NOVEL COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20240368600
  • Publication Number
    20240368600
  • Date Filed
    May 07, 2024
    6 months ago
  • Date Published
    November 07, 2024
    18 days ago
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel compound and application thereof in the inhibition of HBV gene expression. The structure of the compound comprises an interfering nucleic acid for inhibiting HBV gene expression, transition points, and delivery chains of the interfering nucleic acid. By means of the delivery chains, two or three N-acetylgalactosamines can be introduced to an antisense strand 3′ end of such siRNA, and two or one N-acetylgalactosamine can be correspondingly introduced to a sense strand 5′ end, the total number of the introduced N-acetylgalactosamines being four. In vitro and in vivo pharmacological experiments prove that such a novel compound can continuously and efficiently inhibit HBV gene expression.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a novel compound and its application in the inhibition of HBV gene expression. The structure of the compound comprises an interfering nucleic acid for inhibiting HBV gene expression, transition points and delivery chains of the interfering nucleic acid. By means of the delivery chains, such siRNA can be introduced with two to three N-acetylgalactosamines at the 3′ end of the antisense strand, and correspondingly, two to one N-acetylgalactosamine at the 5′ end of the sense strand, with the total number of the introduced N-acetylgalactosamines being four. Pharmacological experiments on HepG2 cells and transgenic mice demonstrate that, this novel compound can continuously inhibit the expression of HbsAg and HBeAg of HBV and HBV DNA.


REFERENCE TO A SEQUENCE LISTING

The present specification is being filed with a Sequence Listing in Computer Readable Form (CRF), which is entitled 413A001US03_SEQ_LIST_ST26.xml of 119,805 bytes in size and created May 7, 2024; the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.


BACKGROUND ART
RNAi

RNAi (RNA interference) was discovered in an antisense RNA inhibition experiment on Caenorhabditis elegans carried out by Andrew Z. Fire et al. in 1998, and this process was named as RNAi. This discovery was recognized by Science as one of the top ten scientific advances in 2001, and ranked the first on the list of the top ten scientific advances in 2002. Since then, siRNA with the mechanism of RNAi has attracted much attention as a potential genetic therapeutic drug. In 2006, Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their contribution in the study of RNAi mechanism. RNAi can be triggered by double stranded RNA (dsRNA) in many organisms, including animals, plants and fungi. In the process of RNAi, a long-chain dsRNA is cleaved or “diced” into small fragments of 21 to 25 nucleotides in length by an endonuclease known as “Dicer”. These small fragments are known as small interfering RNA (siRNA), in which the antisense strand (Guide strand) is loaded onto Argonaute protein (AGO2). AGO2 loading occurs in a RISC-loading complex, which is a ternary complex composed of an Argonaute protein, a Dicer and a dsRNA binding protein (briefly referred as TRBP). In the process of loading, the sense strands (Passenger strand) are cleaved by AGO2 and discharged. Then, AGO2 utilizes the antisense strands to bind to mRNAs containing complete complementary sequences, and catalyzes the cleavage of these mRNAs, such that mRNAs are cleaved to lose their function of translation template, which in turn prevents the synthesis of related proteins. After cleavage, the cleaved mRNAs are released, and the RISC-loading complex loaded with the antisense strand was recycled into another round of cleavage.


According to statistics, among disease-related proteins in human body, more than about 80% of proteins cannot be targeted by currently conventional small molecule drugs and biological macromolecules, so they belong to undruggable proteins. Gene therapy, aiming to treat diseases through gene expression, silencing and other functions, is regarded in the industry as the third generation of therapeutic drugs following small chemical molecule drugs and biological macromolecules. Such therapy realizes the treatment of diseases at the genetic level and is not restricted by undruggable proteins. As the most mainstream type in gene therapy, RNAi technology treats diseases at mRNA level, with much higher efficiency compared with the treatment by small chemical molecule drugs and biological macromolecules at protein level. By use of RNAi technology, sequences for sense strands and antisense strands of siRNA with high specificity and effective inhibition can be designed according to particular gene sequences, and these single-strand sequences may be synthesized in solid phase, and then the sense strands and the antisense strands are hybridized following the principle of base pairing in a particular annealing buffer into siRNA, which is finally delivered to corresponding target points in vivo through a carrier system to degrade the targeted mRNA and destroy the function of the targeted mRNA as translation template, thereby blocking the synthesis of corresponding proteins.


Delivery System of siRNA


siRNA is labile in blood and tissues and prone to be degraded by nucleases. To improve the stability of siRNA, the skeleton of siRNA can be modified. However, these chemical modifications only provide limited protection from nuclease degradation and may eventually affect the activity of siRNA. Therefore, a delivery system is further needed to ensure that siRNA can cross cell membranes efficiently. Because siRNA has a large molecular mass with a large amount of negative charges and a high solubility in water, they cannot cross the cell membranes to get into the cells.


A liposome has a basic structure consisting of a hydrophilic nucleus and a phospholipid bilayer. Due to the similarity and high biocompatibility of phospholipid bilayer to a biological membrane, liposome was once the most popular and widely used siRNA carrier. In liposome-mediated siRNA delivery, siRNA is mainly encapsulated inside the liposome to protect the siRNA from nuclease degradation, thus improving the efficiency of siRNA passing the cell membrane barriers and promoting the uptake of cells. Liposome includes e.g., anionic liposomes, pH-sensitive liposomes, immunoliposomes, fusogenic liposomes and cationic liposomes and the like. Although some progresses have been made, liposomes themselves are prone to triggering an inflammatory response, so before administration of a liposome, various antihistamine and hormone drugs, such as Cetirizine and dexamethasone, must be used so as to reduce acute inflammatory responses that may occur. Therefore, liposomes are not suitable for all therapeutic areas in practical clinical applications, especially diseases with long treatment cycles such as chronic hepatitis B, and the cumulative toxicity that may be generated from long-term use is a potential safety hazard.


Asialoglycoprotein Receptor (ASGPR)

The asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) in liver is a receptor specifically expressed in liver cells, and a highly efficient endocytic receptor. Because the secondary end of various glycoproteins exposed by enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of sialic acid under physiological conditions in vivo is a galactose residue, the sugar specifically bound by ASGPR is galactosyl, and ASGPR is also known as a galactose-specific receptor. Monosaccharide and polysaccharide molecules, such as galactose, galactosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine and the like, have a high affinity to ASGPR. The main physiological function of ASGPR is to mediate the removal of asialoglycoprotein, lipoprotein and other substances from the blood, and it is closely related to the occurrence and development of viral hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and other liver diseases. The discovered property of ASGPR has an important effect on the diagnosis and treatment of liver-derived diseases (Ashwell G, Harford J, Carbohydrate specific Receptors of the Liver, Ann Rev Biochem 1982 51:531-554). Therapeutic drugs containing galactose or galactosamine or derivatives thereof in their structures for treating liver-derived diseases may have a specific affinity with ASGPR, so that they may have an active hepatic targeting property, without the need of other carrier systems for delivery.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a novel compound and an application thereof in the inhibition of HBV gene expression. The structure of the compound comprises an interfering nucleic acid for inhibiting HBV gene expression, transition points and delivery chains of the interfering nucleic acid. The delivery chains are linked to the interfering nucleic acid through transition points. By means of the delivery chains, such siRNA can be introduced with two or three N-acetylgalactosamines at the 3′ end of the antisense strand, and correspondingly, two or one N-acetylgalactosamine at 5′ end of the sense strand, with a total number of N-acetylgalactosamines being four, which is a completely novel introduction manner. In vitro and in vivo pharmacological experiments demonstrate that, this novel compound can continuously and efficiently inhibit the expression of HBsAg, HBeAg of HBV and HBV DNA.


In one aspect, the present invention provides a compound comprising an interfering nucleic acid for inhibiting HBV gene expression, transition points and delivery chains of the interfering nucleic acid in its structure, wherein the delivery chains consist of a linking chain D, a linker B, a branched chain L and a liver targeting specific ligand X and are linked to the interfering nucleic acid through transition points R1/R2, wherein the compound has a structure of formula (I):




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wherein:

    • when n is 1, m is 3; when n is 2, m is also 2;
    • R1 is —NH(CH2)xCH2—, wherein x may be an integer of 3-10;
    • R2 is —NHCH2CH(OH)CH2O—, or another nitrogen-containing structure with both primary and secondary alcohol moieties or only primary alcohol moieties, which may be a linear chain or a linear chain with one or more branched chains, and may also be a cyclic structure, preferably, R2 may be a pyrrole or piperidine ring with primary and secondary alcohol moieties, and specifically, R2 is selected from the following structures:




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    • the liver targeting specific ligand X is selected from galactose, galactosamine and N-acetylgalactosamine;

    • the branched chain L is a C3-C18 linear chain containing carbonyl, amido, phosphoryl, oxygen atom or a combination of these groups;

    • the linker B is selected from the following structural formulae:







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    • wherein, A1 is C, O, S or NH; r1 is a positive integer of 1-15, r2 is an integer of 0-5; A2 is C, O, S, amino, carbonyl, amido, phosphoryl or thiophosphoryl;

    • the linking chain D contains 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and contains amino, carbonyl, amido, oxygen atom, sulphur atom, thiophosphoryl, phosphoryl, cyclic structure or a combination of these groups.





In the above technical solution, the interfering nucleic acid includes, but not limited to, siRNA, miRNA and Agomir, preferably is a siRNA, further preferably is an anti-hepatitis B virus siRNA.


The sequence of the siRNA used for 19 mer of HBV RNAi is designed according to the target sequences of HBV cDNA (GenBank Accession #AF100309.1). These target sequences include 19 mer del core areas and corresponding extended or shifted DNA sequences dominated by these core areas. It intends to find optimal efficient sequences through basic target sites, and part or all of these sequences can be suitable for the target sites, and can be applied to treatment of chronic hepatitis B. The 19 mer nucleotide sequence at the target site comprises two strands, a sense strand(S) and an antisense strand (AS), wherein, the 19th nucleotide (5′→3′) on the sense strand can form a base pair with the first nucleotide (5′→3′) on the antisense strand according to the Watson-Crick principle. Following this principle, the 1st to 19th bases of the sense strand (5′→3′) and the 19th to 1st bases of the antisense strand (5′→3′) can form a double strand by pairing with their corresponding bases. One to three unpaired bases can be allowed at the ends of the double strand. In the present invention, HBV siRNA basic sequences can be screened according to practical applications. Through 3′ or 5′ end displacement on the basis of the basic sequence, more efficient and specific sequences can be screened. According to the study results on the siRNA structure, the optimal choice for the single-strand protrusion at the 3′ end of the sense strand or antisense strand is TT, UU, AU or UA, and thus varied sequences are obtained. Any one of the sense strands can be used to form a double strand with an antisense strand, in which the two strands must maintain at least 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 or 23 continuous base pairs. Some of the listed sequences may differ from the target site by 1, 2 or 3 bases, and the last base at the 3′ end of the sense strand may be U, A or T. The last base at 3′ end of the antisense strand may be U, A or T. Following the above principle, the following candidate sequences are screened in the present invention:
















Targeting

Sense strand (5′ → 3′)

Antisense strand (5′ → 3′)


position 

(without a

(without a 


of first
SEQ ID
protective base moiety
SEQ ID 
protective base moiety


nucleotide
No.
such as TT, UU, UA)
No.
such as TT, UU, UA)







