WO2012043747A1 - グリオーマの治療方法、グリオーマの検査方法、所望の物質をグリオーマに送達させる方法、及びそれらの方法に用いられる薬剤 - Google Patents
グリオーマの治療方法、グリオーマの検査方法、所望の物質をグリオーマに送達させる方法、及びそれらの方法に用いられる薬剤 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a method for treating glioma, a method for examining glioma, a method for delivering a desired substance to glioma, and a drug used in these methods, and more particularly, treatment of glioma targeting Eva1 and / or Ceacam1
- the present invention relates to a method, a test method, and a method for delivering a desired substance to a glioma.
- this invention relates to the chemical
- Glioma is a general term for tumors that arise from neural stem cells, neural progenitor cells, and glial cells (glia cells), and is a representative example of a malignant tumor of the brain that accounts for about 25% of Japanese primary brain tumors.
- gliomas are classified into astrocytic tumors, oligodendrocyte tumors, oligodendrocyte tumors, ependymoid tumors, etc. according to the cells derived from them, and graded according to the clinical malignancy defined by WHO. Rated from 1 to 4.
- Grade 4 is the tumor with the highest malignancy and poor prognosis. Particularly, grade 3 and 4 tumors are called malignant gliomas.
- Eva1 also referred to as Epithelial V-like antigen, MPZL2
- MPZL2 Epithelial V-like antigen
- Ceacam1 Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1, CARCINOEMBRYONIC, ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL, ADHESION MOLECULE 1
- CARCINOEMBRYONIC Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1
- ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1
- Ceacam1 is thought to be involved in cell proliferation, inhibition of immune cell cytotoxicity, VEGF-induced angiogenesis, apoptosis, metastasis, and regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses ( Non-patent documents 5 to 6).
- Ceacam1-L which is one of the splicing variants of Ceacam1, encodes an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif in its cytoplasmic tail and exerts tumor suppressor activity via this motif.
- Non-Patent Documents 5 to 7 there is a report that the expression of Ceacam1-L is increased in lung, large intestine and thyroid cancer.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to find a molecule that is specifically expressed in glioma and to provide a therapeutic method, a testing method, and a desired substance for glioma targeting the molecule.
- the object is to provide a method for delivery to a glioma, and a drug used in those methods.
- the present inventor has shown that the Eva1 gene is specifically expressed in glioma and suppresses the function of the Eva1 gene (anti-Eva1 protein antibody, Eva1 protein). It was found that the proliferation ability, tumor formation ability and tissue invasion ability of glioma cells, and the tumor mass formation ability of glioma stem cells can be suppressed by a peptide having a dominant negative character, RNA that binds to the transcript of Eva1 gene. The present inventor has also found that an anti-Eva1 protein antibody can be used to deliver a desired substance to glioma stem cells. Furthermore, the present inventor has also found from a survey using a brain tumor database that there is a strong correlation between the survival rate of glioma patients and the expression of the Eva1 gene in gliomas derived from the patients.
- the present inventors have found that the expression pattern of many genes varies by suppressing the expression of Eva1 in glioma stem cells. Furthermore, intensive research was conducted focusing on the Ceacam1 gene, in which a significant decrease in expression was observed by suppressing the expression of Eva1. As a result, although Ceacam1 is not expressed in normal brain tissue, it is highly expressed in glioma stem cells and glioma (mainly GBM). Further, from the investigation using the brain tumor database, the survival rate of glioma patients and its It was also found that there was a strong correlation between the expression of the Ceacam1 gene in patient-derived glioma. In addition, the present inventor has also revealed that enhancing the expression of Ceacam1-L increases the malignancy of glioma stem cells, while suppressing the expression of Ceacam1 decreases the malignancy of glioma.
- the present inventor has found that it is possible to treat and test glioma targeting Eva1 and Ceacam1 and to deliver a desired substance to glioma, thereby completing the present invention. It was.
- the present invention provides the following inventions.
- (1) A method of treating glioma that suppresses the function of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene in a subject.
- (2) A therapeutic agent for glioma comprising, as an active ingredient, a molecule that suppresses the function of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene.
- (3) The treatment according to (2), wherein the molecule that suppresses the function of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene is a molecule described in any of (a) to (f) below: medicine.
- A Anti-Eva1 protein antibody
- b Peptide having a dominant negative trait for Eva1 protein
- c RNA that binds to transcript of Eva1 gene
- D Anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody
- e Peptide having dominant negative trait for Ceacam1 protein
- f RNA that binds to transcription product of Ceacam1 gene
- a test agent for glioma comprising, as an active ingredient, a molecule that binds to an expression product of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene.
- an active ingredient is at least one of an anti-Eva1 protein antibody and an anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody.
- An anti-Eva1 protein antibody to which a desired substance is bound and an anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody to which the desired substance is bound are administered to the subject, and the desired substance is delivered to the glioma in the subject How to make.
- FIG. 2 is an electrophoresis photograph showing the results of analyzing the expression of Eva1 in mouse glioma stem cells and human glioma stem cells by RT-PCR. The expression of the gapdh gene was used as an internal standard. It is a microscope picture which shows the result of having analyzed the expression of Eva1 protein in NSCL61 and hGIC by immunostaining.
- the green light-emitting portion indicates the site stained with the anti-Eva1 antibody
- the blue light-emitting portion in the drawing indicates the intracellular nucleus counterstained with Hoechst 33342.
- the scale bar in the figure indicates 50 ⁇ m. It is a microscope picture which shows the result of having analyzed the expression of Eva1 protein in the tumor derived from NSCL61 by immuno-staining.
- the red light-emitting part indicates the site stained with the anti-Eva1 antibody (see the middle two panels), and the green light-emitting part in the figure indicates the expression of GFP (left two panels).
- the blue light-emitting part shows the intracellular nucleus counterstained with Hoechst 33342.
- the scale bar in the figure indicates 200 ⁇ m.
- GFP is integrated in the vector introduced in order to establish NSCL61, it has shown that the expression is a cell derived from NSCL61 or NSCL61.
- the green light-emitting portion indicates the site stained with the anti-Eva1 antibody
- the blue light-emitting portion in the drawing indicates the intracellular nucleus counterstained with Hoechst 33342.
- the scale bar in the figure indicates 50 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 1 It is a microscope picture which shows the result of having analyzed the expression of Eva1 protein in glioma tissue primary GBM (primary GBM, primary glioblastoma multiform, primary glioblastoma multiforme glioblastoma) by immunostaining.
- the green light-emitting portion indicates the site stained with the anti-Eva1 antibody
- the blue light-emitting portion in the drawing indicates the intracellular nucleus counterstained with Hoechst 33342.
- the scale bar in the figure indicates 50 ⁇ m.
- 2 is an electrophoretogram showing the results of RT-PCR analysis of Eva1 expression in human primary glioma tissue and human glioma stem cells.
- the expression of the gapdh gene was used as an internal standard.
- 2 is an electrophoretogram showing the results of RT-PCR analysis of Eva1 expression in a glioma cell line.
- the expression of the gapdh gene was used as an internal standard. It is a figure which shows the result of having immunostained Eva1 of hGIC and a glioma cell line, and analyzing by flow cytometry.
- the left side of the figure shows the result of reacting only the secondary antibody (anti-rabbit IgG antibody derived from goat labeled with Alexa568) with each cell, and the middle in the figure reacts only with the control antibody (rabbit IgG) with each cell.
- the right side of the figure shows the result of reacting anti-Eva1 antibody and secondary antibody with each cell.
- the scale bar indicates 200 ⁇ m.
- hGIC1- ⁇ Eva1 Ab shows the result of adding anti-Eva1 antibody and Rab-ZAP to hGIC1
- hGIC2- ⁇ Eva1 Ab shows the result of adding anti-Eva1 antibody and Rab-ZAP to hGIC2.
- HGIC1-cont Ab shows the result of adding control antibody (rabbit IgG) and Rab-ZAP to hGIC1
- hGIC2-cont Ab shows control antibody (rabbit IgG) and Rab-ZAP together with hGIC2. The results of addition to are shown.
- the green light-emitting part indicates the site stained with the anti-Eva1 antibody (see the top three panels), and the red light-emitting part in the figure indicates the expression of CD31 (middle)
- the blue light-emitting portion indicates the intracellular nucleus stained with Hoechst 33342.
- the scale bar in the figure indicates 100 ⁇ m
- the bottom three panels are photographs in which a staining diagram with an anti-Eva1 antibody, a staining diagram with an anti-CD31 antibody, and a staining diagram with Hoechst 33342 are superimposed.
- FIG. 3 is an electrophoresis photograph showing the results of analyzing the expression of the Ceacam1 gene and the like in NSCL61, eva1sh ⁇ expressed NSCL61, hGSC2 and eva1sh ⁇ expressed hGSC2 by RT-PCR. The expression of the gapdh gene was used as an internal standard.
- FIG. 3 is an electrophoresis photograph showing the results of analysis of expression of ceacam1 , fgf5 and ceacam6 in human primary glimama and hGSC by RT-PCR. The expression of the gapdh gene was used as an internal standard.
- the green light-emitting portion indicates a site stained with the anti-Ceacam1 antibody
- the blue light-emitting portion in the drawing indicates an intracellular nucleus counterstained using Hoechst 33342.
- the scale bar in the figure indicates 100 ⁇ m. It is a microscope picture which shows the result of having analyzed the expression of Ceacam1 in a primary GBM sample (GBM1 and GBM2) by immunostaining. In addition, the brown part in a figure shows the site
- the scale bar in the figure indicates 100 ⁇ m
- the bottom four panels are photographs in which a staining diagram with an anti-Ceacam1 antibody, a staining diagram with an anti-GFP antibody, and a staining diagram with Hoechst 33342 are superimposed.
- “Invasion” and “Tumor mass” in the figure indicate the “invasion” portion and “tumor mass” of the xenograft tumor, respectively.
- HGSC is a photograph of electrophoresis showing the results of analysis by RT-PCR the expression of CEACAM1-l in NSCL61 and OPCL61 (L) and ceacam1-s (S).
