WO2010133907A1 - Hexadentate chelators in inflammatory bowel disease - Google Patents

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WO2010133907A1
WO2010133907A1 PCT/IB2009/005637 IB2009005637W WO2010133907A1 WO 2010133907 A1 WO2010133907 A1 WO 2010133907A1 IB 2009005637 W IB2009005637 W IB 2009005637W WO 2010133907 A1 WO2010133907 A1 WO 2010133907A1
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  • the present invention relates the use of non-labile, hexadentate chelators for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition to treat a subject affected by an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
  • IBD inflammatory bowel disease
  • Induction therapies for IBD include aminosalicylates such as mesalazine and prodrug thereof (e.g. sulfasalazine), antibiotics for mild mucosal disease, nutritional therapy including elemental or polymeric formulas (e.g. CarbopolTM), corticosteroids for moderate disease, and infliximab for corticosteroid-resistant or fistulizing disease.
  • aminosalicylates such as mesalazine and prodrug thereof (e.g. sulfasalazine), antibiotics for mild mucosal disease, nutritional therapy including elemental or polymeric formulas (e.g. CarbopolTM), corticosteroids for moderate disease, and infliximab for corticosteroid-resistant or fistulizing disease.
  • Aminosalicylates, mercaptopurine, azathioprine, methotrexate, and infliximab are generally used in maintenance therapy.
  • IBD Ididodeficiency .
  • Anemia in IBD patients is a problem of multifactorial origin, including blood loss, malabsorption of iron, and anemia of inflammation.
  • the oxidative stress of IBD patients may be further enhanced by iron in the intestinal wall (Liu-Brohy L, et al. Dig Dis Sci 1996; 41: 2078-86), for instance from the heme extravasation within the mucosa and in the gut lumen and, additionally, by an increased mucosal permeability to iron.
  • iron in the intestinal wall Liu-Brohy L, et al. Dig Dis Sci 1996; 41: 2078-86
  • the effects of oral ferrous fumarate and intravenous iron sucrose on clinical disease and plasma redox status in IBD patients havee been investigated by Kari et all. Scandin J Gastroent. 2005, 40(9): 1058-65.
  • 5-aminosalicylic acid has chelating properties which may contribute to its therapeutic efficacy.
  • the invention refers to pharmaceutical compositions and methods to treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by administering a therapeutically effective amount of non-hydrolizable, potent and selective hexadentate chelators (HDC).
  • IBD inflammatory bowel disease
  • HDC non-hydrolizable, potent and selective hexadentate chelators
  • the invention refers to the use of HDC having high stability, selectivity and potency in chelation OfFe 3+ and Al 3+ while possessing limited (if any) systemic absorption, so that local activity in the intestinal tract is performed without interfering with the body iron balance, especially in iron-deficiency anemic patients.
  • the invention refers to the use of hydroxyphenolaminocarboxylate and their N-analogs (i.e. hydroxypyridylaminocarboxylate) for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of IBD.
  • hydroxyphenolaminocarboxylate and their N-analogs i.e. hydroxypyridylaminocarboxylate
  • the invention refers to the use of TREN and TREN-HOPOs or MECAM and ME-HOPOs chelators for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of IBD.
  • the present invention refers to the use of hexadentate chelators (HDC) for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a patient with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
  • HDC hexadentate chelators
  • the invention relates of HDC matching the afore mentioned criteria, hence being characterized by two 2-hydroxybenzyl or 2-hydroxypyridyl moieties; two acetic acid moieties; these linked by an ethylenediamine or propylenediamine bridge, optionally substituted.
  • Such HDC are preferentially represented by substances of formula (I):
  • each m 1, 2 ; each R independently represents H, C 1-5 -alkyl, -hydroxylalkyl, - perfluoalkyl, OR', COR', OSO 2 R', OPO 3 R' 2 , NR' 2 , or halogen;
  • R' represents H, d- 6 -alkyl, or C 2 -is-acyl
  • Y represents -(CRH) 0 -CH 2 -
  • o 0, 1
  • R represents H, OH, or O-Ci-5-alkyl.
  • An exemplary substance of formula (I) is an aminophenolcarboxylate, such as the ⁇ iV J -bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-ethylenediamine- ⁇ iV"-diacetic acid (HBED):
  • Other substances of formula (I) have a substituted 2-hydroxybenzyl such as N,N'- bisCl ⁇ -dihydroxybenzy ⁇ -ethylenediamine-i ⁇ N'-diacetic acid (DHBED); ⁇ N'-bis(2- hydroxybenzyl-5 -carboxymethyl)-ethylenediamine-iV, TV '-diacetic acid (NMCBED) ; and ⁇ iV'-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl-3 ! ,5-dimethyl)-ethylenediamine- ⁇ N'-diacetic acid (H-3,5-DMBED):
  • DHBED N,N'- bisCl ⁇ -dihydroxybenzy ⁇ -ethylenediamine-i ⁇ N'-diacetic acid
  • NMCBED ⁇ N'-bis(2- hydroxybenzyl-5 -carboxymethyl)-ethylenediamine-iV, TV '-diacetic acid
  • H-3,5-DMBED 2-hydroxybenzyl
  • aminohydroxypyridylcarboxylates e.g. from pyridoxal, such as the ⁇ iV'-dipyridoxylethylenediamine- ⁇ iV'-diacetic acid (PLED):
  • PLED Furhter aminohydroxypyridylcarboxylates are conceived with modified pyridoxal, such as ⁇ N'-bis(5-deoxypyridoxyl)ethylenediamine-iy;iV'-diacetic acid (DPLED); and its 5,5'-diphosphate ester (P5PLED):
  • modified pyridoxal such as ⁇ N'-bis(5-deoxypyridoxyl)ethylenediamine-iy;iV'-diacetic acid (DPLED); and its 5,5'-diphosphate ester (P5PLED):
  • the afore mendioned substances may have a propylene bridge instead of ethylene bridge, such as ⁇ iV'-bis(2-hydroxyben2yl)-propylenediamine-iV,N'-diacetic acid (HBPD); ⁇ iV'-bis(5-deoxypyridoxyl)propylenediamine-iV,iV'-diacetic acid (DPLPD):
  • HBPD ⁇ iV'-bis(2-hydroxyben2yl)-propylenediamine-iV,N'-diacetic acid
  • DPLPD ⁇ iV'-bis(5-deoxypyridoxyl)propylenediamine-iV,iV'-diacetic acid
  • the propylene bridge can be modified, such as in JV, ⁇ -bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-2- hydroxy- 1 ,3 -propylenediamine- ⁇ N '-diacetic acid (HBHPD) :
  • One or more labile hydrogen in compound of formula (I) and analogs thereof may be substitute with physiological cations of inorganic and/or organic bases or amino acids, e.g Li + , K + , Na + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , ammonium, substituted ammines, morpholine, glucamine, or lysine.
