Patent Application
20230414771
The disclosure relates to an antitumor drug compound, in particular, to the preparation and use of an immunostimulatory conjugated complex for targeted delivery and activation.
Legumain was first identified in legume seeds as an asparagine endopeptidase, a member of the C13 family of cysteine proteases. Legumain can process storage proteins during seed germination. The subsequent discovery of Legumain in parasites and mammals including humans demonstrated that this protease is highly conserved. In 1997, the pig source Legumain was first cloned and identified. Legumain is highly expressed in most solid tumors. The differential expression of legumain in normal and tumor tissues makes it an ideal target for tumor therapy. Legumain is an endopeptidase that specifically cleaves the peptide bond at the C-terminus of asparagine on the peptide chain under weakly acidic conditions. CN 201210573744.3 discloses a polypeptide doxorubicin derivative with targeted activation of aspartase, which releases Leu-doxorubicin compound in tumors by cleaving a tetrapeptide group (linker) by Legumain.
Through further compound screen and biological system research, this disclosure develops a chemical modify linker, which can further enhance the activation efficiency. In addition, the chemical modified linker of the present disclosure can enhance the selectivity of the conjugated drug to immune cells, produce immunotherapeutic enhancement properties in therapy, and enhance synergistic efficacy in combination with the PD-1 antibody.
The technical problem to be solved by the disclosure is to create a coupling linker with high efficiency and specific selection. Previous studies have found that asparagine endopeptidases preferentially recognize the substrate peptide sequence of the tetrapeptide and cleave the amide bonds between Asn and other residues. The idea of improving the activation efficiency is as follows: The mechanism of asparagine endopeptidase was further studied by synthesizing a large number of structurally different compounds at both ends of a tripeptide (e.g. AAN). According to the crystal structure of asparagine endopeptidase (
Human serum albumin (HSA) is a small globular protein consisting of 585 amino acids (66-69 kd), with many charged residues (e.g. lysine, aspartic acid, and groups without prosthetic groups or carbohydrates), and a small number of tryptophan or methionine residues. The compound of that formula (II) is couple with 34-position cysteine coupled with human serum albumin to form a macromolecular drug; it has been found experimentally that the albumin covalently coupled compounds of formula (II) or EMC-AANL-DOX of the present disclosure have reduced toxicity, improved drug stability and therapeutic efficacy.
In summary, the linker of formula (I) and the pharmaceutical compound of formula (II) of the present disclosure improve the activation efficiency, enhance the selectivity of immune cells, tissue selectivity, appropriate water solubility and lipid solubility, and drug stability.
Accordingly, that present disclosure provides a compound of formula (I)(linker) and a pharmaceutical compound of formula (II)(conjugate) as described herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
The present disclosure also provides a platinum derivative of the following structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
The disclosure also provides a pharmaceutical compound shown in the formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which is covalently connected with albumin, and EMC-AANL-DOX which is covalently connected with albumin; preferably, the albumin is linked to the MI or EMC moiety of formula (II) via its cysteine residue at position 36.
The disclosure also provide a pharmaceutical composition which comprises that compound shown in the formula (II) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the platinum derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the pharmaceutical compound shown in the formula (II) covalently linked with albumin or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or EMC-AANL-DOX covalently linked with albumin or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
The disclosure also provide the formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the platinum derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the pharmaceutical compound shown in the formula (II) covalently linked with albumin or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or EMC-AANL-DOX covalently linked with albumin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in the preparation of drugs for treating or preventing cancer, fatty liver (including alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver), steatohepatitis, fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis, liver inflammation and steatosis of liver cell injury; Preferably, the cancer is a solid cancer or a hematological tumor, preferably a cancer of the bladder, brain, breast/mammary gland, cervix, colon, rectum, esophagus, kidney, liver, lung, nasopharynx, pancreas, prostate, skin, stomach, uterus, ovary, testis and hematological sites.
The disclosure also provides an application of the compound shown in the formula (I) in enhancing the water solubility of a compound medicament, reducing the toxicity of the medicament, improving the curative effect of the medicament and/or improving the selectivity of the medicament to immune cells, or an application of the compound in preparing a medicament with improved water solubility, reduced toxicity of the medicament, improved curative effect of the medicament and/or improved selectivity of the medicament to immune cells, or an application of the compound in preparing a medicament molecule for delivering the medicament to liver.
The disclosure also provides an application of EMC-AANL-DOX compound as shown in the following formula or a medicament thereof coupled with albumin (preferably, covalently linked with the EMC part through the cysteine residue at the 36th position of albumin) in the preparation of a medicament for treating liver cancer, and an application of EMC-AANL-DOX compound and anti-PD-1 antibody and/or anti-PD-L1 antibody in the preparation of a medicament for combined treatment of tumors:
The disclosure also provides the formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a platinum derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the pharmaceutical compound shown in the formula (II) covalently linked with albumin or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or EMC-AANL-DOX covalently linked with albumin or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the preparation of medicaments for inhibiting immunosuppressive cells, inhibiting tumor-associated macrophages, inhibiting MDSC cells, inhibiting angiogenesis, promoting antitumor immunity and/or promoting T lymphocyte proliferation.
The disclosure also provides an application of that compound shown in the formula (II) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the platinum derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the pharmaceutical compound shown in the formula (II) covalently linked with albumin or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or EMC-AANL-DOX covalently linked with albumin or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and the anti-PD-1 antibody in the preparation of a medicament for combined treatment of tumors.
The technical scheme of the present disclosure will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments.
The disclosure provides a compound with a structure shown in that following formula (I), which can be use as a linker and can enhance the water solubility of the compound medicament, reduce the toxicity of the medicament, improve the curative effect of the medicament and/or improve the selectivity of the medicament to immune cells when being linked with an interested medicament (such as an anticancer compound):
MI-S-C-A (I)
In this formula, MI is maleimide group; S is a group for improving enzyme digestion efficiency or selectivity; C is a proteolytic enzyme cleavable amino acid linker; and A is auxiliary linker.
An exemplary MI is a maleimide group of the formula:
Among them, the wavy line indicates the connection position with S.
In some embodiments, S in formula (I) is represented as S1-S2-S3, wherein S1 is selected from:
wherein Rx is absent or selected from: C1-6 alkylene, C1-6 alkyleneamino, C1-6 alkylenecarboxyl and C1-6 alkylenecarbonylamino, the wavy line indicating the position of attachment to the adjacent moiety; S2 is absent or —[(CH2)pO]q—; wherein p is an integer of 1-4, preferably 2; q is an integer of 0-15, preferably 1-15, more preferably 2-6; S3 is absent or selected from polar amino acid residues, such as: Glu, Asp, Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Met, Phe, Trp, Ser, Thr, Cys, Tyr, Asn, Gln, Lys, Arg and His, preferably Glu and Asp.
It should be understood that there is at least one of S1, S2 and S3.
Preferably, MI, S1, S2, S3, C and A are connected to each other in any of the following ways:
wherein the wavy line represents adjacent connecting parts; Preferably, S is linked to C through the following group:
In some embodiments, S is —R1—[(CH2)pO]q—R2—R3—, wherein R1 is linked to MI, is absent or is selected from C1-6 alkylene or C1-6 alkylenecarbonylamino; R2 is selected from C1-6 alkylene; R3 is selected from —C(O)O—, —NH—, —O— or —C(O)—R4, wherein R4 is an amino acid residue selected from Glu, Asp, Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Met, Phe, Trp, Ser, Thr, Cys, Tyr, Asn, Gln, Lys, Arg and His, and preferably Glu and Asp, and R4 forms an amide bond with the —C(O)— via its amino group; p is an integer of 1-4; q is an integer of 0-15, preferably 1-15, more preferably 2-6. Preferably, R1 is absent, p is 2 or 3, q is an integer of 1-15, preferably 2-6, R2 is C1-4 alkylene, and R3 is selected from —C(O)O—, —NH— and —O—. In some embodiments, it is preferred that R1 is absent, q is 0, R2 is C1-6 alkylene, R3 is —C(O)—R4, R4 is preferably Glu and Asp, and R4 form an amide bond with that —C(O)— through its amino group. In some embodiments, it is preferred that R1 is C1-6 alkylenecarbonylamino, p is 2 or 3, q is an integer of 1-15, preferably 2-6, R2 is C1-4 alkylene, R3 is —C(O)—R4, R4 is preferably Glu and Asp, and R4 forms an amide bond with that —C(O)— via its amino group.
Exemplary MI-S was selected from:
Preferably, C linked to any of the above MI-S is AAN and A is any of the structures described below.
Preferably, in that compound of formula (I) according to the disclosure, C is selected from a group which is cleaved by asparagine endopeptidase expressed in the tumor microenvironment and which group comprises an Asn residue. In some embodiments, C is X1X2X3, wherein X1 is selected from that group consist of Ala, Thr, Val, and Asn of the L or D forms; X2 is selected from that group consisting of Ala, Thr, Val, and Ile of the L or D form; X3 is Asn, preferably not D-Asn. Exemplary C is selected from: Ala-Ala-Asn, Thr-Ala-Asn, Val-Ala-Asn, Asn-Ala-Asn, Thr-Thr-Asn, Val-Thr-Asn, Asn-Thr-Asn, Ala-Val-Asn, Thr-Val-Asn, Val-Val-Asn, Asn-Val-Asn, Ala-Ile-Asn, Thr-Ile-Asn, Val-Ile-Asn, Asn-Ile-Asn, Ala-Thr-Asn, D-Thr-L-Val-L-Asn, D-Thr-L-Ala-L-Asn, D-Ala-L-Val-L-Asn, L-Thr-D-Val-L-Asn, L-Thr-D-Ala-L-Asn, L-Ala-D-Val-L-Asn, D-Thr-D-Val-L-Asn, D-Thr-D-Ala-L-Asn, D-Ala-D-Val-L-Asn. In some particularly preferred embodiments, C is AAN.
In that compound of formula (I) of the present disclosure, A is preferably selected from the group consist of Leu, PABC-OH and PABC-NH2, the structures of which are shown in the following formulas respectively:
Where the wavy line indicates the location of the connection to C.
