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US20170198004A1 US15/313,393 US201515313393A US2017198004A1 US 20170198004 A1 US20170198004 A1 US 20170198004A1 US 201515313393 A US201515313393 A US 201515313393A US 2017198004 A1 US2017198004 A1 US 2017198004A1
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  • the present invention relates to novel semi-synthetic meningococcal conjugate vaccine comprising novel synthetic oligosaccharide conjugated to a carrier protein.
  • the present invention also relates to novel synthetic meningococcal oligosaccharide and a process for its preparation.
  • Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis throughout the world. Meningococcal bacteria incorporate polysaccharides into their surface structure. Thus a large majority of bacteria are covered with capsule or glycocalyx polysaccharide which induces an immunological response in humans.
  • the outer membrane of gram-negative Neisseria meningitidis (NM) bacterium consists, inter alia, of lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
  • NM gram-negative Neisseria meningitidis
  • LPS lipopolysaccharide
  • Such polysaccharides (PS) are formed on the basis of repeating units in which, the constituents and the bonds are defined and which are each characteristics of the NM serogroups. Hence, these repeating units contain the epitopes or the antigenicity determining structures.
  • Conjugated immunogenic composition comprises of a target antigen (polysaccharide) component chemically conjugated to a carrier protein.
  • a target antigen polysaccharide
  • These vaccines are known to be highly immunogenic in all age groups including infants.
  • a conjugate comprising an oligosaccharide covalently bound to a carrier protein is also referred to as glyco-conjugate.
  • the immunogenicity of the capsular polysaccharides can be improved by covalently coupling them to a carrier protein.
  • a carrier protein When covalently linked to a carrier protein, the resulting PS component in a conjugate vaccine becomes a T cell-dependent (TD) antigen, inducing long-term immunity with immune memory even in infants and young children.
  • TD T cell-dependent
  • WO 02/058737 disclosed immunological compositions for treatment of meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugates caused by pathogenic Neisseria meningitidis , which comprises two or more protein-polysaccharide conjugates, wherein each of the conjugates comprises a capsular polysaccharide from N. meningitidis conjugated to a carrier protein.
  • WO 03/007985 disclosed a process for purifying a bacterial capsular polysaccharide, comprising the steps of (a) precipitation of the polysaccharide, followed by (b) solubilisation of the precipitated polysaccharide using an alcohol.
  • Lin, Chang-Ching; et al. (Tetrahedron (2009), 65(24), 4714-4725) disclosed the synthesis of ⁇ -(2 ⁇ 9) tetrasialic acid using phosphite donor and iterative sialylations to elongate the sugar chain from the non-reducing end to the reducing end.
  • Chang-Ching Lin, et al. J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75 (15), 4921-4928) disclosed an efficient ⁇ -selective method for synthesis of ⁇ -(2 ⁇ 9) tetrasialic acid using 5-N,4-O-carbonyl-protected thioglycoside sialvl donors.
  • meningococcal C conjugate vaccines available in the market as monovalent (e.g. Neisvac-C®, Menjugate®) as well as multivalent products (e.g. Menactra®, Mencevax, Nimenrix, Menveo®).
  • the polysaccharide component in all these vaccines is derived from the fermentation and purification of the actual pathogenic bacteria.
  • the saccharide moiety in glycoconjugate vaccines is usually a functionalised bacterial capsular polysaccharide (CPS).
  • the various challenges that have to be met include, the need for fermentation using the pathogenic host, stringent control of additives and physiological parameters; cumbersome purification steps to remove impurities such as protein, endotoxins, nucleic acids, need for reduction in size of purified oligosaccharide, need for attachment of a linker to the purified oligosaccharide and low conjugation yields.
  • a major disadvantage of these conventional biological processes is requirement of repeated purifications, which results in low yields.
  • the polysaccharide of the invention may be sized to achieve an appropriate molecular weight. This is done either mechanically or simple hydrolyzation.
  • the inventors of the present invention have found that the conjugation of carrier protein with synthetically made immunogenic oligosaccharide will result in development of a cost effective meningococcal vaccine with non-inferior immunogenicity compared to existing vaccines.
  • Synthetic polysaccharides have a number of potential advantages over native polysaccharides. There is an ease of production of these polysaccharides without the need for fermentation.
  • Naturally derived carbohydrates are heterogeneous mixtures and may include small amounts of natural impurities and contaminants.
  • synthetic carbohydrates can be produced as homogeneous single compounds in a controlled manner, with little or no batch-to-batch variability. Another advantage is that they can be made to include functional groups for derivatization or modification of the carbohydrate moiety that are difficult or impossible to perform with native polysaccharide.
  • the main objective of the present invention is to provide novel semi-synthetic Men C conjugate vaccine, with non-inferior immunogenicity.
  • Yet another objective is to provide semi-synthetic Men C conjugate vaccine without using the cumbersome fermentation process and thereby repeated multistep purifications.
  • Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide impurity free and economically viable Men C conjugate vaccine production.
  • the present invention provides a novel synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide of formula (I)
  • the present invention provides a novel semi-synthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccine of the formula (II)
  • R 1 and R 2 are same or different and independently represent H, C 1-6 alkyl, acetyl;
  • R 4 represents H, C 1-6 alkyl, alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs;
  • R 5 represent H, C 1-6 alkyl, aryl;
  • CP represents a carrier protein;
  • L 1 is a bond, —O—, —S—, —NR 8 , —C( ⁇ O)—, —NR 8 C( ⁇ O)—, —NR 8 C( ⁇ O)O—, —C( ⁇ O)NR 8 —, —OC( ⁇ O)NR 8 —, —SC( ⁇ O)—, —C( ⁇ O)S—, —OC( ⁇ O)—, —C( ⁇ O)O—, —NR 8 C( ⁇ S)—, —C( ⁇ S)NR 8 —, trans-CR 9 ⁇ CR 9 , cis-CR 9 ⁇ CR 9 , cis
  • FIG. 1 1 H NMR of novel synthetic oligosaccharide.
  • FIG. 2 Molecular weight of synthetic oligosaccharide (HRMS).
  • FIG. 3 Analytical confirmation (TOCSY) of oligosaccharide in semi-synthetic bulk conjugate.
  • FIG. 4 Quantification of Sialic acid in semi-synthetic Meningococcal-C Conjugate using sialic acid as reference standard by HPAEC-PAD Method.
  • FIG. 5 The individual anti-meningococcal polysaccharide IgG antibody levels measured by serotype specific ELISA.
  • FIG. 6 Geometric mean anti-MenC IgG concentrations for group of mice following immunisation with test and reference vaccine formulations.
  • FIG. 7 Relative rSBA titre for sera obtained following immunisation with sMenC where the geometric mean is displayed as bar.
  • the capsular polysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C is a homopolymer of N-acetyl neuraminic acid bound to ⁇ 2 ⁇ 9, ⁇ 9)-D-NeupNAc(7/8OAc)- ⁇ -(2 ⁇ , with O-acetyl group in position C7 and C8 in variable percentage.
  • the present invention provides a novel synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide of formula (I)
  • the present invention provides novel semi-synthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccine of the formula (II)
  • R 1 and R 2 are same or different and independently represent H, C 1-6 alkyl, acetyl;
  • R 4 represents H, C 1-6 alkyl, alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs;
  • R 5 represent H, C 1-6 alkyl, aryl;
  • CP represents a carrier protein;
  • L 1 is a bond, —O—, —S—, —NR 8 —, —C( ⁇ O)—, —NR 8 C( ⁇ O)—, —NR 8 C( ⁇ O)O—, —C( ⁇ O)NR 8 —, —OC( ⁇ O)NR 8 —, —SC( ⁇ O)—, —C( ⁇ O)S—, —OC( ⁇ O)—, —C( ⁇ O)O—, —NR 8 C( ⁇ S)—, —C( ⁇ S)NR 8 —, trans-CR 9 ⁇ CR 9 , cis-CR 9
  • L 1 is of formula
  • L 2 is of formula
  • the present invention relates to a synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide of formula (IA).
