WO2007145227A1 - 造血幹細胞増加促進剤 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter containing an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- the present invention also provides a hematopoietic CD34-positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter containing an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient, a hematopoietic CD34-positive cell engraftment promoter in bone marrow, And a hematopoietic recovery promoter in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- Thrombopoietin is a site force-in that promotes the proliferation and differentiation of megakaryocyte hematopoietic cells, and acts as a ligand for megakaryocyte colony-stimulating factor or c-mpl.
- TPO Thrombopoietin
- Many of the site force-in receptors are quantified by receptor binding, and a signal is transmitted into the cell.
- TPO has also been reported to bind to its specific receptor, c-mpl, to dimerize the receptor, thereby transmitting information into the cell and exhibiting physiological effects (non-patent document). 1).
- TPO was applied to NOD / SCID mice transplanted with human umbilical cord blood cells (CD34 positive cells).
- Non-Patent Document 5 There is a report of an experimental example that examined the proliferation of umbilical cord blood cells once (see Non-Patent Document 5) . However, according to this report, engraftment of CD34 positive cells has not been observed.
- Patent Document 1 WO2002 / 33072
- Patent Document 2 WO2005 / 056604
- Patent Document 3 WO2005 / 107784
- Non-Patent Document 1 Stem Cells. 1996, Voll4 suppl 1, ⁇ 124-132
- Non-Patent Document 2 Elliott S et al., J. Biol. Chem., 1996, Vol.271 (40), p.24691-24697
- Non-patent Document 3 Abe et al., Immunol. Lett. 1998, Vol. 61, p.73-78
- Non-Patent Document 4 Bijia Deng et al., Blood, 1998, Vol.92, p.1981-1988
- Non-Patent Document 5 British Journal of Haematology 122, 837-846, 2003
- Non-Patent Document 6 Japanese Journal of Transfusion Medicine 46 (3), 311-316, 2000
- Non-Patent Document 7 Blood 2006, Vol.107, p4300-4307
- Non-Patent Document 8 Bone Marrow Transplantation 29, 197—204 (2002)
- Non-Patent Document 9 The Journal of Clinical Investigation 110 (3), 389-394 (2002)
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter containing an agonist of TPO receptor as an active ingredient. .
- the present invention also provides a hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter, an hematopoietic CD34 positive cell engraftment promoter in the bone marrow, which contains an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for promoting hematopoietic recovery in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- the present inventors have intensively studied to solve the above problems.
- human megakaryocyte-specific differentiation induction increase of megakaryocyte cells
- a low molecular weight antibody antibody (VB22B sc (Fv) 2
- the present inventors derived from human umbilical cord blood Of hematopoietic stem cells (hematopoietic CD34 positive cells) in the bone marrow, and significant proliferation of multi-lineage blood progenitor cells.
- TPO or TPO receptor agonist can be expected to be effective only by administration (without combined use of G-CSF and eryt hropoietin) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (especially cord blood transplantation). It was conceived that it can be used as a growth promoter for CD34 positive cells or a bone marrow engraftment promoter. The present inventors also conceived that TPO or TPO receptor agonist can be used as a multi-lineage hematopoietic progenitor cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter, and a multi-lineage hematopoietic recovery promoter. .
- the present invention provides the following [1] to [42].
- An agent for increasing the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34-positive cells in the bone marrow comprising an agonist for the TPO receptor (c_mpl) as an active ingredient,
- the hematopoietic stem cell transplant is selected from the group consisting of bone marrow transplant, peripheral blood stem cell transplant or umbilical cord blood transplant, [5] or [6]
- the umbilical cord blood transplantation is a human umbilical cord blood transplantation
- a proliferation promoter for lymphoid cells and / or myeloid cells containing an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient,
- An agent for promoting differentiation into lymphoid cells and / or myeloid cells which contains an agonist for the sputum receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient,
- AML acute myeloid leukemia
- ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia
- CML chronic myelogenous leukemia
- malignant lymphoma adult T-cell leukemia
- MDS myelodysplastic syndrome
- AA aplastic anemia
- a method for promoting proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells comprising a step of administering an agonist to a TPO receptor (c-mpl) to a subject,
- Hematopoiesis comprising a step of administering an agonist to a TPO receptor (c-mpl) to a subject
- a method for promoting proliferation and / or differentiation of CD34 positive cells
- a method for increasing the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34-positive cells in the bone marrow comprising the step of administering an agonist to the TPO receptor (c-mpl) to the subject,
- a method for promoting recovery of hematopoietic function comprising a step of administering an agonist to a TPO receptor (c-mpl) to a subject,
- a method for growing lymphoid cells and / or myeloid cells comprising a step of administering an agonist to a TPO receptor (c-mpl) to a subject,
- a method for promoting differentiation into lymphoid cells and / or myeloid cells comprising a step of administering an agonist to a TPO receptor (c-mpl) to a subject,
- AML acute myeloid leukemia
- ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia
- CML chronic myelogenous leukemia
- malignant lymphoma adult T-cell leukemia
- MDS myelodysplastic syndrome
- Hematopoietic stem cell growth promoter used in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation used in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter, hematopoietic CD34 positive cell engraftment agent in bone marrow, or hematopoietic recovery recovery agent
- TPO receptor c-mpl
- Hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter administered after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter, hematopoietic CD34 positive cell engraftment to bone marrow, or hematopoietic recovery
- hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter administered after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter
- hematopoietic CD34 positive cell engraftment to bone marrow or hematopoietic recovery
- cord blood transplant is a human cord blood transplant
- AML acute myeloid leukemia
- ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia
- CML chronic myelogenous leukemia
- malignant lymphoma adult T-cell leukemia
- MDS myelodysplastic syndrome
- FIG. 1 A graph showing the effect of sc (Fv) 2 (hVB22 u2_wz4) on the number of blood cells (mea n is 1, ⁇ AS ver.5.0 wiicoxon test
- FIG. 2 A diagram and a photograph showing the effect of sc (Fv) 2 (hVB22 u2-wz4) on the number of CFU-Meg colonies (mean is 1, SA ver.5.0 wiicoxon test) 0
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the dose-dependent effect of sc (Fv) 2 (hVB22 u2-wz4) on the number of each hematopoietic cell (mean value 1 to “h SD, Jonckheere-Terpstra test).
- MAB (H), MAB (M), and MAB (L) represent the high-dose group, middle-dose group, and low-dose group of WB22sc (Fv) 2, respectively.
- the present invention provides a hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter, hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter, hematopoietic CD34 positive cell bone marrow, which contains an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- a hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter
- hematopoietic CD34 positive cell bone marrow which contains an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- c-mpl a hematopoietic recovery promoter
- the present invention provides a hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter comprising an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- an agonist refers to a substance that acts on a receptor and exhibits the same function as a neurotransmitter or a hormone.
- the agonist of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, low molecular weight compounds and antibodies.
- the antibody of the present invention is modified by binding to a low molecular weight antibody, an antibody having a modified amino acid sequence such as a humanized antibody or a chimerized antibody, or another molecule (for example, a polymer such as polyethylene glycol). Any antibody such as an antibody or an antibody with a modified sugar chain is included.
- the hematopoietic stem cell refers to a cell that can differentiate into any lymphoid cell or myeloid cell.
- the hematopoietic stem cells in the present invention are not particularly limited as long as they have such properties, but can be characterized as hematopoietic CD34-positive cells.
- Hematopoietic CD34 positive cells are heterogeneous cell populations including CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells and CD34 positive hematopoietic progenitor cells, such as pluripotent stem cells, lymphoid stem cells, CFU-GEMM, CFU-GM, BFU- E, CFU-MEG, etc. are included.
- CD34 positive hematopoietic progenitor cells are cells that express CD34 and are lymphoid cells (B cells, T cells, etc.) or myeloid cells (neutrophils, monocytes, erythrocytes, megakaryocytes). In the process of differentiation into However, it means a cell that has not been differentiated into each lineage and is morphologically incapable of identifying the cell to be differentiated. Whether a cell expresses CD34 can be determined by methods well known to those skilled in the art, for example, the Journal of Hematotherapy 5, 213-22 6, 1996 (Robert Sutherland et al. The ISHAGE guidelines for CD34 cell determinati on by Flow Cytometry. It is possible to determine by the method described in.).
