WO2016195088A1 - Il-6阻害剤を有効成分とする精神疾患治療剤 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a psychiatric disorder therapeutic agent. More specifically, the present invention relates to a psychiatric disease therapeutic agent comprising an interleukin 6 (IL-6) inhibitor as an active ingredient.
- IL-6 interleukin 6
- Interleukin 6 is a cytokine also called B cell stimulating factor 2 (BSF2) or interferon ⁇ 2.
- BSF2 B cell stimulating factor 2
- IL-6 was discovered as a differentiation factor involved in the activation of B lymphocyte cells (Non-patent Document 1), and subsequently became a multifunctional cytokine that affects the functions of various cells. (Non-patent document 2).
- IL-6 has been reported to induce maturation of T lymphocyte cells (Non-patent Document 3).
- IL-6 transmits its biological activity through two kinds of proteins on cells.
- One is IL-6 receptor, a ligand-binding protein having a molecular weight of about 80 kD to which IL-6 binds (Non-patent Documents 4 and 5).
- IL-6 receptor exists as a soluble IL-6 receptor mainly composed of the extracellular region in addition to the membrane-bound type that penetrates the cell membrane and is expressed on the cell membrane.
- the other is a membrane protein gp130 with a molecular weight of about 130 kD involved in non-ligand binding signaling.
- IL-6 and IL-6 receptor form an IL-6 / IL-6 receptor complex, and then bind to gp130, thereby transmitting the biological activity of IL-6 into the cell (non- Patent Document 6).
- Patent Document 1 describes various forms of anti-IL-6R (IL-6 receptor) antibodies, such as humanized anti-IL-6R antibodies and chimeric anti-IL-6R antibodies.
- Patent Document 2 describes a therapeutic agent for rheumatoid arthritis and a synovial cell proliferation inhibitor containing an IL-6 antagonist such as an anti-IL-6R antibody as an active ingredient.
- Patent Document 3 describes treatment of diseases caused by IL-6 production such as plasmacytosis, hyperimmunoglobulinemia, anemia, nephritis, cachexia, rheumatism, Castleman's disease, and mesangial proliferative nephritis. Has been.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a sensitized T cell-related disease containing an anti-IL-6R antibody as an active ingredient, such as multiple sclerosis, uveitis, chronic thyroiditis, delayed hypersensitivity, contact dermatitis, atopic A preventive / therapeutic agent for dermatitis is described.
- Patent Document 5 describes a therapeutic agent for systemic lupus erythematosus comprising an anti-IL-6R antibody as an active ingredient.
- Patent Document 6 describes a therapeutic agent for Crohn's disease containing an anti-IL-6R antibody as an active ingredient.
- Patent Document 7 describes a therapeutic agent for pancreatitis containing an anti-IL-6R antibody as an active ingredient.
- Patent Document 8 describes a therapeutic agent for psoriasis containing an anti-IL-6R antibody as an active ingredient.
- Patent Document 9 describes a therapeutic agent for childhood chronic arthritis containing an anti-IL-6R antibody as an active ingredient.
- Patent Document 10 describes a cell nerve invasion inhibitor containing an anti-IL-6R antibody as an active ingredient, and describes that human pancreatic cancer nerve invasion can be suppressed.
- IL-6 receptor antibodies against IL-6 receptor are used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatism.
- inflammatory diseases such as rheumatism.
- IL-6 inhibitors are effective for the treatment of other diseases such as schizophrenia. there were.
- Schizophrenia is a mental illness characterized by various symptoms (eg, positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, thinking disorders, etc.), negative symptoms, and cognitive impairment). Although there are drugs that improve symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions in schizophrenia, no fundamental cure has been developed so far.
- Non-patent Document 11 Non-patent Document 11
- a model animal for schizophrenia has been prepared by feeding a high fat diet, and its properties have been analyzed.
- inflammatory cytokines including IL-6 increase in blood by high fat diet (Non-patent Document 12).
- prepulse inhibition also referred to as PPI in the present specification
- PPI means a phenomenon in which a startle response is significantly suppressed by a weak stimulus (prepulse) immediately preceding a startle stimulus (pulse).
- PPI is known to be an indicator of sensorimotor gating.
- sensorimotor gating is impaired, unnecessary signals are excessively transmitted to the cerebral cortex and are thought to contribute to the occurrence of symptoms such as thought disorder.
- Deterioration of PPI is a physiological abnormality that can be seen when taking Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, blepharospasm, enuresis (nighturia), post-traumatic stress disorder, stimulants such as amphetamine, and narcotics such as ketamine.
- Tourette's syndrome occurs before the age of 18, and is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders with tic (sudden, rapid, repetitive, non-rhythmic movements or vocalizations), with both chronic and chronic tics.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder also called obsessive-compulsive disorder
- eyelid spasm the muscles of the left and right eyelids cause spasm (excessive blinking), making it difficult to open the eyes.
- spasm excessive blinking
- Non-Patent Document 11 discloses that prepulse inhibition and latent suppression abnormalities occur in born mouse mice by IL-6 administration to the mother, and pups caused by MIA by administration of anti-IL-6 antibody to the mother. Although it has been shown that it can prevent behavioral abnormalities in mice and that IL-6 is important for fetal brain development in relation to MIA in mice, IL- in the development of postnatal schizophrenia The role of 6 is not shown at all. Therefore, it was completely unknown what effect IL-6 inhibitor administration has on schizophrenia.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide a novel therapeutic agent for mental illness.
- an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody remarkably suppresses deterioration of prepulse inhibition, and completed the present invention.
- a psychiatric disorder therapeutic agent comprising an interleukin 6 (IL-6) inhibitor as an active ingredient.
- IL-6 inhibitor is an IL-6 receptor inhibitor.
- the therapeutic agent for psychiatric disorders according to [1], wherein the IL-6 inhibitor is an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody.
- the psychiatric disease therapeutic agent according to [3], wherein the anti-IL-6 receptor antibody is a chimeric antibody, a humanized antibody or a human antibody.
- a method for treating or preventing a mental illness in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of an interleukin 6 (IL-6) inhibitor to a subject who has developed or is likely to develop a mental illness. Said method.
- IL-6 interleukin 6
- the IL-6 inhibitor according to any one of [15] to [19], wherein the mental illness is schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, and / or obsessive compulsive disorder.
- the use according to [22], wherein the IL-6 inhibitor is an IL-6 receptor inhibitor.
- the IL-6 inhibitor is an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a new means for treating mental illness by improving abnormalities of sensorimotor gating in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- an “IL-6 inhibitor” is a substance that blocks signal transduction by IL-6 and inhibits the biological activity of IL-6.
- Specific examples of IL-6 inhibitors include substances that bind to IL-6, substances that bind to IL-6 receptor, substances that bind to gp130, and the like.
- Examples of IL-6 inhibitors include substances that inhibit STAT3 phosphorylation that is important as intracellular signals by IL-6, such as AG490.
- IL-6 inhibitor is not particularly limited, but anti-IL-6 antibody, anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, anti-gp130 antibody, IL-6 variant, soluble IL-6 receptor variant, IL-6 moiety Peptides, IL-6 receptor partial peptides, low molecular weight compounds exhibiting the same activity as these, and the like are included.
- an IL-6 receptor inhibitor particularly an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody can be mentioned.
- an “IL-6 receptor inhibitor” is a substance that blocks IL-6 receptor-mediated signal transduction and inhibits IL-6 receptor biological activity.
- the IL-6 receptor inhibitor may be a substance that binds to the IL-6 receptor and directly inhibits the biological activity of the IL-6 receptor, or binds to another substance such as gp130 to bind to IL-6 receptor. Although it may be a substance that indirectly inhibits the biological activity of the receptor, it is preferably a substance that binds to the IL-6 receptor and has the activity of inhibiting the binding between IL-6 and IL-6 receptor. .
- Examples of the IL-6 receptor inhibitor of the present invention include an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, a soluble IL-6 receptor variant, a partial peptide of IL-6 receptor, and a small molecule having the same activity as these. Although a substance etc. are mentioned, it does not specifically limit.
- Preferred examples of the IL-6 receptor inhibitor of the present invention include an antibody that recognizes the IL-6 receptor.
- the origin of the anti-IL-6 receptor antibody used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably an antibody derived from a mammal.
- the anti-IL-6 receptor antibody used in the present invention can be obtained as a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody using known means.
