专利汇可以提供POLYPEPTIDES AND ANTIBACTERIAL OR ANTISEPTIC USE OF SAME专利检索,专利查询,专利分析的服务。并且A novel polypeptide, and an antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or antiseptic containing as an effective ingredient the polypeptide are disclosed. The polypeptide of this invention has an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NOs:1 to 12 and 13 to 31. This antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or antiseptic is useful for the prevention, amelioration or treatment of diseases such as burn, decubitus, wound, skin ulcer, leg ulcer, diabetic ulcer, occlusive arterial disease and arteriosclerosis obliterans, cellulitis, acute lymphangitis, lymphadenitis, erysipelas, skin abscess, necrotizing subcutaneous infection, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS), folliculitis, facial furuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, carbuncle, infectious paronychia, erythrasma and severe infection (sepsis).,下面是POLYPEPTIDES AND ANTIBACTERIAL OR ANTISEPTIC USE OF SAME专利的具体信息内容。
The present invention relates to a novel polypeptide and its use as an antibacterial, antifungal and/or antiseptic.
As a type of antibacterial agents, polypeptide-based antibacterial agents comprising a polypeptide are known. Polypeptide-based antibacterial agents exhibit a wide antibacterial spectrum and some of them are known to exhibit antibacterial activity against bacteria resistant to other types of antibiotics. Examples thereof include magainin (Non-Patent Document 1), cathelicidin (LL-37) (Non-Patent Document 2) and Ovispirin-1 (Non-Patent Document 3) which are α helix antibacterial peptides. In addition to these, peptides having an antibacterial activity, such as defensins (Non-Patent Document 2) are known. Further, in recent years, novel α helix antibacterial peptides are created (Patent Document 1). However, their antibacterial activities are not sufficient when compared with those of the existing antibiotics. Thus, novel polypeptide-based antibacterial agents having a novel structure and an excellent antibacterial activity are continuously demanded.
Patent Document 2 suggests that polypeptides having a vascular endothelial growth activity also have an antibacterial activity. Patent Document 3 describes analogues of the polypeptides described in Patent Document 2, which have a particularly high antibacterial activity.
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel polypeptide having an excellent antibacterial activity, and antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or antiseptic comprising the polypeptide as an effective ingredient.
The present inventors intensively studied to discover that by modifying the polypeptides described in Patent Documents 2 and 3, polypeptides having a higher antibacterial activity than these polypeptides are obtained, thereby completing the present invention.
That is, the present invention provides the following:
By the present invention, novel polypeptides having an excellent antibacterial activity and/or antifungal activity, as well as antibacterial agents, antifungal agents and/or antiseptics comprising as an effective ingredient the polypeptide were provided.
Further, by the present invention, agents for prevention, amelioration or treatment of a disease(s) selected from the group consisting of burn, decubitus, wound, skin ulcer, leg ulcer, diabetic ulcer, occlusive arterial disease and arteriosclerosis obliterans, cellulitis, acute lymphangitis, lymphadenitis, erysipelas, skin abscess, necrotizing subcutaneous infection, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS), folliculitis, facial furuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, carbuncle, infectious paronychia, erythrasma and severe infection (sepsis), the agent comprising as an effective ingredient the polypeptide, were provided.
In the present Description, the terms "polypeptide" and "peptide" have the same meaning.
The amino acid sequence of Ovispirin-1 (also called as AP00196, see http://aps.unmc.edu/AP/main.php) described in Non-Patent Document 3 is shown in SEQ ID NO:12. As will be concretely described in the Examples below, Ovispirin-1 has an antibacterial activity. Using Ovispirin-1 as a positive control, the antibacterial activity of the polypeptides of the present invention was examined. As a result, it was proved that the above-described polypeptides of the present invention have an excellent antibacterial activity.
