WO2012161196A1 - チミジル酸合成酵素に対するshRNA分子を含むリポソームおよびその用途 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an antitumor agent comprising a liposome containing a shRNA molecule for thymidylate synthase as an active ingredient, and its use, particularly its use in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent.
- RNAi molecules that cause RNA interference have attracted attention as useful tools for treating tumors and the like, and various RNAi molecules capable of suppressing tumor growth have been developed.
- the present inventors have previously reported an RNAi molecule targeting thymidylate synthase (hereinafter, TS) involved in DNA synthesis, and the RNAi molecule significantly suppresses the expression of TS, thereby preventing It has been reported that it has a tumor effect and enhances the antitumor effect of a 5-FU antitumor agent (particularly a combination drug of tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium) (Patent Document 1).
- TS thymidylate synthase
- RNAi molecules are rapidly degraded by in vivo administration. Therefore, it has been extremely difficult to deliver a sufficient amount of RNAi molecules to the tumor.
- RNAi molecules DNA encoding an RNAi molecule (particularly, an RNAi molecule (shRNA) having a short hairpin structure) is incorporated into an appropriate vector, and the vector is administered (Patent Document 1).
- the vector must be directly injected into a tumor and administered, and in view of clinical application, an easier administration method (for example, intravenous administration) has been desired.
- a method for delivering RNAi molecules to tumor cells using a complex (lipoplex) comprising RNAi molecules and liposomes has been developed (Non-patent Documents 1-3).
- lipoplexes are quickly eliminated by the action of the immune system in the administered organism, so that sufficient effects cannot be obtained, and serious side effects occur. Was produced.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a simple and efficient in vivo delivery method of shRNA targeting TS.
- the present inventors have easily conducted cancer by electrostatically binding shRNA capable of suppressing the expression of TS to the surface of a PEG-modified cationic liposome. It was found that it can be delivered to cells.
- PEG-modified cationic liposomes conjugated with shRNA can be used in combination with chemotherapeutic agents, particularly 5-FU antitumor agents, to increase the directivity to cancer cells and to significantly increase the effects on cancer cells. I found it.
- a PEG-modified cationic liposome conjugated with shRNA together with a chemotherapeutic agent having a TS inhibitory action for example, 5-FU antitumor agent or pemetrexed sodium hydrate
- a chemotherapeutic agent having a TS inhibitory action for example, 5-FU antitumor agent or pemetrexed sodium hydrate
- the present invention is as follows.
- An antitumor agent comprising a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) capable of suppressing the expression of thymidylate synthase by RNAi action and a PEG-modified cationic liposome, wherein the shRNA is the PEG-modified cationic liposome
- shRNA short hairpin RNA
- the antitumor agent described above has an overhang consisting of at least 2 bases at the 3 ′ end.
- shRNA includes a sense strand consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and an antisense strand that hybridizes with the sense strand under stringent conditions.
- PEG-modified cationic liposomes are dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE), palmitoyl oleoylglycerophosphocholine (POPC), cholesterol (CHOL) and O, O′-ditetradecanoyl-N- ( ⁇ - Trimethylammonioacetyl)
- DOPE dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine
- POPC palmitoyl oleoylglycerophosphocholine
- cholesterol CHOL
- O O′-ditetradecanoyl-N- ( ⁇ - Trimethylammonioacetyl)
- DC-6-14 diethanolamine chloride
- siRNA or shRNA capable of suppressing the expression of a gene selected from the group consisting of genes involved in tumor cell growth is bound to the surface of a PEG-modified cationic liposome, [1] to [7] The antitumor agent according to any one of [7].
- a combination comprising the antitumor agent according to any one of [1] to [10] and a chemotherapeutic agent for treating a tumor.
- antitumor agent or combination according to [12], wherein the antitumor agent having a TS inhibitory action is a 5-FU antitumor agent or pemetrexed sodium hydrate.
- the antitumor agent comprising a liposome containing an shRNA molecule for thymidylate synthase according to the present invention as an active ingredient can suppress the growth of a tumor expressing TS by in vivo administration.
- FIG. 1 is a characteristic diagram showing the TS expression-suppressing effect of siRNA and shRNA targeting TS in human colorectal cancer strains DLD-1 (A) and DLD-1 / FU (B). Each lane shows a sample treated with the following siRNA or shRNA. 1: untreated; 2: siCont 10 nM; 3: siTS 1 nM; 4: siTS 5 nM; 5: siTS 10 nM; 6: shTS 1 nM; 7: shTS 5 nM; 8: shTS 10 nM.
- FIG. 1 untreated
- 2 siCont 10 nM
- 3 siTS 1 nM
- 4 siTS 5 nM
- 5 siTS 10 nM
- 6 shTS 1 nM
- 7 shTS 5 nM
- 8 shTS 10 nM.
- FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing the TS expression-inhibiting effect of siRNA (A) and shRNA (B) targeting TS in the presence or absence of 5-FU in human colorectal cancer strain DLD-1.
- C Cell growth inhibition rate (%) in each sample 96 hours after addition of a new medium is shown.
- FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing the TS expression suppression effect of human colorectal cancer strain DLD-1 / FU with and without 5-FU of siRNA (A) and shRNA (B) targeting TS.
- C Cell growth inhibition rate (%) in each sample 96 hours after addition of a new medium is shown.
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing tumor growth inhibitory effect (A) and increase / decrease in body weight (B) by the presence or absence of S-1 of shRNA targeting TS in human colorectal cancer strain DLD-1 tumor-bearing mice.