  • m and n are integers ranging from 1 to 10; R 1 and R 2 are same or different and independently represent H, C 1-6 alkyl, acetyl; R 4 represents H, C 1-6 alkyl, alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs; with a proviso that when m is lto 2 n is not 1 to 5.
  • the present invention also provides a process for the preparation of novel semi-synthetic meningococcal conjugate vaccine comprising the steps of:
  • the synthetic oligomer is activated using 6-maleimidohexonoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester.
  • the carrier protein is derivatized using 3-(acetyl thio) propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester.
  • the invention provides a method of preparing a conjugate vaccine of formula (II) described herein, comprising coupling a compound of formula
  • L 2 is a crosslinking reagent capable of crosslinking an amino group and —SH.
  • the preferred semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine is of the formula as given below:
  • the carrier is a protein, a lipid, a lipolized protein, a virus, a peptide comprising a T cell epitope, or a dendrimer of glycopeptides.
  • the carrier is a toxin protein selected from the group consisting of diphtheria toxin cross-reacting material 197 (DT-CRM197), diphtheria toxoid (DT), tetanus toxoid (TT), and outer-membrane protein (OMP).
  • the carrier protein is Tetanus toxoid, diphtheria toxoid or CRM197.
  • oligosaccharide is carried out using brotnoacetic N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) ester, 6-Maleimidohexanoic acid NHS ester, 6-(iodoacetamido)caproic acid NHS ester, maleimidopropionoic acid NHS ester, maleimidoacetic acid NHS ester, maleimidobenzoic acid NHS ester and the like.
  • NHS brotnoacetic N-hydroxysuccinimide
  • 6-Maleimidohexanoic acid NHS ester 6-(iodoacetamido)caproic acid NHS ester
  • maleimidopropionoic acid NHS ester maleimidoacetic acid NHS ester
  • maleimidobenzoic acid NHS ester and the like.
  • the derivatization of carrier protein is carried out using 3-(acetyl thio) propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, acetylthio-hexadecanoic acid NHS ester and the like.
  • the polysaccharide component manufactured using chemical process is referred to as synthetic oligosaccharide or oligomer.
  • the conjugate construct using the synthetic oligosaccharide and a carrier protein is referred to as semi-synthetic conjugate.
  • Men C is referred to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C component of the vaccine.
  • the Men C Capsular polysaccharide component manufactured using chemical process is hereby referred to as sMenC Oligomer (or sMenC).
  • sMenC is further conjugated to a carrier protein to give a semi-synthetic immunogenic composition.
  • Oligosaccharides As used herein the term “Oligomer” or “capsular saccharide” is referred to Oligosaccharides. The terms can be used interchangeably.
  • the present invention provides a process for the preparation of sMenC Oligomer of formula (I) as shown in the scheme I given as follows:
  • A represents leaving group such as halogen (such as F, Cl, Br, or I (iodine)), alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, alkanesulfonyloxy, arenesulfonyloxy, alkyl-carbonyloxy (e.g., acetoxy), arylcarbonyloxy, aryloxy, methoxy, N,O-dimethylhydroxylamino, pixyl, and haloformates.
  • halogen such as F, Cl, Br, or I (iodine
  • the leaving group is a sulfonic acid ester, such as toluenesulfonate (tosylate, -OTs), methanesulfonate (mesylate, -OMs), ⁇ -bromobenzenesulfonyloxy (brosylate, -OBs), or trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate, -OTf);
  • R 1 is chloroacetate, dichloroacetate, trichloroacetate, trifluoroacetate.
  • the coupling is carried out in the presence of solvents such as dichloromethane, acetonitrile, propionitrile, ether, acetone, chloroacetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide and the like or a mixture thereof using N-Iodosuccinimide (NIS), N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) and the like.
  • solvents such as dichloromethane, acetonitrile, propionitrile, ether, acetone, chloroacetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide and the like or a mixture thereof using N-Iodosuccinimide (NIS), N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) and the like.
  • the reaction may be carried out in the presence of catalysts such as TMSOTf, TESOTf, TfOH, Tf 2 O, AgOTf, BF 3 .Et 2 O, lanthanide triflates and the like, at a temperature in the range of ⁇ 78° C. to 25° C. for a period in the range of 1-12 hours.
  • catalysts such as TMSOTf, TESOTf, TfOH, Tf 2 O, AgOTf, BF 3 .Et 2 O, lanthanide triflates and the like, at a temperature in the range of ⁇ 78° C. to 25° C. for a period in the range of 1-12 hours.
  • Acetylation of the hydroxyl groups of the coupled product is carried out using acetic anhydride, acetyl chloride in the presence of a base such as DIPEA, TEA, imidazole, lutidine, pyridine and the like as well as TfOH, TMSOTf, BF 3 .Et 2 O, lanthanide triflates and the like.
  • solvents such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, acetonitrile and the like using bases such as DIPEA, TEA, imidazole, pyridine and the like.
  • solvents such as ethanol, methanol, propanol, i-propanol, water and the like
  • bases such as lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and the like.
  • the reaction is carried out at a temperature in the range of 25° C. to 80°
  • the compound of formula (I) wherein R 3 represents azide is converted to amino.
  • the reaction is carried out using reducing agents such as Pd/C, Pt/C, LiAlH 4 , sodium borohydride and the like in a conventional method.
  • the present invention also provides a process for the preparation of novel semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine of formula (II), which comprises the steps of:
  • Step 1 Derivatization of carrier protein.
  • Step 2 Activation of Oligosaccharide.
  • the oligosaccharide with linker is activated with 6-maleimidohexonoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester and then incubated for the reaction to occur. This mixture is further desalted and concentrated.
  • Derivatized carrier protein and activated synthetic oligosaccharide are mixed and incubated to form the conjugate vaccine.
  • the conjugate is purified by using diafiltration to generate bulk conjugate.
  • the novel semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine of the present invention is physically and chemically characterized to confirm and quantify the presence of synthetic oligosaccharide.
  • the construct is also characterized using 2D Total Correlated Spectroscopy (TOCSY) to confirm the presence of sialic acid in the semi-synthetic Meningococcal C conjugate bulk.
  • TOCSY Total Correlated Spectroscopy
  • the immunogenic activity of oligosaccharides described herein is often enhanced by conjugation to a protein.
  • the invention includes conjugating the oligosaccharide to a protein through a linker moiety, which may be L 1 and L 2 in formula (II).
  • the immunological response was measured in mice after each dose in a 3-dose regime of semi-synthetic Meningococcal C conjugate, as compared to references such as non conjugated Quadri Meningo and conjugated Menectra®.
  • Mouse immunogenicity by ELISA was also done.
  • the antibody response was measured by indirect ELISA using commercial polysaccharide coating antigen in the NUNC covalink plates. Readings were measured by using 96 well plate reader.
  • compositions of the invention are suitable for use in adult humans as well as in children.
  • a composition may be administered in combination with other pharmaceutically active substances, and frequently it will be administered in combination with other vaccines as part of a childhood vaccination program.
  • Compositions for administration may beneficially include other types of immunogenic compounds such as glycoconjugates that elicit an immune response against other meningitis pathogens.
