US20130017212A1 - THERAPEUTIC USE OF THE ß2m PROTEIN - Google Patents

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US20130017212A1 US13/636,438 US201113636438A US2013017212A1 US 20130017212 A1 US20130017212 A1 US 20130017212A1 US 201113636438 A US201113636438 A US 201113636438A US 2013017212 A1 US2013017212 A1 US 2013017212A1
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  • the present patent application concerns the medical field, in particular that of the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
  • the invention relates more particularly to the use of the beta2-microglobulin protein ( ⁇ 2m) as active ingredient, in particular in pharmaceutical compositions intended for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as, for example, multiple sclerosis or Crohn's disease.
  • autoimmune diseases such as, for example, multiple sclerosis or Crohn's disease.
  • the ⁇ 2m protein is a protein having an average molecular weight of approximately 11.6 kDa, generally formed from 99 amino acids, which enter into the constitution of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC I or HLA I) [Cunningham B. A. et al. The complete amino acid sequence of beta-2-microglobulin (1973) Biochemistry 12: 4811-4821].
  • MHC I or HLA I major histocompatibility complex
  • the MHC I histocompatibility complex plays a central role in the recognition of “self” and “not-self” by the immune system. These complexes are present on the surface of most human cells, with the exception of the erythrocytes. On their surface they present a high number of antigens on the basis of which the T lymphocytes (CD8) are capable of discriminating the cells of an individual from the cells that are foreign thereto, diseased or undergoing a tumor transformation process.
  • CD8 T lymphocytes
  • the MHC I complexes are composed of a glycosylated heavy chain (HC), of approximately 44 kDa, and of a light chain, the ⁇ 2m, which associates non-covalently with the extracellular domain of the heavy chain.
  • the ⁇ chain of MHC I is composed of three extracellular domains, ( ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3) and of a transmembrane segment as indicated in FIG. 1A .
  • the ⁇ 2m associates with a sequence of amino acids situated in the zone where the end of the al domain and the start of the ⁇ 3 domain in the HC are in proximity [Gussov, D. et al.
  • the human beta-2-microglobulin gene primary structure and definition of transcriptional unit (1987) Journal of Immunology 139:3132-3138].
  • the genes coding for the MHC I molecules have been numbered in the order of their discovery and classed into groups (A, B and C) and complexes (D, H and G).
  • the antigen-presenting cells use the complexes of MHC I type as antigen presenters to T-cells (CD8) of the immune system.
  • the antigens presented by MHC I are generally constituted by a variety of polypeptides having 8 to 10 amino acids, which results from the splitting of endogenous proteins by the proteasome. These antigens are loaded onto the peptide cavities present on the surface of the sub-units (HC and ⁇ 2m) of the MHC I complexes during their formation within the endoplasmic reticulum. Once the antigens have been loaded, the MHC complexes are exported to the surface of the cell. The anchoring of the MHC I complex to the plasma membrane is then provided by the transmembrane domain of the heavy chain situated at the ⁇ 3 domain.
  • the subunit formed by the ⁇ 2m protein is distinguished from the heavy chains in that the sequence is practically invariable and in that its polypeptide chain is not glycosylated.
  • the ⁇ 2m also contributes to the stability of the MHC-I/antigen complex [Neefjes, F. F. et al. (1993) Selective and ATP-dependent translocation of peptides by the MHC-encoded transporter. Science. 261 (5122): 769-771].
  • Transgenic animals lacking any ⁇ 2m prove viable, but present a weakened immune response, making them more susceptible to viral and parasitic infections.
  • the reduction in the immune response in these animals appears to be correlated with the fact that their cells present very few antigens with regard to their MHC I complex and that the majority of their T lymphocytes are not functional [Pereira P., et al. (1992) Blockade of transgenic gamma delta T cell development in beta 2-microglobulin deficient mice, EMBO Journal 11:25-31].
  • the ⁇ 2m protein is also described as being involved in the glycosylation of heavy chains in the Golgi apparatus [Sege et al. (1981) Role of beta2-microglobulin in the intracellular processing of HLA antigens. Biochemistry. 20 (16), pp 4523-4530].
  • the ⁇ 2m protein is also involved in other phenomena such as the regulation of intercellular signaling and the correct folding of key proteins, such as HFE (Human hemochromatosis protein) which regulates the flow of iron in the cell.
  • HFE Human hemochromatosis protein
  • ⁇ 2m may favorably improve the antigen response and be used as a vaccine adjuvant to stimulate the immune response linked to the T lymphocytes (CD8).
  • ⁇ 2m may thus be incorporated into vaccine compositions in combination with molecules having the task of inducing an immune reaction, such as specific virus or tumor antigens.
  • ⁇ 2m may be present in different forms, purified or recombinant. Genetic constructions have thus been described in which the gene coding for ⁇ 2m is fused with genetic sequences coding for immunogenic peptides with the aim of expressing fusion proteins intended to elicit a specific immune reaction in-vivo [WO 99/64957].
  • ⁇ 2m protein is very weakly immunogenic, since it is not glycosylated.
