WO2012091138A1 - アルツハイマー病の診断薬及び診断方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a determination drug for Alzheimer's disease, a determination method for Alzheimer's disease, and a screening method for substances that treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.
- Alzheimer's disease begins with short-term memory decline and mild learning disabilities, and is accompanied by higher brain dysfunction, especially visuospatial agnosia, ideological ataxia, and compositional apraxia, and ultimately leads to motor impairment and so-called personality destruction It is progressive dementia and no curative treatment has been found at present.
- 2040 there are an estimated 2.4 million Alzheimer's patients worldwide, and the importance of radical treatment or early diagnosis is increasing. The progression is thought to last from several years to over ten years, unlike vascular disorder dementia, which is often observed in Japan.
- Non-patent Document 1 Age, family history, genotype, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, etc. are known as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease other than gene mutations. Among them, the association with APOE genotype is clear. In particular, the ApoE4 allele has already been reported as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (Non-patent Document 1).
- Non-patent Document 2 As a pathological change characteristic of Alzheimer's disease, it is widely known that amyloid plaques mainly composed of amyloid beta accumulate outside the cell, and that highly phosphorylated tau protein accumulates inside neurons. ing. Regarding the spatial and temporal pathological changes in the brain, since the accumulation of phosphorylated tau in the hippocampus of patients with early Alzheimer's disease, particularly in the area called CA1, has already been confirmed, pyramidal cells in this area It should be strongly and early affected by Alzheimer's disease both spatially and temporally, that is, it is considered to exhibit vulnerability (Non-patent Document 2). On the other hand, as described above, movement disorders appear in almost the final stage of Alzheimer's disease, and it is considered that Purkinje cells in the cerebellum are most resistant to Alzheimer's disease.
- Alzheimer's disease The incidence of Alzheimer's disease is expected to increase rapidly at the age of 75 years, and early detection and early treatment are important in order to suppress the progression of the disease state with symptomatic drug therapy.
- Alzheimer's disease there is no radical treatment for Alzheimer's disease, so the search for diagnostic markers for early detection of Alzheimer's disease has been vigorously conducted.
- Amyloid beta A ⁇ 40, A ⁇ 42
- phosphorylated tau protein in blood or cerebrospinal fluid Is considered the most powerful.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a determination drug for Alzheimer's disease, a determination method for Alzheimer's disease, and a screening method for substances that treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.
- S38AA fragment is increased in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of Alzheimer's disease patients as compared to normal individuals, and this S38AA fragment is an extra-membrane domain of S38AA isoform 1. It was found that the polypeptide contains.
- the present inventors measured the amount of S38AA fragment in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with non-Alzheimer's disease (normal persons), suspected Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's disease reserve), and severe Alzheimer's disease, and the deterioration of the pathological condition of Alzheimer's disease As the amount of S38AA fragment increases with (progression), and the increase in the amount of S38AA fragment dependent on the condition of Alzheimer's disease shows positive correlation with ApoE4 possession and negative correlation with ApoE2 possession, The S38AA fragment was found to have high reliability as an index for determining Alzheimer's disease. Based on these findings, the present inventors have convinced that Alzheimer's disease can be determined by measuring S38AA fragment, and the present invention has been completed.
- the present invention relates to the following.
- [5] A method for determining Alzheimer's disease in an animal comprising detecting an S38AA fragment in a sample collected from the subject animal.
- [6] The method according to [5], wherein the test animal is a human.
- the S38AA fragment is a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3.
- the method according to any one of [5] to [8], wherein the sample is blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or urine.
- a method for searching for a substance capable of treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease comprising the following steps: (1) contacting a test substance with cells capable of measuring the production of S38AA fragments; (2) measuring the amount of S38AA fragment produced in cells contacted with the test substance and comparing the amount produced with the amount of S38AA fragment produced in control cells not contacted with the test substance; and (3) above ( Based on the comparison result of 2), a test substance that down-regulates the amount of S38AA fragment produced should be selected as a substance that can treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.
- the determination agent of Alzheimer's disease and the determination method of Alzheimer's disease can be provided.
- the screening method of the present invention can provide an agent capable of treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
- FIG. 1 shows an immunostaining image in a typical hippocampal CA1 region of a normal case.
- the darkly stained part (arrow) in the nerve cell in FIG. 1 shows strong expression of S38AA.
- the lower right panel is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a broken line.
- the scale bar indicates 20 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 2 shows an immunostaining image in a typical hippocampal CA1 region of a confirmed example of Alzheimer's disease.
- the lower right panel is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a broken line.
- the scale bar indicates 20 ⁇ m.
- the predicted extramembrane region of the amino acid sequence of S38AA isoform 1 is shown in the box.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of Western blot analysis of S38AA in cerebrospinal fluid and the results of molecular weight analysis of the detected S38AA fragment.
- the result of quantifying the S38AA fragment in the cerebrospinal fluid of non-Alzheimer's disease patients, Alzheimer's disease suspect patients, and Alzheimer's disease confirmed patients is shown by Western blotting.
- the Y axis shows the signal intensity of each group normalized with standard cerebrospinal fluid.
- FIG. 6 shows that all patients were grouped by APOE genotype (classified into four genotypes: ApoE2 / 3, ApoE3 / 3, ApoE3 / 4, and ApoE4 / 4).
- the amount in the cerebrospinal fluid is shown.
- FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the amount of S38AA fragment and APOE genotype in 11 non-Alzheimer's disease patients.
- the Y axis shows the signal intensity of each group normalized with standard cerebrospinal fluid.
- FIG. 8 shows the results of molecular weight analysis of S38AA fragments specifically separated by immunoprecipitation using anti-S38AA antibodies (HPA021374, HPA023161).
- FIG. 9 shows an example of Western blot analysis of the S38AA fragment in human plasma and the results of molecular weight analysis of the detected S38AA fragment.
- the Alzheimer's disease determination drug of the present invention The inventors of the present invention have (1) the amount of S38AA fragment increases in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of Alzheimer's disease patients compared to normal individuals, and (2) the amount of S38AA fragment is suspected of Alzheimer's disease It is recognized that the number of S38AA fragments is increased in patients as well, and the amount of S38AA fragments increases with the progression (progression) of Alzheimer's disease. (3) The increase in the amount of S38AA fragments in Alzheimer's disease Since it showed a positive correlation with ApoE4 possession and a negative correlation with ApoE2 possession, it was found to have high reliability as an index for determining Alzheimer's disease. That is, the present invention provides an Alzheimer's disease determination drug containing an anti-S38AA antibody.
- the determination agent of the present invention is not only for determining whether or not Alzheimer's disease is suffering, but also for determining whether Alzheimer's disease is suspected, that is, whether or not the subject is not yet suffering from the disease but is likely to suffer from the near future. Can be determined. Therefore, the “determination” of Alzheimer's disease in the present invention is not only a determination of whether or not Alzheimer's disease has already occurred, but whether or not Alzheimer's disease is yet suffered but is likely to be affected in the near future. It is used in the meaning including judging.
- tissue Alzheimer's disease refers to a state in which Alzheimer's disease is not confirmed but is likely to be affected (confirmed). Specifically, for example, amyloid imaging, MRI, CT, SPET, a state classified as mild or moderate in severity classification at the time of diagnosis according to clinical symptoms, a state of mild cognitive impairment, and the like.
- S38AA is, for example, human S38AA isoform 1 (UniProtKB / Swiss-Prot number: Q9HBR0-1, SEQ ID NO: 2), rat S38AA isoform 1 (NCBI Reference Sequence number: XP_002727892.1) and mouse S38AA isoform 1 (NCBI). Amino acid sequences such as Reference Sequence number: NP_077211.4) and human S38AA isoform 2 (UniProtKB / Swiss-Prot number: Q9HBR0-2) are known.
- S38AA gene As for the sequence of a nucleic acid encoding S38AA (hereinafter referred to as “S38AA gene”), for example, the human S38AA isoform 1 cDNA sequence (NCBI Reference Sequence number: NM_001037984.1, SEQ ID NO: 1) is known. Yes. S38AA is predicted to be a 10-transmembrane protein according to the UniProtKB / Swiss-Prot database, and the amino acid sequence after 399th (up to 1119 in isoform 1 and up to 780 in isoform 2) is a membrane. Estimated to be outside area.
- S38AA refers not only to “protein” or “(poly) peptide” represented by these known sequences, but also to a specific amino acid sequence representing human S38AA isoform 1 (SEQ ID NO: 2). And their homologues (homologs and splice variants), mutants, derivatives, matured forms, amino acid modifications and the like are included.