In some embodiments, S and A in that compounds of formula (I) of the present disclosure are selected from any one of the following groups 1-162 [wherein “2 peg” represents —(CH2CH2)2—, 3 peg represent —(CH2CH2)3—, 4 peg represents —(CH2CH2O)4—, 6 peg represents —(CH2CH2O)6—, and so on]:
Particularly preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the disclosure (linker) are selected from any one of QHL-005, QHL-006, QHL-008, QHL-086, QHL-087, QHL-089, QHL-090, QHL-092, QHL-093, QHL-095, QHL-096, QHL-098, QHL-099, QHL-101, QHL-102, QHL-104, QHL-105, QHL-107, QHL-108, QHL-116, QHL-119, QHL-138, QHL-140, QHL-141, QHL-143, QHL-144, QHL-146, QHL-147, QHL-150, QHL-153, QHL-154, QHL-155, QHL-156, QHL-157, QHL-158, QHL-159, QHL-160, QHL-161 and QHL-162, more preferably any one of QHL-086, QHL-087, QHL-089 and QHL-090.
The present disclosure provides a compound (conjugate) represented by the following formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
MI-S-C-A-D (II)
wherein MI, S, C and A form a linker compound according to any embodiment of the present disclosure; D is a drug, preferably an anticancer compound.
In formula II, when A is a linking group, it is selected from:
Wherein, the wavy lines indicate the connection locations to C and D. Preferably, it is linked to C via —NH—.
Preferably, D is selected from that group consisting of resiquimod, prednisone, triiodothyronine(T3), doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, methotrexate, gemcitabine, cytarabine, melphalan, nimustine, mitoxantrone, mitomycin, camptothecin, 10-hydroxycamptothecin, topotecan, floxuridine, doxifluridine, etoposide, fludarabine, capecitabine, vincristine, epothilone B, paclitaxel, docetaxel, dabrafenib, dovitinib, motesanib, compound a, compound b and a platinum derivative represented by that following formula:
wherein, that structure of the compound a and the compound b are as follows:
More preferably, D is selected from that group consisting of daunorubicin, dovitinib, epirubicin, compound a, compound b, mitomycin, dabrafenib, motesanib, resiquimod, prednisone, and T3. Preferably, the compounds of formula (I) according to the disclosure (linker) for linking to these drugs (D) are selected from any one of QHL-005, QHL-006, QHL-008, QHL-086, QHL-087, QHL-089, QHL-090, QHL-092, QHL-093, QHL-095, QHL-096, QHL-098, QHL-099, QHL-101, QHL-102, QHL-104, QHL-105, QHL-107, QHL-108, QHL-116, QHL-119, QHL-138, QHL-140, QHL-141, QHL-143, QHL-144, QHL-146, QHL-147, QHL-150, QHL-153, QHL-154, QHL-155, QHL-156, QHL-157, QHL-158, QHL-159, QHL-160, QHL-161, and QHL-162, and more preferably any one of QHL-086, QHL-087, QHL-089, and QHL-090.
Preferably, A and D are linked in any of the following ways:
The wavy line represents adjacent connecting parts.
More preferably, A is linked to D by —CO—NH—, wherein that carbonyl group is linked to or part of A (such as when A is Leu) and the amino group is linked to or part of D. Typically, the connection position of the drug compound to A does not affect the biological activity of the drug, e.g., the connection position is remote from the active center of the drug compound.
Preferably, the pharmaceutical compound of formula (II) according to the present disclosure is selected from:
In some embodiments, the present disclosure also provides a platinum derivative, a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, represented by the following formula:
The pharmaceutical composition of the disclosure can be covalently coupled with albumin to form a new pharmaceutical compound. Accordingly, the present disclosure also includes a pharmaceutical compound of formula (II) of the present disclosure covalently linked to albumin. Typically, albumin is linked to the MI of the linker. In some embodiments, the present disclosure also includes EMC-AANL-DOX linked to albumin, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and uses thereof. The present disclosure also includes a pharmaceutical compound of formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, covalently linked to albumin.
In the present disclosure, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be various pharmaceutically acceptable salts well known in the art, including inorganic and organic acid salts such as hydrochloride, hydrobromide, phosphate, sulfate, citrate, lactate, tartrate, maleate, fumarate, mandelate and oxalate; as well as inorganic and organic base salt with bases such as sodium hydroxide, tri (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (TRIS, tromethamine) and N-methylglucamine.
An exemplary process for that preparation of the compounds of formula (I) and (II) of the present disclosure comprise:
Examples of the base used in the preparation method include organic bases such as triethylamine, pyridine, N,N-diisopropylethylamine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine, 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine and the like, or inorganic bases such as sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate and potassium hydrogencarbonate and the like. Examples of the condensing agent used in the preparation method include HBTU, DMC, HATU, HOBT, DIC, DCC, EDCI, DEPBT, etc., and the solvent used in the preparation method may be any solvent as long as the solvent itself is inert in the reaction and does not inhibit the reaction. Such solvents include halogenated hydrocarbon solvents such as methylene chloride, chloroform, etc., aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene, toluene, etc., aprotic solvents such as acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, etc., ester solvents such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, etc., ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, or a mixture of these solvents. The reaction in this preparation method can be carried out at a temperature ranging from ice-cooling to 150° C.
The disclosure includes pharmaceutical compositions, which comprise a compound of formula (II) of that disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a platinum derivative of the disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a compound of formula (II) covalently linked to albumin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or EMC-AANL-DOX covalently coupled to albumin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The pharmaceutical composition may also contain a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. The carrier or excipient may be any of a variety of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients well known in the art, and may vary depending on the pharmaceutical dosage form or mode of administration.
In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises one or more of a solvent, a solubilizer/cosolvent, a pH modifier, a lyophilizing excipient, and an osmotic pressure modifier.
Lyophilization excipients suitable for use in the present disclosure include one or more of sugars (e.g., lactose, maltose, dextran, glucose, fructose), amino acids (e.g., arginine, lysine, histidine), mannitol, tartaric acid, maleic acid, citric acid, sodium chloride, and cyclodextrins (e.g., hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin, sulfobutyl beta-cyclodextrin).
Suitable pH adjusting agents for use in the present disclosure include one or more of hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, carbonic acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, citric acid, DL-tartaric acid, D-tartaric acid, L-tartaric acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, meglumine, maleic acid, ethylenediamine, triethylamine, arginine, lysine, histidine, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, and disodium hydrogen phosphate.
The solvent suitable for use in the present disclosure is preferably an organic solvent, including one or more of ethanol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol 300, polyethylene glycol 400, tert-butanol, glycerol, Tween, soybean oil, hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin solution, and sulfobutyl beta cyclodextrin solution.
Osmolarity adjusting agents suitable for use in the present disclosure include one or more of glucose, sodium chloride, mannitol, and sodium lactate.
Solubilizers/co-solvents suitable for use in the present disclosure include one or more of Tween 80, Tween 60, poloxamers, hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin, polyethylene glycol (PEG), lithium 12-hydroxystearate, sulfobutyl beta-cyclodextrin, PVP, glycerol, and polyoxyethylene castor oil.
In general, the compound of the present disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is orally administered to a mammal daily in an amount of usually about 0.0025 to 50 mg/kg body weight, preferably about 0.01 to 10 mg/kg body weight. If a known anti-cancer drug or other therapy is administered concurrently, the dose should be effective to achieve its intended purpose. The optimal dosage of these known anticancer drugs is well known to those skilled in the art.
A unit oral dose may comprise from about 0.01 to 50 mg, preferably from about 0.1 to 10 mg, of a compound of this disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The unit dose may be administered one or more times per day in one or more doses, each dose containing from about 0.1 to 50 mg, conveniently from about 0.25 to 10 mg, of a compound of this disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The pharmaceutical composition of that present disclosure can be prepared into any suitable dosage form, including but not limit to tablets, capsules, injections, etc. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure may be administered by routes well known in the art, such as orally, intravenously, intramuscularly, and the like.
The cytokines secreted by tumor induce monocytes to transform into tumor-associated macrophages (TAM), which can stimulate strong immunosuppression and directly help tumor cells to infiltrate and metastasize. The confirmatory marker that differentiates tumor-associated macrophages (M2 type) from monocytes and inflammatory macrophages (M1 type) is the expression of asparagine endopeptidase. The compounds of the present disclosure can be activated and released in the presence of aspartate endopeptidase. Because different parts of the coupling body activated by the specificity of the asparagine endopeptidase have great influence on the functions of targeting, activation, stability, toxicity, drug effect and the like of the final drug, the coupling body activated by the specificity of the asparagine endopeptidase can effectively reduce the toxicity of the connected drug, so that the final drug has new targeting, activation and metabolism characteristics, increases the effect of treating tumors, generates new tumor indications and functions of resisting tumor metastasis, and generates brand-new structures and functions.
The disclosure also find that the compound shown in the formula (II) has the effects of kill tumor-associated macrophages, weakening immunosuppressive cytokines in a microenvironment and promote immune enhancement of toxic CD8 cells. More importantly, these tumor microenvironment-releasing compounds are activated only locally in the tumor, unlike traditional chemotherapeutic drugs that damage the overall immune system. In that experiment, the tumor microenvironment release compound and a PD-1 (programmed death-1) inhibit antibody (an anti-PD-L1 antibody, which is commercially available and is a candidate medicament which is considered to have immunotherapy effect at present) have strong synergistic treatment effect, and can solve the defect that immunotherapy is difficult to combine with chemotherapy medicaments.
Thus, the compounds of the present disclosure, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions may be used to treat or prevent the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease known in the art to be caused by the use of resiquimod, prednisone, T3, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, methotrexate, fludarabine, gemcitabine, cytarabine, melphalan, nimustine, mitoxantrone, mitomycin, camptothecin, 10-hydroxycamptothecin, topotecan, floxuridine, doxifluridine, etoposide, fludarabine, capecitabine, vincristine, epothilone B, paclitaxel, docetaxel, dabrafenib, dovitinib, motesanib, compound a, compound b, and platinum compounds (e.g., carboplatin, cisplatin, oxaliplatin) can treat a variety of diseases, including cancer, ophthalmic diseases, and liver diseases, among others.