  • the invention relates of HDC matching the afore mentioned criteria, being characterized by a TRENCAM or MECAM structure, or a hydroxypyridone (TREN-HOPO; ME-HOPO) analog thereof.
  • HDC are preferentially represented by substances of formulae (II) and (III):
  • each each n 1, 2 ; and each X independently represents one of the following group:
  • TREN-HOPOs include JV, JV', JV"-tris[(l -methyl-2 ⁇ >xo-3-hy(toxy-2,3-dihydropyridin- 4-yl)carboxamidoethyl] -amine (TREN-Me-3,2-HOPO); and JV,JV',JV"-tris[(l-hydioxy- 2-oxo- 1 ,2-dihydropyridine-6-carboxamido)ethyl] -amine (TREN- 1 ,2-HOPO):
  • N, N ', N"-t ⁇ s [(2-oxo-3 -hydroxy-2,3 -dihydropyridiny ⁇ carboxamidoethyl] -amine (TREN-2,1 -HOPO); and analog 2-hydroxy-isoquinolin-l-one (TREN- 1,2-HOIQO):
  • TREN-2.1-H0P0 The substances of formula (II) may be also in "hybird form" combining one or more group (a) to (e), such as in ⁇ iV J -bis-[(2 5 3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-2-aminoethyl]- ⁇ ' ' "- [(1- hydroxy-2-oxo- 1 ,2-dihydropyridine-6-carboxamido)ethyl] -amine (TRENCAM- 1 ,2- HOPO); or in the folly tris-differentiated (TRENC AM-Me-3,2-HOPO-l,2-HOPO):
  • the substances of formula (II) may have propylene bridge instead of ethylene, such as in iV ) iV' ) N"-tris-[(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-3-aminopropyl]-amine (TRPNCAM):
  • the compound of formula (II) can be prepared by know methods, e.g. those disclosed in WO9700245, as well as in Inorg. Chem., 2000, 39(16), 3624-31; Inorg.
  • a TREN-like HDC may also have a different core, the central N(CH 2 CH 2 NH)- moiety can be substituted with another triamine moiety as in CYCAM (Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40(16),3922-35).
  • CYCAM Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40(16),3922-35.
  • exemplary substances of formula (III) include the N,N',N"-t ⁇ s(2,3- dihydroxybenzoyl)triaminomethylbenzene (MECAM) :
  • Exemplary ME-HOPO have a hydroxypiridinone group instead of catechols, as in N, N ', iV"-tris [( 1 -methyl-2-oxo-3 -hydroxy-2,3 -dihydropyridin-4-yl)carboxamido] - trimethylbenzene (ME-Me-3 ,2-HOPO); N,N',N"-t ⁇ s[(l -hydroxy-2-oxo- 1 ,2- dihydropyridin-3-yl)carboxamido]- trimethylbenzene (ME-l,2-H0P0):
  • Hydribs compounds of formula (III) with mixed groups (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) are also included; as well as their homologues (MPCAM), and combination thereof.
  • the compound of formula (HI) can be prepared by know methods, e.g. found in the references cited by Raymond et al. (Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 3922-35), as well as in J Organomet Chem. 1999, 575(1), 149-52.
  • HDC of formulae (II-III) include CacCAM and pyridinone analogs thereof linked to a CO 2 H functionalized triamine backbone such as disclosed by Imbert d et al. (New J. Chem., 2000, 24, 281-8). Also in the compounds of formulae (II) and (III), on or more labile hydrogen may be substitute with physiologically compatible cations.
  • compositions comprising the suitable HDC as disclosed before can be prepared by know methods.
  • the compositions can be administered orally and in a variety of dosage forms including, but not limited to, tablets, soft gelatin capsules, hard shell capsules, suspensions, solutions, and emulsions.
  • compositions typically include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, including diluents, binders, plasticizers, lubricants, disintegrants, colorants, stabilizers, surfactants, etc.
  • carrier includes, but is not limited to, diluents, binders, lubricants, disintegrators, fillers, solubilizing agents, pH modifying agents, preservatives, stabilizers, such as anti-oxidants, wetting or emulsifying agents, suspending agents and coating compositions.
  • Carrier also includes all components of any coating composition, which may include plasticizers, pigments, colorants, stabilizing agents, glidants, pore formers and surfactants.
  • Diluents also referred to as "fillers,” are typically necessary to increase the bulk of a solid dosage form so that a practical size is provided for compression of tablets or formation of beads and granules.
  • Suitable diluents include, but are not limited to, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, calcium sulfate, lactose, sucrose, mannitol, sorbitol, cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, kaolin, sodium chloride, dry starch, hydrolyzed starches, pregelatinized starch, silicone dioxide, titanium oxide, magnesium aluminum silicate and powdered sugar.