  • the present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising novel semi-synthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccine of the invention admixed with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  • the novel semi-synthetic conjugate of the present invention is demonstrated to be immunogenic in an established animal model (mice). Sera isolated after primary vaccination is demonstrated to contain antibodies specific to Meningococcal C polysaccharide (ELISA). In addition, immunodiffusion assays shows a clear precipitation band corresponding to neutralizing antibodies against meningococcal C polysaccharide.
  • the invention also provides vaccines and immunogenic compositions comprising synthetic capsular saccharide from N. meningitidis serogroup C and capsular saccharides from at least two of serogroups A, W135 and Y of N. meningitidis , wherein said capsular saccharides are conjugated to carrier protein(s) methods of which are known in the art.
  • carrier protein(s) for example the following reference provide the conjugation of polysaccharides to carrier protein.
  • the present invention provides a kit comprising: (a) synthetic capsular saccharide from N. meningitidis serogroup C; conjugated to a carrier protein (b) capsular saccharides from N. meningitidis serogroups A, W135 and Y, conjugated to a carrier protein.
  • the conjugated synthetic capsular saccharide from N. meningitidis serogroup C has a saccharide:protein ratio (w/w) of between 0.1:1 and 2:1.
  • the present invention provides an immunogenic composition
  • novel semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine containing the 1 ⁇ g to 10 ⁇ s of synthetic men C oligosaccharide conjugated to 5 to 20 ⁇ g of carrier protein.
  • the present invention further comprises, 1 ⁇ g to 10 ⁇ g of each polysaccharide selected from Meningococcal serogroups A, Y and W-135, each conjugated individually to 5 to 20 ⁇ g of carrier protein.
  • compositions for parenteral administration which comprise a solution of the immunogenic moiety dissolved or suspended in an acceptable excipient, preferably a primarily aqueous carrier.
  • an acceptable excipient preferably a primarily aqueous carrier.
  • aqueous carriers may be used, e.g., water, buffered water, 0.8% saline, 0.3% glycine, hyaluronic acid and the like.
  • These compositions may be sterilized by conventional sterilization techniques, or may be sterile filtered.
  • the resulting aqueous solutions may be packaged for use as is, or lyophilized, the lyophilized preparation being combined with a sterile solution prior to administration.
  • the invention provides an immunogenic composition comprising semi-synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide conjugate, and further comprising (i) an aluminium phosphate or an aluminium hydroxide adjuvant (ii) a buffer preferably a phosphate buffer and optinally one or more excipeints selected from sucrose, polysorbate and trometamol and the like
  • the invention also provides the use of a synthetic capsular saccharide from N. meningitidis serogroup C, or of a conjugate thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating a disease caused by capsulate bacteria.
  • Diseases caused by Neisseria include meningitis, septicemia and gonorrhea.
  • Diseases caused by H. influenzae include otitis media, bronchitis, pneumonia, cellulitis, pericarditis, and meningitis.
  • Diseases caused by Pneumococcus include meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia.
  • 6-bromo-1-hexanol 25 g, 0.138 mol
  • sodium azide 18 g, 0.277 mol
  • the reaction mixture was quenched with ice-cold water and extracted with diethyl ether. Organic layer was washed with brine, separated, dried over Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated. 6-azido-1-hexanol was obtained as colorless liquid (17 g, 75%).
  • reaction mixture was neutralized to pH 7 with 10% HCl solution and concentrated.
  • product 4 was isolated by FCC eluting with (1:1:0.1) ethyl acetate, hexanes and methanol as white solid (6 g, 50%).
  • the crude product was treated in a similar method as described for dimer 3 step ii (DCM 100 ml, Ac 2 O 2.95 ml, TfOH 0.137 ml).
  • the trimer 5 (4.3 g, 40% for 2 steps) was isolated by FCC eluting with 50-60% ethyl acetate; hexanes as an off-white solid.
  • Trimer 5 (4.8 g, 3.409 mmol) was treated in a similar method as described for compound 4 (MeOH 190 ml, EtOAc 37 ml, Et 3 N 0.473 ml, 3.409 mmoles).
  • the product 6 (2 g, 45%) was isolated by FCC eluting with (1:1:0.2) ethyl acetate, hexanes and methanol as white solid.
  • Tetanus toxoid was concentrated and buffer exchanged with 10 mM PBS to 5 to 20 mg/ml. To this 25 molar equivalent of 3-(acetyl thio) propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester was added against the amine molar concentration. After which it was finally incubated at room temperature for 2 hours.
  • reaction mixture was desalted and buffer exchanged with 10 mM PBS using a 10 kD cut-off membrane filter. It was deacetylated using hydroxylamine hydrochloride and then incubated at room temperature for 2 hours. Finally it was desalted and concentrated with 10 mM PBS.
  • amine concentration of oligomer was estimated by TNBS assay. Then 1.5 molar equivalent of 6-maleimidohexonoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester was added respective to oligomer amine molar concentration. This reaction mixture was incubated at room temperature for 5 hours. After this, the derivatized oligomer was dried using vacuum for one hour. It was then desalted and buffer exchanged with 10 mM PBS using chromatography and concentrated to about 5 to 10 mg/ml.
  • the synthetically prepared oligomer was conjugated with carrier protein (TT) using thiol chemistry, where both the activated oligomer and derivatized TT prepared as above were mixed and incubated at 2 to 8° C. for 96 hours.
  • TT carrier protein
  • the conjugate was formed, it was purified and followed by buffer exchange with 1 ⁇ PBS for which 10 kD cut-off membrane filter was used. Finally it was filtered through 0.2 ⁇ filter.
  • Geometric mean antibody concentration following First dose of semi-synthetic Men C was found to be 1.4, a significant increase was observed following the Second dose to give a mean antibody concentration of 176.23 units/ml. This was analogous with a memory response and all mice showed increased antibody content. Mean antibody concentration increased following the Third dose to 412.5 units/ml. ( FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 ). This indicates that semi-synthetic formulation elicited an antibody response with a similar profile to a classical conjugate vaccine.
  • SBA Serum Bactericidal Assay

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The present invention relates to novel semi-synthetic meningococcal conjugate vaccine comprising novel synthetic oligosaccharide conjugated to a carrier protein. The present invention also relates to novel synthetic meningococcal oligosaccharide and a process for its preparation.

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    PRIORITY CLAIM
  • This application is a 371 U.S. National Stage Application of International Patent Application No. PCT/IN2015/000218 filed May 22, 2015, which claims priority to Indian Patent Application Serial No. 1570/CHE/2014 filed on May 24, 2014, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference and relied upon.
  • FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to novel semi-synthetic meningococcal conjugate vaccine comprising novel synthetic oligosaccharide conjugated to a carrier protein. The present invention also relates to novel synthetic meningococcal oligosaccharide and a process for its preparation.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis throughout the world. Meningococcal bacteria incorporate polysaccharides into their surface structure. Thus a large majority of bacteria are covered with capsule or glycocalyx polysaccharide which induces an immunological response in humans. The outer membrane of gram-negative Neisseria meningitidis (NM) bacterium consists, inter alia, of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Such polysaccharides (PS) are formed on the basis of repeating units in which, the constituents and the bonds are defined and which are each characteristics of the NM serogroups. Hence, these repeating units contain the epitopes or the antigenicity determining structures.
  • Conjugated immunogenic composition comprises of a target antigen (polysaccharide) component chemically conjugated to a carrier protein. These vaccines are known to be highly immunogenic in all age groups including infants. A conjugate comprising an oligosaccharide covalently bound to a carrier protein is also referred to as glyco-conjugate.
