Compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hypoxic or ischemic injury
AssigneeFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
InventorsFuqiang Ruan, Edward A. Winter, Thomas L. Deckwerth
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Abstract
Compositions and methods of treating or preventing disease or injury to a human patient or biological material undergoing ischemic or hypoxic conditions.
Claims22
A compound represented by the following structure:
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl;
- a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2;
- or, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R3 and R4 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- wherein R5 and R6 are independently OH, an amino acid moiety, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 amine substituted with —ONO2;
- wherein X and Y are independently C═O or SO2;
- and, wherein m is 3 or 4;
- Z is selected from H, CH3, and CH2CH3;
- or, a salt, ester, hydrate, solvate, or stereoisomer thereof, with the proviso that when m is 3, Z is H, X and Y are C═O, R3 and R4 are CH2, and R5 and R6 are OH, then R1 and R2 are not C1-10 alkyl.
A compound represented by the structure:
- wherein R10, R11 and R12 are each independently a side chain of a naturally-occurring or a non-naturally occurring amino acid, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R13 and R14 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- and, wherein X is independently C═O or SO2;
- or a compound represented by the structure:
- wherein R15, R16, R17 and R18 are each independently a side chain of a naturally occurring or a non-naturally occurring amino acid, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R19 and R20 are each independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- and, wherein each X is independently C═O or SO2;
- or, a salt, ester, hydrate, solvate or stereoisomer thereof.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl;
- a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2;
- or, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R3 and R4 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- wherein R5 and R6 are independently OH, an amino acid moiety, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 amine substituted with —ONO2;
- wherein X and Y are independently C═O or SO2;
- and, wherein m is 3 or 4;
- Z is selected from H, CH3, and CH2CH3;
- wherein R10, R11 and R12 are each independently a side chain of a naturally-occurring or a non-naturally occurring amino acid, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R13 and R14 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- and, wherein X is independently C═O or SO2;
- wherein R15, R16, R17 and R18 are each independently a side chain of a naturally occurring or non-naturally occurring amino acid, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R19 and R20 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- and, wherein X is independently C═O or SO2;
- and
- a salt, ester, hydrate, solvate or stereoisomer thereof;
- and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, wherein the pharmaceutical composition has a pH of 5.0 to 6.5.
A method of making a linear symmetrical or asymmetrical trisulfide compound represented by the structure:
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl;
- a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2;
- or, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R3 and R4 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- wherein R5 and R6 are independently OH, an amino acid moiety, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 amine substituted with —ONO2;
- wherein X and Y are independently C═O or SO2;
- and, wherein Z is selected from H, CH3, and CH2CH3;
- the method comprising:
- reacting a compound represented by the following structure
- wherein R1, X, R3 and R5 are as defined above, with an equal molar amount of 2,2′-thiodiisoindoline-1,3-dione in acetonitrile and water to produce a ((1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)disulfanyl)-containing intermediate;
- isolating the intermediate;
- and
- reacting the intermediate with a compound represented by the following structure
- wherein R2, X, R4 and R6 are as defined above, in an aqueous alcohol solution, thereby forming the trisulfide compound.
A method of making a cyclic trisulfide compound represented by the structure:
- wherein the method comprises preparing a dilute solution of a first compound represented by the structure
- and 2,2′-thiodiisoindoline-1,3-dione in acetonitrile and water, and reacting the first compound and the 2,2′-thiodiisoindoline-1,3-dione to produce the cyclic trisulfide compound.
A method of treating or preventing injury to biological matter exposed to ischemic or hypoxic conditions comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective dose of a compound selected from the group consisting of
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl;
- a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2;
- or, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R3 and R4 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- wherein R5 and R6 are independently OH, an amino acid moiety, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 amine substituted with —ONO2;
- wherein X and Y are independently C═O or SO2;
- and, wherein m is 3 or 4;
- Z is selected from H, CH3, and CH2CH3;
- wherein R10, R11 and R12 are each independently a side chain of a naturally-occurring or a non-naturally occurring amino acid, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R13 and R14 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- and, wherein X is independently C═O or SO2;
- wherein R15, R16, R17 and R18 are each independently a side chain of a naturally occurring or a non-naturally occurring amino acid, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R19 and R20 are independently a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- and, wherein X is independently C═O or SO2;
- and
- a salt, ester, hydrate, solvate or stereoisomer thereof.
A ((1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)disulfanyl)-containing compound represented by the following structure:
- wherein R1 is a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl;
- a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —ONO2;
- or, a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkyl substituted with —OH;
- wherein R3 is a branched or straight chain C1-10 alkanediyl;
- wherein R5 is OH, an amino acid moiety, or, a straight or branched chain C1-10 amine substituted with —ONO2;
- wherein X is C═O or SO2;
- and, wherein Z is selected from H, CH3, and CH2CH3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.