Oral peptide inhibitors of interleukin-23 receptor and their use to treat inflammatory bowel diseases

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10196424-B2
Application number	US-201715442229-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2017
Priority date	Jul 17, 2014
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

Peptide inhibitors of the interleukin-23 receptor, and related compositions and methods of using these peptide inhibitors to treat or prevent a variety of diseases and disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease, are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for treating an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in a subject, comprising providing to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide inhibitor of an interleukin-23 receptor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein the peptide inhibitor comprises an amino acid sequence of Formula (Ir):
X1-X2-X3-X4-X5-X6-X7-X8-X9-X10-X11-X12-X13-X14-X15-X16-X17-X18-X19-X20  (Ir)

wherein
X1 is any amino acid or absent;
X2 is any amino acid or absent;
X3 is any amino acid or absent;
X4 is Cys, Pen, hCys, D-Pen, D-Cys, D-hCys, Met, Glu, Asp, Lys, Orn, Dap, Dab, D-Dap, D-Dab, D-Asp, D-Glu, D-Lys, Sec, 2-chloromethylbenzoic acid, mercapto-propanoic acid, mercapto-butyric acid, 2-chloro-acetic acid, 3-choro-propanoic acid, 4-chloro-butyric acid, 3-chloro-isobutyric acid, Abu, β-azido-Ala-OH, propargylglycine, 2-(3′-butenyl)glycine, 2-allylglycine, 2-(3′-butenyl)glycine, 2-(4′-pentenyl)glycine, or 2-(5′-hexenyl)glycine;
X5 is any amino acid;
X6 is any amino acid;
X7 is Trp, Glu, Gly, Ile, Asn, Pro, Arg, Thr or OctGly, or a corresponding α-methyl amino acid form of any of the foregoing;
X8 is any amino acid;
X9 is Cys, Pen, hCys, D-Pen, D-Cys, D-hCys, Glu, Lys, Orn, Dap, Dab, D-Dap, D-Dab, D-Asp, D-Glu, D-Lys, Asp, Leu, Val, Phe, Ser, Sec, Abu, β-azido-Ala-OH, propargylglycine, 2-2-allylglycine, 2-(3′-butenyl)glycine, 2-(4′-pentenyl)glycine, Ala, 41-C, Met, MeCys, (D)Tyr or 2-(5′-hexenyl)glycine;
X10 is Tyr, Phe(4-OMe), 1-Nal, 2-Nal, Aic, α-MePhe, Bip, (D)Cys, Cha, DMT, (D)Tyr, Glu, His, hPhe(3,4-dimethoxy), hTyr, N-Me-Tyr, Trp, Phe(4-CONH 2 ), Phe(4-phenoxy), Thr, Tic, Tyr(3-tBu), Phe(4-tBu), Phe(4-CN), Phe(4-Br), Phe(4-NH 2 ), Phe(4-F), Phe(3,5-F 2 ), Phe(4-CH 2 CO 2 H), Phe(penta-F), Phe(3,4-Cl 2 ), Phe(4-CF 3 ), Bip, Cha, 4-PyridylAlanine, βhTyr, OctGly, Phe(4-N 3 ), Phe(4-Br), Phe[4-(2-aminoethoxy)], Phe, a Phe analog, a Tyr analog, or a corresponding α-methyl amino acid form of any of the foregoing;
X11 is 2-Nal, 1-Nal, 2,4-dimethylPhe, Bip, Phe(3,4-Cl 2 ), Phe (3,4-F 2 ), Phe(4-CO 2 H), βhPhe(4-F), α-Me-Trp, 4-phenylcyclohexyl, Phe(4-CF 3 ), Phe(3,4-OMe 2 ), α-MePhe, βhNal, βhPhe, βhTyr, βhTrp, Nva(5-phenyl), Phe, His, hPhe, Tqa, Trp, Tyr, Phe(4-OMe), Phe(4-Me), Trp(2,5,7-tri-tert-Butyl), Phe(4-Oallyl), Tyr(3-tBu), Phe(4-tBu), Phe(4-guanidino), Phe(4-OBzl), Glu(Bzl), 4-Phenylbenzylalanine, Phe[4-(2-aminoethoxy)], 5-Hydroxy-Trp, 6-Chloro-Trp, N-MeTrp, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-norharman, Phe(4-CONH 2 ), Phe(3,4-Dimethoxy), Phe(2,3-Cl 2 ), Phe(2,3-F 2 ), Phe(4-F), 4-phenylcyclohexylalanine or Bip;
X12 is His, Phe, Arg, N-Me-His, Val, Cav, Cpa, Leu, Cit, hLeu, 3-Pal, t-butyl-Ala, α-MeLys, D-Ala, (D)Asn, (D)Asp, (D)Leu, (D)Phe, (D)Tyr, Aib, α-MeLeu, α-MeOrn, 0-Aib, β-Ala, βhAla, βhArg, βhLeu, βhVal, β-spiro-pip, Glu, hArg, Ile, Lys, N-MeLeu, N-MeArg, Ogl, Orn, Pro, Gln, Ser, Thr, Tle, t-butyl-Gly, 4-amino-4-carboxy-tetrahydropyran (THP), Achc Acpc, Acbc, Acvc, Agp, Aib, α-DiethylGly, α-MeLys(Ac), α-MeOrn, α-MeSer, α-MeVal, Cha, Cit, Cpa, (D)Asn, or hArg, or a corresponding α-methyl amino acid form of any of the foregoing;
X13 is Thr, Sarc, Glu, Phe, Arg, Leu, Asn, Cit, Lys, Orn, Val, βhAla, Lys(Ac), (D)Asn, (D)Leu, (D)Phe, (D)Thr, Ala, α-MeLeu, Aib, β-Ala, β-Glu, βhLeu, βhVal, β-spiro-pip, Cha, Chg, Asp, Dab, Dap, α-DiethylGly, hLeu, Ogl, Pro, Gln, Ser, β-spiro-pip, Tba, Tle or Aib, or a corresponding α-methyl amino acid form of any of the foregoing;
X14 is Phe, Tyr, Glu, Gly, His, Lys, Leu, Met, Asn, Lys(Ac), Dap(Ac), Asp, Pro, Gln, Arg, Ser, Thr, Tic or βhPhe, or a corresponding α-methyl amino acid form of any of the foregoing;
X15 is Gly, Ser, Thr, Gln, Ala, (D)Ala, (D)Asn, (D)Asp, (D)Leu, (D)Phe, (D)Thr, Aea, Asp, Asn, Glu, Phe, Lys, Leu, Pro, Arg, β-Ala, or Sarc, or a corresponding α-methyl amino acid form of any of the foregoing;
X16 is any amino acid or absent;
X17 is any amino acid or absent;
X18 is any amino acid or absent;
X19 is any amino acid or absent; and
X20 is any amino acid or absent,
wherein the peptide inhibitor is cyclized via a bond between X4 and X9, and
wherein the peptide inhibitor inhibits the binding of an interleukin-23 (IL-23) to an IL-23 receptor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is provided to the subject by an oral route of administration.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the IBD is ulcerative colitis.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the IBD is Crohn's disease.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the IBD is pouchitis after an ileoanal anastomosis.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bond between X4 and X9 is a disulfide bond, a thioether bond, a lactam bond, a triazole ring, a selenoether bond, a diselenide bond, or an olefin bond.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein X4 is Pen and X9 is Pen, and the bond is a disulfide bond.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein
X7 is Trp;
X10 is Phe, Tyr, a Phe analog, or a Tyr analog;
X11 is Trp, 1-Nal, 2-Nal, Phe(3,4-Cl 2 ), Phe(3,4-F 2 ), Phe(4-CONH 2 ), or Phe(3,4-Dimethoxy); and
X12 is Aib, α-Me-Lys, α-Me-Val, α-Me-Leu; Achc, Acvc, Acpc, or 4-amino-4-carboxy-tetrahydropyran (THP).