- a monoclonal antibody derived from a mammal is particularly preferable.
- Mammal-derived monoclonal antibodies include those produced by hybridomas and those produced by hosts transformed with expression vectors containing antibody genes by genetic engineering techniques. This antibody binds to the IL-6 receptor, thereby blocking the binding of IL-6 to the IL-6 receptor and blocking the transmission of IL-6 biological activity into the cell.
- MR16-1 antibody Tropura, T. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1993) 90, 11924-11928
- PM-1 antibody Hirata, ataY. Et al., J. Immunol. (1989) 143, 2900-2906)
- AUK12-20 antibody AUK64-7 antibody or AUK146-15 antibody (International Patent Application Publication No. WO 92-19759)
- preferred monoclonal antibodies against human IL-6 receptor include PM-1 antibody and tocilizumab
- preferred monoclonal antibodies against mouse IL-6 receptor include MR16-1 antibody. It is not limited to.
- An anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody-producing hybridoma can be basically produced using a known technique as follows. That is, IL-6 receptor is used as a sensitizing antigen, immunized according to a normal immunization method, and the obtained immune cells are fused with a known parent cell by a normal cell fusion method. Can be prepared by screening monoclonal antibody-producing cells.
- an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody can be produced as follows.
- a human IL-6 receptor used as a sensitizing antigen for obtaining an antibody was disclosed in European Patent Application Publication No. EP 325474, and a mouse IL-6 receptor was disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. JP-A-3-155795. It is obtained by using IL-6 receptor gene / amino acid sequence.
- IL-6 receptor protein is expressed on the cell membrane and separated from the cell membrane (soluble IL-6 receptor) (Yasukawa, K. et al., J. Biochem. (1990) 108, 673-676).
- Soluble IL-6 receptor consists essentially of the extracellular region of IL-6 receptor bound to the cell membrane, and the membrane is characterized in that the transmembrane region or the transmembrane region and the intracellular region are defective. Different from the bound IL-6 receptor. Any IL-6 receptor may be used as the IL-6 receptor protein as long as it can be used as a sensitizing antigen for producing the anti-IL-6 receptor antibody used in the present invention.
- the target IL-6 receptor protein After inserting the gene sequence of IL-6 receptor into a known expression vector system and transforming an appropriate host cell, the target IL-6 receptor protein is known from the host cell or culture supernatant.
- the purified IL-6 receptor protein may be used as a sensitizing antigen. Further, cells expressing IL-6 receptor or fusion proteins of IL-6 receptor protein and other proteins may be used as the sensitizing antigen.
- the mammal to be immunized with the sensitizing antigen is not particularly limited, but is preferably selected in consideration of compatibility with the parent cell used for cell fusion. Animals such as mice, rats, hamsters and the like are used.
- Immunization of animals with a sensitizing antigen is performed according to a known method.
- a sensitizing antigen is injected into a mammal intraperitoneally or subcutaneously.
- the sensitizing antigen is diluted to an appropriate amount with PBS (Phosphate-Buffered Saline ⁇ ⁇ ) or physiological saline, etc., and then mixed with an appropriate amount of an ordinary adjuvant, for example, Freund's complete adjuvant, if necessary.
- an ordinary adjuvant for example, Freund's complete adjuvant
- it is administered to mammals several times every 4-21 days.
- an appropriate carrier can be used during immunization with the sensitizing antigen.
- immune cells are removed from the mammal and subjected to cell fusion.
- Spleen cells are particularly preferred as preferable immune cells to be subjected to cell fusion.
- Mammalian myeloma cells as other parental cells to be fused with the immune cells have already been known in various known cell lines such as P3X63Ag8.653 (Kearney, J. F. et al. J. Immnol. (1979 ) (123, 1548-1550), P3X63Ag8U.1 (Current Topics, Microinology, and Microbiology, and Immunology (1978), 81, -71-7), NS-1 (Kohler., G., and Milstein, C., Eur., J., Immunol. (1976) 6, 511-519), MPC-11 (Margulies. D. H.
- the cell fusion between the immunocytes and myeloma cells is basically performed by a known method such as the method of Milstein et al. (Kohler. Ler G. and Milstein, C., Methods Enzymol. (1981) 73, 3-46). It can be done according to this.
- the cell fusion is performed, for example, in a normal nutrient culture medium in the presence of a cell fusion promoter.
- a cell fusion promoter for example, polyethylene glycol (PEG), Sendai virus (HVJ), or the like is used as the fusion accelerator, and an auxiliary agent such as dimethyl sulfoxide can be added and used to increase the fusion efficiency as desired.
- the usage ratio of immune cells and myeloma cells is preferably 1 to 10 times the number of immune cells relative to myeloma cells.
- the culture medium used for the cell fusion for example, RPMI1640 culture medium suitable for growth of the myeloma cell line, MEM culture medium, and other normal culture liquids used for this type of cell culture can be used. Serum supplements such as fetal calf serum (FCS) can be used in combination.
- FCS fetal calf serum
- a predetermined amount of the immune cells and myeloma cells are mixed well in the culture solution, and a PEG solution pre-warmed to about 37 ° C., for example, a PEG solution having an average molecular weight of about 1000 to 6000 is usually used.
- the target fused cell is formed by adding and mixing at a concentration of 30 to 60% (w / v). Subsequently, cell fusion agents and the like that are undesirable for the growth of the hybridoma can be removed by adding an appropriate culture solution successively and centrifuging to remove the supernatant.
- the hybridoma is selected by culturing in a normal selective culture solution, for example, a HAT culture solution (a culture solution containing hypoxanthine, aminopterin and thymidine). Culturing with the HAT culture solution is continued for a time sufficient for the cells other than the target hybridoma (non-fused cells) to die, usually several days to several weeks. Subsequently, a normal limiting dilution method is performed, and screening and cloning of the hybridoma producing the target antibody are performed.
- a normal selective culture solution for example, a HAT culture solution (a culture solution containing hypoxanthine, aminopterin and thymidine). Culturing with the HAT culture solution is continued for a time sufficient for the cells other than the target hybridoma (non-fused cells) to die, usually several days to several weeks.
- a normal limiting dilution method is performed, and screening and cloning of the hybridoma producing the target
- human lymphocytes are sensitized in vitro with a desired antigen protein or antigen-expressing cells, and sensitized B lymphocytes are human myeloma cells such as U266.
- a desired human antibody having a binding activity to a desired antigen or antigen-expressing cell can be obtained (see Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-59878).
- antigens or antigen-expressing cells may be administered to a transgenic animal having a repertoire of human antibody genes, and a desired human antibody may be obtained according to the method described above (International Patent Application Publication No. WO 93/12227, WO 92 / 03918, WO 94/02602, WO 94/25585, WO 96/34096, WO 96/33735).
- the hybridoma producing the monoclonal antibody thus produced can be subcultured in a normal culture solution and can be stored for a long time in liquid nitrogen.
- the hybridoma is cultured according to a usual method and obtained as a culture supernatant thereof, or the hybridoma is administered to a mammal compatible therewith to proliferate, and its ascites
- the method obtained as follows is adopted.
- the former method is suitable for obtaining highly pure antibodies, while the latter method is suitable for mass production of antibodies.
- an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody-producing hybridoma can be performed by the method disclosed in JP-A-3-139293.
- a PM-1 antibody-producing hybridoma is injected into the peritoneal cavity of BALB / c mice to obtain ascites, and a method for purifying PM-1 antibody from this ascites, or the hybridoma is treated with an appropriate medium such as 10% fetal bovine serum, Culture in 5% BM-CondimedBMH1 (Boehringer Mannheim) -containing RPMI1640 medium, hybridoma SFM medium (GIBCO-BRL), PFHM-II medium (GIBCO-BRL), etc. It can be performed by a purification method.
- an antibody gene is cloned from a hybridoma, incorporated into an appropriate vector, introduced into a host, and a recombinant antibody produced using a gene recombination technique can be used (for example, see Borrebaeck C. A. K. and Larrick J. W. THERAPEUTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES, Published in the United Kingdom by MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LTD, 1990).
- mRNA encoding the variable (V) region of the antibody is isolated from cells producing the antibody of interest, such as a hybridoma. Isolation of mRNA is performed by a known method such as guanidine ultracentrifugation (Chirgwin, winJ. M. et al., .Biochemistry (1979) 18, 5294-5299), AGPC method (Chomczynski, P. et al., .Anal. Total RNA is prepared according to Biochem. (1987) 162, (156-159), etc., and mRNA is prepared using mRNA (Purification) Kit (Pharmacia) or the like. Alternatively, mRNA can be directly prepared by using QuickPrep mRNA Purification Kit (manufactured by Pharmacia).
