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- the present invention relates to a complex or the like containing a modified polysaccharide.
- TAM tumor-related macrophages
- CpG oligonucleotides can stimulate innate immune receptors, thereby converting type 2 TAM to type M1 TAM. It is also possible to enhance susceptibility to other immunotherapies (immune checkpoint inhibitors, etc.). However, CpG oligonucleotides have problems in systemic administration (intravenous administration, etc.) in terms of pharmacokinetics and safety.
- Hydrophobic polysaccharides such as cholesteryl pullulan can self-assemble to form nanogels, have high biocompatibility, function as protein carriers, and have the ability to decompose and suppress the aggregation of contained proteins, so that they can be complexed with proteins. It has been reported to be used as an antigen carrier (Non-Patent Document 1). In addition, cholesteryl pullulan has been found to selectively accumulate in TAM in tumors (Non-Patent Document 2), and is useful as a TAM selective delivery system.
- the present inventor focused on complexing hydrophobic polysaccharides and CpG oligonucleotides while proceeding with research. Thereby, it is expected that the above-mentioned advantages of the hydrophobized polysaccharide can be imparted to the CpG oligonucleotide, and the above-mentioned problems of the CpG oligonucleotide can be supplemented.
- CpG oligonucleotides and hydrophobized polysaccharides cannot be complexed as they are.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for complexing a CpG oligonucleotide and a hydrophobic polysaccharide.
- the present inventor has focused on modifying and modifying the CpG oligonucleotide as a result of diligent research in view of the above problems.
- the present inventor has solved the above-mentioned problems if it is a complex containing a modified CpG oligonucleotide containing a hydrophobic group A having a sterol skeleton and a modified polysaccharide containing a hydrophobic group B. I found out what I could do.
- the present inventor has completed the present invention as a result of further research based on this finding. That is, the present invention includes the following aspects.
- Item 1 A complex containing a modified CpG oligonucleotide containing a hydrophobic group A having a sterol skeleton and a modified polysaccharide containing a hydrophobic group B.
- Item 2 The complex according to Item 1, wherein the constituent CpG oligonucleotide of the modified CpG oligonucleotide contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a class A CpG oligonucleotide and a class B CpG oligonucleotide.
- the hydrophobic group A is a cholesterol-derived group, a cholestanol-derived group, a lanosterol-derived group, an ergosterol-derived group, a ⁇ -sitosterol-derived group, a campesterol-derived group, a stigmasterol-derived group, and a brassicasterol.
- Item 2. The complex according to Item 1 or 2, which comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of derived groups.
- Item 4 The complex according to any one of Items 1 to 3, wherein the modified CpG oligonucleotide has 8 to 50 constituent nucleotides.
- Item 5 The complex according to any one of Items 1 to 4, wherein the constituent polysaccharide of the modified polysaccharide comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of pullulan, dextran, amylose, amylopectin, and mannan.
- Item 6. The complex according to any one of Items 1 to 5, wherein the constituent polysaccharide of the modified polysaccharide contains pullulan.
- Item 7. The complex according to any one of Items 1 to 6, wherein the hydrophobic group B contains a hydrophobic group having a sterol skeleton.
- Item 8 The complex according to any one of Items 1 to 7, wherein the modified polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight of 5000 to 2,000,000.
- Item 9 The complex according to any one of Items 1 to 8, which contains 0.1 to 10 mol of the modified polysaccharide with respect to 1 mol of the modified CpG oligonucleotide.
- Item 10. The complex according to any one of Items 1 to 9, which is a nanogel particle.
- Item 11 A reagent containing the complex according to any one of Items 1 to 10.
- Item 12 A pharmaceutical product containing the complex according to any one of Items 1 to 10.
- Item 13 The pharmaceutical agent according to Item 12, which is an immunostimulatory agent, an anticancer agent, an adjuvant, or an antiviral agent.
- Test Example 1-6 the chromatogram of the HPLC analysis result in the case of Chol-CpG (K3): 20uM and CHP nanogel: 20uM is shown.
- Test Example 1-6 the compounding rate of the HPLC analysis results is shown when the final concentration of Chol-CpG (K3) is 20uM and the final concentration of CHP nanogel is changed in the range of 0-40uM.
- the particle size distribution by DLS measurement of Test Example 1-7 is shown.
- the TEM observation image of Test Example 1-8 is shown.
- the chromatogram of the HPLC analysis result in Test Example 2-4 is shown.
- the compounding rate of the HPLC analysis results in Test Example 2-4 is shown.
- the confocal laser scanning microscope observation image of Test Example 3-2 is shown.
- the scattergram of the flow cytometry analysis of Test Example 3-3 is shown.
- the ELISA result of Test Example 4 is shown.
- the present invention in one embodiment, comprises a modified CpG oligonucleotide containing a hydrophobic group A having a sterol skeleton and a modified polysaccharide containing a hydrophobic group B (as used herein, "the present invention”. It may be referred to as “complex of invention”). This will be described below.
- the modified CpG oligonucleotide is a compound modified by the CpG oligonucleotide and is not particularly limited as long as it contains a hydrophobic group A having a sterol skeleton as a modifying group.
