a particular compartment or tissue within the eye (e.g. posterior chamber or retina).
  • An intraocular injection may be into the vitreous (intravitreal), or under the conjunctiva (subconjunctival), or behind the eye (retrobulbar), into the sclera, or under the Capsule of Tenon (sub-Tenon), and may be in a depot form.
  • Other intraocular routes of administration and injection sites and forms are also contemplated and are within the scope of the invention.
  • the intraocular injection is an intravitreal injection, preferably through self sealing gauge needles or other any suitably calibrated delivery device. Injection into the eye may be through the pars plana via the self-sealing needle.
  • the ophthalmic composition is intraocularly injected (eg, into the vitreous) to treat or prevent an ophthalmic condition.
  • the active agents should be concentrated to minimise the volume for injection.
  • the volume for injection is less than about 5 ml. Volumes such as this may require compensatory drainage of the vitreous fluid to prevent increases in intraocular pressure and leakage of the injected fluid through the opening formed by the delivery needle. More preferably, the volume injected is between about 1.0 ml and 0.05 ml. Most preferably, the volume for injection is approximately 0.1 ml.
  • a concentration less than about 20 mg/ml may be injected, and any amount may be effective depending upon the factors previously described.
  • a dose of less than 7 mg/ml is administered, with doses of less than 6 mg/ml, 5 mg/ml, 4 mg/ml 3 mg/ml, 2 mg/ml and 1 mg/ml being more preferred.
  • Sample concentrations include, but are not limited to, about 5 ⁇ g/ml to about 50 ⁇ g/ml; about 25 ⁇ g/ml to about 100 ⁇ g/ml; about 100 ⁇ g/ml to about 200 ⁇ g/ml; about 200 ⁇ g/ml to about 500 ⁇ g/ml; about 500 ⁇ g/ml to about 750 ⁇ g/ml; about 500 ⁇ g/ml up to 1 mg/ml etc.
  • Intravitreal injection may be achieved by a variety of methods well known in the art.
  • the eye may be washed with a sterilising agent such as Betadine® and the compound of the Invention is injected in an appropriate carrier with a fine gauge needle (e.g. 27 gauge) at a position in the eye such that the compound will settle to the posterior pole towards the ventral surface.
  • a fine gauge needle e.g. 27 gauge
  • It may be necessary to prepare the eye for injection by application of positive pressure prior to injection. In some cases, paracentesis may be necessary. Local anaesthetic or general anaesthetic may be necessary.
  • the syringe used in practicing the method of this invention is suitably one which can accommodate a 21 to 30 gauge needle (eg a 23, 24, 25, 26 or 27 gauge needle) and is preferably of a small volume, for example 1.5 ml, or more preferably 0.5 ml.
  • the needle and syringe may be of the type where the needle is removable from the syringe, it is preferred that the arrangement is of a unitary syringe/needle construction. This would clearly limit the possibility of disengagement of the needle from the syringe. It is also preferred that the arrangement be tamper evident.
  • the formulations of the present invention may therefore be provided in the form of a single unit dose in a pre-prepared syringe, ready for administration.
  • a suitable style of syringe is, for example, sold under the name of Uniject® manufactured by Becton Dickinson and Company.
  • the material is expelled through the needle into the eye by pressure applied to the sides of a pliable reservoir supplying the needle, rather than by a plunger.
  • the construction of the reservoir and needle forms a single unit.
  • Topical application of ophthalmic composition of the invention for the treatment or prevention of ophthalmic disorders may be as ointment, gel or eye drops.
  • a penetrating composition comprising the peptide(s) is used.
  • the topical ophthalmic composition may further be an in situ gellable aqueous formulation.
  • Such a formulation comprises a gelling agent in a concentration effective to promote gelling upon contact with the eye or with lacrimal fluid in the exterior of the eye.
  • Suitable gelling agents include, but are not limited to, thermosetting polymers such as tetra-substituted ethylene diamine block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide (e.g., poloxamine); polycarbophil; and polysaccharides such as gellan, carrageenan (e.g., kappa-carrageenan and iota-carrageenan), chitosan and alginate gums.
  • thermosetting polymers such as tetra-substituted ethylene diamine block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide (e.g., poloxamine); polycarbophil; and polysaccharides such as gellan, carrageenan (e.g., kappa-carrageenan and iota-carrageenan), chitosan and alginate gums.