- FIG. 3 is an electrophoresis photograph showing the results of analysis of expression of ceacam1 , fgf5 and ceacam6 in human primary glimama and hGSC by RT-PCR. The expression of the gapdh gene was used as an internal standard. It is a photograph which shows the result of having analyzed Cos7 cell which forcedly expressed FLAG tag binding
- Western blotting was carried out by introducing a control vector (control vector), a FLAG tag-bound Ceacam1-L expression vector (ceacam1-2 ⁇ FLAG), and a ceacam1sh expression vector (ceacam1shRNA) on Cos7 cells, and on the second day after the introduction (transfection).
- the cell extract collected was used.
- the result of analysis using anti-GAPDH antibody was used as an internal standard (loading control). “Mouse” indicates the result for mouse Ceacam1, and “Human” indicates the result for human Ceacam1.
- the present invention provides a method for treating glioma that suppresses the function of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene in a subject.
- glioma is a general term for tumors generated from neural stem cells, neural progenitor cells, and glial cells.
- glioblastoma multiforme GBM
- astrocytoma astrocytoma
- Blastoma superior ventricular tumor
- oligodendrogliomas choroid plexus papillomas
- especially anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendrastrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendrogliomas but are not limited to these diseases .
- the treatment of glioma according to the present invention includes, for example, suppression of the proliferation ability of glioma cells, suppression of tumor formation ability of glioma cells, suppression of tissue invasion ability of glioma cells, suppression of tumor mass formation ability of glioma stem cells, Examples thereof include those performed through suppression of angiogenesis in glioma.
- the “subject” in the treatment method of the present invention is a glioma patient.
- examples of the subject include mice, rats, dogs, cats, cows, horses, pigs, birds and the like.
- “Suppression of gene function” in the treatment method of the present invention includes both suppression of gene expression (suppression of transcription and suppression of translation) and suppression of the functions of transcription product (mRNA) and translation product (protein). I mean.
- the “Eva1 gene” that is the target of function suppression is typically a gene consisting of the DNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 if it is derived from human, and typically if it is derived from mouse. Specifically, it is a gene consisting of the DNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3.
- the DNA sequence of a gene can be mutated in nature (ie, non-artificially) due to such mutations. Therefore, in the present invention, such a natural mutant can also be a target of function suppression.
- the “Ceacam1 gene” that is the target of function suppression is also referred to as BGP (bile glycoprotein, BILIARY GLYCOPROTEIN), BGP1 (BILIARY GLYCOPROTEIN1,) or CD66 (CD66 antigen) gene, and in humans it is 19q13.
- BGP bile glycoprotein, BILIARY GLYCOPROTEIN
- BGP1 BILIARY GLYCOPROTEIN1
- CD66 CD66 antigen
- the DNA sequence of a gene can be mutated in nature (ie, non-artificially) due to such mutations. Therefore, in the present invention, such a natural mutant can also be a target of function suppression.
- the treatment method of the present invention uses the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene. In combination with at least one of the genes, the function of the Ceacam6 gene may be suppressed.
- NCA non-specific cross-reactive antigen
- NONSPECIFIC CROSSREACTING ANTIGEN normal cross-reactive antigen
- CEAL CEA-like protein
- CEA-LIKE PRO CEA-like protein
- the anti-Ceacam6 protein antibody and the Ceacam6 protein are inhibited.
- a peptide having a dominant negative trait, RNA that binds to the transcription product of the Ceacam6 gene, and these molecules should be prepared according to the method described in the section ⁇ Therapeutic Agent for Glioma> below. Can do.
- “Suppression of the function of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene” refers to “a molecule that suppresses the function of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene (hereinafter referred to as“ Eva1 ”). Molecules that suppress the function of genes and the like ”)", for example, anti-Eva1 protein antibody, peptide having dominant negative trait for Eva1 protein, RNA that binds to transcript of Eva1 gene, anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody, Ceacam1 It can be carried out using a peptide having a dominant negative trait for protein, RNA that binds to the transcription product of Ceacam1 gene.
- a method for administering the molecule to a subject for example, direct administration into the brain or intravenous injection can be performed.
- Examples of a method for directly administering a molecule that suppresses the function such as the Eva1 gene into the brain include a method in which a cannula or the like is inserted by a stereotaxic method and administered to the glioma through the cannula.
- a method in which a brain barrier permeation substance is bound to the molecule can be used, but the method is not limited thereto.
- the brain barrier (BBB) in the normal brain is not formed in the blood vessel in the brain tumor in which angiogenesis has occurred, so the brain barrier permeation substance is not bound.
- a molecule that suppresses a function such as the Eva1 gene can be delivered to the GBM by intravenous injection or the like.
- Examples of the brain barrier permeating substance include, but are not limited to, a glycoprotein consisting of 29 amino acids derived from rabies virus (see Kumar et al., Nature, July 5, 2007, 448, pages 39-43). .
- the present invention provides a therapeutic agent for glioma comprising as an active ingredient a molecule that suppresses the function of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene.
- Examples of the “molecule that suppresses the function of the Eva1 gene” include, for example, an anti-Eva1 protein antibody, a peptide having a dominant-negative trait for the Eva1 protein, RNA that binds to a transcript of the Eva1 gene, an anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody, Ceacam1 Examples include peptides having a dominant negative trait for proteins and RNA that binds to the transcription product of the Ceacam1 gene.
- the anti-Eva1 protein antibody or the anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody may be a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody, and may be a functional fragment of an antibody. Also good. “Antibody” also includes all classes and subclasses of immunoglobulins.
- the “functional fragment” of an antibody means a part (partial fragment) of an antibody that specifically recognizes Eva1 protein or Ceacam1 protein. Specifically, Fab, Fab ′, F (ab ′) 2, variable region fragment (Fv), disulfide bond Fv, single chain Fv (scFv), sc (Fv) 2, diabody, multispecific antibody, And polymers thereof.
- anti-Eva1 protein antibodies and the like include chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, human antibodies, and functional fragments of these antibodies.
- a chimeric antibody, a humanized antibody, or a human antibody is desirable from the viewpoint of reducing side effects.
- a “chimeric antibody” is an antibody in which a variable region of a certain antibody is linked to a constant region of a heterogeneous antibody.
- a chimeric antibody for example, immunizes a mouse with an antigen, cuts out an antibody variable region (variable region) that binds to the antigen from the mouse monoclonal antibody gene, and binds to a human bone marrow-derived antibody constant region (constant region) gene. This can be obtained by incorporating it into an expression vector and introducing it into a host for production (for example, JP-A-8-280387, US Pat. No. 4,816,397, US Pat. No. 4,816,567, US Pat. 5807715).
- the “humanized antibody” is an antibody obtained by grafting (CDR grafting) the gene sequence of the antigen binding site (CDR) of a non-human-derived antibody to a human antibody gene, and its production method is publicly known. (See, for example, EP239400, EP125503, WO90 / 07861, WO96 / 02576).
- a “human antibody” is an antibody derived from all regions. In the production of human antibodies, it is possible to use a transgenic animal (for example, a mouse) that can produce a repertoire of human antibodies by immunization. Methods for producing human antibodies are known (for example, Nature, 1993, 362, 255-258, Intern. Rev.
- amino acid sequence of an anti-Eva1 protein antibody or the like is modified without decreasing desirable activities (such as binding activity to Eva1 protein or Ceacam1 protein, antiglioma activity, and / or other biological properties).
- Amino acid sequence variants can be made by introducing mutations into DNA encoding the antibody chain or by peptide synthesis.
- the site where the amino acid sequence of the antibody is modified may be the constant region of the heavy chain or light chain of the antibody as long as it has an activity equivalent to that of the antibody before modification, and further, the variable region (framework region and CDR).
- Modification of amino acids other than CDR is considered to have a relatively small effect on the binding affinity with the antigen, but at present, the amino acid of the CDR is modified to screen for an antibody having an increased affinity for the antigen.
- Methods are known (PNAS, 102: 8466-8471 (2005), Protein Engineering, Design & Selection, 21: 485-493 (2008), International Publication No. 2002/051870, J. Biol. Chem., 280: 24880-24887 (2005), Protein Engineering, Design & Selection, 21: 345-351 (2008)).
- the number of amino acids to be modified is preferably within 10 amino acids, more preferably within 5 amino acids, and most preferably within 3 amino acids (for example, within 2 amino acids, 1 amino acid).
- the amino acid modification is preferably a conservative substitution.
- conservative substitution means substitution with another amino acid residue having a chemically similar side chain. Groups of amino acid residues having chemically similar amino acid side chains are well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.
- acidic amino acids (aspartic acid and glutamic acid), basic amino acids (lysine, arginine, histidine), neutral amino acids, amino acids having a hydrocarbon chain (glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline), hydroxy group Amino acids with amino acids (serine / threonine), amino acids with sulfur (cysteine / methionine), amino acids with amide groups (asparagine / glutamine), amino acids with imino groups (proline), amino acids with aromatic groups (phenylalanine / tyrosine / (Tryptophan).
- the amino acid sequence variant preferably has the same binding activity to the antigen as the target antibody (for example, the antibody described in this Example).
- the binding activity to the antigen can be evaluated by analysis using, for example, a flow cytometer, ELISA, Western blotting, immunoprecipitation method or the like.
- deamidation is suppressed by substituting an amino acid adjacent to the amino acid deamidated or deamidated with another amino acid for the purpose of increasing the stability of the antibody. May be.
- glutamic acid can be substituted with other amino acids to increase antibody stability.
- the present invention also provides the antibody thus stabilized.
- the modification of the antibody may be a modification of the post-translational process of the antibody, such as changing the number or position of glycosylation sites.
- the ADCC activity of the antibody can be improved.
- Antibody glycosylation is typically N-linked or O-linked.
- Antibody glycosylation is highly dependent on the host cell used to express the antibody.