  • The immunogenicity of the capsular polysaccharides can be improved by covalently coupling them to a carrier protein. When covalently linked to a carrier protein, the resulting PS component in a conjugate vaccine becomes a T cell-dependent (TD) antigen, inducing long-term immunity with immune memory even in infants and young children.
  • WO 02/058737 disclosed immunological compositions for treatment of meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugates caused by pathogenic Neisseria meningitidis, which comprises two or more protein-polysaccharide conjugates, wherein each of the conjugates comprises a capsular polysaccharide from N. meningitidis conjugated to a carrier protein.
  • WO 03/007985 disclosed a process for purifying a bacterial capsular polysaccharide, comprising the steps of (a) precipitation of the polysaccharide, followed by (b) solubilisation of the precipitated polysaccharide using an alcohol.
  • Lin, Chang-Ching; et al. (Tetrahedron (2009), 65(24), 4714-4725) disclosed the synthesis of α-(2→9) tetrasialic acid using phosphite donor and iterative sialylations to elongate the sugar chain from the non-reducing end to the reducing end.
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00001
  • Chang-Ching Lin, et al. (J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75 (15), 4921-4928) disclosed an efficient α-selective method for synthesis of α-(2→9) tetrasialic acid using 5-N,4-O-carbonyl-protected thioglycoside sialvl donors.
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00002
  • Chu, Kuo-Ching; et al. (Angewandte Chemie, International Edition (2011), 50(40), 9391-9395) disclosed the synthesis of α (2→9)oligosialic acids: from monomers to dodecamers, which are considered to be the current vaccines against meningococcal C diseases. The synthetic route of tetrasialoside and hexasialoside can be used to synthesize the proposed Men C pentamer using 5-N,4-O-carbonyl-protected glycosyl phosphate sialyl donors.
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00003
  • Several meningococcal C conjugate vaccines available in the market as monovalent (e.g. Neisvac-C®, Menjugate®) as well as multivalent products (e.g. Menactra®, Mencevax, Nimenrix, Menveo®). The polysaccharide component in all these vaccines is derived from the fermentation and purification of the actual pathogenic bacteria. The saccharide moiety in glycoconjugate vaccines is usually a functionalised bacterial capsular polysaccharide (CPS). In such processes the various challenges that have to be met include, the need for fermentation using the pathogenic host, stringent control of additives and physiological parameters; cumbersome purification steps to remove impurities such as protein, endotoxins, nucleic acids, need for reduction in size of purified oligosaccharide, need for attachment of a linker to the purified oligosaccharide and low conjugation yields. Hence, a major disadvantage of these conventional biological processes is requirement of repeated purifications, which results in low yields.
  • WO 2014/097099 A2 discussed, that prior to activation step the polysaccharide of the invention may be sized to achieve an appropriate molecular weight. This is done either mechanically or simple hydrolyzation.
  • In order to overcome the disadvantages associated with the preparation of conventional meningococcal oligosaccharides, the inventors of the present invention have found that the conjugation of carrier protein with synthetically made immunogenic oligosaccharide will result in development of a cost effective meningococcal vaccine with non-inferior immunogenicity compared to existing vaccines.
  • Synthetic polysaccharides have a number of potential advantages over native polysaccharides. There is an ease of production of these polysaccharides without the need for fermentation. Naturally derived carbohydrates are heterogeneous mixtures and may include small amounts of natural impurities and contaminants. In contrast, synthetic carbohydrates can be produced as homogeneous single compounds in a controlled manner, with little or no batch-to-batch variability. Another advantage is that they can be made to include functional groups for derivatization or modification of the carbohydrate moiety that are difficult or impossible to perform with native polysaccharide.
  • OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION
  • The main objective of the present invention is to provide novel semi-synthetic Men C conjugate vaccine, with non-inferior immunogenicity.
  • Yet another objective is to provide semi-synthetic Men C conjugate vaccine without using the cumbersome fermentation process and thereby repeated multistep purifications.
  • Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide impurity free and economically viable Men C conjugate vaccine production.
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • Accordingly, the present invention provides a novel synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide of formula (I)
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00004
  • wherein m and n are integers ranging from 1 to 10;
    R1 and R2 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6alkyl, acetyl;
    R3 represents azide, NR5R6, wherein R5 and R6 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6 alkyl, aryl;
    R4 represents H, C1-6 alkyl, alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs; with a proviso that when m=1 to 2, then n is not 1 to 5.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention provides a novel semi-synthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccine of the formula (II)
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00005
  • wherein m and n are integers ranging from 1 to 10;
    R1 and R2 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6alkyl, acetyl;
    R4 represents H, C1-6 alkyl, alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs;
    R5 represent H, C1-6 alkyl, aryl;
    CP represents a carrier protein;
    L1 is a bond, —O—, —S—, —NR8, —C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR8—, —OC(═O)NR8—, —SC(═O)—, —C(═O)S—, —OC(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —NR8C(═S)—, —C(═S)NR8—, trans-CR9═CR9, cis-CR9═CR9, —C≡C—, —OC(R9)2-, —C(R9)2O—, —NR8C(R9)2—, —C(R9)2NR8— —SC(R9)2—, —C(R9)2S—, —S(═O)2O—, —OS(O)2—, —S(═O)2NR8—, —NR8S(═O)2—, or an optionally substituted C1-20hydrocarbon chain, optionally wherein one or more carbon units of the hydrocarbon chain is replaced with —O—, —S—, —NR8—, —C(═O)—, NR8C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR8—, —OC(═O)NR8— —SC(═O)—, —C(═O)S— —OC(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —NR8C(═S)—, —C(═S)NR8—, trans-CR9═CR9—, cis-CR9═CR9—, —C═C— —S(═O)2O—, —OS(═O)2—, —S(═O)2NR8—, or —NR8S(═O)2, wherein R8 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, or a nitrogen protecting group, or R8 is joined with the adjacent carbon atom to form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring, and wherein each occurrence of R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, and optionally substituted heteroaryl, or R9 is joined with the adjacent carbon or nitrogen or oxygen atom to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, or two R9 groups are joined to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic or optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;
    L2 is a moiety derived from a crosslinking reagent capable of crosslinking the carrier and L1;
    R7 is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted acyl, or a nitrogen protecting group.
    with a proviso that when m is 1 to 2, then n is not 1 to 5.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1: 1H NMR of novel synthetic oligosaccharide.
  • FIG. 2: Molecular weight of synthetic oligosaccharide (HRMS).
  • FIG. 3: Analytical confirmation (TOCSY) of oligosaccharide in semi-synthetic bulk conjugate.
  • FIG. 4: Quantification of Sialic acid in semi-synthetic Meningococcal-C Conjugate using sialic acid as reference standard by HPAEC-PAD Method.
  • FIG. 5: The individual anti-meningococcal polysaccharide IgG antibody levels measured by serotype specific ELISA.
  • FIG. 6: Geometric mean anti-MenC IgG concentrations for group of mice following immunisation with test and reference vaccine formulations.
  • FIG. 7: Relative rSBA titre for sera obtained following immunisation with sMenC where the geometric mean is displayed as bar.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • The capsular polysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C is a homopolymer of N-acetyl neuraminic acid bound to −2→9,→9)-D-NeupNAc(7/8OAc)-α-(2→, with O-acetyl group in position C7 and C8 in variable percentage.
  • The present invention provides a novel synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide of formula (I)
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00006
  • wherein m and n are integers ranging from 1 to 10;
    R1 and R2 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6alkyl, acetyl;
    R3 represents azide, NR5R6, wherein R5 and R6 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6 alkyl, aryl;
    R4 represents H, C1-6 alkyl,alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs; with a proviso that when m=1 to 2 then n is not 1 to 5.