- CpG oligonucleotide that is, the CpG oligonucleotide before modification
- the CpG oligonucleotide before modification one containing a dinucleotide (5'-CpG-3') motif (CpG motif) of unmethylated cytosine-guanine.
- CpG motif a dinucleotide (5'-CpG-3') motif of unmethylated cytosine-guanine.
- CpG oligonucleotides can be used as a vaccine adjuvant because they induce an adaptive immune response via TLR (Toll-like receptor).
- a CpG oligonucleotide can contain at least one CpG motif and can also contain multiple CpG motifs.
- the number of constituent nucleotides of the CpG oligonucleotide is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 8 to 50 bases, preferably 8 to 40 bases, more preferably 8 to 30 bases, still more preferably 10 to 25 bases, still more preferably 15 to 25 bases. Bases, especially preferably 18 to 25 bases and the like.
- CpG oligonucleotides are Class A (D type), Class B (K type), Class C, Class P, and Class S based on sequence, secondary structure, effects on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), etc. are categorized.
- CpG oligonucleotides preferably include class A CpG oligonucleotides, class B CpG oligonucleotides, and the like.
- the internucleotide bond of the CpG oligonucleotide can be a phosphodiester bond or a phosphorothioate bond. Phosphorothioate binding can improve nuclease resistance.
- Class B CpG oligonucleotides are usually linear structures with a phosphorothioate skeleton and typically do not form higher order structures.
- Class A CpG oligonucleotides usually have a phosphodiester bond in the center, and the poly-G motifs at both ends form a higher-order structure called G-tetrad.
- CpG oligonucleotides are as follows. Class A: D35-CpG, ODN1585, ODN2216, ODN2336, etc .; Class B: K3-CpG, ODNW006, ODN D-SL01, ODN1668, OND1826, OND2006 (CpG7909, PF-3512676), ODN2007, ODN684, etc.; Class C: ODN D-SL03, ODN 2395, ODN M362, etc.
- CpG-28, CpG-685 (GNKG-168), CpG-ODNC274, KSK-13 (KSK-CpG), CpGODN10104 (CpG-10104), CpGODN-1585, ODN-5890
- Examples include 1018-ISS and EMD-1201081 (HYB-2055, IMO-2055).
- the CpG oligonucleotide As the CpG oligonucleotide, a commercially available product can be used, or a product obtained according to a known production method can be used.
- Hydrophobic group A is a hydrophobic group having a sterol skeleton, and is not particularly limited as long as it is.
- the sterol skeleton is an alcohol in which a hydroxy group is attached to the cyclopentahydrophenanthrene ring represented by the formula I.
- the symbols A to D in Formula I represent each ring that constitutes the cyclopentahydrophenanthrene ring.
- the cyclopentahydrophenanthrene ring may have a double bond, and the position where the hydroxyl group is bonded is not particularly limited.
- the hydrophobic group A is a compound in which the sterol skeleton is modified, for example, the ring-constituting carbon is substituted with a hydrocarbon group (for example, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms).
- the group derived from is mentioned.
- the "derived group” refers to a group obtained by removing a functional group such as a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group in a certain compound.
- Hydrophobic groups A include, for example, cholesterol-derived groups, cholestanol-derived groups, lanosterol-derived groups, ergosterol-derived groups, ⁇ -sitosterol-derived groups, campesterol-derived groups, stigmasterol-derived groups, and brassicasterols.
- Examples include groups derived from sterol. Among these, a cholesterol-derived group, a cholestanol-derived group, a lanosterol-derived group, an ergosterol-derived group, and other sterol-derived groups are preferable, and a cholesterol-derived group is more preferable.
- the number of constituent nucleotides of the modified CpG oligonucleotide is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 8 to 50 bases, preferably 8 to 40 bases, more preferably 8 to 30 bases, still more preferably 10 to 25 bases, still more preferably 15 to. It is 25 bases, particularly preferably 18 to 25 bases and the like.
- the number of hydrophobic groups A contained in the modified CpG oligonucleotide is not particularly limited, and is, for example, 1 to 8.
- the number is preferably 1 to 5, more preferably 1 to 3, still more preferably 1 to 2, and even more preferably 1.
- the number of hydrophobic groups A per 20 constituent nucleotides of the modified CpG oligonucleotide is preferably 1 to 8, more preferably 1 to 5, still more preferably 1 to 3, still more preferably 1 to 2, in particular. It is preferably 1.
- the linking position of the hydrophobic group A in the modified CpG oligonucleotide is not particularly limited, and can be a terminal (5'end or 3'end) portion or a non-terminal portion (for example, on a base).
- the connecting position is preferably the end.
- Hydrophobic group A can be linked directly or indirectly (eg, via a linker) to a CpG oligonucleotide.
- the linker is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a linker in which a plurality of ethylene glycols are linked (for example, TEG linker, PEG linker, etc.), an alkyl linker, dSpacer, alkynyl dSpacer, a dipropyl disulfide TEG linker, and the like.
- the number of main chain constituent atoms (carbon atom, oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, etc.) of the linker is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 1 to 30, preferably 2 to 24, and more preferably 4 to 4. 18, more preferably 8 to 15.
- the modified CpG oligonucleotide can be synthesized according to or according to a known modification method of the oligonucleotide.