 208
SEQ ID
GGGUUUUUCUUGUUGACAA
SEQ ID 
UUGUCAACAAGAAAAACCC



NO. 1

NO. 2






 209
SEQ ID
GGUUUUUCUUGUUGACAAA
SEQ ID 
UUUGUCAACAAGAAAAACC



NO. 3

NO. 4






 210
SEQ ID
GUUUUUCUUGUUGACAAAA
SEQ ID 
UUUUGUCAACAAGAAAAAC



NO. 5

NO. 6






1575
SEQ ID
GACCGUGUGCACUUCGCUU
SEQ ID 
AAGCGAAGUGCACACGGUC



NO. 7

NO. 8






1576
SEQ ID
ACCGUGUGCACUUCGCUUC
SEQ ID
GAAGCGAAGUGCACACGGU



NO. 9

NO. 10






1577
SEQ ID
CCGUGUGCACUUCGCUUCA
SEQ ID
UGAAGCGAAGUGCACACGG



NO. 11

NO. 12






1578
SEQ ID
CGUGUGCACUUCGCUUCAC
SEQ ID
GUGAAGCGAAGUGCACACG



NO. 13

NO. 14






1579
SEQ ID
GUGUGCACUUCGCUUCACC
SEQ ID
GGUGAAGCGAAGUGCACAC



NO. 15

NO. 16






1580
SEQ ID
UGUGCACUUCGCUUCACCU
SEQ ID
AGGUGAAGCGAAGUGCACA



NO. 17

NO. 18






1677
SEQ ID
CAGCAAUGUCAACGACCGA
SEQ ID
GGUCGUUGACAUUGCUGAA



NO. 19

NO. 20






 377
SEQ ID
GGAUGUGUCUGCGGCGUUU
SEQ ID
AAACGCCGCAGACACAUCC



NO. 21

NO. 22






 376
SEQ ID
UGGAUGUGUCUGCGGCGUU
SEQ ID
AACGCCGCAGACACAUCCA



NO. 23

NO. 24






 375
SEQ ID
CUGGAUGUGUCUGCGGCGU
SEQ ID
ACGCCGCAGACACAUCCAG



NO. 25

NO. 26






1522
SEQ ID
CGGGGCGCACCUCUCUUUA
SEQ ID
UAAAGAGAGGUGCGCCCCG



NO. 27

NO. 28






1523
SEQ ID
GGGGCGCACCUCUCUUUAC
SEQ ID
GUAAAGAGAGGUGCGCCCC



NO. 29

NO. 30






1525
SEQ ID
GGCGCACCUCUCUUUACGC
SEQ ID
GCGUAAAGAGAGGUGCGCC



NO. 31

NO. 32






1526
SEQ ID
GCGCACCUCUCUUUACGCG
SEQ ID
CGCGUAAAGAGAGGUGCGC



NO. 33

NO. 34






 434
SEQ ID
UCUUGUUGGUUCUUCUGGA
SEQ ID
UCCAGAAGAACCAACAAGA



NO. 35

NO. 36






 433
SEQ ID
UUCUUGUUGGUUCUUCUGG
SEQ ID
CCAGAAGAACCAACAAGAA



NO. 37

NO. 38






 435
SEQ ID
CUUGUUGGUUCUUCUGGAC
SEQ ID
GUCCAGAAGAACCAACAAG



NO. 39

NO. 40






 436
SEQ ID
UUGUUGGUUCUUCUGGACU
SEQ ID
AGUCCAGAAGAACCAACAA



NO. 41

NO. 42









For the stability of siRNA in tissues, each monomer of the siRNAs is modified under the conditions of no negative effects or even enhancing its activity. One, two or three incompletely paired bases are allowed in the sense strand and antisense strand. The nucleotides therein can carry different modifying groups and can be modified in the whole chain or in part. There may be one or more thio-bases in each strand, even all the bases are thio-bases.


In the compound of the present invention, the modified sense strand and antisense strand are selected from the following sequences:

















Targeting






position 






of first

SEQ ID
Antisense strand


SEQ ID No.
nucleotide
Sense strand (5′ → 3′)
 No.
(5′ → 3′)







SEQ ID NO. 43
 208
mGsmGsmGmUmUmUfUmUfCfUfUmG
SEQ ID
mUsfUsmGmUmCfAmAfCf




mUmUmGmAmCmAmAsTsT
NO. 44
AfAmGmAmAfAfAfAmCm






CmCsmUsmU





SEQ ID NO. 45
 208
mGsmGsmGmUmUmUfUmUfCfUfUmG
SEQ ID
mUsfUsmGmUfCmAfAfCf




mUmUmGmAmCmAmAsmUsmU
NO. 46
AmAmGmAfAfAfAmAmC






mCmCsmAsmU





SEQ ID NO. 47
 209
mGsmGsmUmUmUmUfUmCfUfUfGmU
SEQ ID
mUsfUsmUmGmUfCfAfA




mUmGmAmCmAmAmAsmAsmU
NO. 48
mCmAmAfGfAfAfAmAmA






mCmCsmUsmU





SEQ ID NO. 49
 210
mGsmUsmUmUmUmUfCmUfUfGfUmU
SEQ ID
mUsfUsmUmUmGfUmCfA




mGmAmCmAmAmAmAsmUsmU
NO. 50
fAfCmAmAmGfAfAfAmA






mAmCsmUsmU





SEQ ID NO. 51
1575
mGsfAsmCfCmGmUmGmUfGfCfAmCm
SEQ ID
mAsfAsmGmCmGfAmAfG




UmUmCmGmCmUmUsmAsmU
NO. 52
fUfGmCmAmCfAfCfGmG






mUmCsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 53
1576
mAsmCsmCmGmUfGmUfGfCfAmCmU
SEQ ID
mGsfAsmAmGmCfGmAfA




mUmCmGmCmUmUmCsTsT
NO. 54
fGfUmGmCmAfCfAfCmG






mGmUsmUsmU





SEQ ID NO. 55
1576
mAsfCsmCfGmUfGmUfGmCfAmCmUm
SEQ ID
mGsfAsmAmGmCfGmAfA




UmCfGmCmUmUmCsmAsmU
NO. 56
fGfUmGmCmAfCfAfCmG






mGmUsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 57
1577
mCsmCsmGmUmGmUfGmCfAfCfUmU
SEQ ID
mUsfGsmAmAmGfCmGfA




mCmGmCmUmUmCmAsTsT
NO. 58
fAfGmUmGmCfAfCfAmC






mGmGsmUsmU





SEQ ID NO. 59
1578
mCsmGsmUmGmUmGfCmAfCfUfUmC
SEQ ID
mGsfUsmGmAmAfGmCfG




mGmCmUmUmCmAmCsmUsmU
NO. 60
fAfAmGmUmGfCfAfCmA






mCmGsmUsmU





SEQ ID NO. 61
1579
mGsmUsmGmUmGfCmAfCfUfUmCmG
SEQ ID
mGsfGsmUmGmAfAmGfC




mCmUmUmCmAmCmCsmAsmU
NO. 62
fGfAmAmGmUfGfCfAmC






mAmCsmAsmU





SEQ ID NO. 63
1580
mUsmGsmUmGmCmAfCmUfUfCfGfCm
SEQ ID
mAsfGsmGmUmGfAmAfG




UmUmCmAmCmCmUsmAsmU
NO. 64
fCfGmAmAmGfUfGfCmA






mCmAsmAsmU





SEQ ID NO. 65
1677
mCsmAsmGmCmAmAfUmGfUfCfAmA
SEQ ID
mGsfGsmUmCmGfUmUfG




mCmGmAmCmCmGmAsmAsmU
NO. 66
fAfCmAmUmUfGfCfUmG






mAmAsmAsmU





SEQ ID NO. 67
 377
mGsmGsmAmUmGmUfGmUfCfUfGmC
SEQ ID
mAsfAsmAmCmGfCmCfGf




mGmGmCmGmUmUmUsmAsmU
NO. 68
CfAmGmAmCfAfCfAmUm






CmCsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 69
 376
mUsmGsmGmAmUmGfUmGfUfCfUmG
SEQ ID
mAsfAsmCmGmCfCmGfCf




mCmGmGmCmGmUmUsmAsmU
NO. 70
AfGmAmCmAfCfAfUmCm






CmAsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 71
 375
mCsmUsmGmGmAmUfGmUfGfUfCmU
SEQ ID
mAsfCsmGmCmCfGmCfAf




mGmCmGmGmCmGmUsmUsmA
NO. 72
GfAmCmAmCfAfUfCmCm






AmGsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 73
1522
mCsmGsmGmGmGmCfGmCfAfCfCmU
SEQ ID
mUsfAsmAmAmGfAmGfA




mCmUmCmUmUmUmAsmUsmA
NO. 74
fGfGmUmGmCfGfCfCmC






mCmGsmUsmU





SEQ ID NO. 75
1522
mCsfGsmGfGmGfCmGfCmAfCmCfUm
SEQ ID
mUsfAsmAmAmGfAmGfA




CfUmCfUmUfUmAsmUsmU
NO. 76
fGfGmUmGmCfGfCfCmC






mCmGsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 77
1523
mGsmGsmGmGmCmGfCmAfCfCfUmC
SEQ ID
mGsfUsmAmAfAmGfAfG




mUmCmUmUmUmAmCsmUsmA
NO. 78
mAfGmGmUmGfCfGfCmC






mCmCsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 79
1525
mGsmGsmCmGmCmAfCmCfUfCfUmC
SEQ ID
mGsfCsmGmUmAfAmAfG




mUmUmUmAmCmGmCsmAsmU
NO. 80
fAfGmAmGmGfUfGfCmG






mCmCsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 81
1526
mGsmCsmGmCmAmCfCmUfCfUfCmU
SEQ ID
mCsfGsmCmGmUfAmAfAf




mUmUmAmCmGmCmGsmUsmA
NO. 82
GfAmGmAmGfGfUfGmCm






GmCsTsT





SEQ ID NO. 83
 434
mUsmCsmUmUmGmUfUmGfGfUfUmC
SEQ ID
mUsfCsmCmAmGfAmAfGf




mUmUmCmUmGmGmAsmAsmU
NO. 84
AfAmCmCmAfAfCfAmAm






GmAsmUsmA





SEQ ID NO. 85
 434
mUsmCsfUmUmGmUfUmGfGfUfUmCm
SEQ ID
mUsfCsmCmAmGfAmAfGf




UmUmCmUmGmGmAsmUsmA
NO. 86
AfAmCmCmAfAfCfAmAm






GmAsmAsmU





SEQ ID NO. 87
 433
mUsmUsmCmUmUfGmUfUfGfGmUmU
SEQ ID
mCsfCsmAmGmAfAmGfAf




mCmUmUmCmUmGmGsmAsmU
NO. 88
AfCmCmAmAfCfAfAmGm






AmAsmAsmU





SEQ ID NO. 89
 435
mCsmUsmUmGmUmUfGmGfUfUfCmU
SEQ ID
mGsfUsmCmCmAfGmAfAf




mUmCmUmGmGmAmCsmAsmU
NO. 90
GfAmAmCmCfAfAfCmAm






AmGsmUsmA





SEQ ID NO. 91
 436
mUsmUsmGmUmUfGmGfUfUfCmUmU
SEQ ID
mAsfGsmUmCmCfAmGfAf




mCmUmGmGmAmCmUsmAsmU
NO. 92
AfGmAmAmCfCfAfAmCm






AmAsmAsmU











    • wherein:

    • mG, mA, mC and mU are 2′-methoxy (2′-OMe) modified nucleotides; fG, fA, fC and fU are 2′-fluoro modified nucleotides; s is an inter-nucleoside phosphorothioate bond, the rest of nucleotide monomers are linked through phosphodiester bonds. In particular:

    • G=guanosine, A=adenosine, U=uridylic acid, C=cytidylic acid, dT or T=2′-deoxythymidine nucleotide;

    • Gs=3′-thioguanosine, As=3′-thioadenosine, Us=3′-thiouridylic acid, Cs=3′-thiocytidylic acid, dTs or Ts=2′-deoxy-3′-thiothymidine nucleotide;

    • mG=2′-O-methylguanosine, mA=2′-O-methyladenosine, mU=2′-O-methyluridylic acid, mC=2′-O-methylcytidylic acid;

    • mGs=2′-O-methyl-3′-thioguanosine, mAs=2′-O-methyl-3′-thioadenosine, mUs=2′-O-methyl-3′-thiouridylic acid, mCs=2′-O-methyl-3′-thiocytidylic acid;

    • fG=2′-fluoroguanosine, fA=2′-fluoroadenosine, fU=2′-fluorouridylic acid, fC=2′-fluorocytidylic acid;

    • fGs=2′-fluoro-3′-thioguanosine, fAs=2′-fluoro-3′-thioadenosine, fUs=2′-fluoro-3′-thiouridylic acid, fCs=2′-fluoro-3′-thiocytidylic acid.