  • Binders are used to impart cohesive qualities to a solid dosage formulation, and thus ensure that a tablet or bead or granule remains intact after the formation of the dosage forms.
  • Suitable binder materials include, but are not limited to, starch, pregelatinized starch, gelatin, sugars (including sucrose, glucose, dextrose, lactose and sorbitol), polyethylene glycol, waxes, natural and synthetic gums such as acacia, tragacanth, sodium alginate, cellulose, including hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, ethylcellulose, and veegum, and synthetic polymers such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate polymers and copolymers, polyacrylic acid/polymethacrylic acid and polyvinylpyrrolidone.
  • Lubricants are used to facilitate tablet manufacture.
  • suitable lubricants include, but are not limited to, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, stearic acid, glycerol behenate, polyethylene glycol, talc, and mineral oil.
  • Disintegrants are used to facilitate dosage form disintegration or "breakup" after administration, and generally include, but are not limited to, starch and modified starch, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, pregelatinized starch, clays, cellulose, alginine, gums or cross linked polymers, such as cross-linked PVP (PolyplasdoneTM XL).
  • Stabilizers are used to inhibit or retard drug decomposition reactions which include, by way of example, oxidative reactions.
  • compositions can be also formulated as a suppository or enema or foam for rectal administration.
  • compositions can be orally or rectally administered with immediate release as well as in controlled release dosage form, i.e. a dosage form for which the HDC release accomplish the therapeutic or convenience objectives not offered by conventional immediate release dosage forms such as solutions or promptly dissolving dosage forms.
  • Delayed release, extended release, and pulsatile release forms and their combinations are types of controlled release dosage forms.
  • double-coated tablets and/or granules are also included. Exemplary such controlled release formulations are, e.g., disclosed by Gazzaniga et al. (Expert Opin Drug Deliv.
  • a composition of invention typically contains from 10 mg to 1000 g, more typically from 20 mg to 500 mg, preferably from 100 mg to 250 mg of a HDC.
  • Further embodiments of the present invention further comprise one or more additional therapeutic such as, e.g., an immunosuppressive, an anti- inflammatory, a steroid, an immunomodulatory agent, a cytokine, and a TNF antagonist.
  • immunosuppressives include azathioprine, methotrexate, cyclosporine,
  • Exemplary antiinflammatories include 5-aminosalicylic acid, sulfasalazine and olsalazine.
  • Exemplary steroids include corticosteroids, glucocorticosteroids, prednisone, prednisolone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone and ACTH.
  • Exemplary immunomodulatory agents include PVAC, anti-CD40 ligand, anti-CD40, natalizumab (AntegrenTM), anti-VCAMI and anti-ICAMl.
  • Exemplary cytokines include IL-IO.
  • TNF antagonists include infliximab (Remicade), etanercept (Enbrel), adalimumab (Humira), and CDP870.
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising a HDC in association with an effective amount of a further active ingredient(s), e.g.
  • the weight ratio of the HDC to the further active ingredient(s) may be varied and will depend upon the effective dose of each ingredient. Generally, an effective dose of each will be used. Thus, for example, when a HDC is combined with a second active ingredient the weight ratio in range from about 1000:1 to about 10:1.
  • Combinations of a HDC and other active ingredients will generally also be within the aforementioned range, but in each case, an effective dose of each active is used.
  • a method for the treatment of a subject with an inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, ischaemic colitis, diversion colitis, Behcet's syndrome, infective colitis, proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, indeterminate colitis, and the so-called irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), alias spastic colitis,
  • IBD inflammatory bowel disease
  • IBS irritable bowel syndrome
  • the subject is a mammalian, typically a human.
  • the HDC may be taken once, twice, three times a day.
  • the dosages of HDC may vary from 10 mg through to 1 g per day, more typically 20 mg to 500 mg per day, still more typically 100 mg to 250 mg per day.
  • the HDC are administered once a daily.
  • the dosage may commence at a low level, such as daily and may be elevated to a higher dosage, such as twice or three times daily if required.
  • Administration is typically over a period of from 30 days to 60 days or more, including indefinitely for the lifetime of the patient. More typically, a method of the invention results in relief of symptoms when the HDC are administered over a period of from 60 days to 120 days. After relief or symptoms is achieved, administration of the IC may be ceased, tapered, or reduced to lower maintenance dosages for an indefinite period.
  • a further form of the invention provides a pack including a plurality of compositions of the first embodiment in individual dosages having different amounts of HDC packaged in such a way that dosages of the HDC are taken according to a predetermined schedule by a person to whom the dosages are administered.
  • HDC decrease the pro-inflammatory presence OfFe 3+ and Al 3+ within the intestinal epithelium, hence providing a complementary therapy to IBD patients.
  • HDC may have the ancillary capacity to suppress the abnormal, pro-pathogenic microflora in gut. Chelating potency and selectivity
  • Fe 3+ complexes with HDC [Fe 3+ -HDC] are prepared in a 10:1 ligandaron molar ratio (total iron concentration 4.4 x 10 "5 M) in 0.1 m MOPS-KOH buffer, pH 7.4. This solution is titrated against maltol resulting in the partial dissociation of Fe 3+ -HDC complex with formation of an orange Fe 3+ - maltol complex.
  • the spectrophotometric data is inserted into the COMPTl program to evaluate the affinity constants of the complex.
  • pFe 3+ plots are calculated from pKa and KFQ 3+ values using the program SPECIAZl with metal and HDC concentration,
  • KF G Q S KF G Q S values of complexes, K for Fe 3+ -OH interactions, and pKa values as data entry.