  • ⁇ 2m is always used as an adjuvant and not as an active ingredient.
  • the international application WO 02/102840 thus describes a ⁇ 2m rendered non-functional intended to form inactive MHC I complexes, which can no longer activate the CD8 T lymphocytes.
  • the MHC complexes so formed are used as a “lure” for the immune system with the object of obtaining an immunosuppressant effect.
  • Another international application WO 02/24929 describes therapeutic compositions in which the ⁇ 2m is conjugated to the HFE protein as a vector, to deliver drugs (active ingredients of those compositions) to the intracellular compartment.
  • the ⁇ 2m protein is not used in its wild-type functional form as active ingredient, but as a pharmaceutical support or vector, in the presence of active ingredients not directed to the MHC.
  • the ⁇ 2m protein is often used as a marker for different pathologies, in particular as a means of diagnosis.
  • the immune deficiency syndrome in the AIDS disease which may reveal itself many years after the infection with HIV, is preceded by an abrupt increase of the ⁇ 2m concentration in the blood.
  • the dosage of ⁇ 2m in the blood (and more particularly the blood serum), the cerebrospinal fluid or the saliva, is frequently used in the diagnosis of certain infectious or parasitic diseases but also, primarily, for the diagnosis of certain diseases of the kidney, of the lymphatic system, rheumatism, inflammatory diseases, and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia [Davidsson P. et al. (2002), Proteome analysis of cerebrospinal fluid proteins in Alzheimer patients Clinical Neuroscience and Pathology 13: 611-615; Hansson S. F. et al. (2004), Validation of a prefractionation method followed by two-dimensional electrophoresis-Applied to cerebrospinal fluid protein from frontotemporal dementia patients Proteome Science 2:1-11].
  • the average concentration of ⁇ 2m in the blood remains relatively constant, less than or equal to 2 mg/l, which is not the case in the above-mentioned diseases, in which that concentration may attain values as high as 4.0 mg/l.
  • the increase in serum ⁇ 2m could be caused by increased “shedding” (release of cell surface proteins) of the ⁇ 2m [Bellotti V., et al. (1999) Cell. Mol. Life. Sci., 55-977-991].
  • the plasma ⁇ 2m circulating in the blood is normally filtered in the kidneys by the glomeruli, then reabsorbed and catabolized in the tubules.
  • ⁇ 2m In osteoarthritis (arthrosis), ⁇ 2m is described as having an inhibiting effect on the proliferation of the chondrocytes, a consequence of which is to accentuate the destruction of the cartilages [WO 2004/020586].
  • autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • MS multiple sclerosis
  • the concentration of ⁇ 2m is then preferably measured in the cerebrospinal fluid since the concentration of ⁇ 2m in the blood is considered as too variable [Caudie C. et al. (2005), Valeurs usuelles et utilotti diagnostique de la ⁇ 2-microglobuline dans le liquide céphalorachidien Ann. Biol. Clin. 63(6):631-637; Ryu O. H., et al. (2006) Rheumatology, 45:1077-1086].
  • the autoimmune diseases form a large set of diseases the symptoms of which may be attributed to hyperactivity of the immune system, with the presence or absence of autoantibodies, directed against substances or tissues which are normally present in the body.
  • the autoimmune diseases are generally considered to result from a conjunction of a genetic predisposition and of an infectious episode during which the body develops a immune reaction to its own antigens. However, the exact causes of these diseases have not been identified precisely.
  • autoimmune diseases are rheumatoid polyarthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Addison's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, fibromyalgia, myositis, ankylosing spondylitis, insulin dependent diabetes of type I, Crohn's disease, Celiac's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS).
  • ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • autoimmune diseases Two types of autoimmune diseases should be distinguished: the specific autoimmune diseases and the non-specific autoimmune diseases.
  • systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome and scleroderma.
  • the specific diseases are especially limited to certain organs.
  • the most common are insulin dependent diabetes, thyroid diseases, Addison's disease, a few diseases of the kidneys, of the lungs, of the digestive system, and especially multiple sclerosis.
  • NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • glucocorticoids antimetabolites
  • antimetabolites metalhotrexate, azathioprine
  • cyclophosphamide sulfasalazine
  • gold salts gold salts
  • cyclosporin A mycophenolate
  • leflunomide leflunomide
  • interferon ⁇ has been recommended for MS and the derivatives of chloroquine (used against malaria) are recommended for the treatment of lupus erythematosus and of rheumatoid polyarthritis.
  • the inventors designated by the present application took a particular interest in the situation of four patients affected by apparently distinct autoimmune diseases:
  • the inventors sought to establish the ratio of the quantities HC (MHC-ABC)/ ⁇ 2m coming from the lymphocytes, isolated from the blood of the patients using the conventional methods indicated later.
  • the autoimmune reaction in the context of the pathologies from which four patients suffer, is not apparently the consequence of a general increase of free ⁇ 2m in the blood, but on the contrary, originates with a local ⁇ 2m deficit in the membrane MHC-I complexes, which is liable to alter the presentation of the antigens to the T cells (CD8).