Further preferably, in some preferable embodiments, in the compound, the modified sense strand and antisense strand are selected from the following sequences:

















Targeting





SEQ 
position

SEQ 



ID
of first

ID



NO.
nucleotide
Sense strand 5′ → 3′
NO.
Antisense strand 5′ → 3′







43
 208
mGsmGsmGmUmUmUfUmUfCfUfU
44
mUsfUsmGmUmCfAmAfCfAfAmGmA




mGmUmUmGmAmCmAmAsTsT

mAfAfAfAmCmCmCsmUsmU





49
 210
mGsmUsmUmUmUmUfCmUfUfGfU
50
mUsfUsmUmUmGfUmCfAfAfCmAmA




mUmGmAmCmAmAmAmAsmUsmU

mGfAfAfAmAmAmCsmUsmU





51
1575
mGsfAsmCfCmGmUmGmUfGfCfAm
52
mAsfAsmGmCmGfAmAfGfUfGmCmA




CmUmUmCmGmCmUmUsmAsmU

mCfAfCfGmGmUmCsTsT





53
1576
mAsmCsmCmGmUfGmUfGfCfAmC
54
mGsfAsmAmGmCfGmAfAfGfUmGmC




mUmUmCmGmCmUmUmCsTsT

mAfCfAfCmGmGmUsmUsmU





59
1578
mCsmGsmUmGmUmGfCmAfCfUfU
60
mGsfUsmGmAmAfGmCfGfAfAmGmU




mCmGmCmUmUmCmAmCsmUsmU

mGfCfAfCmAmCmGsmUsmU





63
1580
mUsmGsmUmGmCmAfCmUfUfCfGf
64
mAsfGsmGmUmGfAmAfGfCfGmAmA




CmUmUmCmAmCmCmUsmAsmU

mGfUfGfCmAmCmAsmAsmU





75
1522
mCsfGsmGfGmGfCmGfCmAfCmCf
76
mUsfAsmAmAmGfAmGfAfGfGmUm




UmCfUmCfUmUfUmAsmUsmU

GmCfGfCfCmCmCmGsTsT





79
1525
mGsmGsmCmGmCmAfCmCfUfCfU
80
mGsfCsmGmUmAfAmAfGfAfGmAmG




mCmUmUmUmAmCmGmCsmAsmU

mGfUfGfCmGmCmCsTsT.









The delivery chains consist of a linking chain D, a linker B, a branched chain L containing a structure for stabilizing steric hindrance and a liver targeting specific ligand X, and the delivery chains are represented by formula (II) as below:




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When n=1, the formula (II) is:




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When n or m=2, the formula (II) is:




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When m=3, the formula (II) is:




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The liver targeting specific ligand X may be one or more polysaccharides, polysaccharide derivatives or monosaccharides and monosaccharide derivatives.


Preferably, the liver targeting specific ligand X is represented by formula (III) as below:




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wherein, R1, R2 and R5 are hydrogen or a hydroxy protective group, respectively.


Further preferably, the liver targeting specific ligand X is one or more structures selected from the group consisting of galactose, galactosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine and the following structures:




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wherein, R1s are one or two groups selected from the group consisting of OH, NHCOH and NHCOCH3.


The branched chain L containing a structure for stabilizing steric hindrance is a C3-C18 linear chain containing one or more carbonyl, amido, phosphoryl, oxygen atom or a combination of these groups, and may be one or more structures selected from the following structures:




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wherein, r1 is a positive integer of 1-12, r2 is an integer of 0-20, Z is H or CH3.


The linker B is selected from the following formulae:




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wherein, A1 is C, O, S or NH; r1 is a positive integer of 1-15, r2 is an integer of 0-5; A2 is C, O, S, NH, carbonyl, amido, phosphoryl or thiophosphoryl.


Preferably, the linker B is selected from the following formulae:




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wherein, r1, r3, r4 and r5 are a positive integer of 1-15, respectively; r6 is a positive integer of 1-20, r7 is a positive integer of 2-6, r8 is a positive integer of 1-3.


Further preferably, the linker B is selected from the following structures:




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The linking chain D contains 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and may contain amino, carbonyl, amido, oxygen atom, sulphur atom, thiophosphoryl, phosphoryl, cyclic structure or a combination of these groups.


Preferably, the linking chain D is one selected from the following structures:




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wherein, each n is a positive integer of 1-20, and each n is the same or different positive integer, p is a positive integer of 1-6; s is a positive integer of 2-13; R1 and R2 are the same or different substituents represented by a formula selected from the following structures: —H, —CH3, —CH—(CH3)2, —CH2—CH(CH3)2, —CH(CH3)—CH2—CH3, —CH2—C6H5, —C8NH6, —CH2—C6H4—OH, —CH2—COOH, —CH2—CONH2, —(CH2)2—COOH, —(CH2)4—NH2, —(CH2)2—CONH2, —(CH2)—S—CH3, —CH2—OH, —CH(CH3)—OH, —CH2—SH, —CH2—C3H3N2, —(CH2); NHC(NH)NH2.


Further preferably, the linking chain D is one selected from the following structures:




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The delivery chain at the 5′ end of the sense strand of the compound carries one or two N-acetylgalactosamines, and is one selected from the following structures:




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In some preferable examples, the delivery chain at the 5′ end of the sense strand of the compound is selected from the formulae listed in the table below:













Code of the



delivery



chain at the



5′ end of



the sense



strand
Structure







5′YICd-01


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5′YICc-01


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5′ERCd-01


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5′ERCc-01


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5′YICa-01


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5′YICa-02


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5′YICa-03


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5′YICa-04


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5′YICa-05


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5′ERCa-01


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5′ERCa-02


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5′ERCa-03


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5′ERCa-04


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5′ERCa-05


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The delivery chain at the 3′ end of the antisense strand of the compound carries two or three N-acetylgalactosamines, and the




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in the delivery chain is one selected from the following structures:




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In some preferable examples, the delivery chain at the 3′ end of the antisense strand of the compound is preferably selected from the formulae listed in the table below:













Code



of the



delivery



chain at



the 3′ end



of the



antisense



strand
Structure







3′SANCd- 01


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3′SANCc- 01


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3′SANCa- 01


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3′SANCa- 02


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3′ERCd- 01


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3′ERCc- 01


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3′ERCa- 01


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3′ERCa- 02


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3′ERCa- 03


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3′ERCa- 04


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3′ERCa- 05


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In some preferable examples, the combination of the delivery chain at the 5′ end of the sense strand and the delivery chain at the 3′ end of the antisense strand of the compound is preferably one of the structures as shown in the table below:
















Code of the combination
Delivery chain at the 5′ end of the
Delivery chain at the 3′ end of the


No.
of delivery chains
sense strand
antisense strand







 1
GBL-01


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  5′YICd-01



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3′SANCd-01





 2
GBL-02


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  5′YICc-01



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3′SANCc-01





 3
GBL-03


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  5′YICa-01



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3′SANCa-01





 4
GBL-04


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  5′YICa-03



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3′SANCa-01





 5
GBL-05


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  5′YICa-03



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  3′SANCa-01






 6
GBL-06


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  5′YICa-04



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3′SANCa-02





 7
GBL-07


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  5′YICa-05



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3′SANCa-02





 8
GBL-08


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  5′YICr-06



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3′SANCr-03





 9
GBL-09


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  5′ERCd-01



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  3′ERCd-01






10
GBL-10


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5′ERCc-01
3′ERCc-01





11
GBL-11


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5′ERCa-01
3′ERCa-01





12
GBL-12


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5′ERCa-02
3′ERCa-02





13
GBL-13


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5′ERCa-03
3′ERCa-03





14
GBL-14


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5′ERCa-04
3′ERCa-04





15
GBL-15


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5′ERCa-05
3′ERCa-05





16
GBL-16


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5′ERCr-06
5′ERCr-06









In some preferable examples, the compound of the present invention comprises the sense strands with delivery chains linked at the 5′ end and the antisense strands with delivery chains linked at the 3′ end, as shown in the table below:


















Code of 




Code of
the


Sense strand with a
Antisense strand with  
siRNA
combina-


delivery chain  
 a delivery chain  
with
tion of 


5′ → 3′
5′ → 3′
delivery
delivery












Code
Sequence
Code
Sequence
chains
chains





Kys-

5′YICd-01-R
1
-

Kyas-
mUsfUsmUmUmGf
Ky-0101
GBL-01


01
mGsmUsmUmUmUmUfC
01
UmCfAfAfCmAmA





mUfUfGfUmUmGmAmC

mGfAfAfAmAmA





mAmAmAmAsmUsmU

mCsmUsmU-





(SEQ ID NO: 49)


R
2
-3′SANCd-01








(SEQ ID NO: 50)







Kys-

5′YICc-01-R
1
-

Kyas-
mUsfUsmGmUmCf
Ky-0202
GBL-02


02
mGsmGsmGmUmUm
02
AmAfCfAfAmGmA





UfUmUfCfUfUmG

mAfAfAfAmCmCm





mUmUmGmAmCmAm

CsmUsmU-





AsTsT


R
2
-3′SANCc-01






(SEQ ID NO: 43)

(SEQ ID NO: 44)







Kys-

5′ERCd-01-R
1
-

Kyas-
mAsfAsmGmCmGf
Ky-0303
GBL-09


03
mGsfAsmCfCmGmU
03
AmAfGfUfGmCmA





mGmUfGfCfAmCmU

mCfAfCfGmGmUm





mUmCmGmCmUmUsm

CsTsT-





AsmU


R
2
-3′ERCd-01






(SEQ ID NO: 51)

(SEQ ID NO: 52)







Kys-

5′ERCc-01-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfAsmAmGmCf
Ky-0404
GBL-10