- the antibody V region cDNA is synthesized from the obtained mRNA using reverse transcriptase.
- cDNA synthesis can be performed using AMV Reverse Transcriptase First-strand cDNA Synthesis Kit.
- AMV Reverse Transcriptase First-strand cDNA Synthesis Kit for cDNA synthesis and amplification, 5'-Ampli mpl FINDER RACE Kit (Clontech) and 5'-RACE method using PCR (Frohman, M. A. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1988) 85, 8998-9002; Belyavsky, A. et al., Nucleic Acids Res. (1989) 17, 2919-2932).
- the target DNA fragment is purified from the obtained PCR product and ligated with vector DNA.
- a recombinant vector is prepared from this, introduced into Escherichia coli, etc., and colonies are selected to prepare a desired recombinant vector.
- the base sequence of the target DNA is confirmed by a known method such as the deoxy method.
- DNA encoding the V region of the target antibody is obtained, it is ligated with DNA encoding the desired antibody constant region (C region) and incorporated into an expression vector.
- DNA encoding the V region of the antibody may be incorporated into an expression vector containing DNA of the antibody C region.
- an antibody gene is incorporated into an expression vector so as to be expressed under the control of an expression control region, for example, an enhancer or a promoter, as described later.
- an expression control region for example, an enhancer or a promoter, as described later.
- host cells can be transformed with this expression vector to express the antibody.
- a recombinant antibody that has been artificially modified for the purpose of reducing the heteroantigenicity to humans such as a chimeric antibody or a humanized antibody
- modified antibodies can be produced using known methods.
- a chimeric antibody can be obtained by ligating the DNA encoding the antibody V region obtained as described above with DNA encoding the human antibody C region, incorporating it into an expression vector, introducing it into a host, and producing it (Europe). (See Patent Application Publication Number EP 125023, International Patent Application Publication Number WO 92-19759). Using this known method, a chimeric antibody useful in the present invention can be obtained.
- a humanized antibody is also referred to as a reshaped human antibody or a humanized antibody, and is a non-human mammal such as a mouse antibody complementarity determining region (CDR) grafted to a human antibody complementarity determining region.
- CDR complementarity determining region
- the general genetic recombination technique is also known (see European Patent Application Publication No. EP 125023, International Patent Application Publication No. WO 92-19759).
- oligos were prepared so that the DNA sequence designed to link the CDR of the mouse antibody and the framework region (FR; framework ⁇ region) of the human antibody had a portion that overlapped the terminal part. It is synthesized from nucleotides by PCR. The obtained DNA is obtained by ligating with the DNA encoding the human antibody C region, then incorporating it into an expression vector, introducing it into a host and producing it (European patent application publication number EP 239400, international patent application publication number). (See WO 92-19759).
- the FR of the human antibody to be linked via CDR is selected such that the complementarity determining region forms a favorable antigen binding site. If necessary, the amino acid in the framework region of the variable region of the antibody may be substituted so that the complementarity determining region of the reshaped human antibody forms an appropriate antigen-binding site (Sato, K.et al., Cancer Res. (1993) 53, 851-856).
- human antibody C region is used for chimeric antibodies and humanized antibodies.
- human antibody heavy chain C region include C ⁇ , C ⁇ , C ⁇ , C ⁇ , and C ⁇ .
- C ⁇ 1, C ⁇ 2, C ⁇ 3, or C ⁇ 4 can be used.
- human antibody light chain C region include ⁇ or ⁇ .
- the human antibody C region may be modified in order to improve the stability of the antibody or its production.
- the chimeric antibody is composed of a variable region of a non-human mammal-derived antibody and a C region derived from a human antibody, and the humanized antibody is a complementarity determining region of a non-human mammal-derived antibody, a framework region derived from a human antibody, and C These regions are useful as antibodies used in the present invention because of their reduced antigenicity in the human body.
- humanized antibody used in the present invention is a humanized PM-1 antibody (tocilizumab) (see International Patent Application Publication No. WO 92-19759). Moreover, the substitution body which substituted, deleted, added, etc. with respect to the amino acid sequence of humanized PM-1 antibody may be sufficient.
- variable region of a human antibody can be expressed as a single chain antibody (scFv) on the surface of the phage by the phage display method, and a phage that binds to the antigen can be selected.
- scFv single chain antibody
- the DNA sequence encoding the variable region of the human antibody that binds to the antigen can be determined. If the DNA sequence of scFv that binds to the antigen is clarified, a suitable expression vector containing the sequence can be prepared and a human antibody can be obtained.
- the antibody gene constructed as described above can be expressed by a known method.
- a mammalian cell When a mammalian cell is used, it can be expressed by a commonly used useful promoter, an antibody gene to be expressed, a DNA having a poly A signal operably linked to the 3 ′ downstream thereof, or a vector containing the same.
- the promoter / enhancer includes human cytomegalovirus early promoter / enhancer (human cytomegalovirus immediate-promoter / enhancer).
- promoters / enhancers that can be used for the expression of antibodies used in the present invention include retrovirus, polyomavirus, adenovirus, simian virus 40 (SV40) and other viral promoters / enhancers and human elongation factor 1 ⁇ (HEF1 ⁇ ). Promoters / enhancers derived from mammalian cells such as
- prokaryotic cells When prokaryotic cells are used as hosts, there are production systems that use bacterial cells.
- Known bacterial cells include E. coli and Bacillus subtilis.
- Escherichia coli it can be expressed by functionally combining a commonly used useful promoter, a signal sequence for antibody secretion, and an antibody gene to be expressed.
- the promoter include lacZ promoter and araB promoter.
- the lacZ promoter the method of Ward et al. (Ward, E. S. et al., Nature (1989) 341, 544-546; Ward, E. S. et al. FASEB J. (1992) 6, 2422)
- the araB promoter the method of Better et al. (Better, M. et al. Science (1988) 240, 1041-1043) may be used.
- the pelB signal sequence (Lei, S. P. et al J. Bacteriol. (1987) 169, 4379-4383) may be used when the periplasm of E. coli is produced. After separating the antibody produced in the periplasm, the structure of the antibody is appropriately refolded and used (see, for example, WO96 / 30394).
- the origin of replication those derived from SV40, polyoma virus, adenovirus, bovine papilloma virus (BPV), etc. can be used. Furthermore, for amplification of gene copy number in the host cell system, the expression vector is used as a selection marker.
- An aminoglycoside phosphotransferase (APH) gene, a thymidine kinase (TK) gene, an E. coli xanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (Ecogpt) gene, a dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) gene and the like can be included.
- Production systems for antibody production include in vitro and in vivo production systems.
- in vitro production systems include production systems that use eukaryotic cells and production systems that use prokaryotic cells.
- Animal cells include (1) mammalian cells such as CHO, COS, myeloma, BHK (baby hamster kidney), HeLa, Vero, etc., (2) amphibian cells such as Xenopus oocytes, or (3) insects Cells such as sf9, sf21, Tn5, etc. are known.
- mammalian cells such as CHO, COS, myeloma, BHK (baby hamster kidney), HeLa, Vero, etc.
- amphibian cells such as Xenopus oocytes
- insects Cells such as sf9, sf21, Tn5, etc.
- plant cells cells derived from Nicotiana tabacum are known, and these may be cultured in callus.
- yeasts such as the genus Saccharomyces, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and filamentous fungi such as the genus Aspergillus, such as Aspergillus niger, are known.
- An antibody can be obtained by introducing a desired antibody gene into these cells by transformation, and culturing the transformed cells in vitro. Culture is performed according to a known method. For example, DMEM, MEM, RPMI1640, and IMDM can be used as the culture medium, and serum supplements such as fetal calf serum (FCS) can be used in combination. Alternatively, antibodies may be produced in vivo by transferring cells into which the antibody gene has been introduced to the abdominal cavity of animals.
- FCS fetal calf serum
- examples of production systems for in vivo include production systems that use animals and production systems that use plants. When animals are used, there are production systems using mammals and insects.
- an antibody gene is introduced into these animals or plants, and antibodies are produced and collected in the animals or plants.
