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Definitions

• Bone is an active body system, which tends toward an equilibrium between bone formation (osteoblastic activity) and bone resorption, or loss (osteoclastic activity).
• Normal bone is composed of 65% mineral matrix, primarily composed of calcium hydroxy apatite and other minerals, the rest comprising organic or protein matrix materials.
• Ninety percent (90%) is made of collagen Type 1 and the remaining 10% is composed of non-collagenous proteins comprising calcium binding proteins, adhesive proteins and mineralizing proteins consisting of enzymes, cytokines and growth factors.
• Osteoporosis is a condition where there is a shift toward increased bone resorption, resulting in a net bone loss, making the bone more fragile and prone to breakage.
• Hydroxyapatite particularly calcium hydroxyapatite, is the major constituent of mammalian bone. It is a derivation of apatite class (the most phosphorus- bearing materials) with isomorphous series:
• Caio(P0 )6(CI,F,OH)2 chloro, fluoro and hydroxyapatite.
• Milk specifically domesticated cow milk, is a primary source of the species and nutrients discussed above. Milk provides nourishment and immunological protection for mammalian young and is a source of food, minerals and other nutrients for more mature mammals. Milk is a very complex food containing, in one estimation, over 100,000 molecular species.
• Compounds and formulations of this invention are a milk-based therapeutic formulation, which comprise milk serum-specific proteins which are basic or acidic in nature, bone morphogenic proteins and other factors capable of promoting bone formation and inhibiting bone resorption.
• milk serum-specific proteins which are basic or acidic in nature, bone morphogenic proteins and other factors capable of promoting bone formation and inhibiting bone resorption.
• the examples and disclosure herein demonstrate the efficacy of this invention in slowing bone resorption and provide evidence inferring compounds of this invention actually stimulate bone formation.
• the present invention is a new product for collagen- formation, collagen repair, bone repair, bone formation, maintenance, and regeneration.
• This invention is a nano-composite of hydroxyapatite nano-fibers and an organic matrix composed of milk pH-dependent serum proteins, i.e., bone morphogenic proteins (BMP), milk serum-derived specific proteins (MSSP), milk serum derived proteins, both basic and acidic in nature with various positive and negative charges.
• milk serum proteins are defined as milk minus naturally occurring casein or casein-free milk.
• Representative serum proteins present in this invention include but are not limited to ⁇ -lactoglobulin (formerly called lactalbumin), a-lactoglobulin (formerly called lactalbumin), Lactoferrin, Lactoperoxidase, IgG, IgM ('m' chain),secretory piece,(secretory piece is a glycoprotein often found associated with IgA), a -casein , bovine serum albumin, IgA ('a' chain) or IgD ('d' chain), glycoproteins, casein phosphopeptides, lipoprotein A l, retinol-binding protein, osteopontin and its fragments and other minor proteins such as growth Factors and pre-albumin. It exists as hydroxy- apatite in natural form and therefore is hexagonal in shape.
• Applicant has developed, and discloses herein, a new milk-based therapeutic formulation containing for example, the patented material, of U.S. 5,639,501 , sometimes referred to herein as "DariCal", containing a unique combination of two forms of high quality milk calcium - calcium phosphate and calcium lactate.
• the DariCal material includes minerals with high bio-availability, Proteins, carbohydrates and fatty acids.
• a compound of the current invention herein sometime referred to as "Hexamenicol” for identification purposes in addition to the above, contains milk-serum-derived specific proteins of acidic and basic in nature (MSSP) and bone morphogenic proteins (BMP) such as alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactglobulin, immuno-gammaglobulin, growth factors, Lactoferrin, Lactoperoxidase and other valuable peptides and amino acids. These proteins, peptides and amino acids have been shown to stimulate bone growth and slow down bone resorption.
• the Hexamenicol material has approximately the same mineral profile (proportions and content) as bone (Table 1 ) and provides these organic precursors and inorganic components necessary for the manufacture and maintenance of bone.
• Zinc (Zn) 15.0 ppm 9.0 ppm
• the total protein content in Kjeldahl analysis may range from 2.0% to 10% depending on the need to maintain the protein content and type of proteins desired for a particular function.