The polypeptide of the present invention may be modified at the amino-terminal (N-terminal) and/or carboxyl-terminal (C-terminal) thereof. In some cases, it may be preferred that the C-terminal be amidated and the N-terminal be acetylated. A capping structure may be added to the polypeptide of the present invention. The capping structure is an oligopeptide attached to the N-terminal and/or C-terminal of a polypeptide, which is known to stabilize the structure of the polypeptide (Document: 1)
In general, with respect to a pharmaceutical composed of a polypeptide(s), techniques to increase the stability of the polypeptide(s) in vivo, wherein a sugar chain(s) and/or a polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain(s) is(are) added to the polypeptide(s), or wherein a D-amino acid(s) is(are) used as at least one part of the amino acids constituting the polypeptide(s), are widely known and used. The addition of a sugar chain(s) and/or a PEG chain(s) to a polypeptide, or the use of a D-amino acid(s) as at least one part of the amino acids constituting a polypeptide makes the polypeptide more unlikely to be decomposed by a peptidase(s) in vivo, and in turn, makes the half-life of the polypeptide in vivo longer. The polypeptides of the present invention may be polypeptides which are modified with these known modifications for the stabilization in vivo, as long as they have an antibacterial activity. And, the term "polypeptide" as used herein and in the appended claims includes polypeptides which are modified with a modification(s) for the stabilization in vivo, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
The addition of a sugar chain to a polypeptide is well-known, and described, for example, in
The addition of a PEG chain to a polypeptide is also well-known, and described, for example, in
The method for changing at least one part of the amino acids constituting the polypeptide into D-isomer is also well-known, and described, for example, in
The polypeptides of the present invention can easily be produced by a conventional method such as chemical synthesis using a commercially available peptide synthesizer. Further, the above-described modifications for stabilization can also be easily carried out by the well-known methods as described in the above-described references.
Since the polypeptides of the present invention have an antibacterial activity and/or antifungal activity, they may be used as an antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or antiseptic. How to use the polypeptide as an antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or antiseptic is the same as the known polypeptide-based antibacterial agents and/or antifungal agents, and may preferably be administered in the form of an ointment, aqueous solution, powder, gel or percutaneous patch, especially preferably in the form of an ointment. The methods of formulation to these formulations are well-known, and any of the well-known methods may be employed. The concentration of the polypeptide in the ointment is not restricted, and is usually about 0.1 mg/g to 100 mg/g, especially about 1 mg/g to 10 mg/g.
The concentration of the polypeptide in the solution is not restricted, and is usually about 0.1 mg/mL to 100 mg/mL, especially about 1 mg/mL to 10 mg/mL. The administration route may be topical administration such as application or injection to the site where the antibacterial and/or antiseptic action is/are needed; systemic parenteral administration such as intravenous injection; or oral administration. Topical administration and systemic parenteral administration are preferred, especially topical administration is preferred. The application is not limited to a living body, but the polypeptide may be used for sterilization or disinfection of articles. The dose of administration when the polypeptide is administered to a living body is appropriately selected depending on the symptom or the size of the diseased portion, and usually about 0.1 mg to 100 mg, especially about 1 mg to 10 mg in terms of the amount of the polypeptide. However, needless to say, the dose is not limited to these ranges.
In cases where the polypeptide of the present invention is formulated into an antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or antiseptic, the form of formulation is not limited, and may be formulated into the form of, for example, solution, suspension, gel, paste or solid.
In cases where the polypeptide of the present invention is coated or impregnated, preferred examples of the base material therefor include gauze, bandage, cotton, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, knit, knitted fabric, compressed sheet and compression fabric or paper. These materials may be used individually or in combination.
The polypeptide of the present invention may be formulated into the form of a solution, and may be used as a drug spray (powder or mist), cotton or spray for disinfection of fingers or antibacterial and/or antifungal solution for medical instruments. Further, the polypeptide of the present invention formulated into the form of a solution may be incorporated in eye drops.
Specific examples of the diseases and disorders when the polypeptide is administered to a living body include, but are not limited to, burn, decubitus (bedsore), wound, skin ulcer, leg ulcer, diabetic ulcer, occlusive arterial disease and arteriosclerosis obliterans, cellulitis, acute lymphangitis, lymphadenitis, erysipelas, skin abscess, necrotizing subcutaneous infection, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS), folliculitis, facial furuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, carbuncle, infectious paronychia, erythrasma and severe infection (sepsis). The antibacterial agent and/or antiseptic of the present invention may be used as an antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or antiseptic against these diseases or disorders.
The antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or antiseptic may be used individually, or together with other antibacterial agent(s), antifungal agent(s) and/or antibiotic(s). Examples of these antibacterial agents, antifungal agents and antibiotics include, but are not limited to, cephem antibiotics, carbapenem antibiotics, aminoglycoside antibiotics, new quinolone antibiotics, β-lactam antibiotics, penicillin antibiotics and glycopeptide antibiotics, more specifically, ceftazidime, meropenem, tobramycin, ciprofloxacin, methicillin, ampicillin and vancomycin.