  • the inventors carried out the analysis of HC/ ⁇ 2m in the total lymphocyte proteins present in other patients suffering from MS or Crohn's disease, and were able to find that the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio coming from the lymphocytes of these patients was also greater than of control patients.
  • compositions of which the main active ingredient is the ⁇ 2m protein in a functional form are developed.
  • compositions are to mitigate a deficit in ⁇ 2m in the membrane MHC-I complexes in patients affected by autoimmune diseases.
  • FIG. 1 Diagrammatic representation of an MHC complex of type I in a plane (A) and in space (B).
  • the heavy chain (HC) is constituted by 3 extracellular domains ( ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3) and one transmembrane domain.
  • the light chain ( ⁇ 2m), which is extracellular, inserts between the membrane and the location where the ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 3 of the heavy chain are in proximity.
  • Figure B shows the position of the peptides (antigens) presented by the heavy chain.
  • FIG. 2 Photograph ( ⁇ 630) of lymphocytes placed in contact with liposomes in accordance with the invention.
  • the liposomes have been prepared according to the dialysis method described in Example 2.
  • the liposomes (light spots) are adsorbed on the membrane of the lymphocytes (HLA-ABC).
  • the cell nucleus is intact (gray).
  • FIG. 3 Photograph ( ⁇ 630) of lymphocytes placed in contact with liposomes in accordance with the invention containing albumin.
  • the protein (albumin) is rendered fluorescent with DAPI. It forms darker spots, detected by immunofluorescence, penetrating the lighter lymphocytes (HLA-ABC positive).
  • FIG. 4 Photograph ( ⁇ 630) of liposomes prepared using the extrusion method (green) and containing fluorescent ⁇ 2m (TRITC).
  • A Fluorescence emitted by the fluorescent lipid NBD-PC-Oleyl contained in the liposomes.
  • B Fluorescence emitted by the fluorophor (rhodamine ⁇ isothiocyanate) coupled to the ⁇ 2m.
  • C Superposition of the two fluorescences A and B.
  • FIG. 5 Photograph ( ⁇ 630) of lymphocytes purified from a patient (P1) and incubated with liposomes prepared according to the extrusion method and containing fluorescent ⁇ 2m (TRITC).
  • A fluorescence emitted by the Hoechst 33342 marker which colors the nuclei of the lymphocytes in blue.
  • B Fluorescence emitted by the fluorophor (rhodamine ⁇ isothiocyanate) coupled to the ⁇ 2m. This marking shows the incorporation of ⁇ 2m into the lymphocytes that have become red in color.
  • C Fluorescence emitted by the green fluorescent lipid NBD-PC-Oleyl contained in the liposomes. This marking shows the association of the liposomes with the lymphocytes.
  • D superposition of the B and C marking (yellow color)—Scale bar: 10 ⁇ m.
  • FIG. 6 Microscopic examination by fluorescence of liposomes containing albumin (TRITC) after 30 days storage at two different temperatures (25° C. and 37° C.). Through observation, major differences between the different types of preparation and storage cannot be distinguished.
  • a and B Batch 30 (30 mg prot./150 ml).
  • C and D Batch 60 (60 mg prot./150 ml).
  • Bottom Fluorescence emitted by the fluorescent lipid NBD-PC-Oleyl contained in the liposomes.
  • Top Fluorescence emitted by the fluorophor (rhodamine ⁇ isothiocyanate) coupled to the albumin. Scale bar: 200 nm. Enlargement ⁇ 630.
  • FIG. 7 Size distribution (%) of the liposomes ( ⁇ 50 nm, between 50 and 100 nm, >100 nm) containing albumin according to time (2, 30 and 60 days) and storage temperature (25° C. and 37° C.).
  • a and B Batch 30 (30 mg prot./150 ml)
  • C and D Batch 60 (30 mg prot./150 ml).
  • FIG. 8 Size distribution (%) of the liposomes ( ⁇ 50 nm, between 50 and 100 nm, >100 nm) containing a high concentration of ⁇ 2m (Batch 80 mg prot./150 ml) according to time stored at 25° C. for 6 and 40 days.
  • FIG. 9 Degradation profiles for the pure or liposome-coated ⁇ 2m by sera of patients or healthy donors over time.
  • a and B pure/liposome preparation of ⁇ 2m (serum patient 1: 51-year old woman, suffering from Hashimoto's disease).
  • C and D pure/liposome preparation of ⁇ 2m (serum patient 2: 73-year old woman, rheumatoid polyarthritis).
  • E and F control patient, healthy 62-year old man.
  • FIG. 10 Electrophoresis gel of protein showing the association between ⁇ 2m (liposome preparation) and the heavy chains of MHC-I on the cell surface of lymphocytes purified from patients.
  • A In the presence of glutaraldehyde, the HLA- ⁇ 2m complexes are viewed at 55 kDa and the free ⁇ 2m at 12 kDa. The band at 12 kDa on the track without glutaraldehyde represents the cellular ⁇ 2m (lane 3).