• the product may also contain fatty acid content between 0.04% to 0.06% with a fatty acid profiles of cupric acid, caproic acid, Linoleic acid and oleic acid groups.
• the product may also contain total carbohydrate (CHO) content in the range of 4 to 9% composed of lactose, glucose, maltose and fructose.
• FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of method used in this invention
• FIG. 2 is a TEM image showing aggregates of hydroxyapatite nano-fibers
• FIG. 3 are TEM images showing bundles and aggregates of hydroxyapatite nano- fibers.
• the amorphous organic "matrix" can be clearly seen along the thin edge areas. Both images were recorded under same magnification;
• FIG. 4 is a high-resolution TEM image showing lattice fringes (crystalline nature) of the nano-fibers (overlap of many crystals);
• FIG. 6 is an XRD pattern for the new compound sample
• FIG. 7 is an X-ray diffraction pattern and simulated pattern (best fit) for the new compound apatite
• FIG. 8 is a 3-D model showing atoms within the unit cell. Red: oxygen; Blue:
• OH (basically shows O of OH); Blue/green: Ca; Purple-brown: P;
• FIG. 9 is a 3-D polyhedral model of apatite structure. P are in tetrahedra
• Ca are in poly hedra with coordination numbers of 7 and 9 respectively;
• FIG. 10 is a projection of the atoms within a 1/2 unit cell along c-axis (or on x-y plane);
• FIG. 1 1 is a polyhedral model of the apatite structure projected along c-axis (or, on x-y plane).
• P are in tetrahedra (light brown color).
• Ca are in polyhedra with coordination numbers of 7 and 9 respectively;
• FIG. 12 is a projection of the atoms within unit cell along [100] direction (or on y-z- plane); and
• FIG. 13 is a polyhedral model schematically showing an apatite nano-fiber of the invention.
• FIG. 14 is a photomicrograph of a product of this invention such as it appears after drying step (e.g., spray drying) 16 in FIG. 1 (scale is shown).
• drying step e.g., spray drying
• FIG. 15 is a photomicrograph of the material of FIG. 14 at higher magnification (scale is shown).
• FIG. 16 is a comparison of current therapies, the XRD pattern commercial Calcium Carbonate, USP Pharma grade supplier Generichem Corp. commonly used in the manufacture of calcium tablets. Surface Area: generally about 2.7 m 2 /g. This FIG. is included for purposes of comparison.
• FIG. 17 is the XRD pattern of synthetic calcium hydroxy Apatite from Aldrich chemicals, St.Louis, Missouri. Surface Area: 29.6 m 2 /g.
• XRD diffraction pattern from the synthetic hydroxyapatite (Aldrich sample). XRD patterns from the sample (top plot) and peaks from reference files in data base (middle and lower plots). The diffraction pattern matches hydroxyapatite very well. Relatively strong intensities and sharp peaks indicate large apatite crystals.
• FIG. 1 8 is the XRD pattern of Hexamenicol a compound of this invention.
• the vertical lines indicate the peak positions of hydroxyapatite from the PDF2 database provided by CDD.
• FIGS. 19 and 20 is a low-magnification TEM (transmission electron microscope) image showing calcium carbonate crystals and their aggregates. Crystal size ranges from 200 nm to 2 microns in a single direction.
• FIGS. 21 and 22 show high magnification TEM images showing lattice fringes in a calcium carbonate crystal, formation in a single direction.
• FIGS. 23 and 24 are low-magnification TEM images of synthetic hydroxy apatite crystals and their aggregates (synthetic hydroxy from Aldrich Chemical, St. Louis, MO U.S.A.). Crystal size ranges from 50 nm to 100 nm.
• FIGS. 25 and 26 are high magnification TEM images showing lattice fringes in the apatite crystals in a single direction.
• FIG. 27 shows a detailed macrostructure and microstructure of human vertebra showing the relative average sizes of the indicated structures. Hexamenicol resembles the nanostructure of the bone when rolled. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
• FIG. 1 there is shown a flow chart of a process of the present invention.