- homologs include proteins from other species such as mice and rats corresponding to human proteins, and these were identified by HomoloGene (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/HomoloGene/). It can be identified a priori from the base sequence of the gene.
- splice variants include human S38AA isoform 2 (the amino acid sequence at positions 689-780 is different from isoform 1 and the amino acid sequence at positions 781-1119 is deleted).
- Mutants include naturally occurring allelic mutants (polymorphisms), non-naturally occurring mutants, and mutants having amino acid sequences modified by artificial deletion, substitution, addition or insertion. Is included. Examples of the mutant include those that are at least 70%, preferably 80%, more preferably 95%, and still more preferably 97% identical to a protein or (poly) peptide without mutation.
- Naturally occurring allelic variants include a variant in SEQ ID NO: 2 in which Lys at position 559 is replaced with Arg (ddbSNP: rs35546507), and a variant in which Aly at position 831 is replaced with Gly. (DbSNP: rs2725405).
- the amino acid modifications include naturally occurring amino acid modifications and non-naturally occurring amino acid modifications. Specifically, phosphorylated forms of amino acids (for example, the 889th Ser in SEQ ID NO: 2 is phosphorylated). Phosphorylated product). Protein outer membrane domains, transmembrane domains, etc. are known, for example, prediction data described in UniProtKB / Swiss-Prot database and TMHMM (http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/TMHMM) Can be easily estimated by using the prediction tool or software.
- the “S38AA fragment” in the present specification may be a (poly) peptide containing an S38AA extra-membrane domain.
- the “S38AA extra-membrane domain” means all or part of the C-terminal extra-cellular region of any of the above S38AAs, or the entire extra-membranous region of the C-terminal side of S38AA in an organelle such as the Golgi Alternatively, it means a peptide region containing a part.
- the “S38AA fragment” in the present specification is recognized by the anti-S38AA antibody HPA024631 (Atlas Antibodies Inc .; prepared by using a peptide consisting of amino acid sequences 402 to 491 of SEQ ID NO: 2 as an immunogen). Characterized.
- the S38AA fragment comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3.
- the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 corresponds to the 761-770th partial amino acid sequence of human S38AA isoform 1 (in isoform 2, the amino acid sequence after 689 differs due to alternative splicing). Therefore, the S38AA fragment is preferably a fragment derived from S38AA isoform 1.
- the cleavage site of S38AA is the amino acid sequence common to the two isoforms (688 in SEQ ID NO: 2). If the cleavage reaction occurs only by recognizing the amino acid sequence at the cleavage site, a fragment derived from isoform 2 can also be included in the S38AA fragment of the present invention.
- the molecular weight of the S38AA fragment is not limited, but the apparent molecular weight by SDS-PAGE is preferably about 76 to about 102 kDa.
- the S38AA fragment of the present invention is more preferably a fragment comprising the amino acid sequence at positions 505 to 1014 of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2.
- the “anti-S38AA antibody” is an antibody that recognizes the extra-membrane domain of S38AA, and preferably an antibody that recognizes the extra-membrane domain of S38AA isoform 1. Even if the extra-membrane domain is within the amino acid region peculiar to isoform 1 (the amino acid region of 689-1119 in SEQ ID NO: 2), the common amino acid region (399-688th amino acid) with isoform 2 (Region) or across both regions.
- the extra-membrane domain may be a continuous partial amino acid sequence in the extra-membrane region of S38AA, or may be a three-dimensional structure formed by two or more intermittent partial amino acid sequences.
- the anti-S38AA antibody is, for example, a commercially available anti-S38AA antibody (for example, HPA024631, HPA023161, HPA021374 (above, manufactured by Atlas Antibodies)), or a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody produced by a known method, or a fragment thereof (for example, , Fab, F (ab ′) 2 , ScFv, minibody, etc.).
- a commercially available anti-S38AA antibody for example, HPA024631, HPA023161, HPA021374 (above, manufactured by Atlas Antibodies)
- a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody produced by a known method, or a fragment thereof (for example, , Fab, F (ab ′) 2 , ScFv, minibody, etc.).
- a monoclonal antibody and a polyclonal antibody derived from a mammal are preferable.
- Monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies derived from mammals are produced in animal blood, produced in hybridomas, and produced in hosts transformed with expression vectors containing antibody genes by genetic engineering techniques.
- Optimal antibodies are screened from a huge clone library of 1 trillion molecules by phage display and mass-produced at the CHO cell factory from the gene, or directly from transgenic mice producing human antibodies Examples include human antibodies obtained.
- Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies can be prepared by methods known to those skilled in the art.
- Production of monoclonal antibody S38AA is administered to a mammal at a site where antibody production is possible by administration, or together with a carrier and a diluent.
- Complete Freund's adjuvant or incomplete Freund's adjuvant may be administered in order to enhance antibody production ability upon administration. Administration is usually once every 2 to 6 weeks, for a total of 2 to 10 times. Examples of mammals to be used include monkeys, rabbits, dogs, guinea pigs, mice, rats, sheep and goats, and mice and rats are preferably used.
- Monoclonal antibody-producing hybridomas can be prepared by fusing the antibody-producing cells to be fused with myeloma cells.
- the antibody titer in the antiserum can be measured, for example, by reacting a labeled S38AA described below with an antiserum and then measuring the activity of the labeling agent bound to the antibody.
- the fusion operation can be carried out according to a known method, for example, the method of Kohler and Milstein [Nature, 256, 495 (1975)].
- the fusion promoter include polyethylene glycol (PEG) and Sendai virus, and PEG is preferably used.
- PEG polyethylene glycol
- myeloma cells include NS-1, P3U1, SP2 / 0, etc., and P3U1 is preferably used.
- the preferred ratio between the number of antibody-producing cells (spleen cells) and the number of myeloma cells used is about 1: 1 to 20: 1, and PEG (preferably PEG1000 to PEG6000) is added at a concentration of about 10 to 80%.
- the cell fusion can be efficiently carried out by incubating at about 20 to 40 ° C., preferably about 30 to 37 ° C. for about 1 to 10 minutes.
- hybridoma culture supernatant is added to a solid phase (eg, microplate) on which an antigen such as a protein is adsorbed directly or with a carrier, and then radioactive.
- a solid phase eg, microplate
- a method of detecting a monoclonal antibody bound to a solid phase by adding an anti-immunoglobulin antibody labeled with a substance or an enzyme (if the cell used for cell fusion is a mouse, an anti-mouse immunoglobulin antibody is used) or protein A examples include a method of detecting a monoclonal antibody bound to a solid phase by adding a hybridoma culture supernatant to a solid phase adsorbed with an anti-immunoglobulin antibody or protein A, adding a protein labeled with a radioactive substance or an enzyme, etc. .
- Selection of the monoclonal antibody can be carried out according to a method known per se or a method analogous thereto, but can usually be carried out in a medium for animal cells to which HAT (hypoxanthine, aminopterin, thymidine) is added.
- HAT hyperxanthine, aminopterin, thymidine
- any medium may be used as long as the hybridoma can grow.
- RPMI 1640 medium containing 1-20%, preferably 10-20% fetal bovine serum, GIT medium containing 1-10% fetal bovine serum (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) or serum-free for hybridoma culture
- a culture medium SFM-101, Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- the culture temperature is usually 20-40 ° C, preferably about 37 ° C.
- the culture time is usually 5 days to 3 weeks, preferably 1 to 2 weeks. Culturing can usually be performed under 5% carbon dioxide gas.
- the antibody titer of the hybridoma culture supernatant can be measured in the same manner as the antibody titer in the above antiserum.
- Separation and purification of monoclonal antibodies can be carried out in the same way as in the separation and purification of ordinary polyclonal antibodies (eg, salting out, alcohol precipitation, isoelectric precipitation, electrophoresis, ion exchanger (eg, DEAE) adsorption / desorption method, ultracentrifugation method, gel filtration method, antigen-binding solid phase or specific purification method for obtaining antibody by dissociating the binding using active adsorbent such as protein A or protein G]
- active adsorbent such as protein A or protein G
- a polyclonal antibody against S38AA can be produced according to a method known per se or a method analogous thereto.
- a complex of an immunizing antigen (an antigen such as a protein) and a carrier protein is prepared, and a mammal is immunized or a chicken is immunized in the same manner as the above-described monoclonal antibody production method. It can be produced by collecting the contents and separating and purifying the antibody.
- the type of carrier protein and the mixing ratio of carrier and hapten are such that the antibody is more efficient than hapten immunized by cross-linking to carrier.
- any material may be cross-linked at any ratio.
