WO2017086467A1 - 抗腫瘍性ドラッグデリバリー製剤 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an antitumor drug delivery formulation for tumors that highly express the TUG1 gene.
- the present invention relates to a drug delivery formulation comprising a nucleic acid such as a modified siRNA, a modified antisense RNA, or an antisense DNA that effectively suppresses the expression of TUG1 in tumor cells.
- TUG1 is an abbreviation for taurine upregulated gene 1, and is a spliced polyadenylated RNA identified by Young et al. (Non-patent Document 1) as a non-coding RNA required for rodent retina differentiation. Strong expression in nervous system tissues such as the brain.
- Non-Patent Document 2 describes that, for example, in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), knocking down TUG1 promotes cell proliferation.
- NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer
- Xu et al. describe that TUG1 silencing suppresses the growth of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells and prevents cell cycle progression.
- ESCC esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- Non-patent Document 4 describe that TUG1 is overexpressed in an osteosarcoma cell line, and that osteosarcoma cells undergo apoptosis when TUG1 expression is suppressed. Furthermore, Han et al. (Non-Patent Document 5) describe that TUG1 is overexpressed in urothelial cancer and is associated with a high stage, and that silencing TUG1 results in growth inhibition and apoptosis induction. ing.
- GBM Glioblastoma
- GBM Glioblastoma
- GBM Glioblastoma
- GBM has epigenomic abnormalities such as untranslated RNA, histone modification and DNA methylation in addition to genomic abnormalities, and it has been suggested that these epigenomic abnormalities contribute to the malignant transformation of GBM.
- the regulation of gene expression by long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), one of the untranslated RNAs is deeply involved in various life phenomena such as cell differentiation and proliferation, and has been reported to be involved in cancer malignancy. .
- lncRNA long non-coding RNA
- An object of the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid drug capable of preventing or treating cancers or tumors that highly express TUG1, including brain tumors such as glioblastoma (GBM).
- GBM glioblastoma
- GBM has the highest malignancy among primary brain tumors, and is still very difficult to improve or cure.
- GBM has epigenomic abnormalities such as untranslated RNA, histone modification, and DNA methylation in addition to genomic abnormalities, and it has been suggested that these epigenomic abnormalities contribute to the malignant transformation of GBM.
- TUG1 which is one of the lncRNAs
- GBM tumor necrosis factor
- WO2016 / 129633A1 has now found an antitumor drug delivery formulation that is specifically accumulated in a tumor tissue such as a brain tumor and that can suppress the expression of TUG1 and regress the tumor.
- the headline and the present invention were completed.
- an antitumor drug delivery formulation for treating a subject having a tumor that highly expresses the TUG1 gene as compared with a normal tissue or preventing tumor metastasis, the nucleic acid suppressing high expression of the TUG1 gene
- the polymer micelle comprises a block copolymer having a cationic polyamino acid segment and a hydrophilic polymer chain segment, and the nucleic acid, and the nucleic acid comprises the cationic polyamino acid segment.
- the drug delivery formulation according to (1) above, wherein the tumor is brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia or lymphoma.
- Drug delivery formulation is siRNA against a transcript RNA of the TUG1 gene, a precursor RNA thereof, an antisense RNA, a modified RNA thereof, or an antisense DNA.
- the nucleic acid is a nucleotide sequence of 1044 to 1062, 1044 to 1062, or 1044 to 1062 in the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, or 3 of the transcript RNA of the TUG1 gene, and / or The drug delivery formulation according to any one of the above (1) to (4), which targets the region of nucleotide numbers 2997 to 5181, 2941 to 5111, or 2941 to 5125.
- siRNA wherein the nucleic acid comprises a sense strand consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 4 to 11 and an antisense strand consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 12 to 19 complementary to each of the sense strands, and a precursor thereof
- the drug delivery formulation according to any one of the above (1) to (5) which is a body RNA or a combination of two or more of its modified RNA.
- the modified RNA includes a sense strand consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 20 to 27 and an antisense strand consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 28 to 35 including a sequence complementary to each of the sense strands
- the above modified RNA is an LNA modified antisense RNA comprising at least two locked LNA modified nucleotides having 2′-O, 4′-C methylene bridges on each terminal side, (8)
- RNAs (4) to (5) and (7) to (9), wherein the modified RNA is an LNA modified antisense RNA consisting of any one of the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 36 to 38 and 51 to 53
- the modified RNA is an LNA modified antisense RNA consisting of any one of the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 36 to 38 and 51 to 53
- the nucleic acid is a vector containing siRNA or its precursor RNA, DNA encoding antisense RNA, or antisense DNA with respect to TRNA transcript gene RNA
- the hydrophilic polymer chain segment comprises a plurality of branched polymer chains.
- the block copolymer has a linking group between the cationic polyamino acid segment and the hydrophilic polymer chain segment.
- the block copolymer has an N / P ratio defined as greater than 1 [total number of cationic groups in block copolymer (N)] / [total number of phosphate groups in nucleic acid (P)].
- N / P ratio defined as greater than 1 [total number of cationic groups in block copolymer (N)] / [total number of phosphate groups in nucleic acid (P)].
- the subject comprising administering the drug delivery formulation according to any one of (1) to (18) above to a subject having a tumor in which the TUG1 gene is highly expressed as compared with a normal tissue.
- a method of treating or preventing a tumor (20) The method according to (19) above, wherein the tumor is a brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia or lymphoma.
- the drug delivery formulation of the present invention enables strong growth inhibition of tumors that highly express TUG1 gene such as brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, etc. compared to normal tissues Has the effect of
- This figure shows the expression level of TUG1 in various tumor cell lines.
- GSC indicates a glioma stem cell line
- T98, U251, SK-MG1 and AO2 indicate glioma cell lines
- MCF7, MDA231, SK-BR3 and T47D indicate breast cancer cell lines
- Lovo, Caco-2, RKO SW48, SW480 and SW1083 represent colon cancer cell lines
- PC3, LNCap and Vcap represent prostate cancer cell lines
- Huh7 and A549 represent liver cancer cell lines
- H920 and PC9 represent lung cancer cell lines
- Jurkat represents a leukemia cell line
- Raji represents a Burkitt lymphoma cell line
- Pfeiffer represents a lymphoma cell line.
- si-TUG1 # 1 to si-TUG1 # 14 (base sequence: see FIG. 3) are prepared siRNAs (RNA / DNA chimera; “dCdA” at the 3 ′ end of the sense strand and the antisense strand, etc. Represents the DNA sequence) and indicates the target position on the TUG1 sequence.
- the inhibitory effect is expressed as a relative expression ratio of TUG1 / GAPDH (internal standard) to control siRNA (“NC”; Silencer Select Negative Control # 1 siRNA (Life Technologies, catalog number 4390843)). * Indicates statistical significance (p ⁇ 0.01).
- This figure shows the base sequences (sense strand sequence and antisense strand sequence) of si-TUG1 # 1 to si-TUG1 # 14 tested in FIG.
- the siRNAs with which the inhibitory effect was obtained are si-TUG1 # 1 to si-TUG1 # 8 (FIG. 3A), and si-TUG1 # 9 to si-TUG1 # 14 have a low inhibitory effect or an inhibitory effect. It was shown that it was not (FIG. 3B).
- This figure shows the evaluation of the TUG1 expression suppression effect in glioma stem cell line GSC by si-TUG1 # 1 to si-TUG1 # 8 (labeled “# 1” to “# 8”).
- the expression level of TUG1 (TUG1 / GAPDH (internal standard)) 3 days after introduction of each modified siRNA is shown as a relative value with respect to the control siRNA (“NC”; Silencer Select Negative Control # 1 siRNA (Life Technologies, catalog number 4390843)). ing. * Indicates statistical significance (p ⁇ 0.01).
- This figure shows the evaluation of the antiproliferative effect on the glioma stem cell line GSC by si-TUG1 # 1 to si-TUG1 # 8 (labeled “# 1” to “# 8”).
- the figure shows the relative value of the viable cell count of GSC with respect to the control siRNA (“NC”) 3 days after introduction of each modified siRNA. * Indicates statistical significance (p ⁇ 0.01).
- This figure shows LNA-modified antisense RNA prepared based on the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, ie, LNA-TUG1-1 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 36), LNA-TUG1-1 # 2 (SEQ ID NO: 37) and LNA -Shows TUG1-1 # 3 (SEQ ID NO: 38).
- LNA-TUG1-1 # 1 SEQ ID NO: 36
- LNA-TUG1-1 # 2 SEQ ID NO: 37
- LNA-TUG1-1 # 3 SEQ ID NO: 38
- the evaluation of the TUG1 expression inhibitory effect by RNA and si-TUG1 # 2 (sense: SEQ ID NO: 21 and antisense: SEQ ID NO: 29) is shown.
- si-TUG1 # 2 and control siRNA (“NC”) were used.
- Each siRNA and LNA-modified antisense RNA was introduced into the glioma stem cell line GSC, and the relative expression level of TUG1 relative to the control siRNA (“NC”) after 3, 7, 10 days (d3, d7, d10) is shown.
- the expression level is TUG1 / GAPDH (internal standard). * Indicates statistical significance (p ⁇ 0.01).
- This figure shows the evaluation of the anti-tumor cell proliferation inhibitory effect of each siRNA and each LNA-modified antisense RNA (final concentration 30 nM) shown in the glioma stem cell line GSC (initial cell number 1 ⁇ 10 5 ).
- si-TUG1 # 2 (sense: SEQ ID NO: 21 and antisense: SEQ ID NO: 29) and LNA modified antisense RNA (LNA-TUG1-1 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 36), LNA-TUG1-1 # 2 (SEQ ID NO: 37) ) And LNA-TUG1-1 # 3 (SEQ ID NO: 38)) are shown relative to control siRNA ("NC") relative to the number of viable GSC cells 10 days after introduction into GSC. * Indicates statistical significance (p ⁇ 0.01).
- This figure shows LNA-modified antisense RNA prepared based on the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, ie, LNA-TUG1-2 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 51), LNA-TUG1-2 # 2 (SEQ ID NO: 52) and LNA -Shows TUG1-2 # 3 (SEQ ID NO: 53). The site where LNA modification was performed is underlined.
- This figure shows three types of LNA-modified antisense: LNA-TUG1-2 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 51), LNA-TUG1-2 # 2 (SEQ ID NO: 52) and LNA-TUG1-2 # 3 (SEQ ID NO: 53).
- RNA and si-TUG1 # 6 (sense: SEQ ID NO: 25 and antisense: SEQ ID NO: 33) is shown.
- si-TUG1 # 6 and control siRNA (“NC”) were used.
- Each siRNA and LNA-modified antisense RNA was introduced into the glioma stem cell line GSC, and the relative expression level of TUG1 relative to the control siRNA (“NC”) after 3, 7, 10 days (d3, d7, d10) is shown.
- the expression level is TUG1 / GAPDH (internal standard). * Indicates statistical significance (p ⁇ 0.01).
- si-TUG1 # 6 sense: SEQ ID NO: 25 and antisense: SEQ ID NO: 33
- LNA-modified antisense RNA LNA-TUG1-2 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 51), LNA-TUG1-2 # 2 (SEQ ID NO: 52)
- LNA-TUG1-2 # 3 SEQ ID NO: 53
- FIG. 12A shows the TUG1 expression level in the PC3 strain when si-TUG1 # 2 or control siRNA (“NC”) was applied
- FIG. 12B shows the relative cell growth rate of the PC3 strain when each siRNA was applied.
- This figure shows that nude mice transplanted subcutaneously with the glioma stem cell line GSC were treated with LNA-TUG1-1 # 1 ((SEQ ID NO: 36) or control siRNA ("NC”) directly administered to the tumor every 3 days. Shows the daily change of the tumor size when * is applied, * indicates statistical significance (p ⁇ 0.01).
- This figure shows that a drug delivery preparation containing a TUG1-LNA oligomer (LNA-TUG1-2 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 51)) was intravenously administered to a brain tumor orthotopic transplant mouse model as described in Example 7 described later.
- 3 shows that the drug delivery preparation accumulates specifically in brain tumor tissue at 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 hours after administration.
- the left is a mouse administered with Alexa-647 labeled TUG1-LNA oligomer alone
- the right is a mouse administered with a drug delivery formulation containing Alexa-647 labeled TUG1-LNA oligomer. This is the result.
- This figure is a graph showing the change over time of the fluorescence intensity of the drug delivery preparation to brain tumor tissue based on the results of FIG. ⁇ shows changes over time in relative fluorescence intensity in brain tumor tissue of mice administered with a drug delivery formulation containing Alexa-647-labeled TUG1-LNA oligomer, and ⁇ indicates Alexa-647-labeled TUG1-LNA oligomer alone 2 shows the change in relative fluorescence intensity over time in the brain tumor tissue of mice administered with.
- the relative fluorescence intensity is a value when the fluorescence intensity before administration (0 hour) is 1.