  • B Quantifying the membrane expression of the ⁇ 2m. This control makes it possible to validate the use of glutaraldehyde for the preparation of the HLA- ⁇ 2m complexes.
  • FIG. 11 “In vitro” toxicity assays of free ⁇ 2m or in liposomes on human hepatic and renal cells.
  • A, C and E assays on HH hepatic cells after 24, 48 and 72 hours of exposure.
  • B, D and F HREpic renal cells after 24, 48 and 72 hours of exposure.
  • FIG. 12 “In vitro” toxicity assays of free ⁇ 2m or in liposomes on human hepatic and renal cells. Same labels as in FIG. 11 . Result of MTT assays for viability.
  • the present invention thus relates to a use of the ⁇ 2m protein as active ingredient, in particular for the preparation of a medicament.
  • the ⁇ 2m protein is preferably the human form of the protein, purified or recombinant, of which a reference polypeptide sequence as well as the genetic determinants are described in the GENEBANK database, under the accession number CAG33347.
  • the ⁇ 2m may be obtained from the sera of healthy donors.
  • ⁇ 2m extends to the functional variants of that protein, that is to say to its isoforms, to mutated copies or to fragments of that protein, characterized in that they have the same functionality as the wild-type protein, that is to say the same therapeutic effect as described in the present application, it being possible however for that effect to be reduced or increased in its intensity relative to said wild-type protein.
  • Functional variant more particularly designates a polypeptide capable of associating with the MHC complexes present on the surface of cells, the polypeptide sequence of which is at least 70%, preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, and still more preferably at least 95%, identical to the polypeptide sequence of the human ⁇ 2m protein (the comparison of the sequence being made, for example, using the ClustalW software application).
  • a functional variant of the ⁇ 2m preferably consists of a fragment of the ⁇ 2m protein, presenting the same therapeutic effect, or even the same biological activity.
  • Such functional variants may also result from the expression of nucleotide sequences cloned in an expression vector or in a gene therapy vector.
  • Such functional variants may have certain advantages in terms of the effectiveness of the product or its formulation relative to the purified human protein (solubility, greater stability, reduced proteolytic degradation).
  • the present invention concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising ⁇ 2m or one of the functional variants of ⁇ 2m, as active ingredient.
  • the ⁇ 2m or its functional variant forms the sole active ingredient of said compositions.
  • an active ingredient is a substance which enters into the composition of a medicament and which is responsible for the pharmacodynamic or therapeutic properties thereof.
  • An adjuvant is not considered as an active ingredient within the meaning of the present invention.
  • the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition consisting of ⁇ 2m or a functional variant of ⁇ 2m contained in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle, said pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle preferably being a liposome.
  • the ⁇ 2m is administered alone with said pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or a physiological solution, in accordance with the regulatory recommendations and requirements.
  • the ⁇ 2m is more particularly used for its capacity to restore a normal HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio within the membrane MHC-I complexes in a patient.
  • the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio is preferably treated with regard to the lymphocytes, in particular the B cells.
  • the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio corresponds to the molar ratio of the HC and ⁇ 2m sub-units in the purified MHC I complexes.
  • this ratio is returned to a level comparable to that of a patient not suffering from disease.
  • the ⁇ 2m is used with the aim of reducing the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio in a patient to attain a molar ratio close to 1.
  • the present invention is more particularly directed to preventing a deficit of ⁇ 2m from occurring in the MHC-I complexes in patients suffering from autoimmune diseases.
  • ⁇ 2m ⁇ 2m according to the invention.
  • the inventors have been able to determine that a deficit of intracellular or membrane ⁇ 2m could give rise to a HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio greater than 1 or even 2 in certain patients suffering from autoimmune diseases.
  • the invention is thus directed to returning said HC/ ⁇ 2m to a value close to physiological values i.e. preferably less than 2, more preferably less than 1.5 and still more preferably less than 1.2.
  • the invention may of course apply to any disease linked to an imbalance in the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio in the MHC I complexes, other than the autoimmune diseases.
  • transplant rejection is considered here as resulting from a recognition of “non-self” by the immune system, and not as a defect in recognition of “self”.
  • HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio calculated on the basis of the total lymphocyte protein, greater than 1.2 may be observed at least for the following diseases: rheumatoid polyarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, scleroderma, fibromyalgia, myositis, ankylosing spondylitis, insulin dependent diabetes of type I, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Addison's disease, Crohn's disease, Celiac's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS).
  • ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • MS multiple sclerosis
  • the invention concerns more particularly the development of a medicament for increasing the ratio of blood ⁇ 2m to a concentration comprised between 2.5 and 12 mg/l, preferably between 3 and 8 mg/l, more preferably between 3 and 5 mg/l, to mitigate the HC/ ⁇ 2m deficit of the membrane MHC-I complex.
  • the medicament according to the invention may consist in a liposome preparation comprising ⁇ 2m or a functional variant thereof.