- bovine serum albumin, bovine thyroglobulin, keyhole limpet hemocyanin and the like are about 0.1 to 20 by weight ratio to hapten 1.
- a method of coupling at a ratio of about 1 to 5 is used.
- Various coupling agents can be used for coupling between the hapten and the carrier, but active ester reagents containing glutaraldehyde, carbodiimide, maleimide active ester, thiol group or dithiopyridyl group are used.
- the condensation product is administered to a mammal or chicken together with itself, a carrier, or a diluent at a site where antibody production is possible.
- Complete Freund's adjuvant or incomplete Freund's adjuvant may be administered in order to enhance antibody production ability upon administration.
- the administration can be performed about once every 2 to 6 weeks, usually about 3 to 10 times in total.
- the polyclonal antibody can be collected from the blood, ascites, breast milk and the like of mammals immunized by the above method, preferably from blood and egg yolk in the case of chickens.
- the present invention provides a kit for determining Alzheimer's disease.
- the kit of the present invention includes a reagent for measuring the amount of S38AA fragment. Alzheimer's disease can be determined by measuring the amount of S38AA fragment using the kit of the present invention.
- the kit of the present invention comprises an anti-S38AA antibody that recognizes S38AA. Examples of the anti-S38AA antibody include the anti-S38AA antibody described in detail in the above-mentioned “1. Alzheimer's disease determination drug of the present invention”.
- the antibody may be a fluorescently labeled antibody, an enzyme labeled antibody, a streptavidin labeled antibody, a biotin labeled antibody, or a radiolabeled antibody.
- the anti-S38AA antibody is usually in the form of an aqueous solution dissolved in water or in an appropriate buffer (eg, TE buffer, PBS, etc.) so as to have an appropriate concentration, or in the form of a lyophilized product.
- an appropriate buffer eg, TE buffer, PBS, etc.
- the kit of the present invention may further contain other components necessary for carrying out the method as a component depending on the method for measuring the S38AA fragment.
- the kit of the present invention can further contain a blotting buffer, a labeling reagent, a blotting membrane, a detection reagent, a standard solution, and the like.
- kits of this invention can further contain a solidified antibody measuring plate, a washing
- an aggregation method including a latex aggregation method, antibody-coated latex, gelatin, and the like can be included.
- antibody-bound magnetic particles and an appropriate buffer solution can be included.
- the detection of S38AA using LC / MS, LC-MS / MS, or immunochromatography can include an antibody-coated column, microcolumn, or macrochip as part of the detection instrument. Furthermore, as long as the time-resolved fluorescence measurement method or a fluorescence measurement method similar thereto, a plurality of labeled anti-S38AA antibodies and other necessary components may be included as components.
- the present inventors have (1) the amount of S38AA fragment increases in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of patients with Alzheimer's disease compared to normal people. (2) The amount of S38AA fragment is also low in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease. Increased compared to normal individuals, the amount of S38AA fragment increases with the progression (progression) of Alzheimer's disease, (3) increase in the amount of S38AA fragment dependent on Alzheimer's disease is due to possession of ApoE4 And positive correlation with ApoE2 possession, it was found to be highly reliable as an index for determining Alzheimer's disease. That is, the present invention provides a method for determining Alzheimer's disease by detecting an S38AA fragment in a sample collected from a test animal. The determination method of the present invention can determine not only whether or not Alzheimer's disease is affected, but also whether or not the disease is not yet affected but is likely to be affected in the near future. .
- the determination method of the present invention includes a step of detecting an S38AA fragment in a test sample collected from a test animal, and a step of determining Alzheimer's disease based on a positive correlation between the amount of the S38AA fragment and Alzheimer's disease.
- the animal that can be the subject of the determination method of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it produces S38AA.
- mammals eg, humans, monkeys, cows, pigs, horses, dogs, cats, sheep, And goats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, mice, rats, etc.
- birds eg, chickens, etc.
- it is a mammal, more preferably a human.
- the biological sample derived from the test animal as the sample is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include blood, serum, plasma, saliva, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. More preferred is plasma or cerebrospinal fluid. Serum and plasma can be prepared by collecting blood from a test animal according to a conventional method and separating the liquid component. Cerebrospinal fluid can be collected by a known means such as spinal tap.
- Detection of the S38AA fragment in the sample can be performed by a known method. For example, Western blotting, gel electrophoresis (eg, SDS-PAGE, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, etc.) and various separation and purification methods (eg, ion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography, gel filtration chromatography, affinity chromatography) , Reverse phase chromatography, isoelectric focusing, capillary electrophoresis, etc.), ionization methods (eg, electron impact ionization, field desorption, secondary ionization, fast atom bombardment, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization) (MALDI) method, electrospray ionization method, etc.), mass spectrometer (eg, double-focusing mass spectrometer, quadrupole analyzer, time-of-flight mass spectrometer, Fourier transform mass spectrometer, ion cyclotron mass spectrometer) Etc.).
- the S38AA fragment can also be detected by a known immunochemical method (nephrometry, competition method, immunometric method, chemical fluorescence method, chemical fluorescence electron method, sandwich method, etc.).
- immunochemical methods are described in, for example, Hiroshi Irie “Radioimmunoassay” (Kodansha, published in 1974), Hiroshi Irie “Continue Radioimmunoassay” (published in Kodansha, 1979), “Enzyme Immunization” edited by Eiji Ishikawa et al. See “Measurement Methods” (3rd edition) (Medical School, published in 1987), “Methods in ENZYMOLOGY” Vol.
- Alzheimer's disease can be detected based on the detected concentration of the S38AA fragment.
- the concentration of S38AA fragment is higher than normal, and the concentration of S38AA fragment in plasma is also higher in patients with Alzheimer's disease than normal. Based on the positive correlation between the concentration of the S38AA fragment and Alzheimer's disease, when the S38AA fragment concentration in the sample is high, it can be determined that Alzheimer's disease is present.
- the ApoE4 carrier group (Alzheimer's disease high risk group), which is an Alzheimer's disease susceptibility allele, has a higher concentration of S38AA fragment in cerebrospinal fluid than the homo ApoE3 genotype group.
- the concentration of S38AA fragment in cerebrospinal fluid is lower than that of homo ApoE3 genotype group, so if the S38AA fragment concentration in the sample is high, it will suffer from Alzheimer's disease in the future It can be determined that the possibility is high.
- the determination method of the present invention can determine Alzheimer's disease with higher accuracy by examining changes in other Alzheimer's disease diagnostic markers in addition to the S38AA fragment.
- Other Alzheimer's disease diagnostic markers include known markers such as amyloid beta (A ⁇ 40, A ⁇ 42) and phosphorylated tau protein, which can be detected according to well-known and conventional detection methods.
- the present invention also provides a method for searching for a substance for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease, comprising evaluating whether a test substance suppresses the production of S38AA fragment, and a substance obtainable by the method .
- a substance that down-regulates the production of S38AA fragment is selected as a substance that treats or prevents Alzheimer's disease.
- test substance used in the search method of the present invention may be any known compound and novel compound, for example, using nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, peptides, organic low molecular weight compounds, combinatorial chemistry techniques.
- the prepared compound library, random peptide library, natural components derived from microorganisms, animals and plants, marine organisms, and the like can be mentioned.
- the search method of the present invention includes the following steps: (1) contacting a test substance with cells capable of measuring the production of S38AA fragments; (2) measuring the amount of S38AA fragment produced in cells contacted with the test substance and comparing the amount produced with the amount of S38AA fragment produced in control cells not contacted with the test substance; and (3) above ( Based on the comparison result of 2), a test substance that down-regulates the amount of S38AA fragment produced should be selected as a substance that can treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.
- the “cell” used in the search method of the present invention refers to a cell whose production level of the S38AA fragment to be measured can be evaluated.
- the cells include cells that can naturally produce the S38AA fragment to be measured, S38AA-expressing cells that can produce an S38AA fragment by applying a stimulus, or cells that have been genetically modified to produce an S38AA fragment. It is done.
- the measurement target that is, the cell that can naturally produce the S38AA fragment is not particularly limited, and examples of the cell include primary cultured cells of mammals (eg, humans, mice, etc.), cell lines derived from the primary cultured cells, and the like. Can be used.
- S38AA is known to be expressed in U251 cells and SHSY-5Y cells, and S38AA is also expressed in BE (2) -C cells and SK-N-MC cells. It is also possible to produce a genetically modified cell in which S38AA or a labeled S38AA such as a FLAG tag is overexpressed using a known technique.
- S38AA-expressing cells S38AA is cleaved by culture, and the generated S38AA fragment is released.
- the production of the S38AA fragment can be measured by appropriately culturing under conditions where the S38AA is easily cleaved.