- proliferation promotion refers to the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells and hematopoietic CD34 positive cells (CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells, CD34 positive hematopoietic progenitor cells) as compared to before administration of the agent of the present invention. It means to activate. Whether or not the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells and hematopoietic CD34 positive cells (CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells and CD34 positive hematopoietic progenitor cells) has been activated can be determined by methods commonly used by those skilled in the art.
- hematopoietic CD3 4 positive cells CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells, CD34 positive hematopoietic progenitor cells
- number of hematopoietic stem cells hematopoietic CD34 positive cells
- colony colony
- intracellular signals involved in the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells hematopoietic CD34 positive cells (CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells, CD34 positive hematopoietic progenitor cells), and the like.
- the present invention also provides an agent for promoting proliferation and / or differentiation of hematopoietic CD34-positive cells, which contains an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- “differentiation of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells” refers to the power of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells that could be changed into any lymphoid cell or myeloid cell. It means a process that is determined to change into a cell and a process that leads to the determined cell.
- the differentiation destination cells of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells are not limited to these, but T cells, B cells, NK cells, etc.
- myeloid cells such as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, neutrophils, monocytes and eosinophils.
- promotion of differentiation means that differentiation is activated as compared to before administration of the drug of the present invention. Whether or not differentiation of hematopoietic CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells has been activated can also be determined by methods known to those skilled in the art.For example, it is involved in changes in cell proliferation rate, changes in cell number, and differentiation. Changes in intracellular signal intensity , By detecting differentiation markers, changes in cell morphology, and the like.
- the transplanted hematopoietic stem cells are required to be engrafted in the bone marrow.
- the present invention provides an agent for increasing the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow, which contains an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- TPO receptor c-mpl
- Measurement of the presence or degree of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells in the bone marrow (measurement of the rate of engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells in the bone marrow), for example, in human bone marrow transplanted with human hematopoietic cells in human bone marrow This can be done by measuring the absolute number of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells.
- Human cells in mouse bone marrow cells are measured by detection using a human CD34-specific fluorescently labeled antibody.
- the engraftment ratio of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow can be measured by the following procedure.
- the measurement may be performed, for example, according to the measurement of the absolute cell number using Beckman's Coulter Application Note 5: Flow-Count.
- Flow-Count it is possible to measure the absolute number of various blood cells in the bone marrow by changing the antibody to be detected.
- the absolute number of each human cell contained in the two femurs is represented by the following formula.
- Absolute number of human cells measured value (pieces / x L) X l / 2 (FLOW_COUNT addition amount (50) / sample addition amount (100)) X 2000 (2 mL / two femurs / mouse)
- the present invention also provides a hematopoietic recovery promoter containing an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- a hematopoietic recovery promoter containing an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- c-mpl an agonist for TPO receptor
- the number of white blood cells in the blood is extremely small, and there is a problem that infections due to bacteria such as pneumonia and fungi are likely to occur.
- the platelet count in the blood is extremely small, and there is a problem that bleeding is likely to occur.
- promotion of recovery of hematopoietic ability means that the hematopoietic ability in the bone marrow is activated as compared to before administration of the drug of the present invention. Whether or not hematopoiesis in the bone marrow has been activated can be determined by monitoring the recovery of blood cells in peripheral blood.
- the present invention also provides a proliferation promoter for lymphoid cells and / or myeloid cells, which contains an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- the inventors of the present invention have found that the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow by an agonist to the TPO receptor (c-mpl) results in an increase in cells of both lymphoid and myeloid cell lineages. (See Examples).
- the lymphoid cell and / or myeloid cell proliferation promoter of the present invention is based on such findings.
- the lymphoid cells in the present invention include, but are not limited to, T cells, B cells, and NK cells.
- Examples of myeloid cells include, but are not limited to, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, neutrophils, monocytes, and eosinophils.
- the present inventors have found that an agonist for the TPO receptor (c_mpl) activates differentiation of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells (CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells, CD34 positive hematopoietic progenitor cells). Therefore, the present invention provides an agent for promoting differentiation into lymphoid cells and / or myeloid cells, containing an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient.
- Hematopoietic CD34 positive cells can be differentiated into lymphoid cells such as T cells, B cells, and NK cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and neutrophils. And myeloid cells such as monocytes and eosinophils.
- the drug of the present invention is indicated for acute leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, acute lymphocytic leukemia, adult T cell leukemia, aplastic anemia, malignant lymphoma and other hematopoietic stem cells.
- hematopoietic stem cells In transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells to treat diseases, in order to promote the proliferation and / or differentiation of hematopoietic CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells in order to promote the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells to the bone marrow It is useful for increasing the blood pressure and promoting the recovery of hematopoietic ability.
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation of the present invention includes bone marrow transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, and umbilical cord blood transplantation.
- peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and umbilical cord blood transplantation are widely performed in addition to bone marrow transplantation.
- c-mpl is a receptor for TPO, and the gene sequence of human c_mpl has already been analyzed (Palacios et al, Cell, 1985, Vol. 41, p. 727-734 or Genebank: NM — 005373). Also, the cynomolgus c-mpl (base / SEQ ID NO: 52, amino acid / SEQ ID NO: 53) and mouse c-mpl (GenBank # NM_010823) IJ are already known. The amino acid sequence of human c-mpl is shown in SEQ ID NO: 51.
- C-mpl in the present invention also includes a mutant c-mpl receptor in which an amino acid is substituted, deleted, or appended to the above-mentioned c-mpl.
- Specific examples of the mutation c-mpl include the mutation c_mpl described in Matthi as Ballmaier et al "BLOOD, (2001), Vol. 97, No. 1, P139, and the like.
- an agonist for c-mpl is an action that promotes the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, an action that promotes the proliferation and / or differentiation of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells, and the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow. Is not limited as long as it has an effect of increasing the blood pressure or promoting the recovery of hematopoietic ability. Whether a candidate compound has these actions can be confirmed by methods known to those skilled in the art.
- the agonist activity for c_mpl is an activity that promotes the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, an activity that promotes the proliferation and / or differentiation of hematopoietic CD34-positive cells, and the bone marrow of hematopoietic CD34-positive cells
- the activity to increase the engraftment to the liver or the activity to promote the recovery of hematopoietic ability can be performed by methods known to those skilled in the art.
- the agonist activity can be measured not only by measuring the original activity as an index but also by measuring other activities as an index.
- the agonist activity can be measured using cell proliferation as an index. More specifically, an antibody and an antibody whose agonist activity is measured are added to cells exhibiting agonist-dependent growth and cultured. Then, measure the cells using a hemocytometer, measure the number of cells using a flow cytometer, or specify according to the number of living cells, such as tetrazolium salt WST-8 (Dojindo Laboratories). It is possible to measure the agonist activity by adding a reagent exhibiting a color developing reaction at a wavelength of 5 and measuring the absorbance and using the obtained absorbance as an index.
- Cells exhibiting agonist-dependent proliferation can also be produced by methods known to those skilled in the art.
- the receptor when the receptor is a receptor that emits a cell proliferation signal, the receptor is expressed. Cells may be used.
- a chimeric receptor when the receptor is a receptor that does not give a cell proliferation signal, a chimeric receptor that has the intracellular region of the receptor that emits a cell proliferation signal and the extracellular region of the receptor that does not emit a cell proliferation signal. And make the chimeric receptor expressed in cells.
- Examples of receptors that emit cell proliferation signals include G-CSF receptor, mpl, neu, GM-CSF receptor, EPO receptor, c_kit, and FLT-3.
- Examples of cells that express the receptor include BaF3, NFS60, FDCP-1, FDCP_2, CTLL-2, DA-1, and KT-3.
- any detection index used for measuring the agonist activity can be used as long as a quantitative and / or qualitative change can be measured.
- a cell-free (cell free assay) index a cell-based (eel-based assay) index, a tissue system index, or a biological index
- a cell-free index enzymatic reaction, protein, quantitative and Z or qualitative changes of DNA and RNA can be used.
- the enzyme reaction for example, amino acid transfer reaction, sugar transfer reaction, dehydration reaction, dehydrogenation reaction, substrate cleavage reaction and the like can be used.
- protein phosphorylation, dephosphorylation, dimerization, multimerization, degradation, dissociation, etc., and DNA, RNA amplification, cleavage, and extension can be used.
- Eg sig Phosphorylation of proteins existing downstream of the null transmission pathway can be used as a detection index.