- the modified CpG oligonucleotide can be one type alone or a combination of two or more types.
- the modified polysaccharide is a compound obtained by modifying the polysaccharide, and is not particularly limited as long as it contains a hydrophobic group B as a modifying group.
- the polysaccharide constituting the modified polysaccharide is not particularly limited as long as the sugar residue is a glycosidic-bonded polymer.
- the sugar residue constituting the polysaccharide for example, a residue derived from a monosaccharide such as glucose, mannose, galactose, fucose, or a saccharide such as a disaccharide or an oligosaccharide can be adopted.
- the sugar residue may be a 1,2-, 1,3-, 1,4- or 1,6-glycosidic bond, and the bond may be either an ⁇ - or ⁇ -type bond.
- the polysaccharide may be either linear or branched.
- a glucose residue is preferable, and as the polysaccharide, for example, naturally or synthetically derived pullulan, dextran, amylose, amylopectin, mannan and the like, preferably pullulan, mannan and the like, more preferably pullulan and the like are used.
- the weight average molecular weight of the polysaccharide is not particularly limited as long as the modified polysaccharide can form a nanogel, but is, for example, 5,000 to 2,000,000.
- the weight average molecular weight is preferably 10,000 to 1,000,000, more preferably 20,000 to 500,000, still more preferably 40,000 to 250,000, and even more preferably 80,000 to 125,000.
- polysaccharide a commercially available product can be used, or a polysaccharide obtained according to a known production method can be used.
- Hydrophobic group B is a group having hydrophobicity, and is not particularly limited as long as the modified polysaccharide can form a nanogel.
- Examples of the hydrophobic group B include a hydrophobic group having a sterol skeleton, a hydrocarbon group and the like, and particularly preferably a hydrophobic group having a sterol skeleton.
- the hydrophobic group having a sterol skeleton is the same as the description in the hydrophobic group A.
- the hydrocarbon group is not particularly limited, and is, for example, a chain (preferably linear) hydrocarbon group (preferably an alkyl group) having 8 to 50 carbon atoms (preferably 10 to 30, more preferably 12 to 20). Can be mentioned.
- the weight average molecular weight of the modified polysaccharide is not particularly limited as long as the modified polysaccharide can form a nanogel, but is, for example, 5,000 to 2,000,000.
- the weight average molecular weight is preferably 10,000 to 1,000,000, more preferably 20,000 to 500,000, still more preferably 40,000 to 250,000, and even more preferably 80,000 to 125,000.
- the number of hydrophobic groups B contained in the modified polysaccharide is not particularly limited as long as the modified polysaccharide can form a nanogel, for example, 1 to 10 per 100 sugar residues constituting the polysaccharide, preferably 1 to 10. ⁇ 5 pieces.
- Hydrophobic group B can be directly or indirectly linked to the polysaccharide (eg, via a linker).
- the primary hydroxyl group of a sugar unit of, for example, 1 to 10 (preferably 1 to 5) per 100 sugar residues constituting the polysaccharide is represented by the formula II: -O- (CH 2 ). ) M CONH (CH 2 ) n NH-CO-O-R (II) (In the formula, R indicates a hydrophobic group or a hydrocarbon group having a sterol skeleton; m indicates 0 or 1; n is arbitrary. The one represented by (indicating a positive integer) is preferable. n is preferably 1-8.
- Modified polysaccharides can be synthesized according to or according to known methods (eg, WO 00/12564). The following method is given as an example. First, a hydroxyl group-containing hydrocarbon or sterol having 12 to 50 carbon atoms and a diisocyanate compound represented by 0CN-R 1 NCO (in the formula, R 1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms). To produce an isocyanate group-containing hydrophobic compound containing an isocyanate group in which one molecule of a hydroxyl group-containing hydrocarbon having 12 to 50 carbon atoms or a sterol has reacted.
- the obtained isocyanato group-containing hydrophobic compound is further reacted with the polysaccharide to produce a hydrophobic group-containing polysaccharide containing a hydrocarbon group or a steryl group having 12 to 50 carbon atoms as the hydrophobic group. ..
- the obtained reaction product can be purified with a ketone solvent to produce a high-purity hydrophobic group-containing polysaccharide.
- the modified polysaccharide can be one kind alone or a combination of two or more kinds.
- the ratio of the modified CpG oligonucleotide to the modified polysaccharide in the complex of the present invention is not particularly limited.
- the complex of the present invention contains, for example, 0.1 to 10 mol parts, preferably 1 to 7 mol parts, and more preferably 2 to 4 mol parts of the modified polysaccharide with respect to 1 mol part of the modified CpG oligonucleotide.
- the complex of the present invention can be nanogel particles.
- “Nanogel” refers to polymer gel nanoparticles having a hydrogel structure.
- Hydrogel is a three-dimensional network structure formed by cross-linking a hydrophilic polymer and swelling with water.
- the modified polysaccharide self-assembles through the physical cross-linking formed based on the hydrophobic interaction by the hydrophobic group B to form a three-dimensional network structure. is doing.
- the modified CpG oligonucleotide is preferably present inside the nanogel particles.
- the shape of the nanogel particles is not particularly limited, but is usually spherical.