- conditions under which S38AA is easily cleaved include culturing in a medium depleted of glucose or a medium containing a substance known to physiologically stimulate the brain.
- the substance include cytokines such as TNF ⁇ , interferon ⁇ , interleukin 1, and interleukin 6, amyloid beta, and aggregates thereof.
- the contact between the test substance and the cells capable of measuring the production of the S38AA fragment is performed in the culture medium.
- the culture medium is appropriately selected according to the cells capable of measuring the production of the S38AA fragment.
- a minimal essential medium (MEM) containing about 5 to 20% fetal calf serum, Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM), etc. It is.
- the culture conditions are appropriately determined in the same manner.
- the pH of the medium is about 6 to about 8
- the culture temperature is usually about 30 to about 40 ° C.
- the culture time is about 0.1 to about 72 hours.
- the amount of S38AA fragment produced can be measured by measuring the amount of S38AA fragment released in the cell culture supernatant according to the method described in the section (3. Alzheimer's disease determination method).
- the comparison of the production amount can be preferably performed based on the presence or absence of a significant difference. Note that the amount of S38AA fragment produced in the control cells that are not contacted with the test substance is measured at the same time, even if the amount of S38AA fragment produced in the cells contacted with the test substance is measured in advance. The generated amount may be sufficient.
- a substance that down-regulates the production amount of the S38AA fragment obtained as a result of the comparison is selected as an agent that can treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.
- the compound obtained by the search method of the present invention is useful as a candidate substance for the development of a new therapeutic or preventive agent for Alzheimer's disease.
- Vectastain Elite ABC kit (Vector Laboratories) was treated for 30 minutes for color development, and further developed with 3-3-diaminobenzidine-4 HCl (DAB / H 2 O 2 ). Hematoxylin was used for counterstaining.
- FIG. 1 shows an immunostained image in a typical hippocampal CA1 region in a normal case
- FIG. 2 shows an immunostained image in a typical hippocampal CA1 region in a confirmed case of Alzheimer's disease.
- the length of the bar in the figure corresponds to 200 ⁇ m.
- the portion that is deeply stained in the cells shows strong expression of S38AA.
- S38AA isoform 1
- S38AA isoform 2 extramembranous domains. ing. From this result, it is clear that the expression level of S38AA is significantly reduced in severe Alzheimer's disease cases.
- the solvent in the purified sample was removed by a centrifugal vacuum system, and the residue was redissolved in 1.7 ⁇ L of 0.3 M aqueous sodium deuterium acetate (pH 5.2), 1 ⁇ L of 50 mM calcium chloride, and 47.3 ⁇ L of heavy oxygen water.
- 1 ⁇ L of 0.5 mg / mL trypsin (Trypsin Gold, Promega) was added to this solution and incubated at 37 ° C. for 48 hours.
- 8 ⁇ L of 5% formic acid solution diluted with heavy oxygen water was added and incubated at 95 ° C. for 90 minutes.
- the final sample was stored at -80 ° C.
- Samples from non-Alzheimer's disease patients were treated in the same way as samples from patients with confirmed Alzheimer's disease, but distilled water was used in place of heavy oxygen water.
- 20 ⁇ L each of the deoxygenated Alzheimer's disease confirmed patient sample and the non-Alzheimer's disease patient sample were mixed and injected into an analytical column (Zorbax 300SB, 0.1 ⁇ 150 mm Agilent Technologies).
- a gradient program with B for 10 minutes was used.
- the mass spectrometer was a Thermo Fisher, LTQ-Orbitrap system. The mass measurement range was 400 to 2000 m / z.
- peptides were identified with Mascot software version 2.2 and Swiss-Prot database (release 55), and Xome software (Mitsui Information Co., Ltd.) was used for quantitative analysis.
- the analysis parameters on Mascot software are as follows. Monoisotopic mass was used for analysis, peptide mass tolerance was set to 10 ppm, and fragment ion MS / MS tolerance was set to 0.8 Da. Although trypsin was designated as the digestive enzyme, the maximum number of missed cleavages was 1. Only the C-terminal double label was analyzed, and methionine oxidation was allowed.
- S38AA was successfully identified by the above proteome analysis. Furthermore, the difference in the expression level of S38AA was examined between Alzheimer's disease patients (AD) and non-Alzheimer patients (control) (Table 1). The identified sequence by MASCOT peptide search corresponds to the extra-membrane domain of S38AA isoform 1 (the 761-770th amino acid region of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2), and the peptide identification was statistically significant. The amount of S38AA extramembranous domain in pyramidal cells was reduced to 1/20 in Alzheimer's disease patients compared to non-Alzheimer's disease controls.
- the recognition site of the antibody used in the immunohistological examination was the extra-membrane domain, and even in that case, a decrease in the expression level was observed, and this result was consistent with the immunohistological examination result. That is, it is clear that at least the S38AA extra-membrane domain is decreased in Alzheimer's disease in neurons in the hippocampal CA1 region.
- Example 1 Detection of S38AA fragment in cerebrospinal fluid and molecular weight prediction confirmed Alzheimer's disease 10 cases (pathological score 9-12 : pathological score in Swedish brain bank), 6 suspected Alzheimer's disease (pathological score 3-7 ), Cerebrospinal fluid from a patient diagnosed with 11 normal cases (pathological score 0-4) was used. Scoring was performed according to the evaluation method of Alafuzoff et al. (Acta Neuropathol (Berl) (1987) 74: 209-225). The pathological condition was determined by taking into account the pathological score and medical examination by a prenatal clinician. The SDS sample was prepared by adding 1 volume of LDS sample buffer (Invitrogen) to 3 volumes of cerebrospinal fluid and heating at 70 ° C.
- LDS sample buffer Invitrogen
- the amino acid sequence of S38AA isoform 1 was obtained from the registration information in the UniProtKB database.
- the extramembranous region was predicted by TMHMM software, and the obtained predicted extramembranous region was shown in a box (FIG. 3).
- the molecular weight of the extra-membrane region consists of 721 amino acids from the 399th to the 1119th, and the molecular weight was calculated to be approximately 76 kDa.
- the molecular weight of S38AA in the cerebrospinal fluid by Western blot was estimated to be about 76 to 102 kDa (FIG. 4), which roughly coincided with the assumed molecular weight size of the extramembrane region. From the viewpoint of molecular weight, it was suggested that S38AA detected in cerebrospinal fluid is a (poly) peptide (S38AA fragment) containing the extra-membrane domain of isoform 1.
- Example 2 Pre-mixed cerebrospinal fluid for quantitative analysis of S38AA fragment in patient background and cerebrospinal fluid and correlation with APOE allele. used. All samples were processed in the same way, and a standard curve was created for each SDS-PAGE gel. Western blotting for quantitative analysis of the S38AA fragment was performed in the same manner as in Example 1. The signal intensity derived from the S38AA antibody was image-analyzed with LAS3000 Image Analyzer (Fuji Film Co., Ltd.) and quantified with MultiGauge V3.0 software (Fuji Film Co., Ltd.). Each signal intensity was corrected with a standard curve generated from standard cerebrospinal fluid transcribed simultaneously for each membrane.
- the patient number is assigned to this study from the viewpoint of personal information protection and does not match the control number of the Swedish brain bank.
- APOE genotype analysis was carried out in accordance with standard procedures in the Swedish Brain Bank. There were 27 patients with known genotypes (Table 2), which were analyzed.
- FIG. 6 shows that the APOE genotype Alzheimer's disease risk factor correlates with the amount of S38AA fragment in cerebrospinal fluid.
- Example 3 Confirmation that S38AA fragment in cerebrospinal fluid contains S38AA extramembrane region
- Confirmation of S38AA fragment based on antibody used for immunoprecipitation Add 2 ⁇ L of anti-S38AA antibody (HPA023161 or HPA021374, Atlas Antibodies) for immunoprecipitation to 500 ⁇ L of cerebrospinal fluid from Alzheimer patients for 20 hours, 4 The S38AA fragment was immunoprecipitated by incubation at 4 ° C followed by incubation with ProteinG Mag Sepharose (GE Healthcare) for 1 hour at 4 ° C.
- Each trypsin degradation product immunoprecipitated with HPA023161 or HPA021374 was dissolved in 20 ⁇ L of a 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid solution, and 5 ⁇ L thereof was injected into an analytical column (Zorbax 300SB, 0.1 ⁇ 150 mm Agilent Technologies).
- the mobile phase for analysis was 0.1% formic acid (mobile phase A), 0.1% formic acid-methanol (mobile phase B), and the mobile phase B concentration increased linearly from 5% to 75% in 30 minutes, and then 98% mobile phase.