For example, it is known in the art that camptothecin can be used for treating or preventing hepatosplenomegaly caused by malignant tumor, psoriasis, wart, acute/chronic leukemia and schistosomiasis, etc.; the 10-hydroxycamptothecin can be use for treating gastric cancer, liver cancer, head and neck cancer, leukemia, etc. Paclitaxel is mainly used for treating ovarian cancer and breast cancer, and also has therapeutic effects on lung cancer, carcinoma of large intestine, melanoma, head and neck cancer, lymphoma, cerebroma, etc. Mitomycin C can be use for treating chronic lymphoma, chronic myelogenous leukemia, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatocarcinoma, cervical cancer, carcinoma of uterine body, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, head and neck tumor, bladder tumor, malignant cavity effusion, etc.
Thus, for example, diseases that may be treated or prevented with a compound of the present disclosure, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof include, but are not limited to, cancers of the bladder, brain, breast/mammary gland, cervix, colon-rectum, esophagus, kidney, liver, lung, nasopharynx, pancreas, prostate, skin, stomach, uterus, ovary, testis, and blood. In particular, these cancer are selected from: liver cancer, kidney cancer, thyroid cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, rectal cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, (e. g., bronchogenic carcinoma of that lung, include undifferentiated small cell and non-small cell), nasopharyngeal carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate canc, skin cancer, gastric cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian canc, testicular cancer, leukemia (e. g., chronic or acute leukemia, including lymphocytic and granulocytic leukemia), malignant lymphoma, fibrosarcoma, soft tissue sarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, Wilms' tumor, neuroblastoma, thyroid cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
In one embodiment, that pharmaceutical compound of formula (II) wherein D is mitomycin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of the present disclosure can also be used for treating or preventing ophthalmic diseases, including treating or prevent healing scars or choroidal neovascularization, or inhibiting macrophages. In other embodiment, that pharmaceutical compound of formula (II) wherein D is mitomycin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can also be used for treating or preventing corneal transplantation, glaucoma, sequela of pterygium surgery, and the like.
The compounds or pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure can also be used to prevent tumor metastasis, especially to prevent tumor metastasis to the lung. In one embodiment, a compound or pharmaceutical composition of the disclosure can be used to prevent lung metastasis of breast cancer.
The liver diseases of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, fatty liver (including alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver), steatohepatitis, fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis, liver inflammation, and steatosis phenomena of liver cell damage.
Accordingly, the present disclosure includes a method of treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, preferably cancer, an ophthalmic disease and a liver disease according to any of the embodiments of the present disclosure, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a compound of formula (II) of the present disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (II) of the present disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, either a platinum derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as described herein, or a compound of formula (II) covalently linked to albumin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or EMC-AANL-DOX covalently coupled to albumin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of each is administered.
The present disclosure also includes a method for preventing tumor metastasis, comprising administering an effective amount of the compound of the present disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound of the present disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein preventing tumor metastasis includes but is not limited to preventing tumor lung metastasis and/or bone metastasis.
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM), as a key inflammatory cell, play an important role in tumor-associated inflammation. In the tumor microenvironment, TAM promotes tumor development by affecting various aspects of tumor biological characteristics. It secretes some molecules (such as EGF) to directly promote the growth of tumor cells, promote angiogenesis, so as to create conditions for cancer cell infiltration and metastasis, but also can inhibit the adaptive immune function. Thus, the present disclosure also includes a method of inhibiting tumor-associated macrophages comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of the present disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the present disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. By inhibiting tumor-associated macrophages, tumor growth can be inhibited, angiogenesis can be inhibited, infiltration and metastasis of cancer cells can be inhibited, anti-tumor immunity can be promoted, thereby preventing and/or treating cancer. In one embodiment, the tumor-associated macrophages express aspartate endopeptidase, which is of the M2 type.
The above method of that present disclosure may be used in combination with radiation therapy or immunotherapy as known in the art.
Accordingly, the present disclosure also includes a compound of the present disclosure, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure for use in any of the methods or uses described above.
The disclosure also includes that use of a compound of the disclosure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutical composition of the disclosure in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of the above-mentioned diseases (e.g., cancer and cancer metastasis). The disclosure also comprises the application of the compound or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the pharmaceutical composition in the preparation of medicaments for inhibiting tumor-associated macrophages, inhibiting tumor growth, inhibiting angiogenesis, inhibiting infiltration and metastasis of cancer cells and/or promoting anti-tumor immunity.
The present disclosure also provides a method of reducing the toxic side effects of an anticancer compound, particularly an anticancer compound as described herein, comprising linking the anticancer compound to a linker compound of formula (I) of the present disclosure.
The therapeutic or prophylactic methods of the present disclosure comprise administering a compound or pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure to a subject in need thereof. Methods of administration include, but are not limited to, oral, intravenous, intramuscular, and that like. Subjects include mammals, especially human.
In some embodiments, the present disclosure also provides an application of EMC-AANL-DOX compound having a structure shown in the following formula or a medicament thereof coupled with albumin in preparing a medicament for treating liver cancer:
It is to be understood that the terms “comprising” and “including” are intended to include “consisting of” and “consisting of.” The sum of all weight percentage or volume percentages should be equal to 100%. The various reagents and products used in the examples are commercially available unless otherwise indicated; the methods involved are carried out according to conventional techniques, unless otherwise indicated. The following embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
The synthesis of QHL-095-DOX is shown below:
Take a dry and clean 2 L reaction flask, adding 500 ml of THF, weigh 80 g of Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH, adding that Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH into the reaction flask, stirring for dissolving, adding 46. 6 g of DEPBT, stirring at room temperature for 15 minutes, adding 16 g of PABC, reacting at room temperature for 30 minutes, adding 45 ml of DIPEA, performing ventilation protection with nitrogen, reacting at room temperature for 3 hours, and monitoring the completion of the reaction by TLC (the Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH reaction is completed).
The reaction solution was evaporated under reduced pressure, dissolved in a small amount of DMF (180 ml) and added dropwise to 3 L of stirring water to precipitate a pale yellow solid, which was washed with water for 2-3 times, filtered under suction, collected and dried under vacuum to obtain an off-white solid (yield>90%).
Add 500 ml of THF and the off-white solid obtained in the previous step into a 2 L single-neck reaction flask in turn, stir and dissolve, cool to 0-5° C. in an ice-salt bath, dropwise add 100 ml of piperidine, gradually recover to room temperature after dropwise addition, react for 1 h, and monitor the completion of reaction by TLC.
Evaporate that solvent under reduce pressure, adding a small amount of DMF for dissolution, dropwise adding into 2 L of water obtain during stirring, mechanically stirring for 30 min, performing suction filtration, repeating water washing for 2-3 times, performing suction filtration, adding 800 ml of methyl tert-butyl ether into a filter cake, stirring for 30 min, performing suction filtration, adding PE:EA=10:1, suction filtration, collection of filter cake, vacuum drying, to obtain off-white solid 80 g, purity of 70%.
50 ml of THF, 5.04 g of Boc-Ala-Ala-OH and 3.89 g of DEPBT were added into a dry and clean 250 ml single-neck reaction flask in sequence, reacted for 10 min at room temperature, and 2.6 g of NH2H2H2-Asn(Trt)-PABC was added, react for 15 min at room temperature under that protection of nitrogen gas exchange, dropwise added 3.5 ml of DIPEA, reacting for 3 hours at room temperature under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange, evaporate the solvent under reduced pressure, adding water and pulping for 2-3 times, filtering to obtain 3.7 g of light yellow solid, and purifying by column chromatography to obtain 2.0 g of product, wherein the purity is 94.8%, and the yield is 26.6%.
Add 1.8 g of intermediate 3 into a 250 ml single-mouth reaction flask, add 28.5 ml of TFA, add 1.5 ml of water dropwise, react at room temperature for 30 min, monitor the reaction by TLC, evaporate the solvent under reduced pressure, add methyl tert-butyl ether for pulping, and perform suction filtration to obtain a solid. Dissolve the solution of dioxane and water in the ratio of 1:1, add 1N sodium hydroxide to adjust pH to 13, stir at room temperature for 40 min, evaporate the solvent under reduced pressure, mix the sample with silica gel and purified by column chromatography to obtain 450 mg of product, the yield is 47.5%.
MI-S1 (338 mg, 2 mmol) and DEPBT (717.6 mg, 2.4 mmol) were added into a 100 ml single-neck flask, and DMF (15 ml) was added to dissolve them. The reaction was carried out at room temperature for 15 min under the protection of nitrogen. Then R3-b (819 mg, 2 mmol) was added and dissolved by stirring. The reaction was carried out for 15 min at room temperature, then DIPEA (137 l) was added dropwise, and the reaction was carried out for 3 h at room temperature under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange, and monitor the completion of R3-a reaction by TLC. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, the crude product was dissolved in methanol, and purified by a reversed-phase high-pressure column chromatography to obtain the intermediate of R3—1 (720 mg, yield: 64.3%).
Add the intermediate (720 mg, 1.28 mmol) obtained in the previous step into a 100 ml single-neck reaction flask, add 15 ml of dichloromethane to dissolve, dropwise add 5 ml of TFA and 0.25 ml of water, react at room temperature for 30 min, and monitor the completion of reaction by TLC. Evaporate under reduce pressure to remove solvent, adding methyl tert-butyl ether, pulping, filtering to obtain solid, mix with silica gel, purified by a reversed-phase column chromatography to obtain 242 mg of product. The yield thereof was found to be 37.5%.
Intermediate 4 (150 mg, 0.395 mmol) and EMC-6Peg-COOH (239 mg, 0.474 mmol) were added into a 100 ml single-necked flask, DMF (15 ml) was added to dissolve them, and the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 15 min under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange. Then 137 μl of DIPEA was added dropwise, and the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 3 h under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange. The completion of reaction of intermediate 4 was monitored by TLC. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduce pressure, that crude product was dissolved in methanol, and purified by a reversed-phase high-pressure column chromatography to give intermediate 5 (95 mg, yield: 21%).
Sequentially added 25 ml of DMF, intermediate 5 (300 mg, 0.346 mmol) and Bis-PNP (316 mg, 1.04 mmol) into a 100 ml single-neck reaction flask, reacting for 15 min at room temperature under that protection of nitrogen gas exchange, dropwise adding 258 μl of DIPEA, reacting for 3 h at room temperature under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange, monitor that 7% of raw materials remain by HPLC, terminating the reaction, evaporating the solvent under reduced pressure, and purifying by column chromatography to obtain 150 mg of the product with a yield of 42%.
