IP Library Granted Patent US 12,480,125
Granted Patent B2
US 12,480,125 · App. 17/241,227 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 (PNPLA3) iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof

Inventors: Frederic Tremblay (Boston, MA); James D. McIninch (Burlington, MA); Adam Castoreno (Framingham, MA); Mark K. Schlegel (Boston, MA); Charalambos Kaittanis (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C12N15/1137A61K9/08A61K47/02C12N2310/14C12N2310/3125C12N2310/315C12N2310/321C12N2310/322C12N2310/346C12N2310/351
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Patent No.
US 12,480,125
App. No.
17/241,227
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agents, targeting the Patatin-Like Phospholipase Domain Containing 3 (PNPLA3) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of a PNPLA3 gene and to methods of preventing and treating an PNPLA3-associated disorder, e.g., Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).

Claims (28)

1 . A method of treating a subject having a disorder that would benefit from reduction in Patatin-Like Phospholipase Domain Containing 3 (PNPLA3) expression, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) agent for inhibiting expression of PNPLA3, or a salt thereof,

wherein the dsRNA agent, or a salt thereof, comprises a sense strand and an antisense strand forming a double stranded region,

wherein the sense strand consists of the nucleotide sequence 5′-csasuuagGfaUfAfAfugucuuaugu-3′ of SEQ ID NO:2648 and wherein the antisense strand consists of the nucleotide sequence 5′-asCfsauaAfgAfCfauuaUfcCfuaaugsgsg-3′ of SEQ ID NO: 2732,

wherein a, g, c and u are 2′-O-methyl (2′-OMe) A, G, C, and U respectively; Af, Gf, Cf and Uf are 2′-fluoro A, G, C and U respectively; and s is a phosphorothioate linkage; and wherein the 3′-end of the sense strand is conjugated to a ligand as shown in the following schematic:

wherein X is O, thereby treating the subject having the disorder that would benefit from reduction in PNPLA3 expression.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dsRNA agent, or a salt thereof, is present in a pharmaceutical composition.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dsRNA agent is in salt form.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the dsRNA agent is in sodium salt form.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the disorder is a PNPLA3-associated disorder.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the PNPLA3-associated disorder is selected from the group consisting of fatty liver (steatosis), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis of the liver, accumulation of fat in the liver, inflammation of the liver, hepatocellular necrosis, liver fibrosis, obesity, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the PNPLA3-associated disorder is nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is human.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dsRNA agent, or a salt thereof, is administered to the subject subcutaneously.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering to the subject an additional therapeutic agent for treatment of a PNPLA3-associated disorder.

11 . A method of treating a subject having a disorder that would benefit from reduction in Patatin-Like Phospholipase Domain Containing 3 (PNPLA3) expression, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) agent for inhibiting expression of PNPLA3,

wherein the dsRNA agent comprises a sense strand and an antisense strand forming a double stranded region,

wherein the sense strand comprises of the nucleotide sequence 5′-csasuuagGfaUfAfAfugucuuaugu-3′ of SEQ ID NO:2648 and wherein the antisense strand consists of the nucleotide sequence of 5′-asCfsauaAfgAfCfauuaUfcCfuaaugsgsg-3′ of SEQ ID NO: 2732,

wherein a, g, c and u are 2′-O-methyl (2′-OMe) A, G, C, and U respectively; Af, Gf, Cf and Uf are 2′-fluoro A, G, C and U respectively; and s is a phosphorothioate linkage; and wherein the 3′-end of the sense strand is conjugated to a ligand as shown in the following schematic:

wherein X is O, thereby treating the subject having the disorder that would benefit from reduction in PNPLA3 expression.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the dsRNA agent, or a salt thereof, is present in a pharmaceutical composition.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the dsRNA agent is in salt form.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the dsRNA agent is in sodium salt form.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the disorder is a PNPLA3-associated disorder.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the PNPLA3-associated disorder is selected from the group consisting of fatty liver (steatosis), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis of the liver, accumulation of fat in the liver, inflammation of the liver, hepatocellular necrosis, liver fibrosis, obesity, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the PNPLA3-associated disorder is nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the subject is human.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the dsRNA agent, or a salt thereof, is administered to the subject subcutaneously.

20 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising administering to the subject an additional therapeutic agent for treatment of a PNPLA3-associated disorder.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SIRNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 072996/0337 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2021
From: TREMBLAY, FREDERIC; MCININCH, JAMES D.; CASTORENO, ADAM; SCHLEGEL, MARK K.; KAITTANIS, CHARALAMBOS
To: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 056379/0526 →
Continuity (5)
Division 17182348 · Feb 23, 2021
Continuation PCTUS2020064776 · Dec 14, 2020
Provisional Application 63040602 · Jun 18, 2020
Provisional Application 62948445 · Dec 16, 2019
Related Publication 20220348926A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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