- the weight average particle size of the complex of the present invention is, for example, 100 nm or less, preferably 10 to 100 nm, more preferably 15 to 70 nm, and further preferably 20 to 50 nm.
- the particle size can be measured by a dynamic light scattering method.
- the complex of the present invention can contain other substances other than modified CpG oligonucleotides and modified polysaccharides.
- other substances include proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, saccharides, low molecular weight compounds, high molecular weight compounds, inorganic substances, and the like, as well as complexes thereof.
- the content of other substances is, for example, 0 to 10000 parts by mass, 0 to 1000 parts by mass, 0 to 500 parts by mass, 0 to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total content of the modified CpG oligonucleotide and the modified polysaccharide. Parts, 0 to 50 parts by mass, or 0 to 10 parts by mass.
- the complex of the present invention can be produced by mixing a modified CpG oligonucleotide solution and a modified polysaccharide solution.
- Each solution can be prepared by dissolving a modified CpG oligonucleotide or a modified polysaccharide in a solvent.
- a solvent for example, water or an organic solvent such as DMSO can be used.
- the modified polysaccharide solution can usually be prepared using water as the solvent. At this time, it is preferable to use a buffer solution such as PBS instead of water.
- the modified CpG oligonucleotide solution can be prepared by appropriately selecting a solvent according to the type thereof. For example, A-type CpG oligonucleotides can usually be prepared using water as the solvent, and B-type CpG oligonucleotides can usually be prepared using an organic solvent such as DMSO as the solvent. Can be prepared.
- the concentration of the modified CpG oligonucleotide in the mixed solution obtained by mixing the modified CpG oligonucleotide solution and the modified polysaccharide solution is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 to 50 uM, for example, from the viewpoint of the formation efficiency of nanogel particles. Is 2 to 40 uM, more preferably 5 to 30 uM, and even more preferably 8 to 25 nM.
- the concentration of the modified polysaccharide in the mixed solution is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 5 to 100 uM, preferably 5 to 80 uM, and more preferably 8 to 50 uM from the viewpoint of the formation efficiency of nanogel particles and the like.
- the molar ratio of the modified CpG oligonucleotide to the modified polysaccharide in the mixed solution is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of the formation efficiency of nanogel particles and the like, the modified polysaccharide is, for example, 0.1 to 1 mol with respect to 1 mol of the modified CpG oligonucleotide. It is 4 mol, preferably 0.2 to 3 mol, more preferably 0.5 to 2.5 mol, still more preferably 0.8 to 2.2 mol.
- the former method is more preferable.
- the latter method can be performed according to or according to a known method.
- the ultrasonic treatment can be performed, for example, by fixing a plastic tube containing a mixed solution on water in a bath-type ultrasonic tank and irradiating it with ultrasonic waves.
- the conditions of ultrasonic treatment are not particularly limited, but are, for example, 10 to 40 ° C (preferably 20 to 35 ° C), 10 to 50 kHz (preferably 20 to 40 kHz), 30 to 200 W (preferably 70 to 150 W), and 2 to. 30 minutes (preferably 5 to 15 minutes).
- the modified polysaccharide solution is first sonicated (eg, 2-30 seconds, preferably 5-15 seconds), then mixed with the modified CpG oligonucleotide and further sonicated. It is preferable to carry out the treatment (for example, 2 to 30 minutes, preferably 5 to 15 minutes).
- the complex of the present invention contains a modified CpG oligonucleotide
- various effects of the CpG oligonucleotide for example, TLR stimulating action and various actions based on it (for example, inflammatory cytokine production promoting action, type I interferon production promoting action) Etc.)
- the compound of the present invention can be used as an active ingredient of a drug, a reagent, etc. (sometimes referred to as "the drug of the present invention" in the present specification), specifically, for various uses based on TLR stimulation.
- it can be used as an active ingredient such as an immunostimulator, an anticancer agent, an antiviral agent, and an adjuvant (for example, a vaccine adjuvant).
- the agent of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it contains the complex of the present invention, and may further contain other components if necessary.
- the other components are not particularly limited as long as they are pharmaceutically acceptable components.
- Other components include additives as well as components having a pharmacological action. Additives include, for example, bases, carriers, solvents, dispersants, emulsifiers, buffers, stabilizers, excipients, binders, disintegrants, lubricants, thickeners, moisturizers, colorants, fragrances, etc. Examples thereof include a chelating agent.
- the mode of use of the drug of the present invention is not particularly limited, and an appropriate mode of use can be adopted according to the type thereof.
- the agent of the present invention can be used, for example, in vitro (for example, added to the medium of cultured cells) or in vivo (for example, administered to animals). You can also.
- the application target of the agent of the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples of mammals include humans, monkeys, mice, rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, pigs, horses, cows, sheep, goats, and deer.
- examples of cells include animal cells and the like.
- the type of cell is also not particularly limited, and for example, blood cells, hematopoietic stem cells / precursor cells, spouses (sperm, eggs), fibroblasts, epithelial cells, vascular endothelial cells, nerve cells, hepatocytes, keratin-producing cells, muscle cells , Epidermal cells, endocrine cells, ES cells, iPS cells, tissue stem cells, cancer cells and the like.