- This figure shows that a drug delivery preparation (25 ⁇ g / mouse) containing a TUG1-LNA oligomer (LNA-TUG1-2 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 51)) was applied to a brain tumor orthotopic mouse model once every 3 days.
- the result of hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining of mouse brain tissue after 10 intravenous administrations is shown.
- mice On the left is mouse brain tissue to which a drug delivery preparation (control) containing siRNA (SEQ ID NOs: 54 and 55) against Luciferase gene (firefly GL3 luciferase) was administered, while on the right, drug delivery containing a TUG1-LNA oligomer It is a mouse
- This figure shows the growth inhibitory effect of pancreatic cancer cell lines (MIAPACA2, PANC1, BXPC3) by TUG1 inhibition.
- A shows a TUG1-LNA oligomer (LNA modified antisense DNA, SEQ ID NO: 56) or a TUG1 expression level in a pancreatic cancer cell line when acting on an LNA oligomer (SEQ ID NO: 57) against Firefly GL3 Luciferase gene; The relative cell growth rate of a pancreatic cancer cell line when each LNA oligomer is acted is shown. * Indicates statistical significance (p ⁇ 0.01).
- This figure shows a drug delivery preparation containing a TUG1-LNA oligomer (SEQ ID NO: 56) or an LNA oligomer (SEQ ID NO: 57) for Firefly GL3 Luciferase gene in nude mice transplanted subcutaneously with a pancreatic cancer cell line (BXPC3).
- BXPC3 pancreatic cancer cell line
- miRNAs microRNAs
- the types of miRNAs differ depending on the type of cancer or tumor, and there are miRNAs that are overexpressed compared to normal cells, and conversely, miRNAs that decrease on the contrary are also mixed, making it complicated.
- miRNAs miRNAs that are overexpressed compared to normal cells
- miRNAs that decrease on the contrary are also mixed, making it complicated.
- lncRNA compared with miRNA both the case where it overexpresses in the relationship between lncRNA and cancer, and the case where expression decreases are known.
- GBM Glioblastoma
- RA cancer malignancy
- TUG1 is one of the lncRNAs, as compared to normal tissues, and the suppression of TUG1 expression was observed in GSC.
- TUG1 is highly expressed and that antitumor effects can be expected with these nucleic acid drugs in these tumors as well as GSC.
- TUG1 As described in the background art above, there are very few reports on the relationship between TUG1 and tumor, and TUG1 is known to vary in expression depending on the type of tumor. There is no sufficient evidence as to whether the suppression of TUG1 expression is therapeutically effective even for specific tumors.
- TUG1 has a role to suppress specific genes related to the cell cycle induced by p53, and it is hypothesized that the lncRNA containing TUG1 may function to suppress tumor growth in the p53 transcriptional pathway. Is not well understood (AM Khalil et al., PNAS, 106: 11667-11672, 2009).
- the present inventors have found that growth of tumors such as brain tumors is suppressed by suppressing the expression of TUG1. Now, the present inventors have further increased the expression of the TUG1 gene.
- the drug delivery preparation containing the nucleic acid to be suppressed is statistically significant (P ⁇ 0.01) compared to normal tissues for TUG1 genes such as brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, and lymphoma. ) was found to be extremely effective in treating or preventing a subject having a tumor that is highly expressed (hereinafter referred to as “high expression”) or from metastasis of the tumor.
- the TUG1 gene is expressed in cancer stem cells, and tumor growth is suppressed when the expression of the gene is suppressed, so tumor metastasis by cancer stem cells is also suppressed. it is conceivable that.
- cancer stem cells are often resistant to anticancer agents, it is known that even if cancer cells apparently shrink, they remain and cause metastasis or recurrence. Therefore, if a drug targeting cancer stem cells can be developed, metastasis is suppressed and recurrence can be prevented. Since the TUG1 gene is also expressed in cancer stem cells, the drug delivery formulation of the present invention enables an effective attack against a cancer or tumor that expresses the TUG1 gene.
- the drug delivery formulation of the present invention further contains a nucleic acid that suppresses high expression of the TUG1 gene, and can specifically deliver the nucleic acid to cancer or tumor cells.
- a nucleic acid that suppresses high expression of the TUG1 gene
- cancers or tumors exemplified above, brain tumors and pancreatic cancers are known to be the most difficult to treat, and the preparation has an anticancer effect effective against such cancers or tumors. Can be demonstrated.
- nucleic acid that suppresses high expression of TUG1 gene The active ingredient of the composition of the present invention is a nucleic acid that suppresses high expression of the TUG1 gene in tumors.
- the term “suppresses the high expression of the TUG1 gene” refers to an abnormal state that is higher than the level (or amount) of TUG1 normally expressed in normal tissues (or normal cells) as “high expression”.
- the term is used in the sense of suppressing high expression of the TUG1 gene to a normal level or lower, and suppressing the function of lncRNA, which is a transcript of the TUG1 gene.
- the function of lncRNA refers to a function related to the growth, progression or metastasis of cancer or tumor in the present invention.
- the expression of TUG1 is suppressed in a subject having a tumor that highly expresses TUG1, such as brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia and lymphoma, thereby Growth of the tumor can be suppressed.
- a tumor that highly expresses TUG1 such as brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia and lymphoma
- the subject is not limited as long as it is an animal, but is preferably a mammal such as a human, dog, cat, horse, cow, other mammal such as a mammal kept in a zoo, etc. Human.
- a subject having a tumor in which the TUG1 gene is highly expressed is the subject animal of the present invention.
- TUG1 is TUG1 of the above-mentioned animal, for example, the base sequence of NR — 110492 (SEQ ID NO: 1), NR — 110493 (SEQ ID NO: 2) or NR — 002323 (SEQ ID NO: 3) known as a transcript of human TUG1 gene (lncRNA), or
- sequence identity means an integer of 2 to 10, preferably an integer of 2 to 5.
- sequence identity can be determined using a known algorithm for obtaining a sequence alignment such as a base sequence, for example, BLAST.
- the nucleic acid that suppresses the high expression of the TUG1 gene is, for example, siRNA having RNA interference (RNAi) action or a precursor RNA thereof, or a modified RNA thereof, or an siRNA for a transcript RNA of the TUG1 gene, or the same.
- RNAi RNA interference
- the nucleic acid is an antisense RNA or antisense DNA, or a modified nucleic acid thereof, or a DNA encoding the antisense RNA or a vector containing the antisense DNA.
- the nucleic acid in the present invention is not limited to a specific type of nucleic acid or nucleic acid sequence as long as it suppresses high expression of the TUG1 gene and suppresses tumor growth.
- region of the nucleotide sequence of, for example, the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, or 3, which is the nucleotide sequence of the transcript RNA of the human TUG1 gene of nucleotide numbers 1044 to 1062, 1044 to 1062, or 1044 to 1062, respectively.
- the region (region # 1 in FIG. 2) and / or the region of nucleotide numbers 2997 to 5181, 2941 to 5111, or 2941 to 5125 (regions including # 5 to # 4 in FIG. 2), respectively, are targeted. It is preferable to do.
- siRNA having RNAi action on TUG1 or its precursor RNA
- siRNA is complementary to a part of transcript RNA of TUG1 gene, 18 to 25 nucleotides, preferably 20 to 24 nucleotides, more preferably 21 to 23 nucleotides.
- a double-stranded RNA consisting of a sense RNA and an antisense RNA.
- Each 3 ′ end of the sense RNA and antisense RNA may have a protruding end of 2 to 5 nucleotides, preferably 2 nucleotides. It has been pointed out that the protruding end may interact with RISC (WR Strapps et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Aug; 38 (14): 4788-4797).
- RNAi action has a meaning commonly used in the art, and a phenomenon in which a short double-stranded RNA (siRNA) degrades a target transcript RNA specifically in its base sequence and suppresses its gene expression. It is.
- siRNA short double-stranded RNA
- the precursor RNA is any one of siRNA priRNA, preRNA, and shRNA.
- the priRNA has a transcript RNA sequence for the TUG1 gene, for example, the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 or 3.
- preRNA is a preshRNA produced by enzymatic processing of priRNA.
- shRNA is an abbreviation for short hairpin RNA, and consists of a stem of a sense strand and an antisense strand having the same sequence as siRNA and a hairpin loop, which are enzymatically produced from preshRNA.
- the shRNA hairpin structure is cleaved into siRNA by cellular machinery and binds to the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), which binds to transcript RNA having a sequence complementary to the antisense strand of the siRNA, Cut it off.
- RISC RNA-induced silencing complex
- the nucleic acid of the present invention can be any of siRNAs including, for example, a sense strand consisting of the base sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 4 to 11 and an antisense strand consisting of the base sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 12 to 19 complementary to each of the sense strands. Or a combination of two or more.
- the nucleic acid of the present invention is a vector containing DNA or antisense DNA encoding the above siRNA or its precursor RNA, or antisense RNA, with respect to the transcript RNA of the TUG1 gene.
- a preferred precursor RNA is shRNA.
- the vector contains a regulatory sequence that enables expression of the DNA when introduced into a cell, for example, a viral vector such as adeno-associated virus, retrovirus, lentivirus, Sendai virus, or a plasmid, artificial chromosome (for example, , Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC), yeast artificial chromosome (YAC), human artificial chromosome (HAC), or mouse artificial chromosome (MAC)).
- BAC Bacterial artificial chromosome
- YAC yeast artificial chromosome
- HAC human artificial chromosome
- MAC mouse artificial chromosome
- Preferred vectors are plasmids, Sendai virus vectors, adeno-associated virus vectors and the like from the viewpoint of safety.
- the plasmid is preferably a plasmid that can be used in mammalian cells, preferably human cells, and has been proven to be safe.
- plasmid vectors include, for example, vectors as described in JP-T-2014-508515, such as pSilencer 4.1-CMV (Ambion), pcDNA3, pcDNA3.1 / hyg, pHCMV / Zeo, pCR3. 1, pEF1 / His, pIND / GS, pRc / HCMV2, pSV40 / Zeo2, pTRACER-HCMV, pUB6 / V5-His, pVAX1, pZeoSV2, pCI, pSVL, pKSV-10, pBPV-1, pML2d, pML2d, etc. Examples include, but are not limited to, viral vectors.
- the regulatory sequence includes a promoter, a transcription initiation point, a terminator, and the like, and can include an enhancer, a selectable marker sequence, and the like as necessary.
- the promoter any endogenous or exogenous promoter can be used as long as it promotes transcription initiation of the DNA in a specific host cell.
- the promoter is a U6 or H1 promoter. It is also expressed by the daughter cell and inherited by the gene silencing effect.
- RNA is quite unstable because it is easily degraded by ribonuclease in vivo, for example, in blood.
- the nucleotides of the sense strand and the antisense strand are preferably modified.
- the modification may be at least one, preferably multiple nucleotide modifications, such as base modifications, sugar modifications, phosphodiester moiety modifications, or combinations thereof, and / or cyclic structures (double-stranded stems and A structure composed of two loops), a chimeric structure containing DNA, and the like. Modifications include, but are not limited to:
- RNA and DNA are nucleic acids composed of a chain of nucleotides consisting of sugars, bases and phosphodiester bonds, and the structural differences between these nucleic acids are that sugars in nucleotides, that is, the sugar of RNA is ribose,
- the sugar of DNA is 2′-deoxyribose in which the hydroxyl group at the 2 ′ position is replaced with hydrogen
- bases that is, RNA bases are adenine (A), uracil (U), and guanine (G).
- cytosine (C) whereas the base of DNA is composed of adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G) and cytosine (C).
- the modification of the phosphodiester moiety that is the backbone includes substitution by modification with, for example, phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate, alkylphosphonate, or phosphoramidate bond instead of the phosphodiester bond.
- 2′-deoxy-2′-halo eg, fluoro, chloro or bromo nucleotide, 2′-deoxy-2′-halo, as exemplified in JP-T-2007-525192 (Eg fluoro, chloro or bromo) pyrimidine nucleotides, 2'-deoxy-2'-halo (eg fluoro, chloro or bromo) cytidine nucleotides, 2'-deoxy-2'-halo (eg fluoro, chloro or bromo) uridine nucleotides 2′-deoxy-2′-halo (eg fluoro, chloro or bromo) guanosine nucleotides, 2′-O-methylpurine nucleotides, 2′-deoxyribonucleotides, locked nucleic acid nucleotides (Locked Nucleic Acids (LNA); 2'-O, 4'-C methylene bridge
- the 2 ′ position of the sugar as described in, for example, JP-T-2010-507579 is substituted with, for example, halogen, allyl, amino, azide, acetoxy, alkyl.
- the modification position of the nucleotide sequence of the nucleic acid of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it suppresses tumor growth.
- 1 to 4 nucleotides at the 5 ′ end and / or 1 to 4 nucleotides at the 3 ′ end of the sequence are particularly limited.
- double-stranded RNA such as siRNA, a tumor growth effect can be obtained even if only the antisense strand is modified.