  • The present invention provides novel semi-synthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccine of the formula (II)
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00007
  • wherein m and n are integers ranging from 1 to 10;
    R1 and R2 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6alkyl, acetyl;
    R4 represents H, C1-6 alkyl, alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs;
    R5 represent H, C1-6 alkyl, aryl;
    CP represents a carrier protein;
    L1 is a bond, —O—, —S—, —NR8—, —C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR8—, —OC(═O)NR8—, —SC(═O)—, —C(═O)S—, —OC(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —NR8C(═S)—, —C(═S)NR8—, trans-CR9═CR9, cis-CR9═CR9, —C≡C—, —OC(R9)2-, —C(R9)2O—, —NR8C(R9)2—, —C(R9)2NR8— —SC(R9)2—, —C(R9)2S—, —S(═O)2O—, —OS(O)2—, —S(═O)2NR8—, —NR8S(═O)2—, or an optionally substituted C1-20hydrocarbon chain, optionally wherein one or more carbon units of the hydrocarbon chain is replaced with —O—, —S—, —NR8—, —C(═O)—, NR8C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR8—, —OC(═O)NR8— —SC(═O)—, —C(═O)S— —OC(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —NR8C(═S)—, —C(═S)NR8—, trans-CR9═CR9—, cis-CR9═CR9—, —C═C— —S(═O)2O—, —OS(═O)2—, —S(═O)2NR8—, or —NR8S(═O)2, wherein R8 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, or a nitrogen protecting group, or R8 is joined with the adjacent carbon atom to form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring, and wherein each occurrence of R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, and optionally substituted heteroaryl, or R9 is joined with the adjacent carbon or nitrogen or oxygen atom to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, or two R9 groups are joined to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic or optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;
    L2 is a moiety derived from a crosslinking reagent capable of crosslinking the carrier and L1;
    R7 is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted acyl, or a nitrogen protecting group.
    with a proviso that when m is 1 to 2, then n is not 1 to 5.
  • In preferred embodiment, L1 is of formula.
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  • In preferred embodiment, L2 is of formula.
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  • In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide of formula (IA).
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00010
  • wherein m and n are integers ranging from 1 to 10;
    R1 and R2 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6alkyl, acetyl;
    R4 represents H, C1-6 alkyl, alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs; with a proviso that when m is lto 2 n is not 1 to 5.
  • In an embodiment, the present invention also provides a process for the preparation of novel semi-synthetic meningococcal conjugate vaccine comprising the steps of:
      • a) synthesising meningococcal oligosaccharide of formula (I),
      • b) activation of oligosaccharide,
      • c) derivatization of carrier protein,
      • d) conjugation of meningococcal oligosaccharide obtained in step (b) with carrier protein and
      • e) purification of conjugate vaccine obtained in step (d).
  • In a preferred embodiment, the synthetic oligomer (sMenC) is activated using 6-maleimidohexonoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester. The carrier protein is derivatized using 3-(acetyl thio) propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester. Crosslinking reagents suited to the invention are widely known in the art (see, for example, 1994 Pierce Technical Handbook: cross-linking available at http://www.piercenet.com/resources/browse.cfm?fldID=184).
  • In preferred embodiment the crosslinking reagent used to derivatize the carrier protein is
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  • In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method of preparing a conjugate vaccine of formula (II) described herein, comprising coupling a compound of formula
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  • with a compound of the formula
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  • wherein L2 is a crosslinking reagent capable of crosslinking an amino group and —SH.
  • In another embodiment, the preferred semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine is of the formula as given below:
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  • In another embodiment, the carrier is a protein, a lipid, a lipolized protein, a virus, a peptide comprising a T cell epitope, or a dendrimer of glycopeptides. In certain embodiments, the carrier is a toxin protein selected from the group consisting of diphtheria toxin cross-reacting material 197 (DT-CRM197), diphtheria toxoid (DT), tetanus toxoid (TT), and outer-membrane protein (OMP). Preferably, the carrier protein is Tetanus toxoid, diphtheria toxoid or CRM197.
  • The activation of oligosaccharide is carried out using brotnoacetic N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) ester, 6-Maleimidohexanoic acid NHS ester, 6-(iodoacetamido)caproic acid NHS ester, maleimidopropionoic acid NHS ester, maleimidoacetic acid NHS ester, maleimidobenzoic acid NHS ester and the like.
  • The derivatization of carrier protein is carried out using 3-(acetyl thio) propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, acetylthio-hexadecanoic acid NHS ester and the like.
  • The polysaccharide component manufactured using chemical process is referred to as synthetic oligosaccharide or oligomer. The conjugate construct using the synthetic oligosaccharide and a carrier protein is referred to as semi-synthetic conjugate.
  • As used herein the term “Men C” is referred to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C component of the vaccine. The Men C Capsular polysaccharide component manufactured using chemical process is hereby referred to as sMenC Oligomer (or sMenC). sMenC is further conjugated to a carrier protein to give a semi-synthetic immunogenic composition.
  • As used herein the term “Oligomer” or “capsular saccharide” is referred to Oligosaccharides. The terms can be used interchangeably.
  • Examples of protecting groups and details of their usage are available in, for example, Greene, T. W., and Wuts, R G. M., Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 2nd ed. (1991).
  • Following compounds are the preferred novel synthetic meningococcal oligomers of the present invention:
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  • Given below are the preferred novel semi-synthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccines of the present invention:
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00016
  • In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a process for the preparation of sMenC Oligomer of formula (I) as shown in the scheme I given as follows:
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00017
  • where A represents leaving group such as halogen (such as F, Cl, Br, or I (iodine)), alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, alkanesulfonyloxy, arenesulfonyloxy, alkyl-carbonyloxy (e.g., acetoxy), arylcarbonyloxy, aryloxy, methoxy, N,O-dimethylhydroxylamino, pixyl, and haloformates. In some cases, the leaving group is a sulfonic acid ester, such as toluenesulfonate (tosylate, -OTs), methanesulfonate (mesylate, -OMs), ρ-bromobenzenesulfonyloxy (brosylate, -OBs), or trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate, -OTf);
    R1 is chloroacetate, dichloroacetate, trichloroacetate, trifluoroacetate.
  • Step (i): The coupling of compound (1) and (2), followed by acetylation to yield compound of formula (3). The coupling is carried out in the presence of solvents such as dichloromethane, acetonitrile, propionitrile, ether, acetone, chloroacetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide and the like or a mixture thereof using N-Iodosuccinimide (NIS), N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) and the like. The reaction may be carried out in the presence of catalysts such as TMSOTf, TESOTf, TfOH, Tf2O, AgOTf, BF3.Et2O, lanthanide triflates and the like, at a temperature in the range of −78° C. to 25° C. for a period in the range of 1-12 hours.
  • Acetylation of the hydroxyl groups of the coupled product is carried out using acetic anhydride, acetyl chloride in the presence of a base such as DIPEA, TEA, imidazole, lutidine, pyridine and the like as well as TfOH, TMSOTf, BF3.Et2O, lanthanide triflates and the like.
  • Step (ii): Dechloroacetylation is carried out in the presence of solvents such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, acetonitrile and the like using bases such as DIPEA, TEA, imidazole, pyridine and the like.
  • Step (iii): Repetition of the sialylation, acetylation, and dechloroacetylation reactions to produce high order sialosides. This three-step sequence provides the tri- and tetrasialic acids.
  • Step (iv): Deprotection and deesterification: The reaction is carried out using solvents such as ethanol, methanol, propanol, i-propanol, water and the like; and bases such as lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and the like. The reaction is carried out at a temperature in the range of 25° C. to 80° C. The resulting amines were N-acetylated using acetylating agents such as acetic anhydride, acetylchloride and the like in the presence of bases such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, NaHCO3, DIPEA, TEA, imidazole, pyridine and the like.