- the target cancer is not particularly limited, and for example, leukemia (including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia) and lymphoma (including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphoma).
- leukemia including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia
- lymphoma including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Hodgkin lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, B-cell lymphoma, Berkit lymphoma, malignant lymphoma, diffuse lymphoma, follicular lymphoma), myeloma (including multiple myeloma), breast cancer, colon cancer , Kidney cancer, gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, head and neck squamous epithelial cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, urinary tract cancer, prostate cancer, villous cancer, Pharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer, kyphoma, male germoma, endometrial hyperplasia, endometriosis, germoma, fibrosarcoma, capsicum, hemangiomas, spongy hemangiomas, hemangioblastomas, retinal blastomas, Stellate cell
- the agent of the present invention can be used in any pharmaceutical form, for example, tablets (including medially disintegrating tablets, chewable tablets, effervescent tablets, troches, jelly-like drops, etc.), rounds, granules, fine granules, powders, etc.
- Oral preparation forms such as hard capsules, soft capsules, dry syrups, liquids (including drinks, suspending agents, and syrups), jelly preparations, and injection preparations (for example, drip injection preparations (for example, intravenous drip injection preparations)).
- Etc. intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, intradermal injection), external preparation (eg, ointment, pap, lotion), suppository inhalation, eye, eye ointment, nasal drop
- external preparation eg, ointment, pap, lotion
- suppository inhalation eye, eye ointment, nasal drop
- Parenteral pharmaceutical forms such as agents, ear drops, and liposomes can be taken.
- the route of administration of the agent of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as the desired effect can be obtained, and is enteral administration such as oral administration, tube feeding, enema administration; intravenous administration, transarterial administration, intramuscular administration, etc. Examples thereof include parenteral administration such as intracardiac administration, subcutaneous administration, intradermal administration, and intraperitoneal administration.
- the content of the active ingredient in the drug of the present invention depends on the mode of use, application target, state of application target, etc., and is not limited, but is, for example, 0.0001 to 100% by weight, preferably 0.001 to 50% by weight. Can be%.
- the dose is not particularly limited as long as it is an effective amount that exerts a medicinal effect, and usually, the weight of the active ingredient is generally 0.1 to 0.1 per day in the case of oral administration. 1000 mg / kg body weight, preferably 0.5 to 500 mg / kg body weight per day, and 0.01 to 100 mg / kg body weight per day, preferably 0.05 to 50 mg / kg body weight in the case of parenteral administration. ..
- the above dose may be appropriately increased or decreased depending on the age, pathological condition, symptom and the like.
- Test example 1 Complex test of CHP nanogel and Chol-CpG (K3) ⁇ Test Example 1-1.
- Preparation of CHP> Cholesterol-modified pullulan (CHP) was prepared by introducing 1.2 cholesterols per 100 monosaccharides into pullulan having a weight average molecular weight of 450,000 according to the description of the previous report (Macromolecules 1993, 23, 3062-3068).
- Example 1-3 Preparation of CHP nanogel solution> CHP was added to PBS at 0-20 uM, and the mixture was stirred and dissolved at 25 ° C. for 15 hours with a stirrer, and then ultrasonic waves were intermittently irradiated for 6 minutes with a probe-type ultrasonic irradiator. After centrifuging this solution at 25 ° C. and 20000 g for 30 minutes, the supernatant was passed through a 0.22 um filter and sterilized by filtration. In the examples, the CHP solution was prepared by this method regardless of the type of solvent. The weight average molecular weight of CHP nanogel was 450,000 and converted to molar concentration.
- Figure 1 shows the results (chromatogram) for Chol-CpG (K3): 20uM and CHP nanogel: 20uM.
- chromatogram for Chol-CpG (K3): 20uM and CHP nanogel: 20uM.
- blue line of CHP nanogel (20uM) only, only a slight peak due to light scattering of nanogel was detected around 6 minutes.
- red line of Chol-CpG (K3) (20uM) only, a large single peak derived from Chol-CpG (K3) was detected around 10 minutes.
- Figure 2 shows the results (composite ratio) when the final concentration of Chol-CpG (K3) was 20uM and the final concentration of CHP nanogel was changed in the range of 0-40uM.
- the area of the peak derived from Chol-CpG (K3) that is not complexed with the nanogel around 10 minutes is analyzed, and the result of graphing the compounding rate with the nanogel is shown.
- the peak derived from uncombined Chol-CpG (K3) decreases, and the molar ratio of nanogel with CHP nanogel concentration of 40uM to Chol-CpG (K3) is 2: 1. Under the condition of 1, the compounding ratio was almost 100%, and even under the condition of 1: 1 the compounding ratio was about 95%.
- the average particle size was about 33 nm for the CHP nanogel alone (final concentration 20uM) and about 39 nm for the composite sample.
- the particle size of the composite sample was several nm larger than that of the CHP nanogel alone, but no significant increase in particle size due to aggregate formation was detected.
- TEM Physical characteristic evaluation of complex
- the complex prepared with Chol-CpG (K3): 20uM and CHP nanogel: 20uM in Test Example 1-5 was observed with a transmission electron microscope (TEM).
