Patent Application
20240247230
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The present invention relates to the field of biomedicine, and in particular, to an application of a genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell in multiple sclerosis, and more particularly, to a genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell, preparation methods and using thereof.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune mediated chronic demyelinating diseases which is the most common in central nervous system (CNS), mainly occurs in young patients, and is the most common cause of disability of young people second to injury. There are multiple inflammatory demyelination plaques in the central white matter in the acute activity period of the disease. The old lesions formed calcified plaques due to the proliferation of glia fiber. The disease is characterized by multiple lesions, remission and relapse in the courses of disease, and most common in optic nerves, spinal cord and brain stem, mainly occurs in adolescent, middle-aged people and affects more women than men. The middle age of the disease is 29. The number of female patients is 3 times as that of male patients. The disease cannot be radically cured, has a high rate of disability, and seriously affects health and life quality. The first MS map was issued by the MS International Federation (MSIF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), wherein the data show that occurrence areas of MS are more concentrated in Europe and eastern Mediterranean, the morbidity is 100-200/100 thousand. The morbidity in Asian is low, and the morbidity in China is 0-5/100 thousand and with a rising trend in recent years (Milo R, Kahana E. Multiple sclerosis: geoepidemiology, genetics and the environment[J]. Autoimmun Rev, 2010, 9(5): A387-A394.).
At present, the main treatment of MS is divided into acute stage treatment and remission stage treatment. The treatment in the remission stage is named Disease Modification Therapy (DMT). The drugs mainly applied comprise β-interferon, teriflunomide, Natalizumab, mitoxantrone and the like. As MS is caused by the damage of nerve myelin by autoimmune cells, the measures in therapy mainly include inhibiting immune cells, reducing immune cells from penetrating the blood-brain barrier, and promoting differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC) to recreate myelin (Wingerchuk D M, Carter J L. Multiple sclerosis: current and emerging disease-modifying therapies and treatment strategies[C]//Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Elsevier, 2014, 89(2):225-240.; Gholamzad M, Ebtekar M, Ardestani M S, et al. A comprehensive review on the treatment approaches of multiple sclerosis: currently and in the future[J]. Inflammation Research, 2019, 68(1):25-38.).
As the high recurrence rate, difficulty of radical treatment and high disability rate of MS patients, current research scholars have done relevant exploration of stem cell therapy for MS clinically, including transplantation therapies of stem cells related to bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), adipose-derived MSC, umbilical cord-derived MSC, neural stem cell (NSC), MSC-differentiated neural precursors (NPs), haematopoietic stem cells (NSC), and the like. Although to some degree, the use of stem cells promotes the generation of myelin, however, inflammatory response and autoimmune injury cannot be reduced, and therefore, the overall effect of symptom relieving by relevant stem cell transplantation treatments for MS is not obvious in current researches. In addition, OPC cannot be separated from human body, although OPC can repair the myelin, is currently still impossible to be carried forward clinically.
The present invention aims to provide a method capable of repairing myelin, promoting the generation of myelin, and reducing inflammatory response and autoimmune injury simultaneously. The present invention can repair myelin directly through transplantation of genetically modified OPC, meanwhile, protective layers are locally formed around the nerves by secretion of anti-inflammatory factors IL-27, IL-10 and the like, so that the inflammatory response of nerves is reduced. Meanwhile, T-reg cells, M2 cells recruited by CXCL11 and so on, are enriched around the nerve myelin to protect the myelin from damage. And the neural function is improved by maintaining the signal adjustment of astrocyte, microglia and nerves through the secretion of IL-3.
In view of the above, in order to overcome the above-mentioned technical defects in the present field, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a method capable of repairing myelin, promoting the generation of myelin, reducing inflammatory response and autoimmune injury simultaneously, the method comprising the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.
The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions:
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a construct for genetically modifying an induced pluripotent stem cell to obtain a genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.
Further, the construct comprises nucleotides encoding anti-inflammatory cytokines and/or nucleotides encoding chemokines;
Preferably, the anti-inflammatory cytokines include: IL-10, IL-27, IL-3, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-16, IL-18, IL-22, IL-27, IL-35, IL-37, IL-38, IL-1Ra, TGF-β;
More preferably, the anti-inflammatory cytokines are IL-10, IL-27, or IL-3;
Preferably, the chemokines include: a CXC chemokine subgroup, a CC chemokine subgroup, an XC chemokine subgroup, and a CX3C chemokine subgroup;
More preferably, the CXC chemokine subgroup includes: CXCL11, CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL3, CXCL4, CXCL5, CXCL6, CXCL7, CXCL8, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL12, CXCL13, CXCL14, CXCL15, CXCL16, CXCL17.