  • In yet another embodiment, the compound of formula (I) wherein R3 represents azide is converted to amino. The reaction is carried out using reducing agents such as Pd/C, Pt/C, LiAlH4, sodium borohydride and the like in a conventional method.
  • In an embodiment, the present invention also provides a process for the preparation of novel semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine of formula (II), which comprises the steps of:
  • Step 1: Derivatization of carrier protein.
  • To carrier protein 3-(Acetyl thio) propionic acid N-succinimidyl ester is added and incubated. This mixture is desalted and buffer exchanged with Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Further, the solution is treated with hydroxylamine hydrochloride and incubated. This mixture is desalted and concentrated.
  • Step 2: Activation of Oligosaccharide.
  • The oligosaccharide with linker is activated with 6-maleimidohexonoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester and then incubated for the reaction to occur. This mixture is further desalted and concentrated.
  • Step 3: Conjugation:
  • Derivatized carrier protein and activated synthetic oligosaccharide are mixed and incubated to form the conjugate vaccine. The conjugate is purified by using diafiltration to generate bulk conjugate.
  • Physico-chemical aspects as well as the immunological response of the novel semi-synthetic construct is characterized by analytical methods.
  • The novel semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine of the present invention is physically and chemically characterized to confirm and quantify the presence of synthetic oligosaccharide. The construct is also characterized using 2D Total Correlated Spectroscopy (TOCSY) to confirm the presence of sialic acid in the semi-synthetic Meningococcal C conjugate bulk.
  • Physico-chemical aspects of the semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine is measured by the following techniques:
      • a. NMR spectra of the synthetic oligosaccharide (FIG. 1);
      • b. High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy (HRMS) of the synthetic Meningococcal C oligosaccharide. The FIRMS confirms the molecular weight of the glycan construct. (FIG. 2);
      • c. TOCSY (120 ins) of semi-synthetic Meningococcal C bulk conjugate. (FIG. 3);
      • d. Quantification of Sialic acid in semi-synthetic Meningococcal-C Conjugate using sialic acid as reference standard by HPAEC-PAD Method (FIG. 4).
  • The immunogenic activity of oligosaccharides described herein is often enhanced by conjugation to a protein. Thus the invention includes conjugating the oligosaccharide to a protein through a linker moiety, which may be L1 and L2 in formula (II).
  • The immunological response was measured in mice after each dose in a 3-dose regime of semi-synthetic Meningococcal C conjugate, as compared to references such as non conjugated Quadri Meningo and conjugated Menectra®.
  • Mouse immunogenicity by ELISA was also done. The antibody response was measured by indirect ELISA using commercial polysaccharide coating antigen in the NUNC covalink plates. Readings were measured by using 96 well plate reader.
  • Identification of antigenicity by Immunodiffusion assay was also done. The antigenicity of conjugate was evaluated by use of a Meningococcal group C antisera by immunodiffusion as compared with negative purified polysaccharide of N. meningitidis C, which served as Positive Reference. A clear zone of antigen Vs antibody precipitate was observed.
  • The immunogenic compositions of the invention are suitable for use in adult humans as well as in children. Optionally, such a composition may be administered in combination with other pharmaceutically active substances, and frequently it will be administered in combination with other vaccines as part of a childhood vaccination program. Compositions for administration may beneficially include other types of immunogenic compounds such as glycoconjugates that elicit an immune response against other meningitis pathogens.
  • In yet another embodiment, the present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising novel semi-synthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccine of the invention admixed with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  • The novel semi-synthetic conjugate of the present invention is demonstrated to be immunogenic in an established animal model (mice). Sera isolated after primary vaccination is demonstrated to contain antibodies specific to Meningococcal C polysaccharide (ELISA). In addition, immunodiffusion assays shows a clear precipitation band corresponding to neutralizing antibodies against meningococcal C polysaccharide.
  • The advantages of semi-synthetic Meningococcal conjugate vaccine, of the present invention includes:
    • 1. The polysaccharide component is synthetically manufactured instead of being derived from a biological process. Linker with multiple carbon in the synthetic oligosaccharide construct is attached to the oligomer without the involvement of a separate process step;
    • 2. the process of conjugation using thiol chemistry with synthetic oligosaccharide construct resulting in high yields.
    • 3. the construction of a T-cell independent antigen (oligomer or glycan) which is transformed into a t-cell dependent antigen upon conjugation;
    • 4. the oligosaccharides are small and has potential to conjugate with different carrier proteins.
  • The invention also provides vaccines and immunogenic compositions comprising synthetic capsular saccharide from N. meningitidis serogroup C and capsular saccharides from at least two of serogroups A, W135 and Y of N. meningitidis, wherein said capsular saccharides are conjugated to carrier protein(s) methods of which are known in the art. For example the following reference provide the conjugation of polysaccharides to carrier protein.
      • 1. Joanna Kubler-Kielb and Vince Pozsgay, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Dr. MSC 2423 Bethesda, Md.;
      • 2. Joanna Kubler-Kielb et al., Oligosaccharide conjugates of Bordetella pertussis and bronchiseptica induce bactericidal antibodies, an addition to pertussis vaccine, PNAS 2011, 108:4087-92;
      • 3. Joanna Kubler-Kielb and Vince Pozsgay, A New Method for Conjugation of Carbohydrates to Proteins Using an Aminooxy-Thiol Heterobifunctional Linker, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 6987-6990;
      • 4. J. Kubler-Kielb, E. Vinogradov, G. Ben-Menachem, V. Pozsgay, J. B. Robbins, R. Schneerson, Saccharide/protein conjugate vaccines for Bordetella species: preparation of saccharide, development of new conjugation procedures, and physico-chemical and immunological characterization of the conjugates. Vaccine 2008, 26: 3587-93.
  • The present invention provides a kit comprising: (a) synthetic capsular saccharide from N. meningitidis serogroup C; conjugated to a carrier protein (b) capsular saccharides from N. meningitidis serogroups A, W135 and Y, conjugated to a carrier protein.
  • In yet another embodiment, the conjugated synthetic capsular saccharide from N. meningitidis serogroup C has a saccharide:protein ratio (w/w) of between 0.1:1 and 2:1.
  • In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides an immunogenic composition comprising novel semi-synthetic conjugate vaccine containing the 1 μg to 10 μs of synthetic men C oligosaccharide conjugated to 5 to 20 μg of carrier protein. The present invention further comprises, 1 μg to 10 μg of each polysaccharide selected from Meningococcal serogroups A, Y and W-135, each conjugated individually to 5 to 20 μg of carrier protein.
  • The vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention are intended for parenteral, topical, oral or local administration. Preferably, they are administered parenterally, e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously, intradermally, or intramuscularly. Thus, the invention provides compositions for parenteral administration which comprise a solution of the immunogenic moiety dissolved or suspended in an acceptable excipient, preferably a primarily aqueous carrier. A variety of aqueous carriers may be used, e.g., water, buffered water, 0.8% saline, 0.3% glycine, hyaluronic acid and the like. These compositions may be sterilized by conventional sterilization techniques, or may be sterile filtered. The resulting aqueous solutions may be packaged for use as is, or lyophilized, the lyophilized preparation being combined with a sterile solution prior to administration.
