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- the present invention relates to a useful and efficient screening method for finding a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator (M1PAM) with reduced cholinergic side effects.
- M1PAM cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator
- the present invention also relates to treatment of Alzheimer's disease and the like, and a method for reducing cholinergic side effects using M1PAM having a low ⁇ value, or the M1PAM and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
- the positive allosteric modulator has an action of enhancing the receptor function by binding to a site different from the endogenous activator (acetylcholine (ACh) in the case of cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor).
- ACh is a neurotransmitter that induces signal transduction at the central nervous system and neuromuscular junctions (parasympathetic and motor nerves).
- the origin of acetylcholine neurons is in the brainstem and forebrain, which project to the cerebral cortex, hippocampus and marginal areas.
- some interneurons in certain brain regions such as the striatum use ACh as a neurotransmitter.
- Acetylcholine receptors are classified into ligand-gated ion channels (cholinergic nicotinic receptors) and G protein-coupled receptors (cholinergic muscarinic receptors).
- the cholinergic muscarinic receptor is one of the receptors for ACh and was named based on the selective activation of the receptor by muscarinic. Muscarinic receptors are further classified into subtypes M1 to M5, and cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptors (M1Rs) are mainly distributed widely in the brain and are known to be deeply involved in learning, memory, sleep, etc. It has been. The importance of M1R in brain physiology is well known, and compounds with M1R function enhancing action include mental disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, memory disorders, pain, sleep disorders, Parkinson's disease with dementia, Lewy body dementia, etc. It is expected to be useful as a preventive or therapeutic agent (Non-patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 1 discloses the following compounds as compounds having M1PAM activity and useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder and the like.
- Patent Document 2 discloses the following compounds as compounds having M1PAM activity and useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder and the like.
- Patent Document 3 discloses the following compounds as compounds having M1PAM activity and useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease with dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like. ing.
- Patent Document 4 discloses the following compounds as compounds having M1PAM activity and useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease with dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, etc. ing.
- Patent Document 5 discloses the following compounds as compounds having M1PAM activity and useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease with dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like. ing.
- Patent Document 6 discloses the following compounds as compounds having M1PAM activity and useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease with dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like. ing.
- Patent Document 7 discloses the following compounds as compounds having M1PAM activity and useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease with dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, etc. ing.
- Patent Document 8 discloses the following compounds as compounds having M1PAM activity and useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease with dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like. ing.
- the present invention finds side effects that can be caused by cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator (sometimes abbreviated as “M1PAM” in this specification) from the viewpoint of improving quality of life (QOL), It is an object of the present invention to provide a useful and efficient screening method for creating M1PAM in which such side effects are avoided. Another object of the present invention is to provide a treatment for Alzheimer's disease and the like and a method for reducing cholinergic side effects using M1PAM having a low ⁇ value. Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a treatment for Alzheimer's disease and the like and a method for reducing cholinergic side effects using M1PAM having a low ⁇ value, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and the like.
- M1PAM cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator
- cholinergic side effects such as diarrhea are cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptors (sometimes abbreviated as “M1R” in the present specification). It has been found to appear through.
- M1R cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptors
- the present inventors evaluated various M1PAMs and found that there was a positive correlation between the ⁇ value of M1PAM and the contractile strength of the ileum by electric field stimulation.
- the present inventors have shown that the combination therapy of M1PAM and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, which has a low ⁇ value, has an unexpectedly superior therapeutic effect on Alzheimer's disease and the like compared to monotherapy of each compound. I also found out that As a result of further studies based on these findings, the present inventors have completed the present invention.
- the present invention is as follows.
- [1] A screening method for cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators with reduced cholinergic side effects using ⁇ value as an index.
- [2] A method for treating Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease with dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies and reducing cholinergic side effects in mammals, comprising an effective amount of low ⁇ -value choline A method comprising administering an agonistic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator to a mammal.
- Administering a cholinesterase inhibitor followed by administration of low alpha M1PAM Administering a cholinesterase inhibitor followed by administration of low alpha M1PAM.
- a method for treating Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease with dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies and reducing cholinergic side effects in a mammal comprising: (I) administering an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor to a mammal to cause a side effect; and (ii) administering an effective amount of a low ⁇ -value M1PAM to the mammal of (i).
- a method of reducing the amount of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor administered to a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of low ⁇ -value M1PAM to the mammal.
- FIG. 1 shows the induction of diarrhea by administration of Compound C in WT and M1R KO mice (sometimes referred to herein as “M1KO mice”) (Example 11). Mice were observed for 120 minutes after Compound C administration. The severity of diarrhea was scored as follows: 0,
- Example 12 shows the relationship between ileal contraction and M1PAM parameters (Example 12). Correlation between enhancement of ileal contraction and (A) ⁇ M1PAM activity pIP value, (B) ⁇ ACh and PAM binding cooperativity parameters related to log ⁇ ni, or (C) ACh signaling It is a scatter diagram which shows the correlation of log ⁇ which is a parameter relevant to the intensity
- strength of the allosteric effect of PAM in ability, and a result is represented by the average value +/- SEM. N 3-11 per group. In Example 12, the parameters used in this figure are shown in Tables 1 and 2. R (correlation coefficient) and p-value were calculated by Pearson's correlation test. IP represents an inflection point.
- FIG. 3 shows the effect of low ⁇ l compound (compound B) on mouse cognition and diarrhea (Example 13).
- A Chemical structure of compound B.
- FIG. 3 shows the effect of low ⁇ l compound (compound B) on mouse cognition and diarrhea (Example 13).
- B Enhancement of ileal contraction by treatment with Compound B (0.1 nM-1) when electrical stimulation (EFS) was applied to isolated mouse ileum.
- ETS electrical stimulation
- FIG. 3 shows the effect of low ⁇ l compound (compound B) on mouse cognition and diarrhea (Example 13).
- FIG. 3 shows the effect of low ⁇ l compound (compound B) on mouse cognition and diarrhea (Example 13).
- FIG. 3 shows the effect of low ⁇ l compound (compound B) on mouse cognition and diarrhea (Example 13).
- E Changes in Arc mRNA expression level in mouse hippocampus 90 minutes after oral administration of ⁇ ⁇ compound B (10-100 mg / kg) were detected by TaqMan PCR.
- FIG. 3 shows the effect of low ⁇ l compound (compound B) on mouse cognition and diarrhea (Example 13).
- FIG. 3 shows the effect of low ⁇ l compound (compound B) on mouse cognition and diarrhea (Example 13).
- F The effect of Compound B on the reduction of scopolamine-induced spontaneous alternation behavior rate in the 5-minute measurement in
- FIG. 4 shows the effect of high ⁇ compound (compound A) on cognition and diarrhea in mice (Example 14).
- A The chemical structure of Compound A.
- FIG. 4 shows the effect of high ⁇ compound (compound A) on cognition and diarrhea in mice (Example 14).
- B Enhancement of ileal contraction by Compound A-administered sputum (0.1 to nM-1) when EFS was added to isolated mouse ileum.
- FIG. 4 shows the effect of high ⁇ compound (compound A) on cognition and diarrhea in mice (Example 14).
- FIG. 4 shows the effect of high ⁇ compound (compound A) on cognition and diarrhea in mice (Example 14).
- (F) Effect of Compound A on the decrease in scopolamine-induced spontaneous alternation behavior rate in the Y maze task under measurement conditions for 8 minutes. Compound A was orally administered 60 minutes before the test, and scopolamine was administered subcutaneously 30 minutes before the test. Results are expressed as mean ⁇ S.E.M. N 7-8 per group. **: Aspin-Welch T test indicates P0.01 compared to the control group. #: Compared with the scopolamine administration group by Williams's two-sided test, it indicates P0.05.
- FIG. 5 shows that compound D selectively activates human M1R in vitro and in vivo and has a low ⁇ value of 199 (Example 23).
- B Effect of Compound D on displacement of [ 3 H] -pirenzepine binding from FreeStyle 293 cell membrane expressing human M1R by ACh ⁇ Compound D.
- Example 6 shows that Compound C selectively activates M1R in vitro and in vivo and has a high ⁇ value of 1786 (Example 24).
- A the structure of compound C.
- FIG. 7 shows that in the Magnus method, Compound D has a lower effect on locomotor activity of ileum compared to Compound C, which is M1PAM at high levels (Example 25). Effects of Compound C and Compound D on ileal locomotor activity.
- FIG. 8 shows that, similar to donepezil, both Compound D and Compound C ameliorate rat scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction in the novel object recognition task (NORT) (Example 26).
- A Effects of donepezil on scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment.
- B Effect of low dose of Compound D (0.03-0.3 mg / kg, p.o.) on scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment.
- C effect of high dose of compound D (0.3-3 mg / kg, p.o.) on scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment.
- D the effect of Compound C (0.03-3mg / kg, p.o.) on scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment.
- Donepezil, Compound D and Compound C were orally administered 0.5, 2 and 2 hours before the acquisition trial. Thirty minutes before the acquisition trial, scopolamine was administered subcutaneously at 0.1 mg / kg.
- NDI was calculated using the following formula: interaction time with novel object / total interaction time x 100 (%).
- FIG. 9 shows the effects of donepezil, compound D and compound C on induction of diarrhea in rats (Example 27).
- A Effect of Donepezil on induction of diarrhea in rats.
- B Effect of Compound D on diarrhea induction in rats.
- C Effects of Compound C on diarrhea induction in rats. After administration of donepezil, compound D and compound C, the animals were observed for 240 minutes (AC).
- FIG. 10 shows the effect of combined use of Compound D and donepezil in rats (Example 28).
- A Effect of combined use of compound D (3 mg / kg, p.o.) and donepezil (3 mg / kg, p.o.) on IP1 production in the rat hippocampus. Compound D and donepezil were administered 3 and 1.5 hours before sampling, respectively.
- B Ineffective dose of Compound D and donepezil combination improves scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction in rats in NORT. Two and 0.5 hours before the acquisition trial, Compound D (0.1 mg / kg, p.o.) and Donepezil (0.1 mg / kg, p.o.) were administered, respectively.
- scopolamine was administered subcutaneously at 0.1 mg / kg.
- FIG. 11 shows that Compound D does not affect the pharmacokinetics of donepezil (Example 28). A, time course of plasma concentration of donepezil.
- FIG. 12 shows that the combination of Compound C and donepezil at an ineffective dose does not improve rat scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction in NORT (Example 29).
- Compound C (0.03 mg / kg) and donepezil (0.1 mg / kg) were orally administered 2 and 0.5 hours before the acquisition trial.
- FIG. 13 shows that, in contrast to carbachol and compound C, compound D only showed an increase in post-depolarization (ADP) (Example 30).
- ADP post-depolarization
- B Individual responses to heel current stimulation are triggered on a faster timescale. Zoom in on post-hyperpolarization (AHP) and ADP.
- FIG. 13 shows that, in contrast to carbachol and compound C, compound D only showed an increase in post-depolarization (ADP) (Example 30).
- C Summarize the effects of carbachol on AHP (left), ADP (middle) and membrane potential (RMP, right).
- FIG. 13 shows that, in contrast to carbachol and compound C, compound D only showed an increase in post-depolarization (ADP) (Example 30).
- FIG. 13 shows that, in contrast to carbachol and compound C, compound D only showed an increase in post-depolarization (ADP) (Example 30).
- FIG. 14 shows that the combination of an ineffective dose of Compound D and rivastigmine ameliorates scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction in rats in NORT (Example 31).
- Compound D 0.1 mg / kg, po
- rivastigmine 0.1 mg / kg, ip
- FIG. 15 shows the nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) encoding human M1R.
- FIG. 16 shows the amino acid sequence of human M1R (SEQ ID NO: 2).
- choline side effect means a side effect caused by an enhanced choline stimulating action, and specific examples thereof include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fluency, sweating, bradycardia, hypotension, respiratory Examples include suppression, collapse, convulsions, nausea, increased gastric acid secretion, sleep disorders, loss of appetite, malaise, lacrimation, and miosis.
- it is a cholinergic side effect caused by M1R. More preferably, it is diarrhea.
- cholinergic disorder means a disorder caused by neuronal degeneration or dysfunction in cholinergic neurotransmission, and synthesis of ACh, storage in the endoplasmic reticulum, secretion, receptor (muscarinic). A state in which at least one mechanism of action of ACh does not function normally, such as binding to or degradation of nicotinic or nicotinic).
- diseases associated with “cholinergic disorders” include Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease with dementia, Lewy body dementia, and the like.
- choline-related side effects are reduced means that in mammals (eg, mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits, cats, dogs, cows, sheep, monkeys, humans), M1PAM is the minimum cognitive effective dose. It means having a wider safety margin between the minimum choline side effect dose.
- This safety margin is calculated by the minimum choline side effect dose / minimum cognitive effective dose.
- This safety margin is preferably more than twice. More preferably, it is 5 times or more. More preferably, it is 10 times or more. More preferably, it is 20 times or more. Particularly preferably, it is 30 times or more.
- the safety margin is preferably 2 to 10,000 times. More preferably, it is 5 to 1,000 times. More preferably, it is 10 to 500 times. More preferably, it is 20 to 250 times. Particularly preferred is 30 to 100 times.
- the mammal is preferably a mouse.
- the mammal is preferably a rat.
- the mammal is preferably a human.
- ⁇ value is a value indicating binding cooperation between M1PAM and acetylcholine (in this specification, sometimes abbreviated as “ACh”) (Wootten, D. et. Al ., Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2013 Aug; 12 (8): 630-44).
- the “ ⁇ value” can be calculated from, for example, an allosteric “ternary” complex “model” described in mathematical expressions (i) to (iii) described later.
- M1PAM may be in any form such as protein, peptide, antibody, and non-peptide compound. M1PAM is preferably a non-peptidic compound.
- the present invention provides a screening method for M1PAM with reduced cholinergic side effects using ⁇ value as an index.
- M1PAM having a low ⁇ value can reduce cholinergic side effects.
- M1PAM with a low ⁇ value is used in combination with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (eg, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) in the prevention or treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease with dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies, etc. Excellent combination effect can be shown.
- acetylcholinesterase inhibitors eg, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine
- low ⁇ -value M1PAM reduces cholinergic side effects and / or is expected to have excellent combined effects with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (eg, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine), Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia (Positive hallmarks selected from the group consisting of hallucinations, delusions, delusional disorders, paranoia, disorganized conversations, disruption of logical processes of thought (eg, distraction, disorder, illogical or strange), and combinations thereof; Hiddenness, lethargy, flattening of emotions, loss of pleasure, lack of social interaction, reduced motivation, rigidity or firmness of thought, flat emotion or emotional dullness, decreased concrete thoughts, motivation Negative symptoms selected from the group consisting of failure to attach, poor spontaneity, poor initiatives and combinations thereof; lack of attention, lack of ability to name objects, work Parkinson's disease with memory loss, lack of long-term memory accumulation, lack of ability to execute, delayed information processing, delayed neural activity, long-term depression, and combinations thereof), dementia Or it
- ⁇ value is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (eg, in prevention or treatment of M1PAM with reduced cholinergic side effects and / or Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease with dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies, etc. Donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) can be used as an index for screening for M1PAM, which is expected to have an excellent combined effect.