- the glycosylation pattern can be modified by a known method such as introduction or deletion of a specific enzyme involved in sugar production (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-113663, US Pat. No. 5,047,335, US Pat. No. 5,510,261, US Pat. No. 5278299, International Publication No. 99/54342).
- the anti-Eva1 protein antibody or the like used in the therapeutic agent of the present invention can be used for the treatment of gliomas such as cytotoxic agents as described in the section ⁇ Delivery method to glioma, Drug for delivery to glioma> below. A substance may be bound. By using such an antibody, so-called missile therapy can be performed.
- Examples of the peptide having a dominant negative trait for the Eva1 protein contained as an active ingredient of the glioma therapeutic agent include substitution, deletion, addition and / or insertion of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4. And applied polypeptides.
- it is a peptide consisting of the extracellular region of Eva1 protein shown in the Examples described later.
- a peptide having a dominant negative trait for the Ceacam1 protein contained as an active ingredient of a therapeutic agent for glioma for example, substitution, deletion of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 14, 16, 18 or 20, Polypeptides to which additions and / or insertions have been performed can be mentioned.
- RNA that binds to the transcript of the Eva1 gene or RNA that binds to the transcript of the Ceacam1 gene contained as an active ingredient of the therapeutic agent for glioma , DsRNA (double stranded RNA) complementary to the transcript of the gene encoding Eva1 protein or Ceacam1 protein, or DNA encoding the dsRNA.
- DNA encoding dsRNA includes antisense DNA encoding antisense RNA for any region of the transcript (mRNA) of the target gene, and sense DNA encoding sense RNA for any region of the mRNA, Antisense RNA and sense RNA can be expressed from the antisense DNA and the sense DNA, respectively. Moreover, dsRNA can be produced from these antisense RNA and sense RNA.
- antisense RNA and sense RNA are expressed from the same vector
- antisense RNA and sense RNA are expressed from different vectors, respectively.
- an antisense RNA expression cassette in which a promoter capable of expressing a short RNA such as a polIII system is linked upstream of the antisense DNA and the sense DNA.
- sense RNA expression cassettes are constructed, and these cassettes are inserted into the vector in the same direction or in the opposite direction.
- an expression system in which antisense DNA and sense DNA are arranged in opposite directions so as to face each other on different strands.
- one double-stranded DNA in which an antisense RNA coding strand and a sense RNA coding strand are paired is provided, and antisense RNA and sense RNA from each strand are provided on both sides thereof.
- a promoter is provided oppositely so that it can be expressed.
- a terminator is added to the 3 ′ end of each strand (antisense RNA coding strand, sense RNA coding strand). It is preferable to provide.
- this terminator a sequence in which four or more A (adenine) bases are continued can be used.
- the two promoter types are preferably different.
- antisense RNA expression in which a promoter capable of expressing a short RNA such as a polIII system is linked upstream of the antisense DNA and the sense DNA.
- a cassette and a sense RNA expression cassette are constructed, and these cassettes are held in different vectors.
- those skilled in the art can prepare the dsRNA by chemically synthesizing each strand.
- the dsRNA used in the present invention is preferably siRNA or shRNA (short haipin RNA).
- siRNA means double-stranded RNA consisting of short strands in a range that does not show toxicity in cells.
- shRNA is a single-stranded RNA in which a sense RNA and an antisense RNA are arranged with a spacer sequence, and hydrogen bonding occurs between the sense RNA and the antisense RNA in a cell or the like, resulting in a spacer. It means that the sequence becomes a hairpin structure and can be an siRNA by cleaving the hairpin structure in a cell.
- the chain length is not particularly limited as long as the expression of the target gene can be suppressed and it does not show toxicity.
- the chain length of dsRNA is, for example, 15 to 49 base pairs, preferably 15 to 35 base pairs, and more preferably 21 to 30 base pairs.
- the DNA encoding dsRNA need not be completely identical to the base sequence of the target gene, but is at least 70% or more, preferably 80% or more, more preferably 90% or more (for example, 95%, 96%, 97 %, 98%, 99% or more). Sequence identity can be determined by the BLAST program.
- RNA that binds to the transcription product of Eva1 gene include DNA (antisense DNA) encoding an antisense RNA complementary to the transcription product of Eva1 gene or the transcription product of Ceacam1 gene, Also, DNA encoding an RNA having a ribozyme activity (ribozyme) that specifically cleaves a transcript of the Eva1 gene or a transcript of the Ceacam1 gene.
- DNA antisense DNA
- ribozyme activity ribozyme
- the above-mentioned brain barrier permeation substance may be bound to a molecule that suppresses the function of the Eva1 gene or the like of the present invention.
- the therapeutic agent of the present invention can contain other components in addition to molecules that suppress functions such as the Eva1 gene.
- other components include carriers, excipients, disintegrants, buffers, emulsifiers, suspending agents, stabilizers, preservatives, preservatives, and physiological saline.
- excipient lactose, starch, sorbitol, D-mannitol, sucrose and the like can be used.
- disintegrant starch, carboxymethylcellulose, calcium carbonate and the like can be used. Phosphate, citrate, acetate, etc.
- the buffer can be used as the buffer.
- the emulsifier gum arabic, sodium alginate, tragacanth and the like can be used.
- the suspending agent glyceryl monostearate, aluminum monostearate, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate and the like can be used.
- the stabilizer propylene glycol, diethylin sulfite, ascorbic acid or the like can be used.
- preservatives phenol, benzalkonium chloride, benzyl alcohol, chlorobutanol, methylparaben, and the like can be used.
- sodium azide, benzalkonium chloride, paraoxybenzoic acid, chlorobutanol and the like can be used.
- the present invention provides a method for examining glioma, which detects the expression of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene in a subject.
- the prognosis test of glioma patients can be performed as well as the test of whether or not the patient has glioma.
- inspection there is no restriction
- the prognosis of a glioma patient can be determined using the graph shown in FIG. 20 or 27 as a parameter
- the “target” in the inspection method of the present invention includes a living body and a sample separated from the living body (for example, a cell, a tissue, an organ, a body fluid, etc.).
- the “living body” is not limited to a glioma patient but may be a healthy person (including a person who may have glioma).
- examples of the “living body” include animals such as mice, rats, dogs, cats, cows, horses, pigs and birds.
- the “Eva1 gene” for detecting expression is typically a gene consisting of the DNA sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 if it is derived from human, and typically if it is derived from mouse.
- the DNA sequence of a gene can be mutated in nature (ie, non-artificially) due to such mutations. Therefore, in the present invention, such a natural mutant can also be a detection target.
- the “Ceacam1 gene” for detecting expression is typically a gene derived from the DNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13 (human Ceacam1-L gene) and SEQ ID NO: 15.
- a gene comprising the DNA sequence described in 15 human Ceacam1-S gene.
- it is derived from a mouse, typically, it comprises a gene consisting of the DNA sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 17 (mouse Ceacam1-L gene) and a gene consisting of the DNA sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 19 (mouse Ceacam1-S).
- the DNA sequence of a gene can be mutated in nature (ie, non-artificially) due to such mutations. Therefore, in the present invention, such a natural mutant can also be a detection target.
- detecting gene expression means both detection of the presence or absence of gene expression and detection of the degree of expression.
- the expression level of a gene can be grasped as an absolute amount or a relative amount. In the case of grasping the relative amount, for example, it can be determined by comparing with the gene expression level of the prepared standard sample.
- the “standard sample” is a sample in which whether or not the target gene is expressed is specified in advance. For example, a pathological tissue in which a site where glioma already exists can be used as the standard sample of the present invention. In addition, a tissue (normal tissue) not affected by glioma can also be used as the standard sample of the present invention.
- gene expression means both transcription and translation of a gene. Therefore, “detection of gene expression” in the present invention includes both detection at the transcription level (mRNA level) and translation level (protein level).
- a known technique can be used.
- the detection method at the transcription level include RT-PCR, DNA microarray analysis, Northern blotting, in situ hybridization, dot blot, and RNase protection assay.
- detection methods at the translation level include antibodies such as immunohistochemical staining, imaging cytometry, flow cytometry, ELISA, radioimmunoassay, immunoprecipitation, immunoblotting, antibody array, in vivo imaging, and the like.
- the method of detecting using (immunological technique) is mentioned.
- a detection method at the translation level is preferable, and a detection method using an antibody (immunological technique) is particularly preferable.
- an antibody to which a labeling substance is bound can be used.
- the amount of antibody bound to the Eva1 protein or the amount of antibody bound to the Ceacam1 protein can be directly measured.
- An indirect detection method such as a method using a secondary antibody bound with a labeling substance or a method using a polymer bound with a secondary antibody and a labeling substance can also be used.
- the “secondary antibody” is an antibody exhibiting specific binding to the antibody of the present invention.
- an anti-rabbit IgG antibody can be used as the secondary antibody.
- Labeled secondary antibodies that can be used are commercially available for antibodies derived from various biological species such as rabbits, goats, and mice, and appropriate secondary antibodies are available depending on the biological species from which the antibody of the present invention is derived. Can be selected and used in the present invention. Instead of the secondary antibody, protein G or protein A to which a labeling substance is bound can be used.
- Information obtained by carrying out the method of the present invention for glioma patients can be used for evaluation or grasping of the patient's pathology, evaluation of therapeutic effects, and the like.
- the method of the present invention is performed in parallel with the treatment of glioma, the therapeutic effect can be evaluated based on the resulting information.
- the change in the expression of Eva1 gene and / or Ceacam1 gene in the pathological tissue is examined, and the therapeutic effect from the change in the amount of Eva1 gene and / or Ceacam1 gene. Can be determined.
- the examination of glioma is usually performed by a doctor (including those who have received instructions from the doctor; the same applies hereinafter), but the expression level of Eva1 gene and the expression level of Ceacam1 gene in the pathological tissue obtained by the method of the present invention.
- the data on is useful for diagnosis by doctors. Therefore, the method of the present invention can also be expressed as a method of collecting and presenting data useful for diagnosis by a doctor.
- the present invention provides a test agent for glioma comprising, as an active ingredient, a molecule that binds to an expression product of at least one of Eva1 gene and Ceacam1 gene in a subject.