- the gradient program was set to B (31 minutes) and held for 5 minutes (36 minutes).
- the mass spectrometer was a Thermo Fisher LTQ velos system.
- the mass measurement range was 400-1400 m / z.
- peptides were identified with Mascot software version 2.2 and Swiss-Prot database (20110804).
- the analysis parameter conditions on Mascot software are shown below.
- Select monoisotopic mass peptide mass tolerance 15 Da fragment ion MS / MS tolerance: 0.8 Da
- Example 4 Detection of S38AA Fragment in Plasma and Molecular Weight Prediction Whether human S38AA fragment can be detected in human plasma was examined.
- Heparin plasma was isolated from Alzheimer patients or non-Alzheimer patients. PureProteome albumin-removed magnetic beads (Millipore) 500 ⁇ L and 60 ⁇ L ProteinG Mag Sepharose (GE Healthcare) were placed in an Eppendorf tube and washed with phosphate buffered saline. Thereafter, 20 ⁇ L of plasma and 60 ⁇ L of phosphate buffered saline were added to the mixed magnetic beads and incubated at 4 ° C. for 2 hours. It was confirmed by SDS-PAGE that the obtained plasma was albumin / immunoglobulin removed.
- Example 5 Detection Example 1 of S38AA Fragment Generated in Cultured Cell Supernatant BE (2) -C cells, SK-N-MC cells, SHSY-5Y cells, SHSY-5Y (APP) cells (cell lines in which human APP is introduced into SHSY-5Y cells) containing 10% Fetal bovine serum
- the cells were cultured in D-MEM (Invitrogen) for 2 days, and then the medium was collected.
- Rat fetal primary neurons were cultured in Neurobasal medium (Invitrogen) containing B27 for 7 days, and the medium was collected.
- the HPA021374 antibody was added to 1 mL of each collected medium and incubated at 4 ° C. for 20 hours.
- Example 6 Detection Example 2 of S38AA Fragment Generated in Cultured Cell Supernatant
- An expression vector containing a DNA sequence in which Flag-Tag (DYKDDDDK; SEQ ID NO: 12) was added to the C-terminus of S38AA was constructed and introduced into SHSY-5Y cells. After 48 hours, 75 ⁇ L of the medium was collected, and 25 ⁇ L of LDS sample buffer was added to prepare a sample for SDS-PAGE.
- anti-FlagM2 monoclonal antibody Sigma-Aldrich
- the Alzheimer's disease determination drug and determination method which can determine not only the patient who suffers from Alzheimer's disease but the patient who has a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in the future can be provided. Furthermore, the present invention can provide a method for screening a substance for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Abstract
Description
現状ではアルツハイマー病の根治療法がないため、アルツハイマー病の早期発見のための診断マーカーの探索が精力的に行われ、血中あるいは脳脊髄液中のアミロイドベータ(Aβ40、Aβ42)、リン酸化タウ蛋白の測定が、最も有力と考えられている。しかしながら、これらのマーカー単独あるいは、これらのマーカーの組み合わせ(たとえばAβ40とAβ42比)を用いても、将来におけるアルツハイマー病の罹患、すなわちアルツハイマー病予備軍を明確に見出すことは困難である。
更に、本発明者らは、非アルツハイマー病(正常人)、アルツハイマー病疑い(アルツハイマー病予備軍)および重度アルツハイマー病の患者で脳脊髄液中のS38AA断片量を測定し、アルツハイマー病の病態の悪化(進行)に伴ってS38AA断片量が増加していること、およびこのアルツハイマー病の病態依存的S38AA断片量の増加は、ApoE4保有と正の相関を示し、ApoE2保有と負の相関を示すため、S38AA断片はアルツハイマー病の判定の指標として高い信頼性を有することを見出した。
本発明者らは、これらの知見に基づいて、抗S38AA抗体はアルツハイマー病の判定薬として有用であり、S38AA断片を測定することによってアルツハイマー病を判定できることを確信し、本発明を完成させた。
[1]抗S38AA抗体を含有するアルツハイマー病判定薬。
[2]抗S38AA抗体がS38AA膜外ドメインを認識する抗体である[1]記載の判定薬。
[3]S38AA膜外ドメインがS38AAアイソフォーム1の膜外ドメインである[2]記載の判定薬。
[4][1]~[3]のいずれかに記載の判定薬を含有する、アルツハイマー病を判定するためのキット。
[5]被検動物より採取した試料中のS38AA断片を検出することを特徴とする、該動物におけるアルツハイマー病の判定方法。
[6]被検動物がヒトである[5]記載の方法。
[7]S38AA断片がS38AAアイソフォーム1由来の断片である[5]または[6]記載の方法。
[8]S38AA断片が配列番号3で示されるアミノ酸配列を含むポリペプチドである[5]または[6]記載の方法。
[9]試料が血液、脳脊髄液または尿である[5]~[8]いずれかに記載の方法。
[10]試料が脳脊髄液である[5]~[8]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[11]他の1以上のアルツハイマー病診断マーカーを検出することを更に含む[5]~[10]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[12]以下の工程を含む、アルツハイマー病を治療または予防し得る物質を探索する方法:
(1)被検物質とS38AA断片の生成を測定可能な細胞とを接触させること;
(2)被検物質を接触させた細胞におけるS38AA断片の生成量を測定し、該生成量を被検物質を接触させない対照細胞におけるS38AA断片の生成量と比較すること;並びに
(3)上記(2)の比較結果に基づいて、S38AA断片の生成量を下方制御する被検物質を、アルツハイマー病を治療または予防し得る物質として選択すること。
また、本発明のスクリーニング方法により、アルツハイマー病を治療または予防することができる剤を提供することができる。
本発明者等は、(1)アルツハイマー病患者の脳脊髄液および血漿では、正常人に比べてS38AA断片量が増加する、(2)S38AA断片量は、アルツハイマー病疑い患者でも正常人よりも増加していることが認められ、アルツハイマー病の病態の悪化(進行)に伴ってS38AA断片量が増加する、(3)アルツハイマー病の病態依存的S38AA断片量の増加は、ApoE4保有と正の相関を示し、ApoE2保有とは負の相関を示すため、アルツハイマー病の判定の指標として高い信頼性を有する、ことを見出した。