Add 84 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride (1.0 eq, 0.145 mmol) and 150 mg of intermediate 6 (1.0 eq, 0.145 mmol) into a 100 mL reaction flask, and react for 15 min at room temperature under nitrogen protection. DIPEA 75 μl was added dropwise and reacted at room temperature for 4 hours. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude product was dissolved in methanol and purified by a reversed-phase high-pressure column chromatography to give QHL-095-DOX (49 mg red solid, yield: 23.8%).
Take a dry and clean 2 L reaction flask, adding 500 ml of THF, weigh 80 g of Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH, adding that Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH into the reaction flask, stirring for dissolving, adding 46. 6 g of DEPBT, stirring at room temperature for 15 minutes, adding 16 g of PABC, reacting at room temperature for 30 minutes, adding 45 ml of DIPEA, performing ventilation protection with nitrogen gas exchange, reacting at room temperature for 3 hours, and monitoring the completion of the reaction by TLC (the Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH reaction is completed).
The reaction solution was evaporated under reduced pressure, dissolved in a small amount of DMF (180 ml) and added dropwise to 3 L of stirring water to precipitate a pale yellow solid, which was washed with water for 2-3 times, filtered under suction, collected and dried under vacuum to obtain an off-white solid (yield>90%).
Add 500 ml of THF and the off-white solid obtained in the previous step into a 2 L single-neck reaction flask in turn, stir and dissolve, cool to 0-5° C. in an ice-salt bath, dropwise add 100 ml of piperidine, gradually recover to room temperature after dropwise addition, react for 1 h, and monitor the completion of reaction by TLC. Dissolve the solvent under reduced pressure, add a small amount of DMF for dissolution, dropwise add into 2 L of water under stirring, mechanically stir for 30 min, and perform suction filtration. Repeat water wash for 2-3 times, suction filtering, adding 800 ml of methyl tert-butyl ether into a filt cake, stirring for 30 min, and suction filtering. Add PE and EA in a ratio of 10:1 to the filter cake, wash twice and filter with suction. Finally, the filter cake was collected and dried in vacuum to obtain 80 g of off-white solid with a purity of 70%.
50 ml of THF, 5.04 g of Boc-Ala-Ala-OH and 3.89 g of DEPBT were added into a dry and clean 250 ml single-neck reaction flask in turn, and the mixture was reacted at room temperature for 10 min. Then 2.6 g NH2H2H2-Asn(Trt)-PABC was added and the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 15 min under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange. DIPEA 3.5 ml was added dropwise, the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 3 hours under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, water was added and the slurry was pulped for 2-3 times, and then 3.7 g of light yellow solid was obtained by suction filtration. After purification by column chromatography, 2.0 g of product was obtained with purity of 94.8% and yield of 26.6%.
Add 1.8 g of intermediate 3 into a 250 ml single-mouth reaction flask, add 28.5 ml of TFA, add 1.5 ml of water dropwise, react at room temperature for 30 min, monitor the completion of reaction by TLC, evaporate the solvent under reduced pressure, add methyl tert-butyl ether for pulping, and perform suction filtration to obtain a solid. Dissolve the solution of dioxane and water in the ratio of 1:1, add 1N sodium hydroxide to adjust pH to 13, stir at room temperature for 40 min, evaporate the solvent under reduced pressure, mix the sample with silica gel and purified by column chromatography to obtain 450 mg of product, the yield is 47.5%.
Fmoc-Glu (OAll)-COOH (1.554 g, 3.79 mmol) was weighed, dissolved in 10 ml of a mixed solution of DCM and THF, and stirred. 2.72 ml of HOtBu was added dropwise, and after the addition was completed, the reaction was carried out for 16 hours at room temperature under the protection of N2 gas exchange, and the completion of the reaction was monitored by TLC. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the silica gel was mixed with the sample and purified by column chromatography to obtain 1.4 g of the product with a yield of 79.5%.
To a dry clean 250 ml single-neck reaction flask was added 10 ml THF, followed by Intermediate 5 (1.4 g, 3 mmol) from the previous step. Stirring and dissolving, cool to 0-5° C. in an ice-salt bath, dropwise adding 3 ml of piperidine, gradually heating to room temperature after dropwise added, reacting for 2 hours, and monitoring that completion of the reaction by TLC. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, purified by silica gel mixing, and the eluate containing the product was collected and dried under reduced pressure to constant weight to obtain 583 mg of the product with a yield of 80%.
Add 15 ml THF, 583 mg intermediate 6 and 932.8 mg DEPBT into a dry and clean 250 ml single-neck reaction flask in turn, and react at room temperature for 10 min. Then 506.4 mg of maleimidocaproic acid was added, nitrogen was exchanged for protection, and that reaction was carry out for 15 minutes at room temperature. The reaction was carried out at room temperature for 3 hours under the protection of N2 gas exchange. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the mixture was pulped with water for 2-3 times. 800 mg of light yellow solid was obtained by suction filtration. The product was purified by column chromatography to obtain 628 mg of product with purity of 94.8% and yield of 59.9%.
In a dry and clean 100 ml single-neck reaction flask, 10 ml of dichloromethane and 872 mg of intermediate 7 were added in turn. After uniform stirring, 3 ml of TFA was added dropwise, and the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 2 hours, and the completion of the reaction of the raw materials was monitored by TLC. The solvent was removed by vacuum distillation, and the solid was obtained by pulping with methyl tert-butyl ether and filtration. The solid was purified by silica gel. The eluate containing the product was collected and dried under vacuum to constant weight to obtain 459 mg of the product with a yield of 60.3%.
Add 15 ml THF, 459 mg intermediate 8 and 434 mg DEPBT into a dry and clean 250 ml single-neck reaction flask in turn, and react at room temperature for 10 min. Then 457.8 mg of intermediate 4 was added, and the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 15 min under nitrogen purging. DIPEA 627 μl was added dropwise, the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 3 hours under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, water was added and the slurry was pulped for 2-3 times, 750 mg of light yellow solid was obtained by suction filtration, and 655 mg of product was obtained by column purification with a yield of 63.2%.
Sequentially added 25 ml of DMF, intermediate 9 (655 mg, 0.88 mmol) and Bis-PNP (804 mg, 2.64 mmol) into a 100 ml single-necked reaction flask, reacting for 15 min at room temperature under that protection of nitrogen gas exchange, dropwise adding 258 μl of DIPEA, reacting for 3 h at room temperature under the protection of nitrogen gas exchange, monitor that 7% of raw materials remain by HPLC, terminating the reaction, evaporating the solvent under reduced pressure, and purifying by column chromatography to obtain 335 mg of the product with a yield of 42%.
214.3 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride (1.0 eq, 0.369 mmol) and 335 mg of intermediate 10 (1.0 eq, 0.369 mmol) were added into a 100 mL reaction flask, and reacted at room temperature for 15 min under nitrogen protection. 190 μl of DIPEA was further added dropwise, and that mixture was allowed to react at room temperature for 4 hour. The solvent was evaporate under reduce pressure, and that crude product was dissolved in methanol and purified by a reversed-phase high-pressure column chromatography to give intermediate 11 (115 mg of red solid, 23. 8% yield).
To a 100 mL reaction flask, 15 mL of THF, intermediate 11 (115 mg, 0.0877 mmol), and tri-n-butyltin hydride (76 mg, 0.2631 mmol) were added in turn, and the reaction solution was protected by nitrogen. Tetrakis (triphenylphosphine) palladium (0)(14.2 mg, 0.012 mmol) was then added, and that mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Monitor by TLC until conversion was completed. The content of that flask were then filtered through celite and the residue was washed with THF. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The result crude product was purified by column chromatography to give 100 mg (yield: 90%) of that target compound.
Add raw material 300 mg to 100 ml three-necked bottle, and add 15 ml THF/ETOH (4:1) dissolve. Cool to −5° C.-0° C. in an ice-salt bath, dropwise adding 210 mg of LiOH (5 ml) aqueous solution into that bottle in batch while stirring and controlling the temperature, and naturally raising the temperature to react for 1 h after dropwise adding. The reaction liquid is sent to HPLC, that temperature is control to be −5° C.-0° C. after the raw material are completely reacted, the pH value of the reaction liquid is adjusted to be 3-4 by using 1 mol/L HCl, the temperature is control to be 25-30° C., and the solvent is removed to obtain a crude product of the intermediate 1 which is directly used for the next step.
Add 15 ml of 1 mol/L dioxane hydrochloride solution into the intermediate 1, stir at room temperature to react for 1 h, send the reaction solution to HPLC, and wait for the complete reaction of the intermediate 1. Controlling the temperature at 25-30° C. to remove the solvent to obtain a crude product of the intermediate 2 which is directly used for the next step.
Add the crude product of intermediate 2 into a 100 ml three-necked flask, add 20 ml dioxane to dissolve, and cool to −5° C.-0° C. in ice-salt bath. Then 159 mg of sodium carbonate aqueous solution (pH is about 8) was added dropwise into the flask under controlled temperature, and 311 mg of Fmoc-C1 dioxane solution was added dropwise under nitrogen protection and controlled temperature of −5° C.-0° C. After dropping, the temperature was naturally raised to react for 1 h, and the reaction was sent to HPLC for detection until the intermediate 2 was completely reacted. The solvent was removed by spinning, and that crude silica gel was mixed and purified by a reversed-phase high-pressure column chromatography to obtain 107 mg of intermediate 3.
Add 107 mg of intermediate 3 into a 50 ml single-necked flask, and add 15 ml of methanol to dissolve. Cool to −20° C. with liquid nitrogen, dropwise add 302 ul of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (25% methanol solution) into the flask, naturally heat up and react for 1 h after dropping, and this reaction solution is the standby solution 1.