- an antibody gene is inserted into the middle of a gene encoding a protein inherently produced in milk such as goat ⁇ casein to prepare a fusion gene.
- a DNA fragment containing a fusion gene into which an antibody gene has been inserted is injected into a goat embryo, and the embryo is introduced into a female goat.
- the desired antibody is obtained from the milk produced by the transgenic goat born from the goat that received the embryo or its progeny.
- hormones may be used in the transgenic goat as appropriate (Ebert, KM et al., Bio / Technology (1994) 12, 699- 702).
- silkworms When silkworms are used, silkworms are infected with baculovirus into which the antibody gene of interest is inserted, and desired antibodies are obtained from body fluids of these silkworms (Maeda, S. et al., Nature (1985) 315, 592-594). ). Furthermore, when tobacco is used, the target antibody gene is inserted into a plant expression vector, for example, pMON530, and this vector is introduced into a bacterium such as Agrobacterium tumefaciens. This bacterium is infected with tobacco, for example Nicotiana tabacum, and the desired antibody is obtained from the leaves of this tobacco (Julian, K.-C. Ma et al., Eur. J. Immunol. (1994) 24, 131-138) .
- a plant expression vector for example, pMON530
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens This bacterium is infected with tobacco, for example Nicotiana tabacum, and the desired antibody is obtained
- DNAs encoding the antibody heavy chain (H chain) or light chain (L chain) are separately incorporated into an expression vector to simultaneously transform the host.
- the host may be transformed by incorporating DNAs encoding the H and L chains into a single expression vector (see International Patent Application Publication No. WO 94-11523).
- the antibody used in the present invention may be an antibody fragment or a modified product thereof as long as it can be suitably used in the present invention.
- antibody fragments include Fab, F (ab ′) 2 , Fv, or single chain Fv (scFv) in which the H chain and the L chain Fv are linked by an appropriate linker.
- the antibody is treated with an enzyme such as papain or pepsin to generate antibody fragments, or a gene encoding these antibody fragments is constructed and introduced into an expression vector, and then an appropriate host cell.
- an enzyme such as papain or pepsin to generate antibody fragments, or a gene encoding these antibody fragments is constructed and introduced into an expression vector, and then an appropriate host cell.
- ScFv can be obtained by linking antibody H chain V region and L chain V region.
- the H chain V region and the L chain V region are linked via a linker, preferably a peptide linker (Huston, J. S. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1988) 85, 5879-5883).
- the H chain V region and the L chain V region in scFv may be derived from any of those described as the above antibody.
- the peptide linker that links the V regions for example, any single chain peptide consisting of amino acid residues 12-19 is used.
- the DNA encoding scFv is a DNA encoding the H chain or H chain V region of the antibody and a DNA encoding the L chain or L chain V region as a template, and a desired amino acid sequence of those sequences
- a DNA portion encoding the DNA is amplified by PCR using a primer pair that defines both ends thereof, and then further specified so that the DNA encoding the peptide linker portion and both ends thereof are linked to the H chain and L chain, respectively. Obtained by combining and amplifying primer pairs.
- an expression vector containing them and a host transformed with the expression vector can be obtained according to a conventional method, and the host can be used according to a conventional method.
- ScFv can be obtained.
- antibody fragments can be produced by the host by obtaining and expressing the gene in the same manner as described above.
- antibody as used in the present invention encompasses these antibody fragments.
- the modified antibody an antibody conjugated with various molecules such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) can also be used.
- PEG polyethylene glycol
- the “antibody” referred to in the present invention includes these modified antibodies. In order to obtain such a modified antibody, it can be obtained by chemically modifying the obtained antibody. These methods are already established in this field.
- the antibody produced and expressed as described above can be isolated from the inside and outside of the cell and from the host and purified to homogeneity. Separation and purification of the antibody used in the present invention can be performed by affinity chromatography.
- Examples of the column used for affinity chromatography include a protein A column and a protein G column.
- Examples of the carrier used for the protein A column include HyperD, POROS, Sepharose F.F. and the like.
- the antibodies used in the present invention can be separated and purified by appropriately selecting and combining chromatography, filters, ultrafiltration, salting out, dialysis and the like other than the affinity chromatography.
- chromatography include ion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography, gel filtration, and the like. These chromatographies can be applied to HPLC (High-performance liquid-chromatography). Further, reverse phase HPLC (reverse phase HPLC) may be used.
- the antibody concentration obtained above can be measured by measuring absorbance, ELISA, or the like. That is, in the case of measuring the absorbance, after appropriately diluting with PBS ( ⁇ ), the absorbance at 280 nm is measured, and 1 mg / ml is calculated as 1.35 OD.
- the measurement can be performed as follows. That is, 100 ⁇ l of goat anti-human IgG (manufactured by TAG) diluted to 1 ⁇ g / ml with 0.1 M bicarbonate buffer (pH 9.6) was added to a 96-well plate (manufactured by Nunc) and incubated overnight at 4 ° C. Solidify. After blocking, 100 ⁇ l of appropriately diluted antibody used in the present invention or a sample containing the antibody, or human IgG (manufactured by CAPPEL) as a standard is added, and incubated at room temperature for 1 hour.
- the IL-6 receptor partial peptide is a peptide consisting of part or all of the amino acid sequence of the region related to the binding between IL-6 and IL-6 receptor in the amino acid sequence of IL-6 receptor.
- Such peptides usually consist of 10 to 80, preferably 20 to 50, more preferably 20 to 40 amino acid residues.
- the IL-6 receptor partial peptide specifies a region related to the binding between IL-6 and IL-6 receptor in the amino acid sequence of IL-6 receptor, and a part or all of the amino acid sequence of the specified region It can be prepared by a generally known method such as a genetic engineering method or a peptide synthesis method.
- a DNA sequence encoding a desired peptide can be incorporated into an expression vector and obtained in accordance with the expression, production and purification methods of the recombinant antibody. it can.
- a method usually used in peptide synthesis for example, a solid phase synthesis method or a liquid phase synthesis method can be used.
- the solid phase synthesis method for example, an amino acid corresponding to the C-terminus of the peptide to be synthesized is bound to a support that is insoluble in an organic solvent, and the ⁇ -amino group and the side chain functional group are protected with an appropriate protecting group.
- the reaction of condensing amino acids one by one in the order from the C-terminal to the N-terminal and the reaction of removing the protecting group of the ⁇ -amino group of the amino acid or peptide bound on the resin.
- a method of stretching is used.
- Solid phase peptide synthesis methods are roughly classified into Boc method and Fmoc method depending on the type of protecting group used.
- a deprotection reaction and a cleavage reaction from the peptide chain support are performed.
- hydrogen fluoride or trifluoromethanesulfonic acid can be usually used in the Boc method
- TFA can be usually used in the Fmoc method.
- Boc method for example, the protected peptide resin is treated in hydrogen fluoride in the presence of anisole.
- the peptide is recovered by removing the protecting group and cleaving from the support. This is freeze-dried to obtain a crude peptide.
- the deprotection reaction and the cleavage reaction from the support of the peptide chain can be performed by the same operation as described above in TFA.
- the obtained crude peptide can be separated and purified by application to HPLC.
- a water-acetonitrile solvent usually used for protein purification may be used under optimum conditions.
- the fraction corresponding to the peak of the obtained chromatographic profile is collected and lyophilized.
- the peptide fraction thus purified is identified by molecular weight analysis by mass spectrum analysis, amino acid composition analysis, amino acid sequence analysis or the like.
- the therapeutic agent for mental disorders of the present invention can be used in the treatment and / or prevention of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder.
- the therapeutic agent for mental illness of the present invention includes a prophylactic agent for mental illness that suppresses the onset of mental illness.
- ⁇ mental psychiatric treatment means prevention of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, reduced incidence of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, It means treatment of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder, and improvement of symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder.
- the effect of the IL-6 inhibitor used in the present invention as a psychiatric disorder therapeutic agent can be evaluated using, for example, signal transduction inhibitory activity as an index, but is not limited thereto.
- the signal transduction inhibitory activity of an IL-6 inhibitor can be evaluated by a commonly used method. Specifically, an IL-6-dependent human myeloma line (S6B45, KPMM2), a human Rennelt T lymphoma cell line KT3, or an IL-6-dependent cell MH60.BSF2 is cultured, and IL-6 is added thereto. At the same time, the incorporation of 3 H-thymidine in IL-6-dependent cells may be measured in the presence of an IL-6 inhibitor.