More preferably, the CC chemokine subgroup includes: CCL1, CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCL6, CCL7, CCL8, CCL9, CCL10, CCL11, CCL12, CCL13, CCL14, CCL15, CCL16, CCL17, CCL18, CCL19, CCL20, CCL21, CCL22, CCL23, CCL24, CCL25, CCL26, CCL27, CCL28.
More preferably, the XC chemokine subgroup includes: XCL1, XCL2;
More preferably, the CX3C chemokine subgroup includes CX3CL1;
Most preferably, the chemokines are CXCL11.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a vector.
Further, a vector comprises the construct according to the first aspect of the present invention.
Preferably, the vector comprises the nucleotide encoding IL-10, the nucleotide encoding IL-27, the nucleotide encoding IL-3, and/or the nucleotide encoding CXCL11;
Preferably, the vector includes: the DNA vector, the viral vector;
Most preferably, the DNA vector includes: the DNA plasmid vector, the liposome that binds to the DNA plasmid, the molecular conjugate that binds to the DNA plasmid, and the polymer that binds to the DNA plasmid;
Most preferably, the viral vector includes: the adenovirus vector, the adeno-associated virus vector, the lentiviral vector, the retroviral vector, the herpes simplex virus vector, the baculovirus vector, the Sendai virus vector, the poxvirus vector, and the geminivirus vector.
In a third aspect, the present invention provides a genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell.
Further, the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell expresses IL-10, IL-27, IL-3, and/or CXCL11.
Preferably, the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell overexpresses IL-10, IL-27, IL-3, and/or CXCL11;
More preferably, the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell overexpresses IL-10, IL-27, IL-3, and CXCL11;
Preferably, the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell comprises the construct according to the first aspect of the present invention, and/or the vector according to the second aspect of the present invention.
In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides a genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.
Further, the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell expresses IL-10, IL-27, IL-3, and/or CXCL11;
Preferably, the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell overexpresses IL-10, IL-27, IL-3, and/or CXCL11;
More preferably, the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell overexpresses IL-10, IL-27, IL-3, and CXCL11
In a fifth aspect, the present invention provides a method for preparing the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell according to the third aspect of the present invention.
Further, the method comprises: delivering the vector according to the second aspect of the present invention to an induced pluripotent stem cell;
Preferably, the delivering is achieved by introducing the vector according to the second aspect of the present invention into an induced pluripotent stem cell;
More preferably, the method of said introducing includes microinjection, electroporation, DEAE-glucan mediated transfection, TALEN method, ZFN method, non-viral vector mediated transfection, viral vector mediated transfection, transposon technique, CRISPR-Cas 9 technique;
Most preferably, the non-viral vector mediated transfection includes liposome transfection, calcium phosphate transfection, and chitosan transfection;
Most preferably, the viral vector mediated transfection includes lentivirus infection, retroviral infection, adenovirus infection, adeno-associated virus infection.
In a sixth aspect, the present invention provides a method for preparing the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell according to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
Further, the method comprises: induction differentiation of the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell according to the third aspect of the present invention to obtain the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell;
Preferably, the induction differentiation comprises the following steps:
(1) first stage induction differentiation: culturing the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell according to the third aspect of the present invention with basal medium added with GlutaMAX-I, 2-Mercaptoethanol, SB431542, LDN193189, vitamin A acid, and insulin;
(2) second stage induction differentiation: culturing the cell obtained in step (1) with the basal medium added with GlutaMAX-I, 2-Mercaptoethanol, N2 supplement, SAG, and vitamin A acid;
(3) third stage induction differentiation: culturing the cell obtained in step (2) with the basal medium added with GlutaMAX-I, 2-Mercaptoethanol, N2 supplement, B27 supplement, SAG, vitamin A acid and insulin;
(4) fourth stage induction differentiation: culturing the cell obtained in step (3) with the basal medium added with GlutaMAX-I, 2-Mercaptoethanol, N2 supplement, B27 supplement, PDGF-AA, IGF-1, HGF, NT3, T3, Biotin, cAMP, and insulin to obtain the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell;
More preferably, the first stage induction differentiation is for 5-9 days in total;
More preferably, the second stage induction differentiation is for 2-6 days in total;
More preferably, the third stage induction differentiation is for 6-10 days in total;
More preferably, the fourth stage induction differentiation is for 9-13 days in total;
Most preferably, the first stage induction differentiation is for 7 days in total;
Most preferably, the second stage induction differentiation is for 4 days in total;
Most preferably, the third stage induction differentiation is for 8 days in total;
Most preferably, the fourth stage induction differentiation is for 11 days in total;
More preferably, the culture condition is 37° C./5% CO2;
More preferably, the basal medium is DMEM/F-12 medium.