- FIG. 5 is a photographic diagram showing the tumor growth-inhibiting effect of shRNA targeting TS in the presence or absence of TS-1 in human colorectal cancer strain DLD-1 tumor-bearing mice.
- 1 control (sucrose administration); 2: S-1; 3: TS-shRNA liposome; 4: S-1 + TS-shRNA liposome.
- FIG. 6 shows the cell growth inhibition rate (%) of pemetrexed sodium hydrate, shRNA targeting TS, or shRNA targeting pemetrexed sodium hydrate and TS in human malignant pleural mesothelioma strain MSTO 211H. ) Shows changes over time.
- FIG. 7 is a characteristic diagram showing the tumor growth inhibitory effect of shRNA targeting pemetrexed sodium hydrate in TS in human malignant pleural mesothelioma strain MSTO 211 H-bearing mice.
- the short hairpin RNA (hereinafter referred to as “shRNA”) capable of suppressing the expression of thymidylate synthase (hereinafter referred to as “TS”) in the present invention targets the mRNA portion of thymidylate synthase.
- TS thymidylate synthase
- an RNAi action can be produced specifically for TS, and the expression of TS can be remarkably suppressed.
- the RNAi molecule of the present invention “targets the mRNA part” means that the antisense strand of shRNA described in detail below can hybridize with the target mRNA part under stringent conditions.
- the stringent condition can be determined based on the melting temperature (Tm) of the nucleic acid that forms a hybrid according to a conventional method. For example, as washing conditions that can maintain the hybridized state, it is usually about “1 ⁇ SSC, 0.1% SDS, 37 ° C.”, more strictly “0.5 ⁇ SSC, 0.1% SDS, 42 ° C.” More specifically, a condition of “0.1 ⁇ SSC, 0.1% SDS, 65 ° C.” can be mentioned.
- ShRNA in the present invention includes a sense strand having the same base sequence as the ORF base sequence encoding TS or a part thereof, and an antisense strand that hybridizes with the sense strand under stringent conditions.
- the “base sequence identical to the ORF base sequence or a part thereof” means a base sequence represented by substituting uracil for thymine in the base sequence of the ORF or a base sequence identical to a part thereof. To do.
- the sense strand consists of 15 to 25 bases, preferably 19 bases.
- the base sequence of the sense strand is preferably the same as the base sequence of the ORF encoding TS, but it may be substantially the same, that is, a homologous sequence. That is, the base sequence of the sense strand is one or more, ie, 1 to 3 bases, preferably 1 to 2 bases, more preferably 1 base substitution, deletion, insertion and / or addition in the ORF base sequence. There may be.
- the antisense strand has a base sequence that can hybridize with the sense strand under stringent conditions.
- the antisense strand has a mismatch including substitution, deletion, insertion and / or addition of 1 to 3 bases, preferably 1 to 2 bases, more preferably 1 base as long as it can hybridize under stringent conditions It may be a thing.
- the antisense strand consists of a base sequence that is completely complementary to the sense strand.
- the base sequence of the sense strand and antisense can be selected based on a known base sequence (GenBank: CR601528.1) encoding TS. Various methods are known as a method for selecting these base sequences. For example, siRNA Design Support System (Takara Bio Inc.) can be used.
- the sense strand includes, but is not limited to, those consisting of the following base sequences: 5′-GUAACACCCAUCGAUCAUGA-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 1); 5′-GAAUACAGAGAUAUUGGAAU-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 3); '-CGGAUCAUGAUGUAGUGUGU-3' (SEQ ID NO: 5); 5'-GGGUGUUUGUGAGGAGUUGTT-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 11).
- the shRNA in the present invention comprises sense strand 5′-GUAACACCCAUCGAUCAUGA-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 1) and antisense strand 5′-UCAUGAUCGAUGGUGUUAC-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 2); sense strand 5′-GAAUACAGAGAUAUGAGAAU-3 ′ (sequence No.
- the shRNA in the present invention comprises a sense strand consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and an antisense strand consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2.
- the sense strand and the antisense strand are connected via a linker portion, the linker portion is folded by forming a loop, and the antisense strand and the sense strand are hybridized to form a double-stranded portion.
- the linker part contained in the shRNA molecule may be a polynucleotide linker or a non-polynucleotide linker as long as it can link the sense strand and the antisense strand to form a stem loop structure, and is not particularly limited. Polynucleotide linkers of 2 to 22 bases known to those skilled in the art are preferred.
- UAGUGCUCCUGGUUG SEQ ID NO: 7
- UUCAAGGAGA CCACC
- CUCGAG CUCGAG
- CCACACC UUCAGAGAGA
- AUG, CCC and UUCG can be exemplified
- UAGUGCUCCUGGUUG SEQ ID NO: 7
- ShRNA in the present invention has an overhang consisting of at least 2 bases at the 3 'end.
- the overhang refers to a base added to the 3 'end of the antisense strand and having no base capable of complementary binding at the corresponding position of the sense strand.
- transfection with PEG-modified cationic liposomes which will be described in detail below
- TS by shRNA The degree of suppression of the expression is reduced by approximately 40 to 60%.
- the type and number of bases of the overhang are not limited, and examples include sequences consisting of 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 3, more preferably 1 or 2 bases, such as TTT, UU, and TT. . Preferably, it is UU.
- a preferred shRNA is a single-stranded RNA consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8.
- sense strand or the antisense strand may be phosphorylated at the 5 'end as necessary, or triphosphate (ppp) may be bound to the 5' end.
- ppp triphosphate
- one or more polyethylene glycol molecules are covalently bonded to the surface of the cationic liposome, thereby increasing the in vivo blood retention of the cationic liposome. be able to.
