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- the present invention relates to anti-inflammatory peptides derived from pro-inflammatory IL-2, derivatives thereof, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said anti-inflammatory peptides.
- T cells The migration of T cells through tissues is regulated by adhesion receptors, such as integrins, and by receptors that receive signals provided by pro-inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines, chemokines, and extracellular matrix (ECM)-degrading enzymes (Gilat et al., 1996; Butcher and Picker, 1996).
- adhesion receptors such as integrins
- pro-inflammatory mediators such as cytokines, chemokines, and extracellular matrix (ECM)-degrading enzymes
- IL-2 is a 15.5 kDa glycoprotein that participates in the development of inflammation and in the regulation of apoptosis (Taniguchi and Minami, 1993). In addition to its pro-activatory and proliferative roles, IL-2 also induces neutrophil adhesion to umbilical vein endothelial cells in a CD18-mediated manner (Li et al., 1996) as well as chemotactic responses in T cells, both directly and via regulating their expression of CC chemokine receptors (Loetscher et al., 1996). The IL-2 receptor consists of three distinct membrane chains: the ⁇ -, ⁇ - and ⁇ -chains.
- Anti-IL-2 antibodies that recognize amino acid epitopes in the N-terminal region of IL-2 can inhibit IL-2-induced lymphocyte proliferation.
- neutrophil elastase also termed human leukocyte elastase; HLE
- HLE human leukocyte elastase
- FN fibronectin
- a first aspect of the present invention therefore relates to anti-inflammatory peptides derived from IL-2, and to anti-inflammatory derivatives of said peptides.
- the anti-inflammatory peptides of the present invention are defined as such by virtue of their ability to inhibit at least one of the following processes in vitro: (a) adhesion of activated T cells to ECM proteins; (b) chemotactic migration of T cells through ECM proteins; (c) cytokine- or mitogen-induced T cell proliferation; (d) cytokine secretion by cytokine- or mitogen-stimulated T cells; (e) spontaneous or cytokine-induced secretion of a cytokine such as IL-l ⁇ or, preferably, IL-8, from intestinal epithelial cells.
- a cytokine such as IL-l ⁇ or, preferably, IL-8
- a second aspect of the present invention relates to a method for identifiying anti-inflammatory peptides derived from IL-2, which comprises: (i) carrying out enzymatic digestion of IL-2 with a proteolytic enzyme that participates in the breakdown of the extracellular matrix (ECM);
- step (iv) carrying out one or more of the bioassays (a) to (e) with a peptide isolated in step (iii), and selecting those peptides that exhibit anti-inflammatory activity in at least one of said bioassays.
- the second aspect of the invention further relates to the peptides obtainable from the method of identification described above and peptide derivatives thereof.
- the proteolytic enzyme is one capable of processing the glycoprotein constituents of tissues and blood vessel walls and may be elastase, a collagenase or a metalloprotease such as metalloelastase, matrix metalloprotease-2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9).
- MMP-2 matrix metalloprotease-2
- MMP-9 matrix metalloprotease-9
- the proteolytic enzyme is elastase.
- the anti-inflammatory synthetic peptides of the present invention have been characterized by their possession of inhibitory activity in at least one of processes (a) to (e) given above, the anti-inflammatory peptide being preferably active in at least one of assays (a), (b) or (e).
- a third aspect of the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one anti-inflammatory synthetic peptide of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- This aspect includes also the use of said peptides for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and/or alleviation of acute and chronic inflammatory disorders.
- a fourth aspect of the invention relates to a method for the treatment and/or alleviation of acute and chronic inflammatory disorders comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an anti-inflammatory synthetic peptide of the invention.
- Figs. 1A-1B show induction of T cell adhesion to fibronectin (FN), laminin (LN), collagen type IV (CO-IV) (Fig. 1A) and ECM (Fig. IB) by IL-2.
- FN fibronectin
- LN laminin
- CO-IV collagen type IV
- Fig. IB ECM
- [ 51 Cr] -Labeled human T cells were seeded onto FN-, LN-, CO-IV-, and ECM-coated microtiter wells together with IL-2. After 30 min at 37°C, non-adherent T cells were removed, the adherent cells were lysed, and the percentage of T cells that had adhered was determined.
- Fig. 2 depicts a chromatogram of IL-2 fractions obtained upon elastase proteolysis.
- IL-2 (lmg/ml) was incubated (12 hr, 37°C) with neutrophil elastase (50 ⁇ g/ml in PBS). The resulting enzymatic digests were purified by HPLC. Fraction 1 consisted of salts used for the separation procedure. One experiment representative of three.
- Fig. 3 shows effects of IL-2 fractions, generated by elastase degradation, on the IL-2-induced adhesion of T cells to FN.