- Cell line indicators include changes in cell phenotype, such as quantitative and / or qualitative changes in the product, changes in proliferative activity, changes in cell number, changes in morphology, changes in properties, etc. That power S.
- secreted proteins, surface antigens, intracellular proteins, mRNA, and the like can be used as production substances.
- Changes in morphology include changes in protrusion formation and / or number of protrusions, changes in flatness, changes in elongation, Z aspect ratio, changes in cell size, changes in internal structure, and deformities as a cell population Z uniformity, changes in cell density, etc. can be used. These morphological changes can be confirmed by microscopic observation.
- As changes in properties anchorage dependence, site force-in dependence responsiveness, hormone dependence, drug resistance, cell motility, cell migration activity, pulsatility, changes in intracellular substances, and the like can be used.
- Cell motility includes cell invasion activity and cell migration activity. Examples of changes in intracellular substances include enzyme activity, mRNA levels, intracellular signaling substances such as Ca 2+ and cAMP, and intracellular protein levels.
- a change in cell proliferation activity induced by receptor stimulation can be used as an index.
- a change in function according to the organization used can be used as a detection index.
- Biological indicators include tissue weight changes, blood system changes such as changes in blood cell count, protein content, enzyme activity, changes in electrolysis mass, and changes in the circulatory system such as blood pressure and heart rate. Can be used.
- Methods for measuring these detection indexes include, but are not limited to, absorption, luminescence, color development, fluorescence, radioactivity, fluorescence polarization, surface plasmon resonance signal, time-resolved fluorescence, mass, absorption spectrum, light scattering, fluorescence Resonance energy transfer or the like can be used. These measurement methods are well known to those skilled in the art, and can be appropriately selected according to the purpose. For example, the absorption spectrum can be measured by a commonly used photometer or plate reader, the emitted light can be measured by a luminometer, and the fluorescence can be measured by a fluorometer. Mass can be measured using a mass analyzer.
- Radioactivity is measured using a gamma counter or other measuring device according to the type of radiation, fluorescence polarization is measured by BEACON (Takara Shuzo), surface plasmon resonance signal is measured by BIACORE, time-resolved fluorescence, fluorescence resonance energy transfer is measured by ARVO, etc. it can. Furthermore, a flow cytometer or the like can also be used for measurement. This These measurement methods can be performed by measuring two or more types of measurement simultaneously and / or continuously if more than one type of detection index can be measured with a single measurement method. It is also possible to measure the detection index. For example, fluorescence and fluorescence resonance energy transfer can be measured at the same time with a fnoreo port meter.
- the agonist in the present invention may be a natural compound or an artificial compound.
- a well-known thing can be used as an agonist in this invention.
- a novel compound determined to have an agonist activity by the above method can be used.
- the low molecular weight antibody is not particularly limited as long as it includes an antibody fragment in which a part of a full length antibody (whole antibody such as whole IgG) is deleted and has an ability to bind to an antigen.
- the low molecular weight antibody in the present invention has significantly higher activity than the whole antibody.
- the antibody fragment of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a part of a full-length antibody, but preferably contains a heavy chain variable region (VH) and / or a light chain variable region (VL).
- VH heavy chain variable region
- VL light chain variable region
- the amino acid sequence of VH or VL may be substituted, deleted, added and / or inserted.
- variable region may be humanized if it is chimerized.
- antibody fragments include, for example, Fab, Fab ′, F (ab ′) 2 and Fv.
- Specific examples of the low molecular weight antibody include, for example, Fab, Fab, F (ab ′) 2, Fv, scFv single chain Fv), Diabody, sc (Fv 2 ⁇ single chain (Fv) 2). The power to raise S.
- the “Fv” fragment is the smallest antibody fragment and contains a complete antigen recognition site and a binding site.
- An “Fv” fragment is a dimer (VH-VL dimer) in which one VH and VL are strongly linked by non-covalent bonds.
- the three complementarity determining regions (CDRs) of each variable region interact to form an antigen-binding site on the surface of the VH-VL dimer.
- Six CDRs confer antigen binding sites on the antibody.
- one variable region or half of an Fv containing only three CDRs specific to the antigen
- scFv includes antibody VH and VL, and these regions are present in a single polypeptide chain.
- the Fv polypeptide further comprises a polypeptide linker between VH and VL. This allows scFv to form the structure necessary for antigen binding (for a review of scFv, see Pluckthun “The Pharmacology of Monoclonal Antibodies” Vol. L l3 (Rosenburg and Moore ed (See Springer Verlag, New York) pp.269-315, 1994)).
- the linker in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it does not inhibit the expression of the antibody variable region linked to both ends thereof.
- Diabody refers to a bivalent antibody fragment constructed by gene fusion (Holliger
- Diabody is a dimer composed of two polypeptide chains.
- each polypeptide chain is linked to the VL and VH forces in the same chain so that they cannot bind to each other, for example, by a linker of about 5 residues. Since VL and VH are short linkers between them, a single-chain variable region fragment cannot be formed and a dimer is formed, so that Diabody has two antigen-binding sites.
- a particularly preferred embodiment of an antibody that recognizes c-mpl contained in the drug of the present invention is sc (Fv) 2.
- sc (Fv) 2 is a low molecular weight antibody in which two VHs and two VLs are combined with a linker etc. to form a single chain (Hudson et al, J Immunol. Methods 1999; 231: 17 7-189 ). It has been found by the present applicant that sc (Fv) 2 exhibits particularly high agonist activity compared to full-length antibodies and other low molecular weight antibodies.
- sc (Fv) 2 can be produced, for example, by linking scFv with a linker.
- the order of the two VHs and the two VLs is not particularly limited to the above arrangement, and may be arranged in any order. For example, the following arrangements can also be mentioned.
- any peptide linker that can be introduced by genetic engineering, or a synthetic compound linker see, for example, Protein Engineering, 9 (3), 299-305, 1996)
- a peptide linker is preferable.
- the length of the peptide linker is not particularly limited and can be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art according to the purpose, but is usually 1 to 100 amino acids, preferably 3 to 50 amino acids, more preferably 5 to 30 amino acids. Particularly preferred is 12 to 18 amino acids (for example, 15 amino acids).
- n is an integer of 1 or more.
- the length and sequence of the peptide linker can be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art according to the purpose.
- examples of sc (Fv) 2 that are particularly preferred in the present invention include the following sc (Fv) 2.
- Synthetic chemical linkers are commonly used for cross-linking peptides such as N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS), disuccinimidyl suberate (DSS), bismuth. (Sulfosuccinimidyl) suberate (BS 3 ), dithiobis (succinimidyl propionate) (DSP), dithiopis (sulfosuccinimidyl propionate) (DTSSP), ethylene glycol Bis (succinimidyl succinate) (EGS), ethylene glycol bis (sulfo succinimidyl succinate) (sulfo-EGS), disuccinimidyl tartrate (DST), disulfosuccinimidyl tartaric acid Salts (sulfo-1DST), bis [2- (succinimidoxycarbonyloxyl) ethyl] sulfone (BSOCOES), bis [2- (sulfosuccinimidoxycarbonyloxyl)
- the preferred low molecular weight antibody in the present invention is Diabody or sc (Fv) 2, particularly preferably sc (Fv) 2.
- the antibody is treated with an enzyme such as papain or pepsin to generate antibody fragments, or DNAs encoding these antibody fragments are constructed and used as expression vectors. And then expressed in an appropriate host cell (eg, Co, MS et al "J. Immunol. (1994) 152, 2968-2976; Better, M. and Horwitz, A. ⁇ ., Methods Enzymol.
- the anti-c-mpl antibody that has been converted to sc (Fv) 2 has a particularly high activity and agonist activity against c-mpl. It is particularly useful as an agent for promoting proliferation and / or differentiation, an agent for increasing the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow, or an agent for promoting the recovery of hematopoietic ability in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- a modified antibody such as a chimeric antibody or a humanized antibody can be mentioned, and in particular, a humanized antibody can be mentioned. wear.
- a chimeric antibody is an antibody produced by combining sequences derived from different animals.
- the antibody comprises a heavy chain and a light chain variable region of a mouse antibody and a heavy chain and a light chain constant region of a human antibody.
- Such as an antibody Such as an antibody.
- a chimeric antibody can be prepared by a known method. For example, DNA encoding an antibody V region and DNA encoding a human antibody C region are ligated, incorporated into an expression vector, and introduced into a host. It is obtained by making it produce.