- the expression product of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene refers to a transcription product (mRNA) or a translation product (protein) of the Eva1 gene and / or the Ceacam1 gene.
- molecules that can bind to the Eva1 gene or the Ceacam1 gene transcription product include primers used in RT-PCR, probes used in DNA microarray analysis, Northern blotting, and the like.
- the molecule is a polynucleotide comprising a base sequence complementary to the base sequence of the transcript of the Eva1 gene or Ceacam1 gene.
- it is a polynucleotide comprising a base sequence of 15 bases or more that is complementary to the base sequence of the transcript of the Eva1 gene or Ceacam1 gene.
- Examples of molecules that can bind to the translation product of Eva1 gene or Ceacam1 gene include anti-Eva1 protein antibody and anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody.
- the “antibody” may be a polyclonal antibody, a monoclonal antibody, or a functional fragment of an antibody. “Antibody” also includes all classes and subclasses of immunoglobulins.
- the “functional fragment” of an antibody means a part (partial fragment) of an antibody that specifically recognizes Eva1 protein. Specifically, Fab, Fab ′, F (ab ′) 2, variable region fragment (Fv), disulfide bond Fv, single chain Fv (scFv), sc (Fv) 2, diabody, multispecific antibody, And polymers thereof.
- the antibody of the present invention is a polyclonal antibody
- an immunized animal is immunized with an antigen (Eva1 protein or Ceacam1 protein, a partial peptide thereof, or a cell that expresses these), and conventional means (for example, , Salting out, centrifugation, dialysis, column chromatography, etc.).
- Monoclonal antibodies can be prepared by a hybridoma method or a recombinant DNA method. Examples of the hybridoma method include the method of Kohler and Milstein (Kohler & Milstein, Nature, 256: 495 (1975)). Examples of the recombinant DNA method include a DNA encoding the antibody or peptide of the present invention.
- a hybridoma or B cell Cloned from a hybridoma or B cell, incorporated into an appropriate vector, introduced into a host cell (eg, mammalian cell line, E. coli, yeast cell, insect cell, plant cell, etc.), and the antibody of the present invention is a recombinant antibody (For example, P. J. Delves, Antibody Production: Essential Technologies, 1997 WILEY, P. Shepherd and C. Dean Monoclonal Antibodies.) s, 2000 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, Vandamme A.M.et al, Eur.J.Biochem.192:. 767-775 (1990)).
- a host cell eg, mammalian cell line, E. coli, yeast cell, insect cell, plant cell, etc.
- the antibody of the present invention is a recombinant antibody (For example, P. J. Delves, Antibody Production: Essential Technologies, 1997 WILEY, P. Shepherd and C. Dean Monoclonal Antibodies.)
- the “molecule that binds to the expression product of at least one of the Eva1 gene and the Ceacam1 gene” of the present invention those obtained by binding a labeling substance to these molecules can be used. By detecting the label, the amount of these molecules bound to the expression product of the Eva1 gene or the expression product of the Ceacam1 gene can be directly measured.
- the labeling substance is not particularly limited as long as it can bind to these molecules and can be detected by a chemical or optical method.
- peroxidase peroxidase
- ⁇ -D-galactosidase microperoxidase
- horseradish examples include peroxidase (HRP), fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), rhodamine isothiocyanate (RITC), alkaline phosphatase, biotin, and radioactive substances.
- HRP peroxidase
- FITC fluorescein isothiocyanate
- RITC rhodamine isothiocyanate
- alkaline phosphatase biotin, and radioactive substances.
- the administration of a molecule that binds to the expression product of the Eva1 gene or the expression product of the Ceacam1 gene should be performed by selecting the method described in the section ⁇ Method of treating glioma>. Can do.
- test agent of the present invention may contain other components described in the section ⁇ Glioma therapeutic agent> in addition to the molecule that binds to the expression product of the Eva1 gene or the expression product of the Ceacam1 gene.
- the present invention is directed to administering a desired substance to a glioma in a subject, wherein at least one of an anti-Eva1 protein antibody to which a desired substance is bound and an anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody to which the desired substance is bound is administered to the subject.
- a method for delivery, and an agent for delivering a desired substance to a glioma in a subject comprising as an active ingredient at least one of an anti-Eva1 protein antibody and an anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody.
- the “desired substance” in the present invention is not particularly limited.
- examples of the substance include cytotoxic agents, particularly ribosome inactivating protein (RIP), that is, saporin, ricin, Shiga toxin and the like.
- examples of the substance include the labeling substances described above.
- a test substance for evaluating the action on glioma can be mentioned.
- anti-Eva1 protein antibody and “anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody” to which a desired substance is bound are the same as the antibodies described in the above section ⁇ Glioma test drug> or ⁇ Glioma therapeutic drug>.
- a method of administering an anti-Eva1 protein antibody to which a desired substance is bound and / or an anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody to which a desired substance is bound to a subject the method described in the above ⁇ Method for treating glioma> is used. You can choose.
- the drug to be delivered to the glioma may contain other components described in the section ⁇ Glioma therapeutic agent> in addition to the anti-Eva1 protein antibody and / or the anti-Ceacam1 protein antibody to which a desired substance is bound.
- mice were obtained from the Animal Resource Development Office of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology and Regeneration Science (CDB) and Charles River Japan Co., Ltd. All experimental protocols related to mice were approved by the RIKEN CDB Animal Experiment Committee. Reagents and growth factors were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Japan and Peprotech, respectively, unless otherwise specified.
- NSC Mouse neural stem cells
- hGIC human glioma stem cells
- NSC medium reagent, bFGF (10 ng / ml), EGF (10 ng / ml) was prepared.
- DMEM / F12 Gibco, manufactured by BRL
- OPCL61 was established as follows. That is, first, differentiation induction into oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC), mouse-derived p53-deficient neural stem cells (p53-defective NSC) in OPC medium (reagent, PDGFAA (10 ng / ml), bFGF (2 ng / ml), And 0.25% fetal calf serum (FCS), followed by immunopanning (see Immunopanning, Kondo T, et al., Genes Dev, 2004, Vol. 18, pages 2963-2972). It was purified by.
- OPC oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
- p53-defective NSC mouse-derived p53-deficient neural stem cells
- FCS 0.25% fetal calf serum
- Glioma glioblastoma cell lines (C6, T98G, Tp483, SF126, U87, and U251) are 10% fetal bovine serum (FCS), 100 units / ml penicillin G, and 100 ug / ml streptomycin (GIBCO) ) In DMEM with added.
- FCS fetal bovine serum
- GEBCO 100 ug / ml streptomycin
- the hGIC and glioma cell lines are a rabbit-derived anti-Eva1 polyclonal antibody (10 ⁇ g / ml) and a goat-derived anti-rabbit IgG antibody labeled with Alexa568 (Molecular Probe, diluted to 1/400). Immunolabeled with.
- the immunolabeled cells were analyzed using a dual wavelength excitation light (488 nm solid state laser and 638 nm semiconductor laser) through a JSAN cell sorter (manufactured by Bay Biosciences). Propidium iodide (PI) positive cells (for example, dead cells) were excluded from this analysis.
- ⁇ Immunostaining> Dissected mouse brains were fixed overnight in 4% paraformaldehyde at 4 ° C. After fixation, the brain was cryoprotected with PBS containing 12-18% sucrose and embedded in OCT compound. Then, coronal sections (thickness 10 ⁇ m) were prepared from the cerebral cortex. In addition, Eva1 was activated using HistoVT One (manufactured by Nacalai Tesque) according to the instruction manual. Next, the sections were pretreated with PBS containing 0.3% Triton X-100 to allow the antibody to penetrate, and then treated in blocking solution (2% skim milk, 0.3% Triton X-100, PBS) for 1 hour. did.
- Rabbit-derived anti-Eva1 polyclonal antibody (5 ⁇ g / ml) Anti-rat Nestin monoclonal antibody derived from mouse (manufactured by BD Bioscience, diluted to 1/400) Rat-derived anti-GFP monoclonal antibody (Nacalai Tesque, diluted 1/500) Anti-CD31 monoclonal antibody derived from mouse (Abcam, diluted to 1/200) Mouse-derived anti-Ceacam1 monoclonal antibody (R & D, diluted 1/50) These antibodies are anti-rabbit IgG derived from Alexa568-labeled goat (Molecular Probe, diluted 1/400), Alexa488-labeled goat-derived anti-rabbit IgG or anti-rat IgG (Molecular Probe, 1/400) Or using a Cy3-labeled goat-derived anti-mouse IgG antibody (Jackson Immunoresearch, diluted to 1/400). In order to visualize the nuclei, the cells were counterstained with Hoechst
- hGIC human-derived glioma stem cells
- human primary GBM primary glioblastoma multiform, primary glioblastoma multiforme
- human primary glioma tissue were provided by the Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University School of Medicine.
- hGIC, hGIC1, and hGIC2 are also referred to as hGSC, hGSC1, and hGSC2, respectively.
- poly (A) + RNA was prepared from these samples using QuickPrep mRNA Purification Kit (manufactured by GE Healthcare), and cDNA was synthesized using Transcribation First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Roche).
- paraffin-embedded human brain tumors were prepared into 6 ⁇ m thick sections.
- the antigen was activated using HistoVT One (manufactured by Nacalai Tesque) according to the instructions for use.
- the sections were pretreated in TPBS containing 5% skim milk at room temperature for 30 minutes, incubated with an anti-Eva1 polyclonal antibody derived from rabbit (used diluted at 1/50) for 2 hours at room temperature, Subsequently, immunostaining was performed using Alexa488-labeled goat-derived anti-rabbit IgG (manufactured by Molecular Probe, diluted to 1/400). In order to visualize all nuclei, cells were counterstained with Hoechst 33342 (1 ⁇ g / ml).
- NSCL61 and hGIC were suspended in 5 ⁇ l medium and injected into the brain of 5-8 week old female nude mice previously anesthetized with 10% pentobarbital.