- IL-2 (10 U/ml)-stimulated [ 51 Cr]-labeled T cells were seeded, in the presence or absence of elastase-generated IL-2 protein products, onto wells coated with FN. After 30 min at 37°C, non-adherent T cells were removed, and the percentage of adhered cells was determined.
- Figs. 4A-4C show specific inhibition, by elastase-generated fractions 2 and 8 of IL-2 and by their synthetic peptides, of IL-2-induced T cell adhesion to FN.
- Fig. 4A T cell adhesion to FN in the presence of IL-2 fractions and the IL-2 peptides Ile-Val-Leu (IVL), Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr (EFLNRWIT), and Arg-Met-Leu-Thr (RMLT), herein designated pepl, pep2 and pep3, respectively.
- Fig. 4B T cell adhesion to FN in the presence of IL-2 fractions and the IL-2 peptides Ile-Val-Leu (IVL), Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr (EFLNRWIT), and Arg-Met-Leu-Thr (RMLT), herein designated pepl, pe
- T cell adhesion to FN of the inversely synthesized IL-2 peptides Leu-Val-Ile (LVI), Thr-Leu-Met-Arg (TLMR) and Thr-Ile-Trp-Arg-Asn-Leu-Phe-Glu (TIWRNLFE).
- T cells were activated with IL-2 (10 U/ml) and seeded onto FN-coated wells in the presence of IL-2, fraction 2, fraction 8, or inversed IL-2 peptides.
- Fig. 4C Effects of pre-treatments of T cells with the IL-2 peptides pepl, pep2 and pep3, on the subsequent IL-2-induced T cell adhesion to FN.
- T cells used were untreated or pre-treated with the indicated peptides (1 pg/ml; 60 min, 37°C, 10% CO 2 , humidified atmosphere), washed twice, exposed to IL-2, and seeded onto the FN-coated wells. After 30 min at 37°C, T cell adhesion was measured. One experiment representative of five.
- Fig. 5 shows inhibition by the IL-2 peptides pepl, pep2 and pep3, of T cell adhesion to LN, CO-IV and FN.
- T cells were pre-treated with the indicated IL-2 peptides (10 pg/ml, 30 min, 37°C, 10% CO 2 , humidified atmosphere) and then with IL-2 (10 U/ml). The T cells were then seeded onto microtiter wells that were pre-coated (1 ⁇ g/well) with the various ECM glycoproteins. T cell adhesion was measured 30 min later.
- Fig. 6 shows inhibition of IL-2-induced T cell migration through FN by pepl and pep3.
- T cells were pre-treated with the IL-2 peptides (1 pg/ml) or buffer alone and then placed in the upper wells of a chemotaxis chamber, in which IL-2 (10 U/ml) or MlP-l ⁇ (10 ng/ml) had been added to the lower compartment.
- T cell migration towards the chemotactic sources was assessed after 2 hr.
- Figs. 7A-7B show inhibition by pep2 (Fig. 7A) and pepl (Fig. 7B) of T cell adhesion to FN, induced by various activators.
- Labeled T cells were seeded onto FN-coated wells in the presence of IL-2 (10 U/ml), IL-7 (50 ng/ml), MlP-l ⁇ (20 ng/ml), PMA (50 ng/ml), 8A2 mAb (1 ⁇ g/ml), or anti-human CD3 mAb (1 ⁇ g/ml).
- the IL-2-derived peptides, peplor pep2 were also present in some wells. After 30 min at 37°C, non-adherent T cells were removed by washing, the remaining adherent cells were lysed, and the percentage of T cells that had adhered was determined.
- Figs. 8A-8E show inhibition by pep2 of the spreading and redistribution of the actin cytoskeleton in IL-2- and PMA-activated FN-adherent T cells.
- T cells were activated (48 hr) with IL-2 (50 U/ml). The T cells were then washed and seeded onto FN-coated coverslips, in medium alone (8E), or in the presence of IL-2 (100 U/ml; 8A and 8C), PMA (50 ng/ml; 8B and 8D), or pep2 (10 pg/ml; 8C and 8D). After incubation, the intracellular actin filaments of the fixed FN-attached T cells were stained. Original magnification, xlOOO.
- IL-2 and elastase are prominent mediators of leukocyte extravasation and migration from the vasculature through the ECM to sites of inflammation.
- the present invention is based on the assumption that, in contrast to the pro-adhesive effects of the intact IL-2 molecule, certain short IL-2-derived peptides, which may occur in vivo, can inhibit the interactions of T cells with ECM, and that this interference is independent of the effects of the peptides on the activation of T cells by IL-2.
- moieties of IL-2 can prevent the arrival of T cells at inflamed sites.