  • The invention provides an immunogenic composition comprising semi-synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide conjugate, and further comprising (i) an aluminium phosphate or an aluminium hydroxide adjuvant (ii) a buffer preferably a phosphate buffer and optinally one or more excipeints selected from sucrose, polysorbate and trometamol and the like
  • The invention also provides the use of a synthetic capsular saccharide from N. meningitidis serogroup C, or of a conjugate thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating a disease caused by capsulate bacteria. Diseases caused by Neisseria include meningitis, septicemia and gonorrhea. Diseases caused by H. influenzae include otitis media, bronchitis, pneumonia, cellulitis, pericarditis, and meningitis. Diseases caused by Pneumococcus include meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia.
  • The following examples are provided to illustrate the invention and are merely for illustrative purpose only and should not be construed to limit the scope of the invention.
  • Example 1 Preparation of Compound 2
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  • To a stirred solution of 6-bromo-1-hexanol (25 g, 0.138 mol) in DMF, sodium azide (18 g, 0.277 mol) was added at 0° C. and stirred RT for 24 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with ice-cold water and extracted with diethyl ether. Organic layer was washed with brine, separated, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. 6-azido-1-hexanol was obtained as colorless liquid (17 g, 75%).
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00019
  • To a stirred solution of Compound-1 (40 g, 62.30 mmoles) and 6-azido-1-hexanol (10.6 g) in DCM (265 ml) and acetonitrile (135 ml) was added MS 4 A° (40 g), cooled to −78° C. To this mixture NIS (20.04 g, 89.09 mmoles), TfOH (2.65 ml, 18.6 mmloes) were added. Reaction temperature was raised to −50° C. and stirred for 30 mins. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated hypo solution (150 ml), filtered through celite, organic layer was separated, washed with water, dried Na2SO4 and concentrated. Crude compound was purified by FCC by eluting with 10-20% ethyl acetate and hexanes, compound-1a was obtained as an off-white sticky solid (28 g, 65%).
  • To a stirred solution of compound-1a (34 g, 51.5 mmol) in methanol (1.3 lit), triethyl amine (7.1 ml, 51.5 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture at 0° C. and stirred for 30 minutes at RT. After completion, the reaction mixture was neutralized (pH 7) with 10% HCl solution and reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. Crude compound was purified by FCC, by eluting with (1:1:0.1) ethyl acetate, hexanes and methanol. Compound 2 was obtained as sticky solid (14 g, 60%).
  • Preparation of Compound 3
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  • (i) To a stirred mixture of Compound 1 (40 g, 62.30 mmoles, prepared as described in J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75, 4921-4928) and Compound 2 (10.65 g) in DCM (140 ml) and acetonitrile (70 ml) was added MS 3 A° (20 g), cooled to −78° C. To this mixture NIS (6.937 g, 44.102 mmoles), Triflic acid (1.28 ml, 14.494 mmoles) were added. Reaction temperature was raised to −50° C. and stirred for 30 mins. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated Na2S2O3 solution (150 ml), filtered through celite, organic layer was separated, washed with water, dried Na2SO4 and concentrated. Crude compound (31 g) was put into next step.
  • (ii) To the solution of the crude material in CH2Cl2 (400 ml), cooled to 0° C., Ac2O (11.65 ml, 123.364 mmoles) and TfOH (0.272 ml, 3.084 mmoles) were added. Reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 15 min and then quenched with saturated NaHCO3 solution. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine solution, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. The dimer 3 (17 g, 50% for 2 steps) was isolated by FCC eluting with 50-60% ethyl acetate; hexanes as an off-white solid.
  • Preparation of Compound 4
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00021
  • To a stirred solution of dimer 3 (16 g, 15.46 mmol) in MeOH (600 ml) and EtOAc (100 ml), Et3N (2.15 ml, 15.46 mmoles) was added to the reaction mixture at 0° C. and stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature.
  • Then the reaction mixture was neutralized to pH 7 with 10% HCl solution and concentrated. The product 4 was isolated by FCC eluting with (1:1:0.1) ethyl acetate, hexanes and methanol as white solid (6 g, 50%).
  • Preparation of Compound 5
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00022
  • Compound 1 (5 g, 7.453 mmoles) and compound 4 (5 g, 6.211 mmoles) were coupled using similar method described for dimer 3 step i (DCM 40 ml, CH3CN 20 ml, MS 3 A° 3.1 g, MS 2.5 g, TfOH 0.275 ml). The Crude compound (10 g) was put into next step without purification.
  • The crude product was treated in a similar method as described for dimer 3 step ii (DCM 100 ml, Ac2O 2.95 ml, TfOH 0.137 ml). The trimer 5 (4.3 g, 40% for 2 steps) was isolated by FCC eluting with 50-60% ethyl acetate; hexanes as an off-white solid.
  • Preparation of Compound 6
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00023
  • Trimer 5 (4.8 g, 3.409 mmol) was treated in a similar method as described for compound 4 (MeOH 190 ml, EtOAc 37 ml, Et3N 0.473 ml, 3.409 mmoles). The product 6 (2 g, 45%) was isolated by FCC eluting with (1:1:0.2) ethyl acetate, hexanes and methanol as white solid.
  • Preparation of Compound 7
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00024
  • (i) Compound 1 (1.308 g, 2.307 mmoles) and Compound 6 (2 g, 1.697 mmoles) were coupled using similar method described for dimer 3 step i (DCM 16 ml, CH3CN 8 ml, MS 3 A° 0.85 g, NIS 0.687 g, TfOH 0.072 ml). Crude compound (3 g) was put to next step without purification.
  • (ii) The crude compound was treated in a similar method as described for compound 4 (MeOH 100 ml, EtOAc 15 ml, Et3N 0.25 ml). Crude compound (3 g) was put to next step without purification.
  • (iii) To a stirred solution of above crude product in pyridine (4 ml), acetic anhydride (2 ml) was added and stirred at RT for 24 h. Tetrasialoside 7 (1 g, 35%) was isolated by FCC eluting with (1:1:0.2) ethyl acetate, hexanes and methanol as white solid.
  • Preparation of Compound 8
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00025
  • (i) To a stirred solution of tetrasialoside 7 (1 g, 0.5963 mmoles) in ethanol (60 ml) and water (60 ml) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (0.75 g, 17.889 mmoles) and reaction was maintained at 80° C. for 24 h. Reaction mixture was neutralized with 10% HCl solution and then was concentrated.
  • (ii) The residue (1.8 g) was dissolved in water (20 ml), and then NaHCO3 (1 g, 11.926 mmoles) followed by acetic anhydride (0.608 g, 5.963 mmoles) were added at RT. After being stirred for additional 16 h, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the crude was put into next step
  • (iii) The residue was dissolved in methanol (20 ml) and then NaOMe (0.65 g, 11.926 mmoles) was added at RT. After being stirred for 16 h, the reaction mixture was neutralized with Dowex W×B 50*8 resin and the neutralized solution fitered and was concentrated. The residue was purified by P2 Biogel, eluting with water. Obtained product was lyophilized to give tetrasialic acid 8 as white solid (0.5 g, 60% for 3 steps).
  • Preparation of Tetramer of Compound 9
  • Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00026
  • To a stirred solution of tetrasialic acid 8 (0.5 g, 0.3825 mmoles) in ethanol (20 ml) and water (10 ml), were added acetic acid (10 ml) and 10% Pd/C (0.2 g). After purging with N2, the reaction mixture was filtered through celite and concentrated under reduced pressure at RT. Product was purified by Sephadex-G-10, eluting with water. Obtained product 9 was lyophilized to get the required product as white solid (0.3 g, 60%).
  • Example 2 Derivatization of Carrier Protein for Conjugation
  • Tetanus toxoid was concentrated and buffer exchanged with 10 mM PBS to 5 to 20 mg/ml. To this 25 molar equivalent of 3-(acetyl thio) propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester was added against the amine molar concentration. After which it was finally incubated at room temperature for 2 hours.