- LNA-modified nucleotides are artificial nucleic acids developed by Takeshi Imanishi et al. (M. Abdur Rahman, Sayori Seki, Satoshi Obika, HaruhisashiYoshikawa, Kazuyuki Miki).
- '-BNA A bridged nucleic acid analog "J. Am. Chem. Soc.
- nucleotides in which LNA also referred to as “BNA (Bridged Nucleic Acid)
- LNA Long RNA sequence
- Such a nucleic acid comprises at least two LNA modified nucleotides at each end, preferably 3-4 at each end.
- LNA-modified antisense RNA and LNA-modified antisense DNA are modified RNAs of the antisense strand base sequence (SEQ ID NOs: 28-35) shown in FIG. 3A, including, but not limited to, SEQ ID NOs: 36-38, Examples include LNA-modified RNA consisting of any one of base sequences such as Nos. 51 to 53, LNA-modified DNA consisting of the base sequence of SEQ ID No. 56, and the like.
- the nucleic acid of the present invention can also have an RNA / DNA chimera structure containing a deoxyribonucleotide sequence in a part of the base sequence of siRNA.
- a deoxyribonucleotide sequence By including the deoxyribonucleotide sequence, it becomes possible to make it more nuclease resistant than the ribonucleotide sequence alone (for example, Japanese Patent No. 3803318).
- Deoxyribonucleotides can be included at a ratio of 30% or less, preferably 20% or less, based on the total number of nucleotides in the antisense strand or sense strand of the siRNA base sequence.
- the deoxyribonucleotide may be contained in both the antisense strand and the sense strand of siRNA, or may be contained only in the sense strand. Further, deoxyribonucleotides in the base sequence of siRNA are preferably present on the 3 ′ side. For example, they may be present in a sequence in which 2 to 4 deoxyribonucleotides are continuous as protruding ends at the 3 ′ end. Specifically, in the RNA / DNA chimera, the sense strand has the base sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 20 to 27, and the antisense strand has the base sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 28 to 35, respectively. Stranded RNA.
- the nucleic acid having the above circular structure is a so-called dumbbell-type single-stranded RNA.
- the stem is composed of complementary sequences of the sense strand sequence and the antisense strand sequence of siRNA.
- the loop is composed of, for example, about 2 to about 15 nucleotides that are non-complementary per loop linked to each end of the stem (see, eg, US Pat. No. 5,168,053, US Pat. No. 5,190). 931, U.S. Pat. No. 5,135,917, Smith and Clausel et al. (1993) Nucl. Acids Res. 21: 3405-3411, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,087,617. ).
- nucleic acid examples include the above antisense RNA or antisense DNA, or a modified nucleic acid thereof.
- Antisense RNA or antisense DNA is a single-stranded nucleic acid that targets lncRNA, which is a transcription product of the TUG1 gene.
- the siRNA targeting the lncRNA degrades the lncRNA, whereas the antisense RNA or antisense DNA suppresses or inhibits the lncRNA function.
- the antisense RNA or antisense DNA is preferably an RNA / DNA chimeric structure and / or a modified derivative containing one or more of the above-mentioned modified nucleotides.
- modified nucleotides are those described above, and a more preferred example is a combination of phosphorothioate modifications and 2'-MOE nucleotides, 2'-OMe nucleotides or LNA modified nucleotides.
- the base length of antisense RNA or antisense DNA or a modified derivative thereof is usually 12 to 100 nucleotides, preferably 15 to 50 nucleotides, more preferably 20 to 30 nucleotides. Although the base length can be longer than 100 nucleotides, the above range is suitable because it is disadvantageous particularly in terms of production cost.
- the sequence of antisense RNA or antisense DNA is the nucleotide sequence of TUG1 gene transcript lncRNA or the DNA encoding the same, for example, the sequence derived from human TUG1 of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, or 3, or each of these nucleotide sequences From the base sequence of TUG1, which is a natural variant consisting of a base sequence having a sequence identity of 70% or more, 80% or more or 90% or more, preferably 95% or more, more preferably 98% or more or 99% or more, the above size
- a base sequence complementary to this sequence or a modified base sequence thereof can be selected.
- nucleotide sequence of, for example, SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, or 3, which is the nucleotide sequence of the transcript RNA of the human TUG1 gene regions of nucleotide numbers 1044 to 1062, 1044 to 1062, or 1044 to 1062, respectively. (Region # 1 in FIG. 2) and / or the region of nucleotide numbers 2997 to 5181, 2941 to 5111, or 2941 to 5125 (regions including # 5 to # 4 in FIG. 2), respectively. It is preferable.
- examples of antisense RNAs containing at least 2, preferably 3 to 4, LNA-modified nucleotides on each terminal side include the antisense strand base sequence (SEQ ID NOs: 28 to 35) shown in FIG. 3A.
- Nonsense RNA having any base sequence such as SEQ ID NO: 36-38, 51-53, for example.
- the antisense DNA has a base sequence obtained by converting uracil (U) to thymine (T) in the sequence of the antisense RNA.
- the formulation of the present invention is characterized by a drug delivery formulation comprising a nucleic acid that suppresses high expression of the TUG1 gene and thereby suppresses tumor growth.
- the formulations of the present invention have micelles or micelle-like structures (referred to as “polymer micelles”) formed by block copolymers. Below, a block copolymer and a formulation are demonstrated.
- the block copolymer which is one of the components of the preparation of the present invention can be produced by a method described in, for example, WO2013 / 162041, WO2012 / 096399. Below, a block copolymer and its manufacturing method are demonstrated.
- the block copolymer forming the polymer micelle includes a cationic polyamino acid segment and a hydrophilic polymer chain segment.
- the cationic polyamino acid segment can preferably include a hydrophobic amino acid segment and / or a hydrophobic side group to increase hydrophobicity.
- the hydrophilic polymer chain segment and the cationic polyamino acid segment may be bonded via a linking group.
- the micelle has a multi-molecular micelle structure (hereinafter referred to as “micelle type polyion complex (PIC)”) in which the hydrophilic polymer chain segment is oriented toward the outer shell while the cationic polyamino acid segment is oriented toward the inner shell.
- PIC multi-molecular micelle structure
- unit-type PIC monomolecular micelle-like structure
- a hydrophilic polymer chain segment encloses or covers a cationic polyamino acid segment.
- the micelle may have a particle-like structure and encapsulate a nucleic acid, or the nucleic acid may electrostatically bind to a cationic polyamino acid segment to form a complex.
- the hydrophilic polymer chain segment may have a structure that wraps around or covers the polyamino acid segment, and it is preferable that both have a nano-sized micelle or micelle-like structure.
- the nucleic acid is electrostatically attracted by a cationic polyamino acid segment so that the nucleic acid is encapsulated or attached to the inside of the micelle, and the micelle forms a neovascular wall in the tumor. It has a so-called EPR (Enhanced Permeability and Retention) effect that can penetrate and accumulate in the tumor.
- EPR Enhanced Permeability and Retention
- the pericytes of the neovascularization of the tumor are weakly bound to the endothelial cells, and there are very few or disappeared smooth muscle cells, and the basement membrane is thin or almost absent. For this reason, it is known that even a larger-sized substance that passes through the neovascularization of the tumor has a vascular structure that is easy to leak and penetrate.
- the molecular weight range of the substance that can penetrate the blood vessel wall of the tumor is preferably about 10 kDa to about 100 kDa, more preferably about 15 kDa to about 50 kDa, or
- the maximum (diameter) size of the substance is preferably about 10 nm to about 100 nm, more preferably about 20 nm to about 50 nm (S. Azzi et al. Front Oncol. 2013; 3: 211. doi: 10.3389 / fonc) 2013.0211; F. Alexis et al., Mol Pharmaceuticals 2008; 5 (4): 505-515). With such a size, the substance can accumulate in the tumor.
- an RGD (arginine-glycine-aspartic acid) peptide or an NGR (asparagine-glycine-arginine) peptide that specifically binds to the endothelial cells of the neovascularized tumor can be coupled to the block copolymer (RJ Boohaler et al., Curr Med Chem 2012; 19 (22): 3794-3804).
- electrostatic attracting refers to binding or attachment of a nucleic acid molecule and a polymer molecule by attracting a positive charge of a cationic polyamino acid segment and a negative charge of a phosphate ion of a nucleic acid by electrostatic force. .
- the cationic polyamino acid segment has a positive charge that counteracts the negative charge of the nucleic acid and renders the micelles fully or partially electrically neutral, while the hydrophilic polymer chain segment is It has a chain length that makes it possible to encapsulate or enclose (or cover) the nucleic acid.
- hydrophilic polymer chain segment and the cationic polyamino acid segment are molecular components, and the structural characteristics and arrangement of each segment will be further described below.
- the hydrophilic polymer chain segment can be disposed, for example, at the end (one end or both ends) of the cationic polyamino acid segment. Further, instead of or in addition to the end portion, it may be grafted to a side chain of an intermediate portion (preferably approximately the central portion) of the cationic polyamino acid segment, and is arranged between two adjacent cationic polyamino acid segments. May be. When arranged between two adjacent cationic polyamino acid segments, the hydrophilic polymer chain segment may be arranged so as to extend in a direction crossing the arrangement direction of these cationic polyamino acid segments.
- the block copolymer has one or more hydrophilic polymer chain segments.
- the hydrophilic polymer chain segments may be composed of branched polymer chains. Since the block copolymer which is a constituent component of the preparation of the present invention can enclose or cover a nucleic acid, metabolism or degradation by an enzyme or the like can be suitably avoided. As a result, micelle particles having excellent blood retention can be obtained.
- the number of hydrophilic polymer chain segments in the block copolymer can be, for example, 1 to 4, preferably 1 to 2.
- the hydrophilic polymer chain segment can be composed of any appropriate hydrophilic polymer.
- the hydrophilic polymer include poly (ethylene glycol), polysaccharide, poly (vinyl pyrrolidone), poly (vinyl alcohol), poly (acrylamide), poly (acrylic acid), poly (methacrylamide), and poly (methacrylic). Acid), poly (methacrylic acid ester), poly (acrylic acid ester), polyamino acid, poly (malic acid), poly (oxazoline), or derivatives thereof.
- Specific examples of polysaccharides include starch, dextran, fructan, galactan and the like.
- the polyethylene glycol may be a polyethylene glycol end-modified with a group such as, for example, a C1-C6 alkyl group, and also for coupling with a cationic polyamino acid segment or linking group (also referred to as a “linker”).
- a group such as, for example, a C1-C6 alkyl group
- a cationic polyamino acid segment or linking group also referred to as a “linker”.
- polyethylene glycols having various functional groups at the terminals are commercially available, and polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights and branched types are commercially available and are preferably used because they are easily available.
- the weight average molecular weight of the hydrophilic polymer chain segment is preferably 10,000 to 80,000, more preferably 10,000 to 60,000, for example, 10,000 to 40,000 per segment.
- the length of the hydrophilic polymer chain segment is set to an appropriate length according to the chain length of the nucleic acid contained in the polymer micelle.
- the sex polymer chain segment is set to a length that can wrap or cover the nucleic acid.
- At least one hydrophilic polymer chain segment in the polymer micelle has a radius of inertia equal to or greater than the length of the nucleic acid contained in the polymer micelle (if a plurality of nucleic acids are contained, the total length of each nucleic acid) In the case of having (Rg), it is judged that the whole of the nucleic acid is encapsulated or covered with the hydrophilic polymer chain segment.
- the inertial radius (Rg) of polyethylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of 21,000 or 42,000 is about 6.5 nm or about 9.7 nm, respectively, so that these are independently siRNA (length: about 5 .7 nm) can be covered.
- the hydrophilic polymer chain segment arranged so as to have a rotation center for example, a connecting site with a polyamino acid segment
- the hydrophilic property arranged so as to have a rotation center on the other terminal side.
- each hydrophilic polymer chain segment preferably has an inertial radius (Rg) that is greater than or equal to half the length of the nucleic acid, more preferably greater than or equal to the length of the nucleic acid, and even more preferably It has an inertial radius (Rg) of 1.2 times or more of the length, and even more preferably 1.3 times or more.
- the upper limit of the length of the hydrophilic polymer chain segment is not limited as long as it is less susceptible to steric hindrance and is advantageous for the formation of polymer micelles.
- the inertia radius (Rg) is included in the polymer micelle particles.
- the length may be 2.5 times or less, preferably 1.6 times or less, of the length of the nucleic acid.
- a cyclic peptide comprising an arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) sequence at the end of a hydrophilic polymer chain segment (referred to as “cRGD”), such as arginine-glycine-aspartic acid—
- RGD arginine-glycine-aspartic acid
- a cyclic peptide consisting of a phenylalanine-lysine sequence (WO2012 / 096399) can be bound.
- cRGD can be a ligand for adhering or binding micelles to cancer cells.
- NGR peptides can also be used as the above ligands.
- the cationic polyamino acid segment and the hydrophilic polymer chain segment may be linked by any appropriate linking group.