- Cationic liposomes can be prepared based on a known method, for example, a thin-film shaking method (Bangham method) (AD Bangham et al., J. Mol. Biol., 13, 238-252 (1965). AD Bangham and RW Horne, J. Mol. Biol., 8, 660-668 (1964)). That is, after dissolving at least one phospholipid in an organic solvent such as chloroform in a container such as a flask and volatilizing the organic solvent to form a lipid film on the bottom of the container, an aqueous solution such as a buffer solution is formed therein. A suspension containing liposomes can be obtained by stirring the mixture.
- the cationic liposome in the present invention has one or more membranes composed of one or more phospholipids selected from the following: dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (hereinafter referred to as “DOPE”), palmitoyl oleoylglycerophospho Choline (hereinafter referred to as “POPC”), cholesterol (hereinafter referred to as “CHOL”), O, O′-ditetradecanoyl-N- ( ⁇ -trimethylammonioacetyl) diethanolamine chloride (hereinafter referred to as “DC-”) 6-14 ”), hydrogenated purified egg yolk phosphatidylcholine, hydrogenated purified soy phosphatidylcholine, dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine, distearoyl phosphatidylcholine and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine.
- DOPE dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine
- POPC palmi
- the cationic liposome in the present invention comprises DOPE, POPC, CHO and DC-6-14.
- the PEG bonded to the surface of the cationic liposome is selected from those having a molecular weight in the range of 500 to 5000, and preferably has a molecular weight of about 2000.
- the binding of PEG to the cationic liposome can be performed by a known method, and is not particularly limited, but can be performed using a post-insertion method. That is, after the formation of the cationic liposome, the complex molecule composed of phospholipid and PEG is incubated with the cationic liposome under appropriate conditions (for example, 30 to 60 ° C., 30 minutes to 3 hours) to thereby yield the complex molecule.
- the amount of the complex molecule used is 3 to 10% (molar ratio), preferably 5%, based on the total lipid of the cationic liposome.
- the complex molecule composed of phospholipid and PEG that can be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to, mPEG 2000 -DSPE.
- the PEG-modified cationic liposome in the present invention has a particle size of 80 to 200 nm, preferably about 100 nm.
- the PEG-modified cationic liposome in the present invention has a zeta potential of 10 to 40 mV, preferably about 25 mV.
- the shRNA is bound to the membrane surface of the PEG-modified cationic liposome by a covalent bond or a non-covalent bond.
- the particle size of the PEG-modified cationic liposome provided with the shRNA can be adjusted to a size of several hundred nm (Barrichello, JM, et al., Int. J. Pharm. (2011) , Doi: 10.016 / j.ijpharm.2011.03.001).
- the shRNA can be uniformly dispersed and bound on the PEG-modified cationic liposome, and the heterogeneity of PEG-modified cationic liposome incorporation by the tissue caused by the heterogeneous binding of shRNA can be reduced. Can be prevented.
- the PEG-modified cationic liposome provided with shRNA has a particle size of 120 to 600 nm, preferably 200 to 300 nm.
- the PEG-modified cationic liposome provided with shRNA has a zeta potential of 5 to 30 mV, preferably about 10 to 25 mV.
- the surface charge of PEG-modified cationic liposomes with shRNA is more neutral, and because it is less bound to serum proteins due to the presence of steric hindrance by PEG, it can be prevented from being trapped in the alveoli. The retention in blood can be increased.
- the PEG-modified cationic liposome provided with shRNA in the present invention may contain siRNA or shRNA targeting another gene expressed in tumor cells in addition to the above-mentioned shRNA.
- “Another gene expressed in tumor cells” refers to factors involved in the growth of tumor cells, for example, growth regulators such as VEGF, EGFR, PDGF, HGF, Wint, Bcl-2, survivin, ribonucleotide reductase, DNA Examples include, but are not limited to, genes encoding nucleic acid synthesis-related enzymes such as polymerase.
- the siRNA or shRNA targeting the shRNA and another gene expressed in tumor cells may be bound to the same PEG-modified cationic liposome, or may be bound to separate PEG-modified cationic liposomes. good.
- PEG-modified lipoplex a PEG-modified cationic liposome equipped with shRNA may be referred to as “PEG-modified lipoplex”.
- PEG-modified cationic liposomes equipped with the above-mentioned shRNA by in vivo administration can suppress the growth of tumor cells, and as an antitumor agent for treating cancer Can be used.
- cancers that can be treated using the antitumor agent of the present invention include cancers that highly express TS, and are not particularly limited. Examples thereof include colon and rectal cancers, liver cancers, kidney cancers, head and neck cancers. Cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, biliary tract cancer, gallbladder / bile duct cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, testicular tumor, bone / soft tissue sarcoma, leukemia, Examples include malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma, skin cancer, brain tumor, and malignant pleural mesothelioma.
- colorectal cancer stomach cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, biliary tract cancer, liver cancer, and malignant pleural mesothelioma
- colorectal cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma are particularly preferred.
- the antitumor agent of the present invention is also a PEG-modified cationic liposome provided with shRNA, and is commonly used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, such as excipients, binders, disintegrants, lubricants, diluents, and solubilizing agents. , Suspending agents, tonicity agents, pH adjusting agents, buffering agents, stabilizers, coloring agents, flavoring agents, flavoring agents, histidine and the like.