  • HDC has for Fe 3+ . This required the calculation of the proton-independent solubility coefficients for each HDC using the proton-dependent solubility constants (pH 7.0) for each HDC and pK values with reference N,N-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide (Loomis & Raymond, Inorg Chem, 1991; 30:906-11; Reid et al. Nature, 1993;
  • a proton-dependent solubility constant at pH 7.4 for a HDC is calculated. This value is used to determine the free Fe 3+ concentration expressed as pFe 3+ (-log 10 [Fe 3+ ]) in the model system. Thus, the larger the Fe 3+ value, the lower the concentration of free Fe 3+ in solution, indicating the HDC affinity for iron.
  • a "soft metal" such as Zn 2+ , with the aim to determine both activity and selectivity, since a low competition with essential metal such as Zn 2+ is desired.
  • the proposed HDC will display high affinity and specificity for Fe 3+ and Al 3+ , with a pFe 3+ higher than 20, or even higher than 25; a pAl 3+ higher than 15, or even higher than 20; and with a pZn 2+ lower than 12.
  • a HDC lead shall behave oppositely, i.e. must have a poor GI absorption in order to preserve the body iron of the IBD patient.
  • Veber's rule (Veber et al.; J Med Chem. 2002, 45, 2615-23) which permit the provisional calculation of oral availability can be applied in inverted way
  • HDC lead i) 11 or higher rotatable bonds (RB); ii) Topological polar surface area (TPSA) equal to or more than 140; A2
  • TPSA Polar surface area
  • Ertl Rohde & Selzer J. Med. Chem. 2000, 43, 3714-3717; or Clark J Pharm Sci 1999, 88: 815-821
  • H-boundtot is the total H-acceptor and donor bounds, estimated or calculated with "MarvinView - Hydrogen Bond Donor-Acceptor (HBDA) Plugin” (ChemAxon). Stability issue
  • the stability test in simulate gastric environment shall be carried out on HDC hits.
  • HDC For oral administration, 150 mg of a HDC is filled in gelatine hard capsule, size 1 (Coni-SnapTM, Capsugel, Bornem, Belgium) along with customary excipients.
  • a HDC 1500 mg is adjusted with diluted NaOH until dissolution; then water, EDTA, Na metabisulphite, parabens, and methyl cellulose are added under continuous stirring to a final volume of 1500 ml.
  • the solution is well mixed by shaking and packaged as 100 ml doses in Wheaton enema bottles.

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Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a hexadentate chelators as novel tool for the treatment of a patient with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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HEXADENTATE CHELATORS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates the use of non-labile, hexadentate chelators for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition to treat a subject affected by an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Patients with IBD have recurrent symptoms with high morbidity. Decisions about drug therapy in the management of patients with IBD are complex and depend on location, e.g. gastroduodenal vs small intestinal vs colon, and disease behaviour such as inflammatory/mucosal vs stricturing vs perforating in each patient.
Induction therapies for IBD include aminosalicylates such as mesalazine and prodrug thereof (e.g. sulfasalazine), antibiotics for mild mucosal disease, nutritional therapy including elemental or polymeric formulas (e.g. Carbopol™), corticosteroids for moderate disease, and infliximab for corticosteroid-resistant or fistulizing disease. Aminosalicylates, mercaptopurine, azathioprine, methotrexate, and infliximab are generally used in maintenance therapy.
Patients with IBD are also at risk for the development of micronutrient deficiencies including folate, vitamin D and iron deficiencies which require close nutritional monitoring. Anemia in IBD patients is a problem of multifactorial origin, including blood loss, malabsorption of iron, and anemia of inflammation.
A review of anemia in IBD, its pathogenetic features, epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy based on evidence from recent studies is the focus of an article by Giannini &
Martes, Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 2006, 52(3), 275-291. It is thought that anemia is also due to inhibitory effects of inflammatory cytokines, predominantly interleukin-6 (IL-6) on iron transport in enterocytes and macrophages.
However, an iron therapy will reinforce the intestinal inflammation by catalysing
ROS production. The oxidative stress of IBD patients may be further enhanced by iron in the intestinal wall (Liu-Brohy L, et al. Dig Dis Sci 1996; 41: 2078-86), for instance from the heme extravasation within the mucosa and in the gut lumen and, additionally, by an increased mucosal permeability to iron. The effects of oral ferrous fumarate and intravenous iron sucrose on clinical disease and plasma redox status in IBD patients havee been investigated by Kari et all. Scandin J Gastroent. 2005, 40(9): 1058-65. Furthermore, 5-aminosalicylic acid has chelating properties which may contribute to its therapeutic efficacy. The possible role of iron in IBD is in fact supported by the beneficial effects of iron chelation therapy with desferoxamine in a open study on ulcerative colitis (Rampton DS et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2000; 14:1163-8).
However, the works of Jun CD at al. (Exper MoI Med. 2005; 37(4):297-310; Life Scien. 2007; 80(5):436-45; J Cell Biochem. 2007; 102(6): 1442-57) pointed out that desferoxamine may trigger the mucosal adaptive immunity. Although these studies are inconclusive, the hydroxamate drugs may present a further limitation due to their relative instability in the condition found in stomach (unpublished data), so that a controlled/targeted delivery system would be required.
Instead, a new generation of chelating drugs having optimized characteristics to treat and without the afore limitations in pharmacokinetic profile was still in need. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention refers to pharmaceutical compositions and methods to treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by administering a therapeutically effective amount of non-hydrolizable, potent and selective hexadentate chelators (HDC). In one aspect, the invention refers to the use of HDC having high stability, selectivity and potency in chelation OfFe3+ and Al3+ while possessing limited (if any) systemic absorption, so that local activity in the intestinal tract is performed without interfering with the body iron balance, especially in iron-deficiency anemic patients.
