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US 10,940,209 B2Granted
Glycotargeting therapeutics
AssigneeEcole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (Epfl)
InventorsJeffrey A. Hubbell, David Scott Wilson
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Abstract
Several embodiments of the present disclosure relate to glycotargeting therapeutics that are useful in the treatment of transplant rejection, autoimmune disease, food allergy, and immune response against a therapeutic agent. In several embodiments, the compositions are configured to target the liver and deliver antigens to which tolerance is desired. Methods and uses of the compositions for induction of immune tolerance are also disclosed herein.
Claims18
A compound comprising Formula 1:
- XY-Z]m Formula 1
- where:
- m is an integer from 1 to 100;
- X comprises an antigen comprising one or more of SEQ ID NOs:
- 4 to 13, or
- X is selected from the group consisting of insulin, proinsulin, preproinsulin or a tolerogenic portion of any of insulin, proinsulin, or preproinsulin;
- Y comprises
- where:
- the left bracket “(” indicates the bond between X and Y;
- the bottom bracket and “)” indicates the bond between Y and Z;
- n is an integer from 1 to 100;
- p is an integer from 2 to 150;
- R8 is —CH2—CH2—C(CH3)(CN)—;
- and
- W is a copolymer or a random copolymer of the W1 and W2 having p repeat units, where:
- where:
- R9 is a direct bond, —C(O)—NH—CH2—CH2—, or —C(O)—NH—(CH2—CH2—O—)t—CH2—CH2—;
- t is an integer from 1 to 5;
- and
- R10 is an aliphatic group, an alcohol or an aliphatic alcohol;
- and
- Z comprises one or more liver-targeting moieties.
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