- acetylcholinesterase inhibitor eg, in prevention or treatment of M1PAM with reduced cholinergic side effects and / or Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease with dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies, etc.
- Donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine can be used as an index for screening for M1PAM, which is expected to have an excellent combined effect.
- a method characterized by using detectable ACh (A) A method characterized by using detectable ACh, (B) Detectable choline Examples include a method characterized by using an agonist muscarinic M1 receptor antagonist (M1 antagonist), (C) a method characterized by using detectable M1PAM, and the like.
- the screening method comprises the following steps: (a) contacting M1R or a partial peptide thereof with a test compound and detectable ACh; (b) measuring the ⁇ value of the test compound; and (c) including selecting a low ⁇ value M1PAM.
- the ⁇ value can be calculated from the following allosteric ternary complex model (formula (i)) (Price, MR et..al., Mol. Pharmacol. 2005 Nov; 68 (5) : 1484-95.).
- Y is the percent of specific binding
- [A] and [B] is a concentration of each detectable ACh and a test compound
- K A and K B are the equilibrium dissociation constant for each detectable ACh and test compound
- ⁇ is the cooperativity of the test compound with the detectable ACh.
- a cooperativity value greater than 1 represents positive cooperativity (allosteric promotion of orthosteric ligand binding), and a cooperativity value less than 1 represents negative cooperativity (allosteric inhibition of orthosteric ligand binding).
- the screening method comprises the following steps: (a) contacting M1R or a partial peptide thereof with a test compound, ACh and a detectable M1 antagonist; (b) measuring the ⁇ value of the test compound; and (c) including selecting a low ⁇ value M1PAM.
- the ⁇ value can be calculated as ⁇ AB from the following allosteric ternary complex model (formula (ii)) (Davie, BJ et. Al., J. Med. Chem. 2014 Jun). 26; 57 (12): 5405-18.).
- Y is the percentage of specific binding
- [A], [B] and [C] are the concentrations of ACh, test compound and detectable M1 antagonist, respectively
- K A , K B and K C are respectively
- ACh represents the equilibrium dissociation constant of the test compound and the detectable M1 antagonist
- ⁇ AB and ⁇ BC are the cooperation of the test compound and ACh, the test compound and the detectable M1 antagonist, respectively.
- a cooperativity value greater than 1 represents positive cooperativity (allosteric promotion of orthosteric ligand binding), and a cooperativity value less than 1 represents negative cooperativity (allosteric inhibition of orthosteric ligand binding).
- the M1 antagonist used in the screening method (B) is not particularly limited.
- pirenzepine quinuclidinyl benzylate (QNB), N-methyl scopolamine, telenzepine, atropine, 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methylpiperidine methiodide ( 4-DAMP), 8- [4- [3- [4- [3-[[4- (1-Azabicyclo [2.2.2] octane-8-yl) -1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl ] Oxy] prop-1-ynyl] phenyl] prop-2-ynoxy] -1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl] -1-azabicyclo [2.2.2] octane, 8- [4- [3- [ 3- [3-[[4- (1-Azabicyclo [2.2.2] octane-8-yl) -1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl] oxy] prop-1-yl
- (C) Screening method using detectable M1PAM comprises the following steps: (a) contacting M1R or a partial peptide thereof with a test compound, detectable M1PAM and ACh; (b) measuring the alpha value of the test compound; and (c) including selecting a low ⁇ value M1PAM.
- the ⁇ value can be calculated as ⁇ AB from the following allosteric ternary complex model (formula (iii)).
- Y is the percentage of specific binding
- [A], [B] and [C] are the concentrations of ACh, test compound and detectable M1PAM, respectively
- K A , K B and K C are respectively
- ACh represents the equilibrium dissociation constant of test compound and detectable M1PAM
- ⁇ AB and ⁇ AC are the cooperativity of ACh with test compound and ACh with detectable M1PAM, respectively.
- a cooperativity value greater than 1 represents positive cooperativity (allosteric promotion of orthosteric ligand binding), and a cooperativity value less than 1 represents negative cooperativity (allosteric inhibition of orthosteric ligand binding).
- the detectable M1PAM used in the screening method (C) is not particularly limited.
- M1PAM Benzyl quinolone carboxylic acid (BQCA) and the like.
- BQCA Benzyl quinolone carboxylic acid
- M1R or a partial peptide thereof may be isolated M1R or a partial peptide thereof, and is expressed in a cell having the ability to produce M1R or a partial peptide thereof. It may be what you are doing.
- M1R includes a protein containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2.
- M1R may be a protein derived from a mammal (preferably human) cell or tissue, or may be a synthetic protein.
- amino acid sequence substantially the same as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 is, for example, about 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, more preferably about 95% or more with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2. And amino acid sequences having the same identity.
- the protein containing the amino acid sequence substantially the same as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 of the present invention has, for example, the amino acid sequence substantially the same as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, A protein having substantially the same quality of activity as the protein consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 (eg, ligand binding activity, signal signal transduction activity) is preferred.
- M1R is preferably human-derived M1R comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2.
- partial peptide of M1R for example, a peptide having the same amino acid sequence as M1R described above and having substantially the same activity (eg, ligand binding activity, signal information transmission effect) is used.
- the number of amino acids constituting the partial peptide is at least 20, preferably 50 or more, more preferably 100 or more, among the amino acid sequences constituting M1R.
- M1R or a partial peptide thereof may be isolated and purified from cells or tissues that produce them, chemically synthesized, or genetically engineered. Alternatively, it may be produced as a recombinant protein.
- the contact of the M1R or a partial peptide thereof with a test compound or the like can be performed, for example, in water or an appropriate buffer.
- concentration of the test compound in water or buffer varies depending on the type of test compound (solubility, toxicity, etc.), but is appropriately selected within the range of, for example, about 0.1 nM to about 30,000 nM.
- Incubation may be performed at the time of contact. Examples of the incubation time include about 10 minutes to about 24 hours.
- the cells having the ability to produce the above-mentioned M1R or a partial peptide thereof are human or other mammalian cells that naturally express them, or biological samples (eg, blood, tissue, organ) containing them.
- biological samples eg, blood, tissue, organ
- suspension cell lines stir culture, shake culture, swirl culture (eg, swirl shake culture), microcarrier culture, culture in serum-free medium, etc., and adhesion cultured in a floating state Preferred
- suspension HEK293 cell line for example, suspension HEK293 cell line.
- blood, tissues, organs, etc. derived from non-human animals they may be isolated from the living body and cultured, or M1PAM may be administered to the living body itself and those biological samples may be isolated after a certain period of time. Good.
- Examples of the cell having the ability to produce M1R or a partial peptide thereof include various transformants prepared by known and commonly used genetic engineering techniques.
- Examples of the host used in the technique include mammalian cells such as HepG2 cells, HEK293 cells (including suspension HEK293 cells (eg, FreeStyle 293 cells)), H4IIE-C3 cells, HeLa cells, and LNCaP-FGC cells.
- CHO cells floating CHO cells (eg, FreeStyle) including CHO cells)
- dhfr - dhfr gene-deficient CHO cells
- mouse L cells mouse AtT-20 cells
- mouse myeloma cells mouse H4IIE-C3 cells
- a cell that does not naturally express M1R can also be used as a host.
- the transformant is obtained by ligating DNA encoding M1R (ie, DNA encoding a protein containing the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2) downstream of a promoter in an appropriate expression vector. It can be prepared by introducing into a host animal cell.
- the DNA encoding M1R is, for example, synthesized based on the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 using an appropriate oligonucleotide as a probe or primer, and is derived from a cell or tissue-derived cDNA or cDNA live that produces M1R described above. From the library, it can be cloned using, for example, a hybridization method or a PCR method. Hybridization can be performed, for example, according to the method described in Molecular Cloning, Second Edition (J. Sambrook et al., Cold Spring Harbor Lab. Press, 1989). When a commercially available library is used, hybridization can be performed according to the method described in the instruction manual attached to the library.
- the nucleotide sequence of DNA can be determined using known kits such as Mutan TM -super Express Km (Takara Shuzo), Mutan TM -K (Takara Shuzo), etc., using the ODA-LA PCR method, the Gapped duplex method, Conversion can be performed according to a method known per se such as the Kunkel method or a method analogous thereto.
- a method known per se such as the Kunkel method or a method analogous thereto.
- the cloned DNA for example, the TAU5 region, etc., which deletes part or all of the region that does not lose its function as M1R even if deleted, or encodes M1R in which a part of the region is deleted All or part of the deleted region can be inserted or added to the DNA to be processed.
- the cloned DNA can be used as it is depending on the purpose, or after digestion with a restriction enzyme or addition of a linker as desired.
- the DNA may have ATG as a translation initiation codon on the 5 ′ end side, and may have TAA, TGA or TAG as a translation termination codon on the 3 ′ end side. These translation initiation codon and translation termination codon can be added using an appropriate synthetic DNA adapter.
- Expression vectors include animal cell expression plasmids (eg, pA1-11, pXT1, pRc / CMV, pRc / RSV, pcDNAI / Neo); bacteriophages such as ⁇ phage; retrovirus, vaccinia virus, adenovirus, lentivirus, etc. Animal viral vectors of the above are used.
- the promoter may be any promoter as long as it is appropriate for the host used for gene expression.
- SR ⁇ promoter For example, SR ⁇ promoter, SV40 promoter, LTR promoter, CMV (cytomegalovirus) promoter, RSV (Rous sarcoma virus) promoter, MoMuLV (Moloney murine leukemia virus) LTR, HSV-TK (herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase) promoter It is done. Of these, CMV promoter, SR ⁇ promoter and the like are preferable.
- an expression vector containing an enhancer, a splicing signal, a poly A addition signal, a selection marker, an SV40 replication origin (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as SV40 ori), etc. is used as desired.
- Selectable markers include, for example, dihydrofolate reductase gene (hereinafter abbreviated as dhfr, methotrexate (MTX) resistance), ampicillin resistance gene (hereinafter abbreviated as amp r ), neomycin resistance gene ( hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as neo r, include G418 resistance) and the like.
- dhfr gene-deficient Chinese hamster cells are used and the dhfr gene is used as a selection marker
- the target gene can also be selected using a medium that does not contain thymidine.
- a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor or partial peptide-expressing cell can be produced by transforming a host with an expression vector containing DNA encoding M1R or the partial peptide described above.
- Transformation can be performed by calcium phosphate coprecipitation method, PEG method, electroporation method, microinjection method, lipofection method and the like.
- PEG method New Cell Engineering Experiment Protocol
- electroporation method microinjection method
- lipofection method lipofection method and the like.
- the methods described in Cell Engineering Supplement 8, New Cell Engineering Experiment Protocol, 263-267 (1995) (published by Shujunsha), Virology, 52, 456 (1973) can be used.
- the transformed cells obtained as described above, the mammalian cells having the ability to produce the native cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor or a partial peptide thereof, and the tissues / organs containing the cells are, for example, about 5 to 20%.
- Minimum essential medium (MEM) containing fetal calf serum (Science, 122, 501 (1952)], Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) [Virology, 8, 396 (1959)], RPMI 1640 medium [The Journal of the American Medical Association, 199, 519 (1967)], 199 medium [Proceeding of the Society for the Biological Medicine, 73,1 (1950)].
- the pH of the medium is preferably about 6-8.
- the culture is usually performed at about 30 to 40 ° C., and aeration or agitation may be performed as necessary.
- the contact of M1R or a partial peptide thereof with a test compound or the like can also be carried out, for example, by culturing cells having the ability to produce M1R in the presence of the test compound or the like.
- test compound used in the above screening methods (A) to (C) is not particularly limited as long as it has M1PAM activity.
- protein, peptide, antibody, non-peptidic compound, fermentation product, cell extraction Examples thereof include substances such as liquid, plant extract, animal tissue extract, and plasma. These substances may be novel or may be known ones.
- Specific examples of test compounds include M1PAM described in WO 2013/129622, WO 2014/077401, WO 2015/174534, WO 2015/163485, WO 2015/190564, WO 2016/208775 or PCT / JP2017 / 009529. It is done.
- test compound with the M1R or the partial peptide or the cell producing them may be performed by, for example, the above medium or various buffers (for example, HEPES buffer, phosphate buffer, phosphate buffered saline, Tris hydrochloride buffer).
- Test compound is added to the solution, borate buffer, acetate buffer), and the cells are incubated for a certain period of time.
- concentration of the test compound to be added varies depending on the type of compound (solubility, toxicity, etc.), but is appropriately selected within the range of, for example, about 0.1 nM to about 10,000 nM, preferably about 1 nM to about 1000 nM. Examples of the incubation time include about 10 minutes to about 24 hours.
- the state of the individual is not particularly limited.
- a nucleic acid containing a protein coding sequence (CDS) of M1R or partial peptide is used.
- a transgenic non-human mammal introduced in an expressible form can be used.
- the transgenic animal can be prepared by a conventional method.
- the administration route is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include intravenous administration, intraarterial administration, subcutaneous administration, intradermal administration, intraperitoneal administration, oral administration, intratracheal administration, and rectal administration.
- the dose is not particularly limited. For example, a dose of about 0.5 to 20 mg / kg can be administered 1 to 5 times a day, preferably 1 to 3 times a day for 1 to 14 days.
- Measurement of detectable ACh, detectable cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor agonist or detectable M1PAM (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as detectable substance) in the screening methods (A) to (C) above.
- Methods include a measuring method using a labeling substance and a measuring method not using a labeling substance.
- detectable means detecting the binding between a detectable substance and M1R or a partial peptide thereof using a measurement method using a labeling substance, a measurement method not using a labeling substance, or the like. Means you can.
- Examples of the measurement method using a labeling substance include a method using a radioisotope, an enzyme, a fluorescent substance, a luminescent substance and the like as a labeling agent.
- a radioisotope for example, [ 125 I], [ 131 I], [ 3 H], [ 14 C] and the like are used.
- the enzyme is preferably stable and has a large specific activity.
- ⁇ -galactosidase, ⁇ -glucosidase, alkaline phosphatase, peroxidase, malate dehydrogenase and the like are used.
- As the fluorescent substance for example, fluorescamine, fluorescein isothiocyanate and the like are used.
- luminescent substance for example, luminol, luminol derivatives, luciferin, lucigenin and the like are used.
- a biotin- (strept) avidin system can be used for binding of an antibody or antigen to a labeling agent.
- a radioisotope is used.
- Measurement methods that do not use labeling substances include Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method (Chu, R. et. Al., Sci. Rep. 2014 Dec 8; 4: 7360.), ASMS method (Whitehurst, CE et. Al ., J. Biomol. Screen. 2006 Mar; 11 (2): 194-207), Back-Scattering Interferometry (BSI) method (Molecular Sensing, Baksh, MM et.al., Nat Biotechnol. 2011 Apr; 29 ( 4): 357-60.), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) method, Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) method.