Add 140.8 mg of diiododiammine platinum into a 50 ml single-neck flask, and add 10 ml of ultrapure water to dissolve, heat to 50° C., keep away from light, dropwise add 49.5 mg of silver nitrate aqueous solution into the flask under the protection of nitrogen, react for 15 min, and then continue to dropwise add 49.5 mg of silver nitrate aqueous solution into the flask. After 15 min of reaction after dropping, the reaction solution was filtered with a filter membrane, and the filtrate was transferred to a 100 ml single-necked flask into which standby solution 1 was added dropwise at room temperature. After nitrogen replacement three times, the reaction solution was transferred to an oil bath and heated to 50° C. After reaction overnight (usually 16 h) in that dark. The reaction solution was centrifuged, and the supernatant was directly passed through a high pressure reverse phase column, and the preparation was lyophilized to obtain 79 mg of intermediate 4 with a yield of 45.7%.
5 mg of intermediate 4 was added to a 10 ml single-necked flask, followed by 2 ml of MeOH/ACN (1:1) stir to dissolve. 2 μl of DBU was dropped into that reaction solution at room temperature, the reaction was performed for half an hour under nitrogen protection, and the detection was performed by HPLC. After the reaction of the intermediate 4 is completed, the reaction solution was dripped into 6 ml of methyl tert-butyl ether to precipitate an off-white solid, centrifuged, and the supernatant was removed. The solid was dissolved in water/tert-butyl alcohol and passed through a column to obtain 1.8 mg of the product N-CBP.
Add 500 mg of raw material into a 100 ml three-necked flask, and add 10 ml of DCM for dissolution. When the temperature is reduced to −5° C.-0° C., 5 ml TFA was added dropwise under stirring, and after reacting for 1 h, the raw materials was monitored by HPLC to react completely. The solvent in the reaction solution was removed by spinning, and the remaining oil was intermediate 1. 2. Synthesis of Intermediate 2 Intermediate 1 and 1.15 g of the starting material Fmoc-AAN-PABC-PNP were added to a 100 ml single-necked flask and dissolved in 20 ml of DMF. And activate for 10 minutes under that protection of nitrogen and stirring. 0.87 ml DIPEA was added into the reaction flask, and the reaction was carried out for 0.5 h. After the reaction of Fmoc-AAN-PABC-PNP was completed, the DMF in the reaction solution was removed by rotation, and the crude product was dissolved in water/DMF, and then passed through a high pressure reversed-phase column to obtain 975 mg of intermediate 2 with a yield of 78.6%.
400 mg of intermediate 2 was added to a 250 ml three-necked flask, THF/ETOH (4:1) 35 ml dissolved. The temperature was reduced to −5° C.-0° C. by ice-salt bath, and 202 mg of LiOH aqueous solution was added dropwise in batches. After dropping, the reaction was carried out for 3 h at controlled temperature, and then the reaction was detected by HPLC. After the reaction of intermediate 2 was completed, the temperature was controlled to-5° C.-0° C. The PH of the reaction solution was adjusted to 6-7 with 1 mol/L HCL. At 25° C.-30° C., the solvent was removed by rotation. The crude product was beaten with methyl tert-butyl ether twice, and the solid was dissolved with methanol/water. After passing through a high-pressure reversed-phase column, 230 mg of intermediate 3 was obtained, with a yield of 86.7%.
235 mg of intermediate 3 and 222 mg of EMC-OSU were added in a 100 ml single-neck flask, and 30 ml of DMF was added and stirred to dissolve. It was then heated to 50° C., reacted overnight (typically 16 h) under nitrogen protection, and detected by HPLC. After the intermediate 3 was completely reacted, the DMF was removed, the crude product was dissolved by methanol/water, and 200 mg of the intermediate 4 was obtained by passing through a high-pressure reversed-phase column, and the yield is 53.6%.
Add 200 mg of intermediate 4 to a 100 ml single-necked flask and dissolve in 20 ml of methanol. It was cooled to −20° C. with liquid nitrogen, and 279 μl of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (25% solution in methanol) was added dropwise to that flask. After dropping, naturally raise the temperature to react for 1 h, and the reaction solution was the standby solution 1.
Add 130 mg of diiododiammine platinum into a 100 ml single-necked flask, and add 30 ml of ultrapure water to dissolve, and heat to 50° C. Dropwise adding 46 mg of silver nitrate aqueous solution into that flask under the conditions of avoiding light and protecting nitrogen, react for 15 min, and continuously dropwise adding 46 mg of silver nitrate aqueous solution into the flask. After 15 min reaction, the reaction solution was filtered with a filter membrane and transferred to a 250 ml single-necked flask, into which standby solution 1 was added dropwise at room temperature. After nitrogen replacement three times, the reaction solution was transferred to an oil bath and heated to 50° C. After reaction overnight (usually 16 h) in the dark, the reaction solution was centrifuged and the supernatant was directly passed through a high pressure reversed phase column. The preparation was lyophilized to obtain 90 mg of product QHL-140-N CBP, with a yield of 34.5%.
Add 500 mg of raw material into a 100 ml three-necked flask, and add 10 ml of DCM for dissolution. When the temperature is reduced to −5° C.-0° C., 5 ml TFA was added dropwise under stirring, and after reacting for 1 h, the raw materials was monitored by HPLC to react completely. The solvent in the reaction solution was removed by spinning, and the remaining oil was intermediate 1.
Intermediate 1 and 1.15 g of the raw material Fmoc-AAN-PABC-PNP were added to a 100 ml single-necked flask and dissolved in 20 ml of DMF. And activated for 10 minutes under that protection of nitrogen and stirring. Then 0.87 ml DIPEA was added into the reaction flask and reacted for 0.5 h. After the reaction of Fmoc-AAN-PABC-PNP was completed, DMF was removed from the reaction solution by rotation, and the crude product was dissolved in water/DMF. 975 mg of intermediate 2 was obtained by high pressure reversed phase column chromatography with the yield of 78.6%.
400 mg of intermediate 2 was added to a 250 ml three-necked flask, THF/ETOH (4:1) 35 ml dissolved. The temperature was reduced to −5° C.-0° C. by ice-salt bath, and 202 mg of LiOH aqueous solution was added dropwise in batches. After dropping, the reaction was carried out for 3 h at controlled temperature, and then the reaction was detected by HPLC. After the reaction of intermediate 2 was completed, the temperature was controlled to-5° C.-0° C. The PH of the reaction solution was adjusted to 6-7 with 1 mol/L HCL. At 25° C.-30° C., the solvent was removed by rotation. The crude product was beaten with methyl tert-butyl ether twice, and the solid was dissolved with methanol/water. After passing through a high-pressure reversed-phase column, 235 mg of intermediate 3 was obtained, with a yield of 88.6%.
89 mg of EMC-2Peg-OH was added to a 100 ml single-necked flask and dissolved in DMF. Add 97 mg of DEPBT into the flask, stir and activate for 1 h at room temperature. Then add 95 ul DEPBT into the flask, continue to stir for 1 h, then add 150 mg DMF solution of intermediate 3 into the flask in batches, stir at room temperature after dropping, detect by HPLC. After the reaction, remove DMF by rotation, dissolve the crude product with water/methanol and pass through reversed-phase high-pressure column to obtain 88 mg product with the yield of 37.6%.
Add 88 mg of intermediate 4 to a 50 ml single-necked flask and dissolve in 10 ml of methanol. It was cooled to −20° C. with liquid nitrogen, and 106 μl of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (25% solution in methanol) was added dropwise to that flask. After dropping, naturally raise the temperature to react for 1 h, and the reaction solution was the standby solution 1.
Add 49 mg of diiododiammine platinum into a 50 ml single-necked flask, and add 10 ml of ultrapure water to dissolve, and heat to 50° C. Dropwise adding 17 mg of silver nitrate aqueous solution into that flask under the conditions of avoiding light and protecting nitrogen, react for 15 min, and continuously dropwise adding 17 mg of silver nitrate aqueous solution into the flask. After 15 min reaction, the reaction solution was filtered with a filter membrane and transferred to a 100 ml single-necked flask, into which standby solution 1 was added dropwise at room temperature. After that, nitrogen replacement three times, then the reaction solution was transferred to an oil bath and heated to 50° C. The reaction was stopped overnight (typically 16 h) protected from light until about 20% of Intermediate 4 had not reacted completely, as detected by HPLC. The reaction solution was centrifuged and the supernatant was directly passed through a high pressure reversed phase column. The preparation was lyophilized to obtain 54 mg of product QHL-086-N-CBP, with a yield of 48.6%.
Add 500 mg of raw material into a 100 ml three-necked flask, and add 10 ml of DCM for dissolution. When the temperature is reduced to −5° C.-0° C., 5 ml TFA was added dropwise under stirring, and after reacting for 1 h, the raw materials was monitored by HPLC to react completely. The solvent in the reaction solution was removed by spinning, and the remaining oil was intermediate 1.
Intermediate 1 and 1.15 g of the raw material Fmoc-AAN-PABC-PNP were added to a 100 ml single-necked flask and dissolved in 20 ml of DMF. And activated for 10 minutes under that protection of nitrogen and stirring. Then 0.87 ml DIPEA was added into the reaction flask and reacted for 0.5 h, and sent it to be detected by HPLC. After the reaction of Fmoc-AAN-PABC-PNP was completed, DMF was removed from the reaction solution, and the crude product was dissolved in water/DMF. 975 mg of intermediate 2 was obtained by high pressure reversed phase column chromatography with the yield of 78.6%.
400 mg of intermediate 2 was added to a 250 ml three-necked flask, THF/ETOH (4:1) 35 ml dissolved. The temperature was reduced to −5° C.-0° C. by ice-salt bath, and 202 mg of LiOH aqueous solution was added dropwise in batches. After dropping, the reaction was carried out for 3 h at controlled temperature, and then the reaction was detected by HPLC. After the reaction of intermediate 2 was completed, the temperature was controlled to-5° C.-0° C. The PH of the reaction solution was adjusted to 6-7 with 1 mol/L HCL. At 25° C.-30° C., the solvent was removed by rotation. The crude product was beaten with methyl tert-butyl ether twice, and the solid was dissolved with methanol/water. After passing through a high-pressure reversed-phase column, 235 mg of intermediate 3 was obtained, with a yield of 88.6%.
