Cationic lipids for intracellular delivery of biologically active molecules
First Claim
1. A formulation for transfection of polynucleotides into cells, comprising a cationic lipid and an effective transfection-promoting amount of a lysophosphatide, having the structure ##STR20## wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of --O--CH2-- and --O--C(O)--;
- R is C10 to C23 alkyl or alkenyl; and
Z is a phospholipid headgroup.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Disclosed are cationic lipids capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents into cells, including the transfection of cells by therapeutic polynucleotides, the delivery of antiviral drugs, and the introduction of immunogenic peptides. The cationic lipids, comprising an ammonium group, have the general structure ##STR1## Also disclosed are adducts of these compounds comprising additional cationic sites that enhance the transfective or transport activity. Structure-activity correlations provide for the selection of preferred compounds to be synthesized for this purpose. Compositions disclosed for use of these cationic lipid include formulations for in vitro transfection and pharmaceutical formulations for parenteral and topical administration of therapeutic agents.
842 Citations
52 Claims
-
1. A formulation for transfection of polynucleotides into cells, comprising a cationic lipid and an effective transfection-promoting amount of a lysophosphatide, having the structure ##STR20## wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of --O--CH2-- and --O--C(O)--;
-
R is C10 to C23 alkyl or alkenyl; and Z is a phospholipid headgroup.
-
-
2. A formulation for transfection of polynucleotides and peptides into cells, comprising a compound having the structure ##STR21## wherein Y1 and Y2 are the same or different and are --O--C(O)-- or --O--;
-
R1 is H, or C1 to C24 alkyl or alkenyl; R2 is C1 to C24 alkyl or alkenyl; R3 and R4 are independently C1 to C24 alkyl or H; R5 is C1 to C24 alkyl straight chain or branched chain; R6 is --C(O)--(CH2)m --NH--, a diaminocarboxylate ester group which is alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl, or --C(O)--(CH2)m --NH-- linked to said diaminocarboxylate ester group, or is absent; R7 is H, spermine, spermidine, a histone, or a protein with DNA-binding specificity, or the same groups wherein the amine functionalities of the R7 moiety are quaternized with R3, R4, or R5 groups;
orR7 is an L- or D-alpha amino acid having a positively charged group on the side chain, said amino acids comprising arginine, histidine, lysine or ornithine or analogues thereof, or wherein the amine of the R7 moiety is quaternized with R3, R4 or R5 groups;
orR7 is a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of L- or D-alpha amino acids, wherein at least one of the amino acids residues comprises arginine, histidine, lysine, ornithine, or analogues thereof; n is 1 to 8; m is 1 to 18; and X is non-toxic anion. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
-
-
3. A formulation for transfection of polynucleotides and peptides into cells, comprising a compound having the structure ##STR22## or an optical isomer thereof, wherein Y1 and Y2 are different and are either --O--C(O)-- or --O--;
-
R1 is C1 to C24 alkyl or alkenyl, or H; R2 is C1 to C24 alkyl or alkenyl; R3, R4 and R5 are independently H, C1 to C14 alkyl, C7 to C11 aryl or alkaryl, or at least two of R3, R4 and R5 are taken together to form quinuclidino, piperidino, pyrrolidino, or morpholino; and X is a non-toxic anion; together with an effective transfection-promoting amount of a lysophosphatide.
-
-
4. A formulation for transfection of polynucleotides and peptides into cells, comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of 3,5-(N,N-dilysyl)-diaminobenxzoyl-3-(DL-1,2-dioleoyldimethylaminopropyl-.beta.-hydroxyethylamine;
- 3,5-(N,N-dilysyl)diaminobenxzoylglycyl-3-(DL-1,2-dioleoyl-dimethylaminopropyl-β
-hydroxyethylamine); and
L-spermine-5-carboxyl-3-(DL-1,2-dioleoyldimethylaminopropyl-β
-hydroxyethylamine) together with an effective transfection-promoting amount of a lysophosphatide.
- 3,5-(N,N-dilysyl)diaminobenxzoylglycyl-3-(DL-1,2-dioleoyl-dimethylaminopropyl-β
Specification