IP Library Granted Patent US 9,233,138
Granted Patent B2
US 9,233,138 · App. 14/520,995 · Granted Jan 12, 2016

Compositions for promoting HIV-1 virolysis and methods using same

Inventors: Cameron Frank Abrams (Philadelphia, PA); Irwin M. Chaiken (Gladwyne, PA); Mark R. Contarino (Philadelphia, PA); Bibek Parajuli (Philadelphia, PA); Adel Ahmed Rashad Ahmed (Philadelphia, PA)
Assignee: Drexel University
A61K38/164A61K38/162A61K45/06A61K47/48246A61K47/48338C07K14/005C07K14/195C12N7/00C07K2319/70C12N2740/16033
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Patent No.
US 9,233,138
App. No.
14/520,995
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention includes compounds that are useful for treating or preventing a HIV-1 infection in a mammal. In certain embodiments, the compounds cause cell-free virolysis of an HIV-1 virus. The presented invention further includes a method of causing virolysis of a virus using the compounds described therein. The presented invention further includes a method of treating or preventing an HIV-1 infection in a mammal in need thereof using the compositions described therein.

Claims (86)

1. A compound of formula (I), or a salt or solvate thereof:

BINDER-LINKER-SEQ ID NO:3  (I),

wherein in (I) the BINDER binds to gp120, and the LINKER covalently connects the C-terminus of BINDER and the N-terminus of SEQ ID NO:3,

wherein the BINDER comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of:

SEQ ID NO:1;

SEQ ID NO:12;

SEQ ID NO:22 (X 1 X 2 X 3 NIXWX 4 ) (III), wherein in (III)

X 1 is absent or E,

X 2 is selected from the group consisting of F,K,E,R, and Cit,

X 3 is N or I,

X 4 is S or T;

SEQ ID NO:23 (RINNIXW);

SEQ ID NO:24 (INNIXW);

SEQ ID NO:25 (NNIXWS);

SEQ ID NO:26 (INIXWS);

SEQ ID NO:27 (NNIXW);

wherein X is the modified proline of formula (IV)

 wherein in (IV) R is selected from the group consisting of naphthyl,p-methyl phenyl, p-ethyl phenyl,2-phenylethyl and metallocene; and

wherein the LINKER is a peptide of formula (II):

LINKER1-(LINKER2) n   (II),

wherein in (II) the LINKER1 comprises 1 to 60 amino acid residues; the LINKER2 comprises (His) 6 (SEQ ID NO:5) or AspTyrLysAspAspAspAspLys (SEQ ID NO:9), and ‘n’ is 0 or 1.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the metallocene is ferrocene.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the LINKER1 comprises 10 to 50 neutral amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of glycine and serine residues.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the LINKER1 comprises 2 to 10 repeating units of a pentapeptide consisting of neutral amino acid residues.

5. The compound of claim 4 , wherein the neutral amino acid residues are selected from the group consisting of glycine and serine residues.

6. The compound of claim 4 , wherein the LINKER1 comprises (SEQ ID NO:6) m or (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) m , wherein ‘m’ is an integer ranging from 2 to 10.

7. The compound of claim 6 , wherein the LINKER1 comprises (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 , (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 , (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 , (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 or Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 .

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the LINKER comprises (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 , (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 , (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 , (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 , Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 , (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:5), Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:9), or Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -(SEQ ID NO:9).

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula (I) comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:3;

and combinations thereof.

10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

11. The composition of claim 10 , further comprising at least one additional agent useful for treating HIV infections.

12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the at least one additional agent is selected from the group consisting of HIV combination drugs, entry and fusion inhibitors, integrase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, and combinations thereof.

13. A method of promoting HIV-1 virolysis, the method comprising contacting HIV-1 with an effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 , whereby HIV-1 undergoes virolysis.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the LINKER1 comprises 2 to 10 repeating units of a pentapeptide consisting of neutral amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of glycine and serine residues.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the LINKER1 comprises (SEQ ID NO:6) m or (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) m , wherein ‘m’ is an integer ranging from 2 to 10.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the LINKER comprises (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 , (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 , (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 , (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 , Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 , (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:5), Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:10) (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:9), or Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -(SEQ ID NO:9).

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the compound of formula (I) comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of:

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:3;

and combinations thereof.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the HIV-1 is present in the body of a mammal.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the mammal is human.

20. A method of treating HIV-1 infection in a mammal in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 , whereby administration of the compound treats HIV-1 infection.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the LINKER1 comprises (SEQ ID NO:6) m or (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) m , wherein ‘m’ is an integer ranging from 2 to 10.

22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the LINKER comprises (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 , (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 , (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 , (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 , Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 , (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:5), Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 (SEQ ID NO:5), (SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:9), (SEQ ID NO:10)-(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -(SEQ ID NO:9), or Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -(SEQ ID NO:9).

23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the compound of formula (I) comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of:

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:1-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 4 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-(SEQ ID NO:10) 0-1 -(SEQ ID NO:6) 8 -SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:5-SEQ ID NO:3;

SEQ ID NO:12-Ser-(SEQ ID NO:6) 2 -Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6)-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:6) 5 -SEQ ID NO:3;

and combinations thereof.

24. The method of claim 20 , wherein the mammal is further administered at least one additional agent useful for treating HIV infections, wherein the at least one additional agent is selected from the group consisting of HIV combination drugs, entry and fusion inhibitors, integrase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, and combinations thereof.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the at least one additional agent and the compound are co-formulated.

26. The method of claim 20 , wherein the composition is administered to the mammal orally, nasally, rectally, intravaginally, parenterally, buccally, sublingually, intragastrically or topically.

27. The method of claim 20 , wherein the mammal is human.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jul 25, 2019
From: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 049871/0738 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2015
From: ABRAMS, CAMERON FRANK; CHAIKEN, IRWIN M.; CONTARINO, MARK R.; PARAJULI, BIBEK; AHMED, ADEL AHMED RASHAD
To: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 035074/0053 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61893966 · Oct 22, 2013
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