- a human antibody is also referred to as a reshaped human antibody, which is a complementarity determining region (CDR) of a non-human mammal such as a mouse antibody.
- CDR complementarity determining region
- the gene is transplanted into a complementarity determining region, and a general gene recombination technique is also known (see European Patent Application Publication No. EP 125023 and WO 96/02576).
- CDR of mouse antibody and framework region of human antibody (framework region;
- the DNA sequence designed to be ligated with (FR) is synthesized by PCR using several oligonucleotides prepared as primers with overlapping portions in the terminal regions of both CDR and FR (W098). (See the method described in Japanese Patent No. 13388).
- the framework region of a human antibody to be linked via CDR is selected such that the complementarity determining region forms a favorable antigen binding site. If necessary, the amino acid of the framework region in the variable region of the antibody may be substituted so that the complementarity-determining region of the reshaped human antibody forms an appropriate antigen-binding site (Sato, K. etal., CancerRes (1993) 53, 851 -856).
- the constant region of the chimeric antibody and humanized antibody is that of a human antibody.
- C ⁇ 1, C ⁇ 2, C ⁇ 3, and C ⁇ 4 are used for the H chain, and C is used for the L chain.
- / c, C ⁇ can be used.
- the human antibody constant region may be modified to improve the stability of the antibody or its production.
- a chimeric antibody consists of a variable region of a non-human mammal-derived antibody and a constant region derived from a human antibody.
- the human rabbit antibody comprises a complementarity determining region of a non-human mammal-derived antibody, a framework region derived from a human antibody, and a constant region.
- variable region for example, FR
- constant region for example, FR
- the amino acid inside may be substituted with another amino acid.
- the origin of the variable region in the chimeric antibody or the CDR in the humanized antibody is not particularly limited, and may be derived from any animal. For example, it is possible to use sequences such as mouse antibody, rat antibody, rabbit antibody, and rata antibody.
- humanized antibodies that recognize c-mpl include the humanized antibodies described in (9) to (19) below.
- Chimeric antibodies and humanized antibodies are particularly useful when administered to humans due to their reduced antigenicity in the human body.
- Hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter, hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promotion It is particularly useful as an agent, an agent for increasing the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow, or an agent for promoting the recovery of hematopoietic activity in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- a preferred embodiment of an antibody that recognizes c-mpl contained in the drug of the present invention includes an antibody that binds to soluble c_mpl.
- the soluble type c-mpl refers to a c-mpl other than the c-mpl expressed on the cell membrane.
- Specific examples of the soluble c_mpl include c-mpl in which a part or all of the transmembrane region is deleted. In the case of human C-mpl, the transmembrane region corresponds to the portion from amino acid 492 to amino acid 513 in SEQ ID NO: 51.
- Antibodies that bind to soluble recombinant c-mpl can only be used for detailed analysis of epitopes and kinetic analysis of binding. Assess blood concentration and body kinetics in in vivo tests. Also useful.
- Preferred embodiments of the antibody recognizing c-mpl contained in the drug of the present invention include an antibody having binding activity or agonist activity for both human c-mpl and monkey c-mpl. . Since antibodies with agonistic activity against both human c-mpl and monkey c-mpl can usually be used to test pharmacokinetics and in vivo effects that are difficult to measure in humans, It is considered very useful. These antibodies may further have binding activity or agonist activity against c-mpl of animals other than humans and monkeys (eg, mice).
- the binding activity KD 10- 6 following antibodies der for determining whether M to soluble recombinant C_mpl, can be measured using means known to those skilled in the art .
- ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- EIA enzyme immunoassay
- RIA radioimmunoassay
- fluorescent antibody method can be used.
- a sample containing a test antibody for example, a culture supernatant of a test antibody-producing cell or a purified antibody is added to a plate coated with an antigen to which the test antibody binds. After adding a secondary antibody labeled with an enzyme such as alkaline phosphatase, incubating and washing the plate,
- Antigen binding activity can be evaluated by measuring the absorbance of an enzyme substrate such as P-nitrophenyl phosphate.
- the upper limit of the binding activity is not particularly limited, for example, an upper limit of a range that can be technically prepared by those skilled in the art can be set. However, the technically manufacturable range is expanded by technological progress.
- the antibody according to any one of (1) to (: 19) is preferably a low molecular weight antibody.
- CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3 (VB22B: VH CDR1, 2, 3)
- An antibody comprising VH having 2, 3;
- CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, 6 (VB22B: VL CDR1, 2, 3)
- An antibody comprising VL having 2, 3;
- VH having 1, 2, and 3 and the sequences described in SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6 (VB22B: VL CDR1, 2, and 3)
- An antibody comprising a VL having CDR1, 2, and 3 consisting of IJ strength.
- VH consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8 (VB22B: VH), and SEQ ID NO:
- VL consisting of the amino acid sequence described in (VB22B: VL).
- a humanized antibody comprising VH having FR1, 2, 3, and 4, comprising the amino acid sequence described in any of (a) to (c) below.
- a humanized antibody comprising a VL having FR1, 2, 3, 4 consisting of the amino acid sequences described in (a) to (d) below:
- a humanized antibody comprising VH and VL according to any one of the following (a) force (e).
- VH having FR1, 2, 3, 4 consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NOs: 15, 16, 17, 18 and IJ numbers: 27, 28, 29, 30 Amino Acids ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ VL with FR, 1, 2, 3, 4
- VH having FR1, 2, 3, 4 consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 19, 20, 21, 22, and amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 31, 32, 33, 34 VL with FR1, 2, 3, 4
- VH having FR1, 2, 3, 4 consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 54, 55, 56, 57, and IJ number: described in 59, 60, 61, 62 Amino Acids ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ VL with FR, 1, 2, 3, 4
- VH having FR1, 2, 3, 4 consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 54, 55, 58, 57, and IJ number: described in 59, 63, 64, 62 Amino Acids ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ VL with FR, 1, 2, 3, 4
- a humanized antibody comprising VH having CDR1, 2, and 3 consisting of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3.
- a humanized antibody comprising VL having CDR1, 2, and 3 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6.
- VH having CDR1, 2, 3 consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, and CDR1, consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, 6.
- a humanized antibody comprising VL having 2 or 3.
- SEQ ID NO: 36 (hVB22B p_z: VH), SEQ ID NO: 38 (hVB22B g_e: VH), SEQ ID NO: 40 (hVB22B e: VH), SEQ ID NO: 65 (hVB22B u2_wz4: VH)
- a humanized antibody comprising VH having the amino acid sequence ability described in SEQ ID NO: 66 (hVB22B q-wz5: VH).
- SEQ ID NO: 42 (hVB22B p_z: VL), SEQ ID NO: 44 (hVB22B g_e: VL or hV B22B e: VL), SEQ ID NO: 67 (hVB22B u2_wz4: VL), or SEQ ID NO: 68
- a human rabbit antibody comprising a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence described in (hVB22 B q-wz5: VH).
- a humanized antibody comprising VH and VL as described in the following (a) to (e).
- VH consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 36 (hVB22B p-z: VH) and VL consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 42 (hVB22B p_z: VL)
- VH consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 38 (hVB22B g_e: VH) and the amino acid sequence force described in SEQ ID NO: 44 (hVB22B g_e: VL or hVB22B e: VL)
- VH consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 40 (hVB22B e: VH), and VL consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 44 (hVB22B g_e: VL or hVB22B e: VL)
- VL consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 65 (hVB22B u2_wz4: VH) and VL consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 67 (hVB22B u2-wz4: VL)
- VH consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 66 (hVB22B q_wz5: VH), and VL consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 68 (hVB22B q_wz5: VL)
- SEQ ID NO: 36 (hVB22B p-z: VH), SEQ ID NO: 38 (hVB22B g-e: VH), SEQ ID NO: 4
- Amino acid site: 31-35 is CDR1
- Amino acid site ::! ⁇ 30 is FR1
- Amino acid site: 67-98 is FR3
- Amino acid site: 108-118 corresponds to FR4.