- the stereotaxic coordinates of the injection site were 2 mm forward from lambda, 2 mm behind sagittal suture, and 5 mm deep.
- RT-PCR was performed as described in the following literature (see Kondo T, et al., EMBO J, 2000, Vol. 19, pages 1998-2007).
- the cycle parameters were 35 cycles of 94 ° C. for 20 seconds, 57 ° C. for 30 seconds, and 72 ° C. for 35 seconds.
- 22 cycles of 94 ° C. for 15 seconds, 53 ° C. for 30 seconds, and 72 ° C. for 90 seconds were used.
- oligonucleotide DNA primers shown in Table 1 were synthesized and used.
- mouse eva1 was amplified from mouse NSC cDNA using RT-PCR and KODplus polymerase (TOYOBO) according to the instructions and cloned into pMOSBlue vector (Roche). The nucleotide sequence was confirmed using BigDye Terminator Kit version 3.1 (AppliedBiosystems) and ABI sequencer model 3130xl (AppliedBiosystems). Then, mouse eva1 cDNA was inserted into pcDNA3-2xFLAG-c vector (manufactured by Invitrogen) to obtain pcDNA3-eva1-2xFLAG-c.
- oligonucleotide DNA primers were synthesized.
- 5 ′ primer 5′-AGAATTCGCCACCATGTATGGCAAGAGCCCCGC-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 7)
- 3 ′ primer 5′-ACTCGAGGTCTGTATCTTCCCAAAAAACA-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 8).
- each of the human and mouse CEACAM1-L cDNA fragment is inserted into pcDNA3-2xFLAG vector to obtain pcDNA3.1- hceacam1-L -2xFLAG-c and pcDNA3.1- mceacam1 -L-2xFLAG-c.
- the target sequence of mouse eva1 is 5′-GCAGTCAACGGGACAGATGTT-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 9), and the target sequence of human eva1 is 5′-GTGCACCACTGTACGCTCTCCT-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 10).
- the shRNA against the Eva1 gene expressed from these vectors is referred to as “Eva1shRNA”, “Eva1sh” or “eva1sh”.
- the target sequence of mouse ceacam1 is 5′-GGGAAAACACTACGGCTATAGA-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 75), and the target sequence of human ceacam1 is 5′-GGATGGCAACCGTCAAATTGT-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 76).
- shRNA against the Ceacam1 gene expressed from these vectors is referred to as “ceacam1 shRNA” or “ceacam1 sh”.
- the target sequence of the control shRNA (shRNA against the EGFP gene) is 5'-GCAAGCTGACCCTGAAGTTCA-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 11).
- transfection is performed by Hide, T. et al. Et al., Cancer Res. 2009, 69, 7953-7959, Hide, T .; As described in Stem Cells, 2011, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 590 to 599, using Nucleofector (manufactured by Lonza) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- cytotoxicity assay was performed using an anti-Eva1 polyclonal antibody derived from rabbit and an anti-rabbit IgG antibody (product name: Rab-ZAP, manufactured by Advanced Targeting Systems) to which ribosome-inactivating protein saporin was bound. Went according to. That is, control IgG derived from rabbit (Jackson Immunoresearch) or anti-Eva1 antibody was incubated with Rab-ZAP (100 ng) in a 96-well plate for 30 minutes each at room temperature. 5000 hGIC1 were seeded in each well and cultured at 37 ° C. for 2 days in a CO 2 incubator. Cell viability was measured by MTT assay as described in the following literature (see Hide T et al., Cancer Res., 2009, 69, 7953-7959).
- DNA microarray analysis was performed using 3D-Gene Mouse Oligo chip 24k (number of detected genes: 23,522, manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.).
- the total RNA used for the analysis was labeled with Cy5 using an aminoallyl message AMP II aRNA amplification kit (Amino All Message AMP II aRNA Amplification Kit, manufactured by Applied Biosystems). Then, the obtained Cy5-labeled aRNA pool was hybridized to a microarray according to the manufacturer's protocol (www.3d-gene.com).
- the hybridization signal was scanned using a scan array express scanner (ScanArray Express Scanner, manufactured by Perkin Elmer), and the obtained data was processed using GenePixPro version 5.0 (manufactured by Molecular Devices).
- the raw data for each spot was normalized by replacing it with the mean intensity of the background signal determined by the signal intensity of all blank spots in the 95% confidence interval.
- a value larger than 2 standard deviations (SD) of the background signal intensity was evaluated as effective.
- SD standard deviations
- the signal detected in each gene was normalized by a global normalization method (the median value of detected signal intensity was adjusted to 25).
- Example 1 Preparation of peptide antibody>
- an antibody according to the present invention (anti-Eva1 antibody) was prepared. Specifically, 86-102 amino acids (PMSGRFKDRVSWDGNPE, see SEQ ID NO: 12, see FIG. 1) were selected as antigens from the human-derived Eva1 protein (hEva1, the extracellular region of SEQ ID NO: 2 (1-150 amino acids)). A synthetic peptide consisting of the selected amino acid sequence was prepared and used to immunize rabbits, and serum was collected from the rabbits and purified using a peptide affinity column to obtain anti-Eva1 derived from rabbits. Polyclonal antibodies were prepared.
- the specificity of the obtained anti-Eva1 antibody was evaluated by Western blotting.
- the obtained results are shown in FIG.
- the antibody according to the present invention is similar to the anti-FLAG tag antibody. It was confirmed that Eva1 protein (hEva1-2xFLAG) to which 2xFLAG tag was bound could be detected.
- Eva1 protein (hEva1-2xFLAG) to which 2xFLAG tag was bound could be detected.
- pcDNA3 a cell-derived protein that expressed only the control vector
- the antibody according to the present invention is a small amount of Eva1 protein expressed in the cell, like the anti-FLAG tag antibody. It was confirmed that can be specifically detected.
- Example 2 ⁇ Expression of Eva1 in glioma stem cells>
- glioma stem cells NSCL61, OPCL61, hGIC1, hGIC2
- normal cells NSC, OPC, NB (neuroblast, neural stem cells)
- eva1 is expressed in mouse-derived glioma stem cells (NSCL61, OPCL61) and human-derived glioma stem cells (hGIC1, hGIC2), it is expressed in OPC and NB. Negligible expression was also observed in NSC.
- mouse-derived glioma stem cells (NSCL61) and human-derived glioma stem cells (hGIC1, hGIC2) express Eva1, but in normal cells (NSC). Very little expression was observed.
- Example 3 ⁇ Expression of Eva1 in glioma tissue and glioma cell line>
- RT-PCR was performed to examine the expression of Eva1 at the mRNA level in the glioma tissue removed by surgery.
- the examined glioma tissues are as follows: GBM: glioblastoma multiform, glioblastoma multiforme (WHO diagnostic criteria grade 4) AO: Anaplastic oligodendroglio, anaplastic oligodendroglioma (WHO diagnostic criteria grade 3) AOA: Anaplastic oligo-astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendrocyte astrocytoma (grade 3 of WHO diagnostic criteria) OLI: Oligodendroglioma oligodenoma (WHO diagnostic criteria grade 2) In addition to the glioma tissue, RT-PCR was also performed on normal brain tissue (NB: Normal brain or CB: Control human brain) and hGIC used in Example 2. The obtained results are shown in FIG.
- RT-PCR was performed to examine the expression of Eva1 at the mRNA level in human GBM-derived glioma cell lines and rat glioma cell lines.
- the examined glioma cell lines are as follows: T98G: human glioma cells (see Stein et al., J. Cell. Physiol., 1979, Vol. 99, pages 43-54)
- Tp483 human glioma cells (see Law et al., Cancer Genet Cytogene. 2005, 160, 1-14)
- SF126 human glioma cells (see Rosenblum et al., Pharmacol., 1981, Vol. 6, pp.
- eva1 was expressed in most GBM tissues examined, and the expression of eva1 was confirmed in several GBM-derived glioma cell lines.
- Example 4 ⁇ Expression of Eva1 in glioma stem cells and glioma cell lines>
- Eva1 was strongly expressed in human glioma stem cells (hGIC1 and hGIC2). However, in the glioma cell line, expression of Eva1 could not be detected by FACS.
- glioma stem cells can easily have the same pathological findings as actual brain tumors. It is known to be found.
- Eva1 that is not expressed in normal tissues of the adult brain but highly expressed in glioma stem cells and glioma tissues (particularly GBM) is not only used as a marker for glioma. It can be used as a therapeutic target.
- Eva1 can be used for prognosis of glioma patients (predicting postoperative survival rate and survival time of glioma patients) because it is highly expressed in such a specific expression, particularly in GBM. Can be considered. The following examples will verify these possibilities.
- Example 5 ⁇ Inhibition of tumor cell mass formation of glioma stem cells by anti-Eva1 antibody>
- As a characteristic of glioma stem cells it is known to form a non-adherent tumor cell mass (sphere) when cultured in a serum-free medium (Vescovi et al., Nature Reviews CANCER, June 2006, Vol. 6, No. 6, pages 425-436). Therefore, the effect of anti-Eva1 antibody on tumor cell mass formation of glioma stem cells was examined.
- hGIC1 or hGIC2 was cultured for 5 days in NSC medium (serum-free) supplemented with 10 ⁇ g / ml anti-Eva1 antibody (or rabbit IgG as a control antibody).
- NSC medium serum-free
- the obtained cell mass was lightly pipetted and subjected to observation with an inverted phase contrast microscope. The obtained result is shown in FIG.
- the antibody according to the present invention inhibited tumor cell mass formation of glioma stem cells.
- Example 6 ⁇ Cytotoxicity assay using anti-Eva1 antibody>
- a cytotoxicity assay using Rab-ZAP was performed. The obtained result is shown in FIG.
- Rab-ZAP is an anti-rabbit IgG antibody to which ribosome-inactivating protein saporin is bound. Therefore, when rabbit IgG that is bound to a cell and Rab-ZAP bind, saporin is introduced into the cell, resulting in cell death.
- the antibody according to the present invention can be used in a method for delivering a desired substance (for example, Rab-ZAP) to glioma.