- SPR Surface plasmon resonance
- ASMS Whitehurst, CE et. Al ., J. Biomol. Screen. 2006 Mar; 11 (2): 194-207
- BBI Back-Scattering Interferometry
- NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- ITC Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
- the ⁇ value of the test compound calculated from the formulas (i) to (iii) is greater than about 0 and less than or equal to about 1,000, preferably greater than about 0. If it is about 800 or less, more preferably greater than about 0 and about 500 or less, the test compound can be selected as a low ⁇ -value M1PAM. In another embodiment, if the alpha value of the test compound is greater than about 1 and not greater than about 1,000, preferably greater than about 1 and not greater than about 800, more preferably greater than about 1 and not greater than about 500, the test compound is It can be selected as M1PAM with a low ⁇ value.
- the alpha value of the test compound when the alpha value of the test compound is from about 10 to about 1,000, preferably from about 10 to about 800, more preferably from about 10 to about 500, It can be selected as M1PAM of ⁇ value.
- the low ⁇ value M1PAM selected in this way is M1PAM with reduced cholinergic side effects.
- the low ⁇ value means an ⁇ value greater than about 0 and less than or equal to about 1,000, preferably greater than about 0 and less than or equal to about 800, more preferably greater than about 0 and less than or equal to about 500.
- low ⁇ value means an ⁇ value greater than about 1 and less than or equal to about 1,000, preferably greater than about 1 and less than or equal to about 800, more preferably greater than about 1 and less than or equal to about 500.
- low ⁇ value means an ⁇ value of about 10 or more and about 1,000 or less, preferably about 10 or more and about 800 or less, more preferably about 10 or more and about 500 or less.
- Examples of “low ⁇ -value M1PAM (which may be abbreviated as“ the compound of the present invention ””) used in the treatment method of the present invention include, for example, WO 2013/129622, WO 2014/077401, WO 2015 / 174534, WO 2015/163485, WO 2015/190564, WO 2016/208775, PCT / JP2017 / 009529 and the like.
- M1PAM having a low ⁇ value selected by the screening methods (A) to (C) is also included in the compound of the present invention.
- the compound of the present invention is preferably 1,5-anhydro-2,3-dideoxy-3-( ⁇ [5,8-difluoro-1- (4-methoxybenzyl) -4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline. -3-yl] carbonyl ⁇ amino) -DL-threo-pentitol, 5,8-difluoro-N-[(1,2-trans) -2-hydroxycyclohexyl] -1- (4-methoxybenzyl) -4 -Oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamide, 8-fluoro-N-[(1,2-trans) -2-hydroxycyclopentyl] -4-oxo-1- [4- (1H-pyrazole-1 -Yl) benzyl] -1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamide, 1- [4- (1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) benzyl] -N-[(1,
- examples of the salt include a salt with an inorganic base, a salt with an organic base, a salt with an inorganic acid, a salt with an organic acid, and a salt with a basic or acidic amino acid.
- the salt with an inorganic base include alkali metal salts such as sodium salt and potassium salt; alkaline earth metal salts such as calcium salt and magnesium salt; aluminum salt; ammonium salt.
- the salt with an organic base include trimethylamine, triethylamine, pyridine, picoline, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, tromethamine [tris (hydroxymethyl) methylamine], tert-butylamine, cyclohexylamine, benzylamine, And salts with dicyclohexylamine and N, N-dibenzylethylenediamine.
- the salt with inorganic acid include salts with hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, nitric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid.
- salts with organic acids include formic acid, acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, phthalic acid, fumaric acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, malic acid, methanesulfonic acid, and benzenesulfonic acid And salts with p-toluenesulfonic acid.
- salt with basic amino acid include salts with arginine, lysine and ornithine.
- salt with acidic amino acid include salts with aspartic acid and glutamic acid. Of these salts, pharmaceutically acceptable salts are preferred.
- the compound of the present invention is used for mammals (for example, mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits, cats, dogs, cows, sheep, monkeys, humans), for example, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia (hall hallucinations, delusions, delusional disorders).
- mammals for example, mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits, cats, dogs, cows, sheep, monkeys, humans
- Alzheimer's disease for example, schizophrenia (hall hallucinations, delusions, delusional disorders).
- Paranoia disorganized conversations, disruption of logical processes of thought (eg, distraction, disorder, illogical or strange), and combinations thereof; withdrawal, lethargy, flattening of emotions , Loss of pleasure, lack of social interaction, reduced motivation, rigidity or firmness of thought, flat emotion or dullness, reduced concrete thoughts, motivation failure, poor spontaneity, Negative symptoms selected from the group consisting of poor initiatives and combinations; lack of attention, lack of ability to name things, lack of working memory, lack of long-term memory accumulation, lack of ability to perform Effective as a preventive or therapeutic agent for diseases such as delayed information processing, delayed neural activity, long-term depression, and cognitive symptoms selected from the combination thereof, Parkinson's disease with dementia, and Lewy body dementia It is.
- diseases such as delayed information processing, delayed neural activity, long-term depression, and cognitive symptoms selected from the combination thereof, Parkinson's disease with dementia, and Lewy body dementia It is.
- Negative symptoms of schizophrenia can be further subdivided into primary negative symptoms (primary negative symptoms) and secondary negative symptoms (secondary negative symptoms).
- Primary negative symptoms do not include symptoms that are better explained by side effects of medication, post-psychiatric depression or depression.
- the compound of the present invention is used for mammals to flatten emotions (emotion immobility, unresponsiveness, poor eye contact, limited body movement), algae, loss of motivation, loss of pleasure, and unpleasantness.
- the compounds of the present invention may be used for mammals against schizophrenia-related disease, schizophrenia spectrum disorder, acute schizophrenia, chronic schizophrenia, NOS schizophrenia, schizophrenia affect disorder, integration Ataxia-like disorder, parafrennie, paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizophrenic personality disorder, delusional disorder, psychosis, disease with psychotic components, psychotic disorder, short-term psychotic disorder, Alzheimer's psychosis, Parkinson It is effective as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for pathologic psychosis, shared psychotic disorder, delusional, dismantled, tension, indistinguishable and / or residual schizophrenia, and schizophrenia-like disorders.
- the compound of the present invention has an excellent M1PAM activity, it can be expected to have an excellent preventive / therapeutic effect on the above diseases.
- parenterally includes intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intraorgan, intranasal, intradermal, ophthalmic, intracerebral, intrarectal, intravaginal, intraperitoneal, intratumoral, proximal to tumor, etc. Includes direct lesion administration.
- the dose of the compound of the present invention varies depending on the administration subject, administration route, and symptoms and is not particularly limited.
- 0.001 to 1,000 mg / kg body weight per day preferably 0.01 to 100 mg / kg body weight per day, preferably 0.1 to 10 mg / kg body weight per day.
- 0.01 to 1,000 mg per day preferably 0.1 to 200 mg per day, more preferably 1 to 20 mg per day. This amount can be administered in 1 to 3 divided doses per day.
- a medicament containing the compound of the present invention is a method known per se as a method for producing a pharmaceutical preparation (eg, a method described in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia),
- the compound of the present invention can be used alone or as a pharmaceutical composition in which the compound is mixed with a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
- examples of the medicament of the present invention include tablets (including sugar-coated tablets, film-coated tablets, sublingual tablets, orally disintegrating tablets, buccal tablets, etc.), pills, powders, granules, capsules (including soft capsules and microcapsules).
- Lozenges syrups, solutions, emulsions, suspensions, controlled-release preparations (eg, immediate-release preparations, sustained-release preparations, sustained-release microcapsules), aerosols, films (eg, oral) Disintegrating film, oral mucosa adhesive film), injection (eg, subcutaneous injection, intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, intraperitoneal injection), instillation, transdermal preparation, ointment, lotion, patch
- Pharmaceutical compositions such as suppositories, suppositories (eg, rectal suppositories, vaginal suppositories), pellets, nasal preparations, pulmonary preparations (inhalants), eye drops, etc., orally or parenterally (eg, intravenously)
- Intramuscular, subcutaneous, intraorgan, intranasal, intradermal, ophthalmic, intracerebral, Intestinal, vaginal, intraperitoneal can be safely administered into a lesion, etc.).
- the “pharmacologically acceptable carrier” various organic or inorganic carriers commonly used as starting materials are used.
- excipients lubricants, binders and disintegrants are used, and in liquid preparations, solvents, solubilizers, suspending agents, isotonic agents, buffering agents, and the like Soothing agents and the like are used.
- preparation additives such as preservatives, antioxidants, colorants, sweeteners and the like can also be used.
- excipients examples include lactose, sucrose, D-mannitol, starch, corn starch, crystalline cellulose, and light anhydrous silicic acid.
- lubricant examples include magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, talc, and colloidal silica.
- binder examples include crystalline cellulose, sucrose, D-mannitol, dextrin, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, starch, sucrose, gelatin, methylcellulose, and sodium carboxymethylcellulose.
- disintegrant examples include starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose calcium, carboxymethyl starch sodium, and L-hydroxypropyl cellulose.
- solvent examples include water for injection, alcohol, propylene glycol, macrogol, sesame oil, corn oil, and olive oil.
- solubilizer examples include polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, D-mannitol, benzyl benzoate, ethanol, trisaminomethane, cholesterol, triethanolamine, sodium carbonate, and sodium citrate.
- suspending agent examples include surfactants such as stearyltriethanolamine, sodium lauryl sulfate, laurylaminopropionic acid, lecithin, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, and glyceryl monostearate; for example, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone And hydrophilic polymers such as sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, and hydroxypropylcellulose.
- surfactants such as stearyltriethanolamine, sodium lauryl sulfate, laurylaminopropionic acid, lecithin, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, and glyceryl monostearate
- polyvinyl alcohol polyvinylpyrrolidone
- hydrophilic polymers such as sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, and hydroxypropylcellulose.
- tonicity agents examples include glucose, D-sorbitol, sodium chloride, glycerin, and D-mannitol.
- buffer solutions such as phosphate, acetate, carbonate, and citrate.
- Examples of soothing agents include benzyl alcohol.
- preservative examples include p-hydroxybenzoates, chlorobutanol, benzyl alcohol, phenylethyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, and sorbic acid.
- antioxidant examples include sulfite, ascorbic acid, and ⁇ -tocopherol.
- the content of the compound of the present invention in the medicament of the present invention is usually 0.01 to 100% (w / w), preferably 0.1 to 95% (w / w).
- the compound of the present invention can also be expected to have a cholinergic side effect reducing effect due to a low ⁇ value in addition to the above-mentioned disease prevention / treatment effect.
- the compound of the present invention is used in combination with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
- Preferred examples of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor include donepezil (including donepezil hydrochloride), rivastigmine, and galantamine. More preferred are donepezil (including donepezil hydrochloride) and rivastigmine. More preferred is donepezil (including donepezil hydrochloride).
- the combined use of the compound of the present invention and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is referred to as “the combined use in the present invention”.
- the dose of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor can be reduced compared to the single dose.
- the effect can be sufficiently obtained even with a dose small enough that the use of the compound of the present invention or the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor alone does not provide a sufficient effect for preventing or treating the above-mentioned diseases. That is, the combined use in the present invention can substantially reduce the effective dose of both drugs.
- Systemic side effects can be reduced, or the occurrence of cholinergic side effects can also be suppressed for patients who may possibly have cholinergic side effects due to administration of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in the future.
- the compound of the present invention and the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor may be administered to the administration subject at the same time or may be administered with a time difference.
- the compound of the present invention is administered to the mammal after the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is administered to the mammal (preferably human).
- the mammal preferably a human
- a cholinergic side effect preferably diarrhea
- the compound of the present invention is administered to the mammal.
- the administration form of the combination of the present invention is not particularly limited, and it is sufficient that the compound of the present invention and the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor are combined at the time of administration.
- Examples of such administration forms include (1) administration of a single preparation obtained by simultaneously formulating the compound and acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, and (2) separately formulating the compound and acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
- the compound of the present invention for example, the compound of the present invention; acetylcholinestera
- the present invention like the medicament of the present invention, it can be used as a pharmaceutical composition in which the compound of the present invention or (and) an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is mixed with a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
- the dose of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor can be appropriately selected based on the clinically used dose.
- the dose of the compound of the present invention varies depending on the administration subject, administration route, and symptoms and is not particularly limited. For example, when orally administered to an adult patient with Alzheimer's disease (adult, body weight 40 to 80 kg, eg 60 kg), For example, 0.001 to 1,000 mg / kg body weight per day, preferably 0.01 to 100 mg / kg body weight per day, preferably 0.1 to 10 mg / kg body weight per day. In another embodiment, for example, 0.01 to 1,000 mg per day, preferably 0.1 to 160 mg per day, more preferably 0.3 to 15 mg per day.
- Donepezil is, for example, 0.3 to 23 mg per day.
- Ribastigmine is, for example, 0.3 to 18 mg per day.
- An example of galantamine is 0.3 to 24 mg per day. This amount can be administered in 1 to 3 divided doses per day.
- the compounding ratio of the compound of the present invention and the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor can be appropriately selected depending on the administration subject, administration route, target disease, symptom, combination and the like.
- Example 1 Animals Male ICR mice were supplied by CLEA Japan Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) and were used at 6-17 weeks of age. C57BL / 6-Chrm-1tm1 Stl / J WT mice and KO mice were obtained from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) and used at 8 months of age. These animals were used for experiments after at least one week of habituation. All mice were housed in a light-controlled breeding room (lit at 7:00 am, 12 hour light / dark cycle). Feed and water were given freely.
- Example 2 Reagent [ 3 H] -pirenzepine was obtained from PerkinElmer (Waltham, MA). Other reagents used in the experiments were purchased from Tocris Bioscience (Minneapolis, Minn.) Unless otherwise noted.
- M1PAM (7-(((1S, 2S) -2-hydroxycyclohexyl) oxy) -2- (4- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl) benzyl) isoindoline-1-one (hereinafter referred to as this In the specification, it may be abbreviated as ⁇ Compound A ''), 3-fluoro-2-((2- (4- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) benzyl) -3-oxo-2, 3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-4-yl) oxy) benzonitrile (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “compound B” in this specification), 3-((1S, 2S) -2-hydroxycycl
- Scopolamine hydrobromide was dissolved in physiological saline and administered subcutaneously. All compounds used in the in vivo experiments were administered to mice in an amount of 10 or 20 mL per kg body weight.
- DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
- Compound A, Compound B, Compound F and Compound G can be produced according to the production methods, reference examples and examples described in WO2014 / 077401 or a method analogous thereto.
- Compound C can be produced according to Reference Examples and Examples described in WO 2010/059773 or a method analogous thereto.
- Compound E can be produced according to the reference examples and examples described in WO 2011/049731 or a method analogous thereto.
- Example 3 Magnus Assay After fasting overnight, mice were sacrificed by decapitation. Immediately remove the ileum and immerse in ice-cooled Krebs solution (120.7 mM NaCl, 5.9 mM KCl, 2.5 mM CaCl 2 , 1.2 mM MgCl 2 , 15.5 mM NaHCO 3 , 1.2 mM NaH 2 PO 4 and 11.5 mM glucose) did. The ileum was cut to a length of 10-15 mm in the longitudinal direction, the mesentery and adipose tissue were separated, and mounted on an organ bath containing 10 mL of Krebs solution aerated with 95% O 2 /5% CO 2 . The bath temperature was maintained at 37 ° C.