The polypeptide of the present invention may be used as an antibacterial agent, antifungal agent and/or an antiseptic. In cases where at least two of the antibacterial action, antifungal action and disinfection action are desired, the agent may be used as an agent which simultaneously attain at least two of these activities. For example, in cases where the antibacterial activity and disinfection activity are desired, the polypeptide may be used as an antibacterial agent and antiseptic. That is, although the term "mataha" has the both meanings of "at least one" and "only one of them" (
The present invention will now be described more concretely by way of Examples thereof. However, the present invention is not restricted to the Examples below.
Protected peptide resins were synthesized by Fmoc method using a full-automatic solid-phase synthesizer according to the method described in documents such as
The amino acid sequences of the synthesized peptides were confirmed by using an amino acid sequencer G1000A (Hewlett Packard), PPSQ-23A (SHIMADZU CORPORATION) or ProciscLC (ABI).
The sequences of the synthesized polypeptides are shown below. In the present description, Ovispirin-1 used as the positive control is called Ovispirin-1. The C-termini of the polypeptides other than SRP-7 were amidated.
The sequences of the synthesized polypeptides were confirmed by the results of analysis using MALDI-TOF/MS. To 1 µL of a solution containing 0.1 % polypeptide in TFA/50% acetonitrile, whose final concentration was 100 µg/mL, 1 µL of a matrix solution (α-Cyano 4-Hydroxy Cinnamic Acid) was added to obtain a measurement sample for MALDI. The measurement sample for MALDI (0.4 µL) was applied on a MALDI target plate and dried, followed by measurement using
MALDI-TOF/MS Conditions:
The theoretical value and measured value of MALDI-TOF/MS for each polypeptide are shown in Table 1. The detected m/z of each polypeptide was matched to each theoretical value, and the sequences of the synthesized polypeptides were confirmed.
The antibacterial activity of the polypeptides was measured using the ATP assay method.
Using BacTiter-Glo Microbial Cell Viability Assay kit available from PROMEGA, the antibacterial activity of the peptides was evaluated from the viability of bacteria. That is, ATP amount in viable bacteria in cases where the concentration of the peptides was 10 µg/mL was measured using a microtiter plate or test tubes.
With respect to the strains, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus ATCC29213) as Gram-positive bacteria, or, alternatively, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa ATCC27853) as Gram-negative bacteria, was used. The bacteria were cultured in media for 3 to 4 hours, and thereafter absorbances at A600 were measured. Bacterial suspensions were diluted with Mueller-Hinton broth (MHB) according to McFarland #0.5. Each strain was added so as to attain about 0.5-1 x 105 CFU/mL (final concentration) in terms of Escherichia coli. Each peptide was prepared and added to a microplate or test tubes so as to attain a final concentration of 10 µg/mL, and the bacterial suspension was added thereto. A solution to which the peptides were not added was considered as a negative control, and a solution to which tobramycin (TOB) (1µg/mL) was added was considered as a positive control. The plate was incubated at 37°C for 3 hours, and the amount of ATP in the culture media was measured. Relative values were calculated by comparison with the negative control, and these values were regarded as the viability.
The results are shown in Table 2. In the table, "ND" means there are no data.
As shown in Table 2, each of the polypeptides of the present invention exhibited antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus comparable to TOB. The polypeptides of the present invention exhibited antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus about the same as Ovispirin-1.
Further, the peptides shown in Table 3 below were synthesized by the same method as described above, and the antibacterial activity (including antifungal activity) and/or ATP activity thereof were examined together with the above-described peptides.
Mold fungi (Aspergillus niger NBRC 9455, Rhizopus oryzae NBRC 31005, Fusarium solani JCM11383, Alternaria alternata JCM5800, Trichophyton mentagrophytes NBRC6124 and Trichophyton rubrum NBRC9185) were inoculated to potato-dextrose agar medium and cultured at 35°C (or at a temperature appropriate for the generation of conidium (spore) of each strain) until the conidium was formed (for about 7 days). The conidia (spores) were collected and suspended in 0.1% Tween 80-containing physiological saline. By filtration through a sterilized cotton filter and centrifugation, the components originated from the medium and the mycelia were removed.
The absorbance at 530 nm of the conidium (spore) suspension was measured, and the number of the conidia (spores) in the suspension was measured by the plate dilution method. From the relationship between the absorbance and the number of the conidia (spores), a calibration curve of the conidia (spores) was obtained to determine the number of the conidia (spores) to be inoculated in the measurement of the antifungal activity.
