Prodrug compounds with an isoleucine
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1. A compound comprising:
- (1) a therapeutic agent capable of entering a target cell,(2) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein;
AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Serine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 represents any amino acid,AA3 represents isoleucine,n is 0 or 1, and when n is 1 then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid,(3) a negatively charged stabilizing group, and(4) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by TOP, wherein;
the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and the oligopeptide is directly linked to the therapeutic agent or indirectly linked through the linker group to the therapeutic agent at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide,wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, andwherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than TOP,or a salt of said compound.
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Abstract
The compounds of the invention are modified forms of therapeutic agents. A typical prodrug compound of the invention comprises a therapeutic agent, an oligopeptide having an isoleucine residue, a stabilizing group and, optionally, a linker group. The prodrug is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell. Methods of making and using the compounds are also disclosed.
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1. A compound comprising:
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(1) a therapeutic agent capable of entering a target cell, (2) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein; AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Serine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 represents any amino acid, AA3 represents isoleucine, n is 0 or 1, and when n is 1 then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid, (3) a negatively charged stabilizing group, and (4) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by TOP, wherein; the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and the oligopeptide is directly linked to the therapeutic agent or indirectly linked through the linker group to the therapeutic agent at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide, wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, and wherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than TOP, or a salt of said compound. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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2. A compound comprising:
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(1) a therapeutic agent capable of entering a target cell, (2) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein; AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Serine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 is selected from group consisting Alanine, Leucine, Glycine, Serine, 3-Pyndylalanine, 2-Thienylalanine, Tyrosine, N-Methylalanine, Aminoisobutyric Acid, Threonine, and Phenylalanine, AA3 represents isoleucine, and n is 0 or 1, and when n is 1, then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid, (3) a neutral stabilizing group or a negatively charged stabilizing group, and (4) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by TOP, wherein the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and the oligopeptide is directly linked to the therapeutic agent or indirectly linked through the linker group to the therapeutic agent at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide, wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, and wherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than TOP, or a salt of said compound. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A compound comprising:
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(1) a therapeutic agent capable of entering a target cell, (2) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein; AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Seine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 represents any amino acid, AA3 represents isoleucine, n is 0 or 1, and when n is 1, then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid, (3) a stabilizing group, the stabilizing group selected from (a) a dicarboxylic or higher order carboxylic acid, (b) a non-genetically encoded amino acid having four or more carbons, or (c) one of aspartic acid linked to the oligopeptide at the β
-carboxy group of the aspartic acid or glutamic acid linked to the oligopeptide at the γ
-carboxy group of the glutamic acid, and(4) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by a trouase, wherein the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and the oligopeptide is directly linked to the therapeutic agent or indirectly linked through the linker group to the therapeutic agent at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide, wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, and wherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than a trouase or a salt of said compound. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A pharmaceutical composition comprising
(1) a compound including (a) a therapeutic agent capable of entering a target cell, (b) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein: -
AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Serine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 represents any amino acid, AA3 represents isoleucine, n is0 or 1, and when n is 1, then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid, (c) a negatively charged stabilizing group, and (d) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by TOP, wherein the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and AA1 of the oligopeptide is directly linked to the therapeutic agent or indirectly linked through the linker group to the therapeutic agent at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide, wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, and wherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than TOP, or a salt of said compound and (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising
(1) a compound including (a) a therapeutic agent capable of entering a target cell, (b) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein: -
AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Serine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 is selected from the group consisting of Alanine, Leucine, Glycine, Serine, 3-Pyridylalanine, 2-Thienylalanine, Tyrosine, N-Methylalanine, Aminoisobutyric Acid, Threonine, and Phenylalanine, AA3 represents isoleucine, and n is0 or 1, and when n is 1, then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid, (c) a neutral stabilizing group or a negatively charged stabilizing group, and (d) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by TOP, wherein the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and the oligopeptide is directly linked to the therapeutic agent or indirectly linked through the linker group to the therapeutic agent at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide, wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, and wherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than TOP, or a salt of said compound, and (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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28. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound comprising; (1) a therapeutic agent capable of entering a target cell, (2) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein; AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Serine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 represents any amino acid, AA3 represents isoleucine, n is 0 or 1, and when n is 1 then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid, (3) a negatively charged stabilizing group, and (4) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by TOP, or a salt of said compound wherein the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and the oligopeptide is directly linked to the therapeutic agent or indirectly linked through the linker group to the therapeutic agent at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide, wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, and wherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than TOP, such that the patient is treated. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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29. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound comprising; (1) a therapeutic agent capable of entering a target cell, (2) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein; AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Serine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 is selected from the group consisting of Alanine, Leucine, Glycine, Serine, 3-Pyridylalanine, 2-Thienylalanine, Tyrosine, N-Methylalanine, Aminoisobutyric Acid, Threonine, and Phenylalanine, AA3 represents isoleucine, and n is 0 or 1, and when n is 1, then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid, (3) a neutral stabilizing group or a negatively charged stabilizing group, and (4) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by TOP, wherein the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and the oligopeptide is directly linked to the therapeutic agent or indirectly linked through the linker group to the therapeutic agent at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide, wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, and wherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with the target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than TOP, or a salt thereof, such that the patient is treated.
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33. An article of manufacture for diagnosis or assay comprising:
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(1) a compound comprising; (a) a marker, (b) an oligopeptide of the formula (AA)n-AA3-AA2-AA1, wherein; AA1 is selected from the group consisting of Leucine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, 2-Naphthylalanine, Serine, Proline, and β
-Alanine,AA2 is selected from the group consisting of;
Alanine, Leucine, Glycine, Serine, Tyrosine, 3-Pyridylalanine, 2-Thienylalanine, N-Methylalanine, Aminoisobutyric Acid, Threonine, and Phenylalanine,AA3 represents isoleucine, n is 0 or 1, and when n is 1 then (AA)n is AA4 which represents any amino acid, (c) a stabilizing group, and (d) optionally, a linker group not cleavable by TOP, wherein the oligopeptide is directly linked to the stabilizing group at a first attachment site of the oligopeptide and AA1 of the oligopeptide is directly linked to the marker or indirectly linked through the linker group to the marker at a second attachment site of the oligopeptide, wherein the stabilizing group hinders cleavage of the compound by enzymes present in whole blood, and wherein the compound is cleavable by an enzyme associated with a target cell, the enzyme associated with the target cell being other than TOP, and further wherein the compound is resistant to cleavage by TOP, and (2) at least one reagent useful in the detection of said marker. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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