- the linking group include an ester bond, an amide bond, an imino group, a carbon-carbon bond, an ether bond, and the like.
- these segments may be linked by a linking group that can be cleaved in vivo (for example, a disulfide bond, a hydrazone bond, a maleamate bond, or an acetal group).
- the cationic polyamino acid side terminal and / or the hydrophilic polymer chain side terminal of the block copolymer may be arbitrarily modified as long as the effects of the present invention are not adversely affected.
- any appropriate cationic amino acid having a cationic group for example, amino group, guanidyl group, imidazolyl group, etc.
- a cationic group for example, amino group, guanidyl group, imidazolyl group, etc.
- basic amino acids such as lysine, arginine, histidine, ornithine and the like can be mentioned.
- a hydrophobic amino acid for example, leucine, isoleucine, valine, phenylalanine, proline, etc.
- a cationic amino acid may be included.
- the cationic polyamino acid segment includes, for example, polylysine.
- charge amount -1
- an amino acid having one cationic group in the side chain more specifically, an amino acid having one positive charge in the side chain at blood pH can be preferably used.
- the distance from the main chain to the cationic group on the side chain is preferably short.
- the cationic group is preferably bonded to the main chain through 1 to 6, more preferably 1 to 4 atoms.
- the cationic polyamino acid segment is preferably approximately equivalent, approximately half, approximately 1/4, or approximately 1 / approximately relative to the negative charge of the nucleic acid contained in the polymeric micelle. It can have 8 positive charges.
- various polymer micelles having different block copolymer contents for example, 1, 2, 4, or 8) can be obtained.
- the number of amino acid residues contained in the cationic polyamino acid segment can be appropriately set according to the amount of charge desired for the segment.
- the cationic polyamino acid segment may contain a non-cationic amino acid residue as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
- the number of non-cationic amino acid residues is, for example, 20% or less, preferably 10% or less, more preferably 5% or less, and even more preferably 2% or less, of the total number of amino acid residues contained in the cationic polyamino acid segment. be able to.
- An example of a block copolymer for preparing a unit-type PIC can be represented by, but not limited to, the following formula (1) or (2).
- the number of polyethylene glycol chains that are hydrophilic polymer chain segments is two, but may be one.
- R 1a to R 1d are each independently a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms
- R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or substituted linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms.
- a carbonyl group, R 3 represents a hydroxyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted linear or branched alkyloxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted linear or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms.
- R 4a and R 4b each independently represent a methylene group or an ethylene group
- R 5a and R 5b are independently of each other the following groups: —NH— (CH 2 ) p1 — [NH— (CH 2 ) q1 —] r1 NH 2 (i); —NH— (CH 2 ) p2 —N [— (CH 2 ) q2 —NH 2 ] 2 (ii); —NH— (CH 2 ) p3 —N ⁇ [— (CH 2 ) q3 —NH 2 ] [— (CH 2 ) q4 —NH—] r2 H ⁇ (iii); and —NH— (CH 2 ) p
- a C4-C16 alkyl group substituted with a group, or a residue of a sterol derivative
- p1 to p4, q1 to q6, and r1 to r2 are each independently an integer of 1 to 5
- Q is —NH 2 or —NHC ( ⁇ NH) NH 2
- L is a divalent linking group or valence bond
- x1 to x4 are each independently an integer of 110 to 2,000, for example, y, z
- v are each independently an integer of 0 to 60, for example, provided that 5 ⁇ y + z + v ⁇ 60 is satisfied
- w is, for example, an integer from 1 to 6
- l and m are each independently an integer of 0 to 5, for example, n is 0 or 1, for example.
- L is a divalent linking group or valence bond. Any appropriate linking group can be adopted as the divalent linking group.
- L can be -L 1 -L 2 -L 3-
- L in formula (2), L can be -L 4 -L 5 -L 6- .
- L 1 and L 4 are independently of each other, — (O— (CH 2 ) a ) b —L 1a —, where a is an integer of 1 to 5, for example, and b is 0, for example Is an integer of ⁇ 300, and when b is 2 or more, a need not all be the same, and L 1a can be a valence bond, —SS—, —NH—, —O—, —O—CH (CH 3 ) —O—, —OCO—, —OCONH—, —NHCO—, —NHCOO—, —NHCONH—, —CONH— or —COO—;
- L 2 and L 5 are independently of each other A bond or —L 2a —L 2b —L 2c —, wherein L 2a and L 2c are spacer structures, and are not particularly limited.
- L 2b are each for example a structure represented by the following formula (3) to (5) And a;
- L 3 is, - ((CH 2) c -O) d - (CH 2) e -L 3a - a, where c is for example 1 ⁇ 5, d is, for example, 0 ⁇ 500, e is for example An integer of 0 to 5 and when d is 2 or greater, c need not all be the same,
- L 3a is —NH— or —O—;
- L 6 is — ((CH 2 ) f —O ) G- (CH 2 ) h -L 6a- (CH 2 ) i -CO-, where f is, for example, 1 to 5, g is, for example, 0 to 300, h is, for example, 0 to 5, and i is, for example, 0.
- L 6a is —OCO—, —NHCO—, —OCONH—, —NHCOO—, —NHCONH—, —CONH—, Or, it is —COO—.
- Examples of the alkyl moiety of the linear or branched alkyloxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, the alkyl-substituted imino group, and the alkyl group defined by the groups R 1a to R 1d , R 2 , or R 3 include the following: Examples thereof include a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-hexyl group, a decyl group, and an undecyl group.
- alkenyl or alkynyl moiety in the straight chain or branched alkenyloxy group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms or the straight chain or branched alkynyloxy group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms is exemplified above having 2 or more carbon atoms. And those containing a double bond or a triple bond in the alkyl group.
- substituents when “substituted” include, but are not limited to, C 1-6 alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups, aryl C 1-3 oxy groups, cyano groups, carboxyls A group, amino group, C 1-6 alkoxycarbonyl group, C 2-7 acylamide group, tri-C 1-6 alkylsiloxy group, siloxy group, silylamino group, or acetalized formyl group, formyl group, chlorine or Mention may be made of halogen atoms such as fluorine.
- R 5a and R 5b NH— (CH 2 ) p1 — [NH— (CH 2 ) q1 —] r1 NH 2 (i); —NH— (CH 2 ) p2 —N [— (CH 2 ) q2 —NH 2 ] 2 (ii); —NH— (CH 2 ) p3 —N ⁇ [— (CH 2 ) q3 —NH 2 ] [— (CH 2 ) q4 —NH—] r2 H ⁇ (iii); and —NH— (CH 2 ) p4 — N ⁇ - (CH 2) q5 -N [- (CH 2) q6 -NH 2] 2 ⁇ 2 (iv)
- the groups selected from the group consisting of are preferably the same group, and more preferably the group of formula (i).
- p1 to p4 and q1 to q6 are each independently, for example, preferably 2 or 3, more preferably 2.
- r1 and r2 are preferably each independently an integer of 1 to 3, for example.
- the groups of R 5a and R 5b the same group may be selected for all the repeating units to which the group belongs, or different groups may be selected for each repeating unit.
- the same group may be selected for all the repeating units to which it belongs, or different groups may be selected for each repeating unit.
- w is 1, 2, 3, or 4, for example.
- X1 to x4 representing the number of ethylene glycol repeats are values that can be appropriately set according to the length of the nucleic acid contained in the desired polymer micelle.
- x1 to x4 are independent of each other, and the lower limit is, for example, but not limited to 100 to 250, and the upper limit is Non-limiting examples are 900-1200.
- Y, z, and v are values that can be appropriately set according to the negative charge amount of the nucleic acid and the number of block copolymers contained in the desired polymer micelle, respectively.
- y, z, and v are the number of cationic groups in the cationic polyamino acid segment.
- it can be set to be an integer of preferably 18 to 22, more preferably 19 to 21, and still more preferably 19 to 20, but not limited thereto.
- the drug delivery formulation of the present invention is constituted by two block copolymers, and the cationic polyamino acid segment in each block copolymer may be in a state containing, for example, 18 to 22 cationic amino acid residues. .
- N is, for example, 0 or 1, preferably 1, in the case of a block copolymer for unit type PIC preparation. According to the block copolymer having two polyethylene glycol chains, a polymer micelle with remarkably excellent blood retention can be obtained.
- the bonding order of each repeating unit constituting the cationic polyamino acid segment is arbitrary, and may be a random structure or a block structure.
- R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and A is a hydrophilic polymer.
- Chain L 1 and L 3 are linking groups
- B is a cation-containing group
- R 3 represents a side chain of any amino acid
- z represents an integer of, for example, 5 to 500
- x represents, for example, z Represents an integer of 40% or more
- y represents an integer of 0 or 1 or more
- zxy represents an integer of 0 or 1 or more, provided that the sum of x, y, and zxy is x and y are determined so as to be z
- p represents an integer of, for example, 1 to 10
- q represents an integer of, for example, 1 to 10, but x, y, z, p, and q are in the above range. It is not limited to.
- the number of repeating hydrophilic polymers in the hydrophilic polymer chain is not limited, but is preferably an integer of 30 to 2,000, more preferably an integer of 40 to 1,500, still more preferably 50 to 1,000. It can be an integer.
- Z represents the number of repeating polyamino acid segments, as is clear from the above description.
- z is an integer that is not limited, for example, in the range of 5 to 500, and the lower limit of the range may be, for example, non-limiting, for example, 10 to 20, and the upper limit of the range is not limited to For example, it may be 100 to 200.
- the B represents a cation-containing group of an amino acid segment having a cation-containing group.
- the cation-containing group is any suitable group containing a cation or capable of forming a cation, and examples thereof include a group containing an amino group or an ammonium cation.
- the block copolymer can form a complex (PIC) with a nucleic acid used as a drug under physiological conditions.
- PIC complex
- Specific examples include an amidine group and a group selected from the group consisting of the following (i) to (iv) derived from diethylenetriamine.
- a group represented by (i) can be used.
- p3 to p6 and q3 to q8 are each independently 2 or 3, and more preferably 2.
- r1 and r2 are each independently an integer of 1 to
- the amino acid segment having a cation-containing group may have a thiol group (—SH group) at the end of the side chain, that is, the end of the cation-containing group.
- the thiol groups can react with each other to form a crosslinking reaction by disulfide bonds.
- block copolymer having a target binding site is represented by, for example, the following formula (8) or (9):
- A, R 2 , L 1 and L 3 are the same as those in the above formulas (6) and (7), Z represents the polyamino acid segment in the above formulas (6) and (7), and l is a non- For example, it represents an integer from 1 to 5, for example, D represents the target binding site).
- the target binding site (D in the formulas (8) and (9)) possessed by the block copolymer is preferably a peptide having a molecular weight of, for example, but not limited to, 200 to 20,000 Da, more preferably a molecular weight of 300 to A peptide with 10,000 Da, more preferably a peptide with a molecular weight of 500 to 3,000 Da.
- D is not limited, but is preferably a peptide having, for example, 2 to 200 amino acid residues, more preferably a peptide having 1 to 100 amino acid residues, and 3 to 30 peptides. More preferably, the peptide has the amino acid residues.
- the peptides include peptides that can specifically bind to integrins involved in angiogenesis, intimal thickening, and malignant tumor growth, and specific examples include RGD peptides and NGR peptides.
- RGD peptide refers to a peptide including an arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) sequence
- NGR peptide refers to a peptide including an asparagine-glycine-arginine (NGR) sequence. Since these peptides can bind to tumor neovascular endothelial cells, the block copolymer in the present invention can specifically accumulate in tumor cells.
- the RGD peptide is preferably a cyclic RGD (cRGD) peptide.
- cRGD cyclic RGD
- Specific examples of the cRGD peptide contained in the block copolymer represented by any one of the above formulas include a peptide represented by the following formula (10).
- the NGR peptide is preferably a cyclic peptide, for example, a cyclization containing K at the N-terminal side of the NGR sequence, E at the C-terminal side, or C at both the N-terminal side and the C-terminal side of the NGR sequence.
- a cyclic peptide for example, a cyclization containing K at the N-terminal side of the NGR sequence, E at the C-terminal side, or C at both the N-terminal side and the C-terminal side of the NGR sequence.
- the block copolymer can be prepared by any suitable method.
- N-carboxylic acid anhydride (NCA) of a predetermined amino acid having a protective group introduced as necessary, and the terminal amino group of a hydrophilic polymer (for example, polyethylene glycol) having an ⁇ -terminal amination as an initiator may be polymerized and then converted to a polycation segment by deprotection or side chain conversion.
- a polyamino acid having a protective group introduced is synthesized if necessary, and then combined with a hydrophilic polymer, and then removed as necessary.
- a block copolymer having a polycation segment may be synthesized by protection or side chain conversion.
- Various methods are used as a method for bonding a polyamino acid and a hydrophilic polymer, and a method of coupling by introducing a reactive functional group at each end is representative. Examples thereof include a method in which a carboxyl group and an amino group are bonded using a condensing agent or by active esterification, a method using maleimide and thiol, a method using so-called click chemistry using alkyne and azide, and the like.