  • in situ gellable as used herein embraces not only liquids of low viscosity that form gels upon contact with the eye or with lacrimal fluid in the exterior of the eye, but also more viscous liquids such as semi-fluid and thixotropic gels that exhibit substantially increased viscosity or gel stiffness upon administration to the eye.
  • a therapeutically effective amount of the ophthalmic composition of the invention is placed in an opthalmological vehicle as is known in the art.
  • topical ophthalmic formulations containing steroids are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,041,434, whilst sustained release ophthalmic formulations of an ophthalmic drug and a high molecular weight polymer to form a highly viscous gel have been described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,271,143 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,407,792.
  • GB 2007091 describes an ophthalmic composition in the form of a gel comprising an aqueous solution of a carboxyvinyl polymer, a water-soluble basic substance and an ophthalmic drug.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,615,697 discloses a controlled release composition and method of use based on a bioadhesive and a treating agent, such as an anti-inflammatory agent.
  • the amount of the peptide(s) to be administered and the concentration of the compound in the topical ophthalmic composition used in the method depend upon the diluent, delivery system or selected device, the clinical condition of the patient, the side effects and the stability of the compound in the formulation.
  • the physician employs the appropriate preparation containing the appropriate concentration of the peptide(s) and selects the amount of formulation administered, depending upon clinical experience with the patient in question or with similar patients.
  • the active agents may be administered as a mixture, as an admixture, in the same ophthalmic composition, in separate formulations, in extended release formulations, liposomes, microcapsules, or any of the previously described embodiments.
  • the ophthalmic composition may be administered topically, or may be injected into the eye, or one active agent may be administered topically and the other agent(s) may be injected.
  • the ophthalmic composition may be also administered as a slow release formulation, with a carrier formulation such as microspheres, microcapsules, liposomes, etc., as a topical ointment or solution, an intravenous solution or suspension, or in an intraocular injection, as known to one skilled in the art to treat or prevent ophthalmic disorders.
  • a carrier formulation such as microspheres, microcapsules, liposomes, etc.
  • a time-release drug delivery system may be administered intraocularly to result in sustained release of the agent over a period of time.
  • the ophthalmic composition may be in the form of a vehicle, such as a micro- or macro-capsule or matrix of biocompatible polymers such as polycaprolactone, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polyanhydrides, polylactide-co-glycolides, polyamino acids, polyethylene oxide, acrylic terminated polyethylene oxide, polyamides, polyethylenes, polyacrylonitriles, polyphosphazenes, poly(ortho esters), sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB), and other polymers such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • biocompatible polymers such as polycaprolactone, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polyanhydrides, polylactide-co-glycolides, polyamino acids, polyethylene oxide, acrylic terminated polyethylene oxide, polyamides, polyethylenes, polyacrylonitrile
  • a microscopic or macroscopic ophthalmic composition may be administered through a needle, or may be implanted by suturing within the eye, for example, within the lens capsule.
  • Delayed or extended release properties may be provided through various formulations of the vehicle (coated or uncoated microsphere, coated or uncoated capsule, lipid or polymer components, unilamellar or multilamellar structure, and combinations of the above, etc.).
  • the formulation and loading of microspheres, microcapsules, liposomes, etc. and their ocular implantation are standard techniques known by one skilled in the art, for example, the use a ganciclovir sustained-release implant to treat cytomegalovirus retinitis, disclosed in Vitreoretinal Surgical Techniques, Peyman et al., Eds. (Martin Dunitz, London 2001, chapter 45); Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology, Wise, Ed. (Marcel Dekker, New York 2000), the relevant sections of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
  • a sustained release intraocular implant may be inserted through the pars plana for implantation in the vitreous cavity.
  • the invention also provides a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of ophthalmic disorders with exudative/inflammatory conditions (e.g. exudative retinopathies), and/or ophthalmic disorders related to impaired retinal vessel permeability and/or integrity, said method comprising the step of administering an ophthalmic composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one peptide of the Invention in a biocompatible, biodegradable matrix, for example in the form of a gel or polymer which is preferably suited for insertion into the retina or into a cavity of the eye, anterior or posterior, as an implant.