  • the liposomes may be manufactured using different techniques known to the person skilled in the art, such as those illustrated in the examples of the present application. Different lipids constituting the liposomes may be used [Medical Application of Liposomes (1986) edited by Kunio Yagi, Japan Scientific Societies Press, Tokyo, Karger].
  • a preferred medicament of the invention in this respect consists of a liposome loaded with ⁇ 2m.
  • the ⁇ 2m or a functional variant of that protein constitute the only active ingredients contained in said liposome preparation.
  • a liposome according to the invention as a medicament because it enables the ⁇ 2m to be protected from proteolytic attacks which may take place and because it enables the ⁇ 2m to be delivered in targeted manner to the MHC-I complexes, in particular by fusion of the liposome with the phospholipids, which constitute the cell membranes.
  • a gene therapy vector coding for the ⁇ 2m or for one of its functional variants is used to synthesize the protein in-vivo, preferably in the environment of the MHC complexes.
  • a gene therapy vector may be contained in liposomes.
  • the invention thus also relates to a gene therapy method comprising a step of in-vivo or ex-vivo expression of the ⁇ 2m or of a functional variant thereof, as active ingredient.
  • a gene therapy method comprising a step of in-vivo or ex-vivo expression of the ⁇ 2m or of a functional variant thereof, as active ingredient.
  • Different types of viral or non-viral vectors described in the literature, may be adapted to express the ⁇ 2m protein for this purpose [Urnov et al. (2005) Highly efficient endogenous human gene correction using designed zinc-finger nucleases, Nature, 435:577-579].
  • the gene therapy vector according to the invention enables the expression in the human body of the ⁇ 2m protein (or of its functional variant) with the exception of any other active ingredient, and preferably of any other polypeptide.
  • a patient may be treated by perfusion with a solution of liposomes containing the ⁇ 2m or a vector expressing that protein or by transfusion of lymphocytes from patients placed in contact with the ⁇ 2m beforehand.
  • This placing in contact may be carried out by an “ex vivo” incubation of lymphocytes extracted from a sample of blood taken previously from the same patient.
  • the medicament comprising the ⁇ 2m is prepared in a saline form.
  • a preferred process for preparing the medicament consists in incubating the ⁇ 2m in saline form, ex-vivo, in contact with the serum of the patient for whom the medicament is intended.
  • compositions according to the invention described above may take any appropriate form known to the person skilled in the art for their oral administration, by injection, perfusion or inhalation.
  • Another aspect of the invention concerns the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, more particularly the diagnosis of the diseases cited above, by in-vivo or in-vitro determination of the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio of the MHC I complexes.
  • the method of diagnosis according to the invention preferably comprises one or more of the following steps consisting of:
  • lymphocytes preferably lymphocytes
  • the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio may be established for the whole of the cell (HC/ ⁇ 2m cell ratio), or, preferably, for the membrane (HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio of the membrane MHC I complexes).
  • the method of diagnosis according to the invention comprises a step of comparing the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio with that of a control, or else in the context of monitoring a patient, with other previously determined ratios.
  • the respective quantities of the proteins of HC and ⁇ 2m may be determined in standard manner according to the methods known to the person skilled in the art, for example by quantitative immuno-detection (e.g. ELISA, Immunodot, “Western Blot”, autoantigen microarrays etc.).
  • quantitative immuno-detection e.g. ELISA, Immunodot, “Western Blot”, autoantigen microarrays etc.
  • the extraction of the MHC-I complexes is performed according to the known protocols of extracting cell and membrane proteins.
  • the method of diagnosis according to the invention may be implemented in the context of therapeutic monitoring of patients suffering from various autoimmune diseases.
  • the inventors have developed the working hypothesis that an increase in the HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio may result in reactions of autoimmune type.
  • the inventors have considered that an excess of HC, a reduction in ⁇ 2m, at the level of the MHC-I complexes, or both at the same time, could give rise to a phenomenon of “over-exposure” of “self” to the TcRs.
  • the ⁇ 2m protects certain regions of the HCs and specifically determines the presentation of the “non-self” to the CD 8 T-cells [Hill, D. M. et al. (2003), A dominant negative mutant ⁇ 2-microgobulin blocks the extracellular folding of major histocompatibility complex class I heavy chain. JBC. 278: 5630-5638].
  • the lymphocytes were isolated from the blood of healthy donors and from the patients according to the method of Lightbody J. [ Manual of Clinical Immunology , Rose N R., Friedman H. Editors American Society for Microbiology Washington (DC), 1976, pages 851-857] modified by Hofman F. M. et al. [ Ann. J. Clin. Pathol . (1982) 77:710-716].
  • the MHC-I complexes are detected on the whole lymphocytes or on the plasma membranes prepared according to the method of Warley A. et al. [ Biochim. Biophys - Acta (1973), 323: 55-66] with a few modifications.
  • the detection of the protein components of the MHC-Is was carried out by electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE system), according to Laemmli U.K. [ Nature (1970) 227:680-685] then by electro-transfer onto membranes of PVDF and immunoblotting according to the method of Towbin H. et al. [ Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1979) 76:4350-4354].