- the isolated ileum was subjected to a 0.5 g load. Using an isometric transducer (MLT050 / A, ADInstruments, New South Wales, Australia) and a recorder (PowerLab 8/30 ML870 and Octal Bridge Amp ML228, ADInstruments), the contractile response of the isolated ileum was continuously recorded. .
- Platinum electrodes (3-20 mm mm apart, Iwashiya Kishimoto Medical Instruments, Kyoto, Japan) were mounted on both sides of the isolated ileum. Connect the electrodes to an electrical stimulator (SEN-3401, Nihon Kohden, Tokyo, Japan) and an EFS amplifier (SEG-3104, Nihon Kohden) with a rectangular pulse (20 V on the electrode, pulse width 50 ms and frequency 20 Hz). The pulse train was continued for 10 seconds and stopped for 20 seconds.
- an electrical stimulator SEN-3401, Nihon Kohden, Tokyo, Japan
- EFS amplifier SEG-3104, Nihon Kohden
- ⁇ EFS produced a sustained tonic contraction followed by relaxation. Shrinkage was measured at maximum intensity from baseline. The effect of test compound on maximum contraction was measured. At the start of each experiment, a series of EFS cycles were applied for over 1 hour to confirm the stability of the contractile response. For studies examining the effects of test compounds, ileum that showed stability in the contractile response induced by 1 hour EFS was used.
- the compound was cumulatively added to the Magnus bath without washing between subsequent doses.
- the interval between two adjacent doses was always at least 5 minutes, and at each concentration of compound, electrical stimulation was applied to the isolated ileum at least 10 times.
- the bath was washed 3 times and the ileum was allowed to stand for another 30 minutes. From the mean maximum intensity of 10 responses, the effect of each concentration of compound on EFS-induced ileal contraction was calculated.
- the ileal contraction response was then expressed as a ratio (%) to the mean maximum contraction obtained during DMSO® (solvent) pretreatment to generate a concentration-response curve. Since the relaxation responses were very small, the effects of the compounds on them were not analyzed.
- Example 4 Binding assay The binding assay was performed in 96 well plates. Cell membranes derived from FreeStyle 293 cells that transiently expressed human M1R in assay buffer (20 mM HEPES, 100 mM NaCl, 10 mM MgCl 2 , 0.1% fatty acid free BSA) were combined with test compound, ACh, and 4 nM [ Incubated with assay buffer containing 3 H] -pirenzepine (20 mM HEPES, 100 mM NaCl, 10 mM MgCl 2 , 0.1% fatty acid free bovine serum albumin (BSA)).
- BSA bovine serum albumin
- the cell membrane was transferred to a GF / C filter plate (PerkinElmer, Massachusetts, USA) using a cell harvester (PerkinElmer) and washed 5 times with 300 ⁇ L of 50 mM Tris-HCl.
- the GF / C plate was then dried at 42 ° C. 25 ⁇ L of MicroScint 0 (PerkinElmer) was added, and the radioactivity was measured by TopCount (PerkinElmer). Nonspecific binding was defined in the presence of 10 ⁇ M atropine.
- Example 5 Ca 2+ flux assay in the experiment Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells stably expressing human M1R (hM1R-CHO), black walled 384-well clear bottom plate (5,000 cells / well) And cultured in Ham's F-12 medium supplemented with 10% FBS and 100 U / mL penicillin-streptomycin in the presence of 5% CO 2 at 37 ° C. overnight.
- Fluo-4 AM and 1.25 mM probenecid assay buffer (20 mM HEPES, Hank's buffered saline solution containing 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA) and 5% CO 2 Under incubation for 30 minutes at 37 ° C. After incubating for 30 minutes at room temperature, the compounds were used to stimulate the cells. In this experiment, ACh and each PAM were added to the cells simultaneously. Calcium flux was measured using a fluorescence imaging plate reader (FLIPR) Tetra system (Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, CA).
- FLIPR fluorescence imaging plate reader
- Diarrhea was evaluated using any scoring criteria from 0 to 3: 0, healthy pellets; 1, wet but shaped feces; 2, swollen or mucous feces; 3, severe watery Diarrhea. The maximum score during observation was adopted.
- RT-PCR Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis Mice were sacrificed by decapitation 90 minutes after administration of Compound A or Compound B for in vivo pharmacokinetic (PD) marker analysis . Hippocampal tissue was isolated from the brain. These tissues were stored at ⁇ 80 ° C. until RNA extraction. Total RNA was extracted from individual tissues using QIAzol Lysis Reagent and RNeasy kit (Quiagen, Hilden, Germany) according to the manufacturer's instructions. RT-PCR was performed using an ABI PRISM 7900HT sequence detector (Life Technologies, Bedford, MA) and TaqMan reagent (Eurogentec, Seraing, Belgium).
- RNA quantification was normalized using glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) mRNA transcripts according to manufacturer's instructions.
- GPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
- the following primers were used for mouse Arc analysis: forward primer, 5′-AGCTGAAGCCACAAATGCAG-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 3); reverse primer, 5′-CTGAGTCACGGAGCTGAGC-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 4); TaqMan probe 5'-AGACCTGACATCCTGGCACCTCCTGG-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 5).
- the primers used for mouse Gapdh analysis were TaqMan Rodent GAPDH Control Reagent, VIC probe purchased from ABI (Applied biosystems-Life Technologies, Waltham, MA).
- Example 8 Y-maze task with a mouse
- the Y-maze device was made of black acrylic with a maze of three arms of equal angles between all arms. Each arm consisted of 40 cm length, 4 cm width and 12 cm wall.
- a Y maze was installed in the soundproof room and the illuminance was set to 10 lux.
- Compound B (10 or 30 mg / kg) and Compound A (1, 3 or 10 mg / kg) were orally administered 60 minutes before the test. After 30 minutes, memory impairment was induced by administering scopolamine (0.3 or 1 mg / kg, hydrobromide, sc). Thirty minutes after administration of scopolamine, mice were entered into the Y maze and spontaneous alternation was visually assessed for 5-8 minutes. One trial was performed for each animal.
- the mouse was determined to be in the arm.
- the alternation behavior is defined by the continuous approach to each of the three arms in the overlapping triplet set, and the ratio of the actual (total alternation behavior) to the possible alternation behavior (total number of entrances to the arm-2) x Based on 100, the alternation activity rate was expressed in%. Data were excluded from the analysis if the mouse showed low exploratory behavior with less than 10 total entries into the arm. The dose of scopolamine (0.3 or 1 mg / kg) was adjusted to significantly reduce the alternation behavior rate.
- Example 9 Data analysis All data was analyzed using GraphPad Prism 5 software (GraphPad Software Inc., California, USA). Radioligand binding data was globally fit to the following allosteric ternary complex model:
- Y is the% of specific binding
- [A], [B] and [C] are the concentrations of ACh, allosteric modulator and [ 3 H] -pirenzepine, respectively
- K A , K B and K C are Represents the equilibrium dissociation constant of ACh, allosteric modulator and [ 3 H] -pirenzepine, respectively
- ⁇ AB and ⁇ BC are the synergistic properties of allosteric modulator and ACh or [ 3 H] -pirenzepine, respectively.
- a cooperativity value greater than 1 represents positive cooperativity (allosteric promotion of orthosteric ligand binding), and a cooperativity value less than 1 represents negative cooperativity (allosteric inhibition of orthosteric ligand binding).
- the functional interaction of M1PAM and ACh was globally fit to the following allosteric manipulation model (Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2009; 8 (1): 41-54, and Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2007; 28 (8): 382-9).
- Pharmacological effect and Emax represents the maximum possible effect
- [A] and [B] are each at a concentration of ACh and PAM
- K A and K B each represent an equilibrium dissociation constant of ACh and PAM
- ⁇ A and ⁇ B represent operable measurements of ACh and PAM efficacy, respectively
- ⁇ is the binding cooperativity of ACh and PAM (an index that promotes ACh affinity for M1R)
- ⁇ is ACh signaling Is the intensity of the allosteric effect of PAM on efficacy
- n represents the slope coefficient.
- the equilibrium divergence constant of each PAM and the cooperativity of ACh and each PAM were fixed to those determined by the binding experiment.
- Example 10 Statistics The experimental results were expressed as mean ⁇ standard error of the mean (SEM). Statistically significant difference between two groups was evaluated by Aspin-Welch T test at ⁇ level 0.05. In experiments that tested the effects of multiple doses of the test compound, the effects were analyzed using the Bartlett test used to test the homogeneity of dispersion, followed by Williams's two-sided test (for parametric data, P > 0.05) or Shirley-Williams two-sided test (for non-parametric data, P ⁇ 0.05 by Bartlett test). Data was analyzed using EXSUS (Ver. 8.0.0, CAC EXICARE Corporation, Tokyo, Japan), and statistical significance was set to P ⁇ 0.05.
- Example 11 Effect of Compound C on Diarrhea in Wild Type (WT) and M1R Knockout (KO) Mice
- WT and M1R KO mice Both were orally administered Compound C, which is a selective M1PAM.
- Compound C induced diarrhea at 10 mg / kg, but not in M1R KO mice (FIG. 1). Therefore, M1PAM containing Compound C induces diarrhea through M1R activation in rodents.
- Example 12 Relationship between ileal contraction and M1PAM parameters
- the extracellular environment eg, ACh concentration around M1R, etc.
- ACh concentration around M1R, etc. is different in the brain and terminal tissues, and each M1PAM with different characteristics was different for each tissue in the body It can be effective. Therefore, we decided to explore the key M1R modulation parameters associated with ileal contraction.
- seven M1PAMs with a selectivity of 100-fold over other muscarinic subtypes were selected for functional analysis in vitro (Table 1).
- the various M1PAM parameters of these M1PAMs were then evaluated using an in vitro binding modulation assay (Tables 1-2).
- the Magnus assay was then used to examine the effect of these compounds on the ileal contractile response.
- EC50 which induces 50% of the maximal response of the endogenous ligand ACh, reflects agonist activity against M1R under conditions without ACh.
- the inflection point (IP) reflects the activity of PAM for each M1-M5R when M1PAM is applied in the presence of a low concentration of ACh (EC20) that induces 20% of the maximum response of ACh.
- the results for each parameter in vitro for M1R are expressed as the mean of three independent experiments and S.E.M. N / A means “not applicable”.
- PAM means positive allosteric modulator. (table 1).
- K B value means the affinity of PAM for free M1R.
- ⁇ B represents the endogenous agonist activity in the system.
- EFS is added to isolated mouse ileum, and the rate of enhancement of ileal contraction by PAM administration (1 ⁇ M) is shown.
- In vitro binding parameter results are expressed as the mean and SEM of three independent experiments.
- Example 13 Effect of low ⁇ -value compound (Compound B) on cognitive function and diarrhea in mice
- Compound B had no effect on EFS-induced ileal contraction up to 1 ⁇ M (FIG. 3-B).
- Compound B did not induce severe diarrhea up to 1000 mg / kg ( Figure 3-C, Figure 3-D); this compound was pharmacokinetic at higher dosages. Shows no linearity, indicating that the plasma concentration at 1000 mg / kg was only 3.6 times higher than at 30 mg / kg (Table 3).
- Arc mRNA expression induction was used as a PD marker for M1R activation to select dosages for cognitive function tasks; BQCA was reported to increase Arc mRNA expression levels in the brain through M1R activation (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. 2009; 106 (37): 15950-5).
- Compound B was 10-100 mg / kg and increased the Arc mRNA expression level in the mouse hippocampus by about 2-fold (FIG. 3-E). From this result, doses of 10 and 30 mg / kg were selected for efficacy evaluation against scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment in mice.
- Plasma concentrations of Compound B at 30 and 1000 mg / kg. Plasma samples were taken 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours after oral administration. Results represent average values. N 3 per group.
- Example 14 Effect of high alpha compound (Compound A) on cognitive function and induction of diarrhea in mice (Comparative Example)
- Compound A was selected as a representative compound with a high ⁇ value (FIG. 4-A);
- Compound A (0.1 nM to 1 ⁇ M) caused a concentration-dependent enhancement of EFS-induced ileal contraction in an in vitro Magnus assay, which was inhibited by 1 nM telenzepine ( Figure 4- B). Consistent with this result, Compound A at 10 and 30 mg / kg caused severe diarrhea in mice (Figure 4C).
- Compound A increased the expression level of Arc mRNA in a dose-dependent manner and showed a significant increase at 30 mg / kg in mice (FIG. 4-D).
- cognitive improvement in mice was evaluated using scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment in the Y maze task. Under the 5-minute measurement conditions, scopolamine did not cause a significant reduction in spontaneous alternation rate, whereas 10 mg / kg of Compound A tended to improve scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction ( Figure 4). -E). When the measurement time is extended to 8 minutes, scopolamine administration induces significant cognitive impairment, and 10 mg / kg of Compound A significantly reduces the rate of spontaneous alternation behavior induced by scopolamine in the Y-maze task in mice (Fig. 4-F).
- Example 15 Animals Male Long Evans rats (Japan SLC, Hamamatsu, Japan) were used in an in vivo IP1 assay and a novel object recognition task. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were purchased from Charles River, Japan (Yokohama, Japan) for evaluation of side effects. All rats were used at the age of 6-9 weeks. In the in vitro Magnus assay, male ICR mice (CLEA Japan, Tokyo, Japan) were used at 7-9 weeks of age. For electrophysiological experiments, male C57BL / 6J mice (CLEA Japan, Inc.) were used at 4-10 weeks of age.
- C57BL / 6-Chrm-1tm1 Stl / J wild type mice and M1R KO mice were obtained from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) and used at 8 months of age. All animals were housed in a 12-hour dark / light cycle, temperature and humidity controlled room that lit at 7:00. Feed and water were given freely. All animals were habituated to the facility for at least one week prior to use. The animal care and use and the experimental protocol used in this study were approved by the Experimental Animal Utilization Committee of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
- Example 16 Compound C and 4-fluoro-2-[(3S, 4S) -4-hydroxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl] -5-methyl-6- [4- (1H-pyrazole-1) -Yl) benzyl] -2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-one (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “compound D” in the present specification) was synthesized by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Donepezil hydrochloride was purchased from Mega Fine Pharma (P) Limited (Mumbai, India). Scopolamine hydrobromide was purchased from Tocris Bioscience (Ellisville, MO). Lithium chloride (LiCl) was obtained from Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- Example 17 Ca 2+ flux assay CHO-K1 cells expressing human M1 receptor were seeded at 30,000 cells / well in a 96-well clear bottom plate (Corning, New York, NY) with black walls for 1 day The cells were cultured at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- Example 18 In vivo inositol monophosphate (IP1) assay procedure A method for measuring in vivo phosphoinositide hydrolysis using [ 3 H] -myoinositol has been reported (Bymaster et al., Brain. Res. 1998 Jun 8; 795 (1-2): 179-90; Patel and Freedman, Eur. J. Pharmacol. 1994 May 17; 267 (3): 329-34.).
- LiCl (10 mmol / kg) was administered subcutaneously 2 hours after administration of Compound D or Compound C to inhibit IP1 degradation.
- One hour after administration of LiCl the animals were sacrificed by decapitation, the brains were removed and washed with cold saline containing 50 mM LiCl.