- excipients include lactose, sucrose, sodium chloride, glucose, maltose, mannitol, erythritol, xylitol, maltitol, inositol, dextran, sorbitol, albumin, urea, starch, calcium carbonate, kaolin, crystalline cellulose, silica
- examples include acid, methylcellulose, glycerin, sodium alginate, gum arabic, and mixtures thereof.
- the lubricant include purified talc, stearate, borax, polyethylene glycol, and a mixture thereof.
- binder examples include simple syrup, glucose solution, starch solution, gelatin solution, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl ether, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, carboxymethyl cellulose, shellac, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, water, ethanol, potassium phosphate, and a mixture thereof.
- disintegrant examples include dry starch, sodium alginate, agar powder, laminaran powder, sodium hydrogen carbonate, calcium carbonate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, sodium lauryl sulfate, stearic acid monoglyceride, starch, lactose and mixtures thereof. Is mentioned.
- Examples of the diluent include water, ethyl alcohol, macrogol, propylene glycol, ethoxylated isostearyl alcohol, polyoxylated isostearyl alcohol, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, and mixtures thereof.
- Examples of the stabilizer include sodium pyrosulfite, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, thioglycolic acid, thiolactic acid, and a mixture thereof.
- Examples of the isotonic agent include sodium chloride, boric acid, glucose, glycerin and a mixture thereof.
- Examples of the pH adjuster and buffer include sodium citrate, citric acid, sodium acetate, sodium phosphate, and mixtures thereof.
- the antitumor agent of the present invention is administered orally or parenterally (for example, intravenous administration, intraarterial administration, local administration by injection, administration to the abdominal cavity or thoracic cavity, subcutaneous administration, intramuscular administration, sublingual administration, transdermal For example, by absorption or rectal administration).
- parenterally for example, intravenous administration, intraarterial administration, local administration by injection, administration to the abdominal cavity or thoracic cavity, subcutaneous administration, intramuscular administration, sublingual administration, transdermal
- the antitumor agent of the present invention is intravenous administration, intraperitoneal administration, or intrathoracic administration.
- the antitumor agent of the present invention can be made into a suitable dosage form according to the administration route. Specifically, injections, suspensions, emulsifiers, ointments, cream tablets, capsules, granules, powders, pills, fine granules, troches, rectal administration, oily suppositories, water-soluble suppositories It can be prepared in various pharmaceutical forms such as an agent.
- the effect of the antitumor agent of the present invention is that the antitumor agent is administered to cells and tissues derived from the cancer and the individual suffering from the cancer, and the tumor size is not administered to the antitumor agent ( Alternatively, it can be evaluated by using as an index that the tumor is shrinking or disappearing as compared with the size of the tumor in the cells and tissues and the individual before administration.
- the cancer type and the like are not particularly limited as long as TS is expressed.
- human colorectal cancer cell lines DLD-1, DLD-1 / 5FU (5-FU resistant DLD-1 strain), KM12C / 5FU (5-FU resistant KM12C strain), HT29 / 5FU (5-FU resistant HT29 strain), human gastric cancer cell line NUGC-3 / 5FU ( 5-FU resistant NUGC-3 strain), human malignant pleural mesothelioma cell line (MSTO 211H), and the like.
- the effect of the antitumor agent of the present invention is 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times, and 10 times that of an antitumor agent containing an RNAi molecule known to those skilled in the art that targets TS mRNA as an active ingredient. , 20 times, 30 times, 40 times, 50 times, 100 times, or more anti-tumor effects.
- shRNA-encoding DNA Conventionally, viral vectors containing shRNA-encoding DNA have been used for in vivo delivery of shRNA to target cells (WO2010 / 113844), and the shRNA is encoded by water pressure or viral infection at the time of injection of the viral vector. DNA moves into the cell and shRNA is expressed in the nucleus. Like the endogenous shRNA, the expressed shRNA comes into contact with an enzyme called Dicer to cut out the stem-loop structure, and it becomes siRNA consisting of complementary double-stranded RNA to produce RNAi action.
- Dicer an enzyme
- the antitumor agent of the present invention delivers shRNA carried on PEG-modified cationic liposomes to tumor cells by oral or parenteral administration.
- the shRNA delivered to the tumor cell moves into the cell by endocytosis. That is, unlike the above-described prior art, the shRNA in the present invention is not expressed in the target cell.
- the present inventors have shown for the first time that in vivo shRNA introduced from the outside of a cell exhibits RNAi action without being degraded and can suppress the expression of an endogenous gene expressed in a target cell. It has been issued.
- siRNA when siRNA is supported on a PEG-modified cationic liposome, there is a possibility that only a sense strand or an antisense strand that does not form a complementary double strand in the production process is supported.
- a PEG-modified cationic liposome carrying only a sense strand or an antisense strand is an impurity and is not desirable from the viewpoint of a pharmaceutical product.
- shRNA by supporting shRNA on PEG-modified cationic liposomes, the possibility of the occurrence of impurities as described above is low, which is desirable from the viewpoint of pharmaceuticals.
- the antitumor agent of the present invention can be used together with existing chemotherapeutic agents.
- existing chemotherapeutic agents include antitumor agents having a TS inhibitory action.
- the “antitumor agent having a TS inhibitory action” is not particularly limited as long as it can inhibit the function of TS.
- 5-FU antitumor agent pemetrexed sodium hydrate, raltitrexed (Tomdex), methotrexate (MTX) And OSI-7904L (OSI).
- the PEG-modified cationic liposome is selectively accumulated in a tumor when used in combination with a 5-FU antitumor agent (Yusuke Doi et al., Cancer Sci, November, 2010, vol. 101, No. 11, 2470-2475).