• a raw material input of treated whey from some "other" whey treatment process meaning a treatment process other than one of this invention.
• An exemplary whey treatment process as was noted above, is described in U.S. Patent 5,639,501 to Rajan Vembu et al., the teachings of which are incorporated by reference herein.
• the previously treated whey is decanted into, for example, centrifuge 3 for separation of solids (to box 5) from liquids (to box 7).
• Other processes for separation of whey solids from liquids i.e., other than centrifugation, may be used and are within the contemplation of this invention.
• the liquid permeate or supernatant generated in the separation step at 3 is transferred in box 7 comprises water, lactose, sodium-based minerals, and soluble polypeptides. As shown, the supernatant of box 7 is exposed to a chromatographic ion exchange process in box 8. Optionally and sequentially, and not normally concurrently, additional skim_milk, whey, or whey permeate, whey serum protein (shown in box 9 as being added skim milk, whey, whey permeate, or liquid whey protein concentrate) is also subjected to ionic exchange. The ionic exchange material used in box 8 is positively (+) charged, thereby causing negatively (-) charged proteins to be separated from the liquid by being retained by the column.
• Positively charged proteins regardless of source (i.e., regardless of whether they originated from separation at 3 or were added as shown in box 9) pass through the positively charged ion exchange column without being retained and proceed to a dialysis step, as necessary as shown in box 10.
• the dialysis step as shown in box 10 removes substantially all sodium-based milk minerals and sodium chloride, generating an effluent stream of substantially pure negatively charged milk serum protein.
• the solids separated at 3 are transferred (box 5) and purified 6, e.g., by diluting the solids in water and heating the solution to a temperature of at least about 165°F to 185°F for a time period of not more than about 1 hour.
• the solids purified in this step substantially comprise divalent milk minerals, preferably of the alkaline earth family e.g., Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ but including other divalent species such as Cu 2+ , and Mn 2+ .
• TEM images show aggregates and bundles of the hydroxyapatite nano-fibers with non-crystalline organics among them ( Figures 2, 3).
• the average diameter of the apatite is about 5 nm.
• the length of the nano-fibers is about tens to several hundreds of nanometers.
• the elongation direction is c-axis of the apatite crystal.
• Non-crystalline foil-like organic materials are "matrix" of the samples.
• the apatite nano-fibers are "glued” together by the organic materials.
• the apatite nano- fibers are very reactive and unstable under electron beam (with respect to normal synthetic apatite crystals).
• a compound of the invention exists, in part, as hydroxyapatite in its natural form and therefore is hexagonal in shape.
• a compound of this invention promotes bone repair, formation, maintenance, regeneration and collagen formation. It is a nano-composite of hydroxyapatite nano- fibers and organic matrix composed of milk serum specific proteins of basic and acidic in nature with various positive and negative charges.
• the proteins are pH dependent and include but are not limited to a-lacto globulin (formerly called lactalbumin),P-lacto globulin (formerly called lactalbumin), Lactoferrin, Lactoperoxidase, IgG, IgM (m chain), secretory piece*,( 'secretory piece is a glycoprotein often found associated with IgA),d- (alpha)casein, bovine serum albumin, IgA (a chain) or IgD (d chain), glycoproteins, casein phosphopeptides, HpoproteinAl, retinol-binding protein and other minor proteins such as bovine growth hormone and pre-albumin.
• TEM images of a material of this invention show aggregates and bundles of the hydroxyapatite nano-fibers with non-crystalline organics among them (See, e.g., Figures 2, 3).
• the average diameter of the apatite is about 5 nm.
• the length of the nano-fibers is about tens to several hundreds of nanometers.
• the elongation direction is c-axis of the apatite crystal.
• Non-crystalline foil- like organic materials are "matrix" of the samples.
• the apatite nano-fibers are "glued” together by the organic materials.
• the apatite nano-fibers are very reactive and tend to be unstable under electron beam exposure with respect to normal synthetic apatite crystals.
• mineralized collagen fibrils are made up of strings of alternating collagen molecules and consistently sized hydroxyapatite crystals. These strings are "stacked" together but staggered so that crystals resemble stairs. Weak bonds form between the crystals and molecules in and between strings.