- IL-6 receptor-expressing cells 125 I-labeled cells bound to IL-6 receptor-expressing cells Measure IL-6.
- a negative control group that does not contain an IL-6 receptor inhibitor is placed, and if the results obtained by both are compared, the IL-6 receptor inhibitor IL-6 receptor inhibitory activity can be evaluated.
- the therapeutic agent for psychiatric disorders of the present invention is characterized by suppressing the attenuation of the prepulse inhibitory effect.
- Prepulse suppression means a phenomenon in which a startle response is significantly suppressed by a weak stimulus (prepulse) immediately preceding a startle stimulus (pulse).
- Attenuation of prepulse suppression is seen in both schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, obsessive compulsive psychiatric patients and animal models, so psychophysiological indicators of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder It is considered one of Sensorimotor gating disorders are thought to contribute to symptoms such as mental disorders, but prepulse inhibition can be an indicator of sensorimotor gating. Are known. Therefore, a drug that suppresses the attenuation of the prepulse inhibitory effect is evaluated as having a therapeutic effect on psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder.
- the IL-6 inhibitor is evaluated to suppress the attenuation of the prepulse inhibition effect.
- Prepulse suppression is measured by a method modified from Geyer et al. (Braff DL and Geyer MA, Arch Gen Psychiatry 1990, 47: 181-188). Specifically, using a sound startle response measurement device for mice, habituate the mouse for 3 minutes against 65-dB background noise, and then perform sound startle response for each individual under the conditions of sessions 1 to 35 below.
- Session 1-5 120-dB x 5 consecutive times
- Session 6-30 (1) No prepulse + 120-dB pulse, (2) Prepulse 78-dB + 120-dB pulse, (3) Prepulse 84 -dB + pulse 120-dB, (4) pre-pulse 90-dB + pulse 120-dB, (5) no pulse (background), 5 sessions each, random at any interval of 15-20 seconds
- sessions 31-35 120-dB x 5 consecutive.
- % Prepulse inhibition rate 100 x (startle degree at 120-dB-startle degree with each prepulse) / startle degree at 120-dB
- the suppression of the prepulse suppression effect by the IL-6 inhibitor is caused by specifically inhibiting the enhancement of GSK3 ⁇ phosphorylation in the striatum.
- the subject to which the psychiatric disorder therapeutic agent of the present invention is administered is a mammal.
- the mammal is preferably a human.
- the therapeutic agent for psychiatric disorders of the present invention can be administered in the form of a pharmaceutical, and can be administered systemically or locally orally or parenterally.
- intravenous injection such as infusion, intramuscular injection, intraperitoneal injection, subcutaneous injection, suppository, enema, oral enteric solvent, etc. can be selected, and the administration method should be selected appropriately depending on the age and symptoms of the patient Can do.
- the effective dose is not particularly limited, but is selected in the range of 0.01 mg to 100 mg per kg of body weight at a time.
- a dose of 1-1000 mg, preferably 5-50 mg per patient can be selected.
- preferable dosage and administration method include, for example, in the case of an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, 0.5 mg to 40 mg, preferably 1 mg to 20 mg per kg body weight per month (4 weeks).
- intraperitoneal injection intravenous injection such as infusion, subcutaneous injection, intramuscular injection, etc., for example, twice / week, once / week, once / 2 weeks, once / 4 weeks, etc.
- the dosing schedule is administered twice / week or once / week to once / 2 weeks, once / 3 weeks, once / 4 weeks, while observing the patient's condition and observing blood test values. It is also possible to adjust by increasing the interval.
- the therapeutic agent for mental illness of the present invention may be administered together with at least one known psychiatric therapeutic agent or therapeutic method.
- the mental illness is schizophrenia
- conventional antipsychotics that act primarily by blocking the dopamine-2 receptor (eg, chlorpromazine, thioridazine, trifloperazine, fluphenazine, perphenazine, loxapine, molindone , Thiothixene, haloperidol, pimozide, etc.)
- second generation antipsychotics that act by blocking both dopamine and serotonin receptors (eg clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, etc.)
- the active antipsychotic depot flufenazine decanoate, fluphenazine enanthate, haloperidol decanoate, risperidone microspheres, etc.
- the psychiatric disorder when the psychiatric disorder is Tourette's syndrome, in addition to the above drugs, it can be administered simultaneously or sequentially with an adrenergic ⁇ 2 receptor agonist (eg, clonidine, guanfacine, etc.).
- an adrenergic ⁇ 2 receptor agonist eg, clonidine, guanfacine, etc.
- serotonin reuptake inhibitor for example, sertraline, paroxetine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, citalopram, escitalopram, etc.
- SSRI serotonin reuptake inhibitor
- a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as a preservative or a stabilizer may be added.
- the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier means a material that can be administered together with the above-mentioned drug. Examples of materials that are acceptable for formulation include sterilized water and physiological saline, stabilizers, excipients, buffers, preservatives, surfactants, chelating agents (EDTA, etc.), binders, and the like. .
- examples of the surfactant include nonionic surfactants such as sorbitan fatty acid esters such as sorbitan monocaprylate, sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate; glycerin monocaprylate, glycerin monomyristate.
- nonionic surfactants such as sorbitan fatty acid esters such as sorbitan monocaprylate, sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate; glycerin monocaprylate, glycerin monomyristate.
- Glycerin fatty acid esters such as glyceryl monostearate; polyglycerin fatty acid esters such as decaglyceryl monostearate, decaglyceryl distearate, decaglyceryl monolinoleate; polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate , Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate, polyoxyethylene Polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters such as sorbitan tristearate; Polyoxyethylene sorbite fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene sorbit tetrastearate and polyoxyethylene sorbit tetraoleate; Polyoxyethylene glycerin such as polyoxyethylene glyceryl monostearate Fatty acid ester; polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester such as polyethylene glycol distearate; polyoxyethylene alkyl ether such as polyoxy
- surfactant examples include anionic surfactants such as alkyl sulfates having an alkyl group having 10 to 18 carbon atoms such as sodium cetyl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, and sodium oleyl sulfate; polyoxyethylene Polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfates having an average addition mole number of ethylene oxide of 2 to 4 and an alkyl group of 10 to 18 carbon atoms such as sodium lauryl sulfate; Carbon atoms of the alkyl group such as sodium lauryl sulfosuccinate Typical examples include alkylsulfosuccinic acid ester salts having 8 to 18 numbers; natural surfactants such as lecithin, glycerophospholipid; fingophospholipids such as sphingomyelin; and sucrose fatty acid esters of fatty acids having 12 to 18 carbon atoms. Can be mentioned.
- anionic surfactants such as alkyl sulfates having an
- Preferred surfactants for use in the formulations of the present invention are polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters such as polysorbate 20, 40, 60 or 80, with polysorbates 20 and 80 being particularly preferred.
- Polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glycol represented by poloxamer such as Pluronic F-68 (registered trademark) is also preferable.
- the amount of surfactant to be added varies depending on the type of surfactant to be used, but in the case of polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80, it is generally 0.001 to 100 mg / mL, preferably 0.003 to 50 mg / mL. More preferably, it is 0.005 to 2 mg / mL.
- buffering agent phosphoric acid, citric acid buffer, acetic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, lactic acid, potassium phosphate, gluconic acid, caprylic acid, deoxycholic acid, salicylic acid, triethanolamine, fumaric acid Other organic acids, etc., or carbonate buffer, Tris buffer, histidine buffer, imidazole buffer and the like can be mentioned.
- a solution formulation may be prepared by dissolving in an aqueous buffer known in the field of solution formulation.
- concentration of the buffer is generally 1 to 500 mM, preferably 5 to 100 mM, and more preferably 10 to 20 mM.
- the therapeutic agent of the present invention may contain other low molecular weight polypeptides, proteins such as serum albumin, gelatin and immunoglobulin, saccharides such as amino acids, polysaccharides and monosaccharides, carbohydrates, and sugar alcohols.
- proteins such as serum albumin, gelatin and immunoglobulin
- saccharides such as amino acids, polysaccharides and monosaccharides, carbohydrates, and sugar alcohols.
- amino acids in the present invention include basic amino acids such as arginine, lysine, histidine, ornithine and the like, or inorganic salts of these amino acids (preferably in the form of hydrochloride or phosphate, that is, phosphate amino acids). I can do it.