  • the composition is delivered as an implant, it may be incorporated in any known biocompatible biodegradable matrix as a liquid, or in the form, for example, of a micelle using known chemistry or as microparticles.
  • Slow or extended-release delivery systems include any of a number of biopolymers (biological-based systems), systems employing liposomes, colloids, resins, and other polymeric delivery systems or compartmentalized reservoirs, can be utilized with the compositions described herein to provide a continuous or long term source of therapeutic compound.
  • the said peptide(s) is preferably present in an amount of about 10% to 90% by weight of the implant. More preferably, the peptide(s) is from about 50% to about 80% by weight of the implant. In a preferred embodiment, the peptide(s) comprises about 50% by weight of the implant. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the peptide(s) comprises about 70% by weight of the implant.
  • implants used in the method of the present invention are formulated with peptide(s) entrapped within the bio-erodible polymer matrix. Release of the agent is achieved by erosion of the polymer followed by exposure of previously entrapped agent particles to the vitreous, and subsequent dissolution and release of agent.
  • the release kinetics achieved by this form of drug release are different than that achieved through formulations which release drug through polymer swelling, such as with hydrogels such as methylcellulose. In that case, the drug is not released through polymer erosion, but through polymer swelling, which releases drug as liquid diffuses through the pathways exposed.
  • the parameters which determine the release kinetics include the size of the drug particles, the water solubility of the drug, the ratio of drug to polymer, the method of manufacture, the surface area exposed, and the erosion rate of the polymer.
  • biocompatible, non-biodegradable polymers of particular interest include polycarbamates or polyureas, particularly polyurethanes, polymers which may be cross-linked to produce non-biodegradable polymers such as cross-linked poly(vinyl acetate) and the like.
  • ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers having an ester content of 4% to 80% such as ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer, ethylene-vinyl hexanoate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl propionate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl butyrate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl pentantoate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl trimethyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl diethyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl 3-methyl butanoate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl 3-3-dimethyl butanoate copolymer, and ethylene-vinyl benzoate copolymer.
  • EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate
  • EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate
  • ethylene-vinyl hexanoate copolymer ethylene-vinyl propionate copolymer
  • Additional exemplary naturally occurring or synthetic non-biodegradable polymeric materials include poly(methylmethacrylate), poly(butylmethacrylate), plasticized poly(vinylchloride), plasticized poly(amides), plasticized nylon, plasticized soft nylon, plasticized poly(ethylene terephthalate), natural rubber, silicone, poly(isoprene), poly(isobutylene), poly(butadiene), poly(ethylene), poly(tetrafluoroethylene), poly(vinylidene chloride), poly(acrylonitrile, cross-linked poly(vinylpyrrolidone), poly(trifluorochloroethylene), chlorinated poly(ethylene), poly(4,4′-isopropylidene diphenylene carbonate), vinylidene chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer, vinyl chloridediethyl fumarate copolymer, silicone, silicone rubbers (especially the medical grade), poly(dimethylsiloxanes), ethylene-propylene rubber, silicone-carbonate copolymers, vinyl
  • Diffusion of the peptide(s) from the implant may also be controlled by the structure of the implant.
  • diffusion of the peptide(s) from the implant may be controlled by means of a membrane affixed to the polymer layer comprising the drug.
  • the membrane layer will be positioned intermediate to the polymer layer comprising the peptide(s) and the desired site of therapy.
  • the membrane may be composed of any of the biocompatible materials indicated above, the presence of agents in addition to the peptide(s) present in the polymer, the composition of the polymer comprising the peptide(s), the desired rate of diffusion and the like.
  • the polymer layer will usually comprise a very large amount of peptide(s) and will typically be saturated.
  • Such peptide(s)-saturated polymers may generally release the peptide(s) at a very high rate.
  • the release of the peptide(s) may be slowed by selecting a membrane which is of a lower peptide(s) permeability than the polymer. Due to the lower peptide(s) permeability of the membrane, the peptide(s) will remain concentrated in the polymer and the overall rate of diffusion will be determined by the peptide(s) permeability of the membrane. Therefore, the rate of release of the peptide(s) from the implant is reduced, providing for a more controlled and extended delivery of the peptide(s) to the site of therapy.