- the antitumor agent of the present invention containing the PEG-modified cationic liposome can efficiently deliver the shRNA to a tumor. Compared with the case where the 5-FU antitumor agent or the antitumor agent of the present invention is used alone, a significantly high antitumor effect of 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times or more can be obtained. .
- Examples of the “5-FU antitumor agent” include 5-FU and 5-FU derivatives whose active metabolite is 5-FU.
- Examples of 5-FU derivatives include those containing tegafur.
- the 5-FU derivative is preferably a tegafur-containing compounding agent, specifically, a tegafur-uracil compounding agent (for example, UFT (registered trademark) (Takuma Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)), tegafur gimeracil oteracil A potassium compounding agent etc. can be illustrated.
- a tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium compounding agent described in detail below for example, TS-1 (registered trademark) (Takuma Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) is particularly preferable.
- 5-FU antitumor agents are sometimes referred to as “S-1” and “TS-1”, but these terms are used interchangeably.
- Pemetrexed sodium hydrate As pemetrexed sodium hydrate, Alimta (registered trademark) (Japan Eli Lilly Co., Ltd.) can be mentioned. Pemetrexed sodium hydrate can also efficiently deliver the shRNA to the tumor in combination with the antitumor agent of the present invention in the same manner as the 5-FU antitumor agent, and / or Compared to the case where pemetrexed sodium hydrate or the antitumor agent of the present invention is used alone, a significantly high antitumor effect of 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times or more can be obtained.
- the antitumor agent of the present invention can be used together with other existing chemotherapeutic agents in addition to or in place of the antitumor agent having a TS inhibitory action.
- chemotherapeutic agents include cyclophosphamide, nitrogen mustard N-oxide, ifosfasamide, melphalan, busulfan, mitobronitol, carbocon, thiotepa, ranimustine, nimustine, temozolomide, carmustine, pemetrex dosodymium, methotrexate, 6 -Mercaptopurine riboside, mercaptopurine, doxyfluridine, carmofur, cytarabine, cytarabine ocphosphate, enositabine, gemcitabine, fludarabine, pemetrexed, cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, docetaxel, irinotecan hydrochlor
- chemotherapeutic agents can be used. These chemotherapeutic agents can also deliver the shRNA efficiently to the tumor in combination with the antitumor agent of the present invention, similarly to the antitumor agent having a TS inhibitory action, and / or Compared to the case where the chemotherapeutic agent or the antitumor agent of the present invention is used alone, a significantly high antitumor effect of 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times or more can be obtained.
- the antitumor agent of the present invention and the existing chemotherapeutic agent are administered in combination, they can be provided as a combination.
- the “combination product” may be a combination drug containing the antitumor agent of the present invention and the above-described existing chemotherapeutic agent as active ingredients, and the antitumor agent of the present invention and the above-described existing chemotherapeutic agent are used in combination. It may be manufactured, packaged and distributed as a single package (kit formulation) suitable for administration.
- the dose and frequency of administration of the antitumor agent of the present invention may vary depending on factors such as the patient's age, weight, disease severity, etc., but the amount of shRNA is 0.0001 mg to 100 mg per kg body weight at a time. An amount appropriately selected from these ranges can be administered 1 to 3 times a day, every day, or every 1 to 21 days. Since the PEG-modified cationic liposome provided with the shRNA contained in the antitumor agent of the present invention has a higher blood retention than a conventionally known complex (lipoplex) composed of RNAi molecule and liposome, Multiple doses can be avoided. This makes it difficult to receive foreign body recognition of the immune system in the administered living body.
- the dose of the above existing chemotherapeutic agent may vary depending on factors such as the type of chemical substance that is the active ingredient, the age, weight of the patient, and the severity of the disease, but from 0.0001 mg to 1 kg of body weight per dose
- An amount appropriately selected from the range of 1000 mg can be administered 1 to 3 times a day, every day or every 1 to 14 days.
- the existing chemotherapeutic agent is a 5-FU antitumor agent
- 60 to 160 mg of tegafur can be administered daily or every 1 to 7 days.
- the existing chemotherapeutic agent can be administered at a lower dose and more frequently than when used alone.
- the present invention also relates to a method for treating cancer using the antitumor agent of the present invention.
- Cancers that can be treated by the method include cancers as defined above.
- the usage and dosage of the antitumor agent of the present invention and the existing chemotherapeutic agent are as described above.
- Example 1 Preparation of RNAi molecule The following siRNA and shRNA were synthesized based on a known general procedure.
- siRNA targeting TS is synthesized based on the siRNA (WO2010 / 113844) against TS that has already been confirmed to have an antitumor effect, and consists of the following sense strand and antisense strand.
- siRNA targeting TS is referred to as “siTS”.
- siRNA targeting luciferase As a control siRNA, siRNA targeting luciferase was synthesized. The siRNA is composed of the following sense strand and antisense strand.
- siRNA targeting luciferase is referred to as “siCont”.
- shRNA targeting TS is synthesized based on the shRNA against the TS whose antitumor effect has already been confirmed (WO2010 / 113844), and has the following sequence.
- TS-shRNA 5'-GUAACACCAUCGAUCAUGAUAUGUGCUCCUGGUUGUCAUGAUCGAUGGUGUUACUU-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 8) It differs from the known shRNA against TS in that it has two uracils (overhangs) at the 3 ′ end.
- shRNA targeting TS is referred to as “shTS”.
- Lipofectamine TM RNAi MAX (hereinafter referred to as “Lf RNAi MAX”), which is a kind of cationic liposome, was used as the transfection reagent.