- TEM transmission electron microscope
- a 10uL complex sample was cast on an elastic carbon support membrane for TEM observation, allowed to stand for 10 minutes, and then the liquid was sucked up with a filter paper.
- a 10 uL phosphotungstic acid aqueous solution was cast on the support film and allowed to stand for 1 minute for staining, then the staining solution was absorbed with a filter paper, dried under reduced pressure overnight, and TEM observation was performed.
- Test example 2 Complex test of CHP nanogel and Chol-CpG (D35) ⁇ Test Example 2-1. Preparation of Chol-CpG (D35)> A triethylene glycol linker is used at the 5'end of the D35 CpG oligonucleotide (SEQ ID NO: 2: 5'-g ⁇ gtgcatcgatgcagggg ⁇ g ⁇ g, ⁇ indicates a phosphorothioate bond, otherwise it is a phosphodiester bond). Cholesterol-modified D35 CpG (Chol-CpG (D35)), which is linked with cholesterol, was synthesized by Gene Design.
- the chromatogram is shown in FIG.
- the chromatogram (green line) of Chol-CpG (D35) (20uM) only multiple broad peaks derived from Chol-CpG (D35) were detected around 8-15 minutes.
- Chol-CpG (D35) showed a sharp single peak around 10 minutes, whereas Chol-CpG (D35) showed multiple broad peaks, so Chol-CpG (D35) was in PBS. It is possible that they form multiple types of aggregates.
- the molar ratio of CHP nanogel and Chol-CpG (D35) increased from 1.25: 20 to 40:20 when the molar ratio of nanogel was increased (light green line-dark blue line), it was around 6 minutes.
- Figure 6 shows the compounding rate.
- the area of the peak derived from Chol-CpG (D35) that was not compounded with the nanogel around 8-15 minutes was analyzed, and the compounding rate with the nanogel was graphed.
- the peak derived from uncombined Chol-CpG (D35) decreases, and the molar ratio of nanogel with CHP nanogel concentration of 40 uM to Chol-CpG (D35) is 2: 1. Under the condition of 1, the compounding ratio was almost 100%, and even under the condition of 1: 1 the compounding ratio was about 90%.
- Test example 3 Interaction between CpG / CHP nanogel complex and cells
- Rhodamine-modified CHP CHP-Rh
- 3'end-modified Fluorescein-modified Chol Complexes were prepared using -CpG (5'-chol, 3'-FAM CpG) and their interaction with mouse macrophage-like cells (RAW264.7) was evaluated by confocal laser scanning microscopy and flow cytometer.
- Example 3-1 Preparation of CHP-Rh nanogel / 5'-chol, 3'-FAM CpG complex> CHP-Rh nanogel / water (10mg / mL) 90uL under ultrasonic irradiation (28kHz, 100W)) and heat-treated at 90 ° C for 5 minutes 5'-chol, 3'-FAM CpG (K3 and D35) / water (200uM) was added to 10uL, and ultrasonic irradiation was continued for 5 minutes. Then, 10xPBS was added while irradiating with ultrasonic waves, and ultrasonic irradiation was performed for another 5 minutes to prepare a complex in which the solvent was 1xPBS.
- Example 3-2 Observation with a confocal laser scanning microscope> A RAW264.7 suspension (medium: DMEM + 10% FBS) was seeded in a glass bottom dish at 5.0x10 5 cells / mL in an amount of 190 uL, and precultured overnight. After culturing, add 10 uL of CHP-Rh nanogel / 5'-chol, 3'-FAM CpG (K3 and D35) complex solution (nanogel and CpG final concentration 1uM), and incubate at 37 ° C for 4 hours in a CO 2 incubator. Placed. After standing, the medium was removed and washed with PBS, and then observation was performed using a confocal laser scanning microscope (LSM510META manufactured by Zeiss).
- LSM510META manufactured by Zeiss
- Test example 4 CpG activity evaluation 180 uL of RAW264.7 suspension (medium: DMEM + 10% FBS) was seeded at 2.5x10 5 cells / mL on a 96-well plate, and precultured overnight. After culturing, 20 uL of each sample (Table 3) was added to each well to the concentration shown in Table 3, mixed, and cultured in a CO 2 incubator for 2 days. cGAMP, known as an agonist of the STING receptor, was included in the sample as a positive control.
- the culture supernatant of each well was collected, diluted 5-fold with blocking buffer as an ELISA sample, and the TNF-alpha concentration of the culture supernatant was measured according to the protocol of Mouse TNF-alpha ELISA kit (manufactured by Invitrogen). did.