- the drug delivery formulation of the present invention is an anti-tumor drug delivery formulation for treating a subject having a tumor that highly expresses the TUG1 gene as compared with a normal tissue, or preventing tumor metastasis.
- Polymeric micelles having a nucleic acid that suppresses expression are contained as active ingredients, and the polymer micelle particles comprise a block copolymer having a cationic polyamino acid segment and a hydrophilic polymer chain segment, and the nucleic acid, Binds to a cationic group of the cationic polyamino acid segment to form a complex, and / or the nucleic acid is encapsulated or electrostatically bound (or attached) within the micelle, and The polymer micelle accumulates in a tumor.
- the drug delivery formulation of the present invention can be obtained, for example, by mixing the block copolymer and the nucleic acid in an aqueous solution buffered as necessary so that the N / P ratio exceeds 1.
- the N / P ratio of 1 or more is not limited, for example, preferably 1.0 to 2.5, more preferably 1.1 to 2.0, still more preferably.
- a free nucleic acid or a block copolymer reduces, and the formulation which contains a block copolymer and a nucleic acid with high content can be obtained.
- a free block is obtained in a preparation containing a certain amount of a block copolymer that is not electrostatically bonded to a nucleic acid (free block copolymer) due to an N / P ratio exceeding 1.
- the ability to recapture free nucleic acid by the copolymer and smooth nucleic acid release from the formulation delivered to the target tumor cells can be balanced to improve the retention of the nucleic acid in the blood and the antitumor effect. More remarkably compatible.
- the N / P ratio means [total number of cationic groups in block copolymer (N)] / [total number of phosphate groups in nucleic acid (P)].
- the unit PIC which is a preparation of the present invention, preferably has the above-mentioned block copolymer and nucleic acid in an optionally buffered aqueous solution so that the N / P ratio is, for example, greater than 2.5. It can also be obtained by mixing so that the N / P ratio is 3 or more, 4 or more, 5 or more, more preferably 10 or more. By increasing the N / P ratio in this way, the blood stability of the nucleic acid contained in the preparation can be significantly improved.
- the upper limit of the N / P ratio is, but not limited to, 20 to 50, for example.
- the buffered aqueous solution may be, for example, HEPES buffer (pH 7.3 to 7.4), Tris buffer (pH 7.4), or the like.
- the preparation of the present invention penetrates new blood vessels in the tumor and accumulates in the tumor. This is demonstrated by the accumulation of nucleic acid drugs on the glioma (brain tumor stem cells) in FIG.
- the particle size of the micelle is preferably, but not limited to, for example, in the range of about 10 nm to about 100 nm, and in the case of a unit type PIC, it is not limited, for example, about 10 nm to about 100 nm. A range of 30 nm is preferable.
- the preparation of the present invention is formed into a particle-like structure having the above-mentioned nanosize by mixing the block copolymer and the nucleic acid (pharmaceutically active ingredient) in a buffered aqueous solution.
- the preparation of the present invention preferably has a property of specifically accumulating in tumor tissue when administered in blood, the side effects are remarkably low.
- the dose of the nucleic acid is not limited, and is, for example, about 0.0001 mg to about 1,000 mg per person and in terms of siRNA molecules or antisense nucleic acid molecules per kg adult weight in humans.
- the dose or dose should be selected in consideration of the subject's sex, age, weight, symptoms, severity, side effects, and the like.
- administration can be performed at intervals of, for example, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, or 4 weeks, or at intervals exceeding 1 month if necessary.
- a carrier or diluent and an additive can be mixed to form a pharmaceutical composition.
- the pharmaceutical composition can be combined with other anticancer agents (eg, chemotherapeutic agents, antibody drugs, immune checkpoint inhibitors, etc.) and / or other treatment-related agents.
- parenteral administration agents such as injections and infusions are preferred.
- the carrier or diluent is an aqueous solvent such as distilled water, sterilized water, Ringer's solution, physiological saline, buffer solution and the like.
- Additives are pharmaceutically acceptable, for example, extenders, dispersants, buffers, preservatives, solubilizers, stabilizers, tonicity agents, pH adjusters, and the like.
- the administration route includes, for example, intravenous administration, intraarterial administration, intracerebral administration, and the like.
- the drug delivery formulation of the present invention is considered to be incorporated into the cytoplasm through endocytosis together with the block copolymer after the nucleic acid, which is an active ingredient separated from the aggregate, migrates into the tumor tissue.
- the present invention further includes administration of the above-mentioned preparation as an anticancer agent to a subject, such as brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia (especially myeloid leukemia) or lymphoma.
- a subject such as brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia (especially myeloid leukemia) or lymphoma.
- the excellent cell growth inhibitory effect was confirmed by the use of the nucleic acid in a brain tumor, so that the preparation of the present invention was also excellent as an anticancer agent targeting tumor stem cells.
- the composition, subject, dose, route of administration, number of doses, etc. are as described above.
- the preparation of the present invention can be administered to a subject in combination with administration of other anticancer therapeutic agents such as chemotherapeutic agents, pharmaceutical antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors. Administration of the preparation can be performed before, simultaneously with, or after administration of a chemotherapeutic agent or pharmaceutical antibody for cancer treatment.
- the preparation of the present invention can contain a chemotherapeutic agent and / or a pharmaceutical antibody for cancer treatment.
- chemotherapeutic agents include, but are not limited to, anticancer agents as described in JP-T-2014-508515, for example, topoisomerase inhibitors (for example, etoposide, lamptothecin, topotecan, teniposide, mitoxantrone, etc.), DNA alkylating agents (eg, cisplatin, mechloretamine, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, melphalan, columbucil, busulfan, thiotepa, carmustine, lomustine, carboplatin, dacarbazine, procarbazine, etc.), DNA strand breakage inducers (eg, bleomycin, Doxorubicin, daunorubicin, idarubicin, mitomycin C, etc.), anti-microtubule agents (eg, vincristine, vinblastine, etc.), antimetabolites (eg, cytarabine, methot
- Examples of pharmaceutical antibodies include, but are not limited to, commercially available antibodies having anticancer activity such as trastuzumab, bevacizumab, panitsubumab, ramcilmab, and developed (clinical trials) / marketed antibodies.
- An immune checkpoint inhibitor is a drug that restores the original attack power of immune cells against cancer cells by suppressing the cancer cells from avoiding attacks from immune cells, such as anti-PD-1 antibody, Anti-PD-L1 antibodies, or drugs having equivalent functions are included.
- the dosage of other anticancer therapeutic agents such as chemotherapeutic agents, pharmaceutical antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, etc. is selected in consideration of the subject's sex, age, weight, symptoms, severity, side effects, etc. Alternatively, the dose is in the range actually used in clinical practice.
- the present invention further provides a method for treating or preventing the tumor in the subject, which comprises administering the drug delivery preparation described above to a subject having a tumor that highly expresses the TUG1 gene as compared with a normal tissue. .
- Drug delivery formulations, doses, administration methods, combined administration with other anticancer therapeutic agents, subjects including humans, tumors or cancers are as described above.
- the effect of treatment may also be to achieve tumor or cancer growth suppression or regression and / or metastasis suppression in the subject, while prophylaxis is antisurgery such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, etc.
- prophylaxis is antisurgery such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, etc.
- Example 1 ⁇ Expression level of TUG1 in various tumor cell lines> The expression level of TUG1 in various tumor cell lines was measured using quantitative RT-PCR.
- the tumor cell lines used were glioma stem cell line (GSC), glioma cell line (T98, U251, SK-MG1 and AO2), breast cancer cell line (MCF7, MDA231, SK-BR3 and T47D), colon cancer cell line (Lovovo).
- TUG1 results are expressed as a relative expression ratio of TUG1 to the internal standard GAPDH (glyceraldehyde, 3-phosphate dehydrogenase) and shown in FIG.
- GAPDH glycosylase-1
- a target sequence region candidate is selected from the entire base sequence (NR — 110492 (SEQ ID NO: 1), NR — 110493 (SEQ ID NO: 2), and NR — 002323 (SEQ ID NO: 3) of TUG1 lncRNA.
- siRNAs were introduced into glioma stem cell line GSC (1.0 ⁇ 10 5 cells) using Lipofectamine 3000 (Life Technologies) according to the attached protocol so as to have a final concentration of 30 nM.
- Silencer Select Negative Control # 1 siRNA (Life Technologies, catalog number 4390843) was used as a control siRNA (“NC”).
- N control siRNA
- the expression level of TUG1 relative to control siRNA was quantified by quantitative RT-PCR (Applied Biosystems) using GAPDH gene as an internal standard.
- si-TUG1 # 1 to si- A significant TUG1 expression suppression effect was confirmed against TUG1 # 8) (FIGS. 2 and 4).
- si-TUG1 # 9 to si-TUG1 # 14 did not show a sufficient TUG1 expression suppression effect.
- regions of nucleotide numbers 1044 to 1062, 1044 to 1062, or 1044 to 1062 in the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, or 3, respectively (# in FIG. 2) 1) and / or 2997-5181, 2941-5111, or 2941-5125 (regions including # 5 to # 4 in FIG. 2) were found to be preferred.
- Example 3 ⁇ Inhibition of GSC tumor growth>
- siRNAs si-TUG1 # 1 to si-TUG1 # 8 produced in Example 2 and confirmed to have an inhibitory effect on TUG1 expression was treated with a lipofection method in GSC tumor cells as described in Example 2. 3 days after the introduction of each siRNA, the number of viable cells was measured using trypan blue staining (Life Technologies), and the antiproliferative effect on the control siRNA (“NC”) was analyzed and used for the analysis. A significant antiproliferative effect was observed for 8 types of siRNA (FIG. 5).
- Example 4 ⁇ Inhibition of GSC tumor growth by LNA-modified antisense RNA> LNA with respect to the antisense strand sequence of si-TUG1 # 2 (*) which was most effectively suppressed in TUG1 expression in Example 2 and Example 3 (Note: this is a sequence complementary to the lncRNA sequence portion of TUG1).
- LNA-TUG1-1 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 36)
- LNA-TUG1-1 # 2 (SEQ ID NO: 37)
- LNA-TUG1-1 # 3 (SEQ ID NO: 38); FIG. 6) were prepared by requesting Gene Design, and the TUG1 expression inhibitory effect was examined.
- NC control siRNA
- si-TUG1 # 2 si-TUG1 # 2
- LNA-modified antisense was introduced into the glioma stem cell line GSC by lipofection, and RNA was collected 3, 7 and 10 days after the introduction to express TUG1 The change in quantity was quantified over time.
- LNA modification was performed on the antisense strand sequence of si-TUG1 # 6 ((Note) is a sequence complementary to the lncRNA sequence portion of TUG1), and three types of LNA-modified antisense RNAs (LNA-TUG1 -# 1 (SEQ ID NO: 51), LNA-TUG1-2 # 2 (SEQ ID NO: 52), LNA-TUG1-2 # 3 (SEQ ID NO: 53); FIG. The expression suppression effect was examined.
- NC control siRNA
- si-TUG1 # 6 si-TUG1 # 6
- LNA-modified antisense was introduced into the glioma stem cell line GSC by lipofection, and RNA was recovered 3, 7 and 10 days after the introduction to express TUG1 The change in quantity was quantified over time.
- LNA-TUG1-2 LNA-TUG1-2 # 2 (SEQ ID NO: 52) and LNA-TUG1-2 # 3 (SEQ ID NO: 53) showed excellent antiproliferative effects (FIG. 11).
- Example 5 ⁇ Prostate cancer growth suppression> Si-TUG1 # 2 was introduced into prostate cancer cell line PC3 by the lipofection method in the same manner as in Example 2 and Example 3. Three days after the introduction, the TUG1 expression level in the prostate cancer cell line PC3 and the relative cell growth rate of the PC3 line were measured in the same manner as in the above example. Control siRNA (“NC”) was used as a negative control, and the expression level was also expressed as the relative expression ratio of TUG1 to the internal standard GAPDH. As a result, the growth inhibitory effect of prostate cancer cell line PC3 by TUG1 inhibition was recognized (FIGS. 12A and 12B).
- NC Control siRNA
- Example 6 ⁇ Tumor growth suppression in GSC tumor-bearing mice>
- the time when the tumor size reached about 100 mm 3 was defined as day 0, and LNA-TUG1-1 # 1 (SEQ ID NO: 36) was added to each tumor every 3 days from this point. The tumor size was measured until day 35.
- control siRNA (“NC”) was similarly administered to mice.
- FIG. 13 an effect of inhibiting GSC proliferation by LNA-TUG1-1 # 1 was observed.
- Example 7 ⁇ Inhibition of brain tumor growth by unit PIC drug delivery formulation in vivo>
- a drug delivery formulation containing a TUG1-LNA oligomer was prepared and administered intravenously to mice transplanted with brain tumors, whereby specific accumulation of TUG1-LNA oligomer in the tumor tissue and anti-antibody level at the individual level were achieved. Tumor effect was analyzed.