04
mAsmCsmCmGmUfG
04
GmAfAfGfUmGmC





mUfGfCfAmCmUmU

mAfCfAfCmGmGm





mCmGmCmUmUmCsT

UsmUsmU-





sT


R
2
-3′ERCc-01






(SEQ ID NO: 53)

(SEQ ID NO: 54)







Kys-

5′YICa-01-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfUsmGmAmAf
Ky-0505
GBL-03


05
mCsmGsmUmGmUm
05
GmCfGfAfAmGmU





GfCmAfCfUfUmC

mGfCfAfCmAmCm





mGmCmUmUmCmAm

GsmUsmU-





CsmUsmU


R
2
-3′SANCa-01






(SEQ ID NO: 59)

(SEQ ID NO: 60)







Kys-

5′ERCa-01-R
1
-

Kyas-
mAsfGsmGmUmGf
Ky-0606
GBL-11


06
mUsmGsmUmGmCm
06
AmAfGfCfGmAmA





AfCmUfUfCfGfC

mGfUfGfCmAmCm





mUmUmCmAmCmCm

AsmAsmU-





UsmAsmU


R
2
-3′ERCa-01






(SEQ ID NO: 63)

(SEQ ID NO: 64)







Kys-

5′YICr-01-R
1
-

Kyas-
mUsfAsmAmAmGf
Ky-0707
GBL-08


07
mCsfGsmGfGmGfC
07
AmGfAfGfGmUmG





mGfCmAfCmCfUmC

mCfGfCfCmCmCm





fUmCfUmUfUmAsm

GsTsT-





UsmU


R
2
-3′SANCr-01






(SEQ ID NO: 75)

(SEQ ID NO: 76)







Kys-

5′ERCr-01-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-0808
GBL-16


08
mGsmGsmCmGmCmA
08
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





fCmCfUfCfUmCmU

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmAmCmGmCsm

CsTsT-





AsmU


R
2
-3′ERCr-01






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)







Kys-

5′YICa-02-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-0909
GBL-04


09
mGsmGsmCmGmCm
09
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





AfCmCfUfCfUmC

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmUmAmCmGm

CsTsT-





CsmAsmU


R
2
-3′SANCa-01






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)







Kys-

5′YICa-03-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-1010
GBL-05


10
mGsmGsmCmGmCm
10
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





AfCmCfUfCfUmC

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmUmAmCmGm

CsTsT-





CsmAsmU


R
2
-3′SANCa-01






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)







Kys-

5′YICa-04-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-1111
GBL-06


11
mGsmGsmCmGmCm
11
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





AfCmCfUfCfUmC

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmUmAmCmGm

CsTsT-





CsmAsmU


R
2
-3′SANCa-02






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)







Kys-

5′YICa-05-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-1212
GBL-07


12
mGsmGsmCmGmCm
12
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





AfCmCfUfCfUmC

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmUmAmCmGm

CsTsT-





CsmAsmU


R
2
-3′SANCa-02






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)







Kys-

5′ERCa-02-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-1313
GBL-12


13
mGsmGsmCmGmCm
13
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





AfCmCfUfCfUmC

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmUmAmCmGm

CsTsT-





CsmAsmU


R
2
-3′ERCa-02






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)







Kys-

5′ERCa-03-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-1414
GBL-13


14
mGsmGsmCmGmCm
14
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





AfCmCfUfCfUmC

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmUmAmCmGm

CsTsT-





CsmAsmU


R
2
-3′ERCa-03






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)







Kys-

5′ERCa-04-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-1515
GBL-14


15
mGsmGsmCmGmCm
15
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





AfCmCfUfCfUmC

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmUmAmCmGm

CsTsT-





CsmAsmU


R
2
-3′ERCa-04






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)







Kys-

5′ERCa-05-R
1
-

Kyas-
mGsfCsmGmUmAf
Ky-1616
GBL-15.


16
mGsmGsmCmGmCm
16
AmAfGfAfGmAmG





AfCmCfUfCfUmC

mGfUfGfCmGmCm





mUmUmUmAmCmGm

CsTsT-





CsmAsmU


R
2
-3′ERCa-05






(SEQ ID NO: 79)

(SEQ ID NO: 80)









In some preferable examples, the compound of the present invention has a structure shown in the table below:















Code of siRNA with delivery


Code of


chains
R1
R2
compound







Ky-0101
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0401





Ky-0202
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0402





Ky-0303
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0403





Ky-0404
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0404





Ky-0505
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0405





Ky-0606
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0406





Ky-0707
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0407





Ky-0808
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0408





Ky-0101
—NH(CH2)5CH2—


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GBL-0409





Ky-0101
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0410





Ky-0909
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0411





Ky-1010
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0412





Ky-1111
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0413





Ky-1212
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0414





Ky-1313
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0415





Ky-1414
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0416





Ky-1515
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0417





Ky-1616
—NH(CH2)5CH2


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GBL-0418









In another aspect, the present invention provides an application of the compound of the present invention in the preparation of a medicament for treating liver-related diseases, wherein, the liver-related diseases include acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cancer, hereditary liver-derived diseases, liver cirrhosis, fatty liver, diabetes.


In a further aspect, the present invention provides an application of the compound of the present invention in the preparation of a medicament for treating HBV infection-related diseases, wherein, the HBV infection includes chronic hepatitis B virus infection, acute hepatitis B virus infection.


Among others, the liver targeting specific ligand X is specific against asialoglycoprotein receptors (ASGPR) in liver, the HBV infection-related disease is chronic hepatitis B, and the compound can continuously inhibit the expression of HBsAg and HBeAg of HBV and HBV DNA.


In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition, which comprises the compound of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary materials, and its dosage form is preferably subcutaneous injection.


Compared to the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

    • (1) Compared to liposome-mediated siRNA delivery: In liposome-mediated siRNA delivery, liposome mainly encapsulates siRNA within it to protect siRNA from nuclease degradation, thus improving the efficiency of siRNA passing the cell membrane barriers and promoting the uptake of cells. Liposome includes, e.g., anionic liposomes, pH-sensitive liposomes, immunoliposomes, fusogenic liposomes and cationic liposomes and the like. Although some progresses had been made, liposomes themselves are prone to triggering an inflammatory response, so before administration of a liposome, various antihistamine and hormone drugs, such as Cetirizine and dexamethasone, must be used so as to reduce acute inflammatory responses that may occur. Therefore, liposomes are not suitable for all therapeutic areas in practical clinical applications, especially diseases with long treatment cycles such as chronic hepatitis B, and the cumulative toxicity that may be generated from long-term use is a potential safety hazard.
    • (2) A completely new manner for introduction of N-acetylgalactosamine:
    • Comparison with siRNAs with three N-acetylgalactosamine moieties in terms of effect of HBsAg of HBV suppression: the siRNA drugs currently in phase I/II for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B include ARO-HBV and ALN-HBV02. In ARO-HBV, three N-acetylgalactosamine moieties are introduced through a linking chain at the 5′end of the sense strand of the siRNA, while in ALN-HBV02, three N-acetylgalactosamine moieties are introduced through a linking chain at the 3′end of the sense strand of the siRNA. In both of the above drugs, the sites for introducing galactosamines are on the sense strands, and three N-acetylgalactosamines are introduced. In the compound provided in the present invention, different or same numbers of N-acetylgalactosamines are introduced at the 5′ end of the sense strand and the 3′ end of the antisense strand of siRNA at the same time. So far, no report has been published about introduction at both of the 5′ end of the sense strand and the 3′ end of the antisense strand, especially introduction of three N-acetylgalactosamines at the 3′ end of the antisense strand, which is a completely new introduction manner. It has been demonstrated through examples that, such an introduction manner allows siRNA to efficiently inhibit HBV gene.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To make the objectives, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present invention more clear, a brief description of the attached drawings is provided as below:



FIG. 1 is a high-resolution mass spectrum of 5′YICd-01-c4;



FIG. 2 is a high-resolution mass spectrum of 5′YICc-01-c7;



FIG. 3 is a high-resolution mass spectrum of 5′ERCd-01-c7;



FIG. 4 is a high-resolution mass spectrum of 5′ERCc-01-c4;



FIG. 5 is a high-resolution mass spectrum of 3′SANCd-01-c6;



FIG. 6 is a histogram showing in vitro inhibition effect on HBsAg in HepG2.215 cells;



FIG. 7 is a histogram showing in vitro inhibition effect on HBeAg in HepG2.215 cells;



FIG. 8 is a histogram showing in vitro inhibition effect on HBV DNA in HepG2.215 cells;



FIG. 9 is a histogram showing in vivo inhibition effect on HBV gene in Transgenic Mice;



FIG. 10 is a diagram showing in vivo inhibition effect on HBV HBsAg by GBL-0401 in Transgenic Mice.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following examples illustrate some embodiments disclosed in the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, when providing specific embodiments, the inventors anticipated application of some specific embodiments, for example, compounds with specifically same or similar chemical structures for treatment of different liver-derived diseases.


Explanations:





    • DMF refers to N,N-dimethylformamide;

    • HBTU refers to O-benzotriazole-tetramethylurea hexafluorophosphate;

    • DIPEA (DIEA) refers to N,N-diisopropylethylamine;

    • DCM refers to dichloromethane;

    • DMAP refers to 4-dimethylaminopyridine;

    • DMT-CL refers to 4,4′-dimethoxytriphenylchloromethane;

    • THF refers to tetrahydrofuran;

    • TBTU refers to O-benzotriazol-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylurea tetrafluoroborate;

    • DBU refers to 1,8-diazabicycloundec-7-ene;

    • HOBt refers to 1-hydroxybenzotrizole;

    • DCC refers to dicyclohexylcarbodiimide;

    • Pd-C refers to palladium-carbon catalyst;

    • refers to a solid phase carrier, such as a resin.





Example 1. Synthesis of GBL-0401
1. Synthesis of Kys-01
1.1. Compounds of 5′YICd-01: Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-PFP
1.1.1. Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-c1



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Into 2-hydroxyethylamine (5.0 g, 81.9 mmol), were added 50 mL of dimethyl sulfoxide and 5 mL of a sodium hydroxide solution at a concentration of 1 g/mL, followed by dropwise addition of 12 mL of tert-butyl acrylate (81.9 mmol) within 1 hour. The mixture was reacted at room temperature for 24 h, and then 100 mL of petroleum ether was added, and the mixture was washed with saturated brine twice. The organic layer was dried and passed over a column to get 7.5 g of colorless oil.


1.1.2. Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-c2



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Into 5′YICd-01-c1 (7.5 g, 39.7 mmol), were added 50 mL of DCM and 23 mL of a sodium carbonate solution (25%), followed by dropwise addition of benzyl chloroformate (7.7 g, 45.0 mmol) at room temperature. The mixture was reacted at room temperature overnight, washed with saturated brine twice, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated off the solvent. The residue was passed over a chromatographic column (ethyl acetate:petroleum ether=15%-30%) to get 11.3 g of an oil.


1.1.3 Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-c3



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5′YICd-01-c2 (11.3 g, 35.0 mmol) was added with 20 mL of formic acid, and reacted at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated off at reduced pressure to get 9.2 g of 5′YICd-01-c3.