  • After the incubation period, the reaction mixture was desalted and buffer exchanged with 10 mM PBS using a 10 kD cut-off membrane filter. It was deacetylated using hydroxylamine hydrochloride and then incubated at room temperature for 2 hours. Finally it was desalted and concentrated with 10 mM PBS.
  • Example 3 Activation of Oligosaccharide
  • Firstly the amine concentration of oligomer was estimated by TNBS assay. Then 1.5 molar equivalent of 6-maleimidohexonoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester was added respective to oligomer amine molar concentration. This reaction mixture was incubated at room temperature for 5 hours. After this, the derivatized oligomer was dried using vacuum for one hour. It was then desalted and buffer exchanged with 10 mM PBS using chromatography and concentrated to about 5 to 10 mg/ml.
  • Example 4 Conjugation of Synthetic Oligosaccharide with Carrier Protein
  • The synthetically prepared oligomer was conjugated with carrier protein (TT) using thiol chemistry, where both the activated oligomer and derivatized TT prepared as above were mixed and incubated at 2 to 8° C. for 96 hours.
  • After the conjugate was formed, it was purified and followed by buffer exchange with 1×PBS for which 10 kD cut-off membrane filter was used. Finally it was filtered through 0.2μ filter.
  • Example 5 Test for Immunogenicity of Semi-Synthetic Oligosaccharide Vaccine
  • Mouse immunogenicity study of the semi-synthetic meningococcal serogroup C conjugate formulation was done. It was administered through subcutaneous route. A group of 10 mice were immunised with 3 doses of vaccine and each time the terminal bleed was taken after 7 days. Control group receiving Menactra received 2 doses. Following this, anti-meningococcal C (Men-c) polysaccharide IgG antibody levels were measured by a serotype specific ELISA. Similarly sera from terminal bleeds of 10 mice immunized with Menactra were pooled and used. Antibody concentration for standard was assigned with arbitrary value of 100 units/ml. Antibody concentration for test vaccine formulation were calculated in relation to the standard.
  • Geometric mean antibody concentration following First dose of semi-synthetic Men C was found to be 1.4, a significant increase was observed following the Second dose to give a mean antibody concentration of 176.23 units/ml. This was analogous with a memory response and all mice showed increased antibody content. Mean antibody concentration increased following the Third dose to 412.5 units/ml. (FIG. 5 and FIG. 6). This indicates that semi-synthetic formulation elicited an antibody response with a similar profile to a classical conjugate vaccine.
  • To determine functional antibodies in response to vaccination Serum Bactericidal Assay (SBA) was performed. The sera was acquired following immunization with semi-synthetic Men C conjugate composition, Control Sera was obtained from mice immunised with Quadri Meningo and Menactra®. Analysis of variance between all the groups showed a significant difference (p=0.00). Interrogation of the difference between the groups, performed using Dunnerr test with multiple comparisons, demonstrated significantly higher titres for the CONTROL groups i.e. Quadri Meningo Vaccine sera (p-0.00) and Menactra® vaccine sera (p=0.003) (FIG. 7).
  • Hence, high concentration of functional IgG antibodies capable of killing Neisseria meningitidis in the SBA was found for sMen-C preparation given at a 2.5 μg immunisation dosage.

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1. A novel synthetic meningococcal C oligosaccharide of formula (I)
Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00027
Wherein m is an integer from 2-10 and n is an integer from 6-10;
R1 and R2 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6alkyl, acetyl;
R3 represents azide, NR5R6, wherein R5 and R6 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6 alkyl, aryl;
R4 represents H, C1-6 alkyl, alkali metal cation selected from Li, Na, K and Cs.
2. A novel semisynthetic meningococcal C vaccine of the formula (II)
wherein m is an integer from 2-10 and n is an integer from 6-10;
R1 and R2 are same or different and independently represent H, C1-6alkyl, acetyl;
R5 represent H, C1-6 alkyl, aryl;
R4 represents H or C1-6 alkyl;
CP represents a carrier protein;
L1 is a bond, —O—, —S—, —NR8-, —C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR8-, —OC(═O)NR8-, —SC(═O)—, —C(═O)S—, —OC(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —NR8C(═S)—, —C(═S)NR8-, trans-CR9=CR9, cis-CR9=CR9, —C≡C—, —OC(R9)2-, —C(R9)20-, —NR8C(R9)2-, —C(R9)2NR8- —SC(R9)2-, —C(R9)2S—, —S(═O)2O—, —OS(═O)2-, —S(═O)2NR8-, —NR8S(═O)2-, or an optionally substituted C1-20 hydrocarbon chain, optionally wherein one or more carbon units of the hydrocarbon chain is replaced with —O—, —S—, —NR8-, —C(═O)—, NR8C(═O)—, —NR8C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR8-, —OC(═O)NR8- —SC(═O)—, —C(═O)S—, —OC(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —NR8C(═S)—, —C(═S)NR8-, trans-CR9=CR9-, cis-CR9=CR9-, —C═C—S(═O)2O—, —OS(═O)2-, —S(═O)2NR8-, or —NR8S(═O)2, wherein R8 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, or a nitrogen protecting group, or R8 is joined with the adjacent carbon atom to form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring, and wherein each occurrence of R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, and optionally substituted heteroaryl, or R9 is joined with the adjacent carbon or nitrogen or oxygen atom to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, or two R9 groups are joined to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic or optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;
L2 is a moiety derived from a crosslinking reagent capable of crosslinking the carrier and L1 and is selected from
Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00028
R7 is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted acyl, or a nitrogen protecting group.
3. A process for the preparation of novel semisynthetic meningococcal conjugate vaccine as claimed in claim 2, which comprises the steps of:
a) synthesizing the meningococcal oligosaccharide of formula (I) of claim 1,
b) activating the oligosaccharide,
c) derivatizing a carrier protein,
d) conjugating the meningococcal oligosaccharide obtained in step (b) with the carrier protein to form a conjugate vaccine and
e) purifying the conjugate vaccine obtained in step (d).
4. The process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the step of activating oligosaccharide is carried out using bromoacetic N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) ester, 6-Maleimidohexanoic acid NHS ester, 6-(iodoacetamido)caproic acid NHS ester, maleimidopropionoic acid NHS ester, maleimidoacetic acid NHS ester, maleimidobenzoic acid NHS ester.
5. The process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the step of derivatizing the carrier protein is carried out using 6-3-(acetyl thio) propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, acetylthio-hexadecanoic acid NHS ester.
6. The semisynthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccine of claim 2, wherein the carrier protein is selected from Tetanus toxoid, diphtheria toxoid or CRM197.
7. The synthetic meningococcal oligosaccharides of claim 1, selected from:
Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00029
8. An immunogenic composition comprising novel semisynthetic meningococcal C conjugate of claim 6 is selected from:
Figure US20170198004A1-20170713-C00030
wherein CRM197 is cross reacting moiety 197, DT is diphtheria toxoid and TT is tetanus toxoid.
9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) a novel semisynthetic meningococcal C conjugate vaccine as claimed in claim 2 and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
10. The composition of claim 9, further comprising a saccharide antigen from one or more of serogroups A, W135 and Y of N. meningitidis, the saccharide being an oligosaccharide and being conjugated to the carrier protein.
11. The composition of claim 10, further comprising a vaccine adjuvant.
12. The composition of claim 11, which is a vaccine against a disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
13. (canceled)
14. The composition of claim 9 further comprising 1 μg to 10 μg of each polysaccharide selected from Meningococcal serogroups A, Y and W-135, conjugated individually to 5 to 20 μg of carrier protein.
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