In another aspect, the invention refers to the use of hydroxyphenolaminocarboxylate and their N-analogs (i.e. hydroxypyridylaminocarboxylate) for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of IBD.
In another aspect, the invention refers to the use of TREN and TREN-HOPOs or MECAM and ME-HOPOs chelators for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of IBD. These and other aspects will be further illustrated in the foregoing disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention refers to the use of hexadentate chelators (HDC) for the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a patient with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A suitable HDC for the present invention shall possess the following features:
- it possesses high affinity and specificity for Fe3+ and Al3+, with an overall a ρFe3+ value > 20, preferably > 25; and ρAl3+ value > 15, preferably > 20.
- it forms a 1:1 HDC-Fe and HDC-Al complex, in order to avoid Fe3+ and Al3+ redistribution or the formation of partially chelated, reactive complexes; - it is highly hydrophilic and/or has a high molecular weight, so to provide a low, if any, systemic availability; his structure is non-acid labile, meaning that its hexadentate structure shall resist to the acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis from the gastric secretion. In a first aspect, the invention relates of HDC matching the afore mentioned criteria, hence being characterized by two 2-hydroxybenzyl or 2-hydroxypyridyl moieties; two acetic acid moieties; these linked by an ethylenediamine or propylenediamine bridge, optionally substituted. Such HDC are preferentially represented by substances of formula (I):
Figure imgf000004_0001
wherein: each m = 1, 2 ; each R independently represents H, C1-5-alkyl, -hydroxylalkyl, - perfluoalkyl, OR', COR', OSO2R', OPO3R'2, NR'2, or halogen;
R' represents H, d-6-alkyl, or C2-is-acyl; Y represents -(CRH)0-CH2-; o = 0, 1; and R represents H, OH, or O-Ci-5-alkyl. An exemplary substance of formula (I) is an aminophenolcarboxylate, such as the ΛζiVJ-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-ethylenediamine-ΛζiV"-diacetic acid (HBED):
Figure imgf000005_0001
HBED
Other substances of formula (I) have a substituted 2-hydroxybenzyl such as N,N'- bisCl^-dihydroxybenzy^-ethylenediamine-i^N'-diacetic acid (DHBED); ΛζN'-bis(2- hydroxybenzyl-5 -carboxymethyl)-ethylenediamine-iV, TV '-diacetic acid (NMCBED) ; and ΛζiV'-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl-3!,5-dimethyl)-ethylenediamine-ΛζN'-diacetic acid (H-3,5-DMBED):
Figure imgf000005_0002
DHBED HMCBED H-3.5-DMBED
Further substance of formula (I) are aminohydroxypyridylcarboxylates, e.g. from pyridoxal, such as the Λ^iV'-dipyridoxylethylenediamine-ΛζiV'-diacetic acid (PLED):
Figure imgf000005_0003
PLED Furhter aminohydroxypyridylcarboxylates are conceived with modified pyridoxal, such as ΛζN'-bis(5-deoxypyridoxyl)ethylenediamine-iy;iV'-diacetic acid (DPLED); and its 5,5'-diphosphate ester (P5PLED):
Figure imgf000006_0001
DPLED P5PLED
The afore mendioned substances may have a propylene bridge instead of ethylene bridge, such as ΛζiV'-bis(2-hydroxyben2yl)-propylenediamine-iV,N'-diacetic acid (HBPD); ΛζiV'-bis(5-deoxypyridoxyl)propylenediamine-iV,iV'-diacetic acid (DPLPD):
Figure imgf000006_0002
HBPD DPLPD
The propylene bridge can be modified, such as in JV,Λ^-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-2- hydroxy- 1 ,3 -propylenediamine-Λζ N '-diacetic acid (HBHPD) :
Figure imgf000006_0003
HBHPD
Methods for preparing the compounds of formula (I) are described by Taliaferro (Inorg. Chem. 1984, 23:1183-92) and Green (Int. J. Nucl. Med. Biol, 1895, 12(5): 381-6), as well as in EP-299795, EP-436579, EP-290047, WO-99/33521 and U.S. Pat. 6,646,157. Prodrug thereof are included, such as in WO 95/16663 (Cyba Geigy). In a conformation variant of the aforesaid HDC5 the chelating moieties thereof are assembled in different order, e.g. in ethylene-N,N'-bis-2-hydroxyρhenylglycine (EHPG):
Figure imgf000007_0001
EHPG
One or more labile hydrogen in compound of formula (I) and analogs thereof, if an increase of biotolerability or solubility is desired, may be substitute with physiological cations of inorganic and/or organic bases or amino acids, e.g Li+, K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, ammonium, substituted ammines, morpholine, glucamine, or lysine. hi a second aspect, the invention relates of HDC matching the afore mentioned criteria, being characterized by a TRENCAM or MECAM structure, or a hydroxypyridone (TREN-HOPO; ME-HOPO) analog thereof.