- elastase An important feature of elastase is its ability to act in both soluble and immobilized forms, since a migrating immune cell that expresses immobilized elastase may encounter matrix-bound IL-2, among other cytokines. This made neutrophil elastase a likely candidate for the physiologic production of these inhibitory peptides. Indeed, it was found, according to the present invention, that the processing of recombinant IL-2 by elastase resulted in the production of at least eight different by-products.
- fraction 2 contained the tripeptide Ile-Val-Leu (IL-2 ⁇ 1 - ⁇ 4 ) (herein designated pepl) and the tetrapeptide Arg-Met-Leu-Thr (IL ⁇ g- ⁇ i) (herein designated pep3), and fraction 8 the octapeptide Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr (IL-2 ⁇ 36 . ⁇ 3 ) (herein designated pep2).
- pep3 appeared to be located within the IL-2-binding site of the ⁇ -chain of the IL-2R, whereas pepl and pep2 are located at sites far from the receptor- binding sites of IL-2.
- These peptides at a picomolar range of concentrations (i.e., 0.01-1 pg/ml), inhibited the IL-2, as well as MlP-l ⁇ -induced chemotaxis of human T cells through FN-coated polycarbonate membranes.
- the IL-2 derived peptides of the invention are the peptides: (pepl) Ile-Val-Leu, (pep2) Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr
- IL-2 chemoattractive capacity of IL-2 in T cell migration studies in vitro has been shown by using bare polycarbonate filters or collagen- or Matrigel-coated membranes as immobilized substrates. T cell migration in these systems was proved to be IL-2R ⁇ -chain-specific and depended on the activities of the matrix-degrading gelatinases (Leppert et al., 1995).
- pepl and pep2 exert their biologic functions by interacting with the IL-2R subunits or by directly binding to ⁇ j -specific integrins.
- the IL-2 peptides interfered with different modes of T cell activation, leading to their adhesion to the tested matrix proteins.
- both pepl and pep2, used in a picomolar range of concentrations appear to block T cell adhesion not only to FN, mediated predominantly via the ⁇ 4 ⁇ ] and ⁇ s ⁇ ] integrins, but also to LN; T cell adhesion to LN was mediated primarily through the ⁇ 3 ⁇ and ⁇ integrins.
- tissue-invading T cells themselves can dynamically regulate their own functions.
- Both adhesion- and migration-promoting stimuli i.e. intact IL-2
- suppressive by-products of inflammatory mediators can be present, although not necessarily simultaneously, within the inflammatory milieu.
- both IL-2 and elastase may function concomitantly to activate T cells to penetrate tissues.
- the degradation peptide products of IL-2, generated by elastase may inhibit T cell migration, inhibit the co-stimulatory effects of IL-2 and other mediators, and probably signal the termination of the inflammatory reaction.
- the invention relates to anti-inflammatory peptides derived from the IL-2 sequence and to derivatives thereof, said anti-inflammatory activity being assessed by their ability to inhibit at least one of the following processes in vitro: (a) adhesion of activated T cells to ECM proteins; (b) chemotactic migration of T cells through ECM proteins; (c) cytokine- or mitogen-induced T cell proliferation; (d) cytokine secretion by cytokine- or mitogen-stimulated T cells; (e) spontaneous or cytokine-induced secretion of a cytokine such as IL-l ⁇ or, preferably, IL-8, from intestinal epithelial cells.
- a cytokine such as IL-l ⁇ or, preferably, IL-8
- assays (a) to (e) are well-known in the art. Thus, for example, assays (a), (b) and (e) may be carried out as described in the section Materials and Methods hereinafter.
- Assay (c) for inhibition of cytokine - or mitogen-induced T cell proliferation, is carried out as follows: A total of 25x10 3 of human T cells in 0.2 ml of RPMI medium supplemented with 5% heat-inactivated FCS (Gibco), antibiotics, 1 % Hepes buffer, 1% glutamine and 5xl0 "5 M 2-mercaptoethanol (ME), are added per well.
- T cell activation is tested by adding either the cytokine IL-2 (100 U/ml) or the mitogen Con-A (2.5 ⁇ g/ml) to the culture wells in the beginning of the assay.
- the IL-2-derived peptides or their derivatives are added to the culture wells (different amounts, 10 microliters) for the entire period of the assay.
- [ 3 H]-Thymidine is added to the microtiter 96 U-form well plates 18h before harvesting the cultures on day 3 onto glass fiber filters and counted by liquid scintillation counter. Mean CPM and SD from quadriplicate culture are then presented.
- Assay (d), for inhibition of cytokine secretion by cytokine- or mitogen-stimulated T cells is carried out similar to the proliferation assay (c), except for one modification: the supernatants of activated T cells (or any other leukocytes derived from human blood), treated with the different peptides, are collected and assayed for IL-2 and TNF- ⁇ , using conventional ELISA kits.
