novel carbohydrate-based ligands with immunostimulatory properties

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Introduction The zwitterionic polysaccharide, PSA1, isolated from the capsule of Bacteroides fragilis, has been shown to stimulate both innate and adaptive immune responses in mammals and is believed to be important in establishing a balanced immune system which is mediated by T-lymphocytes. 1

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NOVEL CARBOHYDRATE-BASED LIGANDS WITH IMMUNOSTIMULATORY

PROPERTIESCECILIA H MARZABADI, VIKRAM BASAVA AND CONSTANTINE BITSAKTSIS

SETON HALL UNIVERSITYSOUTH ORANGE, NJ USA

2

INTRODUCTION

• THE ZWITTERIONIC POLYSACCHARIDE, PSA1, ISOLATED FROM THE CAPSULE OF BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS, HAS BEEN SHOWN TO STIMULATE BOTH INNATE AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSES IN MAMMALS AND IS BELIEVED TO BE IMPORTANT IN ESTABLISHING A BALANCED IMMUNE SYSTEM WHICH IS MEDIATED BY T-LYMPHOCYTES.

O

O

O

OO

OO

CH3

CH3NH3+

OH

O-

O

OH

NH

OHNHO

OOH

OHOH

OH H

OHAc

Ac

1

3

INTRODUCTION

WORK IN OUR LABORATORY INVOLVES THE SYNTHESIS OF SIMPLER ZWITTERIONIC SACCHARIDE ANALOGUES FOR EVALUATION AS POTENTIAL STIMULANTS OF INNATE AND/OR ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY.

RECENTLY, ONE SUCH ANALOG, 2, HAS BEEN SYNTHESIZED AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO POSSESS IMMUNOSTIMULATORY PROPERTIES.

O

O

O

O

OO

CH3

CH3

NH3+

OH

O-

O

OH

NHAc

OH

2

4

O

OAc

AcOAcO

O

OH

HOHO

O

OTs

HOHO

O

OTs

AcOAcO

OHOHO

OHO

O

O

O

Br

O

O

N

O

O

O

O

H2N

NaOMe

CH3OH

S ClOO

NO O

ON

NN

LiAlH4

O

CH3COOH

O

NH

Cr O

O

O

O Cr O

O

O

O

N

O

O

IP

NaI; Cs2CO3

NH

O

O

1. NH2NH2. H2O CH3OH

2. 5% HCl

X

LiAlH4 OX

Synthesis of Subunit A: (Proposed Scheme)

SYNTHETIC STUDIES

5

OTsO

HOHO

O

O

OHH

6 eq LiAlH4 / THF

75 oC overnight

82 %

ORTEP representation of the anhydride 3,6-Anhydride molecules showing intermolecular H-bonding

SYNTHETIC STUDIES

6

O

O

OHH

O

O

OHO

I

O

O

OHO

IO

O

O

HO

I+ +

N

O

O

I

CH3OH; CH3CN

O

O

OHH

O

O

OHHO

I

O

O

OHHO

IO

O

OH

HO

I

++

N

O

O

I

CH3CN

OI

O

O

+

OOHO

OO O 48%

O

O

OHHN

O

O

I

CH3CNOI

O

O4Ao sieves

76%

SYNTHETIC STUDIESReactivity of 3,6-Anhydro-D-glucal:

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O

O

OHH

O

O

OH

S

O

O

OH

SO

HO

HOS

OHO

HO

S

+ + +Ce(NH4)2(NO3)6

SH

CH3CN

O

O

OH

S

O

O

OH

SO

HO

HO

S

+ +

Ce(NH4)2(NO3)6

SH

CH3CN

NaI

Reactivity of 3,6-Anhydro-D-glucal:

SYNTHETIC STUDIES

8

9

SYNTHETIC STUDIES

O

OH

HOHO

NH2.HCl

OHO

OH

HOHO

NH2

OH

O

OH

HOHO

NH

OH

O COOH

O

OAc

AcOAcO

N

OAc

O O

O

OAc

AcOAcO

N

S

O O

NaOCH3

CH3OH

O

O

O

(CH3CO)2O

N

SH

BF3. Et2O

anh CH2Cl2A

Synthesis of Subunit A:

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SYNTHETIC STUDIESSynthesis of Subunit B:

O

OH

Si

HO

OH

SiCl

N

NH

anhNH

O

OHO

Si

B

11

SYNTHETIC STUDIESSynthesis of Subunit C:

O

OAc OAc

AcO

OAc

OAc

O

OAc OAc

AcO

OAc

S

BF3. Et2O

SH

O

OH OH

HO

OH

SNaOCH3, CH3OH

O

OO

HO

OH

S

H

H

O

ZnCl2

Cl

O

O

OO

O

OH

S

H

O

C6H6; reflux; 4Ao sieves

Sn

OO

OO

HO

O

S

H

O

(major) (minor)

12

SYNTHETIC STUDIESSynthesis of Subunit C (cont):

C

O

OO

O

O

S

H

O

O

O

OO

O

O

S

O

O

O

O

1. 20% CF3COOH; CH2Cl2

O

O

O

2. BF3. Et2O; CH3CN

O

OO

O

OH

S

H

O CH3COCl

N

N

N

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SYNTHETIC STUDIESCoupling of Subunits A and B:

O

OH

Si

O

OAc

AcOAcO

N

O

O O OSi

O

OAc

AcOAcO

N

O

O O OH

O

OAc

AcOAcO

NO O

S-78oC

SiO

SO O

F F

F

SiO

SO O

F F

F

1.5h

-78oC to 0oC

7h

N

F

O

B A

A+B

N

O

O

I

N

O

O

I

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O

OAc

AcOAcO

N

O

O O OH

A+B

O

OO

O

O

S

O

O

O

O

O

O

OO

N

OO

OO

O

O

O

O

O

OO

OO

OO

O

anh CH2Cl2

- 40 o

C

N

O

O

I

SiO

SO O

F F

F

C

PS A1 analogue

SYNTHETIC STUDIESCoupling of Subunit A+B with C:

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BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

• PROTECTED ANALOG 2 WAS EVALUATED IN ELISA ASSAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES TNF-A AND IL-6 USING RAW 264.7 AND MOUSE PERITONEAL MACROPHAGES (C57 BL/6, JACKSON)

Innate Immunity:

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BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

TNF-A 24hrs

RAWPEC

0

500

1000

1500015LPS***

** ***[T

NF-

] (pg

/ml)

Innate Immunity:

17

BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

IL-6Innate Immunity:

24hrs

050

100150200250 0

15LPS

N.S.

N.S.N.S.

N.S.

[IL-6

] (pg

/ml)

48hrs

RAWPEC

0100200300400500

015LPS**

****[IL

-6] (

pg/m

l)

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BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

• THE MOLECULE SYNTHESIZED WAS ALSO TESTED IN SPLEEN CELLS FROM THE SAME MICE LOOKING FOR T AND B CELL PROLIFERATION, LEVELS OF IFN-G IN THE SUPERNATANTS (INDICATIVE OF A T CELL RESPONSE), AND POLYCLONAL IGM AND IGG LEVELS IN THE SUPERNATANTS L (INDICATIVE OF A B CELL RESPONSE) WERE MEASURED.

• NO T CELL OR B CELL RESPONSES WERE OBSERVED.

Adaptive Immunity:

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BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

TO ELUCIDATE THE BACTERIAL TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR CYTOKINE PRODUCTION, THE PERITONEAL MACROPHAGES FROM TLR2 AND TLR4 KNOCKOUT MICE (FEMALE, 4-6 WEEK OLD C57BL6) WERE DOSED WITH COMPOUND 2 AND, TNF-A AND IL6 LEVELS WERE MEASURED OVERTIME IN THE SUPERNATENTS.

Innate Immunity: TLR2 vs TLR4 Ligand

20

BIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONTLR KO MICE: TNF- Production2 hrs

WT

TLR-2ko

TLR-4ko

0

100

200

300

400 015LPS

*****

[TN

F-

] (pg

/ml)

24 hrs

WT

TLR-2ko

TLR-4ko

0

200

400

600 015LPS

****

[TN

F-

] (pg

/ml)

21

BIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONTLR KO MICE: IL-6 Production24hrs

WT

TLR-2ko

TLR-4ko

0

1000

2000

3000 015LPS

****

[IL-6

] (pg

/ml)

48hrs

WT

TLR-2ko

TLR-4ko

0

1000

2000

3000 015LPS

****

[IL-6

] (pg

/ml)

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THE EXTENT OF BINDING OF ANALOGUE 2 TO THE TLR-4 RECEPTORS WAS ILLUSTRATED BY TREATING THE PERITONEAL EXUDATE CELLS (PEC) WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF THE COMPOUND. THE CELLS WERE PRE-INCUBATED WITH THE COMPOUND, AFTER WHICH WERE WASHED. TO THE WASHED CELLS WAS ADDED THE ANTIBODY FOLLOWED BY THE PHYTOERYTHRIN DYE AND, THE NUMBER OF THE COLOURED CELLS WAS OBSERVED BY FLOW CYTOMETRY.

TLR-4 EXPRESSION: Flow CytometryBIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

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BIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONTLR-4 EXPRESSION: Flow Cytometry

TLR-4

24

PECs

contro

lg/m

l

1g/m

l

5g/m

l

10

0

20

40

60

80N.S.***

% T

LR-4

exp

ress

ion

BIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONTLR-4 EXPRESSION: Flow Cytometry

25

BIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONTLR-2 EXPRESSION: Flow Cytometry

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BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

• A REDUCTION IN THE PRODUCTION OF BOTH TNF-A AND IL-6 WAS OBSERVED IN ONLY THE TLR4 KNOCKOUT MICE SUGGESTING THAT SIGNALING OF 2 OCCURS THROUGH TLR4. FURTHERMORE, THE MAGNITUDE OF TLR4 SIGNALING WITH 2 WAS GREATER THAN THE KNOWN TLR4 AGONIST, E. COLI LPS (LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE)

SUMMARY: TLR KO MICE

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CONCLUSIONS

• THE DESIRED ZWITTERIONIC POLYSACCHARIDE, AN ANALOGUE OF PSA1, WAS SUCCESSFULLY SYNTHESIZED WITH BOTH AMINO AND CARBOXYLATE MOIETIES

• THE BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION CLEARLY DENOTES THAT THE ANALOGUE 2 SHOWS IMMUNOSTIMULATORY PROPERTIES

• ANALOGUE 2 WAS FOUND TO STIMULATE THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND NOT THE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM

• AN UNEXPECTED AND AN EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF 3, 6-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCAL PAVES A ROUTE TO THE SYNTHESIS OF INTERESTING NEW CARBOHYDRATE MOIETIES

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