• Surface area of the new compound is 207.5 m 2 /g. It is very high compared to those of synthetic hydroxyapatite (from Aldrich Chemicals, St.Louis, Missouri) (29.6 m 2 /g) and a commercial calcium Carbonate product (Pharma grade powder from Generichem Corporation, NJ used for calcium supplement tablet making) (2.7 m 2 /g). It can be inferred that the product of this invention is very reactive considering its large reactive surface. Preliminary studies show a compound of this invention to be about 76 times more reactive than calcium carbonate, a widely used supplement in the industry.
• the solution was adjusted by using HC1 (0. 1 M) acid.
• the amount of 0.05 g of the sample can be dissolved completely in the 100ml pH2 solution.
• the final solution is clear with pH value of 3.5. Adding 0.15 g of the sample into the 100ml pH 2 solution, the final solution is not clear, is opaque and it looks like suspension that contains colloid-like particles.
• the solution of the pH raises to 4.7.
• the particles in the suspension were analyzed using transmission electron microscope. The particles are amorphous Cl- bearing Ca-phosphate. It is proposed that the original hydroxyapatite nano-fibers were dissolved and the amorphous Cl-bearing phosphate can precipitate from the Cl-bearing solution.
• the chemical formula is based on the provided results and normalized to 3 P. (Ca4.96 ,Mgo.o365, Sr 0 .ooo5)(P0 4 )3 (OHo.82, Clo Fo.o3)- Generally, Ca 5 (P0 4 ) 3 .OH with randomly placed Na, K. The molecular weight is: 506.34 (g per formula).
• the calculated density of the apatite based on measure unit cell parameters and obtained chemical formula is 3.15 g/cm 3 . In general, it is slightly lower than the calculated value of macroscopic hydroxyapatite apatite crystals.
• the unit cell parameters of the New Compound apatite were calculated based on a whole pattern refinement method (Rietveld method) based on a published average structure of hydroxyapatite.
• the results show that a-dimension and b-dimension of the unit cell are slightly larger than that of standard hydroxyapatite.
• its c- dimension is slightly smaller than that of standard hydroxyapatite.
• nano-fiber affects structural relaxation of the apatite structure, especially atoms on surface and nearby surface.
• atomic coordinates for the New Compound apatite structure may be slightly different from the reference structure. However, it is impractical to refine the coordinates based on diffraction pattern with very broad diffraction peaks.
• Protocol After enrollment, each participant was given a urine NTx assay kit with instructions to collect the second void of morning urine sample (pre-treatment) and mail the sample with the return overnight mail to the central testing laboratory (Women's Health America, Madison, Wl) to establish baseline NTx readings. Participants were notified of their initial readings. Normal NTx readings are below thirty-eight nMBCE, an elevated NTx is between forty to sixty nMBCE and a high NTx is above sixty nMBCE. An elevated NTx is indicative of osteopenia while a high NTx is inferred as osteoporosis in correlating to low BMD and bone loss.
• Hexamenicol compound Selected participants, with NTx readings higher than thirty eight were mailed Hexamenicol compound in powder form individually packaged in two gram packets for a twelve week supply along with use instructions, daily intake recording calendars, second test NTx kits and other necessary contact information. Participants were required to consume two grams of Hexamenicol powder (500mg calcium equivalent) two times daily, totaling one thousand mgs of calcium equivalent, two times daily, in the morning and one-half hour before bed-time. Participants had unlimited access to information with study monitors. Participants were contacted every week to verify that they were in compliance with the study protocols, maintaining expected records and assessments were made about how well the product was being tolerated. After twelve weeks of Hexamenicol intake, the participants who were verified to have been in compliance with the protocol were requested to send a second urine sample (post-treatment) by overnight mail.