- In vivo bioassays may also be used to determine anti-inflammatory activity of the peptides of the invention, examples of which include: (1) inhibition of experimental delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactivity carried out, for example, as described in PCT Publication No. WO 94/11006, Example 5.2; (2) treatment of experimental adjuvant arthritis (AA) in rats carried out, for example, as described in PCT Publication No. WO 94/11006, Example 5.7: and (3) treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in guinea pigs, a model disease for multiple sclerosis, carried out, for example, as described in US Patent No. 5,206,223.
- DTH delayed type hypersensitivity
- AA experimental adjuvant arthritis
- EAE experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
- peptides of the invention includes the synthetic peptides pepl, pep2, and pep3 derived from IL-2 as well as synthetic analogues thereof, and comprise: (i) peptides pepl, pep2, and pep3 of the sequences:
- peptide derivative or "peptide analogue”as used throughout the specification and claims herein is intendend to include the derivatives defined in (ii) to (viii) above, namely peptides obtained by deletion, addition, or replacement of a natural amino acid residue by the corresponding D-stereomer or by a non-natural amino acid residue, chemical derivatives of the peptides, cyclic peptides, dual peptides and multimers of the peptides.
- modifications are made that retain the anti-inflammatory effect of the parent peptides pepl, pep2 and pep3. Any of the above modifications may be utilized alone or in combination, provided that the modified sequence retains anti-inflammatory activity, preferably at least 30% of the anti-inflammatory activity, more preferably at least the same activity or higher, of the parent peptide, identified by means of the above described assays.
- Deletion of 1-4 amino acid residues of pep2 may be made at the N- or the C-terminal such as for example peptides pepl9 and pep21, respectively, in Table 1 hereinafter.
- Addition of one or more natural or non-natural amino acid residues may be made at the N- or the C-terminal of each of the parent peptides pepl, pep2 and pep3, such as for example peptides pep4, pep5 and pep6 (analogues of pepl), the peptides pepl5 and pepl7 (analogues of pep2), and the peptide pep43 (analogue of pep3).
- substitutions include replacement of the natural amino acid residues by the corresponding D-amino acid residue, for example to increase blood plasma half-life of a therapeutically administered peptide, or by different natural amino acid residues or by non-natural amino acid residues.
- the peptide or peptide derivative of the invention may be all-L, all-D or a D,L-peptide.
- non-natural amino acids include, but are not limited to, N ⁇ -alkyl, particularly N ⁇ -methyl, amino acids*, C ⁇ -alkyl, particularly C ⁇ -methyl, amino acids*, halo derivatives of natural amino acids such as trifluorotyrosine*, p-Cl-phenylalanine*, p-Br-phenylalanine* and p-I-phenylalanine*, ⁇ -alanine ( ⁇ -Ala)*, L- ⁇ -aminobutyric acid*, L- ⁇ -aminobutyric acid ( ⁇ -Abu)*, L- ⁇ -aminoisobutyric acid ( ⁇ -Aib)*, L- ⁇ -aminocaproic acid*, 7-aminoheptanoic acid*, L-norleucine (Nle)*, L-norvaline (Nva)*, L-p-nitro-phenylalanine*, L-hydroxyproline (Hyp)*, L-thioproline
- a "chemical derivative" of a peptide of the invention includes, but is not limited to, a derivative containing additional chemical moieties not normally a part of the peptide provided that the derivative retains the anti-inflammatory function of the peptide.
- Examples of such derivatives are: (a) N-acyl derivatives of the amino terminal or of another free amino group, wherein the acyl group may be either an alkanoyl group, e.g. acetyl, hexanoyl, octanoyl, or an aroyl group, e.g.
- derivatives obtained by modification of the peptide bond -CO-NH- for example by (a) reduction to -CH 2 -NH- ; (b) alkylation to -CO-N (alkyl)- ; (c) inversion to -NH-CO- .
- cyclic peptides as used herein are cyclic derivatives containing either an intramolecular disulfide bond, i.e. -S-S-, an intramolecular amide bond, i.e. -CONH- or -NHCO-, or intramolecular S-alkyl bonds, i.e. -S-(CH 2 ) n -CONH- or -NH-CO(CH 2 ) n -S-, wherein n is 1 or 2.
- the cyclic derivatives containing an intramolecular disulfide bond may be prepared by conventional solid phase synthesis while incorporating suitable S-protected cysteine or homocysteine residues at the positions selected for cyclization such as the amino and carboxy terminals of the peptides, with the option of including spacing residues, such as (Ala) n , (Gly) n where n is from 1 to 4, or non-natural amino acids such as 6-aminocaproic acid, between the terminal residue and the linking residue.