- SEQ ID NO: 42 (hVB22B p_z: VL) or SEQ ID NO: 44 (hVB22B g_e: VL or hVB22B e: VL), SEQ ID NO: 67 (hVB22B u2_wz4: VL), or SEQ ID NO: 68 (hVB
- Amino acid site: 24-39 is CDR1
- Amino acid site: 55-61 is CDR2
- Amino acid sites: 94-: 102 is CDR3,
- Amino acid site ::! ⁇ 23 is FR1
- Amino acid site: 62-93 is FR3,
- Amino acid sites: 103 to 112 correspond to FR4.
- hVB22B pz VH CDRl / SEQ ID NO: 1
- hVB22B pz VH FR2 / SEQ ID NO: 16
- hVB22B ge VL FR2 / SEQ ID NO: 32
- hVB22B ge VL CDR2 / SEQ ID NO: 5
- hVB22B q-wz5 VL FR3 / SEQ ID NO: 64
- hVB22B q-wz5 VL CDR3 / SEQ ID NO: 6
- the base sequence of VB22B VH is SEQ ID NO: 7
- the base sequence of VB22B VL is SEQ ID NO: 9
- the base sequence of VB22B scFv is SEQ ID NO: 11
- the base sequence of VB22B sc (Fv) 2 is SEQ ID NO.
- SEQ ID NO: 46 (hVB22B pz: sc (Fv) 2), SEQ ID NO: 48 (hVB22B ge: sc (Fv) 2), SEQ ID NO: 50 (hVB22B e: sc (Fv) 2) SEQ ID NO: 73 (hVB22B u2_wz4: sc (Fv) 2) or SEQ ID NO: 74 (hVB22B q-wz5: sc (Fv) 2), a humanized antibody having the amino acid sequence of any one of them.
- one or more amino acids are substituted, deleted, added and / or inserted, and have an activity equivalent to that of the antibody.
- having the same activity as the above-mentioned antibody means that hematopoietic stem cell proliferation is promoted, hematopoietic CD34-positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation-promoting action, hematopoietic CD34-positive cell engraftment on bone marrow, It also means that it has the same activity in promoting hematopoietic recovery in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- the antibody described in any of (1) to (: 19) above has very high agonist activity against c-mpl, hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter, hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation. It is particularly useful as an agent for promoting vascularization, an agent for increasing the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow, or an agent for promoting the recovery of hematopoietic ability in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- an antibody having an amino acid sequence in which one or more amino acids are mutated in the amino acid sequence of the antibody of the present invention and functionally equivalent to the antibody is also included in the antibody of the present invention.
- the number of amino acids to be mutated is usually within 50 amino acids, preferably within 30 amino acids, and more preferably within 10 amino acids (for example, within 5 amino acids).
- the amino acid residue to be mutated is preferably mutated to another amino acid in which the properties of the amino acid side chain are conserved.
- the properties of amino acid side chains include hydrophobic amino acids (A, I, M, F, P, W, Y, V), hydrophilic degenerate amino acids (R, D, N, C, E, Q, G , H, K, S, T), amino acids having lunar aliphatic side chains (G, A, V, L, I, P), amino acids having hydroxyl-containing side chains (S, T, ⁇ ), sulfur atoms Amino acids with side chains (C, M), amino acids with side chains containing carboxylic acids and amides (D, N, E, Q), amino acids with side chains (R, K, ⁇ ), aromatics Amino acids having side chains (H, F, Y, W) can be mentioned (the parentheses indicate single letter amino acids).
- a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence modified by deletion, addition and / or substitution of one or more amino acid residues to an amino acid sequence has already maintained its biological activity.
- Mark, DF et al, Proc. Natl. Acad • Sci. USA (1984) 81, 5662-5666, Zoller, MJ & Smith, M. Nucleic Acids Research (1982) 10, 6487-6500 Wang , A. et al "Science 224, 1431-1433, Dalbadie- McFar land, G. et al” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1982) 79, 6409-6413).
- An antibody having a plurality of amino acid residues added to the amino acid sequence of the antibody of the present invention includes Fusion proteins containing antibodies.
- a fusion protein is a fusion of these antibodies and other peptides or proteins and is included in the present invention.
- a polynucleotide encoding the antibody of the present invention and a polynucleotide encoding another peptide or polypeptide are linked so that the frames coincide with each other, and this is introduced into an expression vector. Any method known to those skilled in the art can be used.
- Examples of other peptides or polypeptides to be subjected to fusion with the antibody of the present invention include FLAG (Hopp, TP et al., BioTechnology (1988) 6, 1204-1210), 6 His (histidines). ) Residue 6 X His, 10 X His, influenza agglutinin (HA), human c-myc fragment, VSV-GP fragment, pl8HIV fragment, T7_tag, HSV_tag, E_tag, SV40T antigen fragment, lck It is possible to use known peptides such as tag, tubulin fragment, B_tag, and protein C fragment.
- FLAG Hopp, TP et al., BioTechnology (1988) 6, 1204-1210
- 6 His histidines
- Residue 6 X His, 10 X His Residue 6 X His, 10 X His, influenza agglutinin (HA), human c-myc fragment, VSV-GP fragment, pl8HI
- polypeptides attached to the fusion with the antibody of the present invention include, for example, GST (gnorethion-S-transferase), HA (influenza agglutinin), immunoglobulin constant region, -galactosidase, MBP (maltose). Binding protein) and the like.
- a fusion polypeptide is prepared by fusing a commercially available polynucleotide encoding these peptides or polypeptides with a polynucleotide encoding the antibody of the present invention and expressing the fusion polynucleotide thus prepared. I can do it.
- the antibody of the present invention may vary in amino acid conformation U, molecular weight, isoelectric point, presence or absence of sugar chain, form, etc., depending on the cell, host or purification method producing the antibody, which will be described later. However, as long as the obtained antibody has a function equivalent to that of the antibody of the present invention, it is included in the antibody of the present invention. For example, when the antibody of the present invention is expressed in prokaryotic cells such as E. coli, a methionine residue is added to the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence of the conventional antibody. The antibody of the present invention also includes such an antibody.
- An antibody that recognizes an epitope recognized by an antibody can be obtained by a method known to those skilled in the art.
- the epitope recognized by the above-mentioned antibody is determined by a conventional method, and an antibody is produced using a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence contained in the epitope as an immunogen.
- a method of determining an epitope of an antibody produced by a conventional method and selecting an antibody having the same epitope as the above-mentioned antibody is a method known to those skilled in the art.
- an antibody that recognizes an epitope recognized by an antibody having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73 is particularly preferred.
- the antibody having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73 is a region from the 26th Glu to the 274th Leu of human c_mpl, preferably the 189th Ala to the 245th Gly region, more preferably the 213th It is expected to recognize the region from Gin to 231st A la. Therefore, an antibody that recognizes the 26th to 274th, 189th to 245th, or 213st to 231st regions of human c_mpl is also included in the present invention.
- An antibody recognizing the region from the 26th to the 274th, or the 189th to 245th, or the 213st to 231st regions of the amino acid sequence IJ (SEQ ID NO: 51) of human c_mpl For example, the 26 th to 274 th, 189 th to 245 th, or 213 th to 231 th peptide of the amino acid sequence of human c_mpl (SEQ ID NO: 51) is used as an immunogen.
- a method for preparing an antibody an epitope recognized by an antibody prepared by an ordinary method is determined, and an antibody that recognizes the same epitope as the antibody of the present invention is selected.
- Antibodies that bind to c-mpl can be prepared by methods known to those skilled in the art. For example,
- a monoclonal antibody-producing hyperpridoma can be basically produced using a known technique as follows. That is, c-mpl protein or c-mpl-expressing cells are used as sensitizing antigens and immunized according to a normal immunization method, and the resulting immune cells are compared with known parent cells by a normal cell fusion method. It can be prepared by fusing and screening for monoclonal antibody-producing cells by a conventional screening method.
- monoclonal antibodies can be produced as follows. First, a c-mpl protein used as a sensitizing antigen for obtaining an antibody is obtained by expressing the c-mpl gene Z amino acid sequence disclosed in Genebank: NM_005373. That is, after inserting a gene sequence encoding c-mpl into a known expression vector system to transform an appropriate host cell, the target human c-mpl protein is known from the host cell or culture supernatant. Purify by the method. [0110] Next, this purified c-mpl protein is used as a sensitizing antigen. Alternatively, a partial peptide of c-mpl can be used as a sensitizing antigen. In this case, the partial peptide can also be obtained by chemical synthesis from the amino acid sequence of human c-mpl.