180 mg of intermediate 3 and 240 mg of EMC-6Peg-OSU were added to a 100 ml single-neck bottle, and then 20 ml of DMF was added, stirred and dissolved, and then heated to 50° C. The reaction was carried out overnight (usually 16 h) under nitrogen protection, and sent to HPLC for detection until the reaction of intermediate 3 was completed. DMF was spun off, the crude product was dissolved in methanol/water, and passed through a high-pressure reverse-phase column to obtain 234 mg of intermediate 4 with a yield of 69.2%.
Add 234 mg of intermediate 4 to a 100 ml single-necked flask and dissolve in 15 ml of methanol. It was cooled to −20° C. with liquid nitrogen, and 234 μl of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (25% solution in methanol) was added dropwise to that flask. After dropping, naturally raise the temperature to react for 1 h, and the reaction solution was the standby solution 1.
Add 109 mg of diiododiammine platinum into a 100 ml single-necked flask, and add 20 ml of ultrapure water to dissolve, and heat to 50° C. Dropwise adding 38 mg of silver nitrate aqueous solution into that flask under the conditions of avoiding light and protecting nitrogen, react for 15 min, and continuously dropwise adding 38 mg of silver nitrate aqueous solution into the flask. After 15 min reaction, the reaction solution was filtered with a filter membrane and transferred to a 250 ml single-necked flask, into which standby solution 1 was added dropwise at room temperature. After that, nitrogen replacement three times, then the reaction solution was transferred to an oil bath and heated to 50° C. The reaction was stopped overnight (typically 16 h) protected from light. The reaction solution was centrifuged and the supernatant was directly passed through a high pressure reversed phase column. The preparation was lyophilized to obtain 138 mg of final product with a yield of 48%.
The synthetic route of the MI-S group in QHL-006 is shown below:
Maleic anhydride (245 mg, 2.5 mmol) was weighed into a dry and clean 100 ml single-neck reaction flask, and then 10 ml of dichloromethane was added, stirred and dissolved. NH2H2H2-3Peg-COOtBu (624 mg, 2.25 mmol) was added and reacted for 6 hours at room temperature. The reaction was monitored by LC-MS until the maleic anhydride was completely reacted. The reaction solution was dried by spin drying and the silica gel was stirred and passed through a column to give MI-S intermediate-1 (456 mg, yield 48.6%).
Add 456 mg of MI-S intermediate-1 obtained in the above step into a 100 ml single-necked reaction flask, and then add 10 ml of acetic anhydride and stir for dissolution. NaOAC (98.7 mg, 1.216 mmol) was added slowly in batches and heated to 110° C. in oil bath to react for 3 h. The reaction was monitored by LC-MS until the MI-S intermediate-1 was completely reacted. After the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, MI-S intermediate-2 (312, yield 70%) was obtained by spin-drying and purification by column chromatography.
The MI-S intermediate-2 (312 mg, 0.87 mmol) obtained in the previous step was added to a 100 ml single-necked reaction flask, and 10 ml of dichloromethane was added to dissolve it. 2 ml of TFA and 0.15 ml of water were added dropwise, the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 30 min, and the completion of the reaction was monitored by TLC. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, slurried by adding methyl tert-butyl ether, and suction filtered to obtain a solid, which was mixed with silica gel and passed through a reversed-phase column to obtain 196 mg of the product. The yield thereof was found to be 75%.
The final product was prepared by a method similar to the synthesis of QHL-095-DOX, using different MI-S for ligation (the preparation of MI-S refers to the synthesis process of MI-S in QHL-006-DOX).
Dissolve N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-alanine (100 g, 0.45 mol) in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (3 L), add 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (72.6 g, 0.54 mol)) and 1-ethyl-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (103.3 g, 0.54 mol) with stirring. After 1 hour of reaction, N, N-dimethylformamide (1 L) solution of L-alanine methyl ester (46.2 g, 0.45 mol) and N, N-diisopropylethylamine (173.8 g, 1.34 mol) was added dropwise at 0° C. in an ice bath, after that, stir at room temperature for 10 hours. Then, evaporating the solvent under reduced pressure, dissolving the crude product in dichloromethane (2 L), washing with saturated ammonium chloride solution, water and saturated sodium chloride solution in turn, drying the organic phase with anhydrous sodium sulfate, evaporating the solvent under reduced pressure, recrystallizing the crude product with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether to obtain the pure product, namely intermediate 1 (101 g of white solid with a yield of 73.1%).
Intermediate 1 (100 g, 0.34 mol) was dissolved in a mixed solution of tetrahydrofuran (2 L) and water (1 L), cooled to 0° C., and 1 mol/L lithium hydroxide solution (400 mL) was added dropwise. It was stirred and reacted for 10 hours, and then concentrated hydrochloric acid was added dropwise to neutralize to pH<6. The tetrahydrofuran was evaporated under reduced pressure, the remaining aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane (1 L×3), the organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure to obtain Intermediate 2 (88 g white solid with a yield of 92.2%).
In a three-necked flask, L-leucine tert-butyl ester (22.4 g, 0.1 mol), N-Fmoc-N′-trityl asparagine (59.6 g, 0.1 mol) were dissolved in N,N-bismuth methylformamide (1000 mL), stirred and added 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (14.85 g, 0.11 mol) and 1-ethyl-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (23 g, 0.12 mol). After ice bathed to 0° C., additional N, N-diisopropylethylamine (25.8 g, 0.2 mol) was added. After stirring for 10 hour, that solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, the crude product was dissolved in chloroform (1000 ml), washed successively with saturated ammonium chloride solution, saturated sodium chloride solution and water, the organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained crude product was recrystallized (dichloromethane:ethyl acetate=1:1) to give intermediate 3 (42.4 g of a white solid with a yield of 55.4%).
Intermediate 3 (7.65 g, 0.01 mol) was dissolved in a mixture of dichloromethane (100 mL) and N,N-dimethylformamide (100 mL). Piperidine (40 ml) was added and after stirred at room temperature for 5 hours, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and then dried in a vacuum oven under high vacuum to remove a small amount of piperidine to give Intermediate 4 as a pale yellow solid which was used in the next step without purification.
The crude intermediate 4 obtained in the previous step was dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (200 mL), followed by the addition of intermediate 2 (2.94 g, 0.012 mol), benzotriazole-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylurea hexafluorophosphate (HBTU) (6.07 g, 0.016 mol). After ice bathing to 0° C., N, N-diisopropylethylamine (2.6 g, 0.02 mol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, the residue was dissolved in chloroform (100 ml), washed successively with saturated ammonium chloride solution and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered, and the solvent was evaporated. The obtained crude product was subjected to silica gel column chromatography Intermediate 5 (3.1 g white solid, total yield of the first two steps: 37.8%) was obtained.
Cbz-AAN(trt)-L-Otbu (3.00 g, 3.65 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (100 mL), 10% palladium on charcoal (0.3 g) was added thereto, and hydrogen gas was introduced. The reaction was stirred at normal temperature and normal pressure for 4 hours, palladium on charcoal was removed by filtration, washed with methanol, that filtrate and the washings were combined, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain intermediate 6 (2.38 g of a white solid with a yield of 95.2%).
Intermediate 6 (2.38 g, 3.4 mmol) and EMC-6Peg-OSu (2.4 g, 4.08 mmol) were added to a 250 ml single-necked flask, and DMF (30 ml) was added to dissolve, and heated to 50° C. for 6 h. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, the crude product was dissolved in methanol, and purified by a reverse-phase high-pressure column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 7 (2.5 g with a yield of 63.2%).
Intermediate 7 (1.00 g, 0.852 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (20 mL) and trifluoroacetic acid (10 mL) was added dropwise at room temperature. It was stirred and reacted for 2 hours, and the reaction solution was monitored by HPLC. When the reaction of intermediate 1 was complete, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The crude product was washed twice with methyl tert-butyl ether, and the solid was dissolved in methanol and purified by a reverse-phase high-pressure column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 8 (721 mg of white solid with a yield of 96.8%).
9) Synthesis of the final product QHL-096-DOX
In a 100 mL reaction flask, add 63 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride (1.0 eq), 95 mg of intermediate 8 (1 eq), 39 mg of DEPBT (1.2 eq) and 10 mL of DMF. Under nitrogen protection, 60 ul of DIPEA (3 eq) was added to the reaction mixture. After 4 hours of reaction at room temperature, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude product was dissolved in methanol and purified by a reverse-phase high-pressure column chromatography to obtain QHL-096-DOX (52 mg of red solid with a yield of 34.2%).
The synthetic route of QHL-117 is shown below:
Dissolve N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-alanine (100 g, 0.45 mol) in dry N, N-dimethylformamide (3 L), add 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (72.6 g, 0.54 mol)) and 1-ethyl-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride (103.3 g, 0.54 mol) with stirring. After 1 hour of reaction, N, N-dimethylformamide (1 L) solution of L-alanine methyl ester (46.2 g, 0.45 mol) and N, N-diisopropylethylamine (173.8 g, 1.34 mol) was added dropwise at 0° C. in an ice bath, after that, stir at room temperature for 10 hours. Then, evaporating the solvent under reduced pressure, dissolving the crude product in dichloromethane (2 L), washing with saturated ammonium chloride solution, water and saturated sodium chloride solution in turn, drying the organic phase with anhydrous sodium sulfate, evaporating the solvent under reduced pressure, recrystallizing the crude product with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether to obtain the pure product, namely intermediate 1 (101 g of white solid with a yield of 73.1%).
Intermediate 1 (100 g, 0.34 mol) was dissolved in a mixed solution of tetrahydrofuran (2 L) and water (1 L), cooled to 0° C., and 1 mol/L lithium hydroxide solution (400 mL) was added dropwise. It was stirred and reacted for 10 hours, and then concentrated hydrochloric acid was added dropwise to neutralize to pH<6. The tetrahydrofuran was evaporated under reduced pressure, the remaining aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane (1 L×3), the organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure to obtain Intermediate 2 (88 g white solid with a yield of 92.2%).