- the linking residues may then be linked together using known techniques to form cyclicized peptide derivatives.
- linear peptides Cys-Ile-Val-Leu-Ala-Cys, Cys-Ile-Val-Leu-Ala-Ala-Cys, Cys-Arg-Met-Leu-Thr-Ala-Cys and Cys-Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr-Ala-Cys were prepared and cyclized according to methods known in the art for formation of a disulphide bond.
- cyclization can be performed either by selective removal of the S-protecting groups with a consequent on-support oxidation of free corresponding two SH-functions, to form S-S bonds, followed by conventional removal of the product from the support and appropriate purification procedure, or by removal of the peptide from the support along with complete side-chain deprotection, followed by oxidation of the free SH-functions in highly dilute aqueous solution.
- the cyclic derivatives containing an intramolecular amide bond may be prepared by conventional solid phase synthesis while incorporating suitable amino and carboxyl side-chain protected amino acid derivatives at the positions selected for cyclization.
- the cyclic derivatives containing intramolecular -S-alkyl bonds may be prepared by conventional solid phase synthesis while incorporating an amino acid residue with a suitable amino-protected side chain, and a suitable S-protected cysteine or homocysteine residue at the positions selected for cyclization.
- a "dual peptide” consists of two the same or different peptides or peptide derivatives of the invention covalently linked to one another directly or through a spacer such as by a short stretch of alanine residues or by a putative site for proteolysis by cathepsin (see U.S. Patent No. 5,126,249 and European Patent No. 495,049 with respect to such sites). This will induce site-specific proteolysis of the preferred form into the two desired analogues.
- Multimers consist of polymer molecules formed from a number of the same or different peptides or derivatives thereof.
- the polymerization is carried out with a suitable polymerization agent, such as 0.1% glutaraldehyde (Audibert et al. (1981) Nature, 289 : 593) Modifications to the amino acid residues in the peptides of the present invention are discussed below using nomenclature as given in the Table below:
- the present invention relates to the synthetic anti-inflammatory peptide Ile-Val-Leu (pepl), and to anti-inflammatory peptides resulting from the modification thereof by:
- Val residue substitution of the Val residue by a hydrophobic, non-charged natural or non-natural amino acid residue, preferably selected from Ala, He, Leu, Met, Nle, Phe;
- pepl cyclization of pepl or of any peptide of (a) to (e); and (g) any combination of (a) to (f).
- modified peptides derived from pepl include; (pep4) Asn-Ile-Asn-Val-Ile-Val-Leu,
- the present invention relates to the synthetic anti-inflammatory peptide Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr (pep2), and to anti- inflammatory peptides resulting from the modification thereof by;
- substitution of the Glu residue by a natural or non-natural charged or polar charged amino acid residue preferably selected from Lys, Arg, Asp, Gin, Asn
- substitution of the Phe residue by a natural or non-natural hydrophobic aliphatic or aromatic amino acid residue, preferably selected from Ala, Val, He, Leu, Tyr, Trp, Phe, Met, Nle;
- the present invention relates to the synthetic anti-inflammatory peptide Arg-Met-Leu-Thr (pep3), and to anti-inflammatory peptides resulting from the modification thereof by:
- modified peptides derived from pep3 include; (pep36) Ala-Met-Leu-Thr
- peptides and peptide derivatives of the invention are obtained by any method of peptide synthesis known to those skilled in the art, such as for example by solid phase peptide synthesis.
- the present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one anti-inflammatory peptide or peptide derivative of the invention.
- the pharmaceutical composition will be administered according to known modes of peptide administration, including oral, intravenous, subcutaneous, intraarticular, intramuscular, inhalation, intranasal, intrathecal, intradermal, transdermal or other known routes.
- the dosage administered will be dependent upon the age, sex, health condition and weight of the recipient, and the nature of the effect desired.
- the peptides of the invention for use in therapy are typically formulated for administration to patients with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent to produce a pharmaceutical composition.
- the formulation will depend upon the nature of the peptide and the route of administration but typically they can be formulated for topical, parenteral, intramuscular, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intranasal inhalation, lung inhalation, intradermal or intra-articular administration.
- the peptide may be used in an injectable form. It may therefore be mixed with any vehicle which is pharmaceutically acceptable for an injectable formulation, preferably for a direct injection at the site to be treated, although it may be administered systemically.
- the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent may be, for example, sterile isotonic saline solutions, or other isotonic solutions such as phosphate-buffered saline.
- the peptides of the present invention may be admixed with any suitable binder(s), lubricant(s), suspending agent(s), coating agent(s), solubilising agent(s). It is also preferred to formulate the peptide in an orally active form.
- Tablets or capsules of the peptides may be administered singly or two or more at a time, as appropriate. It is also possible to administer the peptides in sustained release formulations.
