Patent Application
20220062355
The present invention relates to a composition for prevention or treatment of cancer comprising Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (Accession No. KCCM11878P) isolated from kimchi as an active ingredient.
Cancer shows a high mortality rate worldwide, and is the most common cause of death after cardiovascular disease in Western societies. In particular, due to westernization of dietary habits, the intake of high-fat diets has become common, and because of a rapid increase in environmental pollutants and an increase in alcohol consumption, and the like, colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer and the like continue to increase, and lung cancer is increasing due to an increase of smoking population and air pollution in addition to aging of the population. In this situation, creation of anti-cancer substances which can contribute to enhancement of human health, improvement of healthy quality of life and improvement of human health, by enabling early prevention and treatment of cancer is urgently required.
Meanwhile, lactic acid bacteria are widely distributed in mouth, intestine, vagina and feces of humans and animals and fermented foods such as kimchi, and are closely related to the health of humans and animals. Lactic acid bacteria show various health promotion effects such as intestinal regulation, inhibition of harmful bacteria, immunoregulation, lowering of cholesterol in blood, anti-cancer activity, and the like.
Currently, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0068061 discloses the anti-cancer activity of Lactobacillus plantarum PNU (KCCM11352P) or Lactobacillus mesenteroides PNU (KCCM11353P), and Korean Patent No. 10-1287120 discloses a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer containing Lactobacillus plantarum DSR CK10 [Accession No.: KFCC-11433P] or Lactobacillus plantarum DSR M2[Accession No.: KFCC-11432P] as an active ingredient, but the anti-cancer activity and superiority of Lactobacillus sakei have not been reported.
An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of cancer comprising Lactobacillus sakei strain as an active ingredient.
In addition, other object of the present invention is to provide a food composition or food additive composition for prevention or improvement of cancer comprising a novel kimchi lactic acid bacterium, Lactobacillus sakei strain as an active ingredient.
Furthermore, other object of the present invention is to provide a feed composition or feed additive composition for prevention or improvement of cancer comprising a novel kimchi lactic acid bacterium, Lactobacillus sakei strain as an active ingredient.
In addition, other object of the present invention is to provide a method for prevention or treatment of cancer, in which the composition is administered to a subject other than humans.
Accordingly, the present inventors have tried to find a lactic acid bacteria strain that exhibits excellent effects as a probiotic and shows effects of prevention and treatment of cancer from kimchi, have isolated and identified a lactic acid bacteria strain having anti-cancer activity, Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30, thereby completing the present invention.
In order to achieve the objects, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of cancer comprising Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (accession number KCCM11878P) or its culture as an active ingredient.
In addition, the present invention provides a food composition or food additive composition for prevention of improvement of cancer comprising Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (accession number KCCM11878P) or its culture as an active ingredient.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a feed composition or feed additive composition for prevention or improvement of cancer of livestock comprising Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (accession number KCCM11878P) or its culture as an active ingredient.
Moreover, the present invention provides a method for prevention or treatment of cancer, in which the composition is administered to a subject other than humans.
Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 according to the present invention shows excellent anti-cancer activity in conventional animal models and animal models in which a human cancer cell is transplanted, and therefore it can be usefully used as a composition in use of treatment, prevention or improvement of cancer of humans or animals.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail by examples. These examples are only intended to illustrate the present invention more specifically, and it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is not limited by these samples according to the gist of the present invention.
The composition comprising Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (Accession No. KCCM11878P) or its culture as an active ingredient of the present invention has an effect of prevention or treatment of cancer, and may be used as a pharmaceutical composition.
The Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 is a kimchi-derived lactic acid bacterium derived from kimchi. Although Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 of the present invention is isolated and identified from kimchi, but the means of acquiring is not limited thereto.
As the result of 16S rDNA sequencing for identification and classification of the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30, it is shown that it has the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
Accordingly, the microorganism of the present invention which has the 16S rDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 is named Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30, and deposited to Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms on Sep. 10, 2015 (Accession number KCCM11878P).
The Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 of the present invention has a general intestinal regulation effect and an immune stimulating effect of lactic acid bacteria as a probiotic. It is a well-known fact that Lactobacillus sp. lactic acid bacteria have an intestinal regulation effect and an immune stimulating effect.
Herein, ‘probiotics’ are understood to mean living microorganisms that have a beneficial effect on health of the host by improving the host's intestinal microbial environment in the gastrointestinal tract of animals including humans. Probiotics are living microorganisms with probiotic activity and are in the form of single or complex strains, and when fed to humans or animals in the form of dried cells or fermented products to humans or animals, they can have a beneficial effect on the intestinal flora of the host.