- a desired substance for example, Rab-ZAP
- Example 7 RNA (Eva1shRNA) that binds to the transcript of the Eva1 gene according to the present invention can suppress cell proliferation of glioma stem cells by knocking down the expression of Eva1 protein.
- Eva1 shRNA can suppress tumor formation of glioma stem cells. That is, human glioma stem cells in which Eva1 shRNA was constitutively expressed were transplanted into the brain of nude mice (intracranial cell transplantation), and the tumor formed in the brain 20 days after the transplantation was observed, and the size of the tumor was determined. Measured. As a control, human glioma stem cells in which shRNA against the EGFP gene was constantly expressed were transplanted into the skull. The obtained results are shown in FIGS.
- RNA that binds to the transcript of the Eva1 gene according to the present invention can also suppress cell proliferation and tumor formation of glioma stem cells by knocking down the expression of Eva1 protein and suppressing its function. Became.
- Example 8 ⁇ Verification of the inhibitory effect of a molecule that suppresses the function of the Eva1 gene on tissue infiltration of glioma> Whether a molecule that suppresses the function of the Eva1 gene according to the present invention can suppress tissue infiltration of glioma was verified using a peptide having a dominant-negative trait with respect to the Eva1 protein.
- a gene encoding the extracellular region of Eva1 protein (1 to 150 amino acids in the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 2) is inserted into the pEF-Fc plasmid vector, and the extracellular region of Eva1 protein and human IgG A plasmid capable of expressing a fusion protein with Fc (Eva1-IgG-Fc) in cells was prepared (for the pEF-Fc plasmid vector, see “Suda et al., J Exp Med., 1994, 179, Pp. 873-879)).
- this plasmid was introduced into mouse-derived glioma stem cells (NSCL61) to establish an NSCL61 cell line (NSCL61 + Eva1-IgG-Fc) that constantly expresses Eva1-IgG-Fc. Then, the established cells, NSCL61 cells (NSCL61 + Eva1shRNA) constitutively expressing Eva1shRNA, or NSCL61 cells (NSCL61 + controlshRNA) constitutively expressing control shRNA are transplanted into the skull and transplanted. Tumors formed in the brain around 3 weeks from the beginning were observed. The obtained result is shown in FIG.
- glioma stem cells (NSCL61 + control shRNA) were confirmed to form invasive GBM in the ventricle of all transplanted mice.
- glioma stem cells in which a molecule that suppresses the function of the Eva1 gene (Eva1-IgG-Fc or Eva1shRNA) was constantly expressed formed tumors frequently outside the ventricles.
- a molecule that suppresses the function of the Eva1 gene can suppress not only cell proliferation of glioma stem cells and tumor formation but also tissue infiltration of GBM.
- Example 9 ⁇ Correlation between Eva1 expression and survival rate of glioma patients> Whether the prognosis of glioma patients can be diagnosed was examined using the expression of Eva1 as an index. That is, using the National Cancer Institute's brain tumor database REMBRANT (REposition for Molecular BRA Neoplasma DaTa), we investigated whether there is a correlation between the expression of Eva1 mRNA in patient-derived glioma and the survival rate of the patient. It was. The obtained result is shown in FIG.
- glioma stem cells can be transformed into tumorigenic endothelial cells (“Ricci-Vitiani, L. et al., Nature, 2010, 468, 824-828”, “Wang, R. et al., Nature, 2010, 468, 829-833 ”), and expression of Eva1 and the endothelial cell marker: CD31 in human glioma stem cells (hGSC1 and hGSC2) and human primary cultured GBM cells. Analysis was performed by immunostaining. The obtained results are shown in FIG. In addition, expression of Eva1 and CD31 in glioma derived from glioma stem cells (hGSC2 or NSCL61) was analyzed by immunostaining. The obtained result is shown in FIG.
- CD31 protein which is an endothelial marker, was expressed in Eva1-positive cells both in vitro (FIG. 21) and in vivo (FIG. 22).
- GBM glioblastoma multiforme
- AA anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma
- AOA anaplastic astrocytoma
- AO anaplastic oligodendroglioma
- CB The expression of ceacam1 and the like in normal brain tissue
- hGSC was analyzed by RT-PCR. The obtained results are shown in FIG.
- Ceacam1 was not expressed in normal brain tissue, but was found to be expressed in glioma stem cells and mainly GBM.
- Example 12 Similarly to Eva1, whether or not prognosis of glioma patients can be diagnosed using the expression of Ceacam1 as an index was verified. That is, using the brain cancer database REMBRANT of the National Cancer Institute of the United States, the presence or absence of a correlation between the expression of Ceacam1 in the patient-derived glioma at the mRNA level and the survival rate of the patient was examined. The obtained result is shown in FIG.
- Example 13 The intracellular localization of Ceacam1 was analyzed by immunostaining. The obtained result is shown in FIG. In addition, the localization of Ceacam1 in the tissue was analyzed by immunostaining. The obtained results are shown in FIGS.
- Ceacam1 was expressed on the cell surfaces of NSCL61 and hGSC.
- Ceacam1 positive cells are present in human primary GBM tissues (GBM1 and GBM2).
- GBM1 and GBM2 human primary GBM tissues
- Ceacam1 is a tumor mass (Tumor mass). It was also revealed that it is mainly present on the invasion hGSC rather than on the hGSC.
- Ceacam1 splicing variants include Ceacam-S composed of an N-terminal variable Ig-like region, a conserved transmembrane region and a short cytoplasmic domain, and an N-terminal variable Ig-like region, a conserved transmembrane region and a long cytoplasm. It is known that Ceacam-L composed of domains exists.
- Ceacam1-S and Ceacam6 that are both expressed in malignant tumors can block the inhibitory signal of Ceacam1-L by inhibiting Ceacam1-L homodimer formation and increasing its angiogenic activity.
- Mculler, MM et al., J. Cell Biol., 2009, 187, 569-581, Singer, BB et al., PLoS One, 2010, 5, e8747 have also been reported. .
- Ceacam-S mainly Ceacam1-L was expressed in human glioma stem cells.