- the physician will determine the actual dosage which will be most suitable for an individual patient and it will vary with the age, weight and response of the particular patient.
- the peptides of the invention can be administered by inhalation or in the form of a suppository or pessary, or they may be applied topically in the form of a lotion, solution, cream, ointment or dusting powder.
- An alternative means of transdermal administration is by use of a skin patch.
- they can be incorporated into a cream consisting of an aqueous emulsion of polyethylene glycols or liquid paraffin. They can also be incorporated, at a concentration of between 1 and 10% by weight, into an ointment consisting of a white wax or white soft paraffin base together with such stabilisers and preservatives as may be required.
- compositions are administered orally in the form of tablets containing excipients such as starch or lactose, or in capsules or ovules either alone or in admixture with excipients, or in the form of elixirs, solutions or suspensions containing flavouring or colouring agents.
- excipients such as starch or lactose
- capsules or ovules either alone or in admixture with excipients, or in the form of elixirs, solutions or suspensions containing flavouring or colouring agents.
- the peptide may preferably formed into microcapsules or nanoparticles together with biocompatible polymers such as poly-lactic acid and the like.
- compositions can also be injected parenterally, for example intracavernosally, intravenously, intramuscularly or subcutaneously.
- the compositions will comprise a suitable carrier or diluent.
- the compositions are best used in the form of a sterile aqueous solution which may contain other substances, for example enough salts or monosaccharides to make the solution isotonic with blood.
- compositions may be administered in the form of tablets or lozenges which can be formulated in a conventional manner.
- the peptides and peptide derivatives of the invention are for use in the treatment of or amelioration of acute and chronic inflammatory disorders including, but not being limited to, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes type I, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, uveitis, bowel inflammation and Crohn's disease.
- the present invention further relates to a method of treatment of a patient suffering from an inflammatory disorder which comprises administering to said patient an effective amount of a peptide or peptide derivative of the invention.
- HT-29 Human colonic epithelial cell lines HT-29 (ATCC HTB38) and Caco-2 (ATCC HTB27) were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATTC, Rockville, MD). Cells were maintained in culture medium (DMEM supplemented with 10% cosmic calf serum (CSS), 2 mM glutamine, 100 U/ml penicillin, and 0.1 mg/ml streptomycin), at 37°C and atmosphere of 5% CO 2 . Cell viability was assessed using the standard MTT method.
- T cell adhesion assays Human T cells were purified from the peripheral blood of healthy donors, and T cell adhesion to immobilized protein substrates was examined as follows: Human leukocytes were isolated on a Ficoll gradient, washed, and incubated (2 h, 37°C, 7.5% CO 2 , humidified atmosphere) on petri dishes. The non-adherent cells were then collected and incubated (1 h, 37°C, 7.5% CO 2 , humidified atmosphere) on nylon wool columns (Novamed Ltd., Jerusalem, Israel). Unbound cells were eluted from the columns by extensive washings. The resulting cell population was always >92% T cells.
- Intact IL-2 or IL-2-derived peptides (in 50 ⁇ l) were added to flat-bottom microtiter wells that had been pre-coated with ECM or ECM proteins (FN or LN; 1 ⁇ g/well) and blocked with 0.1% BSA. After 4-6 h at 37°C, the wells were washed and 51 [Cr]-labeled T cells were added to the wells, 10 5 cells/100 ⁇ l of adhesion medium (RPMI-1640 supplemented with 0.1% BSA, 1% sodium pyruvate, 1% HEPES buffer). The microtiter plates containing the cells were incubated (30 min, 37°C) in a humidified, 7.5% CO 2 atmosphere, and then washed.
- adhesion medium RPMI-1640 supplemented with 0.1% BSA, 1% sodium pyruvate, 1% HEPES buffer
- the adherent cells were lysed, and the resulting supernatants were removed and analyzed in a ⁇ -counter. For each experimental group, the results were expressed as the mean percentage ⁇ SD of bound T cells from quadruplicate wells.
- different concentrations of soluble IL-2 were added concomitantly with the T cells, and with others, different concentrations of elastase-degraded IL-2-derived fractions, or the corresponding synthetic peptides, were added together with stimulators [PMA (50 ng/ml), IL-7 (50 ng/ml), MlP-l ⁇ (20 ng/ml), 8A2 (1 ⁇ g/ml), mAb anti-CD3 (1 ⁇ g/ml), or IL-2 (10 U/ml)].