すなわち、本発明は、抗S38AA抗体を含有するアルツハイマー病判定薬を提供するものである。
本発明の判定薬は、アルツハイマー病に罹患しているか否かの判定だけでなく、アルツハイマー病疑いの判定、すなわち、まだ当該疾患に罹患していないが、近い将来罹患する可能性が高いか否かの判定をすることができる。
そのため、本発明においてアルツハイマー病の「判定」とは、既にアルツハイマー病に罹患しているか否かの判定だけでなく、まだアルツハイマー病に罹患していないが、近い将来罹患する可能性が高いか否かを判定することを包含する意味で使用される。
また、S38AAをコードする核酸(以下、「S38AA遺伝子」と称す。)の配列についても、例えば、ヒトS38AAアイソフォーム1 cDNA配列(NCBI Reference Sequence番号:NM_001037984.1、配列番号1)が知られている。
S38AAは、UniProtKB/Swiss-Protデータベースによれば10回膜貫通タンパク質であると予測されており、399番目以降のアミノ酸配列(アイソフォーム1では1119番目まで、アイソフォーム2では780番目まで)が膜外領域であると推定されている。
タンパク質の膜外ドメイン、膜貫通領域などは、例えば、UniProtKB/Swiss-Protデータベースに記載されている予測データや、TMHMM(http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/TMHMM)などの公知の予測ツールやソフトウェアを使用することにより容易に推定できる。
好ましくは、S38AA断片は配列番号3で示されるアミノ酸配列を含む。配列番号3で示されるアミノ酸配列は、ヒトS38AAアイソフォーム1の761-770番目の部分アミノ酸配列(アイソフォーム2では、オルタナティブスプライシングにより689番目以降のアミノ酸配列が異なる。)に相当する。従って、S38AA断片は、S38AAアイソフォーム1由来の断片が好ましいが、S38AA断片のSDS-PAGEによるみかけの分子量から、S38AAの切断部位は、2つのアイソフォームに共通するアミノ酸配列(配列番号2の688番目のアミノ酸まで)内にあると予測されるので、切断反応が切断部位のアミノ酸配列のみを認識して起こるのであれば、アイソフォーム2由来の断片も本発明のS38AA断片に含まれ得る。
S38AA断片の分子量は限定されないが、SDS-PAGEによるみかけの分子量で約76~約102kDaが好ましい。従って、配列番号2で示されるアミノ酸配列の161番目のアミノ酸以降で切断された断片がより好ましい(161-1119番目のアミノ酸配列からなる断片の分子量(理論値)は約102kDaである)。また、後述のプルダウンアッセイとショットガンMS解析の結果から、本発明のS38AA断片としては、配列番号2で示されるアミノ酸配列の505~1014番目アミノ酸配列を含む断片がさらに好ましい。
哺乳動物由来のモノクローナル抗体およびポリクローナル抗体としては、動物の血中に産生されるもの、ハイブリドーマに産生されるもの、および遺伝子工学的手法により抗体遺伝子を含む発現ベクターで形質転換した宿主に産生されるもの、ファージディスプレイにより1兆個の分子からなる莫大なクローンライブラリーから最適抗体がスクリーニングされ、その遺伝子からCHO細胞工場で大量生産されるもの、もしくは、ヒトの抗体を生産するトランスジェニックマウスから直接得られるヒト抗体などが挙げられる。
モノクローナル抗体およびポリクローナル抗体は当業者に公知の方法によって作製することができる。
S38AAは、哺乳動物に対して投与により抗体産生が可能な部位にそれ自体あるいは担体、希釈剤とともに投与される。投与に際して抗体産生能を高めるため、完全フロイントアジュバントや不完全フロイントアジュバントを投与してもよい。投与は通常2~6週毎に1回ずつ、計2~10回程度行なわれる。用いられる哺乳動物としては、例えば、サル、ウサギ、イヌ、モルモット、マウス、ラット、ヒツジ、ヤギが挙げられるが、マウス及びラットが好ましく用いられる。
モノクローナル抗体産生細胞の作製に際しては、抗原を免疫された哺乳動物、例えば、マウスから抗体価の認められた個体を選択し最終免疫の2~5日後に脾臓又はリンパ節を採取し、それらに含まれる抗体産生細胞を骨髄腫細胞と融合させることにより、モノクローナル抗体産生ハイブリドーマを調製することができる。抗血清中の抗体価の測定は、例えば、後記の標識化S38AAと抗血清とを反応させた後、抗体に結合した標識剤の活性を測定することにより行なうことができる。融合操作は既知の方法、例えば、ケーラーとミルスタインの方法[Nature, 256, 495 (1975年)]に従い実施することができる。融合促進剤としては、例えば、ポリエチレングリコール(PEG)やセンダイウィルスなどが挙げられるが、好ましくはPEGが用いられる。
骨髄腫細胞としては、例えば、NS-1、P3U1、SP2/0などが挙げられるが、P3U1が好ましく用いられる。用いられる抗体産生細胞(脾臓細胞)数と骨髄腫細胞数との好ましい比率は1:1~20:1程度であり、PEG(好ましくは、PEG1000~PEG6000)が10~80%程度の濃度で添加され、約20~40℃、好ましくは約30~37℃で約1~10分間インキュベートすることにより効率よく細胞融合を実施できる。
モノクローナル抗体の選別は、自体公知あるいはそれに準じる方法に従って行なうことができるが、通常はHAT(ヒポキサンチン、アミノプテリン、チミジン)を添加した動物細胞用培地などで行なうことができる。選別及び育種用培地としては、ハイブリドーマが生育できるものならばどのような培地を用いても良い。例えば、1~20%、好ましくは10~20%のウシ胎児血清を含むRPMI 1640培地、1~10%のウシ胎児血清を含むGIT培地(和光純薬工業(株))又はハイブリドーマ培養用無血清培地(SFM-101、日水製薬(株))などを用いることができる。培養温度は、通常20~40℃、好ましくは約37℃である。培養時間は、通常5日~3週間、好ましくは1週間~2週間である。培養は、通常5%炭酸ガス下で行なうことができる。ハイブリドーマ培養上清の抗体価は、上記の抗血清中の抗体価の測定と同様にして測定できる。
S38AAに対するポリクローナル抗体は、それ自体公知あるいはそれに準じる方法にしたがって製造することができる。例えば、免疫抗原(蛋白質等の抗原)とキャリアー蛋白質との複合体を作り、上記のモノクローナル抗体の製造法と同様に哺乳動物に免疫を行なうかニワトリに免疫を行ない、該免疫動物からS38AAに対する抗体含有物を採取して、抗体の分離精製を行なうことにより製造できる。
哺乳動物及びニワトリを免疫するために用いられる免疫抗原とキャリアー蛋白質との複合体に関し、キャリアー蛋白質の種類及びキャリアーとハプテンとの混合比は、キャリアーに架橋させて免疫したハプテンに対して抗体が効率良くできれば、どの様なものをどの様な比率で架橋させてもよいが、例えば、ウシ血清アルブミン、ウシサイログロブリン、キーホール・リンペット・ヘモシアニン等を重量比でハプテン1に対し、約0.1~20、好ましくは約1~5の割合でカプルさせる方法が用いられる。
又ハプテンとキャリアーのカプリングには、種々の縮合剤を用いることができるが、グルタルアルデヒドやカルボジイミド、マレイミド活性エステル、チオール基、ジチオピリジル基を含有する活性エステル試薬等が用いられる。
縮合生成物は、哺乳動物又はニワトリに対して、抗体産生が可能な部位にそれ自体あるいは担体、希釈剤とともに投与される。投与に際して抗体産生能を高めるため、完全フロイントアジュバントや不完全フロイントアジュバントを投与してもよい。投与は、通常約2~6週毎に1回ずつ、計約3~10回程度行なうことができる。
ポリクローナル抗体は、上記の方法で免疫された哺乳動物の血液、腹水、母乳など、好ましくは血液から採取することができ、ニワトリの場合は血液及び卵黄から採取できる。
抗血清中のポリクローナル抗体価の測定は、上記の血清中の抗体価の測定と同様にして測定できる。ポリクローナル抗体の分離精製は、上記のモノクローナル抗体の分離精製と同様の免疫グロブリンの分離精製法に従って行なうことができる。
本発明は、アルツハイマー病を判定するためのキットを提供する。本発明のキットには、S38AA断片量を測定するための試薬が含まれる。本発明のキットを用いてS38AA断片量を測定することにより、アルツハイマー病を判定することができる。
本発明のキットは、具体的には、S38AAを認識する抗S38AA抗体を含むものである。抗S38AA抗体としては、例えば、上述の「1.本発明のアルツハイマー病判定薬」に詳述されている抗S38AA抗体を挙げることができる。抗体は、蛍光標識抗体、酵素標識抗体、ストレプトアビジン標識抗体、ビオチン標識抗体あるいは放射性標識抗体であってもよい。
抗S38AA抗体は、通常、水もしくは適当な緩衝液(例:TEバッファー、PBSなど)中に適当な濃度となるように溶解された水溶液の態様、あるいは凍結乾燥品の態様で、本発明のキットに含まれる。
本発明のキットは、S38AA断片の測定方法に応じて、当該方法の実施に必要な他の成分を構成としてさらに含んでいてもよい。例えば、ウエスタンブロッティングで測定する場合には、本発明のキットは、ブロッティング緩衝液、標識化試薬、ブロッティング膜等、検出試薬、標準液などをさらに含むことができる。ここで「標準液」としては、上記「S38AA断片」の精製標品を水もしくは適当な緩衝液(例:TEバッファー、PBSなど)中に特定の濃度となるように溶解した水溶液が挙げられる。