1.1.4. Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-c4



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1.0 g (3.73 mmol) of 5′YICd-01-c3 and 2.0 g (4.48 mmol) of dISANC-c4 were added into 30 mL of DMF, then added with 0.38 g of HOBt and 2.30 g of HBTU, followed by slow addition of 1.0 mL of DIEA. The mixture was added with 20 ml of water and extracted with 40 mL of DCM. The organic phase was washed with 100 mL of saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column (Eluent: 1-15% methanol in DCM) to get 2.2 g of a white foamy solid, of which the high-resolution mass spectrum is shown in FIG. 1.


1.1.5. Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-c5



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2.2 g (3.2 mmol) of 5′YICd-01-c4 was dissolved in 30 mL of methanol, added with 1.0 g of 10% Pd-C(wet Degussa-type E101 NE/W), and hydrogenated at normal pressure overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered with diatomite, and the filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness to get 1.70 g of white foam.


1.1.6. Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-c6



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0.80 g (3.60 mmol) of monobenzyl glutarate was weighed and dissolved in 2 mL DMF, added with 1.28 g of TBTU and 2.0 mL of DIEA, reacted with stirring for 5 minutes, and then added with 1.70 g (3.0 mmol) of 5′YICd-01-c5, and reacted at room temperature with stirring overnight. The reaction solution was evaporated at reduced pressure, added with 50 mL of DCM and 50 ml of water and stirred for 5 minutes. The layers were separated, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, passed over a chromatographic column (Eluent:DCM:methanol=1%-10%), and the solvent was evaporated at reduced pressure to get 2.1 g of a white product.


1.1.7. Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-c7



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Into a 100 mL single-necked flask, were added 2.1 g (2.7 mmol) of 5′YICd-01-c6 and 0.2 g of palladium-carbon. The flask was evacuated by a water pump and supplemented with hydrogen in triplicate. The reaction was conducted under pressurized hydrogen overnight. On the next day, TLC showed that the reaction was completed. Palladium-carbon was filtered with diatomite, and the filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure to get 1.8 g of a product.


1.1.8. Synthesis of 5′YICd-01-PFP



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Into a 100 mL single-necked flask, were added 1.8 g (2.66 mmol) of 5′YICd-01-c7 and 20 mL of DCM. 1.1 g (4.0 mmol) of pentafluorophenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate was dropwise added, and reacted at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was washed with 40 ml of water and 10 mL of saturated sodium bisulfite. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness to get 2.3 g of a product.


1.2. Solid-phase synthesis of C6NH-S-01 With mG as the initiation monomer and with C6NH phosphoramidite monomer as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The solid-phase phosphoramidite method includes the following basic steps: 1) deprotection: removing the protective group (DMT) on the oxygen atom of the solid phase carrier; 2) coupling: adding a first nucleotide monomer, coupling in the direction of 3′ to 5′; 3) oxidation: oxidizing the resulting nucleoside phosphite into a more stable nucleoside phosphate (that is, oxidization of trivalent phosphorus to pentavalent phosphorus); 4) blocking: blocking 5′-OH of the nucleotide monomer unreacted in the previous step by capping to prevent it from reacting further; the above steps were repeated until the desired sequence was achieved. After being synthesized, the ester bond for linking the compound to the initial nucleoside on the solid phase carrier was cleaved with methylamine ethanol solution and aqueous ammonia, and protective groups on various bases and phosphoric acid on the oligonucleotide, including cyanoethyl (P), benzoyl (mA, fA), acetyl (mC, fC), isobutyryl (mG, fG) and 4-methoxy triphenylmethyl (C6NH), were removed. The product was purified by HPLC, filtered and sterilized, and freeze-dried.


1.3. Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Kys-01
1.3.1. Synthesis of Kys-01-c1



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The purified and freeze-dried C6NH-S-01 (12.5 mg) was weighed and completely dissolved in a sodium borate buffer (650 μL, 0.06 mol/L). 5′YICd-01-PFP (10.3 mg) was weighed and dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (100 μL), and added into C6NH-S-01 and mixed uniformly, followed by addition of N-methylmorpholine (5 μL). The reaction mixture was ultrasonicated at room temperature for 3 h, and purified over a C18 column after HPLC detection showed the completion of the reaction.


1.3.2. Synthesis of Kys-01



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The purified Kys-01-c1 (32 mL, 5 mg) was taken into 25% hydrazine hydrate (16 mL), mixed uniformly, ultrasonicated at room temperature for 10 min, and purified through a C18 column after HPLC detection showed the completion of the reaction. The product was then freeze-dried to get Kys-01 (2 mg) as a white freeze-dried powder.


2. Synthesis of Kyas-01
2.1. Compounds of 3′SANCd-01: Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01 Resin
2.1.1. Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01-c1



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3-amino-propanediol (9.114 g, 0.100 mol) was weighed and dissolved in THF (50 mL), cooled, dropwise added with ethyl trifluoroacetate (15.62 g, 0.110 mol), and reacted at room temperature for 1 h. The reaction solution was rotary evaporated to get crude 3′SANCd-01-c1 (18.871 g).


2.1.2. Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01-c2



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3′SANCd-01-c1 (5.480 g, 0.030 mol) was dissolved in pyridine (30 mL) and cooled, added with DMT-CL (10.423 g, 0.031 mol) batchwise, reacted in dark overnight, and then rotary evaporated to remove pyridine. The residue was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (50 mL), and washed with saturated brine (50 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and rotary evaporated. The residue was passed over a column to get the product 3′SANCd-01-c2 (10.805 g).


2.1.3. Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01-c3



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3′SANCd-01-c2 (10.805 g, 0.022 mol) was dissolved in methanol (60 mL) and THF (30 mL), cooled, dropwise added with a solution of KOH (5.69 g) in water (24 mL), reacted at room temperature for 2 h, and rotary evaporated to remove methanol and THF. The residue was added with water (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (30 mL*3). The organic phase was washed with saturated brine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and rotary evaporated. The residue was passed over a column with an eluent containing 1% triethylamine to get the product 3′SANCd-01-c3 (8.286 g).


2.1.4. Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01-c4



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3′SANCd-01-c3 (2.890 g, 0.007 mol) was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (20 mL) and cooled, dropwise added with a solution of DCC (1.680 g) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL), stirred for 20 minutes, added with a solution of monomethyl suberate (1.522 g) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL), and reacted at room temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched with 5% NaHCO3 (20 mL) and extracted with CH2Cl2 (20 mL*2). The organic phase was washed with saturated brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and rotary evaporated. The residue was passed over a column with an eluent containing 1% triethylamine to get the product 3′SANCd-01-c4 (3.193 g).


2.1.5. Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01-c5



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3′SANCd-01-c4 (2.193 g, 0.004 mol) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled, dropwise added with a solution of LiOH (0.645 g) in water (4.5 g) and reacted for 2 h. TLC indicated that there was no raw material. The reaction solution was rotary evaporated to remove the solvent. The residue was neutralized with saturated ammonium chloride, and extracted with CH2Cl2 (20 mL*2). The organic phase was washed with saturated brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and rotary evaporated. The residue was passed over a column with an eluent containing 1% triethylamine to get the product 3′SANCd-01-c5 (1.979 g).


2.1.6. Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01-c6



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3′SANCd-01-c5 (0.389 g, 0.004 mol) was dissolved in DMF (2 mL) and cooled, added with DIPEA (0.15 mL) and TBTU (0.183 g), stirred for 10 minutes, added with a solution of dlSANC-c12 (0.756 g, 0.0005 mol) in DMF (2 mL), and reacted at room temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched with water (20 mL) and extracted with CH2Cl2 (20 mL*2). The organic phase was washed with saturated brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and rotary evaporated. The residue was passed over a column with an eluent containing 5% triethylamine to get the product 3′SANCd-01-c6 (0.803 g), of which the high-resolution mass spectrum is shown in FIG. 5.


2.1.7. Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01-c7



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Into a reaction flask, 3′SANCd-01-c6 (2.15 g 0.001 mol) and 22 mL of DCM were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with DBU (0.156 g) and succinic anhydride (0.3 g, 0.003 mmol) in order, and reacted with stirring at room temperature. TLC analysis showed the reaction was completed. The reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DCM, and then added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 2.03 g of 3′SANCd-01-c7.


2.1.8. Synthesis of 3′SANCd-01 Resin



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Into a reaction flask, 3′SANCd-01-c7 (1.13 g, 0.0005 mmol) and 12 mL of DMF were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, added with HBTU (0.11 g), DIPEA (0.104 g) and GE resin (1.80 g) in order, and shaken in a shaker at 35° C. for 24 h. The mixture was transferred into a synthesis tube and filtered. Under bubbled with nitrogen, the resin was rinsed with DMF for 4 times. Then CAP A+CAP B were added to conduct the end-capping reaction for half an hour under bubbling with nitrogen. A little amount of resin was taken for a kaiser test until the test solution appeared yellow. After completion of the end-capping, the filter cake was rinsed with methanol, DCM and methanol, respectively, and dried in vacuum to get 2.48 g of 3′SANCd-01 resin, of which the degree of substitution was 150 μmol/g.


2.2 Solid-Phase Synthesis of Kyas-01

With mU as the initiation monomer and with MU as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The solid-phase phosphoramidite method includes the following basic steps: 1) deprotection: removing the protective group (DMT) on the oxygen atom of 3′SANCd-01 resin; 2) coupling: adding a first nucleotide monomer, coupling in the direction of 3′ to 5′; 3) oxidation: oxidizing the resulting nucleoside phosphite into a more stable nucleoside phosphate (that is, oxidization of trivalent phosphorus to pentavalent phosphorus); 4) blocking: blocking 5′-OH of the nucleotide monomer unreacted in the previous step by capping to prevent it from reacting further; the above steps were repeated until the desired sequence was achieved. After being synthesized, the ester bond for linking the compound to the initial nucleoside on the solid phase carrier was cleaved with methylamine ethanol solution and aqueous ammonia, and protective groups on various bases and phosphoric acid on the oligonucleotide, including cyanoethyl (P), benzoyl (mA, fA), acetyl (mC, fC) and isobutyryl (mG, fG), were removed. The product was purified by HPLC, filtered and sterilized, and freeze-dried to get Kyas-01.


3. Synthesis of GBL-0401

Kys-01 and Kyas-01 solutions were determined accurately for their concentration, mixed at equal molarity, added with 1 M PBS solution at 1/20 of the volume and mixed uniformly again. The mixed system was heated to 95° C. for 5 min, cooled naturally for 3 h to 40° C. or room temperature, and detected by HPLC. If the single-strand residue was <5%, the reaction is considered complete.


Example 2. Synthesis of GBL-0402
1. Synthesis of Kys-02
1.1. Compounds of 5′YICc-01: Synthesis of 5′YICc-01-PFP
1.1.1. Synthesis of 5′YICc-01-c1



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SANC-c8 (7.0 g, 40.0 mmol) and 5′YICd-01-c3 (9.2 g, 34.4 mmol) were dissolved in 25 mL of DMF, added with 9.0 g TBTU and cooled to 10° C., then added with 2 mL of DIEA and reacted at room temperature overnight. 30 mL of water and 50 mL of dichloromethane were added. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine for three times, dried, and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness. The residue was passed over a chromatographic column (Eluent: dichloromethane:methanol=1%-10%) to get 10.0 g of a yellow sticky solid.