- stimulators [PMA (50 ng/ml), IL-7 (50 ng/ml), MlP-l ⁇ (20 ng/ml), 8A2 (1 ⁇ g/ml), mAb anti-CD
- T cell chemotaxis assays T cell chemotaxis was performed and analyzed as previously described (Ben-Baruch et al., 1997). Briefly, the migration of human T cells (0.5xl0 6 cells in adhesion medium/well) was examined in a 48-well chemotaxis micro-chamber (Neuro-Probe Inc.,
- FN-coated polycarbonate filter (5- ⁇ m pore size; Osmonics Protein Products, Livemore, CA).
- MlP-l ⁇ or IL-2 was added to the lower wells, and the T cells were added to the upper chambers together with the peptides. After incubation (120 min. 37°C, in a humidified, 7.5% CO 2 atmosphere), the filters were removed, fixed, and stained with a
- Diff-Quik staining kit (Dade, D ⁇ dingen, Switzerland). The number of migrating T cells in five high-power fields (under 500x magnification; WILD Microscope, Heerbrugg,
- Test cells (HT-29 or Caco-2) were grown as confluent monolayers in 24-well tissue culture plates. After the cells reached confluence, the culture medium was changed and the cells (10 cells/well) were incubated for 24 h at 37°C with the IL-2 peptides (or control and derivative peptides) in 24-well plates without (spontaneous) or with the addition of TNF- ⁇ (TNF- ⁇ - induced). When TNF- ⁇ was used, the peptides were added to the cells 1 hour prior to the addition of TNF- ⁇ . Following culture, the supernatants were harvested and analyzed for IL-8 or IL-l ⁇ secretion by ELISA using commercially available kits for IL-8 (Pharmingen) and IL-l ⁇ (Genzyme), according to the manufacturers' protocols.
- IL-2 was dissolved in distilled water to yield a 1 mg/ml solution.
- Lyophilized neutrophil elastase 50 ⁇ g was dissolved in 1 ml of PBS and immediately added to the IL-2 solution.
- the elastase-IL-2 mixture was incubated (12 h) at 37°C. Aliquots were removed and stored at -20°C until subjected to HPLC separation.
- a Spectra-Physics SP8800 liquid chromatography system (Fremont, CA) equipped with an Applied Biosystems 757 (Foster City, CA) variable wavelength absorbency detector was used.
- the column effluents were monitored by UV absorbency at 220 nm, and the chromatograms were recorded on a Chrome Jet integrator. Fractions that were 20% or more above valley levels were pooled, rotoevaporated to a minimal volume, and diluted with HPLC grade water. The rotoevaporation and dilution with water step was performed twice to remove residual TFA and acetonitrile.
- Solid phase peptide synthesis IL-2-derived peptides were prepared by conventional solid phase peptide synthesis, using an AMS-422 automated solid phase multiple peptide synthesizer (Abimed, Langenfeld, Germany). The Fmoc strategy was used for peptide chain assembly, according to the commercial protocol. In each reaction vessel, we used 12.5 ⁇ mol of Wang resin containing the first covalently bound corresponding N-Fmoc C-terminal amino acid (typically, polymer loadings of 0.3-0.7 mmol/g resin were used).
- Fmoc deprotection was achieved by two consecutive treatments with 20% piperidine in dimethyl formamide, usually 10-15 each min at 22°C, depending on the length of peptide and the Fmoc-protected amino acid type.
- the protecting groups used for the side chain of the amino acids were tert-butyloxycarbonyl for Trp and Lys; trityl for Asn, Cys, Gin and His; tert-butylester for Asp and Glu; and tert-butylether for Ser, Tyr and Thr.
- the peptide was cleaved from the polymer by reacting (2 h, 22°C) the resin with trifluoroaceticacid/H 2 O/triethylsilane (90/5/5; v/v/v).
- the solution containing the crude, unprotected peptides was then cooled down to 4°C, precipitated with ether (4°C), and centrifuged (15 min, 3000 rpm, 4°C). The pellet was washed and centrifuged (x3) with ether, dissolved in 30% acetonitrile in H 2 O, and lyophilized.
- the lyophilized material was reconstituted in double distilled water before use; only the stock solution, not the diluted material, was stored at -20°C.
- T cells were incubated (18 h, 37°C, 7.5% CO 2 , humidified atmosphere) in culture medium. IL-2 or PMA was added to the cell cultures, which were then incubated for 24 h. The T cells were then washed and seeded onto FN-covered coverslips in the presence of either PMA (50 ng/ml), IL-2 (100 U/ml), or IL-2 peptides (0.1 ng/ml). After 1 h at 37°C, the adherent cells were fixed (3 min) with paraformaldehyde (3%) and Triton X-100 (0.5%), washed, and fixed (20 min) again with paraformaldehyde (3%). The fixed adherent cells were washed, treated with TRITC-phalloidin, and washed again. Photographs (xlOOO magnification) were then taken.
