Cationic lipid
The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (Ia) as a novel cationic lipid that forms a lipid particle and also provides a lipid particle comprising the compound. The present invention further provides a nucleic acid lipid particle containing the lipid particle, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the nucleic acid lipid particle as an active ingredient.
1. A lipid having the formula:
or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
2. A lipid particle comprising the lipid of claim 1 .
3. The lipid particle of claim 2 , further comprising a lipid capable of reducing aggregation during lipid particle formation.
4. The lipid particle of claim 3 , wherein the lipid capable of reducing aggregation during lipid particle formation is a PEG-lipid.
5. The lipid particle of claim 4 , wherein the PEG-lipid is N-[methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)2000]carbamoyl]-1,2-dimyristyloxypropyl-3-amine (PEG-C-DMA), or 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycerol methoxypolyethylene glycol.
6. The lipid particle of claim 4 , wherein the PEG-lipid is N-[methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)2000]carbamoyl]-1,2-dimyristyloxypropyl-3-amine (PEG-C-DMA).
7. The lipid particle of claim 4 , wherein the PEG-lipid is N-[methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)2000]carbamoyl]-1,2-dipalmityloxypropyl-3-amine (PEG-C-DPA), or 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol methoxypolyethylene glycol.
8. The lipid particle of claim 4 , wherein the PEG-lipid is N-[methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)2000]carbamoyl]-1,2-dipalmityloxypropyl-3-amine (PEG-C-DPA).
9. The lipid particle of claim 4 , wherein the PEG-lipid is N-[methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)2000]carbamoyl]-1,2-distearyloxypropyl-3-amine (PEG-C-DSA), or 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycerol methoxypolyethylene glycol.
10. The lipid particle of claim 4 , wherein the PEG-lipid is N-[methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)2000]carbamoyl]-1,2-distearyloxypropyl-3-amine (PEG-C-DSA).
11. The lipid particle of claim 4 , wherein the PEG-lipid has a molecular weight of 1,000 to 5,000.
12. The lipid particle of claim 4 , wherein the PEG-lipid has a molecular weight of 1,800 to 2,200.
13. The lipid particle of claim 2 , further comprising a sterol.
14. The lipid particle of claim 13 , wherein the sterol is cholesterol.
15. The lipid particle of claim 13 , further comprising an amphipathic lipid.
16. The lipid particle of claim 15 , wherein the amphipathic lipid is selected from distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine (POPC), dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE), and sphingomyelin (SM).
17. The lipid particle of claim 15 , wherein the amphipathic lipid is distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC) or dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC).
18. The lipid particle of claim 15 , wherein the lipid composition of the amphipathic lipid, the sterol, the cationic lipid, and the lipid capable of reducing aggregation during lipid particle formation is 25% or less of the amphipathic lipid, 15% or more of the sterol, 20% to 70% of the cationic lipid, and 1% to 10% of the lipid capable of reducing aggregation during lipid particle formation, in terms of molar quantity.
19. The lipid particle of claim 15 , wherein the lipid composition of the amphipathic lipid, the sterol, the cationic lipid, and the lipid capable of reducing aggregation during lipid particle formation is 15% or less of the amphipathic lipid, 32% or more of the sterol, 45% to 65% of the cationic lipid, and 1.5% to 3% of the lipid capable of reducing aggregation during lipid particle formation, in terms of molar quantity.
20. A lipid particle comprising the lipid particle of claim 2 and a nucleic acid.
21. The lipid particle of claim 20 , wherein the nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of a single-stranded DNA, a single-stranded RNA, a single-stranded polynucleotide of a DNA and an RNA mixed with each other, a double-stranded DNA, a double-stranded RNA, a DNA-RNA hybrid polynucleotide, and two polynucleotides of a DNA and an RNA mixed with each other.
22. The lipid particle of claim 20 , wherein the nucleic acid is a single-stranded or double-stranded polynucleotide having an RNA interference effect.
23. The lipid particle of claim 20 , wherein the nucleic acid is a single-stranded RNA.
24. The lipid particle of claim 20 , wherein the ratio of the number of molecules of the cationic lipid to the number of phosphorus atoms derived from the nucleic acid is 2.0 to 9.0.
25. The lipid particle of claim 20 , wherein the ratio of the number of molecules of the cationic lipid to the number of phosphorus atoms derived from the nucleic acid is 3.0 to 9.0.
26. The lipid particle of claim 20 , wherein the average particle size is approximately 30 nm to approximately 300 nm.
27. The lipid particle of claim 20 , wherein the average particle size is approximately 30 nm to approximately 200 nm.
28. The lipid particle of claim 20 , wherein the average particle size is approximately 30 nm to approximately 100 nm.
29. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the nucleic acid lipid particle of claim 20 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.