1.1.2. Synthesis of 5′YICc-01-c2



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15 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid was added into 10.0 g of 5′YICc-01-c1. The mixture was reacted at room temperature overnight, and then evaporated at reduced pressure to get 7.3 g of a product.


1.1.3. Synthesis of 5′YICc-01-c3



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5′YICc-01-c2 (7.3 g, 22.6 mmol) and SANC-c4 (12.1 g, 27.1 mmol) were added into 60 mL of DMF, added with 3.8 g of HOBt and 12.4 g of HBTU, followed by slow addition of 5.0 ml of DIEA. The reaction solution was reacted at room temperature with stirring overnight. Then 50 ml of water was added, and the reaction solution was extracted with 100 mL of dichloromethane. The organic phase was washed with 100 mL of saturated brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column (Eluent: 3-15% MeOH in DCM) to get 8.3 g of a white foamy solid.


1.1.4. Synthesis of 5′YICc-01-c7

The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.1.5 of Example 1, and the high-resolution mass spectrum is shown in FIG. 2.


1.1.5. Synthesis of 5′YICc-01-c8

The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.1.6 of Example 1.


1.1.6. Synthesis of 5′YICc-01-c9

The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.1.7 of Example 1.


1.1.7. Synthesis of 5′YICc-01-PFP

The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.1.8 of Example 1.


1.2. Solid-Phase Synthesis of C6NH-S-02

With mG as the initiation monomer and with C6NH phosphoramidite monomer as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.2 solid-phase synthesis of Example 1.


1.3. Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Kys-02
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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.3.1 of Example 1.


1.3.2. Synthesis of Kys-02



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.3.2 of Example 1.


2. Synthesis of Kyas-02
2.1. Compounds of 3′SANCc-01: Synthesis of 3′SANCc-01 Resin

The synthetic route and process steps of 3′SANCc-01 resin were consistent with those of 3′SANCd-01 resin, except the synthesis of 3′SANCc-01-c6.


2.1.1. Synthesis of 3′SANCc-01-c1



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3′SANCd-01-c5 (0.295 g) was dissolved in DMF (2 mL) and cooled, added with DIPEA (0.14 mL) and TBTU (0.177 g) and stirred for 10 minutes, then added with a solution of SANC-c12 (0.756 g) in DMF (2 mL), and reacted at room temperature overnight. The system was quenched with water (50 mL) and extracted with CH2Cl2 (20 mL*2). The organic phase was washed with saturated brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and rotary evaporated. The residue was passed over a column with an eluent containing 5% triethylamine to get the product 3′SANCc-01-c6 (0.815 g).


2.2. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Kyas-02

With mU as the initiation monomer and with mU as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.2 Solid-phase synthesis of Kyas-01 in Example 1.


3. Synthesis of GBL-0402

Kys-02 and Kyas-02 solutions were determined accurately for their concentration. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 3. Synthesis of GBL-0401 in Example 1.


Example 3. Synthesis of GBL-0403
1. Synthesis of Kys-03
1.1. Compounds of 5′ERCd-01: Synthesis of 5′ERCd-01-PFP
1.1.1. Synthesis of 5′ERCd-01-c1



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5.0 g (54.9 mmol) of 2-amino-1,3-propanediol was weighed, added with 50 mL of DMSO and 5 mL of a solution of sodium hydroxide at a concentration of 1 g/mL and cooled to 0° C., dropwise added with 20 mL (137.8 mol) of tert-butyl acrylate over 2 hours and reacted at room temperature for 48 h. The mixture was added with 100 mL petroleum ether. The organic phase was washed with saturated brine twice, dried and passed over a chromatographic column (Eluent: ethyl acetate:petroleum ether=25%-75% containing 0.05% triethylamine) to get 6.2 g of a colorless oil.


1.1.2. Synthesis of 5′ERCd-01-c2



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5′ERCd-01-c1 (6.2 g, 17.9 mmol) was weighed, added with 50 mL of dichloromethane and 23 mL of a sodium carbonate solution (25%), followed by dropwise addition of 8.2 mL (57.4 mmol) of benzyl chloroformate at room temperature over 2 hours. The mixture was reacted at room temperature overnight, washed with saturated brine for three times, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated off the solvent. The residue was passed over a chromatographic column (ethyl acetate:petroleum ether=5%-30%) to get 4.0 g of an oil.


1.1.3. Synthesis of 5′ERCd-01-c3



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4.0 g (8.3 mmol) of 5′ERCd-01-c2 was added with 12 mL of formic acid, reacted at room temperature overnight, and evaporated off the solvent at reduced pressure to get 2.8 g of 5′ERCd-01-c3.


1.1.4. Synthesis of 5′ERCd-01-c4



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5′ERCd-01-c3 (1.11 g, 3.0 mmol) and dISANC-c4 (3.6 g, 8.04 mmol) were added into 60 mL of DMF, added with 2.24 g of HOBt and 3.36 g of HBTU, followed by slow addition of 4.16 mL of DIEA. The reaction solution was reacted with stirring at room temperature for 3 hours. Water was then added, and the aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (2×10 mL). The organic layer was combined, and then washed with 80 mL of saturated NaHCO3, water (2×60 mL), and saturated brine (60 mL) in order, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column (Eluent: 3-15% MeOH in DCM), to get 3.24 g of a light yellow solid.


1.1.5. Synthesis of 5′ERCd-01-c5



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3.24 g (2.6 mmol) of 5′ERCd-01-c4 was dissolved in 60 mL of methanol, added with 0.3 g of 10% Pd-C(wet Degussa-type E101 NE/W) and 2.0 mL of acetic acid, and hydrogenated at normal pressure overnight. The reaction solution was filtered with diatomite, and the filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure to get 2.9 g of an oil.


1.1.6. Synthesis of 5′ERCd-01-c6



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0.21 g (0.001 mol) of monobenzyl glutarate was weighed and dissolved in 2 mL of DMF, added with 0.36 g of TBTU and 0.4 mL of DIEA, reacted with stirring for 5 minutes, added with 0.50 g of 5′ERCd-01-c5 (dissolved in 10 ml DMF), and reacted at room temperature with stirring overnight. The reaction solution was evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness, and 40 mL of dichloromethane and 20 mL of water were added and stirred for 5 minutes. The layers were separated. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and passed over a chromatographic column (Eluent: dichloromethane:methanol=1%-10%). The eluate was evaporated off the solvent at reduced pressure to get 0.51 g of a white product.


1.1.7. Synthesis of 5′ERCd-01-c7



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Into a 100 mL single-necked flask, were added 0.51 g (0.42 mmol) of 5′ERCd-01-c6 and 127 mg of palladium-carbon. The flask was evacuated with a water pump and supplemented with hydrogen in triplicate. The mixture was reacted under pressurized hydrogen overnight. On the next day, TLC showed that the reaction was complete. Palladium-carbon was filtered with diatomite, and the filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness to get 0.40 g of a product, of which the high-resolution mass spectrum is shown in FIG. 3.


1.1.8. Synthesis of S′ERCd-01-PFP



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Into a 50 mL single-necked flask, were added 0.40 g (0.33 mmol) of 5′ERCd-01-c7 and 10 mL of dichloromethane, and then dropwise added with 0.19 g (0.6 mmol) of pentafluorophenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate over 10 minutes and reacted at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction solution was washed with 10 mL of water twice, and then with 5 mL of saturated sodium bisulfate once. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate for 10 minutes and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness to get 0.5 g of a product.


1.2. Solid-Phase Synthesis of C6NH-S-03

With mG as the initiation monomer and with C6NH phosphoramidite monomer as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.2 Solid-phase synthesis in Example 1.


1.3. Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Kys-03
1.3.1. Synthesis of Kys-03-c1



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.3.1 of Example 1.


1.3.2. Synthesis of Kys-03



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.3.2 of Example 1.


2. Synthesis of Kyas-03
2.1. Compounds of 3′ERCd-01: Synthesis of 3′ERCd-01 Resin
2.1.1. Synthesis of 3′ERCd-01-c1



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Into a reaction flask, 3′SANCd-01-c5 (0.824 g, 0.0015 mol) and 10 mL of DMF were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with TBTU (0.563 g) and DIPEA (0.517 g) in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and finally added with dlERC-c12 (1.09 g, 0.001 mol) and reacted with stirring at room temperature overnight. TLC analysis showed the reaction was complete, the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DMF, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 1.3 g of an off-white foamy solid.


2.1.2. Synthesis of 3′ERCd-01-c2



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.1.7 of Example 1.


2.1.3. Synthesis of 3′ERCd-01 Resin



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.1.8 of Example 1.


2.2. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Kyas-03

With mA as the initiation monomer and with T as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.2 Solid-phase synthesis of Kyas-01 in Example 1.


3. Synthesis of GBL-0403

Kys-03 and Kyas-03 solutions were determined accurately for their concentration. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 3. Synthesis of GBL-0401 in Example 1.


Example 4. Synthesis of GBL-0404
1. Synthesis of Kys-04
1.1. Compounds of 5′ERCc-01: Synthesis of 5′ERCc-01-PFP
1.1.1. Synthesis of 5′ERCc-01-c1



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N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-1,3-propanediamine (5.0 g, 28.7 mmol) and 5′ERCd-01-c3 (2.8 g, 7.6 mmol) were dissolved in 25 mL of DMF, added with 9.0 g of TBTU and 2 mL of DIEA and reacted at room temperature overnight. 30 mL of water and 50 mL of DCM were added. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness. The residue was passed over a chromatographic column loaded with petroleum ether and rinsed with 1 L petroleum ether (Eluent:DCM:methanol=5%-10%) to get 2.9 g of a yellow sticky solid.


1.1.2. Synthesis of 5′ERCc-01-c2



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2.9 g of 5′ERCc-01-c1 was weighed, added with 9 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid and reacted at room temperature overnight. The mixture was evaporated at reduced pressure to get 2.7 g of a product.


1.1.3. Synthesis of 5′ERCc-01-c3



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5′ERCc-01-c2 (1.56 g, 2.44 mmol) and Sanc-c4 (3.6 g, 8.04 mmol) were added into 60 mL of DMF, added with 2.24 g of HOBt and 3.36 g of HBTU, followed by slow addition of 4.16 mL of DIEA. The reaction solution was reacted at room temperature with stirring for 1 hour. Water was then added, and the aqueous layer was extracted with DCM (2× 10 mL). The organic layer was combined, and then washed with 80 mL of saturated sodium bicarbonate, 40 mL of water, and 60 mL of saturated brine in order, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column (Eluent: 3-15% methanol in DCM), to get 2.36 g of a light yellow solid.


1.1.4. Synthesis of 5′ERCc-01-c4



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2.36 g (1.2 mmol) of 5′ERCc-01-c3 was dissolved in 120 mL of methanol, added with 1.0 g of 10% Pd-C(wet Degussa-type E101 NE/W), and hydrogenated at normal pressure overnight. The reaction solution was filtered with diatomite, and the filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness to get 1.8 g of oil, of which the high-resolution mass spectrum is shown in FIG. 4.


1.1.5. Synthesis of 5′ERCc-01-c5



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0.21 g (0.001 mol) of monobenzyl glutarate was dissolved in 2 mL of DMF, added with 0.36 g of TBTU and 0.4 mL of DIEA and reacted with stirring for 5 minutes, and added with 1.09 g of 5′ERCc-01-c4 and reacted at room temperature with stirring overnight. The reaction solution was evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness, added with 40 mL of DCM and 20 ml of water and stirred for 5 minutes. The layers were separated, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and passed over a chromatographic column (Eluent:DCM:methanol=1%-10%), and the solvent was evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness to get 0.85 g of a white product.


