IP Library Granted Patent US 9,663,485
Granted Patent B2
US 9,663,485 · App. 14/442,637 · Granted May 30, 2017

Tocopherol and tocopheryl quinone derivatives as correctors of Lysosomal Storage Disorders

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Patent No.
US 9,663,485
App. No.
14/442,637
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The subject invention relates to improved tocopheryl quinone derivatives and tocopherol derivatives having improved pharmacokinetics in vivo that can, in some embodiments, be useful in the treatment of Lysosomal Storage Disorders, restoration of normal mitochondrial ATP production, modulation of intracellular calcium ion concentration and other treatments or therapies. The tocopheryl quinone derivatives and tocopherol derivatives have side chains that have terminally halogenated carbon atoms.

Claims (40)

1. A compound of formula I:

where

X is a halogen;

R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, and C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl;

R 4 and R 5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxyl, and C 1 -C 6 alkyl; and

wherein represents either a C-C single bond or a C═C double bond.

2. A compound of formula II:

where

X is a halogen;

R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, and C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl;

A is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 40 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 40 alkyl, C 2 -C 40 alkenyl, substituted C 2 -C 40 alkenyl, C 2 -C 40 alkynyl, and substituted C 2 -C 40 alkynyl; and

wherein each and any substituted functional group may be substituted with up to three substituents and each substituent is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, and C 2 -C 6 alkynyl;

and wherein represents either a C-C single bond or a C═C double bond.

3. A compound of formula III:

where

X is a halogen;

R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, and C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl; and

wherein represents either a C-C single or a C═C double bond.

4. A compound of formula IV:

where

X is a halogen;

R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, and C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl;

R 6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, and C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl;

R 8 is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl;

A is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 40 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 40 alkyl, C 2 -C 40 alkenyl, substituted C 2 -C 40 alkenyl, C 2 -C 40 alkynyl, and substituted C 2 -C 40 alkynyl; and

wherein each and any substituted functional group may be substituted with up to three substituents and each substituent is selected from the group consisting of: C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, and C 2 -C 6 alkynyl;

and wherein represents either a C-C single or a C═C double bond.

5. The compound of claim 3 having the structure of formula V:

6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more compounds of any one of claims 1 - 5 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

7. A method of treating lysosomal storage disorder comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 .

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a cyclodextrin.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the lysosomal storage disorder is selected from the group consisting of: Niemann Pick Type C (NPC), Wolman, Niemann Pick Type A, Farber, Tay-Sachs, MSIIIB and CLN2 (Batten) diseases.

10. A method for improving mitochondrial ATP production comprising contacting mitochondria with one or more compounds of any one of claims 1 - 5 .

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the treatment substantially increases Ca 2+ influx to the cells and/or cholesterol exocytosis from cells of a patient.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the cyclodextrin is hydroxypropylbetacyclodextrin (HPBCD).

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the lysosomal storage disorder is Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NPC).

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the cyclodextrin is hydroxypropylbetacyclodextrin (HPBCD) and the lysosomal storage disorder is Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NPC).

15. The method of claim 7 , wherein the administration is intrathecal administration.

16. The method of claim 7 , wherein the administration is intravenous administration.

17. The method of claim 7 , wherein the lysosomal storage disorder is selected from the group consisting of: Friedreich's ataxia, Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF), Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), Leberhereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), Leigh syndrome, Myoneurogenic gastrointestinal encephalopathy (MNGIE), Pearson syndrome, and Neuropathy, Ataxia, and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP).

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