The cancer may be any one selected from the group consisting of bladder cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, thyroid cancer, parathyroid cancer, rectal cancer, throat cancer, laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, tongue cancer, skin cancer, brain tumor, uterine cancer, gallbladder cancer, oral cancer, colon cancer, anal region cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer, and preferably, it may be colorectal cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer or bladder cancer, but not limited thereto.
The Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 comprised in the composition according to the present invention may be present as a live cell or dead cell, and in addition, it may be present in a dried or freeze-dried form. Forms and formulation methods of lactic acid bacteria suitable for inclusion in various compositions are well known to those skilled in the art.
The composition may be administered orally or parenterally. In case of parenteral administration, it may be administered by intravenous injection, subcutaneous injection, intramuscular injection, intraperitoneal injection, endothelial administration, local administration, intranasal administration and rectal administration, and the like, and preferably, it may be administered by intravenous injection, but not limited thereto.
The appropriate dose of the present invention may be prescribed in various ways depending on factors such as formulation method, patient's age, body weight, gender, pathological condition, food, administration time, administration route, excretion rate and response sensitivity.
When the composition of the present invention is utilized as a pharmaceutical composition, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be prepared by using a pharmaceutically appropriate and physiologically acceptable adjuvant in addition to the active ingredient, and as the adjuvant, an excipient, disintegrating agent, sweetener, binding agent, coating material, expansion agent, lubricant, glidant or flavoring agent, or the like may be used.
The pharmaceutical composition may be preferably formulated as a pharmaceutical composition by additionally comprising one or more kinds of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers in addition to the described active ingredient for administration.
For example, for formulation in a form of a tablet or capsule, the active ingredient may be bound to an oral and non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable inactive carrier, such as ethanol, glycerol, water and the like. In addition, when desired or needed, a suitable binding agent, a lubricant, a disintegrating agent and a coloring agent may also be comprised in the mixture. The suitable binding agent is not limited thereto, but includes starch, gelatin, natural sugars such as glucose or beta-lactose, natural and synthetic gum such as corn sweetener, acacia, tragacanth or sodium oleate, sodium stearate, magnesium stearate, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, and the like. The disintegrating agent is not limited thereto, but includes starch, methyl cellulose, agar, bentonite, xanthan gum, and the like. As the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in the composition to be formulated as a liquid solution, saline solution, sterile water, Ringer's solution, buffered saline solution, albumin injection solution, dextrose solution, maltodextrin solution, glycerol, ethanol and a mixture of one or more components among them may be used, and if necessary, other common additive such as an anti-oxidant, buffer solution, a bacteriostatic agent, and the like may be added. In addition, it may be formulated as a formulation for injection such as aqueous solution, suspension, emulsion, etc., pill, capsule, granule or tablet, by additionally adding a diluent, a dispersing agent, a surfactant, a binding agent and a lubricant.
Furthermore, as an appropriate method in the field, using the method disclosed in Remington's Pharmaceutical Science, Mack Publishing Company, Easton Pa., it may be preferably formulated depending on each disease or component.
The composition comprising Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (Accession number KCCM11878P) or its culture as an active ingredient of the present invention may be used as a food composition or food additive composition for prevention or improvement of cancer.
The food composition may be a form of health functional food.
The “health functional food” means a food produced and processed using raw materials or ingredient having useful functions to human bodies in accordance with the Health Functional Food Act (Article 3, No. 1), and the “functionality” means to obtain useful effects for health uses such as regulating nutrients or physiological effects, and the like, on the structure and function of human bodies (same Article, No. 2).
The food composition may comprise a food additive additionally, and unless otherwise specified, the suitability as a “food additive” shall be determined according to the standards and criteria for the corresponding item in accordance with the General Rules and General Test Methods of the Food Additive Code approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
The item listed in the “Food Additive Code” may include for example, chemical synthetic products such as ketones, glycine, potassium citrate, nicotinic acid, cinnamic acid, etc., natural additives such as Persimmon color, licorice extract, crystalline cellulose, guar gum, etc., and mixed formulations such as L-glutamine sodium formulations, alkali agents for noodles, preservative formulations, tar color formulations, etc.