In a three-necked flask, L-leucine tert-butyl ester (22.4 g, 0.1 mol), N-Fmoc-N′-trityl asparagine (59.6 g, 0.1 mol) were dissolved in N,N-bismuth methylformamide (1000 mL), stirred and added 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (14.85 g, 0.11 mol) and 1-ethyl-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (23 g, 0.12 mol). After ice bathed to 0° C., additional N, N-diisopropylethylamine (25.8 g, 0.2 mol) was added. After stirring for 10 hour, that solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, the crude product was dissolved in chloroform (1000 ml), washed successively with saturated ammonium chloride solution, saturated sodium chloride solution and water, the organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained crude product was recrystallized (dichloromethane:ethyl acetate=1:1) to give intermediate 3 (42.4 g of a white solid with a yield of 55.4%).
Intermediate 3 (7.65 g, 0.01 mol) was dissolved in a mixture of dichloromethane (100 mL) and N, N-dimethylformamide (100 mL). Piperidine (40 ml) was added and after stirred at room temperature for 5 hours, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and then dried in a vacuum oven under high vacuum to remove a small amount of piperidine to give Intermediate 4 as a pale yellow solid which was used in the next step without purification.
The crude intermediate 4 obtained in the previous step was dissolved in N, N-dimethylformamide (200 mL), followed by the addition of intermediate 2 (2.94 g, 0.012 mol), benzotriazole-N, N, N′,N′-tetramethylurea hexafluorophosphate (HBTU) (6.07 g, 0.016 mol). After ice bathing to 0° C., N, N-diisopropylethylamine (2.6 g, 0.02 mol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, the residue was dissolved in chloroform (100 ml), washed successively with saturated ammonium chloride solution and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered, and the solvent was evaporated. The obtained crude product was subjected to silica gel column chromatography Intermediate 5 (3.1 g white solid, total yield of the first two steps: 37.8%) was obtained.
Cbz-AAN (trt)-L-Otbu (3.00 g, 3.65 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (100 mL), 10% palladium on charcoal (0.3 g) was added thereto, and hydrogen gas was introduced. The reaction was stirred at normal temperature and normal pressure for 4 hours, palladium on charcoal was removed by filtration, washed with methanol, that filtrate and the washings were combined, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain intermediate 6 (2.38 g of a white solid with a yield of 95.2%).
15 ml THF, (2.387 g, 3.4 mmol) intermediate 6 and 1.35 g DEPBT were sequentially added to a dry and clean 250 ml single-necked reaction flask. The reaction was carried out at room temperature for 10 min, and then EMC-Glu (OAll)-COOH (1.3 g, 3.4 mmol) was added. Protected by nitrogen ventilation, and reacted at room temperature for 15 min. After adding DIPEA 1.8 ml dropwise, nitrogen ventilation protection, the reaction was carried out at room temperature for 3 hours, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, water was added for 2-3 times beating, suction filtration to obtain 700 mg of light yellow solid, which was purified by column to obtain product 2.2 g with a yield of 63.2%.
Intermediate 7 (1.53 g, 1.46 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (20 mL) and trifluoroacetic acid (10 mL) was added dropwise at room temperature. It was stirred and reacted for 2 hours, and the reaction solution was monitored by HPLC. When the reaction of intermediate 7 was complete, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The crude product was washed twice with methyl tert-butyl ether, and the solid was dissolved in methanol and purified by a reverse-phase high-pressure column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 8 (928 mg of white solid with a yield of 84.8%).
In a 100 mL reaction flask, 510.4 mg of doxorubicin hydrochloride (1.0 eq, 0.88 mmol), 659 mg of intermediate 8 (1.0 eq, 0.88 mmol) were added. The reaction was carried out at room temperature for 15 min under nitrogen protection. 78 μl of DIPEA was added dropwise, and after 4 hours of reaction at room temperature, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, the crude product was dissolved in methanol, and purified by a reverse-phase high-pressure column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 9 (258 mg of red solid with a yield of 23.8%).
In a 100 mL reaction flask, THE 15 ml, intermediate 9 (258 mg, 0.202 mmol), n-butyltin hydride (175.7 mg, 0.606 mmol) were successively added, and the reaction solution was protected by nitrogen. Then tetrakis (triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) (32.7 mg, 0.028 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Monitor by TLC until conversion was completed. The content of that flask were then filtered through celite and the residue was washed with THF. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained crude product was purified by column to obtain 224 mg (yield: 90%) of the target compound.
The other compounds in Table 1 below were prepared in a similar manner to embodiments 1-2, 4-9 using different MI, S, C, A and D parts.
The compounds were verified by mass spectrometry (MS) and their molecular weights are shown in Table 1, which are in agreement with the calculated molecular weights based on their structures.
The present disclosure also provides the following comparative compounds of the formula:
EMC-AANL-DOX, QHL-087-DOX and QHL-087-N-CBP are prepared, wherein EMC-AANL-DOX was dissolved by DMSO, and QHL-087-DOX and QHL-087-N-CBP were dissolved by sterile water. HSA was dissolved in sterile water. The compound was combined with HSA at a ratio of 3:1 (4.8 umol/mL, 1.6 umol/mL), and reacted in a water bath at 37° C. for 3 h. The reaction solution was taken out, and the unbound compound was filtered by pressurized ultrafiltration membrane, diluted with normal saline and filtered for 3 times to obtain the semi-finished product. The human albumin conjugated doxorubicin antitumor drug is isolated by, for example, chromatographic methods such as DEAE ion exchange, gel filtration, and hydroxyapatite chromatography. The semi-finished products were packed, frozen and freeze-dried in time. The freeze-drying technology of the products could be determined according to the performance of the machine, but the preparation quality and storage quality of the products should be guaranteed to meet the requirements. The binding of Legubicin with HSA in different proportions and at different times was compared. The results showed that the mass ratio of EMC AANL DOX, QHL 087 DOX and QHL 087 N CBP with HSA was 3:1 and 37° C. for 3 h, the binding rates of HSA were 62%, 99.6% and 99.7% respectively.
S-C-A is a chemically modified linker and shows a high activation efficiency compared to the native peptide sequence linker cleaved by Legumain. When C is AAN, the activation of the different S-C-A linkers and the control linker is evaluated in an activation assay. They were dissolved and diluted tenfold using S-C-A conjugates to a concentration of 0.1 mM/ml. The sample compounds were added at a concentration of 1 mg/ml to 100 μg of acidified human breast cancer (MDA—MB435) tumor tissue homogenate (pH 6.0) at 37° C. The enzyme in the tumor tissue homogenate was released and detected by HPLC to compare the efficiency of activation of the linker by the tumor tissue. The results was shown in Table 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 and 2-4.
The effect of the D-type tripeptide on the activation efficiency was examined in comparison to the native peptide sequence linker cleaved by Legumain, S1 in MI-S is —CH2CH2—CONH—, S2: 2 peg. The results were shown in Table 2-4 below.
From the data in the tables, it can be seen that under the condition of high activation of S and A, different amino acid selection and configuration have influence on the activation efficiency when the variable is different tripeptides, especially D-Asn leads to the loss of activation ability, while the other two positions of amino acid are adjusted to D-type and still have activation activity.
Accurately weigh 10 mg of C3, QHL-087-DOX, QHL-090-DOX, QHL-093-DOX, QHL-094-DOX, QHL-093-DOX and QHL-096-DOX samples respectively, add appropriate amount of water to prepare 4 umol/mL sample stock solution, and add water to gradually dilute into the sample solutions with various concentrations in Table 3 below; 20 ul of sample solutions with different concentrations was respectively measured, 80 ul of Legumain was added, and water bath was carried out in a water bath kettle at 37° C.; Take out after water bath for 2 h, inject 10 ul of sample, and detect by HPLC; Read out the area of each corresponding product, calculate the product concentration according to the linear equation of the product, and substitute it into the formula to obtain the corresponding V:
V(umoL/mL/min)=C(umoL/mL)/120 min
Plotting [C] according to the formula V, the intercept Km/Vmax and the intersection point of the straight line with the x-axis can be obtained, which is −Km, and [C] is the concentration of each substrate, i.e. the concentration of the sample solution, in umoL/mL.
As shown in
The mouse splenocytes isolated above were resuspended to 1 E8/mL. Add 100 ul Miltenyi biotec CD8a(Ly-2) microBeads per 1 E8 cells, mix well, and incubate at 4° C. for 15 minutes in the dark. Add 5-10 times the volume of PBS, mix and wash thoroughly, centrifuge at 300 g for 5 minutes, remove the supernatant, and repeat the washing once. Resuspend the cells to 2 E8/mL for separation on the column, place the cell suspension on the magnet plate on the LS column, which has been pre-equilibrated with wash buffer (pH7.2 PBS+0.5% BSA+2 mM EDTA). After the cell suspension slowly flowed through the LS column and the CD8+ T cells were bound to the magnetic particles in the LS column, the LS column was washed with 3 times the volume of cell suspension wash buffer. After washing, the LS column was taken out from the magnet plate and placed in a 15 mL centrifuge tube. Add 5 mL of washing buffer to the LS column, and then use the LS cartridge to quickly squeeze and elute the bound cells in the LS into a centrifuge tube, collect all the cells that pass through the column, centrifuge the obtained cells to remove the supernatant, and repeat the washing with the washing buffer once. Resuspend the cells with an appropriate volume of 10% RMPI1640 medium, and count the cells for use.
The bilateral femur and tibiae of two C57BL/6 mice were taken out under aseptic conditions, and that metaphysis was cut off in a super-clean table. the marrow cavity was gently washed with serum-free MEM culture solution by a 5 mL sterile syringe for 4 times, and all cell suspensions were collect; Centrifuge at 1000 r/min for 10 min, discard the supernatant to obtain the cell precipitate, resuspend with an appropriate volume of serum-free MEM culture medium, repeatedly blow and homogenize, filter with a 40 uM filter screen, add 3 times the volume of erythrocyte lysate, and lyse on ice for 10 min; Centrifuge at 1000 r/min for 5 min, discard the supernatant to obtain the cell precipitate, wash with serum-free MEM culture medium for 2 times, and collect the cell precipitate; Resuspend the cells with MEM complete culture medium containing 10% FBS and 1% PS in volume fraction, and count the cells for subsequent differentiation; 100 uL, 20000 cells/well were inoculated into 96-well cell culture plate, 100 ng M-CSF was added into the culture medium for differentiation of M2 macrophages, and the cells were statically cultured at 37° C. in 5% C02 incubator, and induced to differentiate for 7 days, and the cell morphology was observed. The morphology of induced cells was shown in
After the cell count in Example 13, the cell concentration was adjusted with the culture medium, and the cells were seeded in a 96-well culture plate at 1001 of cell suspension per well, wherein the seeding concentration of CD8+ T cells was 100000 cells/well, and the seeding concentration of M2 macrophages was 20000 cells/well. The 96-well plate was incubated overnight for 24 hour at 37° C. in a carbon dioxide (5%) incubator. After 24 hours, 100 ul of cell culture solutions containing different concentrations of drugs were added to the 96-well culture plate. At the same time, a control well (0.1% DMSO) with no drug added and only the corresponding drug solvent and a zero-adjusted well (Blank) with only medium and no cells added was set. Each set was prepared in triplicate and the plates were incubated for 48 hours at 37° C. in a 5% CO2 incubator. After 48 hours, 20 μl MTT (5 mg/ml) was added to each well and the incubation was continued for 4 hours. The culture medium was then gently aspirated, and 150 μl DMSO was added to each well as solvent for dissolution. After dissolution, the absorbance at 490 nm was measured with a microplate reader.