  • the revelations were conducted by secondary antibodies coupled to alkaline phosphatase using an NBT-DCIP mixture.
  • the blood ⁇ 2m concentration should be brought to between 3 mg/l and 8 mg/l (the normal concentration varies at around 2 mg/l of blood). This increase leads to the adsorption of the ⁇ 2m at the surface of the cells.
  • the major histocompatibility complexes of type I are composed mole/mole of heavy chains (MW ⁇ 43 kDa) and of ⁇ 2m (MW ⁇ 12 kDa).
  • a complex (MW ⁇ 55 kDa) is thus composed, by weight, of 79% heavy chain and 21% light chain.
  • the average protein content of a lymphocyte is 650 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 12 g and the protein content of its plasma membrane represents only 1% of its total content, i.e. 6.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 12 g. If it is considered that the MHC-I only represents 1% at most of the total content of membrane proteins of a quiescent lymphocyte, the ⁇ 2m content is thus about 1.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 14 g per lymphocyte.
  • the range in “weight” of the total MHC-I/individual would be 1.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 g to 1.8 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 g of lymphocyte ⁇ 2m.
  • These figures are maximum figures in that our first estimates show values preferentially ranging from 0.2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 9 to 500 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 9 g on average in the patients.
  • the average quantity in the blood is 10 mg of ⁇ 2m per individual, i.e.
  • the administration of the ⁇ 2m may be carried out in two ways:
  • liposomes loaded with ⁇ 2m This type of pharmaceutical carrier is current for the administration of peptides, antibodies, genetic material etc.
  • liposomes artificial or synthetic membranes
  • the degree of incorporation of ⁇ 2m in the lymphocytes further to the administration by method 1 or 2 may be compared with a control administration; in the latter case, the ⁇ 2m saline perfusion is administered at 0.10 mg/ml (total volume 150 ml), which provides 3 mg of ⁇ 2m per liter of blood (batch with 15 mg of ⁇ 2m/150 ml of liposome solution designated “Batch 15”).
  • a film containing the phosphatidylcholine, with or without addition of cholesterol, with or without addition of sphingomyelin or with addition of cholesterol and sphingomyelin is constituted.
  • the proportions are respectively 10 M, 2 M and 1 M—i.e. for 1 ml of final solution 7.60 mg, 0.76 mg and 0.38 mg.
  • a saline solution PBS 10 mM.
  • the liposomes are formed by the so-called “detergent/dialysis” method, or else by the so-called “extrusion” method.
  • the solution Lipofast®, Sodexim S. A., 51140 Muizon, France
  • the liposomes obtained are of homogenous size.
  • the liposomes, in this case, are kept for 2 days at 4° C. and added to the lymphocyte suspension (diameter ⁇ 100 nm; FIG. 4 ).
  • the solution (31/hr; sodexim 2770; emulsifflex c3; sodexim s.a.) is then passed 4 times at a pressure of 450 bars to obtain SUVs (small unilamellar vesicules).
  • liposomes were prepared which fluoresce at 520 nm or 572 nm.
  • NBD-PC 1-oleyl-2-(-6-(((7-nitro-2-1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino)hexanoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
  • Liss Rhod PE 1,2-dioleyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidyletholamine-N-(lissamine rhodamine B sulfonyl)(ammonium salt) (excitation at 541 nm and emission at 572 nm) were added to the lipid mixture before evaporation and obtainment of the lipid film (see above).
  • the liposomes were produced by the detergent/dialysis method. By this technique, well-calibrated and stable SUVs were also obtained.
  • micellar suspension is dialyzed against a saline solution containing ⁇ 2m as well as 4 ⁇ M (0.8 mg/ml) of n-hexyl- ⁇ D-glucopyranoside for 12 h at 4° C. in a microdialysis apparatus.
  • the dialysis membranes have an cut-off of 3.5 kDa and the n-hexyl- ⁇ D-glucopyranoside (detergent) is diluted to least 1 ppm in the final solutions.
  • the liposomes obtained have a size of approximately 200 nm diameter. They are stable over 3 months, at least, at ambient temperature and contain at least 0.1 mg ( ⁇ 2m)/ml of initial solution.
  • lymphocytes were incubated with liposomes loaded with albumin, a protein that is possible to detect by fluorescence using a relatively simple technique.
  • the protein was rendered fluorescent by marking with fluorescamine, a compound whose fluorescence is comparable with that of DAPI (Di Amino Phenyl Indol; excitation at 372 nm and emission at 456 nm).
  • the albumin crystallized from bovine serum was rendered fluorescent using binding by covalency of the fluorescamine on the N-terminal end of the protein, using the method described by Hames B. D. et al. [Gel Electrophoresis of Proteins, a practical approach, Hames B D. and Rickwood D. eds. The practical Approach Series, 2 nd Edition. IRL Press, Oxford, New York, Tokyo. p.