- ShRNA or siRNA and Lf RNAi MAX prepared in Example 1 were each diluted with OptiMEM and mixed so that the ratio of shRNA or siRNA to Lf RNAi MAX was 100 (pmol): 5 ( ⁇ L). At this time, the amounts of the shRNA or siRNA solution and the Lf RNAi MAX solution were equal. The mixed solution was allowed to stand at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes to form a complex (lipoplex).
- Each lipoplex was directly added to a 10 cm dish containing OptiMEM in advance, and the total volume was adjusted to 5 ml.
- 10 ml of DLD-1 or DLD-1 / FU cell suspension was seeded on the dish so as to give 500,000 cells / dish, and the final total volume was 15 ml, and transfection was performed.
- the final concentration of shRNA or siRNA was adjusted to 1, 5, 10 nM.
- the cells were cultured in a medium at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 for 72 hours, and then a cell extract was prepared by the following method.
- cold Lysis buffer 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 1% NP-40, 0.25% sodium deoxycholate, 150 mM
- ⁇ Preparation of sample for SDS-PAGE> The cell extract and 2 ⁇ sample buffer were mixed in equal amounts and heated for 3 minutes using a microplate hotplate set at 95 ° C. Thereafter, the sample was centrifuged for 30 seconds and cooled at room temperature to obtain a sample for SDS-PAGE.
- Hybond-ECL Filter paper and Hybond-ECL cut to an appropriate size were immersed in a blotting buffer as a pretreatment. After SDS-PAGE, the protein was transferred to Hybond-ECL using a transfer device. The transferred Hybond-ECL was soaked in blocking buffer (5% skim milk), blocked at room temperature for 1 hour, and washed 3 times for 5 minutes with Tween buffer.
- blocking buffer 5% skim milk
- each primary antibody diluted with Tween buffer (Mouse monoclonal anti-human TS antibody (1: 1000) (ANASPEC, Inc. CA, USA), Mouse monoclonal anti-human ⁇ - actin antibody (1: 500) (BioVision, Inc., CA, USA) was reacted at 4 ° C. overnight.
- the secondary antibody diluted with Tween buffer HRP-conjugated goat anti-mouse secondary antibody (1: 2000) (MP Biomedicals, LLC, Japan) was allowed to react at room temperature for 1 hour. It was. After washing 3 times with Tween buffer for 5 minutes, it was reacted with ECL Chemiluminescence Reagent for about 1 minute.
- the target protein band was detected by X-ray film.
- Example 3 Inhibitory effect on growth of cancer cells (human colon adenocarcinoma cells) by siRNA and shRNA
- siRNA and shRNA Inhibitory effect on growth of cancer cells (human colon adenocarcinoma cells) by siRNA and shRNA
- an experiment was conducted on a 96-well plate scale.
- the lipoplex prepared in the same manner as in Example 2 was added directly to the wells previously filled with OptiMEM so that the total volume was 50 ⁇ l.
- the human colon adenocarcinoma cell DLD-1 or DLD-1 / FU cell suspension (2,000 cells / 100 ⁇ l) is then added to the wells containing lipoplexes (final total volume 150 ⁇ l) for transfection. went.
- the final concentration of shRNA or siRNA in the well is 5 nM.
- the medium was removed and fresh medium (200 ⁇ l) with or without the existing chemotherapeutic agent 5-FU (fluorouracil) was added.
- 5-FU fluorouracil
- 5-FU was added at a concentration of 0.1 ⁇ g / mL for DLD-1
- 5-FU was added at a concentration of 10 ⁇ g / mL for DLD-1 / FU.
- 0.5% MTT 3- (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl) -2,5-diphenyltetrazolium 50 ⁇ L of bromide
- siTS and shTS significantly inhibited the proliferation of DLD-1 cells and DLD-1 / FU cells in the presence of 5-FU.
- Example 4 Preparation of PEG-modified cationic liposomes Cationic liposomes were prepared by the Bangham method.
- DOPE DOPE
- a 9% sucrose solution (30 mL, pH 7.4) was added to the lipid thin film as an inner aqueous phase, and the lipid thin film was completely hydrated by vigorous stirring at 37 ° C. to obtain MLV (multilamellar vesicle) (final lipid). Concentration is 50 mM). While this solution was heated to 37 ° C., LUV (large unilamellar vesicle) having a particle diameter of about 100 nm was prepared by an extrusion method using a polycarbonate film (Nucleopore, CA, USA) of 200, 100, 50 nm. .
- the liposome particle size (dynamic light scattering method) and zeta potential (electrophoretic light scattering method) were measured by NICOMP 370 (Particle Sizing System, CA, USA).
- the prepared liposomes had an average particle size of 119.9 nm and a zeta potential of 25.56 mV.
- the PEG modification to the liposome was performed by a post-insertion method. After preparing the basic liposome, mPEG 2000 -DSPE completely dissolved in 9% sucrose solution is 5% in molar ratio to the total amount of lipid (DOPE, POPC, CHO, DC-6-14) The solution was added to the liposome solution and shaken gently at 37 ° C. for 1 hour in an incubator equipped with a shaker.
- the average particle size and zeta potential of the prepared PEG-modified lipoplex were 286.8 nm and 15.81 mV.
- Example 6 Antitumor effect of systemic administration of PEG-modified lipoplex to DLD-1 tumor-bearing mice
- Production of DLD-1 tumor-bearing mice BALD / c nu / nu male mice under DLD-1 cell suspension subcutaneously
- the solution (2 ⁇ 10 6 cells / 100 ⁇ L) was inoculated.
- Mice whose tumor volume reached 50-100 mm 3 8 days after cell transplantation were used for in vivo experiments.