Such HDC are preferentially represented by substances of formulae (II) and (III):
Figure imgf000007_0002
wherein: each each n = 1, 2 ; and each X independently represents one of the following group:
Figure imgf000007_0003
The group (a) to (e) are generally applied in the form described herein, although a substitution on pyridinone ring can be present shall it add a therapeutic improvement An exemplary substance of formula (II) is ΛζJV',JV"-tris-[(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-2- aminoethyl]-amine (TRENCAM):
Figure imgf000008_0001
TREN-HOPOs include JV, JV', JV"-tris[(l -methyl-2κ>xo-3-hy(toxy-2,3-dihydropyridin- 4-yl)carboxamidoethyl] -amine (TREN-Me-3,2-HOPO); and JV,JV',JV"-tris[(l-hydioxy- 2-oxo- 1 ,2-dihydropyridine-6-carboxamido)ethyl] -amine (TREN- 1 ,2-HOPO):
Figure imgf000008_0002
or N, N ', N"-tήs [(2-oxo-3 -hydroxy-2,3 -dihydropyridiny^carboxamidoethyl] -amine (TREN-2,1 -HOPO); and analog 2-hydroxy-isoquinolin-l-one (TREN- 1,2-HOIQO):
Figure imgf000008_0004
TREN-2.1-H0P0
Figure imgf000008_0003
The substances of formula (II) may be also in "hybird form" combining one or more group (a) to (e), such as in ΛζiVJ-bis-[(253-dihydroxybenzoyl)-2-aminoethyl]-Λ''"- [(1- hydroxy-2-oxo- 1 ,2-dihydropyridine-6-carboxamido)ethyl] -amine (TRENCAM- 1 ,2- HOPO); or in the folly tris-differentiated (TRENC AM-Me-3,2-HOPO-l,2-HOPO):
Figure imgf000009_0001
The substances of formula (II) may have propylene bridge instead of ethylene, such as in iV)iV')N"-tris-[(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-3-aminopropyl]-amine (TRPNCAM):
Figure imgf000009_0002
The compound of formula (II) can be prepared by know methods, e.g. those disclosed in WO9700245, as well as in Inorg. Chem., 2000, 39(16), 3624-31; Inorg.
Chem., 2002, 41(25), 6731-42; J Biol Inorg Chem. 2000 ;5(5):634-41; Inorg. Chem.,
2007, 46(2), 351-3; (all to Raymond et al.); and J. Med. Chem. 1990, 33, 1749-55
(Hider R. et al.).
A TREN-like HDC may also have a different core, the central N(CH2CH2NH)- moiety can be substituted with another triamine moiety as in CYCAM (Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40(16),3922-35). This is readily apparent in the next series of MECAM and ME-HOPOs substances described by formula (III). Therefore, exemplary substances of formula (III) include the N,N',N"-tάs(2,3- dihydroxybenzoyl)triaminomethylbenzene (MECAM) :
Figure imgf000010_0001
MECAM
Exemplary ME-HOPO have a hydroxypiridinone group instead of catechols, as in N, N ', iV"-tris [( 1 -methyl-2-oxo-3 -hydroxy-2,3 -dihydropyridin-4-yl)carboxamido] - trimethylbenzene (ME-Me-3 ,2-HOPO); N,N',N"-tήs[(l -hydroxy-2-oxo- 1 ,2- dihydropyridin-3-yl)carboxamido]- trimethylbenzene (ME-l,2-H0P0):
Figure imgf000010_0002
ME-Me-3 ,4-HOPO ME-1 ,2-HOPO
Hydribs compounds of formula (III) with mixed groups (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) are also included; as well as their homologues (MPCAM), and combination thereof.
The compound of formula (HI) can be prepared by know methods, e.g. found in the references cited by Raymond et al. (Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 3922-35), as well as in J Organomet Chem. 1999, 575(1), 149-52.
Further functionally equivalent analogs of HDC of formulae (II-III) include CacCAM and pyridinone analogs thereof linked to a CO2H functionalized triamine backbone such as disclosed by Imbert d et al. (New J. Chem., 2000, 24, 281-8). Also in the compounds of formulae (II) and (III), on or more labile hydrogen may be substitute with physiologically compatible cations.
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the suitable HDC as disclosed before can be prepared by know methods. The compositions can be administered orally and in a variety of dosage forms including, but not limited to, tablets, soft gelatin capsules, hard shell capsules, suspensions, solutions, and emulsions.
These compositions typically include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, including diluents, binders, plasticizers, lubricants, disintegrants, colorants, stabilizers, surfactants, etc.
As generally used herein "carrier" includes, but is not limited to, diluents, binders, lubricants, disintegrators, fillers, solubilizing agents, pH modifying agents, preservatives, stabilizers, such as anti-oxidants, wetting or emulsifying agents, suspending agents and coating compositions. "Carrier" also includes all components of any coating composition, which may include plasticizers, pigments, colorants, stabilizing agents, glidants, pore formers and surfactants.
Diluents, also referred to as "fillers," are typically necessary to increase the bulk of a solid dosage form so that a practical size is provided for compression of tablets or formation of beads and granules. Suitable diluents include, but are not limited to, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, calcium sulfate, lactose, sucrose, mannitol, sorbitol, cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, kaolin, sodium chloride, dry starch, hydrolyzed starches, pregelatinized starch, silicone dioxide, titanium oxide, magnesium aluminum silicate and powdered sugar.
Binders are used to impart cohesive qualities to a solid dosage formulation, and thus ensure that a tablet or bead or granule remains intact after the formation of the dosage forms. Suitable binder materials include, but are not limited to, starch, pregelatinized starch, gelatin, sugars (including sucrose, glucose, dextrose, lactose and sorbitol), polyethylene glycol, waxes, natural and synthetic gums such as acacia, tragacanth, sodium alginate, cellulose, including hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, ethylcellulose, and veegum, and synthetic polymers such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate polymers and copolymers, polyacrylic acid/polymethacrylic acid and polyvinylpyrrolidone.
Lubricants are used to facilitate tablet manufacture. Examples of suitable lubricants include, but are not limited to, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, stearic acid, glycerol behenate, polyethylene glycol, talc, and mineral oil.
Disintegrants are used to facilitate dosage form disintegration or "breakup" after administration, and generally include, but are not limited to, starch and modified starch, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, pregelatinized starch, clays, cellulose, alginine, gums or cross linked polymers, such as cross-linked PVP (Polyplasdone™ XL). Stabilizers are used to inhibit or retard drug decomposition reactions which include, by way of example, oxidative reactions.
Pharmaceutical compositions can be also formulated as a suppository or enema or foam for rectal administration.