- free amino acids are used, the preferred pH value is adjusted by the addition of suitable physiologically acceptable buffer substances such as inorganic acids, especially hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, acetic acid, formic acid or their salts.
- suitable physiologically acceptable buffer substances such as inorganic acids, especially hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, acetic acid, formic acid or their salts.
- phosphate is particularly advantageous in that a particularly stable lyophilizate is obtained.
- the preparation is substantially free of organic acids such as malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid or the like or the corresponding anion (malate ion, tartaric acid ion, citrate ion, succinic acid ion, fumaric acid This is particularly advantageous when no acid ions or the like are present.
- organic acids such as malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid or the like or the corresponding anion (malate ion, tartaric acid ion, citrate ion, succinic acid ion, fumaric acid
- Preferred amino acids are arginine, lysine, histidine, or ornithine.
- acidic amino acids such as glutamic acid and aspartic acid, and their salt forms (preferably sodium salts) or neutral amino acids such as isoleucine, leucine, glycine, serine, threonine, valine, methionine, cysteine, or alanine, or aromatic Amino acids such as phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, or the derivative N-acetyltryptophan can also be used.
- saccharides and carbohydrates such as polysaccharides and monosaccharides include dextran, glucose, fructose, lactose, xylose, mannose, maltose, sucrose, trehalose, and raffinose.
- examples of the sugar alcohol include mannitol, sorbitol, inositol and the like.
- an isotonic solution containing physiological saline, glucose and other adjuvants for example, D-sorbitol, D-mannose, D-mannitol, sodium chloride
- the aqueous solution can be mixed with an appropriate solubilizing agent (eg, alcohol (ethanol, etc.), polyalcohol (propylene glycol, PEG, etc.), nonionic surfactant (polysorbate 80, HCO-50), etc.) You may use together.
- an appropriate solubilizing agent eg, alcohol (ethanol, etc.), polyalcohol (propylene glycol, PEG, etc.), nonionic surfactant (polysorbate 80, HCO-50), etc.
- it may further contain a diluent, a solubilizer, a pH adjuster, a soothing agent, a sulfur-containing reducing agent, an antioxidant and the like.
- examples of the sulfur-containing reducing agent include N-acetylcysteine, N-acetylhomocysteine, thioctic acid, thiodiglycol, thioethanolamine, thioglycerol, thiosorbitol, thioglycolic acid and salts thereof, and thiosulfuric acid.
- examples thereof include sodium, glutathione, and those having a sulfhydryl group such as thioalkanoic acid having 1 to 7 carbon atoms.
- antioxidant in the present invention examples include erythorbic acid, dibutylhydroxytoluene, butylhydroxyanisole, ⁇ -tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, L-ascorbic acid and salts thereof, L-ascorbyl palmitate, L-ascorbic acid steer.
- examples thereof include chelating agents such as rate, sodium bisulfite, sodium sulfite, triamyl gallate, propyl gallate, disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), sodium pyrophosphate, and sodium metaphosphate.
- microcapsules such as hydroxymethylcellulose, gelatin, poly [methylmethacrylic acid]
- colloid drug delivery systems liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nanoparticles, nanocapsules, etc.
- a method of making a drug a sustained-release drug is also known and can be applied to the present invention (Langer et al., J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 1981, 15: 167-277; Langer, Chem. Tech 1982, 12: 98-105; US Pat. No. 3,773,919; European Patent Application Publication (EP) 58,481; Sidman et al., Biopolymers 1983, 22: 547-556; EP 133,988).
- the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to be used is selected appropriately or in combination from the above depending on the dosage form, but is not limited thereto.
- the present invention treats and / or treats mental disorders in a subject, comprising administering an IL-6 inhibitor, such as an IL-6 receptor inhibitor, to a subject who has or is likely to develop a mental disorder. Relates to how to prevent.
- an IL-6 inhibitor such as an IL-6 receptor inhibitor
- the “subject” refers to an organism to which the psychiatric disorder therapeutic agent of the present invention is administered, and a part of the organism.
- Organisms include, but are not limited to, animals (eg, humans, domestic animal species, wild animals).
- administering includes administering orally or parenterally.
- Oral administration can include administration in the form of an oral agent, and as the oral agent, a dosage form such as a granule, powder, tablet, capsule, solvent, emulsion, or suspension is selected. be able to.
- parenteral administration examples include administration in the form of injections, and examples of injections include subcutaneous injections, intramuscular injections, intravenous injections, and intraperitoneal injections.
- the agent of the present invention can be locally administered to an area where treatment is desired. For example, it can be administered by local injection during surgery or by use of a catheter.
- the measurement of the intensity of the startle reaction was carried out by a method modified from Geyer et al. (Braff DL and Geyer MA, Arch Gen Psychiatry 1990, 47: 181-188).
- a sound startle response measuring device for mice (Ohara Medical Industry Co., Ltd.) was used. The mouse is placed in a transparent acrylic tube for measurement and fixed in the device. After generating 65-dB background noise and acclimatizing for 3 minutes, the pulse sound of 120-dB / 40 ms is 78-dB ⁇ Sound startle response under the condition of pre-pulse sound of 90-dB / 20 ms was measured.
- the sound startle response was measured for each individual under the conditions of the following sessions 1 to 35.
- Sessions 1 to 5 120-dB x 5 consecutive times
- Sessions 6-30 (1) No prepulse + 120-dB, (2) Prepulse 78-dB + 120-dB, (3) Prepulse 84-dB + 120-dB, (4) Prepulse 90-dB + 120-dB dB, (5) 5 sessions without pulse (background) were set to occur 5 times each at random intervals of 15 to 20 seconds, and sessions 31 to 35: 120-dB x 5 consecutive times.
- % Prepulse suppression rate 100 x (startle degree at 120-dB-startle degree with each prepulse) / startle degree at 120-dB
- BD TM CBA mouse highly sensitive Flex set (cat # 558301) was used as a reagent for measuring IL-6.
- the reagent was prepared using a Mouse / Rat Soluble protein Master Buffer Kit (cat # 558266).
- FACSCanto II (BD) was used, and the concentration was calculated with FCAP Array TM Software. As shown below, the measurement was performed by a modified method with reference to the Instruction Manual issued by BD.
- Mouse plasma recovery After euthanizing the mouse by cervical dislocation, the neck was quickly cut with a surgical scissors, and the blood was recovered in a 1.5 ⁇ mL tube containing 15 ⁇ L of 100 ⁇ mM EDTA and quickly mixed by inversion. After standing at room temperature for 30 minutes, the mixture was centrifuged with a centrifuge at 7000 g ⁇ 10 minutes (4 ° C.), and the plasma portion of the supernatant was collected in a new tube. It was dispensed into 50 ⁇ L and stored in a deep freezer at ⁇ 80 ° C. until measurement.
- Preparation of standard for calibration curve Transfer the standard for IL-6 calibration curve included in the above set from the vial to a 15 mL tube, add 4 mL of Assay-Diluent- (Master Buffer-Kit accessory) and dissolve at room temperature ( Stock solution 2500 pg / mL). Add 460 ⁇ L of Assay diluent ⁇ in a 1.5 mL tube, dilute by adding 40 ILL of IL-6 standard stock solution, make top standard (200 pg / ml), and then perform 3 times dilution 7 times. The diluted standard was placed in a new 1.5 ⁇ mL tube in 50 ⁇ L aliquots and prepared for the calibration curve.
- Assay-Diluent- Master Buffer-Kit accessory
- Antibody reaction A sample that had been stored frozen was dissolved in ice. Dilute 10-fold with Capture Bead Diluent (reagent supplied with Master Buffer Kit) for IL-6 measurement, add 10 ⁇ L to sample, standard solution, or assay diluent (2 blanks; no secondary antibody, available) It was left to stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Wash buffer (250 ⁇ L / tube) was added to each tube and precipitated by centrifugation (500 g ⁇ 10 min, 4 ° C.), and the supernatant was removed.
- Capture bead is diluted 10-fold with capture bead diluent (reagent supplied with Master Buffer Kit), 10 ⁇ L is added to sample, standard solution, or one blank control (with secondary antibody), and left at room temperature for 1 hour in the dark. I let you. 10 ⁇ L of Capture bead diluent was added to Blank control (no secondary antibody). Add Wash Buffer (250 ⁇ L / tube) to each tube, precipitate by centrifugation (500 gx 10 min, 4 ° C), remove the supernatant, suspend the precipitate in 150 ⁇ L of Wash Buffer, and use for FACS measurement.