The cell survival rate and the 50% inhibitory concentration of the drug on the cells were calculated. Cell survival rate (%)=(ODtest−ODblank)/(ODtest control−ODblank)*100%. The cell survival rate (%) was calculated by Excel software, and the dose-response curve of drug to cells was drawn by Prism 5, in which each index was expressed by mean value, and the coefficient of variation (CV) was used to evaluate the consistency of data.
According to the schematic diagram of the experiment and the setting of the dosing concentration of the cells in the above experimental method, the maximum initial concentration of the drug to be tested was set to 14 uM, and the gradient was diluted in a ratio of 1:3 into 9 dose groups (3 replicates in each group). The concentration of drug solvent (DMSO) in all the wells dosed was controlled at 0.1%. The Control group was dosed only with drug solvent (0.1% DMSO), and the Blank group was dosed only with culture medium without cells. Then the survival rate (%) of tumor cells in each dose group relative to the Control group was calculated according to the following method.
Cell survival rate of each dose group (%)=(OD dose group−OD blank group)/(OD 0.1% DMSO−OD blank group)*100%
The experimental results are shown in
Cytotoxicity screening experiments for some compounds were performed for M2 macrophage inhibition as in embodiment 14. Each drug was tested in 3 wells, and 10 uM of the following drugs were added to each well to test the inhibition rate relative to the drug-free group. The experimental results are shown in Table 4.
The compounds prepared in accordance with the examples of the disclosure and the reference compounds C1, C2, C3 and C4 were lyophilized (−70° C.). The compounds were dissolved in different concentrations of water and the water solubility was checked by observation and HPLC testing (>95%). The result was shown in Table 4.
The results showed that the water solubility of 2 peg group was improved obviously, and the solubility increased with the increase of PEG amount. Under that same conditions for PEG attachment, increase Glu and Asp can increase water solubility. The water solubility of the coupling drug was changed through the change of the group, and the water solubility of the coupling drug was greatly influenced on the vascular membrane of the drug and the permeability of the tumor cell membrane, thereby influencing the drug effect of treatment. The enhancement of the water solubility of the compound provides a necessary condition for the preparation of medicaments and the production of coupled medicaments.
Objective: To investigate the antitumor effects of C3, QHL-085-DOX, QHL-087-DOX, QHL-091-DOX and QHL-94-DOX in mouse models during tumor therapy.
Test drugs: C3, QHL-085-DOX, QHL-087-DOX, QHL-091-DOX and QHL-094-DOX were used as injections and diluted to the corresponding concentrations with normal saline during the test.
According to the clinical application of C3, QHL-085-DOX, QHL-087-DOX, QHL-091-DOX and QHL-094-DOX, the drug was administered intravenously (IV). C3, QHL-085-DOX, QHL-087-DOX, QHL-091-DOX, and QHL-094-DOX were administered at low and the same dose of 18 umol/kg, respectively. The control group was given normal saline once a week for 3 weeks.
4) Results and discussion: The grouping and test results are shown in
Compared with the equimolar dose low-dose treatment group, the tumor-inhibitory effects of the 4 peg and 2 peg groups were sequentially enhanced.
Objective: To investigate the anti-tumor efficacy of the above compounds in mouse models during tumor therapy.
Test drug: C1, C2, C3, and corresponding compound were used as injections and diluted to the corresponding concentrations with normal saline during the test.
According to the clinical application of the corresponding compound, the drug was administered intravenously (IV). The compounds indicated in the table were administered at a low dose and at the same dose of 36 umol/kg. The control group was given normal saline once a week for 3 weeks.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of EMC-AANL-DOX (legubicin), lenvatinib and PD-1 combination therapy for orthotopic live cancer
Preparation of tumor models: CT26 cells were purchased from ATCC. Cells were cultured in DMEM medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum at 37° C. in 5% CO2. Passages were performed every three days and cells up to passage 15 were used. 5×105 CT26 cells were injected subcutaneously into the back of nude mice. Randomization was performed when the tumor size reached 800-1000 mm3. Tumor tissue was then extracted and cut into 100 mm3 tumor tissue pieces and transplanted orthotopically into BALB/c mouse livers. After one week, when the orthotopically transplanted tumors grew, the mice with orthotopically transplanted tumors were randomized.
Results and Discussion: It was found for the first time that the efficacy of EMC-AANL-DOX combined with PD-1 was superior to that of lenvatinib combined with PD-1, and the efficacy of EMC-AANL-DOX combined with lenvatinib was superior to that of each monotherapy.
Human hepatoma HepG2 cells were purchased from ATCC and identified according to the instructions provided. Cells were cultured in DMEM medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum at 37° C. in 5% CO2. Passages were performed every three days and cells up to passage 15 were used.
Treatment was then initiated, and the day of initiation of treatment was counted as Day 1.
According to the clinical application of the corresponding compound, the drug was administered intravenously (IV). The compound and the control drug were administered at a dose of 54 umol/kg, and DOX could only be administered at a dose of 18 umol/kg due to toxicity limitations. The control group was given normal saline once a week for 4 weeks.
The freeze-dried products EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-QHL-087-DOX and HSA-QHL-087-N-CBP prepared by the embodiment of the disclosure are subpackaged in a sterile room and redissolved by water for injection. HSA-EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-QHL-087-DOX and HSA-QHL-087-N-CBP were all able to dissolve completely as shown in Table 9.
As can be seen from Table 9, human albumin coupled to the compounds further improved the solubility. HSA-EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-QHL-087-DOX and HSA-QHL-087-N-CBP as macromolecular protein medicine may be dissolved directly in water for injection or physiological saline solution to high concentration without use of irritant organic solvent for EMC-AANL-DOX dissolution. Different from the water-insoluble EMC-AANL-DOX small molecule compound drugs, the change of solubility characteristics has great influence on the distribution and metabolism of drugs and the mode of action of drugs.
Accurately weigh compounds EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-EMC-AANL-DOX, QHL-087-DOX, HSA-QHL-087-DOX, QHL-087-N-CBP and HSA-QHL-087-N-CBP separately, aliquot 5.0 mg of each sample in a sterile room. Add 0.5 ml of sterile water for injection to prepare a 10 mg/ml mother solution. EMC-AANL-DOX needs 50% ethanol to dissolve. Take 30 ul of the mother solution, add 570 ul of buffer solutions with different pH values of 5.5, and prepare a 0.5 mg/ml sample solution. After the sample was clarified, it was placed in a 25° C./37° C. water bath, and after 8 hours, the sample was sampled by HPLC and electrophoresis to detect the content of the sample relative to 0 hours, and the solution stability data of different compounds could be obtained. The results were shown in Table 10.
It can be seen from the data in the above table that the stability of albumin conjugated compounds is increased at 25° C. and pH=5.5, which is more obvious for QHL-087-N-CBP and HSA-QHL-087-N-CBP.
EMC-AANL-DOX was dissolved in solvent (50% water for injection+50% alcohol), HSA-EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-QHL-087-DOX and HSA-QHL-087-N-CBP were uniformly dissolved in water for injection and diluted 10 times to 1 mg/ml with water. In the experiments of the present disclosure, 1 mg/ml of the sample compound was added to 100 μg of acidified tumor tissue homogenate (pH 6.0) at 37° C. The enzyme in the tumor tissue homogenate can cause the release of doxorubicin, and the reduction of compound and the increase of doxorubicin could be detected by HPLC to compare the activation efficiency of the drug in the tumor tissue. The compounds EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-QHL-087-DOX, and HSA-QHL-087-N-CBP linkages of the present disclosure were found to have the highest activation efficiency among the screened compounds by screening. The results were shown in Table 11.
Result and discussion: when HSA-EMC-AANL-DOX, HSA-QHL-087-DOX and HSA-QHL-087-N-CBP were injected, the tested mice do not have the conditions of piloerection, disorder and lackluster, lethargy, hunching, overreaction and death, which shows that the toxicity of the albumin couple medicine is obviously lower than that of the uncoupled medicine.
After counting the separated and cultured cells, adjust the cell concentration with culture medium, inoculate the cells on a 96-well culture plate with 100 μl cell suspension per well, 100000 cells/well of CD8+ T cells and 20000 cells/well of CT26 tumor cells. The 96-well plate was incubated overnight for 24 hour at 37° C. in a carbon dioxide (5%) incubator. After 24 hours, 100 ul of cell culture medium containing different concentrations of drugs was added to the 96-well culture plate, and control wells (0.1% DMSO) without drugs but with corresponding drug solvent were set, and blank wells (Blank) with medium but without cells were set. Each set was prepared in triplicate and the plates were incubated for 48 hours at 37° C. in a 5% CO2 incubator. After 48 hours, 20 μl MTT (5 mg/ml) was added to each well and the incubation was continued for 4 hours. The culture medium was then gently aspirated, and 150 μl DMSO was added to each well as solvent for dissolution. After dissolution, the absorbance at 490 nm was measured with a microplate reader.
Results and discussion: The test results are shown in
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This application is a national stage patent application filing of International Application No. PCT/CN2021/077056, filed Feb. 20, 2021, which claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 202010106067.9, filed Feb. 20, 2020, which are incorporated by reference as if disclosure herein in their entireties.
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