The compositions can be orally or rectally administered with immediate release as well as in controlled release dosage form, i.e. a dosage form for which the HDC release accomplish the therapeutic or convenience objectives not offered by conventional immediate release dosage forms such as solutions or promptly dissolving dosage forms. Delayed release, extended release, and pulsatile release forms and their combinations are types of controlled release dosage forms. Also included are double-coated tablets and/or granules. Exemplary such controlled release formulations are, e.g., disclosed by Gazzaniga et al. (Expert Opin Drug Deliv.
2006; 3(5):583-97).
A composition of invention typically contains from 10 mg to 1000 g, more typically from 20 mg to 500 mg, preferably from 100 mg to 250 mg of a HDC. Further embodiments of the present invention further comprise one or more additional therapeutic such as, e.g., an immunosuppressive, an anti- inflammatory, a steroid, an immunomodulatory agent, a cytokine, and a TNF antagonist.
Exemplary immunosuppressives include azathioprine, methotrexate, cyclosporine,
FIL506, rapamycin, and mycophenolate mofetil. Exemplary antiinflammatories include 5-aminosalicylic acid, sulfasalazine and olsalazine. Exemplary steroids include corticosteroids, glucocorticosteroids, prednisone, prednisolone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone and ACTH. Exemplary immunomodulatory agents include PVAC, anti-CD40 ligand, anti-CD40, natalizumab (Antegren™), anti-VCAMI and anti-ICAMl. Exemplary cytokines include IL-IO. Exemplary TNF antagonists include infliximab (Remicade), etanercept (Enbrel), adalimumab (Humira), and CDP870. In an other embodiment provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising a HDC in association with an effective amount of a further active ingredient(s), e.g. metronidazole, vancomycine, imipenem, vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, octreotide, corticosterois, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate, cyclosporine, lidocaine, and carbocaine; or short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) such as sodium acetate, sodium butyrate, and sodium propionate, and combination thereof. The weight ratio of the HDC to the further active ingredient(s) may be varied and will depend upon the effective dose of each ingredient. Generally, an effective dose of each will be used. Thus, for example, when a HDC is combined with a second active ingredient the weight ratio in range from about 1000:1 to about 10:1.
Combinations of a HDC and other active ingredients will generally also be within the aforementioned range, but in each case, an effective dose of each active is used.
In a further embodiment is provided a method for the treatment of a subject with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, ischaemic colitis, diversion colitis, Behcet's syndrome, infective colitis, proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, indeterminate colitis, and the so-called irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), alias spastic colitis,
In the method of this embodiment, the subject is a mammalian, typically a human. In a method of this embodiment, the HDC may be taken once, twice, three times a day. The dosages of HDC may vary from 10 mg through to 1 g per day, more typically 20 mg to 500 mg per day, still more typically 100 mg to 250 mg per day. In another embodiment, HDC administered to an iron-deficient anemic, IBD patient in conjunction with iron supplements, either from parenteral or oral routes. In this case, HDC is better administered 6 hours after or 3 hours before iron supplements. Usually, the HDC are administered once a daily. As a general rule for long term therapy the dosage may commence at a low level, such as daily and may be elevated to a higher dosage, such as twice or three times daily if required. Administration is typically over a period of from 30 days to 60 days or more, including indefinitely for the lifetime of the patient. More typically, a method of the invention results in relief of symptoms when the HDC are administered over a period of from 60 days to 120 days. After relief or symptoms is achieved, administration of the IC may be ceased, tapered, or reduced to lower maintenance dosages for an indefinite period.
Thus, a further form of the invention provides a pack including a plurality of compositions of the first embodiment in individual dosages having different amounts of HDC packaged in such a way that dosages of the HDC are taken according to a predetermined schedule by a person to whom the dosages are administered.
It is postulated that a HDC decrease the pro-inflammatory presence OfFe3+ and Al3+ within the intestinal epithelium, hence providing a complementary therapy to IBD patients. Without to be bound to any theory, it is also postulatred that HDC may have the ancillary capacity to suppress the abnormal, pro-pathogenic microflora in gut. Chelating potency and selectivity
The affinity constant of the Fe3+-HDC interaction can be determined by a spectrophotometric competition study as described in Plant Physiology, 2000, 124, 1149-57; and Inorg. Chem. 1988, 27, 4140-9. Fe3+ complexes with HDC [Fe3+-HDC] are prepared in a 10:1 ligandaron molar ratio (total iron concentration 4.4 x 10"5 M) in 0.1 m MOPS-KOH buffer, pH 7.4. This solution is titrated against maltol resulting in the partial dissociation of Fe3+-HDC complex with formation of an orange Fe3+- maltol complex. The spectrophotometric data is inserted into the COMPTl program to evaluate the affinity constants of the complex. pFe3+ plots are calculated from pKa and KFQ3+ values using the program SPECIAZl with metal and HDC concentration,
KFGQS) values of complexes, K for Fe3+-OH interactions, and pKa values as data entry.
To directly compare the ability of HDC to bind Fe3+, the amount of free Fe3+ in a theoretical iron-ligand system at pH 7.4 can be calculated as described by Harris et al. (J Am Chem Soc. 1979; 101, 6097-104). Comparison of free Fe3+ concentration is thus representative of the affinity that each
HDC has for Fe3+. This required the calculation of the proton-independent solubility coefficients for each HDC using the proton-dependent solubility constants (pH 7.0) for each HDC and pK values with reference N,N-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide (Loomis & Raymond, Inorg Chem, 1991; 30:906-11; Reid et al. Nature, 1993;
336:455-8). A proton-dependent solubility constant at pH 7.4 for a HDC is calculated. This value is used to determine the free Fe3+ concentration expressed as pFe3+ (-log10[Fe3+]) in the model system. Thus, the larger the Fe3+ value, the lower the concentration of free Fe3+ in solution, indicating the HDC affinity for iron. The same is conceived with Al3+, and a "soft metal" such as Zn2+, with the aim to determine both activity and selectivity, since a low competition with essential metal such as Zn2+ is desired. Hence, the proposed HDC will display high affinity and specificity for Fe3+ and Al3+, with a pFe3+ higher than 20, or even higher than 25; a pAl3+ higher than 15, or even higher than 20; and with a pZn2+ lower than 12. Low systemic availability
While a generally desired property of an oral drug candidate is a good-to-excellent oral bioavailability, a HDC lead shall behave oppositely, i.e. must have a poor GI absorption in order to preserve the body iron of the IBD patient.