- both variants were expressed in mouse glioma stem cells.
- Ceacam6 was expressed in hGSC and all human malignant gliomas.
- Example 15 In order to examine the relationship between the expression of Ceacam1-S, Ceacam1-L, and Ceacam6 in glioma and the malignancy or antitumor activity of the tumor shown in Example 14, ceacam1sh was overexpressed in glioma stem cells. The obtained results are shown in FIG. In addition, Ceacam1-L was forcibly expressed in glioma stem cells. The obtained results are shown in FIGS.
- glioma can be examined and treated with Eva1 and / or Ceacam1 as a target, and a desired substance can be delivered to glioma. Therefore, the present invention can greatly contribute particularly to the medical field for glioma.
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(1)対象における、Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の機能を抑制する、グリオーマの治療方法。
(2)Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の機能を抑制する分子を有効成分とする、グリオーマの治療薬。
(3)Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の機能を抑制する分子が、下記(a)から(f)のいずれかに記載の分子である、(2)に記載の治療薬。
(a)抗Eva1タンパク質抗体
(b)Eva1タンパク質に対してドミナントネガティブの形質を有するペプチド
(c)Eva1遺伝子の転写産物に結合するRNA
(d)抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体
(e)Ceacam1タンパク質に対してドミナントネガティブの形質を有するペプチド
(f)Ceacam1遺伝子の転写産物に結合するRNA
(4)対象における、Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の発現を検出する、グリオーマの検査方法。
(5)Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の発現産物に結合する分子を有効成分とする、グリオーマの検査薬。
(6)抗Eva1タンパク質抗体及び抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの抗体を有効成分とする、(5)に記載の検査薬。
(7)所望の物質が結合された抗Eva1タンパク質抗体及び所望の物質が結合された抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの抗体を対象に投与する、所望の物質を対象におけるグリオーマに送達させる方法。
(8)抗Eva1タンパク質抗体及び抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの抗体を有効成分とする、所望の物質を対象におけるグリオーマに送達させるための薬剤。
本発明は、対象における、Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の機能を抑制する、グリオーマの治療方法を提供する。
本発明は、Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の機能を抑制する分子を有効成分とするグリオーマの治療薬を提供する。
本発明は、対象における、Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の発現を検出する、グリオーマの検査方法を提供する。
本発明は対象におけるEva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の発現産物に結合する分子を有効成分とする、グリオーマの検査薬を提供する。
本発明は、所望の物質が結合された抗Eva1タンパク質抗体及び所望の物質が結合された抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの抗体を対象に投与する、所望の物質を対象におけるグリオーマに送達させる方法、並びに、抗Eva1タンパク質抗体及び抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの抗体を有効成分とする、所望の物質を対象におけるグリオーマに送達させるための薬剤を提供する。
マウスは、理化学研究所 発生・再生科学総合研究センター(CDB)の動物資源開発室及び日本チャールズリバー株式会社から入手した。また、マウスに関する全ての実験プロトコールは理研CDB動物実験委員会の承認を受けたものである。試薬及び成長因子は、特に記載される場合を除き、シグマアルドリッチジャパン及びぺプロテック社から各々購入した。
マウス神経幹細胞(NSC)、マウスNSCL61、及び、ヒトグリオーマ幹細胞(hGIC)は、下記文献に記載している通りに調製を行い、NSC培地(試薬、bFGF (10ng/ml)、EGF(10ng/ml)を添加したDMEM/F12(Gibco,BRL社製))中で培養した(Kondo Tら、Genes Dev、2004年、18巻、2963~2972ページ、及び、Hide Tら、Cancer Res.、2009年、69巻、7953~7959ページ 参照)。
hGIC及びグリオーマ細胞株は、ウサギ由来の抗Eva1ポリクロ―ナル抗体(10μg/ml)、及びAlexa568で標識されたヤギ由来の抗ウサギIgG抗体(Molecular Probe社製、1/400に希釈して使用)によって免疫標識した。そして免疫標識した細胞は、JSANセルソーター(ベイバイオサイエンス株式会社製)を通し、二波長の励起光(488nm固体レーザー及び638nm半導体レーザー)を用いて分析した。なお、ヨウ化プロピジウム(PI)陽性細胞(例えば、死細胞)は、この分析から除外した。
解剖したマウスの脳を、4%パラホルムアルデヒド中、4℃で一晩固定した。固定後、12~18%スクロース含有PBSを用いて脳を凍結保護し、OCTコンパウンド中に包埋した。そして、大脳皮質から冠状切片(厚さ10μm)を調製した。なお、Eva1は、HistoVT One(ナカライテスク社製)を、その使用説明書に従って用いて賦活化した。次に、抗体を浸透させるために、切片は0.3% TritonX-100含有PBSをもって前処理し、次いでブロッキング溶液(2% スキムミルク、,0.3% TritonX-100、PBS)中で1時間処理した。そして、一次抗体とともに4℃で16時間インキュベーションした。固定した細胞の免疫染色は下記文献に記載の通りに行った(Kondo T,ら、EMBO J、2000年、19巻、1998~2007ページ 参照)。また、以下の抗体は細胞内抗原を検出するのに用いた。
ウサギ由来の抗Eva1ポリクローナル抗体(5μg/ml)
マウス由来の抗ラットNestinモノクローナル抗体(BD Bioscience社製、1/400に希釈して使用)
ラット由来の抗GFPモノクローナル抗体(ナカライテスク社製、1/500に希釈して使用)
マウス由来の抗CD31モノクローナル抗体(Abcam社製、1/200に希釈して使用)
マウス由来の抗Ceacam1モノクローナル抗体(R&D社製、1/50に希釈して使用)
これらの抗体は、Alexa568標識ヤギ由来の抗ウサギIgG(Molecular Probe社製、1/400に希釈して使用)、Alexa488標識ヤギ由来の抗ウサギIgG若しくは抗ラットIgG(Molecular Probe社製、1/400に希釈して使用)、又はCy3標識ヤギ由来抗マウスIgG抗体(Jackson Immunoresearch社製、1/400に希釈して使用)を用いて検出した。また、核を可視化するために、Hoechst33342(1μg/ml)により、細胞を対比染色した。
ヒト由来のグリオーマ幹細胞であるhGIC(hGIC1及びhGIC2)は、「Hide Tら、Cancer Res.、2009年、69巻、7953~7959ページ」に記載のものを用いた。また、ヒト由来のprimary GBM(primary Glioblastoma multiforme、原発性多形神経膠芽腫)組織、ヒト原発性グリオーマ組織は、熊本大学医学部脳外科教室より提供を受けた。そして、これらのヒト由来の試料は、理研CDB及び熊本大学大学院医学教育部の倫理委員会での承認を得て、それぞれの研究ガイドラインに従って使用した。なお、hGIC、hGIC1及びhGIC2は各々hGSC、hGSC1及びhGSC2とも称する。
NSCL61及びhGICは5μlの培地中に懸濁し、そして前もって10%ペントバルビタールで麻酔をかけておいた5~8週齢の雌ヌードマウスの脳内に注入した。注入部位の定位座標は、ラムダから2mm前方、矢状縫合から2mm後方、5mmの深部とした。
RT-PCRは下記文献に記載の通りに行った(Kondo T,ら、EMBO J、2000年、19巻、1998~2007ページ 参照)。サイクルパラメーターは、94℃で20秒、57℃で30秒、72℃で35秒の35サイクルとした。なお、gapdhの増幅に関しては、94℃で15秒、53℃で30秒、72℃で90秒の22サイクルとした。また、各遺伝子の増幅には、表1に示すオリゴヌクレオチドDNAプライマーを合成して用いた。
全長マウスeva1は、マウスNSC cDNAから、RT-PCR及びKODplusポリメラーゼ(TOYOBO社製)を用いて、使用説明書に従って増幅し、そしてpMOSBlueベクター(ロシュ社製)にクローニングした。なお、ヌクレオチド配列はBigDye Terminator Kit version3.1(AppliedBiosystems社製)及びABIシークエンサーモデル3130xl(AppliedBiosystems社製)を用いて確認した。そして、マウスeva1cDNAをpcDNA3-2xFLAG-cベクター(Invitrogen社製)に挿入し、pcDNA3-eva1-2xFLAG-cを得た。
5’プライマー:5’-AGAATTCGCCACCATGTATGGCAAGAGCCCCGC-3’(配列番号:7)
3’プライマー:5’-ACTCGAGGTCTGTATCTTCCACAAAAACA-3’ (配列番号:8)。
5’プライマー:5’-AGAATTCGCCACCATGGAGCTGGCCTCAGCACA-3’(配列番号:71)
3’プライマー:5’-ACTCGAGCTTCTTTTTTACTTCTGAATA-3’(配列番号:72)。
5’プライマー:5’-AGCTAGCGCCACCATGGGGCACCTCTCAGCCCC-3’(配列番号:73)
3’プライマー:5’-ACTCGAGCTGCTTTTTTACTTCTGAATA-3’(配列番号:74)。
細胞毒性アッセイは、ウサギ由来の抗Eva1ポリクロ―ナル抗体、及び、リボソーム不活化タンパク質 サポリンが結合している抗ウサギIgG抗体(製品名:Rab-ZAP、AdvancedTargetingSystems社製)を用いて、使用説明書に従って行った。すなわち、ウサギ由来のコントロールIgG(Jackson Immunoresearch社製)又は抗Eva1抗体を、Rab-ZAP(100ng)と共に、96ウェルプレートにおいて、各々室温下で30分間インキュベートした。5000個のhGIC1を各ウェルに播種し、CO2インキュベーター内において、37℃で2日間培養した。細胞の生存率は下記文献に記載の通りにMTTアッセイによって測定した(Hide Tら、Cancer Res.、2009年、69巻、7953~7959ページ 参照)。
DNAマイクロアレイ分析は、3D-Gene Mouse Oligo chip 24k(検出遺伝子数:23,522、東レ社製)を用いて行った。分析に用いたトータルRNAは、アミノアリルメッセージAMP II aRNA増幅キット(Amino Allyl Message AMP II aRNA Amplification Kit、Applied Biosystems社製)を用いてCy5標識した。そして、得られたCy5標識aRNAプールを製造会社のプロトコール(www.3d-gene.com)に従ってマイクロアレイにハイブリダイズした。また、ハイブリダイゼーションシグナルはスキャンアレイエクスプレススキャナー(ScanArray Express Scanner、Perkin Elmer社製)を用いてスキャンし、得られたデータはGenePixProバージョン5.0(Molecular Devices社製)を用いて処理した。さらに、各スポットの生データは、95%信頼区間における全ブランクスポットのシグナル強度によって決定されたバックグラウンドシグナルの平均強度に置換することによって正規化した。そして、生データの強度において、バックグラウンドシグナル強度の2標準偏差(SD)より大きいものを有効と評価した。また、各遺伝子おいて検出されたシグナルはグローバルノーマライゼーション(global normalization)法によって正規化した(検出されたシグナル強度の中央値を25になるように調整した)。