• Urine NTx (a Bone Resorption Marker)
• Urine NTx is a method for examining cross-linked N-Teleopeptides of type-I collagen (NTx) that the body excretes in urine when bones are broken down (21 , 22). An increased rate of NTx excretion indicates a higher rate of osteoclast activity and bone destruction. Unlike bone mineral density (BMD) measurements, which typically detect changes in bone density over years (23), NTx is able to detect changes in bone metabolism in weeks or months (24). Two possible applications of NTx are to (a) predict bone loss in Peri- and postmenopausal women and to (b) monitor the skeletal response to treatment.
• BMD bone mineral density
• NTx testing does not directly determine osteoporosis, it does determine the likelihood of decreasing bone density, as measured by conventional bone mass measurements.
• Bone resorption markers may also play a role in evaluating the effects of therapy (28).
• Current osteoporosis treatments act to decrease bone resorption, which is detectable by changes in NTx studies (21).
• the efficacy of treatment may be determined in a matter of months. These shortened timelines for treatment increase feedback response by comparison to changes in bone density that may not be detected for one or two years.
• Experts suggest that demonstrating early evidence that the osteoporosis regimen may be working can reinforce a patient's desire to continue therapy, enhancing compliance with treatment.
• Many specialists treating osteoporotic patients use bone resorptive markers in assessing the role of high bone turnover in pathogenesis and prognosis, as well as assessing the response to antiresorptive drugs. Failure to detect a. decrease in bone markers could indicate a lack of compliance or efficacy of antiresorptive drug therapy.
• compositions of this invention will be found useful in the following applications: prophylactic (i.e., prevention) and therapeutic (i.e., mitigation) inhibition of types of cancer especially colorectal and breast muscle, tendon building and repair, Type II diabetes; and osteoporosis; All mammalian applications e.g., veterinary, are intended.
• a material of the present invention is believed to be applicable to the inhibition of loss, bone mass building, healing of bone fractures, and restriction or enhancement (as appropriate) of bone mass density changes.
• a compound of this invention may be used to treat bone fractures and to build bone mass in veterinary applications.
• dogs have specific applications such as fracture healing and bone mass strengthening or enhancement.
• Hip dysplasia in dogs is also thought to be treatable i.e., to inhibit the onset or to cause the dysplasia to be reduced or healed using the present compound.
• the current invention compound, HexaminacolTM because of its large surface area of 207.5 m2/g is believed to be ideally usable as a carrier for medicines or agents, in the manufacture of tablets, capsules and to deliver in a powder form both in bulk and in smaller delivery doses.
• the focus of this study is to use computational techniques to determine at the atomic level, the mode of interaction between the HAP and protein/peptide/amino acid factors and milk proteins and to determine whether glutamate or phosphoserine residues are preferred in controlling HAP nucleation and crystal growth.
• MM/MD Classical molecular mechanics/molecular dynamics
• a group of 40 menopausal women subjects (acting as their own control) ranging in age from 40 to 65 were selected. Clinical studies followed all IRB protocols and patient confidentiality procedures. In this study (See table below), a composition of this invention was compared against OsCal®, an available calcium supplement commercially available from Merk. The same group of menopausal females functioned as control group in the study. The study was conducted in two phases, the first one being the control phase using OsCal and the second phase being where a product of this invention was administered. Subjects were required to avoid all dairy products or supplements for two weeks and to fast overnight prior to commencement of the study. Subjects were administered 500 mg of a compound of this invention vs. 500 mg of OsCal, with breakfast.
• NTx is a urinary assay for the measurement of the excretion of cross-linked N- Teleopeptides of Type I Bone Collagen. Bone formation and resorption is normal with a degree of collagen present in urine for disposal of collagen waste. The presence of abnormally high levels of Type 1 Collagen in the urine is an indication of bone loss.
• NTx is a reading below 38 nanomolecules of collagen in urine (nMBCE), Elevated NTx levels are; 38 to 60, High NTx levels are above 60. Normal pre-menopausal women have a reading of about 38. Participant subjects' NTx measurements ranged from 43 to 79. The subjects were administered 2 grams of a compound of this invention in powder form dissolved in at least four ounces of water twice daily for ninety days. At the end of the study period, the subjects were retested for the presence and levels of NTx.