- the hippocampus was quickly isolated from the brain, frozen on dry ice, weighed, and stored at -80 ° C until analysis.
- the diluted supernatant was subjected to measurement of IP1 and protein concentration. Transfer diluted supernatant (20 ⁇ l) to 384-well Optiplate (PerkinElmer), d2-labeled IP1 (5 ⁇ l) and terbium cryptate labeled anti-IP1 antibody (5 ⁇ l) diluted in lysis buffer provided in kit Was added. After incubation for at least 1 hour at room temperature, the fluorescence intensity at 665 nm and 615 nm was measured using an EnVision multilabel reader (PerkinElmer). The IP1 concentration was calculated based on the HTRF ratio (fluorescence at 665 nm / fluorescence at 615 nm ⁇ 10 4 ).
- IP1 levels were calculated as a ratio of IP1 concentration to total protein concentration and expressed as% relative to the vehicle-treated group (control group).
- Example 19 In vitro ileal contractions After fasting overnight, mice were sacrificed. Immediately remove the ileum and immerse in ice-cooled Krebs solution (120.7 mM NaCl, 5.9 mM KCl, 2.5 mM CaCl 2 , 1.2 mM MgCl 2 , 15.5 mM NaHCO 3 , 1.2 mM NaH 2 PO 4 and 11.5 mM glucose) did. The ileum was cut to a length of 10-15 mm in the longitudinal direction, the mesentery and adipose tissue were separated, and mounted on an organ bath containing 10 mL of Krebs solution aerated with 95% O 2 /5% CO 2 . The bath temperature was maintained at 37 ° C.
- Isolated ileum was subjected to a passive load of 0.5 g.
- an isometric transducer MCT050 / A, ADInstruments, New South Wales, Australia
- a recorder PowerLab 8/30 ML870 and Octal Bridge Amp ML228, ADInstruments
- the contractile response of the isolated ileum was continuously recorded.
- Platinum electrodes (3-20 mm apart, Iwashiya Kishimoto Medical Instruments, Kyoto, Japan) were mounted on both sides of the isolated ileum. Shrinkage was measured at the maximum intensity from baseline. The effect of the test compound on maximum contraction was measured. To examine the effect of test compounds, ileum with a stabilized contractile response was used.
- Example 20 Electrophysiology Experiments were performed on coronal brain sections of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) from 4-week-old male C57BL / 6 mice. Animals were sacrificed immediately and ice-cold N-methyl-D-glutamine (NMDG) artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF) (92 mM NMDG, 2.5 mM KCl, 0.5 mM CaCl 2 , 1.25 mM NaH 2 PO 4 , 6 mM MgSO 4 , 30 mM NaHCO 3 , 25 mM glucose, 20 mM HEPES, 2 mM thiourea, 5 mM sodium ascorbate and 3 mM sodium pyruvate) (Ting JT et al., Methods Mol Biol.
- NMDG N-methyl-D-glutamine
- aCSF artificial cerebrospinal fluid
- Sections were cut to a thickness of 300 ⁇ m using a vibration slicer.
- HEPES aCSF 92 mM NMDG, 2.5 mM KCl, 2 mM CaCl 2, 1.25 mM NaH 2 PO 4, 2 mM MgSO 4, 30 mM NaHCO 3, 25 mM glucose, 20 mM HEPES, 2 mM thiourea, 5 mM ascorbic
- the sections were transferred to a holding chamber containing (sodium acid and 3 mM sodium pyruvate) for at least 1 hour at room temperature.
- the sections are then transferred to a recoding chamber and the sections are placed in aCSF (124 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 1.2 mM NaH 2 PO 4 , 1.5 mM MgCl 2 , 2.5 mM CaCl 2 , 10 mM glucose and 24 mM NaHCO 3 ).
- aCSF 124 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 1.2 mM NaH 2 PO 4 , 1.5 mM MgCl 2 , 2.5 mM CaCl 2 , 10 mM glucose and 24 mM NaHCO 3 .
- Borosilicate pipette (5-7 M ⁇ ) filled with intracellular solution (135 mM potassium gluconate, 4 mM KCl, 10 mM HEPES, 0.2 mM EGTA, 4 mM MgATP, 0.3 mM Na 2 GTP, adjusted to pH 7.3 with KOH)
- Current clamp recordings were performed at 32-33 ° C. with visually identified 5th layer pyramidal neurons.
- a Multiclamp 700B amplifier and Digidata 1440A interface board (Molecular Devices Japan, Tokyo, Japan), filtered at 2 kHz, sampled at 10 kHz, acquired signal, and analyzed using pClamp10 software.
- Example 21 Novel object recognition task (NORT) Procedure
- NNT Novel object recognition task
- the day before the test Long Evans rats were acclimated to the behavioral laboratory environment for more than 1 hour and individually acclimated to an empty test box (gray polyvinyl chloride box (40 ⁇ 40 ⁇ 50 cm)) for 10 minutes. The trial consisted of two 3-minute trials called acquisition trials and retention trials. These trials were separated by a given test interval (ITI).
- ITI test interval
- rats were allowed to search for two identical objects (A1 and A2) for 3 minutes.
- rats were again searched for a familiar object (A3) and a novel object (B) for 3 minutes.
- Object search was defined by licking, sniffing, and touching objects with limbs while sniffing.
- Example 22 Evaluation of cholinergic side effects SD rats were individually placed in observation cages and acclimated for at least 1 hour. Each rat received a solvent, donepezil (1, 3, 10 and 30 mg / kg, po) alone, compound D (1, 3, 10 and 30 mg / kg, po) alone, compound C (0.01, 0.03, 0.1 and 0.3 mg / kg, po) alone, combination of Compound D (1 and 3 mg / kg, po) and donepezil (0.3 mg / kg, po), or Compound D (0.1 mg / kg, po) and rivastigmine (0.1 mg / kg, ip) was administered, and cholinergic side effects including diarrhea, convulsions, lacrimation, salivation, miosis and skeletal muscle spasms were evaluated.
- Example 23 Compound D with low ⁇ value selectively activates human M1R in vitro and in vivo
- a Ca 2+ flux assay in CHO-K1 cells expressing human M1R M1PAM was screened from the compound library and the M1R selectivity of hit compounds was evaluated.
- the activity value for promoting binding affinity between ACh and M1R as indicated by the ⁇ value was assessed by a binding modulation assay.
- Compound D was found as a highly active selective M1PAM having a low ⁇ value.
- the IP value of Compound D against human M1R was 2.7 nM (FIG. 5A).
- the M1R selectivity of Compound D was over 3700 times over other human muscarinic receptor subtypes; M2 in a Ca 2+ flux assay using CHO-K1 cells expressing each human muscarinic receptor subtype.
- the IP of Compound D for ⁇ M5R was higher than 1000 nM ( Figure 5A).
- a binding modulation assay measuring the displacement of [ 3 H] -pirenzepine from human M1R by ACh revealed that compound D has an ⁇ value of 199 (FIG. 5B).
- IP1 production by 3 mg / kg Compound D was evaluated in the hippocampus of wild type and M1R KO mice.
- Example 24 Compound C having a high ⁇ value in vitro and in vivo selectively activates M1R (Comparative Example)
- M1PAM which has a higher alpha value than compound D with an IP value similar to that of compound D. It was.
- Compound C had an ⁇ value of 1786 (FIG. 6C) and an IP value of 0.62 nM in an in vitro Ca 2+ functional assay using CHO-K1 cells expressing human M1R.
- Example 25 Compared to Compound C, which is M1PAM with a high ⁇ value, Compound D has a smaller effect on ileal motility in the Magnus method.
- An in vitro Magnus assay was used to examine the effects of Compound D and Compound C on ileal contraction.
- Compound C enhanced spontaneous ileal motility in a concentration-dependent manner, but Compound D did not (FIG. 7). Therefore, Compound D has less effect on ileal motility compared to high alpha M1PAM.
- Example 26 Similar to donepezil, both compound D and compound C improved rat scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction in NORT
- donepezil was used as a control and M1PAM to rat cognitive memory process in NORT ( The effects of compound D and compound C) were evaluated.
- Scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment has been used as a model for cognitive impairment associated with cholinergic impairment in animals and humans.
- donepezil significantly increased NDI at 0.3 and 1 mg / kg (P ⁇ 0.025, FIG. 8A).
- compound D was 0.3, 1 and 3 mg / kg, which significantly increased NDI for scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment (0.3 mg / kg is the lowest effective dose of compound D in rats) (P ⁇ 0.025, FIGS. 8B to C).
- Compound C also improved scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment at 0.1 and 0.3 mg / kg (0.1 mg / kg is the lowest effective dose of Compound C in rats) (P ⁇ 0.025, FIG. 8D). Therefore, Compound D, Compound C and donepezil selectively improve cognitive impairment associated with cholinergic impairment in rats.
- Example 27 M1PAM has a lower risk of cholinergic side effects than donepezil Donepezil, Compound D and Compound C induced diarrhea in a dose-dependent manner in rats (P ⁇ 0.025 at 10 and 30 mg / kg, FIG. 9A; At 10 and 30 mg / kg P ⁇ 0.025 (10 mg / kg is the minimum diarrhea-inducing dose of Compound D in rats), FIG. 9B; at 0.1 and 0.3 mg / kg, P ⁇ 0.025 (0.1 mg / kg FIG. 9C) is the minimum diarrhea-inducing dose of Compound C in rats).
- Table 6 shows the cholinergic side effects of donepezil, compound D and compound C in rats.
- Rats were observed for 240 minutes after administration of donepezil, compound D or compound C.
- diarrhea the number of rats scored above 2 was counted.
- skeletal muscle spasm the number of rats with significant skeletal muscle spasm in both upper and lower limbs was counted.
- lacrimation the number of rats in which moderate to prominent lacrimation (severe lacrimation than surrounding body fluid) was induced was counted.
- fluency the number of rats in which intense salivation was induced was counted, not individuals that seemed to be wet around the mouth. The maximum score during observation was adopted. Data were expressed as the number of developments per total rat. Incidence rate (%) is shown in parentheses.
- Example 28 Combination of Ineffective Dose Compound D and Donepezil Improves Rat Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction in NORT Considering the Pharmacological Mechanisms of M1PAM and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors, Synergistic Effects between Compound D and Donepezil There is expected.
- the combination of Compound D (3 mg / kg) and donepezil (3 mg / kg) caused a more pronounced increase in IP1 production compared to single administration of each compound (FIG. 10A).
- Rats were observed for 240 minutes after administration of donepezil alone, compound D alone, and both compounds in combination.
- diarrhea the number of rats scored above 2 was counted.
- skeletal muscle spasm the number of rats with significant skeletal muscle spasm in both upper and lower limbs was counted.
- lacrimation the number of rats in which moderate to prominent lacrimation (severe lacrimation than surrounding body fluid) was induced was counted.
- For fluency the number of rats in which intense salivation was induced was counted, not individuals that seemed to be wet around the mouth. The maximum score during observation was adopted. Data were expressed as the number of developments per total rat. Incidence rate (%) is shown in parentheses.
- Example 29 Combination of Compound C and donepezil at an ineffective dose did not improve scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment in NORT in rats (comparative example)
- compound administration had no effect on search time.
- the vehicle-treated rats discriminated known and novel objects at 65.6% NDI after 4 hours of ITI, while rats administered scopolamine identified known and novel objects. Indistinguishable and showed significantly lower NDI (51.1%) ( Figure 12).
- Example 30 In contrast to carbachol and Compound C, Compound D showed only ADP production M1R has three cholinergic effects in the fifth layer pyramidal neurons: resting membrane potential (RMP), It is known to contribute to physiological responses such as post-hyperpolarization (AHP) and post-depolarization (ADP) that usually follow a short period of action potential development (Gulledge et al., J. Neurosci. 2009 Aug 5 29 (31): 9888-9902.). To examine the effects of different alpha values on brain function of M1PAM, we evaluated the cholinergic excitation by Compound D and Compound C. First, the muscarinic receptor agonist carbachol (10 ⁇ M, 10 min) was tested by bath application (FIGS.
- Example 31 Combined use of compound D and rivastigmine (cognition, side effects)
- Compound D 0.1 mg / kg, po
- rivastigmine 0.1 mg / kg, ip
- compound administration had no effect on search time.
- the vehicle-treated (control) rats discriminated known and novel objects with 65.9% NDI after 4 hours of ITI, while rats administered scopolamine had known and novel objects could not be identified, indicating significantly lower NDI (53.7%) (FIG. 14).
- the screening method of the present invention can efficiently select a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator (M1PAM) with reduced cholinergic side effects, is effective in treating Alzheimer's disease, etc. Useful for finding reduced M1PAM.