  • any of the ophthalmic compositions used in the method of the invention will dwell in the ocular environment will depend, inter alia, on such factors as the physicochemical and/or pharmacological properties of the compounds employed in the formulation, the concentration of the compound employed, the bioavailability of the compound, the disease to be treated, the mode of administration and the preferred longevity of the treatment. Where that balance is struck will often depend on the longevity of the effect required in the eye and the ailment being treated.
  • the frequency of treatment according to the method of the invention is determined according to the disease being treated, the deliverable concentration of the peptide(s) and the method of delivery. If delivering the peptide(s) by intravitreal injection, the dosage frequency may be monthly. Preferably, the dosage frequency is every three months. The frequency of dosage may also be determined by observation, with the dosage being delivered when the previously delivered peptide(s) is visibly cleared. Once a therapeutic result is achieved, the peptide(s) can be tapered or discontinued. Occasionally, side effects warrant discontinuation of therapy. In general, an effective amount of the compound is that which provides either subjective relief of symptoms or an objectively identifiable improvement as noted by the clinician or other qualified observer.
  • Ophthalmic compositions prepared for used in the method of the present invention to prevent or treat ophthalmic disorders will preferably have dwell times from hours to many months and possibly years, although the latter time period requires special delivery systems to attain such a duration. Illustrative forms of such delivery systems are disclosed elsewhere in this specification (eg below).
  • the formulations for use in the method of the invention will have a dwell time (ie duration in the eye) of hours (i.e. 1 to 24 hours), days (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 days) or weeks (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks).
  • the formulation will have a dwell time of at least a few months such as, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, with dwell times of greater than 4, 5, 6, 7 to 12 months being achievable.
  • the methods of treatment or prophylaxis of ophthalmic conditions of the present invention may be performed alone, or in combination with one or more other therapies such as photodynamic therapy, laser surgery, laser photocoagulation or one or more biological or pharmaceutical treatments.
  • Laser treatment takes a number of forms, depending on the nature of the ophthalmic disorder.
  • Disorders such as myopia may be treated with laser surgery to reshape the cornea (eg. LASIK® surgery), whilst a widely used treatment for disorders such as AMD is laser therapy which is directed to removal or blockage of blood vessels via photodynamic therapy or laser photocoagulation.
  • Laser therapy may further be used to treat or remove neoplasm such as retinoblastomas or pseudogliomas.
  • Photocoagulation involves the use of a laser to seal leaking blood vessels, slow the growth of abnormal blood vessels and/or destroy new blood vessels within the eye.
  • the laser can be used to seal the retina to the eye, helping to prevent retinal detachment.
  • focal laser treatment may be applied to microaneurysms identified in diabetic retinopathy.
  • Photodynamic therapy involves the use of a photoactive drug (eg Visudyne®) and a laser to destroy abnormal blood vessels. Visudyne® is injected into the blood and activated with a laser, effectively destroying the blood vessels. This treatment may require several sessions to be effective. A wide range of theories have been proposed to explain the beneficial effects of retinal laser photocoagulation in delaying retinal angiogenesis, however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains to be elucidated.
  • a photoactive drug eg Visudyne®
  • laser treatment either photodynamic laser therapy or laser photocoagulation
  • inflammation leading to further oedema. This may also occur after laser therapy to remove or treat ocular neoplasm.
  • laser treatment is not always a permanent cure as the blood vessels may begin to grow again, and microaneurysms may reform.
  • laser treatment of abnormal blood vessels cannot be performed on vessels located in certain regions of the retina, such as the central region of the macula.
  • administering may be carried out by injection before or after the laser treatment.
  • Administration of the peptide(s) of the Invention may reduce, eliminate or prevent oedema before or after laser therapy and may therefore reduce or eliminate one of the side effects of laser therapy.
  • the Invention resides in a method for reducing ocular irritation comprising the step of administering to a patient an ophthalmic composition of the Invention to a patient following corneal surgery (e.g., LASIK® surgery, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), or other corneal procedures).
  • corneal surgery e.g., LASIK® surgery, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), or other corneal procedures.
  • Such treatment reduces or inhibits the exudation of fluids in the eye which may cloud the cornea or the vitreous.
  • ophthalmic composition of the invention may further comprise anti-angiogenic agents designed to block the actions of VEGF on endothelial cells in combined therapies.
  • agents that can be employed in the method of the invention are: (a) Lucentis® developed by Genentech; and (b) Macugen® developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals. Lucentis® and Macugen® are compounds that are injected into the vitreous and are potent anti-angiogenic compounds.