- Wash Buffer 250 ⁇ L / tube
- the sample was transferred to a 5 mL polystyrene round tube (non-sterile) and measured with FACSCanto II using BD FACSDiva TM software.
- the bead population is gated, and in the dot plot of the vertical axis APC-Cy7-A and the horizontal axis APC-A, the IL-6 bead location (B4 ), Create another dot plot with vertical axis APC-Cy7-A and horizontal axis PE-A, and PE intensity shifts to the right in a concentration-dependent manner with the IL-6 standard.
- the beads were taken in while confirming the concentration, and the concentration was calculated with FCAP Array TM Software.
- Reference Example 1 High fat feeding experiment 1 to C57B6 / J male mice
- Five-week-old C57B6 / J male mice were prepared by the following method in order to reduce the error in behavioral testing: male and female mice for mating were purchased from Japan Charles River, and small animals at the National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry Breeded in a breeding facility. After birth, only male mice were left in the birth cage. Mice that reached 3 weeks of age were weaned, divided into 3-4 cages, and raised to 5 weeks of age.
- mice Five-week-old C57B6 / J male mice were treated with normal diet CE-2 (Claire Japan) or high-fat diet High Fat Diet 32 (Claire Japan) for five weeks (from 5 to 10 weeks old). Alternatively, they were allowed to freely take for 10 weeks (5 to 15 weeks of age) (FIG. 1).
- the blood IL-6 concentration of mice fed with a normal diet or a high fat diet for 5 weeks or 10 weeks was measured (FIG. 4).
- the blood IL-6 level in the high fat group was significantly increased compared to the normal group.
- the case of feeding for 10 weeks there was no significant difference in blood IL-6 concentration between the high fat diet group and the normal diet group.
- IL-6 plays an important role in the deterioration of prepulse suppression in the early stage of schizophrenia-like behavioral abnormality induction, and molecules secondary induced by IL-6 are involved in the deterioration of prepulse suppression. There is a possibility that. After 10 weeks, there was no difference in IL-6 levels between the high-fat diet group and the normal diet group. In addition to what has been described above, it is considered that some change in the brain signaling substance and the like, which is more complicated than the initial stage, is induced in 10 weeks of high fat feeding.
- Reference Example 2 High fat diet feeding experiment 2 to C57B6 / J male mice
- the number of antibody administration is 10 times per animal (once / week), and the amount of antibody used is increased. Therefore, in order to establish a system that can determine the effect of MR16-1 with a small number of administrations, the conditions under which deterioration of prepulse inhibition is induced in a shorter period were examined.
- Example 1 Effect of Anti-IL-6 Receptor Antibody on Prepulse Suppression
- Eight-week-old C57B6 / J male mice were treated with normal diet CE-2 or high-fat diet High Fat Diet 32 for 3 weeks (from 8 weeks of age). Ad libitum until 11 weeks of age.
- the anti-IL-6 receptor antibody MR16-1 (Chugai Pharmaceutical) or vehicle was administered to the high fat diet group, and the vehicle was administered 3 times (once at 8, 9, and 10 weeks of age) to the normal diet group .
- MR16-1 was administered by intraperitoneal injection at a dose of 1 mg / mouse at 8 weeks of age, 0.5 mg / mouse at 9 weeks of age, and 0.5 mg / mouse at 10 weeks of age. At 11 weeks of age, each mouse was examined for prepulse inhibition in the sound startle response as in Reference Example 1.
- Example 2 Effects of anti-IL-6 receptor antibody on GSK3a / a phosphorylation and protein expression in the striatum and prefrontal cortex GSK3 ⁇ / ⁇ phosphorylation and expression in postmortem brains of schizophrenic patients It is known that changes are observed. Therefore, in order to elucidate the mechanism of action of anti-IL-6 receptor antibody on the deterioration of prepulse inhibition induced in the above-mentioned mice fed with high fat diet, phosphorylation of GSK3a / a and protein in the striatum and prefrontal cortex The effect on the expression level was analyzed.
- mice Eight-week-old C57B6 / J male mice were allowed to freely take a normal diet CE-2 or a high fat diet High Fat Diet 32 for 3 weeks (from 8 weeks to 11 weeks of age).
- the anti-IL-6 receptor antibody MR16-1 (Chugai Pharmaceutical) or vehicle was administered to the high fat diet group, and the vehicle was administered 3 times (once at 8, 9, and 10 weeks of age) to the normal diet group .
- MR16-1 was administered by intraperitoneal injection at a dose of 1 mg / mouse at 8 weeks of age, 0.5 mg / mouse at 9 weeks of age, and 0.5 mg / mouse at 10 weeks of age.
- the brain was immediately removed, placed in chilled PBS for 10 seconds, placed in a mouse brain slicer (EM Japan), and thickened with a razor. What was cut into 1 mm was immediately transferred into a vat containing cooled PBS.
- the prefrontal cortex region was collected into a 1.5 mL tube using a 1.5 mm diameter biopsy trepan (Kaiin Co., Ltd.), placed in liquid nitrogen, and quickly frozen and stored.
- Primary antibodies include anti-phosphorylated GSK3 ⁇ / ⁇ antibody (1: 2000; rabbit polyclonal, # 9331, Cell Signaling Technology, Japan), anti-GSK3 ⁇ / ⁇ antibody (1: 2000; mouse monoclonal (0011-A), sc -7291, Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., CA, USA) and anti- ⁇ -actin antibody (1: 5000; mouse monoclonal, A-5441, Sigma Aldrich, MO, USA) Anti-mouse IgG antibody (1: 1000; goat polyclonal, Jackson Immunology Research Laboratories Inc., PA, USA) and anti-rabbit IgG antibody (1: 1000; goat polyclonal, Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc., PA, USA) were used.
- Immunoblotting band is detected using ImmunoStar (registered trademark) (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) and immunoreactivity is analyzed using CS Analyzer software 3 (ATTO & Rise Corp., Tokyo, Japan) Went. ⁇ -actin was used for standardization.
- a novel psychiatric disease therapeutic agent having a completely different mechanism of action from conventional psychiatric remedies.