- M1PAM cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator
Abstract
Description
AChは、中枢神経系及び神経筋接合部(副交感神経、運動神経)でシグナル伝達を誘発する神経伝達物質である。中枢神経系では、アセチルコリンニューロンの起始核は脳幹及び前脳にあり、それらのアセチルコリンニューロンは大脳皮質、海馬及び辺縁領域に投射している。さらに、線条体等のある脳領域におけるいくつかの介在ニューロンは、神経伝達物質としてAChを利用する。アセチルコリン受容体はリガンド依存性イオンチャンネル(コリン作動性ニコチン受容体)とGタンパク質共役型受容体(コリン作動性ムスカリン受容体)に分類される。コリン作動性ムスカリン受容体は、AChに対する受容体の1種であり、ムスカリンが当該受容体を選択的に活性化することに基づいて命名された。ムスカリン受容体はさらに細かくM1~M5のサブタイプで分類され、コリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体(M1R)は主に脳に広く分布し、特に学習、記憶、睡眠などに深くかかわっていることが知られている。脳生理学におけるM1Rの重要性は周知であり、M1R機能増強作用を有する化合物は、精神疾患、神経変性疾患、記憶障害、痛み、睡眠障害、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病、及びレヴィー小体型認知症等の予防又は治療剤として有用であると期待されている(非特許文献1)。
また、本発明は、低α値のM1PAMを用いた、アルツハイマー病などの治療、及びコリン系副作用の低減方法を提供することを目的とする。
さらに、本発明は、低α値のM1PAMとアセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤等を用いた、アルツハイマー病などの治療、及びコリン系副作用の低減方法を提供することを目的とする。
[1]α値を指標とする、コリン系副作用の低減されたコリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体ポジティブアロステリックモジュレーターのスクリーニング方法。
[2]哺乳動物において、アルツハイマー病、統合失調症、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病又はレヴィー小体型認知症を治療し、かつコリン系副作用を低減する方法であって、有効量の低α値のコリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体ポジティブアロステリックモジュレーターを、哺乳動物に投与することを含む、方法。
[2-1]投与後の哺乳動物において、副作用の重篤度をモニターし、スコア化することを更に含む、[2]の方法。
[3]哺乳動物が、コリン作動性の障害を有する哺乳動物である、[2]の方法。
[4]哺乳動物において、アルツハイマー病、統合失調症、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病又はレヴィー小体型認知症を治療する方法であって、有効量の低α値のM1PAMを、哺乳動物に投与することを含み、
該哺乳動物が、アセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤により引き起こされるコリン系副作用を患っている、方法。
[5]哺乳動物において、アルツハイマー病、統合失調症、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病又はレヴィー小体型認知症を治療し、かつコリン系副作用を低減する方法であって、哺乳動物に、有効量のアセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤を投与し、次いで低α値のM1PAMを投与することを含む、方法。
[6]哺乳動物において、アルツハイマー病、統合失調症、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病又はレヴィー小体型認知症を治療し、かつコリン系副作用を低減する方法であって、以下:
(i)哺乳動物にアセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤を投与して、副作用を引き起こすこと、及び
(ii)有効量の低α値のM1PAMを、(i)の哺乳動物に投与すること
を含む、方法。
[7]哺乳動物に投与されるアセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤の量を低減する方法であって、有効量の低α値のM1PAMを、哺乳動物に投与することを含む、方法。
本発明について、以下の通り説明する。
本発明は、α値を指標とする、コリン系副作用の低減されたM1PAMのスクリーニング方法を提供する。
本スクリーニング方法は、以下の工程:
(a) M1R又はその部分ペプチドと、試験化合物及び検出可能なAChとを接触させ、
(b) 試験化合物のα値を測定し、及び
(c) 低α値のM1PAMを選択すること
を含む。
本スクリーニング方法は、以下の工程:
(a) M1R又はその部分ペプチドと、試験化合物、ACh及び検出可能なM1アンタゴニストとを接触させ、
(b) 試験化合物のα値を測定し、及び
(c) 低α値のM1PAMを選択すること
を含む。
本スクリーニング方法は、以下の工程:
(a) M1R又はその部分ペプチドと、試験化合物、検出可能なM1PAM及びAChとを接触させ、
(b) 試験化合物のα値を測定し、そして
(c) 低α値のM1PAMを選択すること
を含む。
無機塩基との塩の好適な例としては、ナトリウム塩、カリウム塩等のアルカリ金属塩;カルシウム塩、マグネシウム塩等のアルカリ土類金属塩;アルミニウム塩;アンモニウム塩が挙げられる。
有機塩基との塩の好適な例としては、トリメチルアミン、トリエチルアミン、ピリジン、ピコリン、エタノールアミン、ジエタノールアミン、トリエタノールアミン、トロメタミン[トリス(ヒドロキシメチル)メチルアミン]、tert-ブチルアミン、シクロヘキシルアミン、ベンジルアミン、ジシクロヘキシルアミン、N,N-ジベンジルエチレンジアミンとの塩が挙げられる。
無機酸との塩の好適な例としては、塩化水素、臭化水素、硝酸、硫酸、リン酸との塩が挙げられる。
有機酸との塩の好適な例としては、ギ酸、酢酸、トリフルオロ酢酸、フタル酸、フマル酸、シュウ酸、酒石酸、マレイン酸、クエン酸、コハク酸、リンゴ酸、メタンスルホン酸、ベンゼンスルホン酸、p-トルエンスルホン酸との塩が挙げられる。
塩基性アミノ酸との塩の好適な例としては、アルギニン、リジン、オルニチンとの塩が挙げられる。
酸性アミノ酸との塩の好適な例としては、アスパラギン酸、グルタミン酸との塩が挙げられる。
これらの塩のなかでも、薬学的に許容し得る塩が好ましい。
雄性のICRマウスは、CLEA Japan Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)により供給され、6~17週齢で使用した。C57BL/6-Chrm-1tm1 Stl/J WTマウス及びKOマウスは、マサチューセッツ工科大学(Cambridge, MA)から入手し、8ヶ月齢で使用した。これらの動物は、少なくとも1週間の馴化後、実験に使用した。全てのマウスを光調節された飼育室(午前7:00に点灯する、12時間の明/暗サイクル)内で飼育した。飼料と水を自由に与えた。
[3H]-ピレンゼピンはPerkinElmer (Waltham, MA)から入手した。実験で用いた他の試薬は、特記しない限り、Tocris Bioscience (Minneapolis, MN)から購入した。M1PAM (7-(((1S,2S)-2-ヒドロキシシクロヘキシル)オキシ)-2-(4-(1-メチル-1H-ピラゾール-3-イル)ベンジル)イソインドリン-1-オン (以下、本明細書中「化合物A」と略記する場合がある)、3-フルオロ-2-((2-(4-(1-メチル-1H-ピラゾール-4-イル)ベンジル)-3-オキソ-2,3-ジヒドロ-1H-イソインドール-4-イル)オキシ)ベンゾニトリル (以下、本明細書中「化合物B」と略記する場合がある)、3-((1S,2S)-2-ヒドロキシシクロヘキシル)-6-((6-(1-メチル-1H-ピラゾール-4-イル)ピリジン-3-イル)メチル)ベンゾ[h]キナゾリン-4(3H)-オン (以下、本明細書中「化合物C」と略記する場合がある)、2-(2-フルオロフェニル)-5-(4-(1H-ピラゾール-1-イル)ベンジル)-2,5-ジヒドロ-3H-ピラゾロ[4,3-c]キノリン-3-オン (以下、本明細書中「化合物E」と略記する場合がある)、2-(4-(1-メチル-1H-ピラゾール-4-イル)ベンジル)-7-(2-(ピペリジン-1-イル)エトキシ)イソインドリン-1-オン (以下、本明細書中「化合物F」と略記する場合がある)、2-(4-(1-メチル-1H-ピラゾール-4-イル)ベンジル)-7-(1H-ピラゾール-5-イル)イソインドリン-1-オン(以下、本明細書中「化合物G」と略記する場合がある))を、0.5% (w/v)メチルセルロース (MC)となるように蒸留水で懸濁し、経口投与した。スコポラミン臭化水素酸塩を、生理食塩水中で溶解し、皮下に投与した。in vivoでの実験で使用した全ての化合物を、マウスに対し体重1kg当たり10又は20 mLの量で投与した。in vitroでのマグヌスアッセイでは、化合物をジメチルスルホキシド (DMSO)中に溶解した。化合物A、化合物B、化合物F及び化合物Gは、WO2014/077401に記載の製造法、参考例及び実施例又はそれに準じた方法に従って製造することができる。化合物Cは、WO 2010/059773に記載の参考例及び実施例又はそれに準じた方法に従って製造することができる。化合物Eは、WO 2011/049731に記載の参考例及び実施例又はそれに準じた方法に従って製造することができる。
終夜絶食した後、マウスを断頭により屠殺した。回腸を速やかに摘出し、氷冷したKrebs液(120.7 mM NaCl、5.9 mM KCl、2.5 mM CaCl2、1.2 mM MgCl2、15.5 mM NaHCO3、1.2 mM NaH2PO4及び11.5 mM グルコース)中に浸漬した。縦方向に回腸を10~15mmの長さに切り出し、腸間膜及び脂肪組織を分離し、95% O2/5% CO2でエアレーションした、10 mLのKrebs液を含むオーガンバスにマウントした。バス温度を37℃に維持した。単離した回腸に0.5gの荷重を与えた。アイソメトリックトランスデューサー(MLT050/A, ADInstruments, New South Wales, Australia)及び記録計(PowerLab 8/30 ML870 and Octal Bridge Amp ML228, ADInstruments)を用いて、単離した回腸の収縮応答を連続的に記録した。
結合アッセイを96ウェルプレート中で行った。アッセイバッファー (20 mM HEPES、100 mM NaCl、10 mM MgCl2、0.1%脂肪酸フリーBSA)中で、一過的にヒトM1Rを発現したFreeStyle 293細胞由来の細胞膜を、試験化合物、ACh、及び4nM[3H]-ピレンゼピンを含むアッセイバッファー(20mM HEPES、100mM NaCl、10mM MgCl2、0.1%脂肪酸フリーのウシ血清アルブミン(BSA))と共にインキュベートした。室温で2時間インキュベートした後、セルハーベスター(PerkinElmer)を用いて細胞膜をGF/Cフィルタープレート(PerkinElmer, Massachusetts, USA)に移し、300 μLの50 mM Tris-HClで5回洗浄した。次いで、GF/Cプレートを42℃で乾燥させた。25 μLのMicroScint 0 (PerkinElmer)を添加し、TopCount (PerkinElmer)により放射能を測定した。10 μMアトロピンの存在下で、非特異的な結合を定義した。
ヒトM1R (hM1R-CHO)を安定して発現するチャイニーズハムスター卵巣(CHO-K1)細胞を、壁面が黒の384ウェルクリアボトムプレート(5,000細胞/ウェル)に播種し、10% FBS及び100 U/mLペニシリン-ストレプトマイシンを補充したHam's F-12培地中で、5% CO2存在下で、終夜37℃で培養した。翌日、培地を除去し、2.5 μg/mL Fluo-4 AM及び1.25 mMプロベネシドを含むアッセイバッファー (20 mM HEPES、0.1%脂肪酸フリーのBSAを含むHank's緩衝塩類溶液)を用いて、5% CO2存在下で、30分間37℃でインキュベートした。室温で30分インキュベートした後、化合物を用いて細胞を刺激した。本実験においては、ACh及び各PAMを同時に細胞に添加した。蛍光イメージングプレートリーダー (FLIPR)Tetraシステム(Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, CA)を使用して、カルシウム流動を測定した。
実験日に、マウスをランダムに4群に分けた(n=6~9)。マウスを個別のケージに移し、1時間以上馴化させた。溶媒(10若しくは20 mL/kg)、又は化合物A (3、10若しくは30 mg/kg, p.o.)、化合物B (10、30、100、300若しくは1,000 mg/kg, p.o.)若しくは化合物C (10 mg/kg, p.o.)を含む各化合物の単一用量のいずれかを、各マウスに投与した。動物をモニターし、投与後0.5、1、2、4及び6時間で、下痢の重篤度をスコア化した。0~3の任意のスコア化基準を用いて下痢を評価した:0、健常なペレット;1、湿っているが形がある糞;2、膨張した又は粘液性の糞;3、重度の水様の下痢。観測中の最大スコアを採用した。
in vivoでの薬物動態 (PD)マーカー解析のために、化合物A又は化合物Bの投与後90分で、断頭によりマウスを屠殺した。海馬組織を脳から単離した。RNA抽出まで、これらの組織を-80℃で保存した。QIAzol Lysis Reagent及びRNeasyキット (Quiagen, Hilden, Germany)を用いて、製造業者の指示に従い、個々の組織からトータルRNAを抽出した。ABI PRISM 7900HTシーケンス検出装置 (Life Technologies, Bedford, MA)及びTaqMan試薬 (Eurogentec, Seraing, Belgium)を用いて、RT-PCRを行った。製造業者の指示に従って、グリセルアルデヒド-3-リン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(GAPDH) mRNA転写産物を用いて、RNA定量を標準化した。マウス Arc分析のために、以下のプライマーを用いた:フォワードプライマー、5'-AGCTGAAGCCACAAATGCAG-3’(配列番号:3);リバースプライマー、5’-CTGAGTCACGGAGCTGAGC-3’(配列番号:4);TaqManプローブ、5'-AGACCTGACATCCTGGCACCTCCTGG-3’(配列番号:5)。マウス Gapdh分析に使用したプライマーは、ABI (Applied biosystems-Life Technologies, Waltham, MA)から購入したTaqMan Rodent GAPDH Control Reagent、VICプローブであった。
Y迷路装置は、全てのアーム間で等しい角度の3本のアームの迷路を備え、黒色のアクリル製であった。各アームは、40 cm長、4 cm幅及び12 cm壁からなった。Y迷路を防音室に設置し、照度を10 ルクスに設定した。試験の60分前に、化合物B (10又は30 mg/kg)及び化合物A (1、3又は10 mg/kg)を経口投与した。30分後、スコポラミン (0.3又は1 mg/kg、臭化水素酸塩、s.c.)を投与することにより、記憶障害を誘発した。スコポラミンの投与後30分で、マウスをY迷路に進入させ、自発的交替行動(alternation)を視覚的に5~8分間評価した。各動物で1回の試行を行った。4本の足が全て、Y迷路の中央からアーム通路の3分の1以上進入した場合、マウスはアームに入っていると判定した。交替行動を、重なり合った三つ組セットにおいて3本の各々のアームへの連続的な進入で定義し、可能な交替行動(アームへの総進入数-2)に対する実際の(総交替行動)の比×100に準拠して、交替行動率を%で表した。マウスのアームへの総進入数が10回未満の低い探索行動を示した場合、そのデータを解析から除外した。交替行動率を有意に下げるため、スコポラミン(0.3又は1 mg/kg)の投与量を調整した。
全データをGraphPad Prism 5ソフトウェア (GraphPad Software Inc., California, USA)を用いて分析した。放射性リガンド結合データを、以下のallosteric ternary complex modelにグローバルフィットさせた:
実験結果は、平均値±平均値の標準誤差(S.E.M.)で表した。α水準0.05でのAspin-WelchのT検定により2群間の統計的有意差を評価した。試験化合物の複数用量の影響を試験した実験において、分散の均質性を試験するために使用したBartlett検定を用いて影響を分析し、続けてWilliamsの両側検定 (パラメトリックデータについては、Bartlett検定によりP > 0.05)又はShirley-Williamsの両側検定 (非パラメトリックデータについては、Bartlett検定によりP≦0.05)を行った。EXSUS (Ver.8.0.0, CAC EXICARE Corporation, Tokyo, Japan)を用いてデータを分析し、統計的有意をP≦0.05に設定した。
