The present invention relates to a chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, an agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and a method of use. Particularly, the present invention relates to a sensitivity enhancement of chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and method of use. More particularly, the present invention relates to the chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, the agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and the method of use which utilizes inhibition of miR-1976 nucleic acids to sensitize chemotherapy drugs for cancers.
Generally, human cancers includes brain cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), oral cancer, laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancers stomach cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, germ cell cancer, skin cancer, osteosarcoma cancer, blood cancer (including lymphoma cancer, leukemia and multiple myeloma), etc. By way of example, pancreatic cancer is one of most common type of cancers in the world. In 2017, an announcement of the ministry of health and welfare in Taiwan shows that malignant tumors is a top of ten major causes of death for recent years and pancreatic cancer is in sixth place of the causes of death. However, pancreatic cancer is most common in developed countries but prognosis of pancreatic cancer is usually quite poor with 1-year survival rate and 5-year survival rate merely reaching 25% and 5%. In some early detection cases, 5-year survival rate may increase to 20% but it cannot be effectively controlled for survival.
Furthermore, U.S. Pat. No. 8,969,315, entitled “ENHANCEMENT OF PLACENTAL STEM CELL POTENCY USING MODULATORY RNA MOLECULES,” only discloses miR-1976 (i.e., microRNA-1976) and obviously does not teach an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis.
Another U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2014/0080894, entitled “ENHANCED BIODISTRIBUTION OF OLGOMERS,” only discloses miR-1976 (i.e., microRNA-1976) and obviously does not teach an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis.
Another U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0237772, entitled “HYBRID tRNA/pre-miRNA MOLECULES AND METHODS OF USE,” only discloses miR-1976 (i.e., microRNA-1976) and obviously does not teach an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis.
Another U.S. Pat. No. 8,021,840, entitled “DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR INTERFERON RESPONSIVENESS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS,” only discloses XAF1 protein gene and obviously does not teach an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis.
Another U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0218493, entitled “DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR INTERFERON RESPONSIVENESS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS,” only discloses XAF1 protein gene and obviously does not teach an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis.
Another U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0215895, entitled “THERAPEUTIC AND CARRIER MOLECULES,” only discloses XAF1 protein gene and obviously does not teach an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis.
Another U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2017/0003277, entitled “BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A GLATIRAMER ACETATE RELATED DRUG PRODUCT USING MAMMALIAN AND HUMAN CELLS,” only discloses XAF1 protein gene and obviously does not teach an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis.
Another U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0369303, entitled “ONCOLYTIC RHABDOVIRUS,” only discloses XAF1 protein gene and obviously does not teach an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis.
However, there is a need of providing an inhibition technique for miR-1976 nucleic acids and abilities of associated cancer cell apoptosis. The above-mentioned patents and patent application publications are incorporated herein by reference for purposes including, but not limited to, indicating the background of the present invention and illustrating the situation of the art.
The primary objective of this invention is to provide a chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, an agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and a method of use. A cancer cell is transfected (or treated) to form a transfected cancer cell by antisense oligonucleotide (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976) for blocking miR-1976 of the cancer cell in future treatment. The transfected cancer cell is treated with a treatment of cancer drug (or anticancer drug combination) such that the miR-1976 of the transfected cancer cell is blocked by the antisense oligonucleotide. In the treatment of cancer drug, the transfected cancer cell provides an enhanced degree of sensitivity for the cancer drug due to its miR-1976 being blocked. Advantageously, the chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, the agent composition (or test reagent) and the use of the present invention is successful in providing an enhanced degree of sensitivity of various cancer drugs.
The chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes:
transfecting antisense oligonucleotide (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976) to a cancer cell to form a transfected cancer cell for blocking miR-1976 of the cancer cell in future treatment;
providing a treatment of cancer drug (or anticancer drug combination) to the transfected cancer cell whose miR-1976 is blocked by the antisense oligonucleotide; and
in a treatment of cancer drug, the transfected cancer cell providing an enhanced degree of sensitivity for the cancer drug due to the miR-1976 of cancer cell being blocked.
The chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method in accordance with an aspect of the present invention further includes:
searching at least one molecular target in the cancer cell;
screening at least one microRNA binding target within a predetermined cell;
providing a target binding RNA fragment to transcribe or derive into the microRNA binding target;
providing sequential analysis to the target binding RNA fragment and determining a target gene and a corresponding position thereof to obtain a plurality of miR-1976 binding targets; and
seeking a XAF1 gene with the plurality of miR-1976 binding targets and providing an antisense oligonucleotide transfection procedure (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976 transfection procedure) to the cancer cell for blocking the miR-1976 of cancer cell.
In a separate aspect of the present invention, the at least one microRNA binding target is screened by specific gene cloning.
In a further separate aspect of the present invention, the target gene and the corresponding position thereof are obtained by blast analysis.
In yet a further separate aspect of the present invention, an expression of the miR-1976 obtained by micro array analysis or qPCR analysis.
The chemotherapy drug-sensitizing agent composition in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes:
antisense oligonucleotide provided to treat a cancer cell with an antisense oligonucleotide transfection procedure (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976 transfection procedure) to thereby form a transfected cancer cell for blocking miR-1976 of the cancer cell in future treatment; and
a cancer drug (or anticancer drug combination) provided to the transfected cancer cell performed as a sensitivity enhancement combination;
wherein the cancer drug is provided to treat the transfected cancer cell whose miR-1976 is blocked, with the miR-1976 blocked cancer cell providing an enhanced degree of sensitivity for the cancer drug.
In a separate aspect of the present invention, the sensitivity enhancement combination causes a reduction of miR-1976 in extracellular vesicle.
In a further separate aspect of the present invention, the sensitivity enhancement combination causes an increase of cancer cell death or a reduction of cancer cell growth.
In a further separate aspect of the present invention, the sensitivity enhancement combination causes an increase of cancer cell apoptosis marker.
In yet a further separate aspect of the present invention, the cancer cell apoptosis marker is selected from cleaved PARP.
In yet a further separate aspect of the present invention, the cancer cell apoptosis marker is corresponding to a XAF1 gene of the cancer cell.
The chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes:
transfecting antisense oligonucleotide (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976) to a pancreatic cancer cell to form a transfected pancreatic cancer cell for blocking miR-1976 of the pancreatic cancer cell in future treatment;
providing a treatment of pancreatic cancer drug (or anticancer drug combination) to the transfected pancreatic cancer cell whose miR-1976 is blocked by the antisense oligonucleotide; and
in a treatment of pancreatic cancer drug, the transfected pancreatic cancer cell providing an enhanced degree of sensitivity for the pancreatic cancer drug due to the miR-1976 of pancreatic cancer cell being blocked.
The chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method in accordance with an aspect of the present invention further includes:
searching at least one molecular target in the pancreatic cancer cell;
screening at least one microRNA binding target within a predetermined pancreatic cell;
providing a target binding RNA fragment to transcribe or derive into the microRNA binding target;
providing sequential analysis to the target binding RNA fragment and determining a target gene and a corresponding position thereof to obtain a plurality of miR-1976 binding targets; and
seeking a XAF1 gene with the plurality of miR-1976 binding targets and providing an antisense oligonucleotide transfection procedure (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976 transfection procedure) to the pancreatic cancer cell for blocking the miR-1976 of pancreatic cancer cell.
In a separate aspect of the present invention, the at least one microRNA binding target is screened by specific gene cloning.
In a further separate aspect of the present invention, the target gene and the corresponding position thereof are obtained by blast analysis.
In yet a further separate aspect of the present invention, an expression of the miR-1976 obtained by micro array analysis, qPCR analysis or RNA sequence analysis.
The chemotherapy drug-sensitizing agent composition in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes:
antisense oligonucleotide provided to treat a pancreatic cancer cell with an antisense oligonucleotide transfection procedure (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976 transfection procedure) to thereby form a transfected pancreatic cancer cell for blocking miR-1976 of the pancreatic cancer cell in future treatment; and
a pancreatic cancer drug (or anticancer drug combination) provided to the transfected pancreatic cancer cell performed as a sensitivity enhancement combination;
wherein the pancreatic cancer drug is provided to treat the transfected pancreatic cancer cell whose miR-1976 is blocked, with the miR-1976 blocked pancreatic cancer cell providing an enhanced degree of sensitivity for the pancreatic cancer drug.
In a separate aspect of the present invention, the sensitivity enhancement combination causes a reduction of miR-1976 in extracellular vesicle.