The food comprising the active ingredient of the present invention may include confectionery such as bread, rice cakes, dried cakes, candies, chocolates, chewing gum and jam, ice cream produces such as ice cream, ice and ice cream powder, dairy products such as milk, low-fat milk, lactose degradation milk, processed milk, goat milk, fermented milk, butter milk, concentrated milk, milk cream, butter milk, natural cheese, processed cheese, powdered milk and whey, meat products such as processed meat products, processed egg products and hamburgers, fish meat products such as fish cakes, ham, sausage, bacon, etc., noodles such as ramen, dried noodles, fresh noodles, instant fried noodles, gelatinized dried noodles, improved cooked noodles, frozen noodles and pastas, beverages such as fruit juice beverages, vegetable beverages, soybean milk, lactobacillus beverages such as yogurt, etc., and mixed beverages, sauces such as soy sauce, soybean paste, red pepper paste, black soybean paste, mixed paste and vinegar, seasoning food such as tomato ketchup, curry and dressing, margarine, shortening and pizza, but not limited thereto.
In addition thereto, the composition of the present invention may comprise various nutrients, vitamins, electrolytes, flavoring agents, coloring agents, pectic acid and its salts, alginic acid and its salts, organic acids, protective colloid thickeners, pH adjusting agents, stabilizers, preservatives, glycerin, alcohols, carbonating agents used for carbonated beverages, and the like. Moreover, the composition of the present invention may comprise flesh for production of natural fruit juices, fruit juice beverages and vegetable beverages. These ingredients may be used independently or in combination.
The beverage composition comprising the active ingredient of the present invention has no special limitations for other components, and as common beverages, may contain an additional component such as various flavoring agents or natural carbohydrates, or the like. The example of the natural carbohydrates described above common sugars such as monosaccharides (for example, glucose, fructose, etc.); disaccharides (for example, maltose, sucrose, etc.); and polysaccharides (for example, dextrin, cyclodextrin, etc.), and sugar alcohols such as xylitol, sorbitol, erythritol, and the like. As a flavoring agent other than those described above, natural flavoring agents (thaumatin, stevia extracts (for example, rebaudioside A, glycyrrhizin, etc.)) and synthetic flavoring agents (saccharin, aspartame, etc.) are may be advantageously used.
In addition, the composition comprising Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (Accession number KCCM11878P) or its culture as an active ingredient of the present invention may be used as a feed composition or feed additive composition for prevention or improvement of cancer of livestock.
When the composition is produced as a feed additive, the composition may be produced as high concentrate of 20 to 90% or in a powder or granule form. The feed additive may additionally comprise any one, or one or more of organic acids such as citric acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, etc., or phosphates such as sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, acidic pyrophosphate, polyphosphate (polyphosphate), etc., or natural anti-oxidants such as polyphenol, catechin, alpha-tocopherol, rosemary extract, vitamin C, green tea extract, licorice extract, keto acid, tannic acid, phytic acid, etc. When produced as feed, the composition may be formulated in a common feed form, and may comprise common feed components together.
The feed and feed additive may further comprise grain, for example, powdered or crushed wheat, oat, barley, corn and rice; plant protein feed, for example, feed having rape, bean and sunflower as a main component; animal protein feed, for example, powdered blood, meat meal, bone dust and fish meal; sugars and dairy products, for example, dried components consisting of various kinds of powdered milk and milk serum powder, and the like, and in addition thereto, may further comprise a nutritional supplement, a digestion and absorption enhancer, a growth promoting agent, and the like.
The feed additive may be administered alone or administered in combination with other feed additive in an edible carrier to animals. In addition, the feed additive may be mixed as top-dressing or directly to animal feed, or easily administered to animals as a separate oral formulation from feed. When the feed additive is administered separately from animal feed, as well-known in the art, it may be produced as an immediate release or sustained release formulation, in combination to a pharmaceutically acceptable edible carrier. This edible carrier may be solid or liquid, for example, corn starch, lactose, sucrose, bean flake, peanut oil, olive oil, sesame oil and propylene glycol. When a solid carrier is used, the feed additive may be a tablet, capsule, powder, troche, lozenge, or non-dispersed form of top-dressing. When a liquid carrier is used, the feed additive may be a formulation of gelatin soft capsule, or syrup or suspension, emulsion or solution.
Furthermore, the feed and feed additive may contain a supplement, for example, a preservative, stabilizer, wetting agent or emulsifier, solution promoter, or the like. The feed additive may be used by adding it to animal feed by salivating, spraying or mixing.
The feed or feed additive of the present invention may be applied to many animal feeds including mammals, poultry and fish.
