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Claims for Patent: 6,316,410


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Summary for Patent: 6,316,410
Title: Parathyroid hormone analogues for the treatment of osteoporosis
Abstract:The invention disclosed relates to analogues of human parathyroid hormoneh(PTH) which have increased activities in bone restoration, and increased bioavailablities. The analogues described are either single cyclic (1-28) or (1-29) analogues, or double cyclic (1-28) to (1-31) analogues. The single cyclic analogues are cyclised between amino acid pairs R22 and R26. The double cyclic analogues are cyclised between amino acid pairs 13 and 17, and 22 and 26. Various substitutions of the natural residues for other amino acids are also described. For example, the natural Lys27 residue may be substituted by Leu. Typically, these novel analogues have enhanced abilities to stimulate adenyl cyclase activity in rat osteosarcoma cells, and show increased activities in bone restoration using the ovariectomized rat model.
Inventor(s): Barbier; Jean-Rene (Gatineau, CA), Morley; Paul (Ottawa, CA), Whitfield; James F. (Ottawa, CA), Willick; Gordon E. (Orleans, CA)
Assignee: National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, CA)
Application Number:09/406,813
Patent Claims:1. A human parathyroid hormone (hPTH) analogue or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, having the amino acid sequence R-NH-R1-Val-Ser-Glu-Ile-Gln-Leu-R8-His-Asn-Leu-Gly-R13-R14-R15-R16-R17-R18 -Glu-Arg-Val-R22-Trp-Leu-R25-R26-R27-Leu-Y (SEQ ID NO: 7) wherein,

R=hydrogen or any linear or branched chain alkyl, acyl or aryl group,

R1=Ser, Ala or Aib,

R8=Met, Nle or a naturally occurring hydrophobic amino acid,

R13=Lys, Orn, Glu, Asp, Cys or Hcys,

R14=His or a water soluble amino acid,

R15=Leu or a water soluble amino acid,

R16=Asn or a water soluble amino acid,

R17=Ser, Glu, Asp, Lys, Orn, Cys, Hcys or a water soluble amino acid,

R18=Met, Nle or a naturally occuring hydrophobic amino acid,

R22=Glu, Lys, Orn, Cys, Asp or Hcys(homocysteine),

R25=Arg or His,

R26=Lys, Orn, Glu, Cys, Asp or Hcys,

R27=Lys, Leu or a naturally occurring hydrophobic or polar amino acid,

Y=X, Gln-X, Gln-Asp-X, or Gln-Asp-Val-X,

X=OR or NHR,

provided that when Y=X or Y=Gln-X, cyclized between one or two amino acid pairs R13 and R17and R22 and R26, and when Y=Gln-Asp-X or Y=Gln-Asp-Val-X, cyclized between two amino acid pairs R13 and R17and R22 and R26, each amino acid in said amino acid pairs having a side chain enabling the formation of either a lactam or a disulfide bridge between the side chains thereof.

2. An analogue according to claim 1, wherein the cyclisation is in the form of a lactam.

3. An analogue according to claim 2, including a R22-R26 lactam.

4. An analogue according to claim 3, including a Glu22-Lys26 lactam.

5. An analogue according to claim 1, wherein R is H and X is NH.sub.2.

6. An analogue according to claim 5, wherein R27 is Lys or Leu.

7. A human parathyroid hPTH analogue or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, having the amino acid sequence R-NH-Ser-Val-Ser-Glu-Ile-Gln-Leu-R8-His-Asn-Leu-Gly-Lys-His-Leu-Asn-Ser-R1 8-Glu-Arg-Val-R22-Trp-Leu-R25-R26-R27-Leu-Y (SEQ ID NO: 8) wherein,

R=hydrogen or any linear or branched chain alkyl, acyl, or aryl group,

R8=Met or Nle,

R18=Met or Nle,

R22=Glu, Asp, Lys, Orn, Cys or Hcys,

R25=Arg or His,

R26=Glu, Asp, Lys, Orn, Cys or Hcys,

R27=Lys, Leu, Ala or Nle,

Y=X or Gln-X, and

X=OR or NHR,

cyclized between amino acid pairs R22 and R26, each amino acid in said amino acids pairs having a side chain enabling the formation of either a lactam or a disulfide bridge between the side chains thereof.

8. An analogue according to claim 7, wherein R27 is Lys or Leu.

9. An analogue according to claim 8, including a Glu22-Lys26 lactam.

10. An analogue according to claim 7, having the SEQ ID NO: 3.

11. An analogue according to claim 7, having the SEQ ID NO: 4.

12. A human parathyroid hormone(hPTH) analogue or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided, having the amino acid sequence RNH-Ser-Val-Ser-Glu-Ile-Gln-Leu-R8-His-Asn-Leu-Gly-R13-His-Leu-Asn-R17-R18 -Glu-Arg-Val-R22-Trp-Leu-R25-R26-R27-Leu-Y (SEQ ID NO: 9) wherein,

R=hydrogen or any linear or branched chain alkyl, acyl or aryl group,

R8=Met or Nle,

R13=Lys, Om, Glu, Asp, Cys or Hcys,

R17=Lys, Orn, Glu, Asp, Cys or Hcys,

R18=Met or Nle,

R22=Glu, Asp, Lys, Orn, Cys or Hcys,

R25=Arg or His,

R26=Lys, Orn, Glu, Asp, Cys or Hcys,

R27=Lys, Leu, Nle or a naturally occurring hydrophobic or polar amino acid,

Y=X, Gln-X, Gln-Asp-X or Gln-Asp-Val-X,

X=OR or NHR,

cyclysed between two amino acid pairs R13 and R17 and R22 and R26, each amino acid residue R13 and R17 having a side chain which enables formation of either a lactam or a disulfide bridge between the side chains thereof, and each amino acid residue R22 and R26 having a side chain which enables formation of either a lactam or a disulfide bridge between the side chains thereof.

13. An analogue according to claim 12, wherein R27 is Lys or Leu.

14. An analogue according to claim 13, including a Glu22-Lys26 lactam.

15. An analogue according to claim 12, having the SEQ ID NO: 5.

16. An analogue according to claim 12, having the SEQ ID NO: 6.

17. A composition for administration to a warm-blooded animal in need thereof, comprising a human parathyroid hormone(hPTH) analogue according to claim 1, in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

18. A method of treating a warm-blooded animal in need of such treatment, comprising administering to such warm-blooded animal, a therapeutically effective amount of a human parathyroid hormone(hPTH) analogue according to claim 1.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein the analogue has the SEQ ID NO: 3.

20. A method according to claim 18, wherein the analogue has the SEQ ID NO: 4.

21. A method according to claim 18, wherein the analogue has the SEQ ID NO: 5.

22. A method according to claim 18, wherein the analogue has the SEQ ID NO: 6.

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