  • the ophthalmic composition of the invention may further comprise a compound selected in the group consisting of a glucocorticoid (e.g. prednisolone, prednisone), an oestrogen (e.g. oestrodiol), an androgen (e.g. testosterone) retinoic acid derivatives (e.g. 9-cis-retinoic acid, 13-trans-retinoic acid, all-trans retinoic acid), a vitamin D derivative (e.g.
  • a glucocorticoid e.g. prednisolone, prednisone
  • an oestrogen e.g. oestrodiol
  • an androgen e.g. testosterone
  • retinoic acid derivatives e.g. 9-cis-retinoic acid, 13-trans-retinoic acid, all-trans retinoic acid
  • vitamin D derivative e.g.
  • calcipotriol calcipotriene
  • a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent a vitamin D derivative, an anti-infective agent, a protein kinase C inhibitor, a MAP kinase inhibitor, an anti-apoptotic agent, a growth factor, a nutrient vitamin, an unsaturated fatty acid, and/or ocular anti-infective agents, for the treatment of the ophthalmic disorders set forth herein.
  • a mixture of these agents may be used.
  • Ocular anti-infective agents that may be used include, but are not limited to, penicillins (ampicillin, aziocillin, carbenicillin, dicloxacillin, methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, penicillin G, piperacillin, and ticarcillin), cephalosporins (cefamandole, cefazolin, cefotaxime, cefsulodin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cephalothin, and moxalactam), aminoglycosides (amikacin, gentamicin, netilmicin, tobramycin, and neomycin), miscellaneous agents such as aztreonam, bacitracin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole, fusidic acid, imipenem, metronidazole, teicoplanin, and vancomycin), antifungals (am
  • the invention provides methods of using serine protease inhibitors in a method for treating and/or preventing ophthalmic disorders and compositions for such use.
  • the invention provides methods of using kallikrein inhibitors in a method for treating and/or preventing ophthalmic disorders and compositions for such use.
  • said inhibitors are peptides such as those disclosed above, or inhibitors selected among direct and indirect inhibitors.
  • direct inhibitor refers to an agent able to interfere with the production of bradykinin and/or kallidin. It relates to an agent able to decrease (e.g.
  • said direct inhibitor is an agent which decreases (e.g. by at least 10%, 20%, or 30%, preferably 50%, more preferably 75% or 85%, and most preferably 95%) the kininogenase activity of kallikrein.
  • Partial inhibitor refers to a compound which acts as the inhibitor but that produces a weak maximum inhibitory response. This term is well known in the art.
  • Exemplary kallikrein inhibitors e.g. plasma kallikrein inhibitors
  • Exemplary kallikrein inhibitors include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,333,402, U.S. Pat. No. 6,057,287, U.S. Pat. No. 6,010,880 or Zhang et al., 2006, Med. Chem., 2, 545-553 the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
  • the term “indirect inhibitor” as used herein refers for example to an agent able to interfere specifically with the kallikrein gene expression, and more particularly with the kallikrein mRNA.
  • the said inhibitor or partial inhibitor is selected in the group consisting of antisense RNA, siRNA, ribozyme, miRNA, shRNA, i.e. compounds that reduce the expression levels of said kallikrein, preferably plasma kallikrein.
  • the term “indirect inhibitor” as used herein refers to an anti-kallikrein or anti-prekallikrein antibody.
  • antibody refers to an immunoglobulin molecule or immunologically active portion thereof, i.e., an antigen-binding portion.
  • immunologically active portions of immunoglobulin molecules include scFV and dcFV fragments, Fab and F (ab′) 2 fragments which can be generated by treating the antibody with an enzyme such as papain or pepsin, respectively.
  • the antibody can be a polyclonal, monoclonal, recombinant, e.g. a chimeric or humanized, fully human, non-human, e.g. murine or single chain antibody.
  • the antibody can be coupled to a toxin or imaging agent.
  • chimeric, humanized, and completely human antibodies are also within the scope of the invention. Chimeric, humanized, but most preferably, completely human antibodies are desirable for applications which include repeated administration, e.g., therapeutic treatment of human patients. These terms and methods for producing these antibodies by recombinant DNA techniques are widely known in the art (see for example EP184187, EP171496, EP173494, WO 86/01533, U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567).