It may be used for pigs, cows, sheep, goats, experimental rodents and pets (e.g.: dogs, cats) in addition to experimental rodents, and the like, as the mammals, and may be used for chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, and quails, and the like, as the poultry, and may be used for trout, and the like as the fish, but not limited thereto.
In addition, the composition comprising the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (accession number KCCM11878P) or a culture thereof of the present invention as an active ingredient can provide a method for preventing or treating cancer administered to individuals other than humans.
Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 (Accession No. KCCM11878P) was given from Microorganism and Gene Bank of World Institute of Kimchi to progress the experiment.
The single colony of the given Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 was subcultured in an MRS agar medium at 30° C. for 48 hours, and then the cultured single colony was shaking culture at 37° C. for 24 hours at 200 rpm after inoculating in an MRS liquid medium of 10 . After culturing, the strain cells were centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for 5 minutes to remove the culture solution and washed with PBS (Phosphate Buffered Saline) three times to remove the remaining medium components.
As an experimental animal used for the experiment, male 5-week-old BALB/c mice (Orient Bio, Korea) were supplied, and raised during the experiment period after a stabilization period of 1 week in an animal breeding room in an SPF environment where the room temperature of 20±2° C. and humidity of 55±15% were maintained. As a sample, a general pellet sample with no antibiotic was supplied and water was made available for ingestion frequently. For the experimental progression, all animals were bred, experimented and euthanized according to the protocol approved by the Animal Experimental Ethics Committee of World Kimchi Research. The observation of the change in tumor size was progressed by measuring the volume (mm3) of the tumor using an equation of 3.14×(length×height×area)/6.
3-1. Cell Culture
CT26 mouse colorectal cancer cells (Korean Cell Line Bank, Korea) were purchased and used. The CT26 mouse colorectal cancer cells were cultured under the conditions of 5% CO2 and 37° C. in a DMEM medium (Hyclone, U.S.) containing 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% penicillin-streptomycin.
3-2. Production of Cell Transplanted Cancer Animal Model
For production of an animal model of CT26 cell transplantation, 6-week-old BALB/c mice (18-21 g) were used for experiment. The cultured mouse colorectal cancer cells CT26 were injected subcutaneously in the right thigh of the mice, after harvesting 1×105 cell, respectively, and resuspending in PBS of 50 .
The Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 was intravenously injected to the tail of the CT26 cell transplanted mice in which tumor was formed in a volume of about 80˜100 mm3.
In order to analyze the anti-tumor effects depending on the administration dose and administration cycle, for the CT26 cell transplanted mice, the composition containing the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 was prepared as 1×109 CFU/0.1 and 5×108 CFU/0.1
using PBS and intravenously injected to the tumor transplanted mice, once or three times, respectively, and PBS was administered to the negative control group. The result of confirming the change in tumor size of colorectal cancer of the CT26 cell transplanted mice over time was shown in
As shown in once or three times, compared to the negative control group, and when it was injected as 5×108 CFU/0.1
once or three times, in 13 days, about 3.5 times and about 2.8 times of anti-tumor effects were observed, compared to the negative control group. Accordingly, it could be confirmed that the dose and cycle of administration which had the most excellent anti-tumor effects were one (single) administration as 1×109 CFU/0.1
.
5-1. Cell Culture
B16F10 mouse melanoma cells (Korean Cell Line Bank, Korea) were purchased and used. The B16F10 mouse melanoma cells were cultured under the conditions of 5% CO2 and 37° C. in a DMEM medium (Hyclone, U.S.) containing 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% penicillin-streptomycin.
5-2. Production of Cell Transplanted Cancer Animal Model
For production of an animal model of B16F10 cell transplantation, 6-week-old BALB/c mice (18-21 g) were used for experiment. The cultured mouse colorectal cancer cells B16F10 were injected subcutaneously in the right thigh of the mice, after harvesting 1×105 cell, respectively, and resuspending in PBS of 50 .