Yeast fungi (Cryptococcus neoformans IFM 46660 and Candida krusei NBRC1395) were inoculated to Sabouraud-dextrose agar medium and cultured at 35°C for 2 days. From the formed colonies, the strains were subcultured to a fresh agar medium and cultured at 35°C for 2 days. This step was repeated one more time and each strain was isolated, which was used as the fungal cells for the tests. The obtained fungal cells were collected and suspended in sterilized physiological saline to obtain a fungal cell suspension. The absorbance at 530 nm of this suspension was measured and the number of the fungal cells in the suspension was measured by the plate dilution method. From the relationship between the absorbance and the number of the fungal cells, a calibration curve of the fungal cells was obtained to determine the number of the fungal cells to be inoculated in the measurement of the antifungal activity.
Each of the bacteria (Micrococcus luteus NBRC13867, Bacillus subtilis NBRC3134, Salmonella enteritidis IID 604, Salmonella typhimurium JCM1652, Streptococcus pyogenes JCM5674, Acinetobacter baumanni JCM6841, Bacteroides fragilis JCM11019, Fusobacterium nucleatum JCM 11025 and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans JCM2434) was inoculated to SCD or GAM agar medium, and cultured at a temperature and period suited for the strain (cultured anaerobically as required). From the thus obtained colonies, each strain was inoculated to a fresh agar medium and cultured. This step was repeated one more time to isolate a strain, which was used as the bacterial cells for the test. The absorbance at 530 nm of the suspension in which the thus obtained bacterial cells were suspended was measured and the number of the bacterial cells in the suspension was measured by the plate dilution method. From the relationship between the absorbance and the number of the bacterial cells, a calibration curve of the bacterial cells was obtained to determine the number of the bacterial cells to be inoculated in the measurement of the antibacterial activity.
Each of the thus prepared suspensions of the cells or conidia was diluted with physiological saline to 2 x 105 to 2.5 x 106 CFU/mL using the above-described calibration curve of the number of the cells or conidia, and further 50-fold diluted with the medium to prepare an inoculation solution of 0.4 x 104 to 5 x 104 CFU/mL.
The peptide solution to be tested was diluted with sterilized purified water to prepare a solution of 1280 µg/mL. This solution was serially diluted with sterilized purified water, and further 5-fold diluted with the medium to prepare peptide-containing media having concentrations of 256, 128, 64, 32, 16, 8.0,4.0,2.0, 1.0, 0.5, 0.25 and 0.125µg/mL, respectively. As a positive control, amphotericin B was used for mold fungi and yeast fungi, and chloramphenicol was used for bacteria. Each of amphotericin B and chloramphenicol was dissolved in DMSO to a concentration of 12,800 µg/mL and then serially diluted with DMSO, followed by 50-fold dilution with the medium to prepare amphotericin B- or chloramphenicol-containing media having concentrations of 256, 128, 64, 32, 16,8.0,4.0,2.0, 1.0,0.5,0.25 and 0.125 µg/mL, respectively.
To a 96-well microtiter plate, 0.1 mL of the inoculation solution and 0.1 mL of the peptide- or positive control-containing medium having the respective concentration were added, and each strain was cultured at a temperature suited for the respective strain for 16 to 50 hours (or a time suited for the growth of the respective strain). The concentrations when the peptide, amphotericin B or chloramphenicol was subjected to the measurement were 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1.0, 0.5,0.25,0.12 and 0.0625 µg/mL, respectively. The well not containing the sample was used as a negative control. After the culturing for a time period appropriate for the respective strain, the growth was visually observed, and the minimum concentration at which the growth was inhibited was defined as the minimum growth inhibition concentration (MIC).
The medium used was RPMI-1640 (containing glutamic acid, not containing carbonate and containing Phenol Red) in the tests for mold fungi and yeast fungi, and was Muller-Hinton broth or Brucella broth in the tests for bacteria. Independent experiments were carried out twice for each strain.
Bacteria (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC29213, Klebsiella pneumoniae JCM 1662, Enterobacter cloacae JCM 1232, Enterobacter aerogenes JCM 1235 and Staphylococcus epidermidis JCM 2414) were inoculated to Mueller-Hinton broth: MHB or LB medium, and cultured at a temperature and period suited for each strain. From the thus obtained colonies, each strain was inoculated to a fresh liquid medium and cultured for 16 to 20 hours. Then an aliquot having a volume (10 to 50 µL) appropriate to each strain was inoculated to a fresh liquid medium and cultured for 4 to 6 hours, followed by the measurement of the absorbance at 600 nm. After comparing the turbidity with McFarland #0.5, the resultant was diluted with a medium. Each strain was added to about 105 CFU/mL (final concentration).