In a further separate aspect of the present invention, the sensitivity enhancement combination causes an increase of cancer cell death or a reduction of cancer cell growth.
In a further separate aspect of the present invention, the sensitivity enhancement combination causes an increase of pancreatic cancer cell apoptosis marker.
In yet a further separate aspect of the present invention, the pancreatic cancer cell apoptosis marker is selected from cleaved PARP.
In yet a further separate aspect of the present invention, the pancreatic cancer cell apoptosis marker is corresponding to a XAF1 gene of the cancer cell.
Further scope of the applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
It is noted that a chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, an agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and a method of use in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be applicable to various cancers, including brain cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), oral cancer, laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancers stomach cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, germ cell cancer, skin cancer, osteosarcoma cancer, blood cancer (including lymphoma cancer, leukemia and multiple myeloma), which are not limitative of the present invention.
By way of example, a chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, an agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and a method of use in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention provide a chemotherapy drug sensitizer to enhance a degree of sensitivity for cancer drugs which can be used a lower dose prescription with an enhancement of curative effect in chemotherapy treatment.
By way of example, the chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and method of use in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention are provided to block cell physiological effects of miR-1976 to achieve a sensitivity effect of cancer cells to chemotherapy drugs and to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. In addition, the microRNA is applied to screen molecular target of cells.
By way of example, the chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and method of use in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention are provided with a technology of specific gene cloning. In addition, the chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method, agent composition thereof (or test reagent) and method of use in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention are provided to form a test reagent for testing an amount of miR-1976 in blood samples after injecting a cancer drug.
transfecting antisense oligonucleotide (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976) to a cancer cell 1 (e.g., pancreatic cancer cell or other cancer cell), with an antisense oligonucleotide transfection procedure 2 (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976 transfection procedure), to form a transfected cancer cell 10 for blocking miR-1976 of the cancer cell 1 in future treatment;
providing a treatment of cancer drug (or anticancer drug combination) 3 to the transfected cancer cell 10 whose miR-1976 is blocked by the antisense oligonucleotide; and
in a treatment of cancer drug, the transfected cancer cell 10 as a miR-1976 blocked cancer cell 11 providing an enhanced degree of sensitivity for the cancer drug 3 due to the miR-1976 of cancer cell 1 being blocked.
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searching at least one molecular target in the cancer cell 1;
screening at least one microRNA binding target within a predetermined cell;
providing a target binding RNA fragment to transcribe or derive into the microRNA binding target;
providing sequential analysis to the target binding RNA fragment and determining a target gene and a corresponding position thereof to obtain a plurality of miR-1976 binding targets; and
seeking a XAF1 gene with the plurality of miR-1976 binding targets and providing the antisense oligonucleotide transfection procedure 2 (e.g., siRNA-1976 or antagomir-1976 transfection procedure) to the cancer cell 1 for blocking the miR-1976 of cancer cell 1.
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By way of example, the chemotherapy drug-sensitizing method in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention can replace an antagomir-1976 inhibitor with a miR-1976 inhibitor or an equivalent inhibitor.
By way of example, the antagomir used herein in the preferred embodiment of the present invention has a specific structure to form a small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecule which has a specific RNA sequence as a specific sequence of “ACAGCAA”.
By way of example, the antagomir-1976 used herein in the preferred embodiment of the present invention has a 20-nt RNA sequence as a specific sequence of 5′-ACAGCAAGGAGGGCAGGAGG-3′.
By way of example, the antagomir-1976 used herein in another preferred embodiment of the present invention has a key area which is applied to inhibit nucleotide-1976, with the key area including a specific sequence of “ACAGCAA” which has a nucleotide length of 17-42 nucleobase.
By way of example, the antagomir-1976 used herein in another preferred embodiment of the present invention has a miR-1976 inhibitor sequence of 5′-(N)xACAGCAA(N)y, where N is nucleobase A, U, G or C; x is 0 to 5; and y is 10 to 30.
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Although the invention has been described in detail with reference to its presently preferred embodiment, it will be understood by one of ordinary skills in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.
This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 63/014,170, filed Apr. 23, 2020, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. This sequence listing is created on Aug. 26 2021 with the file name “SF21 0004UP Sequence Listing” and file size 1.03 KByte; the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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