5-3. Analysis of Anti-Tumor Effect in B16F10 Cell Transplanted Animal Model
The Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 was intravenously injected to the tail of the B16F10 cell transplanted mice in which tumor was formed in a volume of about 80˜100 mm3. The Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 was prepared by quantifying the number of bacteria in 1×1010 CFU/ using PBS, and 0.1
(1×109 CFU) was intravenously injected to the experimental animal, and PBS was administered to the negative control group. The result of confirming the change in the colorectal cancer tumor size of the B16F10 cell transplanted mice over time with naked eyes and the volume change in the tumor size was shown in
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In addition, the result of measuring the volume change in tumor size in the B16F10 cell transplanted mice over time was shown in
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6-1. Preparation of Cell Lines
In order to observe the anti-cancer activity effect of the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30, the cell growth rate (cell viability assay) was measured using Cell counting Kit-8. As cells used for the anti-cancer activity efficacy experiment, human-derived colorectal cancer CT26 cell line, human-derived colorectal cancer SW620 and HCT116 cell lines, human-derived non-small cell lung cancer H1650 cell line, human-derived pancreatic cancer ASPC1 and PANC1 cell lines, human-derived liver cancer HepG2 cell line, human-derived bladder cancer T24 cell line, and normal skin cell line, CCD-986-sk cell line were used.
The mouse-derived colorectal cancer CT26 cell line was subcultured under the conditions of 5% CO2, and 37° C. using a DMEM medium in which 10% FBS (fetal bovine serum) and 1% penicillin/streptomycin were added, and the cells in the growth period were used for the experiment. The cultured B16F10 cells were treated with 0.25% trypsin-EDTA in an incubator at 37° C. for 3 minutes to detach the cells and then they were washed with DPBS twice and prepared as 1×104 cells/well.
The human-derived cancer cell SW620, HCT116, H1650, ASPC1, PANC1, HepG2 and T24 cell lines were subcultured under the conditions of 5% CO2, and 37° C. using an RPMI medium in which 10% FBS (fetal bovine serum) and 1% penicillin/streptomycin were added, and the cells in the growth period were used for the experiment. The cultured SW620, HCT116, H1650, ASPC1, PANC1, HepG2 and T24 cells were treated with 0.25% trypsin-EDTA in an incubator at 37° C. for 3 minutes to detach the cells and then they were washed with DPBS twice and prepared as 1×104 cells/well.
The human-derived normal skin cell CCD-986-sk cell line was subcultured under the conditions of 5% CO2, and 37° C. using an RPMI medium in which 10% FBS (fetal bovine serum) and 1% penicillin/streptomycin were added and the cells in the growth period were used for the experiment. The cultured CCD-986-sk cells were treated with 0.25% trypsin-EDTA in an incubator at 37° C. for 3 minutes to detach the cells and then they were washed with DPBS twice and prepared as 1×104 cells/well.
6-2. Cell Growth Rate (Cell Viability Assay) Measurement Result
The present invention measured the cell growth rate (cell viability assay) of cells treated with the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 after culturing colorectal cancer (3 kinds), lung cancer (1 kind), pancreatic cancer (2 kinds), liver cancer (1 kind) and bladder cancer (1 kind) cells, and confirmed the anti-cancer activity efficacy on the basis of the absorbance of cancer cells not treated with the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 as the growth rate of 100%.
For the cell growth rate (cell viability assay), they were treated at a concentration of MOI1 and then cultured for 72 hours, and after culturing, they were treated with Cell counting Kit-8 reagent and then the absorbance (OD 450 nm) was measured. Based on the absorbance of cells (control) not treated with Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 as 100%, the growth rate of cells treated with Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 was calculated, and the experimental result was described below.
The result of measuring the cell growth rate by treating the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 to the human-derived colorectal cancer CT26 cell line and human-derived colorectal cancer SW620 and HCT116 cell lines was shown in
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In addition, the result of measuring the cell growth rate by treating the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 to the human-derived non-small cell lung cancer H1650 cell line was shown in
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Furthermore, the result of measuring the cell growth rate by treating the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 to the human-derived pancreatic cancer ASPC1 and PANC1 cell lines was shown in
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Moreover, the result of measuring the cell growth rate by treating the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 to the human-derived liver cancer HepG2 cell line was shown in
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In addition, the result of measuring the cell growth rate by treating the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 to the human-derived bladder cancer T24 cell line was shown in
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Compared to the above experiments, the result of measuring the cell growth rate by treating the Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 to the human-derived normal skin CCD-986-sk cell line was shown in
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The two-tailed t-test determined a statistically significant difference in tumor growth between the negative control group and Lactobacillus sakei WIKIM30 treatment group. P<0.05 was significantly considered for all tumor growth graph analyses.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 10-2018-0158674 | Dec 2018 | KR | national |
| 10-2019-0082026 | Jul 2019 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/KR2019/016627 | 11/28/2019 | WO | 00 |