In a seventh aspect, the present invention provides an induction differentiation agent for induction differentiation of the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cells according to the third aspect of the present invention to obtain the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cells.
Further, the induction differentiation agent includes a first stage induction differentiation agent, a second stage induction differentiation agent, a third stage induction differentiation agent, and a fourth stage induction differentiation agent;
Preferably, the first stage induction differentiation agent is consisting of: GlutaMAX-I, 2-Mercaptoethanol, SB431542, LDN193189, vitamin A acid, and insulin;
More preferably, the first stage induction differentiation agent further comprises the non-essential amino acid;
Most preferably, the content of each component in the first stage induction differentiation agent is respectively: 1% of the non-essential amino acid, 1% GlutaMAX-I, 0.1 mM 2-Mercaptoethanol, 10 μM SB431542, 0.25 μM LDN193189, 100 μM of vitamin A acid, and 25 μg/mL of insulin;
Preferably, the second stage induction differentiation agent is consisting of: GlutaMAX-I, Mercaptoethanol, N2 supplement, SAG, vitamin A acid;
More preferably, the second stage induction differentiation agent further comprises the non-essential amino acid;
Most preferably, the content of each component in the second stage induction differentiation agent is respectively: 1% non-essential amino acid, 1% GlutaMAX-I, 0.1 mM 2-Mercaptoethanol, 1% N2 supplement, 1 μM SAG, and 100 μM of vitamin A acid;
Preferably, the third stage induction differentiation agent is consisting of: GlutaMAX-I, 2-Mercaptoethanol, N2 supplement, B27 supplement, SAG, vitamin A acid, and insulin;
More preferably, the third stage induction differentiation agent further comprises the non-essential amino acid.
Most preferably, the content of each component in the third stage induction differentiation agent is respectively: 1% non-essential amino acid, 1% GlutaMAX-I, 0.1 mM 2-Mercaptoethanol, 1% N2 supplement, 2% B27 supplement, 1 μM SAG, 100 μM vitamin A acid, and 25 μg/mL insulin;
Preferably, the fourth stage induction differentiation agent is consisting of: GlutaMAX-I, 2-Mercaptoethanol, N2 supplement, B27 supplement, PDGF-AA, IGF-1, HGF, NT3, T3, Biotin, cAMP, insulin;
More preferably, the fourth stage induction differentiation agent further comprises the non-essential amino acid.
Most preferably, the content of each component in the fourth stage induction differentiation agent is: 1% non-essential amino acid, 1% GlutaMAX-I, 0.1 mM 2-Mercaptoethanol, 1% N2 supplement, 2% B27 supplement, 10 ng/mL PDGF-AA, 10 ng/mL IGF-1, 5 ng/mL HGF, 10 ng/mL NT3, 60 ng/mL T3, 100 ng/mL Biotin, 1 μM cAMP, 25 μg/mL insulin.
In an eighth aspect, the present invention provides a kit for producing the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cells according to the third aspect of the present invention, and/or the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cells according to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
Further, the kit includes:
Preferably, the culture medium is the basal medium added with the induction differentiation agent according to the seventh aspect of the present invention;
More preferably, the basal medium is DMEM/F-12 medium.
In a ninth aspect, the present invention provides a composition.
Further, the composition comprises the construct according to the first aspect of the present invention, and/or the vector according to the second aspect of the present invention, and/or the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell according to the third aspect of the present invention, and/or the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell according to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
Preferably, the composition includes a pharmaceutical composition;
More preferably, the pharmaceutical composition comprises the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cell according to the third aspect of the present invention, and/or the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cell according to the fourth aspect of the present invention;
More preferably, the pharmaceutical composition further comprises pharmaceutically acceptable vectors and/or auxiliary materials.