- PEG-modified lipoplex was added in a total of 8 times at a daily interval of 80 ⁇ g / 300 ⁇ L of shRNA. More administered.
- Tumor volume was calculated based on the following formula.
- Tumor volume (mm 3 ) (long side of tumor) ⁇ (short side of tumor) 2 ⁇ 0.5 The results are shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
- the group treated with TS-1 or PEG-modified lipoplex alone showed a tumor growth inhibitory effect of about 34%.
- the combined treatment group of TS-1 and PEG-modified lipoplex showed a tumor growth inhibitory effect of about 66%. None of the treatment groups showed serious toxicity including suppression of weight gain. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, it was confirmed that the tumor growth was remarkably suppressed by using PEG-modified lipoplex and TS-1 in combination.
- Example 7 Cancer Cell (Human Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cell) Growth Inhibitory Effect by shRNA
- This experiment was performed by replacing human colon adenocarcinoma cell DLD-1 or DLD-1 / FU with human malignant pleural mesothelioma cell MSTO. Similar to Example 3 except that 211H was used as a cancer cell, and instead of 5-FU, pemetrexed sodium hydrate (Alimta (Eli Lilly Japan)) was used as an existing chemotherapeutic agent. The method was used. The final concentration of shRNA in the well during transfection was adjusted to 5 nM and 10 nM, and pemetrexed sodium hydrate was added to the medium at a concentration of 10 ng / mL.
- the cell growth rate was measured by the same method as in Example 3 above. The results are shown in FIG.
- shTS markedly inhibited the growth of MSTO 211H cells in the presence of pemetrexed sodium hydrate.
- Example 8 Antitumor effect of systemic administration of PEG-modified lipoplex to MSTO 211H tumor-bearing mice
- TGI tumor growth inhibition rate
- the group treated with pemetrexed sodium hydrate or PEG-modified lipoplex containing shRNA against TS (TS shRNA) alone showed tumor growth inhibitory effects of about 28% and about 19%, respectively.
- TS shRNA PEG-modified lipoplex containing shRNA against TS
- NS shRNA PEG-modified lipoplex containing shRNA
- the antitumor agent comprising a liposome containing an shRNA molecule for thymidylate synthase according to the present invention as an active ingredient can suppress the growth of a tumor expressing TS by in vivo administration. Furthermore, by using the antitumor agent in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent, the directivity to cancer tissue can be increased and the antitumor effect can be remarkably improved.
- the present invention is expected to contribute to the field of cancer treatment.
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Abstract
Description
以下のsiRNAおよびshRNAを、公知の一般的な手法に基づいて合成した。
TSを標的とするsiRNAは、抗腫瘍効果が既に確認されているTSに対するsiRNA(WO2010/113844)に基づいて合成されており、以下のセンス鎖およびアンチセンス鎖からなる。
5’-GUAACACCAUCGAUCAUGA-3’(配列番号1)
アンチセンス鎖:
5’-UCAUGAUCGAUGGUGUUAC-3’(配列番号2)
なお、以下、TSを標的とするsiRNAを「siTS」と記載する。
対照のsiRNAとして、ルシフェラーゼを標的とするsiRNAを合成した。当該siRNAは以下のセンス鎖およびアンチセンス鎖からなる。
5’-CUUACGCUGAGUACUUCGATT-3’(配列番号9)
アンチセンス鎖:
5’-UCGAAGUACUCAGCGUAAGTT-3’(配列番号10)
なお、以下、ルシフェラーゼを標的とするsiRNAを「siCont」と記載する。
TSを標的とするshRNAは、抗腫瘍効果が既に確認されているTSに対するshRNA(WO2010/113844)に基づいて合成されており、以下の配列を有する。
5’-GUAACACCAUCGAUCAUGAUAGUGCUCCUGGUUGUCAUGAUCGAUGGUGUUACUU-3’(配列番号8)
3’末端の2つのウラシル(オーバーハング)を有する点で、前記公知のTSに対するshRNAと異なる。なお、以下、TSを標的とするshRNAを「shTS」と記載する。
<トランスフェクション>
トランスフェクション試薬には、カチオニックリポソームの一種であるLipofectamineTM RNAi MAX(以下、「Lf RNAi MAX」と記載)を使用した。