Further, the antibacterial activities against the clinical strains collected and isolated from infected patients were also examined. The tests were carried out for two methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) (MRSA (i) and (ii)), two methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus (MSSA) (MSSA (i) and (ii)), five Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas aeruginosal, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 8, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 12, totally 9 clinical strains. The MRSA and MSSA clinical strains were tested by the same method as Staphylococcus aureus ATCC29213, and Pseudomonas clinical strains were tested by the same method as Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853.
Each of the peptide solutions to be tested was diluted with MHB to obtain a solution of 128 µg/mL. This solution was serially diluted with the medium to prepare peptide-containing media having concentrations of 128, 64, 32, 16, 8.0, 4.0 and 2.0 µg/mL, respectively. As controls, tobramycin (TOB: aminoglucoside antibiotic), oxacillin (OX:β-lactam antibiotic), meropenem (MEPM: carbapenem antibiotic) and ciprofloxacin (new quinolone antibiotic) were used. By dilution with sterilized purified water to 1.0 mg/mL, positive control-containing media having concentrations of 16, 8, 4, 2, 1.0, 0.25, 0.12 and 0.06 µg/mL, respectively for TOB; 0.5, 0.12 and 0.06 µg/mL, respectively, for OX; and 16, 8, 4, 2, 1.0, 0.25, 0.12, 0.06, 0.03 and 0.008 µg/mL, respectively, for MEPM, were prepared.
To a 96-well microtiter plate, 0.1 mL of the inoculation solution and 0.1 mL of the peptide- or positive control-containing medium having the respective concentration were added, and cultured at 37°C for 16 to 24 hours (or a time period suited for the growth of the respective strain). The well not containing the sample was used as a negative control. After the culturing, the growth was visually observed, and the minimum concentration at which the growth was inhibited was defined as the minimum growth inhibition concentration (MIC).
The medium used in this test for bacteria was Mueller-Hinton broth. Independent experiments were carried out twice or more for each strain.
The results are shown in Table 4 and Table 5.
As shown in Tables 4 and 5, each of the peptides exhibited antibacterial activity.
Bacteria (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC29213, and Staphylococcus epidermidis JCM 2414) were inoculated to Mueller-Hinton broth: MHB or LB medium, and cultured at a temperature and period suited for each strain. From the thus obtained colonies, each strain was inoculated to a fresh liquid medium and cultured for 16 to 20 hours. Then an aliquot having a volume (10 to 50 µL) appropriate to each strain was inoculated to a fresh liquid medium and cultured for 4 to 6 hours, followed by the measurement of the absorbance at 600 nm. After comparing the turbidity with McFarland #0.5, the resultant was diluted with a medium. Each strain was added to about 105 CFU/mL (final concentration).
Each of the peptide solutions to be tested was diluted with the medium to obtain a solution of 10 µg/mL. As positive controls, tobramycin (TOB), oxacillin (OX) and meropenem (MEPM) were used. By dilution with sterilized purified water to 1.0 mg/mL, positive control-containing media having concentrations of 1.0, 0.25, 0.12 and 0.06 µg/mL, respectively for TOB; 0.5, 0.12 and 0.06 µg/mL, respectively, for OX; and 1.0, 0.25, 0.12, 0.06, 0.03 and 0.008 µg/mL, respectively, for MEPM, were prepared. To a 96-well microtiter plate, 0.1 mL of the inoculation solution and 0.1 mL of the peptide- or positive control-containing medium having the respective concentration were added, and cultured at 37°C for 3 hours. The well not containing the sample was used as a negative control. After the culturing, ATP was measured using BacTiter-Glo Microbial Cell Viability Assay kit of PROMEGA, and compared with that in the negative control to obtain a relative value which was defined as a viability. The antibacterial activity was evaluated based on the viability at 3 hours later using ATP as an index.
The medium used in this test for bacteria was Mueller-Hinton broth. Independent experiments were carried out twice for each strain.
The results are shown in Table 6 below.
From Table 6, it was shown that these peptides exhibited antibacterial activity in terms of ATP activity against any of the three strains tested, so that it was suggested that any of these peptides have a wide antibacterial spectrum.
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