• Post-study NTx results ranged from 33 to 38 nMBCE, indicating that 100% of the study participants were normalized to healthy NTx levels. Results from the study showed subjects with the highest NTx readings indicating high risk factors for fractures, benefited the most from the therapy of the invention. We believe that these results indicate that compounds of this invention are effective in significantly reducing loss of Type 1 Collagen found in urine.
• the Study One Hundred postmenopausal women were administered with a compound of the invention and screened for improvement in bone health at the end of one year. Results from the study indicate most (87) participants showed improvement in their QUS reading within one year. The study participants continued the therapy for an additional year and completed the study. A preliminary and on-going data analysis indicates that most patients have gained bone mass at a rate in the range of about 5-6% per year over time of the study 2 years. Some participants have shown more significant improvements.
• Bone resorption or bone breakdown was measured using the urine NTx assay (Osteomark, Princeton, NJ). NTx levels were assessed before treatment (baseline) and after twelve weeks of treatment (final). The mean pre-menopausal score or NTx bone resorption is 38nMBCE.
• Table 3/3a presents the data on bone resorption changes at twelve weeks compared to baseline. Eleven out of thirteen subjects had baseline NTx readings from 43 to 60 ('Elevated NTx Group') and the other two subjects had baseline readings above 60 ('High NTx Group'). The subjects in the high NTx baseline group were ages seventy and seventy-one respectively, while the elevated NTx baseline group ranged from ages forty to sixty-nine. All thirteen subjects experienced a reduction in NTx marker of bone resorption. Twelve out of thirteen subjects had a final NTx reading of 37 or 38 (premenopausal mean), however, one subject had a final NTx score of 33.
• Osteoporosis is a disease involving a pathologic bone remodeling process resulting in a shift toward increased osteoclastic activity and decreased osteroblastic activity leading to a net bone loss, resulting in an increased risk of fractures. This phenomenon normally occurs in women during and following menopause. Such bone resorption is seen with excretion of NTx in urine and can easily be measured to observe and modify treatment. In the study, baseline urine NTx measurements above 38 nMBCE were indicative of abnormal bone resorption with a subset of the group in the 'High NTx' category i.e. the group at a relatively higher risk of fractures.
• Bone remodeling is a complex process dictated by both organic and inorganic factors. The deficiency of these factors over a period of time leads to abnormal bone resorption and eventual bone loss.
• Hexamenicol contains both organic and inorganic components, which serve as "raw materials" for building and maintaining bone.
• the inorganic components are precursors of calcium hydroxyapatite (see Table 1 ), and the organic components include milk serum basic proteins (MSBP), bone morphogenic proteins, casein phosphopeptides which are the building blocks for type 1 collagen and proteins which also facilitate absorptions, transportation and adhesion for the formation of bone material. This compound also contains carbohydrates, essential fatty acids and vitamins.
• DXA is the standard for testing 'bone mineral density' (BMD) but does not measure the quality of the bone.
• BMD bone mineral density'
• One of the objectives of this invention is to maintain the ratio of mineral matrix(65%) and organic matrix (35%) in order to prevent illness, injury and fractures.
• Quantitative Ultra-Sound (QUS) provides not only the BMD readings but also the quality of the bone mass.
• the NTx testing and Bone Alkaline Phosphatase (BAP) testing provide a box of tools in the disease management of Osteoporosis in addition to DXA.
• Hexamenicol is found to be an effective treatment option for sports animals, show dogs and working dogs for treatment of bone fracture healing, in hip dysplasia and skeletal growth. It is found to be a valuable option for maintenance of bone strength and bone density.
• Several batches of dog biscuits were made with the objective of providing 1.5 to 2 grams of Hexamenicol on a daily basis. The trial animals preferred the biscuits made with Hexamenicol and did not have any side reactions. The trial animals maintained normal roles and further studies are planned in this area.
• McBean LD Building better bones with dairy foods throughout the life cycle. Diary Council Digest 2004; 75(6): 31 -36.
• Hanson DA A specific immunoassay for monitoring human bone resorption: Quantitation of Type I collagen cross-linked N-telopeptides in urine. J Bone Miner Res. 1992; 7(1 1): 1251 - 1258.

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