  • the invention described herein may include one or more range of values (eg size, concentration etc).
  • a range of values will be understood to include all values within the range, including the values defining the range, and values adjacent to the range which lead to the same or substantially the same outcome as the values immediately adjacent to that value which defines the boundary to the range.
  • FIG. 1 Effect of intra-vitreous SEQ. ID. N o 23 on OCT-measured maximal retinal thickness in a pig model of RVO.
  • Maximal retina thickness was determined 24 h after RVO from Optical Coherence Tomography images. Values are mean ⁇ s.e.mean. Comparison of values was performed by a one-way ANOVA following by a student t-test.
  • FIG. 2 Effect of intra-vitreous SEQ. ID. N o 23 on the development of extra-cellular retinal oedema in a pig model of RVO.
  • the amount of Evans Blue dye concentration into the retinal tissue reflects plasma extravasation and the extent of oedema.
  • Pupil was dilated by tropicamide. Cunjunctival disinsertion was followed by a 0.9 mm sclerotomy, 3 mm from the limbus. The fundus was observed using a plano-concave lens and the axial light of the operating microscope (Microscope OPMI 6-C, Zeiss, Germany). Branch retinal vein occlusion (RVO) of the major temporal vein was performed by transvitreal cauterization using a 300 micron probe (GN 300, Aesculap, Tuttlingen, Germany). Completion of the occlusion was assessed by the complete arrest of blood flow upstream of the occlusion site. Both eyes were submitted to RVO.
  • RVO branch retinal vein occlusion
  • Sham-operation was performed in two pigs (4 eyes) as follows pupil was dilated by tropicamide. Cunjunctival disinsertion was followed by a 0.9 mm sclerotomy, 3 mm from the limbus. The fundus was observed using a plano-concave lens and the axial light of the operating microscope (Microscope OPMI 6-C, Zeiss, Germany).
  • One pig was non-operated and non-treated.
  • SEQ ID N o 23 (also named DX 88 in Figures) is a peptide of the following sequence: Glu Ala Met His Ser Phe Cys Ala Phe Lys Ala Asp Asp Gly Pro Cys Arg Ala Ala His Pro Arg Trp Phe Phe Asn Ile Phe Thr Arg Gln Cys Glu Glu Phe Ile Tyr Gly Gly Cys Glu Gly Asn Gln Asn Arg Phe Glu Ser Leu Glu Glu Cys Lys Lys Met Cys Thr Arg Asp
  • the animals will be anesthetized again, and a 40 MHz ultrasonographic examination of the posterior retina will be performed.
  • the scan will be oriented so as to encompass the normal and edematous retina. This will ensure an optimal placement of the OCT scan.
  • Optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT, Zeiss Humphrey , Dublin, Calif.) will document the maximal thickening of the central retina and/or the presence of subretinal fluid.
  • each animal received Evans Blue dye at 45 mg/kg i.v. and venous blood samples (approximately 1 ml) were obtained at 15 minutes intervals for 2 hours. These blood samples were centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 15 min. After the dye had circulated for 2 hours, the animals were infused for 10 minutes via the left cardiac ventricle with citrate buffer (0.05 M, pH 3.5) and blood was collected from the right cardiac ventricle. The whole infusion volume was 51 over 10 minutes. After infusion, both eyes were enucleated and bisected at equator. The retinas were carefully dissected out. Retina were prepared, weighed and desiccated in Speed-Vac for 5 hours.
  • Evans Blue dye was extracted by incubating each retina in 500 ⁇ l formamide for 18 hours at 70° C. The supernatant was filtered through Ultrafree-MC at 3,000 rpm for 2 hours. Evans Blue dye concentration in plasma samples and in retina tissue was measured by spectrophotometry at both 620 nm and 740 nm.
  • a model of RVO in the pig which allows evaluation of drugs on retinal thickness and oedema.
  • An example is given with the evaluation of SEQ ID N o 23 in this model.
  • Evans Blue dye retinal concentration which represents the extent of extra-cellular oedema, was markedly increased 24 h following RVO ( FIG. 2 ). This was significantly (p ⁇ 0.01) reduced by 47% in SEQ. ID. N o 23-treated pigs ( FIG. 1 ).

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