- the epitope on the c-mpl molecule recognized by the anti-c-mpl antibody of the present invention is not limited to a specific one, and any epitope existing on the c_mpl molecule may be recognized. Therefore, any fragment can be used as the antigen for producing the anti-c_mpl antibody of the present invention as long as it contains a epitope present on the c_mpl molecule.
- the mammal immunized with the sensitizing antigen is not particularly limited, but it is generally preferable to select it in consideration of the compatibility with the parent cell used for cell fusion.
- rodent animals such as mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits and monkeys are used.
- Immunization of animals with a sensitizing antigen is performed according to a known method.
- a sensitizing antigen is injected into a mammal intraperitoneally or subcutaneously.
- the sensitizing antigen is diluted to an appropriate amount with PBS (Phosphate-Buffered Saline) or physiological saline, etc., and then mixed with an appropriate amount of an ordinary adjuvant, for example, Freund's complete adjuvant, if necessary.
- an appropriate carrier can be used during immunization with the sensitizing antigen.
- immune cells are collected from the mammal and subjected to cell fusion.
- Preferred immune cells include In particular, spleen cells.
- a mammalian myeloma cell is used as the other parent cell to be fused with the immune cell.
- This myeloma cell is known in various known cell lines such as P3 (P3x63Ag8.653) (J. Im mnol. (1979) 123, 1548-1550), P3x63Ag8U.l (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (1978) 81, 1-7), NS-1 (Kohler. G. and Milstein, C. Eur. J. Immunol. (19 76) 6, 511—519), MPC—ll (Margulies.
- the cell fusion between the immune cells and myeloma cells is basically performed by a known method, for example, the method of Kohler and Minostein (Kohler. G. and Milstein, C, Methods Enzymol. (19 81) 73, 3-46) etc.
- the cell fusion is performed, for example, in a normal culture medium in the presence of a cell fusion promoter.
- a cell fusion promoter for example, polyethylene glycol (PEG), Sendai virus (HVJ) and the like are used, and an auxiliary agent such as dimethyl sulfoxide can be added and used to increase the fusion efficiency as desired.
- the use ratio of immune cells and myeloma cells can be arbitrarily set.
- the number of immune cells is preferably 1 to 10 times that of myeloma cells.
- the culture medium used for the cell fusion for example, RPMI1640 culture medium suitable for growth of the myeloma cell line, MEM culture medium, and other normal culture liquids used for this kind of cell culture can be used.
- serum supplements such as fetal calf serum (FCS) can be used in combination.
- a predetermined amount of the immune cells and myeloma cells are mixed well in the culture solution and passed through a PEG solution (for example, an average molecular weight of about 1000 to 6000) preheated to about 37 ° C. Usually, it is added at a concentration of 30-60% (w / v) and mixed to form the desired fused cell (hybridoma). Subsequently, cell fusion agents and the like that are undesirable for the growth of high-pridoma are removed by repeating the procedure of adding an appropriate culture solution sequentially and centrifuging to remove the supernatant.
- a PEG solution for example, an average molecular weight of about 1000 to 6000
- the hyperidoma obtained in this manner is selected by culturing in a normal selective culture solution, for example, a HAT culture solution (a culture solution containing hypoxanthine, aminopterin and thymidine). Culturing with the above HAT culture solution is continued for a sufficient time (usually several days to several weeks) for cells other than the desired hyperidoma (unfused cells) to die. Then, the usual limiting dilution method is performed, and the screening and single cloning of the hyperidoma producing the target antibody are performed.
- a normal selective culture solution for example, a HAT culture solution (a culture solution containing hypoxanthine, aminopterin and thymidine). Culturing with the above HAT culture solution is continued for a sufficient time (usually several days to several weeks) for cells other than the desired hyperidoma (unfused cells) to die. Then, the usual limiting dilution method is performed, and the screening and single cloning of the hyperidoma producing
- human lymphocytes are sensitized to c-mpl in vitro, and the sensitized lymphocytes have a human-derived permanent division ability. It can also be fused with myeloma cells to obtain the desired human antibody with c_mpl binding activity (See Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-59878).
- an anti-MPL antibody-producing cell is obtained by administering c-mpl as an antigen to a transgenic animal having all repertoires of human antibody genes, and a human antibody against c-mpl is obtained from the immortalized cell. (See International Patent Application Publication Nos. WO 94/25585, WO 93/12227, WO 92/03918, and W 0 94/02602).
- the hybridoma producing the monoclonal antibody produced in this manner can be subcultured in a normal culture solution, and can be stored in liquid nitrogen for a long period of time.
- the hyperidoma is cultured according to a normal method and obtained as a culture supernatant, or the hyperidoma is administered to a mammal compatible therewith.
- the method of growing and obtaining ascites is adopted.
- the former method is suitable for obtaining high-purity antibodies, while the latter method is suitable for mass production of antibodies.
- mRNA encoding the variable (V) region of the anti-c-mpl antibody is isolated from the hybridoma producing the anti-c-mpl antibody. Isolation of mRNA can be performed by a known method such as guanidine ultracentrifugation (Chirgwin, JM et al., Biochemistry (1979) 18, 5294-5299), AGPC (Chomczynski, P. et al., Anal. Biochem (1987) 162, 156-159), etc., to prepare total RNA, and use mRNA Purification Kit (Pharmacia) etc. to prepare the target mRNA. Alternatively, mRNA can be directly prepared by using QuickPrep mRNA Purification Kit (Pharmacia).
- the antibody V region cDNA is synthesized from the obtained mRNA using reverse transcriptase.
- the synthesis of cDNA is performed using AMV Reverse Transcriptase First-strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (manufactured by Seiko Co., Ltd.).
- AMV Reverse Transcriptase First-strand cDNA Synthesis Kit manufactured by Seiko Co., Ltd.
- 5'_Ampli FINDER RACE Kit manufactured by Clontech
- PCR using 5 RACE method Frohman, MA et al., Pro c. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1988) 85, 8998-9002, Belyavsky, A. et al., Nucleic Acids Res. (1989) 17, 2919-2932) and the like can be used.
- the target DNA fragment is purified from the obtained PCR product and ligated with vector DNA. Furthermore, a recombinant vector is prepared from this, introduced into Escherichia coli, etc., and colonies are selected to prepare a desired recombinant vector. Then, the base sequence of the target DNA is confirmed by a known method such as the dideoxynucleotide chain termination method.
- an antibody gene is usually incorporated into an expression vector so that the antibody gene is expressed under the control of an expression control region such as an enhancer or promoter.
- an expression control region such as an enhancer or promoter.
- host cells are transformed with this expression vector to express the antibody.
- the expression of the antibody gene may be achieved by separately incorporating polynucleotides encoding H or L chains into the expression vector and transforming host cells simultaneously, or encoding H and L chains.
- the host cell may be transformed by incorporating the polynucleotide into a single expression vector (see WO 94/11523).
- a vector for example, when Escherichia coli is used as a host, the vector is amplified in Escherichia coli in order to amplify it in large quantities using Escherichia coli (for example, JM109, DH5a, HB101, XLlBlue). If you have a selected gene of E. coli that has been transformed (for example, a drug resistance gene that can be discriminated by any drug (ampicillin, tetracycline, kanamycin, chloramphenicol), etc.) Absent.
- the betater include M13 vectors, pUC vectors, pBR322, pBluescript, and pCR-Script.
- pGEM-T for example, pGEM-T, pDIRECT, pT7 and the like can be mentioned.
- the host should be JM109, DH5, HB101, XLl-Blue.
- a promoter which can be expressed efficiently in E. coli such as the lacZ promoter ( Ward et al., Ature (1989) 341, 544-546; FASE It is essential to have B J. (1992) 6, 2422-2427), araB promoter (Better et al., Science (1988) 240, 1041-1 043), or T7 promoter.
- pGEX-5X_l manufactured by Pharmacia
- QIAexpress syst emj Qiagen
- pEGFP pEGFP
- pET the host expresses T7 RNA polymerase
- the vector may contain a signal sequence for polypeptide secretion.
- a signal sequence for protein secretion the pelB signal sequence (Lei, S. P. et al J. Bacteriol. (1987) 169, 4379) should be used when it is produced in the periplasm of E. coli.
- Introduction of a vector into a host cell can be performed, for example, using the calcium chloride method or the electopore method.
