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Example 10
The ability of the bacterial strain MRx0518 to activate NF-κB was investigated. The results are presented in
These data show that flagellin from the genus Enterococcus and in particular from MRx0518 produce a very strong NF-κB response, and so may be useful in therapy.
Example 17
Contaminating micro-organisms in cosmetics may cause a spoilage of the product and, when pathogenic, they represent a serious health risk for consumers worldwide. The United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Microbial Limits Test provides several methods for the determination of total microbial count for bacteria, yeast and mold. Various gels of the present disclosure were tested to evaluate the possible microbial contamination in three different states of their use (intact, in-use, ending product).
The samples of gel and water samples from carboys were analyzed for determination of CFU/mL (colony forming units per milliliter) of aerobic bacteria as well as yeast and mold. Samples were exposed to growth medium of Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) for bacteria and Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) for fungi (yeast/mold) at an exposure temperature of 23±3° C. Samples were incubated at 30.0±2° C. for 3 days (bacteria) and 5 days (Fungi). Samples were then observed for determination of colony-forming units/mL.
The limit of detection for the assays was 10 CFU/ml or g for bacteria and fungi, and the values of <10 indicate that microorganisms could not be detected in the samples. Values of >1.00E+04 indicate that the microbial colonies are Too Numerous to Count in the dilutions plated.
Example 25
This experiment was to evaluate the effect of killing cancer cells by treating MDA-MB-231 cells (human breast cancer cells) with the test substance GI-101 alone or in combination with the TGF-beta signal inhibitor Vactosertib substance in an in vitro environment.
MDA-MB-231 cells were purchased from the Korea cell line bank and cultured in RPMI1640 medium (Gibco) containing 10% FBS (Gibco) and 1% antibiotic/antifungal agent (Gibco). For use in cancer cell killing test, the cells were harvested using trypsin (Gibco), and then suspended in RPMI1640 medium, and then dead cells and debris were removed using Ficoll (GE Healthcare Life Sciences) solution. The cells suspended in RPMI1640 medium were carefully layered on ficoll solution. The cell layer with a low specific gravity formed by centrifuging at room temperature at 350×g for 20 minutes was collected with a pipette, washed with PBS (Gibco), and then centrifuged at room temperature at 350×g for 5 minutes. The separated cell layer was made into a suspension of 2×105 cells/mL with FBS-free RPMI1640 medium. The cancer cell suspension was stained at 37° C. for 1 hour using CELLTRACKER™ Deep Red Dye (Thermo) in order to track proliferation or inhibition of the proliferation of cancer cells. After staining, it was centrifuged at 1300 rpm for 5 minutes, and then it was washed with FBS-free RPMI1640 medium, and then suspended in RPMI1640 medium containing 5% human AB serum (Sigma) to a concentration of 2×105 cells/mL. The cancer cell suspension was added to each well of a 96-well microplate (Corning) by 50 μl (1×104 cells), and then stabilized in an incubator (37° C., 5% CO2) for 1 hour.
Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were used in order to identify the effect of killing cancer cells by GI-101. The human PBMCs were purchased from Zen-Bio, and the PBMCs stored frozen were placed in a 37° C. water bath, and thawed as quickly as possible, and then transferred to RPMI1640 medium (Gibco) containing 10% FBS (Gibco) and 1% antibiotic/antifungal agent (Gibco), and centrifuged at 1300 rpm for 5 minutes. The separated cell layer was suspended in RPMI1640 medium, and then dead cells and debris were removed using Ficoll (GE Healthcare Life Sciences) solution in the same manner as the cancer cell line. The cells suspended in RPMI1640 medium were carefully layered on ficoll solution. The cell layer with a low specific gravity formed by centrifuging at room temperature at 350×g for 20 minutes was collected with a pipette, washed with PBS (Gibco), and then centrifuged at room temperature at 350×g for 5 minutes. The separated cell layer was suspended in RPMI1640 medium containing 5% human AB serum (Sigma) to a concentration of 5×105 cells/mL. The PBMC suspension was dispensed 50 μl into each well of a 96-well microplate (Corning) in which cancer cell line has been dispensed, depending on the conditions.
In order to identify the effect of killing the cells, a CytoTox Green reagent (INCUCYTE™ CytoTox Green, Satorius) that binds to the DNA of cells to be killed was prepared in 1 μl per 1 mL of RPMI1640 medium containing 5% human AB serum (Sigma). The prepared medium was used for dilution of the test substance, and the effect of killing the cells could be quantitatively identified by staining the cells to be killed when the test substance was co-cultured with cancer cell lines and PBMCs.
Vactosertib power was dissolved in DMSO (Sigma) to a concentration of 48.4 mM, and diluted using RPMI1640 medium containing a CytoTox Green reagent, and then used in the experiment at a final concentration of 12.1 nM (50 μL) per well of a 96-well microplate.
GI-101 was diluted by ⅓ using RPMI1640 medium containing a CytoTox Green reagent, and then used in the experiment at final concentrations of 0.4 nM, 1.2 nM, 3.7 nM, 11.1 nM, 33.3 nM, and 100 nM by 50 μl per well of a 96-well microplate.