また、サンドイッチELISAで測定する場合には、本発明のキットは、上記に加え固層化抗体測定プレート、洗浄液等をさらに含むことができる。ラテックス凝集法を含む凝集法で測定する場合には、抗体コーティングしたラテックス、ゼラチン等を含むことができる。化学蛍光法、化学蛍光電子法で測定する場合には、抗体結合磁性粒子、適当な緩衝液を含むことができる。LC/MS、LC-MS/MSあるいはイムノクロマトグラフィー法を用いたS38AAの検出には、抗体コーティングしたカラムあるいはマイクロカラム、マクロチップを検出機器の一部として、含むことができる。さらに時間分解蛍光測定法あるいはそれに類似した蛍光測定法であれば、複数のラベル化した抗S38AA抗体と必要な他の成分を構成として含んでもよい。
本発明者等は、(1)アルツハイマー病患者の脳脊髄液および血漿では、正常人に比べてS38AA断片量が増加する、(2)S38AA断片量は、軽度アルツハイマー病患者でも正常人よりも増加していることが認められ、アルツハイマー病の病態の悪化(進行)に伴ってS38AA断片量が増加する、(3)アルツハイマー病の病態依存的S38AA断片量の増加は、ApoE4保有と正の相関を示し、ApoE2保有とは負の相関を示すため、アルツハイマー病の判定の指標として高い信頼性を有する、ことを見出した。
すなわち、本発明は被検動物より採取した試料中のS38AA断片を検出することによりアルツハイマー病を判定する方法を提供するものである。
本発明の判定方法は、アルツハイマー病に罹患しているか否かの判定だけでなく、まだ当該疾患に罹患していないが、近い将来罹患する可能性が高いか否かをも判定することができる。
試料となる被検動物由来の生体試料は特に限定されないが、例えば、血液、血清、血漿、唾液、尿、脳脊髄液などが挙げられる。より好ましくは、血漿または脳脊髄液である。
血清や血漿は、常法に従って被験動物から採血し、液性成分を分離することにより調製することができる。脳脊髄液は、脊椎穿刺等の公知の手段により採取することができる。
また、S38AA断片の検出は、公知の免疫化学的方法(ネフロメトリー、競合法、イムノメトリック法、化学蛍光法、化学蛍光電子法及びサンドイッチ法等)で実施することもできる。これらの免疫化学的方法は、例えば、入江 寛編「ラジオイムノアッセイ」(講談社、昭和49年発行)、入江 寛編「続ラジオイムノアッセイ」(講談社、昭和54年発行)、石川栄治ら編「酵素免疫測定法」(第3版)(医学書院、昭和62年発行)、「Methods in ENZYMOLOGY」Vol. 121(Immunochemical Techniques(Part I:Hybridoma Technology and Monoclonal Antibodies))(アカデミックプレス社発行)などを参照することができる。
S38AAを特異的に検出し得る抗S38AA抗体としては、例えば、「1.本発明のアルツハイマー病判定薬」に詳述されている抗S38AA抗体を挙げることができる。
さらに、正常者にあっても、アルツハイマー病感受性アレルであるApoE4保有者群(アルツハイマー病ハイリスク群)では、ホモApoE3遺伝子型群に比べて脳脊髄液中S38AA断片濃度が高く、逆に、同疾患抵抗性アレルであるApoE2保有者群では、ホモApoE3遺伝子型群に比べて脳脊髄液中S38AA断片濃度が低いことから、試料中のS38AA断片濃度が高い場合には、将来アルツハイマー病に罹患する可能性が高いと判断することができる。
本発明はまた、被検物質がS38AA断片の生成を抑制するか否かを評価することを含む、アルツハイマー病を治療または予防する物質を探索する方法、並びに当該方法により得られうる物質を提供する。本発明の探索方法においては、S38AA断片の生成を下方制御する物質が、アルツハイマー病を治療または予防する物質として選択される。
(1)被検物質とS38AA断片の生成を測定可能な細胞とを接触させること;
(2)被検物質を接触させた細胞におけるS38AA断片の生成量を測定し、該生成量を被検物質を接触させない対照細胞におけるS38AA断片の生成量と比較すること;並びに
(3)上記(2)の比較結果に基づいて、S38AA断片の生成量を下方制御する被検物質を、アルツハイマー病を治療または予防し得る物質として選択すること。
S38AAはU251細胞やSHSY-5Y細胞に発現していることが公知であり、BE(2)-C細胞、SK-N-MC細胞にもS38AAは発現している。また、公知技術を用いてS38AA、あるいはFLAGタグ等のラベル化S38AAなどを過剰発現させた遺伝子組換細胞を作製することも可能である。S38AA発現細胞は、培養によりS38AAが切断され、生成されたS38AA断片が遊離する。生成されるS38AA断片量が少ない場合には、適宜、S38AAが切断され易い条件で培養することにより、S38AA断片の生成を測定することができる。
S38AAが切断され易い条件としては、例えば、グルコースを枯渇させた培地、あるいは脳に生理的に刺激を与えることが知られている物質を含む培地で培養することが挙げられる。当該物質としては、具体的には、TNFα、インタ―フェロンγ、インターロイキン1、インターロイキン6などのサイトカイン、アミロイドベータあるいはその凝集体などを例示することができる。
本発明の探索方法で得られる化合物は、新たなアルツハイマー病の治療剤または予防剤の開発のための候補物質として有用である。
脳切片はスウェーデン脳銀行(ブレインパワー)で保管され、カロリンスカ医科大学内倫理委員会より使用許可を得た切片を使用した。ホルマリン固定し、パラフィン包埋した脳組織ブロックより、海馬切片を厚さ5マイクロメートルでスライスし、スライドガラスに貼付した。キシレン-アルコールで脱パラフィン・親水処理後、Diva Decloaker (BIOCARE MEDICAL社)中、121℃・25分加熱で抗原賦活した。冷却後、pH 7.6 のトリス緩衝生理食塩水に希釈した3% ヤギ全血清で非特異的反応をブロックし、その後トリス緩衝生理食塩水に200倍希釈した抗38AA抗体 (商品番号HPA024631, Atlas Antibodies社)を、標本と4℃で一晩インキュベーションした。トリス緩衝生理食塩水で洗浄後、300倍希釈したビオチン化ヤギ坑ウサギIgG抗体で1時間室温にてインキュベーションした。その後、発色のためにVectastain Elite ABC kit (Vector Laboratories社) を30分処理し、さらに3-3-diaminobenzidine-4 HCl (DAB/H2O2)で発色させた。対比染色のため、ヘマトキシリンを使用した。
カロリンスカ医科大学内倫理委員会より使用許可をうけ、スウェーデン脳銀行(ブレインパワー)で保管された患者死後脳より冷凍切片を作成し、海馬CA1錐体細胞をレーザーキャプチャ法で回収した。方法は既報の青木らの方法に従った(Neuroreport (2008) 19:1085-9)。
アルツハイマー病確定患者、非アルツハイマー病患者より各々12,000個の海馬CA1錐体細胞を分取した。チューブに回収した細胞は、1 μLの0.5% RapiGest SF (Waters 社)溶液を加え溶解し、95℃で90分インキュベートした。その後、溶媒を遠心バキュームシステムで除去し、改めて2 μLの4 mM 塩化カルシウム、1% RapiGest SF、 360 mM 炭酸水素ナトリウム混合溶液および5 μLの蒸留水を加え、5分間超音波処理を実施した。神経細胞由来の蛋白質をトリプシン限定分解するために、さらに0.1 mg/mLのトリプシンを3 μL加え、37℃で24時間インキュベートした。その後、サンプルを1 μLとり、4-12% グラディエントSDS-PAGEゲルで電気泳動したのち銀染色を実施し、限定分解の終了を確認した。アルツハイマー病確定患者由来の限定分解サンプルはその後、重酸素ラベル化した。方法の詳細は、以下の通りである。
錐体細胞中のS38AA膜外ドメイン量はアルツハイマー病患者において、非アルツハイマー病対照に比較して、1/20に低下していた。免疫組織学的検討で用いた抗体の認識部位は膜外ドメインであり、その場合でも発現量の低下が認められたことから、この結果は、免疫組織学的検討結果と一致した。すなわち、海馬CA1領域の神経細胞において、少なくともS38AA膜外ドメインはアルツハイマー病で低下していることが明白である。
確定アルツハイマー病10例(病態スコア9~12:スウェーデン脳銀行内での病理スコア)、アルツハイマー病疑い6例(病態スコア3~7)、正常11例(病態スコア0~4)と診断された患者の脳脊髄液を使用した。スコアリングはAlafuzoffらの評価方法(Acta Neuropathol (Berl) (1987) 74:209- 225)に従って実施された。病態判定は病理スコアならびに生前の臨床医による診察も加味して実施された。SDSサンプルは、脳脊髄液3容積に対し、1容積のLDS サンプルバッファー(Invitrogen社)を加え、70℃・10分加熱することで作成した。作成したサンプル10 μLを用い、4-12% グラディエントSDS-PAGEゲルでS38AAを分離した。その後、Mini Trans-Blot system (Bio-Rad Laboratories社)を用いて、分離した全蛋白をPVDF膜に転写し、抗体染色のステップに進んだ。抗体によるS38AAの検出の前に、PVDF膜を5%スキムミルク含有リン酸緩衝生理食塩水 (pH 7.4) で1時間室温にて非特異的反応をブロックした。1次抗体 (商品番号HPA024631, Atlas Antibodies社)は、リン酸緩衝生理食塩水で1000倍希釈し、4℃・一晩インキュベートした。その後、50000倍希釈したHRP化ヤギ坑ウサギIgG抗体(GE healthcare社)で室温1時間インキュベーションしたのち、充分な洗浄過程をへて、SuperSignal(登録商標) West Dura (Thermo Fisher Scientific社)で発色させた。