- expression vectors derived from mammals eg, pcDNA3 (manufactured by Invitrogen), pEGF-BOS (Nucleic Acids. Res. 1990, 18 (17), p5322), pEF, pCD) M8), insect cell-derived expression vectors (eg, “Bac-to_BAC baculovairus expression systemj (Gibco BRL), pBacPAK8), plant-derived expression vectors (eg, ⁇ 1, MH2), animal virus-derived expression vectors (eg, pHSV PMV, pAdexLcw), retrovirus-derived expression vectors (eg, pZIPneo), yeast-derived expression vectors (eg, “Pichia Expression KitJ (Invitrogen), pNVll, SP-Q01), Bacillus subtilis-derived expression vector (e.g., P PL608, pKTH50) can be mentioned.
- mammals eg, pcDNA3 (manufactured by
- promoters required for expression in cells such as the SV40 promoter (Mulligan et al., Nature (1979) 277 108), MMTV-LTR promoter, EF1 alpha promoter (Mizushima et al., Nucleic Acids Res. (1990) 18, 5322), CMV promoter, etc. It is even more preferable if you have a gene to do this (for example, a drug resistance gene that can be identified by a drug (neomycin, G418, etc.)).
- Examples of such a vector include pMAM, pDR2, pBK_RSV, pBK-CMV, pOPRSV, and pOP13.
- a DHFR residue that complements the CHO cell lacking the nucleic acid synthesis pathway is used.
- examples include a method of introducing a vector having a gene (eg, pCHOI) and amplifying with methotrexate (MTX).
- MTX methotrexate
- transient expression of the gene is intended, express SV40 T antigen.
- a COS cell having the gene to be transformed on a chromosome may be used to transform with a vector (such as pcD) having an SV40 replication origin.
- the expression vector is used as a selection marker for aminoglycoside transferase (APH) gene, thymidine kinase (TK) gene, Escherichia coli xanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (Ecogpt) gene, dihydro A folate reductase (dhfr) gene and the like can be included.
- APH aminoglycoside transferase
- TK thymidine kinase
- dhfr dihydro A folate reductase
- the host cell into which the vector is introduced is not particularly limited, and for example, Escherichia coli and various animal cells can be used.
- the host cell can be used, for example, as a production system for production and expression of the antibody of the present invention.
- Production systems for polypeptide production include in vitro and in vivo production systems. Examples of in vitro production systems include production systems that use eukaryotic cells and production systems that use prokaryotic cells.
- animal cells for example, animal cells, plant cells, and fungal cells can be used as a host.
- Animal cells include mammalian cells such as CH0 (J. Exp. Med. (1995) 108, 945), COS 3T3, myeloma, BHK (baby hamster kidney), HeLa, Vero, amphibian cells such as African cells. Megael oocytes (Valle, et al., Nature (1981) 291, 358-340) or insect cells such as Sf9, Sf21, Tn5 are known.
- CHO_DG44, CH0_DXB11, COS7 cells, and BHK cells are preferably used.
- CHO cells are particularly preferred for the purpose of mass expression.
- the vector can be introduced into the host cell by, for example, a calcium phosphate method, DEAE dextran method, cationic ribosome DOTAP (Boehringer Mannheim) method, electoration method or lipofection method. .
- plant cells for example, cells derived from Nicotiana tabacum are known as protein production systems, and these may be cultured in callus.
- fungal cells include yeasts, for example, the genus Saccharomyces, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, sword mouth; Saccharomvces pombe, Filamentous fungi, such as the genus Aspergillus, eg Aspergillus niger, have been lost.
- prokaryotic cells When prokaryotic cells are used, there are production systems using bacterial cells.
- bacterial cells include E. coli, such as JM109, DH5 and HB101, and Bacillus subtilis is also known.
- the host cell is then cultured.
- Antibodies can be obtained by culturing cells transformed with the target polynucleotide in vitro. Culturing can be performed according to known methods. For example, for example, DMEM, MEM, RPMI1640, IMDM can be used as a culture medium for animal cells. At that time, serum supplements such as FBS and fetal calf serum (FC S) can be used in combination, or serum-free culture may be performed. The pH during culture is preferably about 6-8. Cultivation is usually performed at about 30 to 40 ° C for about 15 to 200 hours, and medium exchange, aeration, and agitation are added as necessary.
- examples of the system for producing a polypeptide in vivo include a production system using animals and a production system using plants.
- the target polynucleotide is introduced into these animals or plants, and the polypeptides are produced and collected in the animals or plants.
- the “host” in the present invention includes these animals and plants.
- mice When animals are used, there are production systems using mammals and insects. As mammals, goats, pigs, hidges, mice, and bushes can be used (Vicki Glaser, SPECTRUM Biotechnology Applications, 1993). In addition, when a mammal is used, a transgenic animal can be used.
- the target polynucleotide is prepared as a fusion gene with a gene encoding a polypeptide inherently produced in milk such as goat casein.
- the DNA fragment containing the fusion gene is then injected into a goat embryo and the embryo is transferred to a female goat.
- the desired antibody can be obtained from the milk power produced by the transgene goat born from the goat that received the embryo or its progeny.
- hormones may be used in transgenic dogs as appropriate (Ebert, KM et al., Bio / Technology (1994 ) 12, 699-702).
- silkworms can be used as insects.
- purpose By infecting silkworms with baculovirus inserted with a polynucleotide encoding the antibody of interest, the desired antibody can be obtained from the body fluid of this silkworm (Susumu, M. et al., Nature (1985) 315, 592). -594).
- tobacco when plants are used, for example, tobacco can be used.
- a polynucleotide encoding the antibody of interest is inserted into a plant expression vector, such as pMO N 530, and this vector is introduced into a bacterium such as Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Introduce.
- This bacterium can be infected with tobacco, for example, Nicotiana tabacum, and the desired antibody can be obtained from the leaves of this tobacco (Julian K.-C. Ma et al., Eur. J. Immunol. (1994) 24, 13 to 138).
- the antibody thus obtained can be isolated from inside or outside the host cell (eg, medium) and purified as a substantially pure and homogeneous antibody. Separation and purification of the antibody are not limited in any way as long as the separation and purification methods used in normal polypeptide purification are used. For example, select chromatography column, filter, ultrafiltration, salting out, solvent precipitation, solvent extraction, distillation, immunoprecipitation, SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing, dialysis, recrystallization, etc. If combined, the ability to separate and refine polypeptides can be achieved.
- chromatography examples include affinity chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography, gel filtration, reverse phase chromatography, adsorption chromatography 1 ⁇ isotropic force, (Strategies for Protein Purification and naractenzat ion: A Laboratory Course Manual. Ed Daniel R. Marshak et al., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1996) These chromatographies are liquid phase chromatography such as HPLC and FPLC. Columns used for affinity chromatography include protein A columns and protein G columns, for example, columns using protein A such as Hyper D, POROS, Sepharos e FF. (Pharmacia) and the like.
- an appropriate protein-modifying enzyme can be allowed to act before or after purification of the antibody, and the peptide can be partially removed.
- protein-modifying enzymes include trypsin, chymotrypsin, lysyl endopeptidase, and protein.
- Kinase, dalcosidase, etc. are used.
- the agonist for the TPO receptor (c-mpl) of the present invention may be a low molecular compound.
- the low molecular weight compound of the present invention has an action of promoting the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, an action of promoting the proliferation and / or differentiation of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells, an action of increasing the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow, Alternatively, any compound may be used as long as it has an effect of promoting the recovery of hematopoietic ability.
- a compound represented by the following chemical formula: ⁇ 5-[(2- ⁇ 1- [5_ ( 3,4-dichlorophenyl) -4-hydroxy_3_chenyl] ethylidene ⁇ hydrazino) carbonyl-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid (Blood First Edition Paper, pre-published online February 16, 2006; DOI10.1182 / blood -2005-11-4433).
- Amgen AMG-531 rec ombmant megakaryopoiesis stimulating protein, SB297115 / Eltrombopag (sk s ora 1 TPO-R agonistic compound), peg-TPOmp, YM477 and NIP004 can also be mentioned
- Amgen AMG-531 is a protein with a Fc domain and a Peptide receptor binding domain with a partial amount of 60,000D and has the properties described in Table 1 below (Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 76 (6), 628, 2004, Blood .volume 104, abstract # 511, 2004).
- SB297115 / Eltrombopag is a compound represented by the following chemical formula, and has the properties described in Table 2 below (Blood. Volume 104, abstract # 2909. 2004).