トランスフェクションを開始してから72時間後、培地を除去し、冷PBS(-)で洗浄した後、トリプシン溶液を用いて細胞をはがし、遠心して上清を取り除いた。さらに冷PBS(-)で洗浄後、冷Lysis buffer(50mM Tris-HCl(pH7.4),1%NP-40,0.25%デオキシコール酸ナトリウム,150mM NaClおよびProtease Inhibitor Cocktail(Sigma-Aldrich,MO,USA))を100~150μL添加し、1時間、氷上(4℃)の条件下インキュベートして細胞を溶解した。その後、遠心分離し(15,000×g、15分間、4℃)、得られた上清を細胞抽出液とした。
上記細胞抽出液と2×サンプルバッファーを等量ずつ混合し、95℃に設定したマイクロチューブ用ホットプレートを用いて3分間加熱した。その後30秒間遠心し、室温で冷ましてSDS-PAGE用サンプルとした。
上記サンプルを6μL(9μgタンパク質/レーン)ずつゲルにアプライし、パワーサプライ(Bio-Rad laboratories)とつないでゲル2枚で40mA(ゲル1枚では20mA)の定電流で約80分間電気泳動した。
適当な大きさに切ったろ紙及びHybond-ECLを、前処理としてブロッティングバッファーに浸した。SDS-PAGE後、トランスファー装置を用いてタンパクをHybond-ECLに転写した。転写したHybond-ECLをブロッキングバッファー(5%スキムミルク)に浸して室温で1時間ブロッキングし、Tween bufferで5分間3回洗浄した。
本実験では96ウェルプレートスケールで実験を行った。上記実施例2と同様に調製したリポプレックスをあらかじめOptiMEMを入れておいたウェルに直接添加し、全容積が50μlとなるようにした。次にヒト結腸腺癌細胞DLD-1またはDLD-1/FUの細胞懸濁液(2,000細胞/100μl)を、リポプレックスを入れたウェルに添加し(最終合計容積を150μl)トランスフェクションを行った。ここで、ウェル中のshRNAまたはsiRNAの最終濃度は5nMである。
結果を図2および3示す。
カチオン性リポソームはBangham法により調製した。
PEG修飾リポプレックスは、上記実施例4で調製したPEG修飾カチオン性リポソームと上記実施例1で調製したshTSとを、カチオン性リポソーム:shTS=2000:1(モル比)となるように混合し、10分間激しく攪拌することで調製した。調製したPEG修飾lipoplexの平均粒子径及びゼータ電位は、286.8nm及び15.81mVであった。
DLD-1担がんマウスの作製
BALB/c nu/nu雄性マウスの皮下にDLD-1細胞懸濁液(2×106細胞/100μL)を接種した。細胞移植8日後、腫瘍体積が50-100mm3に達したマウスをin vivoの実験に用いた。
上記DLD-1担がんマウスに対し、腫瘍移植後8日目からPEG修飾リポプレックスをshRNA量で80μg/300μLずつ1日間隔で合計8回マウス尾静脈より投与した。
結果を図4および図5に示す。
本実験は、ヒト結腸腺癌細胞DLD-1またはDLD-1/FUに代えて、ヒト悪性胸膜中皮腫細胞MSTO 211Hを癌細胞として使用し、5-FUに代えて、ペメトレキセドナトリウム水和物(アリムタ(日本イーライリリー株式会社))を既存の化学療法剤として使用した点を除いて、上記実施例3と同様の方法を用いて行った。なお、トランスフェクションを行う際の、ウェル中のshRNAの最終濃度は5nMおよび10nMに調整し、ペメトレキセドナトリウム水和物は10ng/mLの濃度で培地に添加して用いた。
MSTO 211H担がんマウスの作製
BALB/c nu/nu雄性マウスの皮下にMSTO 211H細胞懸濁液(5×106細胞/100μL)を接種した。細胞移植14日後、腫瘍体積が50-100mm3に達した事を確認し、in vivoの実験に用いた。
上記MSTO 211H担がんマウスに対し、腫瘍移植後14日目から、上記実施例5で調製したPEG修飾リポプレックスをshRNA量で40μg/200μLずつ1日間隔で合計6回マウス尾静脈より投与した。
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- RNAi作用によりチミジル酸合成酵素の発現を抑制することができるショートヘアピンRNA(shRNA)と、PEG修飾カチオン性リポソームを含む、抗腫瘍剤であって、該shRNAは該PEG修飾カチオン性リポソームの表面に結合されており、かつ3’末端に少なくとも2塩基からなるオーバーハングを有する、上記抗腫瘍剤。
- shRNAが配列番号1で表される塩基配列からなるセンス鎖および該センス鎖とストリンジェントな条件下でハイブリダイズするアンチセンス鎖を含む、請求項1に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- shRNAが配列番号1で表される塩基配列からなるセンス鎖と配列番号2で表される塩基配列からなるアンチセンス鎖を含む、請求項1または2に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- shRNAが配列番号8で表される塩基配列からなる、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- PEG修飾カチオン性リポソームが、ジオレオイルホスファチジルエタノールアミン(DOPE)、パルミトイルオレオイルグリセロホスホコリン(POPC)、コレステロール(CHOL)およびO,O’-ジテトラデカノイル-N-(α-トリメチルアンモニオアセチル) ジエタノールアミンクロリド(DC-6-14)より構成されるカチオン性リポソームを含む、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- DOPE、POPC、CHOLおよびDC-6-14が、3:2:3:2のモル比で含まれる、請求項5に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- 抗腫瘍剤の粒径が200~300nmである、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- さらに、腫瘍細胞の増殖に関与する遺伝子からなる群より選択される遺伝子の発現を抑制することができるsiRNAまたはshRNAがPEG修飾カチオン性リポソームの表面に結合されている、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- 腫瘍細胞の増殖に関与する遺伝子が、VEGF、EGFR、PDGF、HGF、Wint、Bcl-2、サバイビン、リボヌクレオチドレダクターゼ、DNAポリメラーゼをコードする遺伝子からなる群から選択される一または複数の遺伝子である、請求項8に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- 腫瘍を処置するための化学療法剤と併用される、請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の抗腫瘍剤。
- 請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の抗腫瘍剤と腫瘍を処置するための化学療法剤とを含む、組み合わせ物。
- 腫瘍を処置するための化学療法剤が、TS阻害作用を有する抗腫瘍剤である、請求項10に記載の抗腫瘍剤および請求項11に記載の組み合わせ物。
- TS阻害作用を有する抗腫瘍剤が、5-FU系抗腫瘍剤またはペメトレキセドナトリウム水和物である、請求項12に記載の抗腫瘍剤または組み合わせ物。
- 5-FU系抗腫瘍剤が、テガフール・ギメラシル・オテラシルカリウム配合剤である、請求項13に記載の抗腫瘍剤または組み合わせ物。
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