The prepared test substance was placed in each well of a 96-well microplate in which cancer cell lines and PBMCs were dispensed depending on the conditions, and cultured in an incubator (37° C., 5% CO2) for 24 hours, and the proliferation or death of cancer cells was observed through the real-time cell imaging analysis equipment IncuCyte S3 (Satorious). The death of cancer cells was quantified by the integrated intensity of the cells stained in green with a CytoTox Green reagent.
As a result, it was identified that the group having received a combination of GI-101 and Vactosertib exhibited the excellent effect of killing cancer cells as compared with the group having received each drug alone.
Example 16
The antitumor activity of exemplary MEK inhibitor compounds is evaluated in vivo using human cell line derived xenografts (CDX) grown in immunodeficient mice. For these studies, AsPC1 (pancreatic cell line with KRAS G12D mutation), NCI-H2122 (lung cell line with KRAS G12C mutation), and 5637 (bladder cell line with CRAF amplification) models are used. In addition, HCT-116 (colorectal cell line with KRAS G13D mutation), SKM-1 (AML cell line with KRAS K117N mutation), and OCI-AML-3 (AML cell line with NRAS Q61L mutation) models are used. The tumor cell lines (AsPC-1, NCI-H2122, 5637, and HCT-116 cells) are maintained in vitro as monolayer culture in medium at 37° C. in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air. The tumor cell lines (SKM-1 and OCI-AML-3 cells) are maintained in vitro as a suspension in medium at 37° C. in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air. The tumor cells are routinely sub-cultured before confluence by trypsin-EDTA treatment, not to exceed 4-5 passages. The cells growing in an exponential growth phase are harvested for tumor inoculation. AsPC1, NCI-H2122, and OCI-AML-3 tumors are implanted into Balb/c nude mice. HCT-116 tumors are implanted into Nu/Nu mice. 5637 and SKM-1 tumors are implanted into NOG mice. Each mouse is inoculated subcutaneously on the right flank with tumor cells in a 1:1 mixture with matrigel. Tumors are allowed to grow to approximately 150-200 mm3. At this time, mice are assigned to groups such that the mean tumor volume is the same for each treatment group. The MEK inhibitor compound treatments are administrated to the tumor-bearing mice via oral gavage. Throughout the study, mouse body weight and tumor volume are recorded. The measurement of tumor size is conducted twice weekly with a caliper and recorded. The tumor volume (mm3) is estimated using the formula: TV=a×b2/2, where “a” and “b” are long and short diameters of a tumor, respectively.
In the AsPC-1 model, exemplary MEK inhibitor I-2 was treated at 3 mg/kg QD and a percent TGI (tumor growth inhibition) on Day 21 of 83.4% was observed. The average body weight gain observed on Day 21 was 2.4%.
In the NCI-H2122 model, exemplary MEK inhibitor 1-2 was treated at 3 mg/kg QD and a percent TGI on Day 31 of 104% was observed. The average body weight loss observed on Day 31 was 1.5%.
In the 5637 model, exemplary MEK inhibitor I-2 was treated at 3 mg/kg QD and a percent TGI on Day 21 of 111% was observed. The average body weight loss observed on Day 21 was 6.8%.
In the HCT-116 model, exemplary MEK inhibitor I-2 was treated at 2 mg/kg QD, 3 mg/kg QOD or 6 mg/kg QOD and a percent TGIs on Day 20 of 102.9%, 98.1%, and 98%, respectively, were observed. The average body weight gain observed on Day 20 was 4%, 5.5%, and 12.1%, respectively.
In the SKM-1 model, exemplary MEK inhibitor I-2 was treated at 1 mg/kg QD, 3 mg/kg QD or 6 mg/kg QOD and venetoclax was treated at 100 mg/kg QD and a percent TGIs on Day 22 of 97.7%, 98.4%, 96.2%, and 46.6% respectively, were observed. The average body weight loss observed on Day 22 for the 3 mg/kg QD group was 1.2%, whereas weight gain was observed in 1 mg/kg QD, 6 mg/kg QOD and venetoclax groups (1.2%, 3.9, and 7.5%, respectively).
In the OCI-AML-3 model, exemplary MEK inhibitor I-2 was treated at 1 mg/kg QD, 3 mg/kg QD or 6 mg/kg QOD, and venetoclax was treated at 100 mg/kg QD and a percent TGIs on Day 15 of 94.8, 98.6, 95.2, and 13% respectively, were observed. The average body weight loss observed on Day 15 for the 1 and 3 mg/kg QD group was 2.9% and 7.8%, respectively, whereas weight gain was observed in 6 mg/kg QOD and venetoclax groups (3.3% and 8.3%, respectively).
Example 1
Reagents for peptide synthesis were purchased from Chem-Impex (Wood Dale, IL), NovaBiochem (La Jolla, CA), or Anaspec (San Jose, CA). Rink amide resin LS (100-200 mesh, 0.2 mmol/g) was purchased from Advanced ChemTech. Cell culture media, fetal bovine serum, penicillin-streptomycin, 0.25% trypsin-EDTA, and DPBS were purchased from Invitrogen (Carlsbad, CA). Methyl 3,5-dimethylbenzoiate, N-bromosuccinimide, diethyl phosphite, 2,2′-dipyridyl disulfide, and other organic reagents/solvents were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). Anti-GST-Tb and streptavidin-d2 were purchased from Cisbio (Bedford, MA). The NF-κB reporter (Luc)-HEK293 cell line and One-Step™ luciferase assay system were purchased from BPS Bioscience (San Diego, CA).