- the block copolymer to contain the TUG1-LNA oligomer is a two-armed ⁇ -methoxy poly (ethylene glycol) -block-poly (L-lysine) ( (PEG) 2 -PLys), which was prepared according to the method described in WO2013 / 162041 as follows.
- x1 and x2 are about 800 to 1,000.
- thiourea 2 51 g was weighed into an eggplant flask, and after replacing with argon, 30 ml of N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) was added, and the mixture was heated to dissolve and stirred for another 2 hours.
- DMF N, N-dimethylformamide
- the degree of polymerization of PLys was determined to be 20 based on the molecular weight of (PEG) 2 of 74,000.
- GPC gave a block copolymer (PEG) 2 -PLys (degree of polymerization was 21 ⁇ 2 for PEG and 20 for PLys, respectively), which was unimodal and contained almost no homopolymer of Lys. It was confirmed.
- the oligomer was electrostatically attracted and adhered to the block copolymer PLys, and a micelle-like structure (particle size: about 10 to 25 nm) in which hydrophilic PEG was arranged on the outer shell side was formed. .
- Brain tumor stem cells (GSC-222 strain) are transplanted in the brain of immunodeficient mice (NOD / ShiJic-scid Jcl; Claire Co., Ltd.) as a brain tumor orthotopic transplant mouse model Then, mice with engrafted brain tumor 30 days after transplantation were prepared.
- the TUG1-LNA oligomer contained in the drug delivery preparation was labeled with a fluorescent substance (Alexa-647).
- Alexa-647-labeled TUG1-LNA oligomer alone was used. Fluorescence intensity is measured by IVIS Imaging System (Caliper LifeSciences) after intravenous administration of polymeric micelles (drug delivery preparation) containing TUG1-LNA oligomer and TUG1-LNA oligomer alone to brain tumor orthotopic transplanted mice (25 ⁇ g / mouse).
- the drug delivery preparation containing the TUG1-LNA oligomer was specifically accumulated in the brain tumor site (FIGS. 14 and 15). Further, from FIG. 15, the drug delivery preparation accumulated in the brain by 9 hours after administration increases to the maximum fluorescence intensity value 21 when the fluorescence intensity value before administration is 1, and then decreases, and after administration, The fluorescence intensity value reached 9 after 15 hours.
- mice administered with a drug delivery preparation containing a TUG1-LNA oligomer were used.
- Example 8 ⁇ Inhibition of pancreatic cancer cell line growth> A TUG1-LNA oligomer (LNA-modified antisense DNA, SEQ ID NO: 56) was introduced into a pancreatic cancer cell line (MIAPACA2, PANC1, BXPC3) by the lipofection method. Three days after the introduction, the TUG1 expression level in the pancreatic cancer cell line and the relative cell growth rate of the pancreatic cancer cell line were measured. As a negative control, an LNA oligomer against the Firefly GL3 Luciferase gene (LNA modified DNA, SEQ ID NO: 57) was used, and the expression level was expressed as a relative expression ratio of TUG1 to the internal standard GAPDH. As a result, an inhibitory effect on proliferation of the pancreatic cancer cell line by TUG1 inhibition was observed (FIGS. 17A and 17B).
- Example 9 ⁇ Tumor growth suppression in pancreatic cancer cell line (BXPC3) -bearing mice>
- a drug delivery formulation containing a TUG1-LNA oligomer SEQ ID NO: 56
- a drug delivery preparation containing an LNA oligomer SEQ ID NO: 57
- Firefly GL3 Luciferase gene was used.
- the reduced cRGD peptide solution was added dropwise to the acetal-PEG-PLys solution, and the pH was adjusted to 5.0 using 0.05 M sodium hydroxide solution.
- the reaction was carried out overnight at 4 ° C. with stirring.
- the reaction solution was transferred to a dialysis tube (manufactured by Funakoshi Co., Ltd., Spectra / pore, molecular weight cut-off: 6,000 to 8,000), and in a 10 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) containing 150 mM NaCl for 2 days. Then, it was dialyzed against distilled water for 2 days.
- cRGD-PEG-PLys After dialysis, the mixture was treated with a filter (Nihon Millipore, Sterivex TM GP 0.22 ⁇ m) and lyophilized to obtain white powder of cRGD-PEG-PLys (yield: 112 mg, yield 86%).
- the amount of cRGD peptide bound to PEG-PLys was calculated from the integration ratio of the phenyl CH protein peak of cRGD peptide and the CH 2 main chain peak of PEG measured by 1 H-NMR.
- the cRGD introduction rate of the obtained cRGD-PEG-PLys was 85%.
- the amount of DTBP and IM bound to PEG-PLys is, CH 2 peak of the DTBP was measured by 1 H-NMR, was calculated from the ratio of the CH 2 backbone peaks of CH 2 and PEG of IM .
- the introduction rates of DTBP and IM in the obtained cRGD-PEG-PLys (DTBP / IM) were 16% and 80%, respectively.
- the TUG1-LNA oligomer solution and the cRGD-PEG-PLys (DTBP / IM) solution were mixed so that the N / P ratio was 1.3 (volume ratio 2: 1) and allowed to stand at 25 ° C. for 24 hours.
- the obtained solution was mixed with a 10 mM HEPES solution (pH 7.4) for 2 days in a 10 mM HEPES solution (pH 7.4) containing DMSO containing 5 v / v% in a Slide-A-Lyser cassette (fractionated molecular weight: 3.5 kDa).
- the mixture was dialyzed for days to obtain oligomer-encapsulated micelles that were a complex of a block copolymer and a TUG1-LNA oligomer solution.
- the obtained micelles were intravenously administered to tumor-transplanted mice as described in Example 7 and Example 9, and used for confirming the antitumor effect.
- the present inventors produced modified siRNA and modified antisense RNA that effectively suppresses the expression of TUG1 in tumor cells, and suppresses TUG1 expression among them and suppresses cell proliferation of tumors such as glioma and tumor stem cells. It was confirmed that the nucleic acid to be suppressed was found, and in particular, by using the LNA-modified antisense RNA, TUG1 expression in the tumor was suppressed for a longer period of time, and tumor growth was significantly suppressed (Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-024713 ( WO2016 / 129633 A1)).
- a drug delivery preparation containing the above-described nucleic acid that suppresses the expression of TUG1 is prepared and administered to a tumor such as a brain tumor or pancreatic cancer or a subject having cancer, whereby the drug delivery preparation is transformed into a tumor. Since it accumulates specifically and exhibits a strong antitumor effect not only on tumor cells but also on tumor stem cells, according to the present invention, nucleic acid drug targeting TUG1 is used for cancers such as brain tumors (GBM, etc.) and pancreatic cancers. It has been shown to be effective for treatment.
- GBM brain tumors
- SEQ ID NOs: 4 to 19 siRNA against human TUG1
- SEQ ID NOs: 20-21, 28-29, 43, 49 siRNA against human TUG1, in which (1), (17) are RNA.
- SEQ ID NOs: 22-27, 30-35, 39-42, 44-48, 50 siRNA against human TUG1, wherein (1), (19) are RNA.
- SEQ ID NO: 36 LNA modified antisense RNA, wherein (1), (4) and (16), (19) are locked nucleic acids.
- SEQ ID NO: 37 LNA-modified antisense RNA, in which (1), (3) and (17), (19) are locked nucleic acids. (19) is a locked nucleic acid.
- SEQ ID NO: 38 LNA-modified antisense RNA, wherein (1), (4) and (17), (19) are locked nucleic acids.
- SEQ ID NO: 51 LNA-modified antisense RNA, wherein (1), (4) and (18), (21) are locked nucleic acids.
- SEQ ID NO: 52 LNA-modified antisense RNA, in which (1), (3) and (19), (21) are locked nucleic acids.
- SEQ ID NO: 53 LNA modified antisense RNA, wherein (1), (4) and (19), (21) are locked nucleic acids.
- SEQ ID NOs: 54 to 55 siRNA against firefly GL3 luciferase gene
- SEQ ID NO: 56 LNA-modified antisense DNA, wherein (1), (4) and (19), (21) are locked nucleic acids.
- SEQ ID NO: 57 LNA modified DNA for firefly GL3 luciferase gene, (1), (4) and (19), (21) in this sequence are locked nucleic acids.