M1PAMによる下痢誘発がM1R活性化に起因するか否かを決定するために、WT及びM1R KOマウスの両方に選択的M1PAMである化合物Cを経口投与した。WTマウスにおいては、化合物Cは10 mg/kgで下痢を誘発したが、M1R KOマウスにおいては誘発しなかった(図1)。それゆえ、化合物Cを含むM1PAMは、げっ歯類においてはM1R活性化を介して下痢を誘発する。
細胞外環境(例えばM1R周囲のACh濃度等)は、脳と末端組織では異なっており、異なる特徴を有する各M1PAMは、体内で組織毎に異なった効果を発揮し得る。それゆえ、回腸収縮と関連する、カギとなるM1Rモジュレーションパラメーターを探索することとした。最初に、in vitroでの機能解析のために、他のムスカリンサブタイプよりも100倍以上の選択性を有する7つのM1PAMを選択した(表1)。次いで、これらのM1PAMの様々なM1PAMパラメーターを、in vitroでの結合モジュレーションアッセイを使用して評価した(表1~2)。次に、マグヌスアッセイを使用して、回腸収縮応答におけるこれらの化合物の影響を検討した。コントロール条件と比べて、回腸収縮レベルは93~116%であった(表2)。回腸収縮応答と様々なM1PAMパラメーターとの相関を調べた。pIP、log α又はlog βと1 μMでの回腸収縮増強のPearsonの相関分析の結果を図2に示す。pIPとlog βはいずれも、増強したレベルの回腸収縮と相関を示さなかった(図2A、r=0.4979、P=0.2555、図2C、r=-0.5505、P=0.2004)。興味深いことに、log αは、0.80より大きい相関係数であり、回腸収縮応答と有意に相関した(図2B、r=0.8075、P=0.0281)。
より小さいα値のM1PAMの詳細なプロファイルを評価するために、log αが1.18 (α=16)の化合物Bを代表化合物として選択した(図3-A、表2)。化合物Bは1 μMまででEFS誘発回腸収縮に影響を与えなかった(図3-B)。この結果から予想されたように、化合物Bは1000 mg/kgまでで重篤な下痢を誘発しなかった (図3-C、図3-D);この化合物は、より高い投薬量では薬物動態が線形性を示さず、1000 mg/kgの血漿濃度は、30 mg/kgの時よりも3.6倍しか高くなかった(表3)ことを示す。認知機能課題のための投薬量を選択するために、Arc mRNAの発現誘導をM1R活性化に対するPDマーカーとして使用した;BQCAはM1R活性化により脳内のArc mRNA発現レベルを上昇させることが報告されている(Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. 2009;106(37): 15950-5)。化合物Bは10~100 mg/kgで、マウス海馬内のArc mRNA発現レベルを約2倍に増加させた(図3-E)。この結果から、10及び30 mg/kgの用量を、マウスでのスコポラミン誘発認知障害に対する薬効評価のために選択した。30 mg/kgの化合物Bは、5分の測定条件下で、マウスのY迷路課題におけるスコポラミン誘発認知機能障害を有意に改善した (図3-F)。それゆえ、低α値のM1PAMは、何ら下痢の兆候を呈さずに認知機能障害を改善することができ得ることを示す。
次に、高α値の代表化合物として化合物Aを選択した(図4-A);化合物Aは3.30のlog α (α=2371)を有する(表2)。予想されたように、化合物A (0.1 nM~1 μM)は、in vitroマグヌスアッセイにおいて濃度依存的なEFS誘発回腸収縮の増強を引き起こし、この増強は1 nMのテレンゼピンにより抑制された (図4-B)。この結果と一致して、化合物Aは10及び30 mg/kgで、マウスにおいて重篤な下痢を引き起こした(図-4C)。化合物Aは、用量依存的にArc mRNAの発現レベルを上昇させ、マウスでは30 mg/kgで有意な増加を示した(図4-D)。次いで、Y迷路課題でのスコポラミン誘発認知機能障害を用いて、マウスにおける認知機能改善を評価した。5分間の測定条件下においては、スコポラミンは、有意な自発的交替行動率の減少を引き起こさなかったが、10 mg/kgの化合物Aはスコポラミン誘発認知機能障害を改善する傾向を示した (図4-E)。測定時間を8分間に延長した場合、スコポラミン投与は顕著な認知機能障害を誘発し、10 mg/kgの化合物Aは、マウスにおけるY迷路課題でスコポラミン誘発性の自発的交替行動率の低下を有意に改善した (図4-F)。
in vivo IP1アッセイ及び新奇物体認知課題において、雄性のLong Evansラット (日本エスエルシー株式会社, Hamamatsu, Japan)を使用した。副作用の評価のために、雄性のSprague-Dawleyラットを、日本チャールス・リバー株式会社 (Yokohama, Japan)から購入した。全てのラットは、6~9週齢の時に使用した。in vitro マグヌスアッセイでは、雄性のICRマウス (日本クレア株式会社, Tokyo, Japan)を7~9週齢で使用した。電気生理学実験のために、雄性のC57BL/6Jマウス (日本クレア株式会社)を4~10週齢で使用した。C57BL/6-Chrm-1tm1 Stl/J野生型マウス及びM1R KOマウスは、マサチューセッツ工科大学(Cambridge, MA)から入手し、8ヶ月齢で使用した。全ての動物は、7:00に点灯する12時間の暗/明サイクルの、温度及び湿度を調整した飼育室にて群飼した。餌料と水を自由に与えた。全ての動物は、使用前の少なくとも1週間、施設に馴化飼育した。本研究で使用した動物のケア及び使用並びに実験プロトコールは、武田薬品工業株式会社の実験動物利用管理委員会に承認されたものであった。
化合物C及び4-フルオロ-2-[(3S,4S)-4-ヒドロキシテトラヒドロ-2H-ピラン-3-イル]-5-メチル-6-[4-(1H-ピラゾール-1-イル)ベンジル]-2,3-ジヒドロ-1H-イソインドール-1-オン (以下、本明細書中「化合物D」と略記する場合がある)は、武田薬品工業株式会社が合成した。ドネペジル塩酸塩は、Mega Fine Pharma (P) Limited (Mumbai, India)から購入した。スコポラミン臭化水素酸塩は、Tocris Bioscience (Ellisville, MO)から購入した。塩化リチウム(LiCl)は、和光純薬工業株式会社(Osaka, Japan)から入手した。化合物Dは蒸留水中0.5% (w/v)メチルセルロースに懸濁し、ドネペジル塩酸塩は蒸留水に溶解し、いずれも経口で投与(p.o.)した。スコポラミン臭化水素酸塩及びLiClは生理食塩水に溶解し、皮下に投与(s.c.)した。ドネペジル及びスコポラミンの用量を、それぞれの塩として表す。in vivo試験で使用した化合物はそれぞれ、ラットに対しては体重1kg当たり2 mLの用量で投薬し、マウスに対しては体重1kg当たり10 mLの用量で投薬した。In vitroマグヌス法及びin vitro電気生理学的研究では、化合物はジメチルスルホキシド (DMSO)中に溶解した。化合物Dは、WO2016/208775に記載の参考例及び実施例又はそれに準じた方法に従って製造することができる。
ヒトM1受容体を発現するCHO-K1細胞を、壁面が黒の96ウェルクリアボトムプレート(Corning, New York, NY)に30,000細胞/ウェルで播種し、1日間37℃、5%CO2で培養した。培地を除去し、カルシウム色素バッファー (HBSS (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA)、20 mM HEPES (Life Technologies)、0.1%脂肪酸フリーBSA (Wako)、0.08% pluronic F127 (Dojindo Laboratories, Kumamoto, Japan)、2.5 μg/mL Fluo-4 (Dojindo Laboratories)、1.25 mM プロベネシド (Dojindo Laboratories))を用いて細胞を30分間、37℃、5%CO2で培養した。30分、室温でインキュベートした後、EC20濃度(0.8~1 nM)のAChを含むアッセイバッファー (HBSS (Life Technologies)、20 mM HEPES (Life Technologies)、0.1%脂肪酸フリーBSA (Wako))に様々な濃度で溶解した試験化合物を用いて、細胞を刺激し、CellLux (PerkinElmer)を使用してCa2+応答を測定した。M1PAMのポジティブアロステリックモジュレーション活性を決定するために、EC20AChに対する応答を0%の応答として設定し、10 μM AChに対する応答を100%の応答として設定した。化合物の有効性は、変曲点の値(IP)として示した。変曲点の値と95%信頼性区間は、対照群のパーセントとして示されたデータからGraphPad Prism 5 ソフトウェア(GraphPad Software Inc., LaJolla, CA, USA)のXLfitにより、計算された。
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[3H]-ミオイノシトールを用いた、in vivoホスホイノシチド加水分解を測定するための方法が報告されている (Bymaster et al., Brain. Res. 1998 Jun 8;795(1-2):179-90;Patel and Freedman, Eur. J. Pharmacol. 1994 May 17;267(3):329-34.)。in vivo ホスホイノシチド加水分解をより容易に評価するために、均一性時間分解蛍光法(HTRF)を用いたアッセイ系、IP-One HTRF(登録商標)アッセイキット (Cisbio Bioassays, Codolet, France)(Trinquet et al., Anal Biochem. 2006 Nov 1;358(1):126-35.)を開発した。
Long EvansラットとC57BL/6Jマウスをアッセイに用いた。実験日に、動物を個別のケージに移し、少なくとも1時間馴化させ、サンプリングの3、1.5及び3時間前に、化合物D (3 mg/kg, p.o.)、ドネペジル (3 mg/kg, p.o.)及び化合物C (10 mg/kg, p.o.)をそれぞれ投与した。全てのIP1アッセイにおいて、化合物D又は化合物Cの投与後2時間で、IP1の分解を阻害するために、LiCl (10 mmol/kg)を皮下に投与した。LiClの投与後1時間で、動物を断頭により屠殺し、脳を摘出し、50 mM LiClを含む冷生理食塩水を用いて洗浄した。脳から海馬を速やかに単離し、ドライアイス上で凍結し、重量を測定し、分析まで-80℃で保存した。海馬組織重量に対し、39 (ラットでは)又は19 (マウスでは)倍量のホモジナイゼーションバッファー(10 mM HEPES pH 7.4、50 mM LiCl、150 mM NaCl及び1% Triton X-100)中で、ヒスコトロン (Physcotron) (Microtec Company Limited, Chiba, Japan)を用いて、各組織をホモジナイズした。ホモジネートを1時間、4℃でローテーター上でインキュベートし、12000g、20分、4℃で遠心分離した。上清を回収し、マトリクスの干渉を防ぐために、39 (ラットでは)又は19 (マウスでは)倍の希釈バッファー(10 mM HEPES pH 7.4、50 mM LiCl及び150 mM NaCl)を用いて希釈した。希釈した上清をIP1及びタンパク質濃度の測定に供した。希釈した上清 (20 μl)を384ウェルOptiplate (PerkinElmer)に移し、キット中で供された溶解バッファー中に希釈したd2-標識IP1 (5 μl)及びテルビウムクリプテート標識抗IP1 抗体 (5 μl)を添加した。少なくとも1時間、室温でインキュベーション後、EnVisionマルチラベルリーダー(PerkinElmer)を使用して、665 nm及び615 nmにおける蛍光強度を測定した。HTRF比 (665 nmでの蛍光/615 nmでの蛍光×104)に基づいて、IP1濃度を計算した。製造業者の指示に従って、Pierce BCAタンパク質アッセイキット (Thermo Scientific, Rockford, IL)により、タンパク質濃度を決定した。総タンパク質濃度に対するIP1の濃度の比として、in vivo IP1レベルを計算し、溶媒投与群(対照群)に対する%として表した。
終夜絶食させた後、マウスを屠殺した。回腸を速やかに摘出し、氷冷したKrebs液(120.7 mM NaCl、5.9 mM KCl、2.5 mM CaCl2、1.2 mM MgCl2、15.5 mM NaHCO3、1.2 mM NaH2PO4及び11.5 mM グルコース)中に浸漬した。縦方向に回腸を10~15mmの長さに切り出し、腸間膜及び脂肪組織を分離し、95% O2/5% CO2でエアレーションした、10 mLのKrebs液を含むオーガンバスにマウントした。バス温度を37℃に維持した。単離した回腸に0.5gの受動的荷重を与えた。アイソメトリックトランスデューサー(MLT050/A, ADInstruments, New South Wales, Australia)及び記録計(PowerLab 8/30 ML870 and Octal Bridge Amp ML228, ADInstruments)を用いて、単離した回腸の収縮応答を連続的に記録した。単離した回腸の両側に、白金電極 (3-20 mm apart, Iwashiya Kishimoto Medical Instruments, Kyoto, Japan)をマウントした。
収縮は、ベースラインからの最大の強度で測定した。最大の収縮における試験化合物の影響を測定した。試験化合物の影響を調べるために、収縮応答が安定化した回腸を使用した。その後の単一化合物における各処置濃度間には洗浄を行わずに、化合物をオーガンバスに累積的に添加した。隣接する2つの処置濃度間の間隔は常に、少なくとも3分とした。単一化合物の処置の全てを累積した後、バスを3回洗浄し、単離した回腸を更に30分間静置させた。回腸自発的収縮における各濃度の化合物の影響を、6応答分の最大強度の平均値から計算した。次いで、化合物処置前のDMSO (溶媒)時に得られた最大の収縮に対する平均値の比として、回腸収縮応答を表した。濃度-応答曲線を作成するために、DMSO処置に対する割合で補正し、%で表した。弛緩が非常に小さかったために、それらに対する化合物の影響は分析しなかった。
4週齢の雄性のC57BL/6マウス由来の内側前頭前野(mPFC)の冠状脳切片で実験を行った。動物を速やかに屠殺し、氷冷N-メチル-D-グルタミン(NMDG)人工脳脊髄液(aCSF) (92 mM NMDG、2.5 mM KCl、0.5 mM CaCl2、1.25 mM NaH2PO4、6 mM MgSO4、30 mM NaHCO3、25 mMグルコース、20 mM HEPES、2 mM チオウレア、5 mM アスコルビン酸ナトリウム及び3 mM ピルビン酸ナトリウム) (Ting J.T. et al., Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1183:221-42)中に、脳を摘出した。振動スライサーを用いて、切片を300 μmの厚さでカットした。最初に、NMDG aCSFを含むホールディングチャンバーに、15分間以内34℃で切片を移した。次いで、HEPES aCSF (92 mM NMDG、2.5 mM KCl、2 mM CaCl2、1.25 mM NaH2PO4、2 mM MgSO4、30 mM NaHCO3、25 mM グルコース、20 mM HEPES、2 mM チオウレア、5 mM アスコルビン酸ナトリウム及び3 mM ピルビン酸ナトリウム)を含むホールディングチャンバーに、少なくとも1時間、室温で切片を移した。その後、切片をレコーティングチャンバーに移し、aCSF(124 mM NaCl、5 mM KCl、1.2 mM NaH2PO4、1.5 mM MgCl2、2.5 mM CaCl2、10 mM グルコース及び24 mM NaHCO3)に、切片を浸漬し1~2 ml/分の流速で灌流した。カルボゲン(95% O2/5% CO2)を用いて、全てのバッファーを常時バブリングし、飽和させた。細胞内溶液 (135 mM グルコン酸カリウム、4 mM KCl、10 mM HEPES、0.2 mM EGTA、4 mM MgATP、0.3 mM Na2GTP、KOHでpH 7.3に調整)で満たしたホウケイ酸ピペット(5~7 MΩ)を用いて、視覚的に特定した第5層錐体神経細胞で、電流クランプ記録を32~33℃で行った。Multiclamp 700B増幅器とDigidata 1440Aインタフェースボード(Molecular Devices Japan, Tokyo, Japan)を使用して、2 kHzでフィルタリングし、10 kHzでサンプリングして、シグナルを獲得し、pClamp10ソフトウェアを用いて分析した。