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Abstract
Description
本発明は、その一態様において、ステロール骨格を有する疎水性基Aを含む修飾CpGオリゴヌクレオチド、及び疎水性基Bを含む修飾多糖類を含有する、複合体(本明細書において、「本発明の複合体」と示すこともある。)に関する。以下、これについて説明する。
クラスA:D35-CpG、ODN1585、ODN2216、ODN2336等;
クラスB:K3-CpG、ODNBW006、ODN D-SL01、ODN1668、OND1826、OND2006(CpG7909、PF-3512676)、ODN2007、ODN684等;
クラスC:ODN D-SL03、ODN 2395、ODN M362等が挙げられる。
本発明の複合体は、修飾CpGオリゴヌクレオチドを含有するので、CpGオリゴヌクレオチドが有する各種効果(例えば、TLR刺激作用及びそれに基づく各種作用(例えば炎症性サイトカイン産生促進作用、I型インターフェロン産生促進作用等))を発揮することができる。このため、本発明の化合物は、医薬、試薬等(本明細書において、「本発明の薬剤」と示すこともある。)の有効成分として、具体的にはTLR刺激に基づいた各種用途、より具体的には、例えば免疫賦活剤、抗がん剤、抗ウイルス剤、アジュバント(例えば、ワクチンアジュバント等)等の有効成分としての利用が可能である。
<試験例1-1.CHPの調製>
既報(Macromolecules 1993, 23, 3062-3068)の記載に従って、重量平均分子量450,000のプルランに100単糖あたりコレステロールが1.2個導入されたコレステロール修飾プルラン(CHP)を作製した。
K3 CpGオリゴヌクレオチド(配列番号1:5’-atcgactctcgagcgttctc、各ヌクレオチド間は全てホスホロチオエート結合)の5’末端に、トリエチレングリコールリンカーを介してコレステロールが連結してなるコレステロール修飾K3 CpG(Chol-CpG(K3))を、ジーンデザイン社にて受託合成した。
CHPをPBSに0-20uMとなるように加え、スターラーにより25℃で15時間攪拌溶解させた後、プローブ型超音波照射機により超音波を6分間間欠照射した。この溶液を25℃、20000gで30分間遠心分離処理した後、上清を0.22umフィルターに通して濾過滅菌を行った。実施例ではCHP溶液は溶媒の種類に関わらず本方法により調製した。CHPナノゲルの重量平均分子量は450,000としてモル濃度換算した。
受託合成したChol-CpG(K3)に400uMとなるようにDMSOを加え攪拌溶解させた。
CHPナノゲル溶液(試験例1-3)をPBSで希釈し、0-20uMに濃度を調製したCHPナノゲル溶液76uLをプラスチック製チューブに入れ、それを水を満たしたバス型超音波槽内の超音波発振子直上に固定し、水温25-30℃、28kHz、100Wで超音波照射を開始し、5-10秒後に400uMのChol-CpG(K3)/DMSO溶液4.0uLをマイクロピペットを用いてCHPナノゲル溶液に添加した。添加後10分間超音波照射を継続した後得られた溶液をChol-CpG(K3)/CHPナノゲル複合体サンプルとして以降の分析に用いた。
試験例1-5で調製したChol-CpG(K3)/CHPナノゲル複合体サンプルの複合化評価としてサイズ排除クロマトグラフィー(SEC)を行った。条件は次の通りである。カラム:G3000SWXL(東ソー),7.8mm x 150mm、検出器:UV(260nm)、カラム・検出温度35℃、注入量:20 uL、流速:0.5 mL/min、溶離液:PBS(pH 7.4)。PBSを溶離液として、溶離物の検出を核酸アジュバントであるCpG特異的な吸光波長である260nmで行った。
試験例1-5においてChol-CpG(K3): 20uM且つCHP nanogel: 20uMで調製した複合体について、動的光散乱計(DLS)によるキュムラント法解析により得られた平均粒子径の測定を行った。複合体サンプルおよびCHPナノゲルのみ(終濃度20uM)をDLS測定用セルに入れ、DLS(Malvern社製、ZetasizerNano ZS)にセットし測定を行なった。結果を表1及び図3に示す。
試験例1-5においてChol-CpG(K3): 20uM且つCHP nanogel: 20uMで調製した複合体について、透過型電子顕微鏡(TEM)観察を行った。複合体サンプル10uLをTEM観察用エラスチックカーボン支持膜上にキャストし10分間静置した後、濾紙で液を吸い取った。次にその支持膜上にリンタングステン酸水溶液を10uLキャストして1分間静置し染色を行なった後、濾紙で染色液を吸い取り、1晩減圧乾燥してTEM観察を行った。
<試験例2-1.Chol-CpG(D35)の調製>
D35 CpGオリゴヌクレオチド(配列番号2:5’- g^gtgcatcgatgcagggg^g^g、^はホスホロチオエート結合を示し、それ以外はホスホジエステル結合である。)の5’末端に、トリエチレングリコールリンカーを介してコレステロールが連結してなるコレステロール修飾D35 CpG(Chol-CpG(D35))を、ジーンデザイン社にて受託合成した。
受託合成したChol-CpG(D35)に200uMとなるように滅菌蒸留水を加え攪拌溶解させた後、90℃で5分間加熱し、室温まで冷却した。
CHPナノゲル溶液(試験例1-3)を滅菌蒸留水で希釈し、0-20mg/mLに濃度を調製したCHPナノゲル溶液72uLをプラスチック製チューブに入れ、それを水を満たしたバス型超音波槽内の超音波発振子直上に固定し、28kHz、100Wで超音波照射を開始し、5-10秒後に200uMのChol-CpG(D35)/water溶液8.0uLをマイクロピペットを用いてCHPナノゲル溶液に添加した。添加後5分間超音波照射し、そこに10xPBSを8.8uLを添加し、さらに5分間超音波照射を継続した後得られた溶液をChol-CpG(D35)/CHPナノゲル複合体サンプルとして以降の分析に用いた。