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[1]インターロイキン6(IL-6)阻害剤を有効成分とする精神疾患治療剤。
[2]IL-6阻害剤がIL-6受容体阻害剤である[1]に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
[3]IL-6阻害剤が抗IL-6受容体抗体である[1]に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
[4]抗IL-6受容体抗体がキメラ抗体、ヒト化抗体またはヒト抗体である[3]に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
[5]プレパルス抑制効果減弱を抑制することを特徴とする、[1]から[4]のいずれかに記載の精神疾患治療剤。
[6]精神疾患が統合失調症、トゥレット症候群、および/または強迫神経症である、[1]から[5]のいずれかに記載の精神疾患治療剤。
[7]抗IL-6受容体抗体がPM-1抗体である、[3]に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
[8]対象において精神疾患を治療または予防する方法であって、有効量のインターロイキン6(IL-6)阻害剤を、精神疾患を発症した対象または発症する可能性がある対象に投与する工程を含む、前記方法。
[9]IL-6阻害剤がIL-6受容体阻害剤である[8]に記載の方法。
[10]IL-6阻害剤が抗IL-6受容体抗体である[8]に記載の方法。
[11]抗IL-6受容体抗体がキメラ抗体、ヒト化抗体またはヒト抗体である[10]に記載の方法。
[12]プレパルス抑制効果減弱を抑制することを特徴とする、[8]から[11]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[13]精神疾患が統合失調症、トゥレット症候群、および/または強迫神経症である、[8]から[12]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[14]抗IL-6受容体抗体がPM-1抗体である、[3]に記載の方法。
[15]精神疾患の治療のためのインターロイキン6(IL-6)阻害剤。
[16]IL-6受容体阻害剤である[15]に記載のIL-6阻害剤。
[17]抗IL-6受容体抗体である[15]に記載のIL-6阻害剤。
[18]抗IL-6受容体抗体がキメラ抗体、ヒト化抗体またはヒト抗体である[17]に記載のIL-6阻害剤。
[19]プレパルス抑制効果減弱を抑制することを特徴とする、[15]から[18]のいずれかに記載のIL-6阻害剤。
[20]精神疾患が統合失調症、トゥレット症候群、および/または強迫神経症である、[15]から[19]のいずれかに記載のIL-6阻害剤。
[21]抗IL-6受容体抗体がPM-1抗体である、[17]に記載のIL-6阻害剤。
[22]精神疾患治療剤の製造のためのインターロイキン6(IL-6)阻害剤の使用。
[23]IL-6阻害剤がIL-6受容体阻害剤である[22]に記載の使用。
[24]IL-6阻害剤が抗IL-6受容体抗体である[22]に記載の使用。
[25]抗IL-6受容体抗体がキメラ抗体、ヒト化抗体またはヒト抗体である[24]に記載の使用。
[26]プレパルス抑制効果減弱を抑制することを特徴とする、[22]から[25]のいずれかに記載の使用。
[27]精神疾患が統合失調症、トゥレット症候群、および/または強迫神経症である、[22]から[26]のいずれかに記載の使用。
[28]抗IL-6受容体抗体がPM-1抗体である、[24]に記載の使用。
%プレパルス抑制率 = 100 x (120-dBにおける驚愕度合 - 各プレパルスありの驚愕度合)/120-dBにおける驚愕度合
驚愕反応の強度の測定
測定はGeyerらの方法(Braff DL and Geyer MA, Arch Gen Psychiatry 1990, 47:181-188)に修正を加えた方法で行った。驚愕反応試験にはマウス用音驚愕反応測定装置(小原医科産業株式会社)を用いた。マウスを測定用の透明アクリル筒に入れて装置内に固定し、65-dBのバックグラウンドノイズを発生させ、3分間馴れさせたのち、120-dB/40 msのパルス音に対する、78-dB~90-dB/20 msのプレパルス音有無の条件下における音驚愕反応を測定した。具体的には、各個体について以下のセッション1~35の条件で音驚愕反応を測定した。
セッション1~5:120-dB x 5回連続、
セッション6~30:(1)プレパルスなし+パルス120-dB、(2)プレパルス78-dB+パルス120-dB、(3)プレパルス84-dB+パルス120-dB、(4)プレパルス90-dB+パルス120-dB、(5)パルスなし(バックグラウンド)の5種類のセッションが各5回ずつ、15~20秒のいずれかの間隔でランダムに発生するように設定した、および
セッション31~35:120-dB x 5回連続。
%プレパルス抑制率 = 100 x (120-dBにおける驚愕度合 - 各プレパルスありの驚愕度合)/ 120-dBにおける驚愕度合
IL-6の測定試薬にはBDTM CBAマウス高感度Flex set (cat#558301)を用いた。また、試薬の調製にはMouse/Rat Soluble protein Master Buffer Kit (cat#558266)を用いた。測定および検出にはFACSCantoII(BD)を用い、FCAP ArrayTM Softwareにて濃度を算出した。測定は、以下に示す通り、BDから出されているInstruction Manualを参考にしながら修正を加えた方法により行った。
5週齢のC57B6/J雄マウスは、行動試験の誤差を小さくするため、以下の方法により用意した:日本チャールズリバーより交配用の雄雌マウスを購入し、国立精神・神経医療研究センター小型動物飼育施設で繁殖させた。出産後、雄仔マウスのみを出産ケージに残した。3週齢に達したマウスを離乳し、1ケージ3~4匹になるように分けて5週齢まで飼育した。
5週齢から10週間の高脂肪餌摂餌の実験系で後述の抗体投与を行う場合、抗体投与回数が1匹あたり全10回(1回/週)となり、抗体の使用量が多くなる。そこで、少ない投与回数でMR16-1の効果を判定できる系を確立するために、より短い期間でプレパルス抑制の悪化が誘導される条件を検討した。
8週齢のC57B6/J雄マウスに、普通餌CE-2または高脂肪餌High Fat Diet 32を、3週間(8週齢から11週齢まで)自由摂取させた。高脂肪餌群については抗IL-6受容体抗体MR16-1(中外製薬)またはビヒクルを、普通餌群についてはビヒクルを、3回(8、9、および10週齢において各1回)投与した。MR16-1は、8週齢では1 mg/マウス、9週齢では0.5 mg/マウス、そして10週齢では0.5 mg/マウスの用量で腹腔内注射により投与した。11週齢において、各マウスについて、参考例1と同様に音驚愕反応におけるプレパルス抑制を調べた。
統合失調症患者の死後脳においてGSK3α/βのリン酸化や発現量に変化が認められることが知られている。そこで、上記の高脂肪餌摂餌マウスにおいて誘導されるプレパルス抑制悪化に対する抗IL-6受容体抗体の作用機序を明らかにするため、線条体および前頭前野におけるGSK3a/aのリン酸化ならびにタンパク質発現量に及ぼす影響を解析した。
8週齢のC57B6/J雄マウスに、普通餌CE-2または高脂肪餌High Fat Diet 32を、3週間(8週齢から11週齢まで)自由摂取させた。高脂肪餌群については抗IL-6受容体抗体MR16-1(中外製薬)またはビヒクルを、普通餌群についてはビヒクルを、3回(8、9、および10週齢において各1回)投与した。MR16-1は、8週齢では1 mg/マウス、9週齢では0.5 mg/マウス、そして10週齢では0.5 mg/マウスの用量で腹腔内注射により投与した。11週齢において、各マウスについて、頚椎脱臼ののち速やかに脳を摘出し、冷却したPBSに入れて10秒おいたのち、マウス用ブレインスライサー(EM Japan)にセットし、カミソリを用いて厚さ1mmに切り出したものを冷却したPBSを入れたバット内に即座に移した。さらにVan De Werd らが作成した脳アトラス(Van De Werd HJ and Uylings HB, Brain Struct Funct, 2014, 219: 433-459)に従ってブレグマ+0.74の切片から線条体部位を、ブレグマ+1.70の切片から前頭前野部位を直径1.5mmの生検トレパン(貝印株式会社)を用いて1.5mLチューブに回収し、液体窒素内に入れ速やかに冷凍保存した。ウエスタンブロットの解析方法に関しては沼川らの報告(Numakawa T et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2009, 106: 647-652)を参照してサンプル処理を行い、ウエスタンブロットを行った。1次抗体には抗リン酸化GSK3α/β抗体 (1:2000; rabbit polyclonal, #9331, Cell Signaling Technology, Japan)、抗-GSK3α/β抗体 (1:2000; mouse monoclonal (0011-A), sc-7291, Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., CA, USA) および抗-β-actin抗体 (1:5000; mouse monoclonal, A-5441, Sigma Aldrich, MO, USA)を用い、2次抗体にはperoxidase-conjugated抗マウスIgG抗体 (1:1000; goat polyclonal, Jackson Immunology Research Laboratories Inc., PA, USA) および抗ウサギIgG抗体 (1:1000; goat polyclonal, Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc., PA, USA) を用いた。Immunoblotting bandの検出には ImmunoStar(登録商標)(Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) を用い、免疫反応性はCS Analyzer software 3 (ATTO & Rise Corp., Tokyo, Japan)を用いて解析を行った。β-actinを標準化に用いた。
高脂肪餌摂餌マウスにおいて、線条体におけるGSK3βのリン酸化が亢進しており、MR16-1投与によってGSK3βのリン酸化亢進が阻害されることを示す結果が得られた(図8aおよびc)。線条体におけるGSK3αのリン酸化およびGSK3α/βのタンパク質発現量には高脂肪餌摂餌の有無およびMR16-1投与の有無による差は見られなかった(図8a、b、d、およびe)。また、前頭前野におけるGSK3α/βリン酸化ならびにタンパク質発現量にも高脂肪餌摂餌の有無およびMR16-1投与の有無による有意な差は認められなかった(図9)。以上の結果より、MR16-1が線条体のGSK3βのリン酸化亢進を特異的に阻害することによりプレパルス抑制悪化誘導を阻止している可能性が示唆された。
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- インターロイキン6(IL-6)阻害剤を有効成分とする精神疾患治療剤。
- IL-6阻害剤がIL-6受容体阻害剤である請求項1に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
- IL-6阻害剤が抗IL-6受容体抗体である請求項1に記載の精神疾患治療剤
- 抗IL-6受容体抗体がキメラ抗体、ヒト化抗体またはヒト抗体である請求項3に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
- プレパルス抑制効果減弱を抑制することを特徴とする、請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
- 精神疾患が統合失調症、トゥレット症候群、および/または強迫神経症である、請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
- 抗IL-6受容体抗体がPM-1抗体である、請求項3に記載の精神疾患治療剤。
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