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試験前日に、Long Evansラットを行動試験室の環境に1時間以上馴化させ、空の試験箱(灰色のポリ塩化ビニルボックス(40×40×50cm))に個別で10分間馴化させた。試験は、獲得試行と保持試行と呼ばれる2つの3分間の試験で構成された。これらの試行は、所与の試験間隔(ITI)によって隔てられた。試験日に、獲得試行においては、ラットに2つの同一の物体(A1とA2)を3分間探索させた。保持試行においては、ラットに再び見覚えのある物体(A3)と新奇物体(B)を3分間探索させた。物体探索は、ラットが舐める、嗅ぐ、嗅ぎながら手足で物体に触れるで定義した。上を見て物体にもたれ掛ること、物体の上に立つこと又は座ることは除外した。各試験における各物体(A1、A2、A3及びB)の探索時間は、手動で測定した。新奇物体識別指標 (NDI)は以下の式を用いて計算した:新奇物体との相互作用/総相互作用×100 (%)。
獲得試行と保持試行を4時間のITIにより隔てた。獲得試行の2時間、1時間及び2時間前に、化合物D (0.03、0.1、0.3、1及び3 mg/kg, p.o.)、ドネペジル (0.1、0.3及び1 mg/kg, p.o.)並びに化合物C (0.03、0.1及び 0.3 mg/kg, p.o.)をそれぞれ経口投与した。獲得試行の30分前に、スコポラミン (0.1 mg/kg)を皮下投与した。
獲得試行と保持試行を4時間のITIにより隔てた。ドネペジル又はリバスチグミンとの併用においては、化合物D (0.1 mg/kg, p.o.)を投与した1.5時間後、ドネペジル (0.1 mg/kg, p.o.)又はリバスチグミン (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.)を投与した。
獲得試行と保持試行を4時間のITIにより隔てた。ドネペジルとの併用においては、化合物C (0.03 mg/kg, p.o.)を投与した1.5時間後、ドネペジル (0.1 mg/kg, p.o.)を投与した。
SD系ラットを個々に観察ケージに入れ、少なくとも1時間馴化させた。各ラットに、溶媒、ドネペジル (1、3、10及び30 mg/kg, p.o.)単独、化合物D (1、3、10及び30 mg/kg, p.o.)単独、化合物C (0.01、0.03、0.1及び0.3 mg/kg, p.o.)単独、化合物D (1及び3 mg/kg, p.o.)とドネペジル (0.3 mg/kg, p.o.)の併用、又は化合物D (0.1 mg/kg, p.o.)とリバスチグミン (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.)の併用を投与し、下痢、痙攣、流涙、流涎、縮瞳及び骨格筋攣縮を含むコリン系副作用を評価した。化合物単独については投薬の0.5、1、2、4及び6時間後に、併用研究についてはドネペジル又はリバスチグミンの投薬後、10分及び30分、並びに1、2、4及び6時間に、群の割り当てについて知らされていない観察者によって重篤度をスコア化した。下痢の重篤度は以下の通りスコア化した:0、健常なペレット;1、湿っているが形がある糞;2、膨張した又は粘液性の糞;3、重度の水様の下痢。下痢については、2以上のスコアがつけられたラットとマウスの数を数えた。骨格筋攣縮については、上肢と下肢の両方の著しい骨格筋の攣縮を伴うラットの数を数えた。流涙については、中程度から顕著な流涙(眼周囲の体液よりも激しい流涙)が誘発されたラットの数を数えた。流涎については、口の周りが一見して濡れているという個体ではなく、激しい唾液分泌が誘発されたラットの数を数えた。観察中の最大のスコアを採用した。
実験結果は平均値±S.E.M.で表した。用量依存性を検討した試験では、Williamsの片側検定又はShirley-Williamsの片側検定により、溶媒投与群と試験化合物投与群の統計比較を行い、P≦0.025で有意差を示すものとした。2群間の統計分析は、StudentのT検定により行い、0.05未満のP値を統計的に有意と考えた。ドネペジル等との併用試験については、適切な場合には、P≦0.05に設定した統計的有意性でDunnett又はSteelの多重比較検定を行った。
まず最初に、ヒトM1Rを発現するCHO-K1細胞におけるCa2+流動アッセイを用いて、化合物ライブラリーからM1PAMをスクリーニングし、ヒット化合物のM1R選択性について評価した。選択された化合物について、α値によって示されるAChとM1R間の結合親和性の促進に対する活性値を、結合モジュレーションアッセイにより評価した。その結果、低α値を有する活性の高い選択的M1PAMとして、化合物Dが見出された。EC20AChに対する作用増強を検証すると、ヒトM1Rに対する化合物DのIP値は2.7 nMであった(図5A)。化合物DのM1R選択性は、他のヒトムスカリン受容体サブタイプよりも3700倍以上であった;各ヒトムスカリン受容体サブタイプを発現するCHO-K1細胞を使用したCa2+流動アッセイにおける、M2~M5Rに対する化合物DのIPは、1000 nMより高かった(図5A)。AChによる、ヒトM1Rからの[3H]-ピレンゼピンの置換を測定する結合モジュレーションアッセイにより、化合物Dが199のα値を有していることが明らかになった(図5B)。野生型及びM1R KOマウスの海馬において、3 mg/kgの化合物DによるIP1産生を評価した。野生型マウスにおいては、3 mg/kgの化合物Dは海馬内でIP1産生を有意に増加させた(153.3±9.3%、図5C)。重要なことに、M1R KOマウスの海馬において、3 mg/kg, p.o.の化合物DはIP1産生を増加させなかった(図5C)。野生型とM1R KOマウス間でPKプロファイルにおける有意差は観察されず(表4)、それゆえマウスにおいて化合物DはM1R活性化によりIP1産生を増加させる。
α値がM1PAMの薬理学的プロファイルにどのように影響するかを理解するために、化合物DのIP値と類似するIP値で化合物Dより高いα値を有するM1PAMとして、化合物Cの特徴を調べた。結合モジュレーションアッセイにおいて、化合物Cは1786のα値を有し(図6C)、ヒトM1Rを発現するCHO-K1細胞を使用したin vitro Ca2+機能的アッセイで0.62 nMのIP値を示した。各ヒトムスカリン受容体サブタイプを発現するCHO-K1細胞を使用したCa2+流動アッセイにおいて、M2~M5Rに対する化合物CのIPは、1,000 nMより高かった(図6B)。野生型及びM1R KOマウスの海馬において、10 mg/kgの化合物CによるIP1産生を評価した。野生型マウスの海馬において、化合物Cは10 mg/kg, p.o.でIP1産生を有意に増加させたが、M1R KOマウスにおいては増加させなかった(図6D)。野生型とM1R KOマウス間では、化合物Cの脳内濃度において有意差は観察されず(表5)、それゆえ化合物CはマウスにおいてM1R活性化によりIP1産生を増加させる。
in vitroマグヌスアッセイを使用して、回腸収縮における化合物Dと化合物Cの影響を調べた。化合物Cは、濃度依存的に自発性回腸運動性を増強したが、化合物Dは増強しなかった(図7)。それゆえ、高α値のM1PAMと比較して、化合物Dは、回腸運動性に与える影響がより小さい。
次に、ドネペジルを対照として使用し、NORTにおけるラットの認知記憶過程へのM1PAM(化合物Dと化合物C)の影響を評価した。スコポラミン誘発認知機能障害は、動物とヒトにおけるコリン作動性の障害と関連する認知機能障害モデルとして使用されている。認知記憶試験において、ドネペジルは0.3及び1 mg/kgでNDI を有意に増加させた (P≦0.025、図8A)。ドネペジルと同様、化合物Dは0.3、1及び3 mg/kgで、スコポラミン誘発認知機能障害に対し、NDIを有意に増加させた(0.3 mg/kgが、ラットにおける化合物Dの最小薬効用量である) (P≦0.025、図8B~C)。化合物Cはまた、0.1及び0.3 mg/kgで、スコポラミン誘発認知機能障害を改善した(0.1 mg/kgが、ラットにおける化合物Cの最小薬効用量である) (P≦0.025、図8D)。それゆえ、化合物D、化合物C及びドネペジルは、ラットにおけるコリン作動性の障害と関連する認知機能障害を選択的に改善する。
ドネペジル、化合物D及び化合物Cは、ラットにおいて用量依存的に下痢を誘発した(10及び30 mg/kgではP≦0.025、図9A;10及び30 mg/kgではP≦0.025 (10 mg/kgが、ラットにおける化合物Dの最小下痢誘発用量である)、図9B;0.1及び0.3 mg/kgではP≦0.025 (0.1 mg/kgが、ラットにおける化合物Cの最小下痢誘発用量である)、図9C)。ラットにおけるドネペジル、化合物D及び化合物Cのコリン作動性副作用を表6に示した。ラットにおいては、ドネペジルは10 mg/kg, p.o.で下痢に加え流涎、縮瞳及び骨格筋攣縮を誘発した一方で、化合物Dは30 mg/kgまで、化合物Cは0.3 mg/kgまで、下痢以外のコリン作動性の副作用を誘発しなかった。
M1PAMとアセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤の薬理学的メカニズムを考慮すると、化合物Dとドネペジル間の相乗効果が期待される。ラット海馬において、化合物D (3 mg/kg)とドネペジル (3 mg/kg)の併用は、各化合物の単独投与と比較して、より顕著なIP1産生の増加を引き起こした(図10A)。NORTにおけるスコポラミン誘発認知機能障害への無効用量での化合物D (0.1 mg/kg)とドネペジル (0.1 mg/kg)の併用効果を評価した。獲得試行においては、これら化合物の投与は探索時間に対して影響を与えなかった。保持試行においては、溶媒投与群(対照群)のラットは4時間のITI後、67.6% NDIで既知の物体と新奇物体を識別した一方で、スコポラミンを投与したラットは既知の物体と新奇物体を識別できず、有意に低いNDI (52.7%)を示した (図10B)。化合物Dの0.1 mg/kg、およびドネペジルの0.1 mg/kgは、単独ではNDIに影響を与えず (それぞれ54.1%と52.7%、図10B)、0.1 mg/kgの化合物Dとドネペジルの併用投与はスコポラミンを投与したラットにおける溶媒投与群と比較して、有意にNDIを増加させた (63.0%) (P≦0.05、図10B)。化合物単独と、化合物Dとの併用では、ドネペジルのPKプロファイルにおいて有意な差はなく(図11)、それゆえ無効用量の化合物Dとドネペジルは、スコポラミンを投与したラットの認知機能改善において相乗効果を有する。
また、ラットにおける化合物Dとドネペジルの併用投与後の副作用プロファイルの特徴を調べた。ラットの認知機能改善における化合物Dとドネペジルの両方の有効用量は0.3 mg/kgであった。化合物D (1 mg/kg)とドネペジル (0.3 mg/kg)の併用投与は、ラットにおけるコリン系副作用を何ら引き起こさなかった(表7)。
無効用量での化合物C (0.03 mg/kg)とドネペジル (0.1 mg/kg)の併用時の、NORTにおけるスコポラミン誘発認知機能障害への影響を評価した。獲得試行においては、化合物の投与は探索時間に対して影響を与えなかった。保持試行においては、溶媒投与群(対照群)のラットは4時間のITI後、65.6% NDIで既知の物体と新奇物体を識別した一方で、スコポラミンを投与したラットは既知の物体と新奇物体を識別できず、有意に低いNDI (51.1%)を示した (図12)。化合物C (0.03 mg/kg)又はドネペジル (0.1 mg/kg)の単独投与群では、いずれも無効用量では、NDIに影響を与えなかった (それぞれ52.3%と49.5%、図12)。化合物C (0.03 mg/kg)とドネペジル (0.1 mg/kg)の併用投与は、スコポラミンを投与したラットの溶媒投与群と比較して、NDIを有意に増加させなかった (54.8%)(図12)。それゆえ1000を超える高α値のM1PAMとドネペジルの併用は、ラットのスコポラミン誘発認知機能障害を相乗的に改善しない。
M1Rは、第5層錐体神経細胞において3つのコリン作動性の作用:静止膜電位(RMP)と、通常、活動電位発生の短い期間に続く、後過分極(AHP)や後脱分極(ADP)といった生理学的応答に寄与することが知られている(Gulledge et al., J. Neurosci. 2009 Aug 5;29(31): 9888-9902.)。異なるα値のM1PAMの脳機能への影響を調べるために、化合物Dと化合物Cによるコリン作動性の興奮を評価した。最初に、ムスカリン受容体アゴニストのカルバコール (10 μM、10分間)をバスアプリケーションにより試験した(図13-A、図13-B、図13-C)。カルバコールは、第5層錐体神経細胞において、脱分極電流刺激後のAHPを抑制し(図13-C左)、ADP電位を生成し(図13-C中央)、RMPの脱分極を誘発した(図13-C右)。これらの条件下で、化合物Dは10 μMで有意にADPを生成したが、RMPの脱分極やAHPの抑制は惹起しなかった(図13-D)。一方で、化合物CはRMPにおいて閾値下の変化を引き起こし、AHPを抑制し、ADPを生成した(図13-E)。
次に、無効用量での化合物D (0.1 mg/kg, p.o.)とリバスチグミン (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.)を併用した際の、NORTにおけるスコポラミン誘発認知機能障害に対する影響を調べた。獲得試行においては、化合物投与は探索時間に対して影響を与えなかった。保持試行においては、溶媒投与群(対照群)のラットは4時間のITI後、65.9%のNDIで既知の物体と新奇物体を識別した一方で、スコポラミンを投与したラットは既知の物体と新奇物体を識別できず、有意に低いNDI (53.7%)を示した (図14)。化合物D (0.1 mg/kg)とリバスチグミン (0.1 mg/kg)はいずれも、単独投与でNDIに影響を与えなかった (それぞれ56.8%と53.9%、図14)。0.1 mg/kgの化合物D (p.o.)とリバスチグミン (i.p.)の併用は、スコポラミンを投与したラットの溶媒投与群と比較して、NDIを有意に増加させた (64.9%)(図14)。
また、NORTと同じ投与条件下で、化合物Dとリバスチグミンの併用投与後の、ラットにおける副作用プロファイルの特徴を調べた。化合物D (0.1 mg/kg, p.o.)とリバスチグミン (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.)の併用は、ラットにおいてコリン系副作用を何ら引き起こさなかった(表8)。
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- α値を指標とする、コリン系副作用の低減されたコリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体ポジティブアロステリックモジュレーター(M1PAM)のスクリーニング方法。
- 哺乳動物において、アルツハイマー病、統合失調症、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病又はレヴィー小体型認知症を治療し、かつコリン系副作用を低減する方法であって、有効量の低α値のコリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体ポジティブアロステリックモジュレーターを、哺乳動物に投与することを含む、方法。
- 哺乳動物が、コリン作動性の障害を有する哺乳動物である、請求項2記載の方法。
- 哺乳動物において、アルツハイマー病、統合失調症、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病又はレヴィー小体型認知症を治療する方法であって、有効量の低α値のコリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体ポジティブアロステリックモジュレーターを、哺乳動物に投与することを含み、
該哺乳動物が、アセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤により引き起こされるコリン系副作用を患っている、方法。 - 哺乳動物において、アルツハイマー病、統合失調症、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病又はレヴィー小体型認知症を治療し、かつコリン系副作用を低減する方法であって、哺乳動物に、有効量のアセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤を投与し、次いで低α値のコリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体ポジティブアロステリックモジュレーターを投与することを含む、方法。
- 哺乳動物において、アルツハイマー病、統合失調症、認知症を伴うパーキンソン病又はレヴィー小体型認知症を治療し、かつコリン系副作用を低減する方法であって、以下:
(i)哺乳動物にアセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤を投与して、副作用を引き起こすこと、及び
(ii)有効量の低α値のコリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体ポジティブアロステリックモジュレーターを、(i)の哺乳動物に投与すること
を含む、方法。 - 哺乳動物に投与されるアセチルコリンエステラーゼ阻害剤の量を低減する方法であって、有効量の低α値のコリン作動性ムスカリンM1受容体ポジティブアロステリックモジュレーターを、哺乳動物に投与することを含む、方法。
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