試験例2-3で調製したChol-CpG(D35)/CHPナノゲル複合体サンプルの複合化評価として、試験例1-6と同様にしてサイズ排除クロマトグラフィー(SEC)を行った。
試験例2-4においてChol-CpG(D35): 10uM且つCHP nanogel: 10uMで調製した複合体(終濃度9uM)について、試験例1-7と同様にして動的光散乱計(DLS)による粒径測定を行った。結果を表2に示す。
CHPナノゲル/Chol-CpG複合体と細胞との相互作用について検討するため、Rhodamine修飾したCHP(CHP-Rh)と3’末端にFluoresceinを修飾したChol-CpG(5’-chol, 3’-FAM CpG)を用いて複合体を調製し、マウスマクロファージ様細胞(RAW264.7)との相互作用を共焦点レーザー顕微鏡およびフローサイトメーターにより評価した。
超音波照射下(28kHz, 100W))でCHP-Rhナノゲル/water(10mg/mL) 90uLに、90℃で5分間加熱処理した5’-chol, 3’-FAM CpG(K3およびD35)/water(200uM)を10uL加え、5分間超音波照射を続けた。その後、超音波照射しながら10xPBSを加えてさらに5分間超音波照射を行い、溶媒を1xPBSとした複合体を調製した。
ガラスボトムディッシュにRAW264.7懸濁液(培地:DMEM+10%FBS)を5.0x105 cells/mLで190uL播種し、一晩前培養を行った。培養後、CHP-Rhナノゲル/5’-chol, 3’-FAM CpG(K3および D35)複合体溶液を10uL添加し(ナノゲルおよびCpG終濃度1uM )、CO2インキュベーター内で37℃、4時間静置した。静置後培地を除去しPBSで洗浄を行った後、共焦点レーザー顕微鏡(Zeiss社製、LSM510META)を用いて観察を行った。
12well plateにRAW264.7懸濁液(培地:DMEM+10%FBS)を1.0x106 cells/mLで450uL播種し、一晩前培養を行った。培養後、CHP-Rhナノゲル/5’-chol, 3’-FAM CpG(K3および D35)複合体溶液を50uL添加し(終濃度それぞれ1uM) 、CO2インキュベーター内で37℃、4時間静置した。その後、静置後培地を除去しPBSで洗浄を行った後、コラゲナーゼで細胞を剥離させて細胞懸濁液を調製し、フローサイトメトリーにより解析した。
96well plateにRAW264.7懸濁液(培地:DMEM+10%FBS)を2.5x105 cells/mLで180uL播種し、一晩前培養を行った。培養後、各ウェルに表3に示す濃度となるように各サンプル(表3)を20uLずつ添加、混和し、CO2インキュベーター内で2日間培養を行なった。cGAMPはSTING受容体のアゴニストとして知られるが、陽性対照としてサンプルに含めた。培養後、各ウェルの培養上清を回収し、blocking bufferで5倍希釈したものをELISAサンプルとし、Mouse TNF-alpha ELISA kit(Invitrogen社製)のプロトコルに従って培養上清のTNF-alpha濃度を測定した。
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- ステロール骨格を有する疎水性基Aを含む修飾CpGオリゴヌクレオチド、及び疎水性基Bを含む修飾多糖類を含有する、複合体。
- 前記修飾CpGオリゴヌクレオチドの構成CpGオリゴヌクレオチドがクラスA CpGオリゴヌクレオチド、及びクラスB CpGオリゴヌクレオチドからなる群より選択される少なくとも1種を含む、請求項1に記載の複合体。
- 前記疎水性基Aがコレステロール由来の基、コレスタノール由来の基、ラノステロール由来の基、エルゴステロール由来の基、β-シトステロール由来の基、カンペステロール由来の基、スティグマステロール由来の基、及びブラシカステロール由来の基からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種を含む、請求項1又は2に記載の複合体。
- 前記修飾CpGオリゴヌクレオチドの構成ヌクレオチド数が8~50である、請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の複合体。
- 前記修飾多糖類の構成多糖類がプルラン、デキストラン、アミロース、アミロペクチン、及びマンナンからなる群より選択される少なくとも1種を含む、請求項1~4のいずれかに記載の複合体。
- 前記修飾多糖類の構成多糖類がプルランを含む、請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の複合体。
- 前記疎水性基Bがステロール骨格を有する疎水性基を含む、請求項1~6のいずれかに記載の複合体。
- 前記修飾多糖類の重量平均分子量が5000~2,000,000である、請求項1~7のいずれかに記載の複合体。
- 前記修飾CpGオリゴヌクレオチド1モル部に対して、前記修飾多糖類0.1~10モル部を含有する、請求項1~8のいずれかに記載の複合体。
- ナノゲル粒子である、請求項1~9のいずれかに記載の複合体。
- 請求項1~10のいずれかに記載の複合体を含有する、試薬。
- 請求項1~10のいずれかに記載の複合体を含有する、医薬
- 免疫賦活剤、抗がん剤、アジュバント、又は抗ウイルス剤である、請求項12に記載の医薬。
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