  • control liposomes 200 ⁇ l
  • control lymphocytes 200 ⁇ l
  • lymphocytes treated by liposomes loaded with protein 200 ⁇ l
  • coverslips treated and covered with polylysine, and laminin
  • Receptors to steroid hormones and aromatase are expressed by cultured motoneurons but not by glial cells derived from rat embryo spinal cord (2004) Neuroendocrinology 80:284-297].
  • the cells were marked by primary anti HLA-ABC antibodies.
  • the cell nuclei were marked with Hoechst (fluorescence 450 nm blue emission, DAPI).
  • the primary antibodies, produced in rabbits, are the same as those used for the “Western blot”.
  • the primary antibodies are diluted to 1/50 and the secondary antibodies bound to FITC (green fluorescence) and produced in the goat and are diluted to 1/160.
  • the incubations of the antibodies were carried out in PBS containing 2% bovine serum Albumin.
  • the coverslips were mounted with Fluorsave (Calbiochem, USA).
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show that the liposomes are adsorbed on the surface of the lymphocytes and that the marked protein, contained in the liposomes, is deposited on the membrane surface of said lymphocytes.
  • liposomes with green fluorescence were also produced according to the extrusion method containing human ⁇ 2m purified from urine (Sigma, USA) at a concentration of 0.6 mg/ml.
  • the ⁇ 2m was marked with rhodamine ⁇ isothiocyanate, which has red fluorescence (excitation: 540 nm; fluorescence: 625 nm).
  • the ⁇ 2m—Rhodamine B binding was made using the method described by Riggs et al. [(1958) Am. J. Pathol. 34: 1081-1097]. After binding, the protein was purified in a Sephadex column (Pharmacia, Sweden, G-10: bed volume 9 ml; inside diameter of the column 0.7 mm).
  • the protein was eluted (4.5-7.0 ml) in PBS diluted 1:1 in milli-Q H 2 O.
  • the liposomes formed ( FIG. 4 ) were purified in a similar column (2.5-6.5 ml) and concentrated twice with a rotavapor (Buchi, Switzerland).
  • the lymphocytes isolated from the blood of patient P1 are incubated as described earlier for 90 minutes and observed with a fluorescence microscope. The results show an incorporation of the ⁇ 2m in 89% of the lymphocytes ( FIG. 5 ).
  • test liposomes obtained above containing albumin were tested in various conditions in order to evaluate their stability over time.
  • the stability was tested on batches 30 (corresponding to 30 mg of Albumin for 150 ml of liposome) and 60 (corresponding to 60 mg of Albumin for 150 ml of liposome) against time and incubation temperature.
  • the lipids constituting the liposomes were composed of 636 nmol of PC and 31.8 nmol of NBD-PC-Oleyl. After evaporation to dryness under a stream of nitrogen, the mixture of lipids is solubilized drop by drop with strong stirring with 1 ml of PBS (pH adjusted to 7.2) containing 200 or 400 ⁇ g of albumin (Sigma, USA) (batches 30 and 60, respectively). Next, the liposomes were obtained by mechanical extrusion with the Liposofast-basic system (Sodexim, France). Each batch was then purified in a Sephadex G10 column.
  • the liposome population was divided into three classes: ⁇ 50, between 50 and 100 nm and >100 nm diameter.
  • the heights of bar charts represent the percentage of each size sub-population.
  • the batch 60 kept at 37° C. shows the greatest stability for 60 days of storage: 95% of the liposomes have a diameter ⁇ 100 nm, which is an ideal diameter for the transfer of protein to the cell surface.
  • FIGS. 9 A to F represent an example of results obtained and express the quantity of ⁇ 2m (in pmoles) over time. It can be noted that in the persons suffering from autoimmune diseases, the free ⁇ 2m added to the serum is degraded over time, which is not the case in the control.
  • the liposomes protect the ⁇ 2m from the degradation by serum.
  • the molecules of ⁇ 2m expressed on the lymphocyte surface are bound non-covalently to the HLA heavy chains with a ratio of 1:1.
  • the cells were then incubated for 5 minutes at ambient temperature in 1 ml of PBS containing 0.25% of glutaraldehyde. During this incubation, the tube was inverted several times.
  • the lymphocytes were retrieved by centrifugation at 10 000 g for 10 min, then washed in 1 ml of PBS in order to eliminate traces of glutaraldehyde. After centrifugation, the pellet was retrieved in 400 ⁇ l of Laemmli buffer containing 4 M of urea, comprising antiproteases (Roche Diagnostics GmBH, Germany) and 5% of ⁇ -mercaptoethanol, then kept at ⁇ 20° C. until analysis.
  • the sample In order to ensure the lysis of the cells, the sample underwent 3 cycles of freezing-thawing and was extensively vortexed. The samples were then incubated for 5 min at 95° C. and centrifuged for 10 min at 4000 g to eliminate any insoluble residue.
  • the detection of the ⁇ 2m was carried out by incubation at ambient temperature for 1 hour with a primary anti- ⁇ 2m antibody diluted to 1/600 (DakoCytomation, Denmark) then again 1 hour with a secondary anti-rabbit antibody coupled to alkaline phosphatase and diluted to 1/20 000 (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).