For example the Veber's rule (Veber et al.; J Med Chem. 2002, 45, 2615-23) which permit the provisional calculation of oral availability can be applied in inverted way
Hence, the following parameters shall apply for a HDC lead: i) 11 or higher rotatable bonds (RB); ii) Topological polar surface area (TPSA) equal to or more than 140; A2
(or 13 or higher H-bond donors and acceptors)
RB = Rotatable bonds is obtained a sum of structural values, or with the program "MarvinView - Topology Analysis " (ChemAxon Ltd., Budapest, Hungary).
TPSA, Polar surface area is obtained by the atom-based method (Ertl, Rohde & Selzer J. Med. Chem. 2000, 43, 3714-3717; or Clark J Pharm Sci 1999, 88: 815-821) or with the program "MarvinView - Polar Surface Area (PSA) Plugin" (ChemAxon). H-boundtot is the total H-acceptor and donor bounds, estimated or calculated with "MarvinView - Hydrogen Bond Donor-Acceptor (HBDA) Plugin" (ChemAxon). Stability issue
The stability test in simulate gastric environment shall be carried out on HDC hits. In brief, a solution of 500 mg of test substance in 500 ml of 2 g/1 NaCl adjusted to pH 1.4 with HCl and added with BC Pepsin 1 :10000 (Biocatalyst Ltd, Parck Nantgarw, Wales, UK), then and kept a 37 °C for 3 hours in a rotatory shaker.
The products are isolated and analyzed by a HPLC method, e.g., according to Faller et al. (J. Med. Chem. 2000; 43 (8), 1467-75). Formulation examples
For oral administration, 150 mg of a HDC is filled in gelatine hard capsule, size 1 (Coni-Snap™, Capsugel, Bornem, Belgium) along with customary excipients.
For rectal administration, 1500 mg of a HDC is adjusted with diluted NaOH until dissolution; then water, EDTA, Na metabisulphite, parabens, and methyl cellulose are added under continuous stirring to a final volume of 1500 ml. The solution is well mixed by shaking and packaged as 100 ml doses in Wheaton enema bottles.

Claims

1. Use of a hexadentate chelator (HDC) for the manufacturing of a medicine to treat patients with an inflammatory bowel disease, wherein said HDC is characterized in that: - it possesses high affinity and specificity for Fe3+ and Al3+, with an overall a ρFe3+ value > 20, preferably > 25; and ρAl3+ value > 15, preferably > 20.
- it forms a 1 : 1 HDC-Fe and HDC-Al complex, in order to avoid Fe3+ and Al3+ redistribution or the formation of partially chelated, reactive complexes;
- it is highly hydrophilic and/or has a high molecular weight, so to provide a low, if any, systemic availability;
- his structure is non-acid labile, meaning that its hexadentate structure shall resist to the acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis from the gastric secretion.
2. Use according to claim 1 wherein said HDC is a substance of formula (I):
Figure imgf000017_0001
wherein: each m = 1, 2 ; each R independently represents H, C1-5-alkyl, -hydroxylalkyl, -perfluoalkyl, OR', COR', OSO2R', OPO3R'2, NR'2, or halogen; R' represents H, C1-6-alkyl, or C2-18-acyl; Y represents -(CRH)0-CH2-; o = 0, 1 ; and R represent H, OH, or O-Ci-s-alkyl.
3. Use according to claim 3 wherein said substance is HBED or an alkaline or an earth-alkaline salt thereof.
4. Use according to claim 3 wherein said substance is PLED or an alkaline or an earth-alkaline salt thereof.
5. Use according to claim 1 wherein said HDC is a substance of formulae (II)-(III):
Figure imgf000018_0001
wherein: each n = 1, 2 ; and each X independently represents one of the following group:
Figure imgf000018_0002
6. Use according to claim 6 wherein said HDC is TRENCAM or a TREN-HOPO, i.e. wherein (a) is partially or fully substituted with one or more (b) to (e) group.
7. Use according to claim 6 wherein said HDC is MECAM or a ME-HOPO, i.e. wherein (a) is partially or fully substituted with one or more (b) to (e) group.
8. Use according to claim 7 or 8 wherein said HDC is an alkaline salt thereof.
9. A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprising a HDC according to one or more of claims 1 to 8.
10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 wherein said IBD is ulcerative colitis or Crohn' s disease.
11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 wherein said IBD is selected from the group consisting of collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, ischaemic colitis, diversion colitis, Behcet's syndrome, infective colitis, proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, and indeterminate colitis.
12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 wherein said IBD is irritable bowel syndrome.
13. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 9 for oral administration comprising pharmacologically acceptable excipients in the form of tablet, granules, capsule, micropellets, or sachet.
14. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 9 for rectal administration in the form of suppository, enema, foam, cream, ointment, or gel.
15. A method for the treatment of IBD including administering to said mammal a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of an HDC of formula (I) according to claim 2.
16. A method for the treatment of a IBD including administering to said mammal a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of an HDC of formulae (II) and (III) according to claim 5.
17. The method of claim 15 or 16 wherein said mammal is a human.
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