More preferably, the pharmaceutical composition further comprises one or more therapeutic agents;
Most preferably, the therapeutic agent includes: peptide, cytokine, checkpoint inhibitor, mitogen, growth factor, miRNA, dsRNA, mononuclear blood cell, feeder cell, feeder cell component or replacement factor thereof, antibody, chemotherapeutic agent, and immunomodulatory drug.
Further, the pharmaceutically acceptable vectors and/or auxiliary materials includes, but is not limited to, buffers such as neutral buffered saline, phosphate buffered saline, and the like; carbohydrates such as glucose, mannose, sucrose or glucan, mannitol; proteins; polypeptides or amino acids such as glycine; antioxidants; chelating agents such as EDTA or glutathione; adjuvants (e.g. aluminum hydroxide); and preservatives. The suitable pharmaceutically acceptable vector, diluent or excipient is described in detail in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (19th ed., 1995).
Further, the pharmaceutical composition may also be used in combination with other drugs, and the other drugs include, but are not limited to, Methylprednisolone (MPL), Interferon-β-1a (IFN-β-a), Interferon-β-1b(IFN-β-b), Glatiramer, Mitoxantrone, Natalizumab, Fingolimod, Zeposia (Ozanimod), Teriflunomide, Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF), Alemtuzumab, Ocrevus(Ocrelizumab), Rituximab(Rituxan), Mayzent (Siponimod), Cladribine, Laquinimod, Kesimpta(ofatumumab), Ponvory (Ponesimod), Ampyra (dalfampridine).
Further, dosage forms of the pharmaceutical composition include, but are not limited to, injection, tablet, capsule, aerosol, immune preparation, granule, ointment, pill, oral liquid, inhalant, liniment, tincture, suppository.
Further, the administration route of the pharmaceutical composition includes, but is not limited to, arterial injection, intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, intradermal injection, bone marrow injection, inhalation administration, nasal administration, transdermal administration, intraperitoneal injection, epidural injection, spinal cord injection.
Further, the appropriate administration dosage of the pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention can be given a variety of prescriptions according to factors such as formulation method, administration method, patient's age, weight, gender, disease conditions, diet, administration time, administration route, excretion speed and response sensitivity, and skilled practitioners can generally easily determine the prescription and prescribe administration dosage effective for desired treatment or prevention.
In a tenth aspect, the present invention provides an application in any one of the following aspects:
The present invention also provides the method of expressing IL-10, IL-27, IL-3, CXCL11 in a subject in need thereof.
Further, the method comprises administering to a subject in need an effective amount of the vectors according to the second aspect of the present invention, and/or the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cells according to the third aspect of the present invention, and/or the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cells according to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
The present invention also provides a method of treating and/or preventing multiple sclerosis.
Further, the method comprises administering to a subject in need an effective amount of the genetically modified induced pluripotent stem cells according to the third aspect of the present invention, and/or the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cells according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, and/or the pharmaceutical composition according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, and/or the composition according to the ninth aspect of the present invention.
Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and beneficial effects:
In the prior art, although the generation of myelin is promoted to a certain extent, inflammatory response and autoimmune injury cannot be reduced; The transplantation using the genetically modified oligodendrocyte progenitor cells prepared by present invention can repair the myelin, promote the generation of the myelin, reduce inflammatory response and autoimmune injury simultaneously, thereby a good treatment effect on multiple sclerosis is achieved, the overall improvement effect is remarkable;
In the present invention, direct reparation of myelin can be achieved by transplantation using the genetically modified OPCs; meanwhile, protective layers are locally formed around the nerves by secretion of anti-inflammatory factors of IL-27, IL-10 and the like, so that the inflammatory response of nerves is reduced; meanwhile, T-reg cells, M2 cells recruited by CXCL11 and so on, are enriched around the nerve myelin to protect the myelin from injury. And the neural function is improved by maintaining the signal adjustment of astrocyte, microglia and nerves through the secretion of IL-3; therefore, the present invention has a very good application prospect in the aspect of clinical treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the figures, in which:
The present invention is further described below with reference to specific embodiments which are only used to explain the present invention, but cannot be taken as a limitation to the present invention. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents. The experimental method of which specific conditions not indicated in the following examples, and are usually conducted and tested according to conventional conditions or according to the conditions suggested by a manufacturer.