ウェスタンブロッティングは、下記文献に記載の通りに行った(Takanaga H,ら、Stem Cells、2009年、27巻、165~74ページ 参照)。なお、ウェスタンブロッティングの分析には、pcDNA3-eva1-2xFLAG-c等をCos7細胞にトランスフェクションすることにより導入し、そのトランスフェクションの2日後に細胞から抽出したタンパク質を供した。また、ブロットしたメンブレンを、ウサギ由来の抗Eva1抗体(1/500に希釈して使用)、マウス由来の抗FLAG抗体(SIGMA社製、1/1000に希釈して使用)、又はマウス由来の抗GAPDH抗体(Chemicon社製、1/1000に希釈して使用)を用いてプローブした。さらに、ECLシステム(Amersham社製)を検出のために用いた。
GraphPad Prismバージョン4ソフトウェアを用い、カプラン・マイヤー法によって、有意性について生存データを解析した(p値はLog-rank検定を用いて算出した)。
<ペプチド抗体の作製>
先ず、本発明にかかる抗体(抗Eva1抗体)を作製した。すなわち、先ずヒト由来のEva1タンパク質(hEva1、配列番号2の細胞外領域(1~150アミノ酸)から、抗原として86~102アミノ酸(PMSGRFKDRVSWDGNPE、配列番号12、図1参照)を抗原として選択した。次に選択したアミノ酸配列からなる合成ペプチドを作製し、これを用いてウサギに免疫付与した。そして、かかるウサギから血清を採取し、ペプチドアフィ二ティーカラムを用いて精製して、ウサギ由来の抗Eva1ポリクローナル抗体を調製した。
<グリオーマ幹細胞におけるEva1の発現>
グリオーマ幹細胞(NSCL61、OPCL61、hGIC1、hGIC2)及び正常細胞(NSC、OPC、NB(neuroblast、神経幹細胞))におけるEva1のmRNAレベルでの発現を調べるため、RT-PCRを行った。得られた結果を図3に示す。
<グリオーマ組織及びグリオーマ細胞株におけるEva1の発現>
次に、実施例2において明らかになったグリオーマ組織におけるEva1の発現を詳細に調べるために、外科手術で取り除かれたグリオーマ組織におけるEva1のmRNAレベルでの発現を調べるためRT-PCRを行った。なお、調べたグリオーマ組織は下記の通りである
GBM:glioblastoma multiforme、多形神経膠芽腫(WHO診断基準のグレード4)
AO:Anaplastic oligodendroglioma、退形成性乏突起膠腫(WHO診断基準のグレード3)
AOA:Anaplastic oligo-astrocytoma、退形成性乏突起星細胞腫(WHO診断基準のグレード3)
OLI:Oligodendroglioma、乏突起膠細胞腫(WHO診断基準のグレード2)
また、前記グリオーマ組織と併せて、正常脳組織(NB:Normal brain又はCB:Control human brain)、及び、実施例2において用いたhGICについても、RT-PCRを行った。得られた結果を図9に示す。
T98G:ヒトグリオーマ細胞(Steinら、J.Cell.Physiol.、1979年、99巻、43~54ページ 参照)
Tp483:ヒトグリオーマ細胞(Lawら、Cancer Genet Cytogenet.、2005年、160巻、1~14ページ 参照)
SF126:ヒトグリオーマ細胞(Rosenblumら、Pharmacol.、1981年、6巻、227~235ページ 参照)
U87:ヒトグリオーマ細胞(Clarkら、PLoS Genetics、2010年、6巻、1号、e1000832 参照)
U251:ヒトグリオーマ細胞(Bignerら、Exp.Neurol.、1981年、40巻、201~229ページ 参照)
C6:ラットグリオーマ細胞(Bendaら、Science、1968年、161巻、370~371ページ 参照)
また、前記グリオーマ細胞株と併せて、実施例2において用いたNSC、NSCL61、及びhGIC2、並びにNSCL61の基となったp53-/-NSC(p53欠損神経幹細胞)についても、RT-PCRを行った。得られた結果を図10に示す。
<グリオーマ幹細胞及びグリオーマ細胞株におけるEva1の発現>
次に、ヒトグリオーマ幹細胞及びヒトグリオーマ細胞株におけるEva1のタンパク質レベルでの発現を調べるため、抗Eva1抗体を用いたFACSによる分析を行った。なお陰性対照として、二次抗体(Alexa568で標識されたヤギ由来の抗ウサギIgG抗体)のみを各細胞と反応させたもの、コントロール抗体(ウサギIgG)のみを各細胞と反応させたものを用意し、FACSにて分析を行った。得られた結果を図11に示す。
<抗Eva1抗体による、グリオーマ幹細胞の腫瘍細胞塊形成の阻害>
グリオーマ幹細胞の特徴として、無血清培地中で培養した際に非接着性の腫瘍細胞塊(スフィア)を形成することが知られている(Vescoviら、Nature Reviews CANCER、2006年6月、6巻、6号、425~436ページ 参照)。そこで、抗Eva1抗体によるグリオーマ幹細胞の腫瘍細胞塊形成への影響を調べた。すなわち、hGIC1又はhGIC2を、10μg/ml 抗Eva1抗体(又はコントロール抗体として、ウサギIgG)を添加したNSC培地(無血清)中にて5日間培養した。得られた細胞塊は、軽くピペッティング処理を施して、位相差倒立顕微鏡による観察に供した。得られた結果を図12に示す。図12に示した結果から明らかなように、本発明にかかる抗体によって、グリオーマ幹細胞の腫瘍細胞塊形成は阻害された。
<抗Eva1抗体を用いた細胞毒性アッセイ>
本発明にかかる抗体がグリオーマへのデリバリー方法に用いることが可能かどうかを検証するため、Rab-ZAPを用いた細胞毒性アッセイを行った。得られた結果を図13に示す。なお、Rab-ZAPはリボソーム不活化タンパク質 サポリンが結合している抗ウサギIgG抗体である。そのため、細胞に結合しているウサギIgGと、Rab-ZAPとが結合すると、該細胞にサポリンが導入されることにより、細胞死が生じることになる。
<Eva1遺伝子に対するshRNAの、グリオーマ幹細胞の細胞増殖並びに腫瘍形成に対する抑制効果の検証>
本発明にかかるEva1遺伝子の転写産物に結合するRNA(Eva1shRNA)がEva1タンパク質の発現をノックダウンすることにより、グリオーマ幹細胞の細胞増殖を抑制することが可能かどうかを検証した。すなわち、Eva1shRNA(psiRNA-h7SKhygro-meva1sh又はpsiRNA-h7SKhygro-heva1sh)を導入したヒト由来又はマウス由来のグリオーマ幹細胞の細胞増殖を、5-bromo-2’-deoxyuridine(BrdU)を取り込んだ細胞(BrdU+cells)の割合(%)を指標に評価した。得られた結果を図14に示す。
<Eva1遺伝子の機能を抑制する分子の、グリオーマの組織浸潤に対する抑制効果の検証>
本発明にかかるEva1遺伝子の機能を抑制する分子が、グリオーマの組織浸潤を抑制することが可能かどうかを、Eva1タンパク質に対してドミナントネガティブの形質を有するペプチドを用いて検証した。すなわち、先ず、pEF-Fcプラスミドベクターに、Eva1タンパク質の細胞外領域(配列番号2に記載のアミノ酸配列中の1~150アミノ酸)をコードする遺伝子を挿入し、Eva1タンパク質の細胞外領域とヒトIgG-Fcとの融合タンパク質(Eva1-IgG-Fc)を細胞内にて発現させることができるプラスミドを作製した(pEF-Fcプラスミドベクターについては「Sudaら、J Exp Med.、1994年、179巻、873~879ページ」参照)。次に、このプラスミドをマウス由来のグリオーマ幹細胞(NSCL61)に導入して、Eva1-IgG-Fcを恒常的に発現するNSCL61細胞株(NSCL61+Eva1-IgG-Fc)を樹立した。そして、樹立して得られた細胞、Eva1shRNAを恒常的に発現させたNSCL61細胞(NSCL61+Eva1shRNA)、又はコントロールshRNAを恒常的に発現させたNSCL61細胞(NSCL61+controlshRNA)を頭蓋内に細胞移植し、移植してから3週間前後に脳内に形成された腫瘍を観察した。得られた結果を図19に示す。
<Eva1の発現とグリオーマ患者の生存率との相関>
Eva1の発現を指標として、グリオーマ患者の予後診断ができるかどうかを検証した。すなわち、米国国立がん研究所の脳腫瘍データベース REMBRANT(REpository for Molecular BRAin Neoplasia DaTa)を用いて、患者由来のグリオーマにおけるEva1のmRNAレベルでの発現と、その患者の生存率との相関の有無について調べた。得られた結果を図20に示す。
グリオーマ幹細胞は腫瘍形成性内皮細胞(tumorigenic endothelial cell)に分化形質転換(transdifferentiation)できるという知見(「Ricci-Vitiani,L.ら、Nature、2010年、468巻、824~828ページ」、「Wang,R.ら、Nature、2010年、468巻、829~833ページ」)を考慮し、ヒトグリオーマ幹細胞(hGSC1及びhGSC2)及びヒト初代培養GBM細胞における、Eva1と内皮細胞のマーカー:CD31との発現を免疫染色法により分析した。得られた結果を図21に示す。また、グリオーマ幹細胞(hGSC2又はNSCL61)由来のグリオーマにおける、Eva1とCD31との発現を免疫染色法により分析した。得られた結果を図22に示す。
次に、Eva1はどのようにしてGSC悪性腫瘍に影響を与えているかを調べるために、DNAマイクロアレイを用いて、NSCL61とeva1sh発現NSCL61(NSCL61+eva1sh)との間の遺伝子発現の差を分析した。得られた結果を図23に示す。
Eva1同様に、Ceacam1の発現を指標としてグリオーマ患者の予後診断ができるかどうかを検証した。すなわち、米国国立がん研究所の脳腫瘍データベース REMBRANTを用いて、患者由来のグリオーマにおけるCeacam1のmRNAレベルでの発現と、その患者の生存率との相関の有無について調べた。得られた結果を図27に示す。
Ceacam1の細胞内局在を免疫染色にて分析した。得られた結果を図28に示す。また、Ceacam1の組織内局在を免疫染色にて分析した。得られた結果を図29及び30に示す。
Ceacam1のスプライシングバリアントには、N末端可変Ig様領域、保存された膜貫通領域及び短い細胞質ドメインから構成されているCeacam-Sと、N末端可変Ig様領域、保存された膜貫通領域及び長い細胞質ドメインから構成されているCeacam-Lが存在していることが知られている。
実施例14に示した、Ceacam1-S、Ceacam1-L及びCeacam6のグリオーマにおける発現と、腫瘍の悪性度又は抗腫瘍活性との関連を調べるために、グリオーマ幹細胞においてceacam1shを過剰発現させた。得られた結果を図34に示す。また、グリオーマ幹細胞にCeacam1-Lを強制発現させた。得られた結果を図35~37に示す。
<223> ヒトEva1
配列番号3
<223> マウスEva1
配列番号5~8
<223> 人工的に合成されたプライマーの配列
配列番号9~11
<223> shRNA標的配列
配列番号13
<223> ヒトCeacam1-4L
配列番号15
<223> ヒトCeacam1-4S
配列番号17
<223> マウスCeacam1-2L
配列番号19
<223> マウスCeacam1-2S
配列番号21
<223> ヒトCeacam6
配列番号23~74
<223> 人工的に合成されたプライマーの配列
配列番号75~76
<223> shRNA標的配列
Claims (8)
- 対象における、Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の機能を抑制する、グリオーマの治療方法。
- Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の機能を抑制する分子を有効成分とする、グリオーマの治療薬。
- Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の機能を抑制する分子が、下記(a)から(f)のいずれかに記載の分子である、請求項2に記載の治療薬。
(a)抗Eva1タンパク質抗体
(b)Eva1タンパク質に対してドミナントネガティブの形質を有するペプチド
(c)Eva1遺伝子の転写産物に結合するRNA
(d)抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体
(e)Ceacam1タンパク質に対してドミナントネガティブの形質を有するペプチド
(f)Ceacam1遺伝子の転写産物に結合するRNA - 対象における、Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の発現を検出する、グリオーマの検査方法。
- Eva1遺伝子及びCeacam1遺伝子のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの遺伝子の発現産物に結合する分子を有効成分とする、グリオーマの検査薬。
- 抗Eva1タンパク質抗体及び抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの抗体を有効成分とする、請求項5に記載の検査薬。
- 所望の物質が結合された抗Eva1タンパク質抗体及び所望の物質が結合された抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの抗体を対象に投与する、所望の物質を対象におけるグリオーマに送達させる方法。
- 抗Eva1タンパク質抗体及び抗Ceacam1タンパク質抗体のうちの少なくともいずれか1つの抗体を有効成分とする、所望の物質を対象におけるグリオーマに送達させるための薬剤。
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