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具体的には、本発明は、腫瘍細胞においてTUG1の発現を効果的に抑制する、修飾siRNA、修飾アンチセンスRNA、アンチセンスDNAなどの核酸を含むドラッグデリバリー製剤に関する。
(1)TUG1遺伝子を正常組織と比べて高発現する腫瘍を有する被験体を治療する又は腫瘍転移から予防するための抗腫瘍性ドラッグデリバリー製剤であって、該TUG1遺伝子の高発現を抑制する核酸を含む高分子ミセルを有効成分として含み、該高分子ミセルが、カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントと親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントとを有するブロックコポリマーと、該核酸とを含み、該核酸が該カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントのカチオン性基と結合して複合体を形成する、及び/又は、該核酸が該ミセル内部に内包若しくは付着されており、並びに、該高分子ミセルが腫瘍に集積することを特徴とする、ドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(2)上記腫瘍が、脳腫瘍、膵臓癌、乳癌、大腸癌、前立腺癌、肝臓癌、肺癌、白血病又はリンパ腫である、上記(1)に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(3)上記腫瘍が、脳腫瘍又は膵臓癌である、上記(2)に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(4)上記核酸が、TUG1遺伝子の転写体RNAに対するsiRNA、その前駆体RNA、アンチセンスRNA、若しくはその修飾RNA、又はアンチセンスDNAである、上記(1)~(3)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(5)上記核酸が、TUG1遺伝子の転写体RNAの配列番号1、2又は3の塩基配列において、それぞれ、ヌクレオチド番号1044~1062、1044~1062又は1044~1062の領域、並びに/或いは、それぞれ、ヌクレオチド番号2997~5181、2941~5111又は2941~5125の領域を標的とする、上記(1)~(4)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(6)上記核酸が、配列番号4~11の塩基配列からなるセンス鎖と、該センス鎖のそれぞれに相補的な配列番号12~19の塩基配列からなるアンチセンス鎖とを含むsiRNA、その前駆体RNA又はその修飾RNAのいずれか1つ又は2つ以上の組み合わせである、上記(1)~(5)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(7)上記修飾RNAが、1つ又は2つ以上の修飾ヌクレオチド又はデオキシリボヌクレオチドを含む、上記(4)~(6)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(8)上記修飾RNAが、配列番号20~27の塩基配列からなるセンス鎖と、該センス鎖のそれぞれに相補的な配列を含む配列番号28~35の塩基配列からなるアンチセンス鎖とを含むsiRNA、或いは、配列番号28~35の塩基配列からなるアンチセンスRNA/DNAキメラである、上記(4)~(7)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(9)上記修飾RNAが、各末端側に、2'-O、4'-Cメチレンブリッジを有するロックされた少なくとも2つのLNA修飾ヌクレオチドを含むLNA修飾アンチセンスRNAである、上記(4)~(8)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(10)上記修飾RNAが、配列番号36~38、51~53のいずれかの塩基配列からなるLNA修飾アンチセンスRNAである、上記(4)~(5)、及び(7)~(9)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(11)上記核酸が、TUG1遺伝子の転写体RNAに対する、siRNA若しくはその前駆体RNA、又はアンチセンスRNAをコードするDNA若しくはアンチセンスDNAを含むベクターである、上記(1)~(7)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(12)上記親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントが分岐状の複数のポリマー鎖からなる、上記(1)~(11)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(13)上記カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントがポリリジンを含む、上記(1)~(12)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(14)上記親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントがポリエチレングリコール又は末端修飾ポリエチレングリコールを含む、上記(1)~(13)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(15)上記ブロックコポリマーが上記カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントと上記親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントとの間に連結基を有する、上記(1)~(14)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(16)前記親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントが、アルギニン-グリシン-アスパラギン酸配列又はアスパラギン-グリシン-アルギニン配列を含む環状ペプチドを含む、上記(1)~(14)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(17)上記ブロックコポリマーが、1を超える[ブロックコポリマー中のカチオン性基の総数(N)]/[核酸中のリン酸基の総数(P)]として定義されるN/P比を有する、上記(1)~(16)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(18)上記N/P比が、2以上、3以上、4以上、又は5以上である、上記(17)に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
(19)上記(1)~(18)のいずれかに記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤を、TUG1遺伝子を正常組織と比べて高発現する腫瘍を有する被験体に投与することを含む、該被験体において該腫瘍を治療又は予防する方法。
(20)上記腫瘍が、脳腫瘍、膵臓癌、乳癌、大腸癌、前立腺癌、肝臓癌、肺癌、白血病又はリンパ腫である、上記(19)に記載の方法。
本発明の組成物の有効成分は、腫瘍においてTUG1遺伝子の高発現を抑制する核酸である。
本発明の製剤は、上記のTUG1遺伝子の高発現を抑制する、それによって腫瘍の増殖を抑制する核酸を含むドラッグデリバリー製剤を特徴とする。本発明の製剤は、ブロックコポリマーによって形成されるミセル又はミセル様構造(「高分子ミセル」と称する。)を有する。以下に、ブロックコポリマー及び製剤について説明する。
本発明の製剤の構成成分の1つであるブロックコポリマーは、例えばWO2013/162041、WO2012/096399などに記載される方法によって製造可能である。以下にブロックコポリマー及びその製法について説明する。
カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントは、例えばポリリジンを含む。
R2は、水素原子、炭素数1~12の未置換若しくは置換された直鎖又は分枝状のアルキル基、或いは炭素数1~24の未置換若しくは置換された直鎖又は分枝状のアルキルカルボニル基であり、
R3は、ヒドロキシル基、炭素数1~12の未置換若しくは置換された直鎖又は分枝状のアルキルオキシ基、炭素数2~12の未置換若しくは置換された直鎖又は分枝状のアルケニルオキシ基、炭素数2~12の未置換若しくは置換された直鎖又は分枝状のアルキニルオキシ基、或いは炭素数1~12の未置換若しくは置換された直鎖又は分枝状のアルキル置換イミノ基であり、
R4a及びR4bは、互いに独立して、メチレン基又はエチレン基を表し、
R5a及びR5bは、互いに独立して、下記の基:
-NH-(CH2)p1-[NH-(CH2)q1-]r1NH2 (i);
-NH-(CH2)p2-N[-(CH2)q2-NH2]2 (ii);
-NH-(CH2)p3-N{[-(CH2)q3-NH2][-(CH2)q4-NH-]r2H} (iii);及び
-NH-(CH2)p4-N{-(CH2)q5-N[-(CH2)q6-NH2]2}2 (iv)
よりなる群の同一若しくは異なる基から選ばれるか、或いは、
R5a及びR5bは、互いに独立して、-O-又はNH-に結合された、水素原子、フェニル基、ベンジル基、-(CH2)4-フェニル基、未置換の又はアミノ基若しくはカルボニル基で置換されたC4~C16アルキル基、又は、ステロール誘導体の残基であり、
ここで、p1~p4、q1~q6、及びr1~r2は、それぞれ互いに独立して、1~5の整数であり、
Qは、-NH2、又は-NHC(=NH)NH2であり、
Lは、二価の連結基又は原子価結合であり、
x1~x4は、互いに独立して、例えば110~2,000の整数であり、
y、z、及びvは、互いに独立して、例えば0~60の整数であり、ただし、5≦y+z+v≦60の関係を満たし、
wは、例えば1~6の整数であり、
l及びmは、互いに独立して、例えば0~5の整数であり、
nは、例えば0又は1である。
-NH-(CH2)p1-[NH-(CH2)q1-]r1NH2 (i);
-NH-(CH2)p2-N[-(CH2)q2-NH2]2 (ii);
-NH-(CH2)p3-N{[-(CH2)q3-NH2][-(CH2)q4-NH-]r2H} (iii);及び
-NH-(CH2)p4-N{-(CH2)q5-N[-(CH2)q6-NH2]2}2 (iv)
よりなる群から選ばれる基は、同一の基であることが好ましく、式(i)の基であることがさらに好ましい。また、p1~p4及びq1~q6は、それぞれ互いに独立して例えば2又は3であることが好ましく、より好ましくは2である。一方、r1及びr2は、それぞれ互いに独立して、例えば1~3の整数であることが好ましい。R5a及びR5bの基は、属する繰り返し単位全てについて同一の基が選択されてもよく、各々の繰り返し単位について異なる基が選択されてもよい。
-NH-(CH2)p3-〔NH-(CH2)q3-〕r1NH2 (i);
-NH-(CH2)p4-N〔-(CH2)q4-NH2〕2 (ii);
-NH-(CH2)p5-N{〔-(CH2)q5-NH2〕〔-(CH2)q6-NH-〕r2H} (iii);および
-NH-(CH2)p6-N{-(CH2)q7-N〔-(CH2)q8-NH2〕2}2 (iv)
好ましくは(i)で表わされる基を用いることができる。p3~p6及びq3~q8は、例えば、それぞれ相互に独立して2又は3であることが好ましく、より好ましくは2である。一方、r1およびr2は、例えば、それぞれ相互に独立して、1~3の整数であることが好ましい。
本発明のドラッグデリバリー製剤は、TUG1遺伝子を正常組織と比べて高発現する腫瘍を有する被験体を治療する又は腫瘍転移から予防するための抗腫瘍性ドラッグデリバリー製剤であって、該TUG1遺伝子の高発現を抑制する核酸を有する高分子ミセルを有効成分として含み、該高分子ミセル粒子が、カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントと親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントとを有するブロックコポリマーと、該核酸とを含み、該核酸が該カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントのカチオン性基と結合して複合体を形成する、及び/又は、該核酸が該ミセル内部に内包されるか又は静電的に結合(若しくは付着)されており、ならびに、該高分子ミセルが、腫瘍に集積することを特徴とする。
担体又は希釈剤は、水性溶媒、例えば、蒸留水、滅菌水、リンゲル液、生理食塩水、緩衝液などである。
添加剤は、製薬上許容されうる、例えば、増量剤、分散剤、緩衝剤、保存剤、溶解補助剤、安定化剤、等張化剤、pH調整剤、などである。
投与経路は、上記のとおり、例えば、静脈内投与、動脈内投与、脳内投与などである。
組成物、被験体、投与量、投与経路、投与回数などは、上で記載したとおりである。
本発明はさらに、上記のドラッグデリバリー製剤を、TUG1遺伝子を正常組織と比べて高発現する腫瘍を有する被験体に投与することを含む、該被験体において該腫瘍を治療又は予防する方法を提供する。
<各種腫瘍細胞株におけるTUG1の発現レベル>
種々の腫瘍細胞株におけるTUG1の発現レベルを定量的RT-PCRを用いて測定した。使用した腫瘍細胞株は、グリオーマ幹細胞株(GSC)、グリオーマ細胞株(T98,U251,SK-MG1及びAO2)、乳癌細胞株(MCF7,MDA231,SK-BR3及びT47D)、大腸癌細胞株(Lovo,Caco-2,RKO,SW48、SW480及びSW1083)、前立腺癌細胞株(PC3,LNCap及びVcap)、肝臓癌細胞株(HepG2,Huh7及びA549)、肺癌細胞株(H920及びPC9)、白血病細胞株(Jurkat)、バーキットリンパ腫細胞株(Raji)、並びに、リンパ腫細胞株(Pfeiffer)である。
<siRNAによるTUG1の標的配列の位置と抑制効果>
TUG1発現を抑制する核酸(siRNA)を設計するために、TUG1 lncRNAの塩基配列(NR_110492(配列番号1)、NR_110493(配列番号2)及びNR_002323(配列番号3)の全体から標的配列領域の候補を選抜し(A.M.Khalil et al.,PNAS,106:11667-11672,2009)、siDirect version 2.0(http://sidirect2.rnai.jp/))、その領域に対するsiRNA(すなわち、si-TUG1#1~si-TUG1#14((注)これらの各配列には3'末端に2つのデオキシリボヌクレオチド配列が含まれている。))を北海道システムサイエンス社(札幌、日本)に依頼し作製した(図3)。
<GSC腫瘍増殖抑制>
実施例2で作製されTUG1発現抑制効果が認められた8種類のsiRNA(si-TUG1#1~si-TUG1#8)の各々を、実施例2に記載したとおりGSC腫瘍細胞内にリポフェクション法を用いて導入し、各siRNAの導入3日後にトリパンブルー染色(ライフテクノロジーズ社)を用いて生存細胞数を測定し、コントロールsiRNA(「NC」)に対する抗増殖効果を解析した結果、解析に用いた8種類のsiRNAについて有意な抗増殖効果が認められた(図5)。
<LNA修飾アンチセンスRNAによるGSC腫瘍増殖抑制>
実施例2及び実施例3でTUG1の発現を最も効果的に抑制したsi-TUG1#2のアンチセンス鎖配列((注)TUG1のlncRNA配列部分と相補的な配列である。)に対してLNA(Locked Nucleic Acid;2'-O,4'-Cメチレンブリッジ(-O-CH2-)核酸ヌクレオチド)修飾を行い3種類のLNA修飾アンチセンスRNA(LNA-TUG1-1#1(配列番号36)、LNA-TUG1-1#2(配列番号37)、LNA-TUG1-1#3(配列番号38);図6)をジーンデザイン社に依頼し作製し、TUG1発現抑制効果を調べた。コントロールsiRNA(「NC」)、si-TUG1#2、及び上記のLNA修飾アンチセンスの各々をグリオーマ幹細胞株GSCへリポフェクション法により導入し、導入後3、7、10日後にRNAを回収しTUG1発現量の変化を継時的に定量した。
<前立腺癌増殖抑制>
実施例2及び実施例3と同様の手順により前立腺癌細胞株PC3にsi-TUG1#2をリポフェクション法にて導入した。導入3日後の前立腺癌細胞株PC3におけるTUG1発現レベルとPC3株の相対細胞増殖率を上記実施例と同様に測定した。陰性対照としてコントロールsiRNA(「NC」)を使用し、また、発現レベルは、同様に、内部標準GAPDHに対するTUG1の相対発現比率で表した。
その結果、TUG1阻害による前立腺癌細胞株PC3の増殖抑制効果が認められた(図12A及び図12B)。
<GSC腫瘍担持マウスにおける腫瘍増殖抑制>
グリオーマ幹細胞株GSCを皮下に移植したヌードマウスに、腫瘍サイズが約100mm3となった時点を0日目とし、この時点から3日毎にLNA-TUG1-1#1(配列番号36)を各腫瘍に対して5μgずつ直接投与し、35日目まで腫瘍サイズを測定した。対照としてコントロールsiRNA(「NC」)を同様にマウスに投与した。
その結果、図13に示すように、LNA-TUG1-1#1によるGSC増殖抑制効果が認められた。