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the Phe analog is Phe(4-OBzl), Phe(4-OMe), Phe(4-CONH 2 ), Phe(3,4-Cl 2 ), Phe(4-tBu), Phe(4-NH 2 ), Phe(4-Br), Phe(4-CN), Phe(4-CO 2 H), Phe(4-(2-aminoethoxy)) or Phe(4-guanidino).

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein
X4 is Abu, 2-chloromethylbenzoic acid, mercapto-propanoic acid, mercapto-butyric acid, 2-chloro-acetic acid, 3-chloro-propanoic acid, 4-chloro-butyric acid, 3-chloro-isobutyric acid;
X9 is Abu, Cys, Pen, hCys, D-Pen, D-Cys, or D-hCys, and
and the bond between X4 and X9 is a thioether bond.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein
(a) X4 is Abu and X9 is Cys; or
(b) X4 is Cys and X9 is Abu,
wherein the peptide inhibitor is cyclized via a thioether bond between X4 and X9.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein
X7 is Trp;
X10 is Phe, Tyr, a Phe analog, or a Tyr analog;
X11 is Trp, 1-Nal, 2-Nal, Phe(3,4-Cl 2 ), Phe(3,4-F 2 ), Phe(4-CONH 2 ), or Phe(3,4-Dimethoxy); and
X12 is α-Me-Lys, α-Me-Leu, α-Me-Ser, α-Me-Val, Achc, Acvc, Acpc, Acbc or 4-amino-4-carboxy-tetrahydropyran.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the Phe analog is Phe(4-OBzl), Phe(4-OMe), Phe(4-CONH 2 ), Phe(3,4-Cl 2 ), Phe(4-tBu), Phe(4-NH 2 ), Phe(4-Br), Phe(4-CN), Phe(4-CO 2 H), Phe(4-(2aminoethoxy)) or Phe(4-guanidino).

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence of the peptide inhibitor comprises one or more, two or more, or three of the following:
X5 is Arg, Gln, Dap or Orn;
X6 is Thr or Ser; and
X8 is Gln, Val, Phe, Glu or Lys.

15. A method for treating an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in a subject, comprising providing to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide inhibitor of an interleukin-23 receptor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein the peptide inhibitor comprises any of the following amino acid sequences:

(SEQ ID NO: 282)

Ac-[Pen]-Q-T-W-Q-[Pen]-[Phe(4-OMe)]-[2-Nal]-[α-Me-Lys]-ENG-NH 2 ;

(SEQ ID NO: 283)

Ac-[Pen]-N-T-W-Q-[Pen]-[Phe[4-(2-a

Assignees

• Protagonist Therapeutics Inc

Inventors

• Bourne Gregory
• Bhandari Ashok
• Cheng Xiaoli
• Frederick Brian Troy
• Zhang Jie
• Patel Dinesh V
• Liu David

Classifications

• A61P43/00

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