1.1.6. Synthesis of 5′ERCc-01-c6



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Into a 100 mL single-necked flask, were added 0.85 g (0.43 mmol) of 5′ERCc-01-c5 and 127 mg of palladium-carbon. The flask was evacuated by a water pump and supplemented with hydrogen in triplicate. The reaction was conducted under pressurized hydrogen overnight. On the next day, TLC showed the reaction was complete. Palladium-carbon was filtered with diatomite, and the filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness to get 0.76 g of a product.


1.1.7. Synthesis of 5′ERCc-01-PFP



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Into a 50 mL single-necked flask, were added 0.76 g (0.40 mmol) of 5′ERCc-01-c6 and 10 mL of DCM, and dropwise added with 0.19 g (0.6 mmol) of pentafluorophenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, reacted at room temperature for 1 hour, and washed with 10 mL of water and 5 mL of saturated sodium bisulfite in order. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate for 10 minutes and evaporated at reduced pressure to dryness to get 0.8 g of a product.


1.2. Solid-Phase Synthesis of C6NH-S-04

With mA as the initiation monomer and with C6NH phosphoramidite monomer as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.2 Solid-phase synthesis in Example 1.


1.3. Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Kys-04
1.3.1. Synthesis of Kys-04-c1



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.3.1 of Example 1.


1.3.2. Synthesis of Kys-04



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.3.2 of Example 1.


2. Synthesis of Kyas-04
2.1. Compounds of 3′ERCc-01: Synthesis of 3′ERCc-01 Resin
2.1.1. Synthesis of 3′ERCc-01-c1



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Into a reaction flask were added 3′SANCd-01-c5 (0.824 g, 0.0015 mol) and 10 mL of DMF in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with TBTU (0.563 g) and DIPEA (0.517 g) in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and finally added with ERC-c12 (1.21 g, 0.001 mol) and reacted with stirring at room temperature overnight. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DMF, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 1.4 g of a white foamy solid.


2.1.2. Synthesis of 3′ERCc-01-c2



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.1.7 of Example 1.


2.1.3. Synthesis of 3′ERCc-01 Resin



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.1.8 of Example 1.


2.2. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Kyas-04

With mG as the initiation monomer and with mU as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.2 Solid-phase synthesis of Kyas-01 in Example 1.


3. Synthesis of GBL-0404

Kys-04 and Kyas-04 solutions were determined accurately for their concentration. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 3. Synthesis of GBL-0401 in Example 1.


Example 5. Synthesis of GBL-0409
1. Synthesis of Kyas-09

1.1. Compounds of 3′qfSANCd-01: Synthesis of 3′qfSANCd-01 Resin


1.1.1. Synthesis of 3′qfSANCd-01-c1




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Into a reaction flask were added hydroxyprolinol hydrochloride (1.53 g, 0.01 mol) and 15 mL of DMF in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with monomethyl suberate (1.98 g, 0.0105 mol), HBTU (4.55 g) and DIPEA (3.88 g) in order, and reacted with stirring at room temperature overnight. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DMF, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 2.38 g of a yellow sticky liquid.


1.1.2. Synthesis of 3′qfSANCd-01-c2




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Into a reaction flask were added 3′qfSANCd-01-c1 (2.87 g 0.01 mol) and 30 ml of pyridine in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with DMAP (0.61 g) and DMT-CL (4.06 g, 0.012 mol) in order, and reacted with stirring at room temperature overnight. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove pyridine, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 4.13 g of a yellow sticky liquid (yield 70%).


1.1.3. Synthesis of 3′qfSANCd-01-c3




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Into a reaction flask were added 3′qfSANCd-01-c2 (5.89 g 0.01 mol) and 60 mL of a solvent (THF/water/methanol=1:1:4) in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with LiOH (1.26 g) and reacted with stirring at room temperature for 2 h. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove the solvent, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 4.5 g of a yellow sticky liquid.


1.1.4. Synthesis of 3′qfSANCd-01-c4




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Into a reaction flask were added 3′qfSANCd-01-c3 (0.863 g, 1.5 mmol) and 10 mL of DMF in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with TBTU (0.963 g) and DIPEA (0.517 g) in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and finally added with dISANC-c12 (1.62 g 1 mmol) and reacted with stirring at room temperature overnight. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DMF, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 1.743 g of a yellow sticky liquid.


1.1.5. Synthesis of 3′qfSANCd-01-c5




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Into a reaction flask were added 3′qfSANCd-01-c4 (2.18 g, 0.001 mol) and 10 mL of DCM in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with DBU (0.256 g) and succinic anhydride (0.3 g, 0.003 mmol) in order and reacted with stirring at room temperature. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DCM, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 2.05 g of 3′qfSANCd-01-c5.


1.1.6. Synthesis of 3′qfSANCd-01-c6




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Into a reaction flask were added 3′qfSANCd-01-c5 (1.14 g, 0.0005 mmol) and 12 mL of DMF in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with HBTU (0.19 g), DIPEA (0.194 g) and GE resin (1.83 g) in order, and shaken in a shaker at 35° C. for 4 h. The mixture was transferred into a synthesis tube and filtered. Under bubbling with nitrogen, the resin was rinsed with DMF for 4 times, added with CAP A+CAP B to conduct the end-capping reaction for half an hour under bubbling with nitrogen. A little amount of the resin was taken for a kaiser test until the test solution appeared yellow. After completion of the end-capping, the filter cake was rinsed with methanol and DCM respectively, and dried in vacuum to get 2.5 g of 3′qfSANCd-01, of which the degree of substitution was 140 μmol/g.


1.2 Solid-Phase Synthesis of Kyas-09

With mU as the initiation monomer and with mU as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.2 Solid-phase synthesis of Kyas-01 in Example 1.


2. Synthesis of GBL-0409

Kys-01 and Kyas-09 solutions were determined accurately for their concentration. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 3. Synthesis of GBL-0401 in Example 1.


Example 6. Synthesis of GBL-0410
1. Synthesis of Kys-10
1.1. Solid-Phase Synthesis of C9NH-S-01

With mU as the initiation monomer and with C9NH phosphoramidite monomer as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.2 Solid-phase synthesis of C6NH-S-01 in Example 1.


1.2. Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Kys-10
1.2.1. Synthesis of Kys-10-c1



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.3.3 of Example 1.


1.2.2. Synthesis of Kys-01



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The synthetic steps were the same as those in 1.3.4 of Example 1.


2. Synthesis of Kyas-10

2.1. Compounds of 3′pdSANCd-01: Synthesis of 3′pdSANCd-01 Resin


2.1.1. Synthesis of 3′pdSANCd-01-c1




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Into a reaction flask, 4,4-piperidinediyl dimethanol (1.59 g, 0.01 mol) and 20 mL of DMF were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with monomethyl suberate (1.98 g, 0.0105 mol), HBTU (4.55 g) and DIPEA (3.88 g) in order and reacted with stirring at room temperature overnight. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DMF, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 2.65 g of a yellow sticky liquid.


2.1.2. Synthesis of 3′pdSANCd-01-c2




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Into a reaction flask, 3′pdSANCd-01-c1 (3.29 g, 0.01 mol) and 33 mL pyridine were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with DMAP (0.61 g) and DMT-CL (4.06 g, 0.012 mol) in order and reacted with stirring at room temperature overnight. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove pyridine, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 4.74 g of a yellow sticky liquid.


2.1.3. Synthesis of 3′pdSANCd-01-c3




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Into a reaction flask, 3′pdSANCd-01-c2 (3.16 g, 5 mmol) and 32 mL of a solvent (THF/water/methanol=1:1:4) were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with LiOH (0.63 g) and reacted with stirring at room temperature for 2 h. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove the solvent, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 2.78 g of a yellow sticky liquid.


2.1.4. Synthesis of 3′pdSANCd-01-c4




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Into a reaction flask, 3′pdSANCd-01-c3 (0.93 g, 1.5 mmol) and 10 mL if DMF were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with TBTU (0.963 g) and DIPEA (0.517 g) in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and finally added with dlSANC-c12 (0.562 g, 1 mmol) and reacted with stirring at room temperature overnight. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DMF, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 1.688 g of a yellow sticky liquid.


2.1.5. Synthesis of 3′pdSANCd-01-c5




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Into a reaction flask, 3′pdSANCd-01-c4 (2.22 g, 0.001 mol) and 22 mL of DCM were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with DBU (0.256 g) and succinic anhydride (0.3 g, 0.003 mmol) in order and reacted with stirring at room temperature. TLC analysis showed that the reaction was complete, and the reaction mixture was concentrated to remove DCM, added with water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was further washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Finally the residue was purified over a silica gel column to get 2.11 g of 3′pdSANCd-01-c5.


2.1.6. Synthesis of 3′pdSANCd-01




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Into a reaction flask, 3′pdSANCd-01-c5 (1.16 g, 0.0005 mmol) and 12 mL of DMF were added in order and dissolved with stirring at room temperature, and then added with HBTU (0.19 g), DIPEA (0.194 g) and GE resin (1.85 g) in order, and shaken in a shaker at 35° C. for 4 h. The mixture was transferred into a synthesis tube and filtered. Under bubbling with nitrogen, the resin was rinsed with DMF for 4 times, and then added with CAP A+CAP B to conduct the end-capping reaction for half an hour under bubbling with nitrogen. A little amount of the resin was taken for a kaiser test until the test solution appeared yellow. After completion of the end-capping, the filter cake was rinsed with methanol and DCM respectively, and dried in vacuum to get 2.6 g of 3′pdSANCd-01, of which the degree of substitution was 145 μmol/g.


2. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Kyas-10

With mU as the initiation monomer and with mU as the end monomer, different phosphoramidite monomers were introduced by coupling through a solid-phase phosphoramidite method. The synthetic steps were the same as those in 2.2 Solid-phase synthesis of Kyas-01 in Example 1.


3. Synthesis of GBL-0410

Kys-10 and Kyas-10 solutions were determined accurately for their concentration. The synthetic steps were the same as those in of Example 1 3, Synthesis of GBL-0401.


Example 7. GBL0405 to GBL0408 and GBL0411 to GBL0418 were Synthesized Referring to GBL-0401 to GBL0404
Example 8. In Vitro Assay of the Inhibition Effects of the Compounds Against HBV Genes in HepG2.2.15 Cells
1. Experimental Grouping

Blank control group: Adding a DMEM medium containing 2% FBS and incubating for 72 h.


Test sample groups: A test sample dilution at a concentration of 5 nM, 0.5 nM or 0.05 nM was added respectively. Each concentration was done in triplicate. The incubation was conducted in an incubator at 37° C. and 5% CO2 for 72 h.


2. Experimental Materials

HepG2.2.15 cells


3. Experimental Reagents

















Name
Brand
Lot No.




















DMEM medium with
Gibco
8119164



high glucose





Fetal bovine serum
Gibco
20190907



PBS
Solarbio
20190624



Trypsin-EDTA solution
Gibco
2062475



Dual antibiotic solution
Gibco
2029632



(Penicillin/Streptomycin





solution)





HBsAg, HBeAg kit
Shanghai
201812381




Kehua










4. Experimental Instruments

















Name
Brand
Model No.