<in vivoでのユニット型PICドラッグデリバリー製剤による脳腫瘍増殖抑制>
本実施例では、TUG1-LNAオリゴマーを含有するドラッグデリバリー製剤を作製し、脳腫瘍同所移植マウスに静脈内投与することにより、TUG1-LNAオリゴマーの腫瘍組織への特異的な集積及び個体レベルにおける抗腫瘍効果を解析した。
TUG1-LNAオリゴマーを含有させるためのブロックコポリマーは、two-armed α-methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(L-lysine)((PEG)2-PLys)であり、WO2013/162041に記載の方法に従い以下のように作製した。
に示す2本鎖型のポリ(エチレングリコール)誘導体(日油社製、製品名「SUNBRIGHT GL2-800PA」、平均分子量=74,000Da(37,000Da×2)2.00gと、チオ尿素2.51gとをナスフラスコに量り取り、アルゴン置換の後、N,N-ジメチルホルムアミド(DMF)30mlを加えた。該混合物を加熱して溶解させ、さらに2時間撹拌した。Nε-トリフルオロアセチル-L-リジン・N-カルボン酸無水物(Lys(TFA)-NCA)0.20g(28当量相当)をアルゴン下でナスフラスコに量り取り、DMF3mlに溶解した。得られた溶液を上記2本鎖型の(PEG)2が入ったナスフラスコにシリンジで加えた。アルゴン下25℃の水浴中で撹拌しながら2日間反応させた。IRでNCA特有の吸収ピークの消失を確認した後、メタノール17mlを加えた。得られた溶液を500mlの冷ジエチルエーテル中に撹拌しながら注ぎ、再沈殿させた。上清を取り除き、メタノール50mlを加え加熱して再溶解させた後、冷ジエチルエーテルを注ぎ込み再沈殿させることをさらに2回繰り返した。沈殿をフィルターでろ過し、真空乾燥して(PEG)2-PLys(TFA)の白色粉末を1.95g得た。1.00gの(PEG)2-PLys(TFA)をメタノール100mlに溶解した。得られた溶液に1NのNaOH水溶液10mlを加え35℃の水浴中で撹拌しながら17時間反応させた。反応液を透析チューブ(MWCO=6,000~8,000)に入れ、0.01N塩酸を外液として6回、純水を外液として4回透析を行った。チューブ内液を凍結乾燥することにより、(PEG)2-PLys(塩酸塩)の白色粉末を0.85g得た。
10mM HEPES緩衝液(pH7.3)中で、上記(1)で作製した(PEG)2-PLysとTUG1-LNAオリゴマー(LNA-TUG1-2#1(配列番号51))をN/P比20となるように室温で緩やかに撹拌・混合することによって、TUG1-LNAオリゴマーを内殻に有するドラッグデリバリー製剤を作製した。このとき、該オリゴマーは、ブロックコポリマーのPLysに静電的に誘引・付着し、親水性であるPEGが外殻側に配置されたミセル様構造(粒径:約10~25nm)が形成された。
脳腫瘍同所移植マウスモデルとして免疫不全マウス(NOD/ShiJic-scid Jcl;クレア株式会社)の脳に脳腫瘍幹細胞(GSC-222株)を同所移植し、移植30日後の脳腫瘍が生着したマウスを作製した。
<膵臓癌細胞株増殖抑制>
膵臓癌細胞株(MIAPACA2、PANC1、BXPC3)にTUG1-LNAオリゴマー(LNA修飾アンチセンスDNA、配列番号56)をリポフェクション法にて導入した。導入3日後の膵臓癌細胞株におけるTUG1発現レベルと膵臓癌細胞株の相対細胞増殖率を測定した。陰性対照としてFirefly GL3 Luciferase遺伝子に対するLNAオリゴマー(LNA修飾DNA、配列番号57)を使用し、また、発現レベルは、内部標準GAPDHに対するTUG1の相対発現比率で表した。その結果、TUG1阻害による膵臓癌細胞株の増殖抑制効果が認められた(図17A及び図17B)。
<膵臓癌細胞株(BXPC3)担持マウスにおける腫瘍増殖抑制>
膵臓癌細胞株(BXPC3)を皮下に移植したヌードマウスに対して、TUG1-LNAオリゴマー(配列番号56)を内包するドラッグデリバリー製剤を継続的に静脈内投与し(3日ごとに一度投与(25μg/マウス))、抗腫瘍効果を評価した。なお比較解析としてFirefly GL3 Luciferase遺伝子に対するLNAオリゴマー(配列番号57)を内包したドラッグデリバリー製剤を投与したマウスを用いた。腫瘍サイズが約100mm3となった時点を0日目とし、この時点からそれぞれのLNAオリゴマーを内包するドラッグデリバリー製剤(ミセル型PICドラッグデリバリー製剤(後述の[参考例1]参照))を継続的に静脈内投与し、3日毎に30日目まで腫瘍サイズを測定した。その結果、図18に示すように、TUG1-LNAオリゴマーを内包するドラッグデリバリー製剤による腫瘍増殖抑制効果が認められた。
<TUG1-LNAオリゴマーを内包するミセル型PICドラッグデリバリー製剤の作製>
(1)アセタール-ポリエチレングリコール-ポリ(L-リジン)ブロック共重合体(アセタール-PEG-PLys)の合成
平均分子量12,000のアセタール-PEG-NH21.20gとチオ尿素2.90gをN,N-ジメチルホルムアミド(DMF)18mLに溶解した。次いで、Nε-トリフルオロアセチル-L-リジンのN-カルボン酸無水物(Lys(TFA)-NCA、アセタール-PEG-NH2の50当量)1.34gをDMF20.1mLに溶解した溶液を加え、20℃で2日間反応させた。反応溶液をジエチルエーテル-メタノール(15/1)の混合溶媒600mLに滴下し、白色沈殿を得た。さらに沈殿をメタノールに溶解しジエチルエーテル中に滴下することを2回繰り返した。得られた白色沈殿をろ過して真空乾燥し、アセタール-PEG-PLys(TFA)2.22gを得た。
cRGDペプチド(式(10))26.2mg(アセタール-PEG-PLysに対し5倍当量)を10mMリン酸緩衝液1mL(pH7.4)に溶解した。次いで、ジチオトレイトール(DTT)5mg(cRGDペプチドに対し1当量)を加えて、25℃で30分間撹拌し、cRGDペプチドを還元した。別の容器に、合成例1で得られたアセタール-PEG-PLys125mg(1当量)を0.01Mの塩酸(pH2.0)に溶解し、25℃で2時間攪拌した。その後、還元したcRGDペプチド溶液をアセタール-PEG-PLys溶液に滴下し、0.05M水酸化ナトリウム溶液を用いたpHを5.0に調整した。反応は撹拌しながら、4℃で一晩行った。反応溶液を透析チューブ(フナコシ(株)製、スペクトラ/ポア、分画分子量:6,000~8,000)に移し、150mM NaClを含む10mMリン酸緩衝液(pH7.4)中で2日間、次いで、蒸留水で2日間透析した。透析後、フィルター(日本ミリポア社、SterivexTM GP0.22μm)で処理した後、凍結乾燥し、cRGD-PEG-PLysの白色粉末を得た(収量:112mg、収率86%)。PEG-PLysに結合したcRGDペプチドの量は、1H-NMRにより測定したcRGDペプチドのフェニルCHタンパクピークとPEGのCH2主鎖ピークとの積分比から算出した。得られたcRGD-PEG-PLysのcRGDの導入率は85%であった。
上記(2)で得られたcRGD-PEG-PLys50mgを0.1Mのホウ砂緩衝液(pH9.0)に溶解した。別の容器に、3,3’-ジチオビスプロピオンイミデート(DTBP)3.6mg(cRGD-PEG-PLysのリジンユニットに対して0.1当量)を冷水に溶解した。DTBP溶液をcRGD-PEG-PLys溶液へと滴下し、25℃で45分間撹拌した。その後、2-イミノチオラン(2-IM)38mg(cRGD-PEGPLysのリジンユニットに対して2.4当量)を粉末のまま添加し、25℃で30分撹拌した。反応液を35℃に加温し、一晩撹拌した。反応溶液を透析チューブ(フナコシ(株)製、スペクトラ/ポア、分画分子量6,000~8,000)に移し、10mMリン酸緩衝液(pH7.4)中の150mMNaCl溶液で1時間透析した。次いで、DTT35mg(cRGD-PEG-PLysのリジンユニットに対して2.0当量)を透析チューブの内液に加え、30分間静置した。その後、150mMNaCl溶液で1時間、蒸留水で1時間透析した。透析後、フィルター(日本ミリポア社、SterivexTMGP0.22μm)で処理した後、凍結乾燥し、cRGD-PEG-PLys(DTBP/IM)の白色粉末を得た(収量:56mg)。PEG-PLys(DTBP/IM)に結合したDTBPおよびIMの量は、1H-NMRにより測定したDTBPのCH2ピーク、IMのCH2及びPEGのCH2主鎖ピークとの積分比から算出した。得られたcRGD-PEG-PLys(DTBP/IM)のDTBP、IMの導入率はそれぞれ16%、80%であった。
上記(3)で得られたcRGD-PEG-PLys(DTBP/IM)を濃度が5mg/mLとなるように、10mMのHEPES緩衝液(pH7.4)に溶解した。次いで、DTT濃度30.54mg/mLの10mMのHEPES緩衝液(pH7.4)と混合し、N/P比が1~8となるよう濃度を調製し、室温で30分間静置した。上記のTUG1-LNAオリゴマーを10mMのHEPES緩衝液(pH7.4)に溶解し、15μMのオリゴマー溶液を調製した。TUG1-LNAオリゴマー溶液とcRGD-PEG-PLys(DTBP/IM)溶液とをN/P比が1.3(体積比2:1)となるように混合し、25℃で24時間静置した。得られた溶液をSlide-A-Lyzerカセット(分画分子量:3.5kDa)で5v/v%のDMSO含有10mM HEPES溶液(pH7.4)で2日間、10mM HEPES溶液(pH7.4)で2日間透析し、ブロックコポリマーとTUG1-LNAオリゴマー溶液の複合体であるオリゴマー内包ミセルを得た。
配列番号20~21、28~29、43、49:ヒトTUG1に対するsiRNA、この配列中(1)・・(17)はRNAである。
配列番号22~27、30~35、39~42、44~48、50:ヒトTUG1に対するsiRNA、この配列中(1)・・(19)はRNAである。
配列番号36:LNA修飾アンチセンスRNA、この配列中(1)・・(4)及び(16)・・(19)はロックされた核酸である。
配列番号37:LNA修飾アンチセンスRNA、この配列中(1)・・(3)及び(17)・・(19)はロックされた核酸である。
(19)はロックされた核酸である。
配列番号38:LNA修飾アンチセンスRNA、この配列中(1)・・(4)及び(17)・・(19)はロックされた核酸である。
配列番号51:LNA修飾アンチセンスRNA、この配列中(1)・・(4)及び(18)・・(21)はロックされた核酸である。
配列番号52:LNA修飾アンチセンスRNA、この配列中(1)・・(3)及び(19)・・(21)はロックされた核酸である。
配列番号53:LNA修飾アンチセンスRNA、この配列中(1)・・(4)及び(19)・・(21)はロックされた核酸である。
配列番号54~55:ホタルGL3ルシフェラーゼ遺伝子に対するsiRNA
配列番号56:LNA修飾アンチセンスDNA、この配列中(1)・・(4)及び(19)・・(21)はロックされた核酸である。
配列番号57:ホタルGL3ルシフェラーゼ遺伝子に対するLNA修飾DNA、この配列中の(1)・・(4)及び(19)・・(21)はロックされた核酸である。
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- TUG1遺伝子を正常組織と比べて高発現する腫瘍を有する被験体を治療する又は腫瘍転移から予防するための抗腫瘍性ドラッグデリバリー製剤であって、該TUG1遺伝子の高発現を抑制する核酸を含む高分子ミセルを有効成分として含み、該高分子ミセルが、カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントと親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントとを有するブロックコポリマーと、該核酸とを含み、該核酸が該カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントのカチオン性基と結合して複合体を形成する、及び/又は、該核酸が該ミセル内部に内包若しくは付着されており、並びに、該高分子ミセルが腫瘍に集積することを特徴とする、ドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記腫瘍が、脳腫瘍、膵臓癌、乳癌、大腸癌、前立腺癌、肝臓癌、肺癌、白血病又はリンパ腫である、請求項1に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記腫瘍が、脳腫瘍又は膵臓癌である、請求項2に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記核酸が、TUG1遺伝子の転写体RNAに対するsiRNA、その前駆体RNA、アンチセンスRNA、若しくはその修飾RNA、又はアンチセンスDNAである、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記核酸が、TUG1遺伝子の転写体RNAの配列番号1、2又は3の塩基配列において、それぞれ、ヌクレオチド番号1044~1062、1044~1062、又は1044~1062の領域、並びに/或いは、それぞれ、ヌクレオチド番号2997~5181、2941~5111、又は2941~5125の領域を標的とする、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記核酸が、配列番号4~11の塩基配列からなるセンス鎖と、該センス鎖のそれぞれに相補的な配列番号12~19の塩基配列からなるアンチセンス鎖とを含むsiRNA、その前駆体RNA又はその修飾RNAのいずれか1つ又は2つ以上の組み合わせである、請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記修飾RNAが、1つ又は2つ以上の修飾ヌクレオチド又はデオキシリボヌクレオチドを含む、請求項4~6のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記修飾RNAが、配列番号20~27の塩基配列からなるセンス鎖と、該センス鎖のそれぞれに相補的な配列を含む配列番号28~35の塩基配列からなるアンチセンス鎖とを含むsiRNA、或いは、配列番号28~35の塩基配列からなるアンチセンスRNA/DNAキメラである、請求項4~7のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記修飾RNAが、各末端側に、2'-O、4'-Cメチレンブリッジを有するロックされた少なくとも2つのLNA修飾ヌクレオチドを含むLNA修飾アンチセンスRNAである、請求項4~8のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記修飾RNAが、配列番号36~38、51~53のいずれかの塩基配列からなるLNA修飾アンチセンスRNAである、請求項4~5、及び7~9のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記核酸が、TUG1遺伝子の転写体RNAに対する、siRNA若しくはその前駆体RNA、又はアンチセンスRNAをコードするDNA若しくはアンチセンスDNAを含むベクターである、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントが分岐状の複数のポリマー鎖からなる、請求項1~11のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントがポリリジンを含む、請求項1~12のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントがポリエチレングリコール又は末端修飾ポリエチレングリコールを含む、請求項1~13のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記ブロックコポリマーが前記カチオン性ポリアミノ酸セグメントと前記親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントとの間に連結基を有する、請求項1~14のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記親水性ポリマー鎖セグメントが、アルギニン-グリシン-アスパラギン酸配列又はアスパラギン-グリシン-アルギニン配列を含む環状ペプチドを含む、請求項1~14のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記ブロックコポリマーが、1を超える[ブロックコポリマー中のカチオン性基の総数(N)]/[核酸中のリン酸基の総数(P)]として定義されるN/P比を有する、請求項1~16のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 前記N/P比が、2以上、3以上、4以上、又は5以上である、請求項17に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤。
- 請求項1~18のいずれか1項に記載のドラッグデリバリー製剤を、TUG1遺伝子を正常組織と比べて高発現する腫瘍を有する被験体に投与することを含む、該被験体において該腫瘍を治療又は予防する方法。
- 前記腫瘍が、脳腫瘍、膵臓癌、乳癌、大腸癌、前立腺癌、肝臓癌、肺癌、白血病又はリンパ腫である、請求項19に記載の方法。
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