IP Library Granted Patent US 11,980,657
Granted Patent B2
US 11,980,657 · App. 17/145,571 · Granted May 14, 2024

Peptide vaccines for hypercholesterolemia related diseases

Inventors: Sylvia Brunner (Vienna, AT); Gergana Galabova (Vienna, AT); Gabriele Winsauer (Vienna, AT); Erika Bilcikova (Bratislava, SK); Claudia Juno (Vienna, AT); Pola Linzmayer-Hirt (Wiener Neudorf, AT); Birgit Schuh (Vienna, AT); Guenther Staffler (Vienna, AT)
Assignee: AFFIRIS CVD GMBH
A61K39/0005A61K39/385A61K39/39A61K47/6415A61K47/643A61K47/646C12N9/6424C12N9/6454C12Y304/21061A61K2039/55505A61K2039/6081
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Patent No.
US 11,980,657
App. No.
17/145,571
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a vaccine capable to induce the formation of antibodies directed to PCSK9 in vivo.

Claims (7)

1. A vaccine comprising at least one peptide, wherein the at least one peptide is selected from the group consisting of TIPWNLERIT (SEQ ID NO. 5), VIPWNLERIT (SEQ ID NO. 6), AIPWNLERIT (SEQ ID NO. 7), SVPWNLERIT (SEQ ID NO. 8), SQPWNLERIT (SEQ ID NO. 9), SAPWNLERIT (SEQ ID NO. 10) SIPWALERIT (SEQ ID NO. 22), SIPWQLERTIPPR (SEQ ID NO. 23), SIPWDLERITPPR (SEQ ID NO. 24), SIPWNLDRITPPR (SEQ ID NO. 32), SIPWNFERIT (amino acids 1-10 of SEQ ID NO. 29), SIPWNVERIT (amino acids 1-10 of SEQ ID NO. 30), SIPWNLDRIT (amino acids 1-10 of SEQ ID NO. 32), SIPWNLERLT (SEQ ID NO. 36), SIPWNLERTT (SEQ ID NO. 37), SIPWNLERAT (SEQ ID NO. 38), SIPWNLERIL (SEQ ID NO. 39), SIPWNLERIQ (SEQ ID NO. 40), SIPWNLERIA (SEQ ID NO. 41), SIPWNLERISPPR (SEQ ID NO. 42), SIPWNLERIS (amino acids 1-10 of SEQ ID NO. 42), SIPWNLERITAPR (SEQ ID NO. 43), SIPWNLERITSPR (SEQ ID NO. 44), SIPWNLERITPAR (SEQ ID NO. 45), SIPWNLERITPVR (SEQ ID NO. 46), SIPWNLERITPTR (SEQ ID NO. 47), SIPWNLERITPNR (SEQ ID NO. 48), SIPWNLERITPPA (SEQ ID NO. 49), SIPWNLERITPPK (SEQ ID NO. 50), SIPWNLERITPPS (SEQ ID NO. 51), SIPWNLERITPPL (SEQ ID NO. 52), VIPWNLERLT (SEQ ID NO. 53), VIPWNLERTT (SEQ ID NO. 54), VIPWNLERIL (SEQ ID NO. 55), VIPWNLERILPPR (SEQ ID NO. 101), VIPWNLERIQ (SEQ ID NO. 56), SVPWNLERLT (SEQ ID NO. 57), SVPWNLERTT (SEQ ID NO. 58), SVPWNLERIL (SEQ ID NO. 59), SVPWNLERIQ (SEQ ID NO. 60), SVPWNLERIQPPR (SEQ ID NO. 106), SIPWSLERTTPPR (SEQ ID NO. 107), SQPWNLERLT (SEQ ID NO. 61), SQPWNLERIL (SEQ ID NO. 62), SQPWNLERIQ (SEQ ID NO. 63), SIPWSLERLT (SEQ ID NO. 64), SIPWSLERTT (SEQ ID NO. 65), SIPWSLERIL (SEQ ID NO. 66), SIPWSLERIQ (SEQ ID NO. 67), VQPWSLERTL (SEQ ID NO. 68), SQPWSLERTL (SEQ ID NO, 69), VQPWNLERLQ (SEQ ID NO. 71), VQPWSLERLL (SEQ ID NO. 72) and SVPWSLERLT (SEQ ID NO. 73).

2. A vaccine comprising at least one peptide, wherein the at least one peptide is selected from the group consisting of SIPWSLERITPPR (SEQ ID NO. 87), SIPWSLERTT (SEQ ID NO. 65), SIPWSLERTTPPR (SEQ ID NO. 107), VIPWNLERIL (SEQ ID NO. 55), VIPWNLERILPPR (SEQ ID NO. 101), SVPWNLERIQ (SEQ ID NO. 60) and SVPWNLERIQPPR (SEQ ID NO. 106).

3. The vaccine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one peptide comprises at its N- and/or C-terminus at least one cysteine residue bound directly or via a spacer sequence thereto.

4. The vaccine according to claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is a protein carrier.

5. The vaccine according to claim 4 , wherein the protein carrier is selected from the group consisting of keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH), tetanus toxoid (TT), protein D or diphtheria toxin (DT), preferably a mutated diphtheria toxin, more preferably CRM197.

6. The vaccine according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is formulated with an adjuvant or adsorbed to Alhydrogel.

7. The vaccine according to claim 1 to be used in a method for treating and/or preventing disorders caused by hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia and/or atherosclerosis, preferably cardiovascular diseases, stroke or peripheral vascular diseases.

Assignments (1)
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 11, 2022
From: AFFIRIS AG
To: AFFIRIS CVD GMBH
Reel/Frame 059929/0690 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 12182241 · Aug 29, 2012 · regional
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15984800 · May 21, 2018
Continuation 15367711 · Dec 2, 2016
Continuation 14418139
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