定量解析のために数例の脳脊髄液をあらかじめ混合し、これを標準脳脊髄液として、すべての解析に使用した。すべてのサンプルは同様の処理を実施し、SDS-PAGEゲルごとに標準曲線を作成した。S38AA断片を定量分析するためのウエスタンブロットは、実施例1と同様の方法で行った。LAS3000 イメージアナライザー(富士フイルム株式会社)でS38AA抗体由来のシグナル強度を画像解析し、MultiGauge V3.0ソフトウエア(富士フィルム株式会社)で定量化した。各シグナル強度は、膜ごとに同時に転写された標準脳脊髄液から作成した標準曲線で補正した。
患者背景については、個人情報保護の観点から患者番号は本試験に固有の番号を付与し、スウェーデン脳銀行の管理番号とは一致させていない。APOEの遺伝子型の解析はスウェーデン脳銀行内の標準手順書に則って実施された。遺伝子型が判明している患者は27例(表2)であり、これらを用いて解析を行った。
また、非アルツハイマー病患者11例のS38AA断片量とAPOE遺伝子型の関連性に関しては、図7に示すように、ApoE2/3、ApoE3/3、ApoE3/4の順に脳脊髄液中のS38AA断片量の増加が認められた。
これらの相関は、脳脊髄液中S38AAが将来のアルツハイマー病の発症リスクと相関することを示しており、さらにS38AAがアルツハイマー病未発症の患者においてでさえ、将来のアルツハイマー病の発症リスクを見積もるバイオマーカーとなりうる可能性を示唆している。アルツハイマー病は早期発見・早期治療が重要と考えられているが、アルツハイマー病を早期発見できる診断マーカーは見出されていない。したがって、アルツハイマー病疑いを検出できることは、極めて有用である。
(1)免疫沈降に用いる抗体に基づくS38AA断片の確認
免疫沈降用の抗S38AA抗体(HPA023161あるいはHPA021374, Atlas Antibodies社)2 μLを500 μLのアルツハイマー患者由来の脳脊髄液に加え、20時間・4℃でインキュベーションし、その後、ProteinG Mag Sepharose(GEヘルスケア)と共に1時間・4℃でインキュベーションすることで、S38AA断片を免疫沈降させた。その後、磁気ビーズに対し10 μLのLDSサンプルバッファー(Invitrogen社)を加え、SDS-PAGE用サンプルとした(ProteinG Mag Sepharose bound画分)。また、ProteinG Mag Sepharoseで沈殿しない上清画分を9 μLとり、LDSサンプルバッファーを3 μL加え、非結合画分のサンプルとした(ProteinG Mag Sepharose unbound画分)。
実施例1と同様にSDS-PAGE実施後、HPA024631を一次抗体としてウエスタンブロットした。
HPA023161、HPA021374の抗体作製に用いたペプチドのアミノ酸配列は、それぞれMKPKQVSRDLGLAADLPGGAEGAAAQPQAVLRQPELRVISDGEQGGQQGHRLDHGGHLEMRKA(配列番号4;配列番号2においては、926-988番目のアミノ酸領域に相当)およびPVPHDKVVVDEGQDREVPEENKPPSRHAGGKAPGVQGQMAPPLPDSEREKQEPEQGEVGKRPGQAQALEEAGDLPEDPQKVPEADGQPA(配列番号5;配列番号2においては、500-588番目のアミノ酸領域に相当)であるので、少なくとも脳脊髄中のS38AA断片は、これらのS38AA膜外ドメイン配列の一部であるアミノ酸配列を含むことが示された。
実施例3(1)の免疫沈降サンプルがS38AA膜外ドメインを含むことを示すために、免疫沈降サンプル2種に対し、90 μLのミリQ水、5 μLの1 M トリス緩衝液(pH 8)、48 mg 尿素、1 μLの0.5 M ジチオスレイトールを加え、30℃で2時間インキュベーションした。その後、2 μLの0.5 M ヨードアセトアミドを加え、室温で1時間処理して、チオール残基をアルキル化した。その後、50 mMの炭酸アンモニウムを750 μL加え、2 μgのトリプシン(プロメガ社)を加えて、37℃で一晩インキュベーションして、トリプシン分解物を得た。得られた分解物は、トリフルオロ酢酸でpH 1~2に低下させ、TopTip200カラム(グライジェン社)で操作マニュアルに従って精製した。
Mascot software上の解析パラメータ条件を以下に示す。
monoisotopic massを選択
peptide mass tolerance :15 Da
fragment ion MS/MS tolerance :0.8 Da
消化酵素:トリプシンを指定
missed cleavages数:最大1
メチオニン酸化:許容
ヒト血漿においても、S38AA断片が検出可能かどうか検討した。アルツハイマー患者、あるいは非アルツハイマー患者よりヘパリン血漿を分離した。PureProteome アルブミン除去磁気ビーズ(ミリポア社)500 μL、60 μLのProteinG Mag Sepharose(GEヘルスケア)をエッペンチューブにとり、リン酸緩衝生理食塩水で洗浄した。その後、この混合磁気ビーズに対して、血漿20 μLおよびリン酸緩衝生理食塩水60 μLを加え、4℃で2時間インキュベーションした。得られた血漿はアルブミン・イムノグロブリンが除去されたものであることが、SDS-PAGEで確認できた。このサンプル60 μLに対し、LDSサンプルバッファー(Invitrogen社)20 μLを加え、SDS-PAGE用サンプルとし、上記の実施例3と同様にHPA024631を1次抗体としてウエスタンブロットで解析した。
従って、ヒト血漿中にもS38AA断片は存在し、アルツハイマー患者では正常人と比べて血漿中のS38AA断片量が増加することが判明した。
BE(2)-C細胞、SK-N-MC細胞、SHSY-5Y細胞、SHSY-5Y(APP)細胞(SHSY-5Y細胞にヒトAPPを遺伝子導入した細胞株)を10% Fetal bovine serumを含むD-MEM (Invitrogen社) で2日間培養し、その後、培地を回収した。ラット胎児初代神経細胞は、B27を含むNeurobasal medium (Invitrogen社) で7日間培養後、培地を回収した。それぞれ回収した培地1 mLにHPA021374抗体を加え、4℃で20時間インキュベーションした。その後、30 μLのProteinG Mag Sepharoseを加え、4℃で2時間インキュベートした。磁気ビーズをPBS(-)で洗浄後、20 μLの4倍希釈したLDSサンプルバッファーを加え、SDS-PAGE用サンプルとした。上記実施例3と同様に、HPA024631を1次抗体としてウエスタンブロットで解析した。
S38AAのC末端にFlag-Tag(DYKDDDDK; 配列番号12)を付加したDNA配列を含んだ発現ベクターを構築し、SHSY-5Y細胞に遺伝子導入した。48時間後に培地75 μLを回収し、25 μLのLDSサンプルバッファーを加え、SDS-PAGE用サンプルとした。今回は抗FlagM2モノクローナル抗体(Sigma-Aldrich社)を1次抗体としてウエスタンブロットで解析した。
さらに、本発明によりアルツハイマー病を治療または予防する物質のスクリーニング方法を提供することができる。
Claims (12)
- 抗S38AA抗体を含有するアルツハイマー病判定薬。
- 抗S38AA抗体がS38AA膜外ドメインを認識する抗体である請求項1記載の判定薬。
- S38AA膜外ドメインがS38AAアイソフォーム1の膜外ドメインである請求項2記載の判定薬。
- 請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の判定薬を含有する、アルツハイマー病を判定するためのキット。
- 被検動物より採取した試料中のS38AA断片を検出することを特徴とする、該動物におけるアルツハイマー病の判定方法。
- 被検動物がヒトである請求項5記載の方法。
- S38AA断片がS38AAアイソフォーム1由来の断片である請求項5または6記載の方法。
- S38AA断片が配列番号3で示されるアミノ酸配列を含むポリペプチドである請求項5または6記載の方法。
- 試料が血液、脳脊髄液または尿である請求項5~8のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 試料が脳脊髄液である請求項5~8のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 他の1以上のアルツハイマー病診断マーカーを検出することを更に含む請求項5~10のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 以下の工程を含む、アルツハイマー病を治療または予防し得る物質を探索する方法:
(1)被検物質とS38AA断片の生成を測定可能な細胞とを接触させること;
(2)被検物質を接触させた細胞におけるS38AA断片の生成量を測定し、該生成量を被検物質を接触させない対照細胞におけるS38AA断片の生成量と比較すること;並びに
(3)上記(2)の比較結果に基づいて、S38AA断片の生成量を下方制御する被検物質を、アルツハイマー病を治療または予防し得る物質として選択すること。
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