The lentiviral vectors constructed in the present embodiment are respectively named as TEToff-CXCL-puromycin, TEToff-IL10-T2A-IL27-Zeo, TEToff-IL3-hygroR.
Synthesizing gene CXCL11 by gene synthesis. The sequence of gene CXCL11 is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.
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The iPSCs used in this embodiment were derived from Beijing Allife Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. The lentiviral vector used in this embodiment was the lentiviral vector constructed in Example 1, and other experimental materials used in this embodiment are shown in Table 1.
Introducing the lentiviral vector TEToff-CXCL-puromycin, TEToff-IL10-T2A-IL27-Zeo, TEToff-IL3-hygroR constructed in Example 1 into iPSCs, selecting iPSCs obtained by transfection, culturing monoclonal iPSCs acquired by selection.
The super-iPSCs obtained by construction via transfection and selection in Sample 2 of the present invention. Other experimental materials used in this embodiment are shown in Table 3.
2. Method for Preparing OPCs Derived from iPSCs
(2) Being placed in a culture incubator of 37° C./5% CO2;
Washing with DPBS for three times, 3 min each time, fixing with 4% PFA at room temperature for 40 min. Washing with DPBS for three times, 3 min each time. Perforation with 0.5% TritonX-100 for 15 min. Blocking with 5% BSA+0.15% TritonX-100 at room temperature for 1h. Preparing PBST: DPBS+1% BSA+0.15% TritonX-100. Adding primary antibody, at 4 degrees overnight. Recycling the primary antibody solution, washing with PBST for three times, 10 min each time. Adding the secondary antibody, at a ratio of 1:500, at 4 degrees overnight, avoiding light. Washing with PBST three times, 10 min each time. 5 μg/mL DAPI for 2-3 min, avoiding light. Washing with DPBS for 1 time and adding 90% glycerin.
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C57BL/6 male mice were purchased from Beijing Weitonglihua Experimental Animal Technology Co. Ltd. Bis(cyclohexanone) oxaldihydrazone (CPZ) was purchased from Sigma, Cargo No. C9012
8-week-old C57BL/6 male mice were divided into a normal group and an acute demyelination group (CPZ group), and the normal group were fed to normal mouse food every day; the model group were fed with mixed mouse food containing 0.2% CPZ, fed continuously for six weeks; and the demyelination level was determined by the immunohistochemistry of the myelin alkaline protein antibody (MBP).
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The super-iPSC derived OPCs prepared in Example 3 and the MS animal model constructed in Example 4.
After anesthetized, the animal was fixed on the brain stereotaxic apparatus (the tips of ear bars from both sides were inserted into the external auditory canal, so that the head was fixed and kept horizontal, and the anterior fontanel and the posterior fontanel were kept in the same plane as much as possible). Disinfected with Iodine, cut the scalp and subcutaneous tissue along the central line, and peeled the periosteum. The intersection of the coronal suture and the sagittal suture exposed clearly so as to the position of anterior fontanel could be determined and took the anterior fontanel as the 0 point in coordinate. Puncture positioning points were expressed as front-back (AP), midline-outer side (ML), and depth (DV). First, right-side transplantation was performed, and the three-dimensional positioning point was: 0.75 mm back from anterior fontanel, from midline 0.6 mm deviated to right, and 1.1 mm in depth. Using a 5 μL trace syringe to suck 3 μL of physiological saline, and after accurate positioning according to the above-mentioned positioning point, the OPC group were slowly injected with 2 μL of OPC suspension through a syringe, at a speed of 0.2 μL/min; the control group were slowly injected with 2 μL physiological saline through a syringe, at a speed of 0.2 μL/min. Remained for 5 min after injection, slowly took out, pressed by a cotton swab for a moment. After observing of no bleeding nor liquid leaking, performed left-side transplantation, the three-dimensional positioning point was: 0.75 mm back from the anterior fontanel, from midline 0.6 mm deviated to left, 1.1 mm in depth, and the remaining transplantation procedures, doses, etc. are same as that of the transplantation in the right side; after transplantation completed in both sides, the scalp was sewn. 3 months after the surgery, the hippocampal region slices of mouse brain were taken, and the remyelination condition was determined by immunohistochemistry.
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The description of the above embodiments is merely used to understand the method and the core idea of the present invention. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the principles of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications will also fall within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 202111033274.7 | Sep 2021 | CN | national |
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| Parent | PCT/CN2022/116751 | Sep 2022 | WO |
| Child | 18592249 | US |