Biosafety cabinet
Haier
HR40-IIA2



CO2 Incubator
ASTEC
SCA-165DS



Ordinary optical
Nikon
TS2-S-SM



microscope





Low-speed centrifuge
Flying pigeon
KA-1000



Multi-door refrigerator
MeiLing
BCD-318WTPZM (E)










5. Test Samples:



















Code of





No.
new compounds
Weight
Purity









 1
GBL-0401
13.8 μg
92.3%



 2
GBL-0402
12.9 μg
86.4%



 3
GBL-0403
13.4 μg
89.3%



 4
GBL-0404
14.0 μg
93.3%



 5
GBL-0405
13.7 μg
91.3%



 6
GBL-0406
20.5 μg
88.3%



 7
GBL-0407
20.1 μg
94.4%



 8
GBL-0408
20.3 μg
92.3%



 9
GBL-0409
20.4 μg
93.6%



10
GBL-0410
20.2 μg
90.5%



11
GBL-0411
20.0 μg
89.5%



12
GBL-0412
15.1 μg
94.8%



13
GBL-0413
15.2 μg
92.5%



14
GBL-0414
15.5 μg
90.6%



15
GBL-0415
15.7 μg
91.5%



16
GBL-0416
16.0 μg
93.4%



17
GBL-0417
15.9 μg
91.7%



18
GBL-0418
15.5 μg
92.5%










6. Test Process

HepG2.2.15 cells were incubated in a 96-well cell culture plate, and fresh medium was replaced every three days. Drug-containing culture media with different concentrations formulated above were added on Day 6, and the incubation continued until Day 9. The supernatants were collected and the contents of HBsAg, HbeAg and HBV DNA in the cell supernatant were detected with a detection kit. The results of OD values were compared with that of the control group without administration, and the effectiveness can be determined according to the ratio.


7. Experimental Results
7.1 Inhibition Effects on HbsAg in HepG2.2.15 Cells: See FIG. 6
7.2 Inhibition Effects on HbeAg in the Supernatant of HepG2.2.15 Cells: See FIG. 7
7.3 Inhibition Effects on HBV DNA in the Supernatant of HepG2.2.15 Cells: See FIG. 8
Example 9. In Vivo Assay on Inhibitory Effects of the New Compounds Against HBV Genes in Transgenic Mice
1. Experimental Protocol

The experimental assay was performed on male HBV transgenic mice of proper age (requiring that HBsAg was significantly expressed). 90 mice weighing about 25 g were chosen and randomly divided into 18 groups, with 5 mice in each group. On Day 0, each mouse was administered by subcutaneous injection at 3 mg/kg with an administration volume of 100-200 μL. Before administration, HBsAg in the blood of mice was determined, and the average level of HBsAg in various groups was tried to be kept consistent.


2. Test Samples and Reagents



















Code of





No.
new compounds
Specification
Purity/Content









 1
GBL-0401
500 μg
92.3%



 2
GBL-0402
500 μg
86.4%



 3
GBL-0403
500 μg
89.3%



 4
GBL-0405
500 μg
93.3%



 5
GBL-0406
500 μg
91.3%



 6
GBL-0407
500 μg
88.3%



 7
GBL-0408
500 μg
94.4%



 8
GBL-0409
500 μg
92.3%



 9
GBL-0410
500 μg
93.6%



10
GBL-0411
500 μg
90.5%



11
GBL-0412
500 μg
89.5%



12
GBL-0413
500 μg
94.8%



13
GBL-0414
500 μg
92.5%



14
GBL-0414
500 μg
90.6%



15
GBL-0415
500 μg
91.5%



16
GBL-0416
500 μg
93.4%



17
GBL-0417
500 μg
91.7%



18
GBL-0418
500 μg
92.5%



19
Normal saline
   500 ml/flask
 0.9%










3. Kit

















Kit Name
Lot No.
Manufacturer









Kit for hepatitis B virus
39531900
Roche Diagnostics



surface antigen

(Shanghai)



(Electrochemiluminescence)

Ltd. Co.










4. Experimental Instruments

















Name
Model No.
Manufacturer









Vortex blender
MIX-28
DragonLAB



Centrifuge
S1010E
THERMO



Full-automatic
602
Roche



chemiluminescent

Diagnostics



analyzer

GmbH










5. Experimental Results

The inhibition effects were shown in FIG. 9.


Example 10. In Vivo Assay on Inhibitory Effect of GBL-0401 on Expression of HBV HBsAg in Transgenic Mice
1. Experimental Protocol

The experimental assay was performed on male HBV transgenic mice of proper age (requiring that HBsAg was significantly expressed). 10 mice weighing about 25 g were chosen and randomly divided into 2 groups, a control group and an administration group respectively, with 5 mice in each group. On Day 0, each mouse was administered at 3 mg/kg by subcutaneous injection with an administration volume of 100-200 μL. Before administration, blood was taken to determine HBsAg, and the level of HBsAg in various groups was tried to be kept consistent. Whole blood was collected from orbital venous plexus of mice at the following time points: before administration (Day 0), after administration-Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5 and Week 6, to detect HBsAg and investigate the persistence of GBL-0401 in inhibiting the expression of HBV gene.


The specific administration information was shown in the table below:



















Adminis-


Adminis-



Test
tration
Number of

tration


No.
drug
dosage
mice/group
Solvent
route







1
Blank

5
Normal
Subcutaneous



solvent


saline
injection


2
GBL-0401
3 mg/kg
5
Normal
Subcutaneous






saline
injection









2. Samples and Reagents















No.
Name
Specification
Purity/Content



















1
GBL-0401
500
μg/vial*1 vial
92.3%


2
Normal saline
500
ml/bottle
0.9%









3. Kit

















Kit Name
Lot No.
Manufacturer









Kit for hepatitis B virus
39531900
Roche Diagnostics



surface antigen

(Shanghai)



(Electrochemiluminescence)

Ltd. Co.










4. Experimental Instruments

















Name
Model No.
Manufacturer









Vortex blender
MIX-28
DragonLAB



Centrifuge
S1010E
THERMO



Full-automatic
602
Roche



chemiluminescent

Diagnostics



analyzer

GmbH










5. Test Results

The results showed that, GBL-0401 reached the optimal inhibitory effect of 99.08% at Week 1, with a slightly decreasing trend from Week 2 to Week 3, but still presented a high inhibitory rate of about 90%, and a declining trend from Week 4 to Week 6, but still maintained an inhibitory effect of about 75%. GBL-0401 has a continuous inhibitory effect on the expression of HBV HBsAg, and can inhibit the expression stably for a period of about 6 weeks. The diagram showing the in vivo inhibitory effect of GBL-0401 on HBV HbsAg is shown in FIG. 10.

Claims
  • 1. A compound comprising an anti-hepatitis B virus interfering nucleic acid that is an anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprising 16, 17, 18, or 19 continuous base pairs of a double stranded nucleic acid that comprises an antisense strand having the sequence of UUGUCAACAAGAAAAACCC (SEQ ID NO: 2) or a sequence that differs from SEQ ID NO: 2 by one, two, or three bases; wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid has one or more nucleotides modified; or wherein the compound comprises a liver targeting specific ligand.
  • 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises a sense strand having the sequence of GGGUUUUUCUUGUUGACAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) or a sequence that differs from SEQ ID NO: 1 by one, two, or three bases.
  • 3. The compound of claim 1, comprising an anti-hepatitis B virus interfering nucleic acid that is an anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprising 17, 18, or 19 continuous base pairs of a double stranded nucleic acid that comprises a sense strand having the sequence of GGGUUUUUCUUGUUGACAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) and an antisense strand having the sequence of UUGUCAACAAGAAAAACCC (SEQ ID NO: 2); wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid has one or more nucleotides modified; or wherein the compound comprises a liver targeting specific ligand.
  • 4. The compound of claim 1, comprising an anti-hepatitis B virus interfering nucleic acid, transition points, and delivery chains of the interfering nucleic acid; wherein the interfering nucleic acid is an anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprising 17, 18, or 19 continuous base pairs of a double stranded nucleic acid that comprises a sense strand having the sequence of GGGUUUUUCUUGUUGACAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) and an antisense strand having the sequence of UUGUCAACAAGAAAAACCC (SEQ ID NO: 2).
  • 5. The compound of claim 1, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises 19 continuous base pairs.
  • 6. The compound of claim 5, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises a sense strand having the sequence of GGGUUUUUCUUGUUGACAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) or a sequence that differs from SEQ ID NO: 1 by one, two, or three bases.
  • 7. The compound of claim 5, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises a sense strand having the sequence of GGGUUUUUCUUGUUGACAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) and an antisense strand having the sequence of UUGUCAACAAGAAAAACCC (SEQ ID NO: 2).
  • 8. The compound of claim 7, wherein the sense strand comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43 or 45 and the antisense strand comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44 or 46.
  • 9. The compound of claim 1, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises 18 continuous base pairs.
  • 10. The compound of claim 9, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises an antisense strand having the sequence of UUUGUCAACAAGAAAAACC (SEQ ID NO: 4) or a sequence that differs from SEQ ID NO: 4 by one, two, or three bases.
  • 11. The compound of claim 10, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises a sense strand having the sequence of GGUUUUUCUUGUUGACAAA (SEQ ID NO: 3) and an antisense strand having the sequence of UUUGUCAACAAGAAAAACC (SEQ ID NO: 4).
  • 12. The compound of claim 11, wherein the sense strand comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47 and the antisense strand comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48.
  • 13. The compound of claim 1, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises 17 continuous base pairs.
  • 14. The compound of claim 13, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises an antisense strand having the sequence of UUUUGUCAACAAGAAAAAC (SEQ ID NO: 6) or a sequence that differs from SEQ ID NO: 6 by one, two, or three bases.
  • 15. The compound of claim 14, wherein the anti-hepatitis B virus double stranded nucleic acid comprises a sense strand having the sequence of GUUUUUCUUGUUGACAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 5) and an antisense strand having the sequence of UUUUGUCAACAAGAAAAAC (SEQ ID NO: 6).
  • 16. The compound of claim 15, wherein the sense strand comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47 or 49 and the antisense strand comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48 or 50.
  • 17. The compound of claim 1, comprising a liver targeting specific ligand.
  • 18. The compound of claim 17, wherein the liver targeting specific ligand is galactose, galactosamine, or N-acetylgalactosamine.
  • 19. The compound of claim 18, wherein the liver targeting specific ligand is N-acetylgalactosamine.
  • 20. The compound of claim 1, wherein the interfering nucleic acid is an siRNA, miRNA, or Agomir.
  • 21. The compound of claim 1, wherein the interfering nucleic acid is an siRNA.
  • 22. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary material.
Priority Claims (2)
Number Date Country Kind
201910576037.1 Jun 2019 CN national
201911281389.0 Dec 2019 CN national
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/623,569, which is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/CN2020/097732, filed Jun. 23, 2020; which claims the benefit of Chinese Application No. 201910576037.1, filed Jun. 28, 2019, and Chinese Application No. 201911281389.0, filed Dec. 13, 2019; the disclosure of each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety:

Continuations (1)
Number Date Country
Parent 17623569 Dec 2021 US
Child 18657650 US