- IL-2-induced T cell adhesion to the ECM glycoproteins was inhibited by anti-human ⁇ i integrin mAbs (not shown), which suggests that the pro-adhesive effects of IL-2 were induced via cell surface-expressed integrins.
- IL-2 did not alter the T cell surface expression of ⁇ j integrins (not shown).
- IL-2 in addition to other pro-inflammatory mediators, appears to regulate the adhesiveness of resting human T cells to immobilized ECM and ECM glycoproteins.
- fragment 2 contained an Ile-Val-Leu (IVL; pepl; IL-2] 12 - 1 14 ) and an Arg-Met-Leu-Thr (RMLT; pep2; IL-2 5 g- 6 i) peptide
- fragment 8 contained a Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr (EFLNRWIT; pep3; IL-2 136 . 143 ) octa-peptide.
- the Ile-Val-Leu, Arg-Met-Leu-Thr, and Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr inhibited, in a dose-dependent manner, the adhesion of IL-2-activated T cells to FN; the Arg-Met-Leu-Thr is apparently the most potent inhibitor (Fig. 4A). Maximum inhibition was achieved with about 0.1 pg/ml (0.2 pM) for Arg-Met-Leu-Thr, and 1 pg/ml of either Ile-Val-Leu or Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn- Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr (2.91 and 0.92 pM, respectively).
- inhibitory dose-response curves of Ile-Val-Leu and Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr are similar to those of the HPLC fractions 2 and 8, respectively, from which they were derived.
- Example 5 Ile-Val-Leu and Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr inhibit T cell chemotactic migration induced by IL-2 or MlP-l ⁇ .
- Immune cell migration is the outcome of a subtle biological equilibrium existing between adhesion and detachment events. Lymphocyte adhesion to the subendothelial ECM and subsequent migration are two active processes that can overlap, but are not mutually dependent events. Adhesion and migration may depend on the ability of the T cells to continuously integrate different pro- and anti-adhesive signals via their versatile receptors for ECM, chemokines, cytokines, and possibly, also antigenic moieties.
- Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr and Ile-Val-Leu apparently inhibit T cell adhesion to the FN component of ECM via a common intracellular event that is linked to the regulation of the avidities and affinities of ⁇ i integrins, and therefore, to their ligand recognition and binding.
- the T cells were activated with IL-2 or PMA, treated with the IL-2 peptides, and seeded onto FN-coated coverslips. After incubation and fixation, the actin cytoskeleton of attached T cells was stained with TRITC-conjugated phalloidin.
- the morphologies of FN-bound IL-2- and PMA-activated T cells (Figs. 8 A, 8B) were markedly different from those of non-activated lymphocytes (Fig. 8E); the activated T cells appeared spread, and their actin cytoskeleton performed distinct structures typical of ECM-adherent cells.
- Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr peptide inhibited the redistribution of the actin skeleton in both the IL-2- (Fig. 8C) and PMA-treated (Fig. 8D) FN-adherent T cells.
- Control peptides reverse sequences of each peptide pepl, pep2, pep3 did not inhibit the actin reorganization of the activated T cells (not shown).
- the adhesion-inhibiting activity of the IL-2-derived peptide Glu-Phe-Leu-Asn-Arg-Trp-Ile-Thr appears to involve inhibition of the redistribution of the actin cytoskeleton, and therefore, changes in cell shape and spreading.
- IL-2 derived peptides and derivatives thereof on spontaneous cytokine (IL-8) secretion from intestinal epithelial cells.
- Human colonic epithelial cell lines, such as HT-29 have been shown to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-l ⁇ and IL-8, in response to cytokines such as TNF- ⁇ , IL-l ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , and to LPS (Ecknamm et al, 1993), or as a response to bacterial invasion (Jung et al., 1995).
- HT-29 cells (10 6 cells/well) were seeded and incubated in culture medium for 24 h at 37°C in 24-well plates with the desired peptide (1 nM), the supernatants were collected and IL-8 levels were determined by an ELISA assay, using Pharmingen antibody pairs, according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- the results in Table 1 show the O.D. readings of the ELISA assay (at 405 nm) as well as the percentage of inhibition of IL-8 secretion.
- Test cells (HT-29 or Caco-2) were grown as confluent monolayers in 24-well tissue culture plates. After the cells reached confluence, the culture medium was changed and the cells (10 6 cells/well) were incubated for 24 h at 37°C with the IL-2 peptides (or control and derivative peptides) in 24-well plates with the addition of TNF- ⁇ . The peptides were added to the cells 1 hour prior to the addition of TNF- ⁇ .
- IL-8 and neutrophil-activating peptide-2 to induce attenuation of chemotaxis is mediated by their divergent capabilities to phosphorylate CXCR2 (IL-8 receptor B). J. Immunol. 158:5927.
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