  • the quantification of the intensity of the bands obtained was performed with the ImageJ software application (NIH, USA).
  • FIG. 10A shows a photograph of the gel obtained.
  • a band at 55 kDa is visible in addition to the usual band at 12 kDa.
  • the band at 12 kDa corresponds to the free non-complexed ⁇ 2m.
  • the glutaraldehyde technique thus validated was used to view and quantify the degree of incorporation on the lymphocytes isolated from human blood, of the ⁇ 2m conveyed by liposomes.
  • the second donor was chosen on account of his deficit in membrane ⁇ 2m relative to the heavy chains of HLA-I.
  • This patient has a membrane HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio equal to 1.7 which means that the lymphocyte membrane contains 69% more heavy chains than ⁇ 2m.
  • lymphocytes from the two donors were separated in two batches of 4 ml each; 2 ml of liposomes containing ⁇ 2m at a concentration of 40 mg for 150 ml (Batch 40), were added to the 4 ml of lymphocytes.
  • the T 0 lymphocytes were immediately collected and washed with PBS.
  • the lymphocytes sampled at T 90 were incubated with the liposomes for 90 min. at 37° C. before being collected and washed with PBS in order to eliminate the excess liposomes not having reacted.
  • the experimental data obtained confirm that it is possible, using liposome preparations of ⁇ 2m, to target lymphocytes presenting free heavy chains (HC/ ⁇ 2m>1) for the purpose of reestablishing a HC/ ⁇ 2m ratio close to the physiological norm, i.e. approaching 1.
  • the ⁇ 2m in liposome form was tested “in vitro” for its possible toxicity on cultures of liver, kidney, skeletal muscle and heart cells of human origin.
  • the cells tested and the culture media were purchased from ScienceII Research Laboratories (6076 Corte Del Cedro, Carlsbad, Calif.).
  • HCF Primary human cardiac fibroblast cells
  • batch No. 2136 Culture medium: FM (Fibroblast Medium), batch No. 5673+Fibroblast Growth Solution, batch No. 5863+FBS 10%+penicillin solution (100 U/ml)-Streptomycin (100 ⁇ g/ml), batch No. 5917
  • HREpiC primary human renal epithelial cells
  • Culture medium Epithelial Cells Medium
  • batch No. 5967+Epithelial Cells Growth Solution batch No. 5855+FBS 10%+PS
  • HH primary human hepatocyte cells
  • batch No. 4607 Culture medium HM (Hepatocyte Medium)
  • batch No. 5933+Hepatocyte Growth Solution batch No. 5722+FBS 10%+PS
  • HSkMC primary human skeletal muscle cells
  • batch No. 5606 Culture medium: Skeletal Muscle Cells Medium+SkMGS+FBS 10%+PS
  • the culture flasks or dishes were placed in an incubator (Sanyo) at 37° C., 5% CO 2 and with saturated humidity, (bath containing ultra-pure water filtered with 0.22 ⁇ m, Nanopure, Thermo-Fisher).
  • the culture substrate for the primary human cells is cell culture treated plastic (TPP, Switzerland) incubated with poly-L-lysine at 2 ⁇ g/cm 2 (Clinisciences; ScienceII Research Laboratories, batch No. 5826, solution: 10 mg/ml) for one night in the incubator and rinsed twice with sterile ultra-pure water before inoculation.
  • the detachment of the cell layer was carried out by eliminating the prepared medium from the culture flask then by rinsing the layer with sterile PBS (SIGMA, batch No. 088K2356) then by treating it with a solution of 0.05% trypsin (SIGMA Trypsin Ref T-1426, batch No. 020M7354), EDTA 0.2 g, NaCl 8 g, KCl 0.4 g, NaHCO3 0.58 g, Glucose 1 g (SIGMA), qs 1 liter ultra-pure water, solution sterilized by membrane filtration (PES) of 0.22 p porosity, CML batch No.
  • PBS membrane filtration
  • the volume of the trypsin solution was adjusted to the type of flask (e.g. 1 ml for a flask of 25 cm 2 ), then the culture flask was placed at 37° C. (Sanyo incubator) for three to four minutes.
  • the cells were counted using a Thoma cell (Thermo Fisher) under an optical microscope (Nikon) and were seeded in an amount of 5000 cells per well in 200 ⁇ l of their respective culture medium in a flat bottomed culture dish with 96 wells of cell culture treated plastic (NUNC, batch No. 114754) then after preparation the dishes were placed in an incubator for 24 h.
  • the various dilutions of the substances to test were concentrated three times in 100 ⁇ l of medium without antibiotics which were added to the 200 ⁇ l of each well to treat (total volume: 300 ⁇ l).
  • the toxicity was measured at 24 h and 48 h of treatment i.e. t 0 +48 h and t 0 +72 h
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 clearly show that, even at a high dose (Batch 132), the liposome-coated ⁇ 2m does not affect the viability of the hepatocytes and kidney cells, which are however sensitive to ⁇ 2m. The same applies for the cells of cardiac origin and skeletal muscle cells (results not shown).

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