- Binding site a hu c-mpl transmembrane domain (His499, Thr496)
- Hu BM CD34 differentiation assay EC50 ⁇ 100nM
- TPOmp 12hr peg— TPOmp is a PEG peptide discovered by the Phage display combinatorial peptide library and can be characterized by the following chemical formula. It also has the properties described in Table 4 below (Blood volume 106, number abstract # 1249, 2005).
- YM477 can also be mentioned as an agonist for the TPO receptor (c-mpl) of the present invention.
- the details of YM477 are disclosed in Blood volume 106, numberl abstract # 2298, 2005.
- Antibodies that recognize c_mpl can be formulated by methods known to those skilled in the art. For example, it can be used parenterally in the form of a sterile solution with water or other pharmaceutically acceptable liquid, or an injection in the form of a suspension.
- a pharmacologically acceptable carrier or medium specifically, sterilized water or physiological saline, vegetable oil, emulsifier, suspension, surfactant, stabilizer, flavoring agent, excipient, vehicle, antiseptic It may be formulated in combination with drugs, binders, etc., by mixing in unit dosage forms generally required for pharmaceutical practice. The amount of active ingredient in these preparations is such that an appropriate volume within the indicated range can be obtained.
- Sterile compositions for injection can be formulated according to conventional pharmaceutical practice using a vehicle such as distilled water for injection.
- aqueous solutions for injection examples include isotonic solutions containing physiological saline, glucose and other adjuvants such as D-sorbitol, D-mannose, D-mannitol, and sodium chloride.
- isotonic solutions containing physiological saline, glucose and other adjuvants such as D-sorbitol, D-mannose, D-mannitol, and sodium chloride.
- alcohol specifically ethanol, polyalcohol such as propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, nonionic surfactant such as polysorbate 80 (TM), HCO-50 may be used in combination.
- oily liquid examples include sesame oil and soybean oil, which may be used in combination with benzyl benzoate or benzenole alcohol as a solubilizing agent. Moreover, you may mix
- the prepared injection solution is usually filled into a suitable ampoule.
- Administration is preferably parenteral administration, and specific examples include injection, nasal administration, pulmonary administration, and transdermal administration. As an example of the injection form, for example, it can be administered systemically or locally by intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, intraperitoneal injection, subcutaneous injection, or the like.
- the administration method can be appropriately selected depending on the age and symptoms of the patient.
- the dosage of the pharmaceutical composition containing the antibody or the polynucleotide encoding the antibody can be selected, for example, in the range of O.OOOlmg to lOOOmg per kg body weight.
- a dose can be selected within the range of 0.001 to 100,000 mg / body per patient, but is not necessarily limited to these values.
- the dose and administration method vary depending on the patient's weight, age, symptoms, etc., but those skilled in the art can appropriately select them.
- the administration time of the agent of the present invention is not limited.
- hematopoietic stem cells when it is desired to promote the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, to promote the proliferation and / or differentiation of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells, hematopoietic CD34 positive cells.
- the agent of the present invention can be administered at the time of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation performed for a patient with reduced bone marrow hematopoietic function.
- the agent of the present invention shows, in a dose-dependent manner, enhanced engraftment in the bone marrow of not only hematopoietic stem cells but also myeloid cells and / or lymphoid cells by single agent administration.
- the agent of the present invention can obtain the effect of promoting hematopoietic stem cell bone marrow colonization by administering a certain amount of high concentration during a certain period immediately after transplantation (see Example 3).
- a person of ordinary skill in the art can appropriately design the fixed period and dose immediately after transplantation to which the drug of the present invention is administered, taking into account the symptoms, age, etc. of the patient who needs to administer the drug of the present invention. I can do it.
- the fixed period (administration time) during which the drug of the present invention is administered is not limited to this, but it is 3 days or more, preferably 7 to 28 days from the day of transplantation or the next day. Or more.
- the dose can be 10 times or more, preferably 5 times or more, more preferably 2 times or more the TPO concentration in the endogenous blood of the bone marrow transplant patient, but is not limited thereto. It is possible to administer an amount necessary for maintaining the drug concentration in the blood for a certain period after the transplantation. In addition, the number of administrations in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation of the drug power SI of the present invention is not limited
- any number of doses can be administered during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- the administration timing, dosage, and frequency of administration of the drug of the present invention can be appropriately determined according to the symptoms of the patient who has undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. For example, the administration timing and dosage described above can be mentioned. Is possible.
- the agent of the present invention is used in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- the drug of the present invention is used after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the present invention includes, but is not limited to, bone marrow transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, and umbilical cord blood transplantation.
- a particularly preferred embodiment of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using the agent of the present invention includes human umbilical cord blood transplantation.
- the administration site of the drug of the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include subcutaneous injection, intravenous injection, and oral administration. In the present invention, intravenous administration by infusion is particularly preferred.
- the agent of the present invention can also be administered together with hematopoietic stem cells. When administered together with hematopoietic stem cells, the agent of the present invention and hematopoietic stem cells may be administered simultaneously to the same site, or may be administered to different sites at different times. When administered to the same site, it can be administered, for example, intravenously. Moreover, the administration time can be selected in the same manner as when the drug of the present invention is administered alone.
- the drug of the present invention and hematopoietic stem cells are administered at different times, either of them may be administered first. Also, the interval between these two doses is not limited.
- the hematopoietic stem cells may be derived from self (autologous transplantation) or provided by another person (autologous transplantation).
- Hematopoietic stem cells can be obtained by methods well known to those skilled in the art. For example, they can be obtained by the methods described in the following documents.
- the disease in which hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is performed is not limited, but preferably AML (acute myeloid leukemia), ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia), CML (chronic myelogenous leukemia) ), MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome) or AA (aplastic anemia) aplastic lymphoma, adult T-cell leukemia.
- AML acute myeloid leukemia
- ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia
- CML chronic myelogenous leukemia
- MDS myelodysplastic syndrome
- AA aplastic anemia
- the present invention relates to the number of lymphoid cells and / or the number of myeloid cells, which are cells to be differentiated, by contact of hematopoietic stem cells with an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl). Based on finding that increases. Therefore, the present invention is a drug containing an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient, and is a cell to which hematopoietic stem cells are differentiated by contacting the agonist with hematopoietic stem cells. The present invention relates to a drug for increasing the number of lymphoid cells and / or the number of myeloid cells.
- the present invention also relates to a drug containing an agonist for TPO receptor (c-mpl) as an active ingredient, which is administered together with hematopoietic stem cells from a vein by infusion, so that the lymphatic system which is a cell to which hematopoietic stem cells are differentiated
- the present invention relates to a drug for increasing the number of cells and / or the number of myeloid cells.
- the explanation regarding the agonist, hematopoietic stem cell, lymphoid cell, myeloid cell, administration time, dose, etc. is as described above.
- the sc (Fv) 2 antibody (hVB22 u2) consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73 against the number of human hematopoietic cells engrafted in human hematopoietic reconstructed mouse bone marrow -wz4:
- the sc (Fv) 2 antibody consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 73 can be prepared by the method described in WO2005 / 056604.
- 20 mmoL / L citrate buffer containing 0.02% Tween80 was administered in the same manner as the sc (Fv) 2 antibody described in SEQ ID NO: 73.
- Bone marrow was collected 3 weeks after transplantation and FACS analysis was performed with EPIX XL. The absolute number of human cells was measured using flow count (Beckman).
- the number of human cells present in the left and right femurs of the mouse was analyzed.
- the number of CD45 positive cells, CD41 positive cells, CD19 positive cells, CD33 positive cells Increased significantly compared to the vehicle group (Fig. 1).
- the administration power of the sc (Fv) 2 antibody described in SEQ ID NO: 73 which is a c-mplagonist, in addition to induction of human megakaryocyte-specific differentiation, as well as the number of engrafted hematopoietic CD3 4 positive cells This is thought to have contributed to the increase and the accompanying increase in the number of blood cells.
- Example 2 Effect of TPO receptor agonist on the number of human CFU-Meg colonies in bone marrow of human hematopoietic reconstructed mice
- mice were acclimated to NOD.CB17-Prkdc scid> / J, 6w, ( ⁇ . After 3.0Gy X-ray irradiation, anti-asharo GM1 antibody was administered ip once every 10 days from the day of irradiation. ..
- Bone marrow cells were collected at 3 weeks after transplantation, and the bone marrow cells contained in one mouse femur were combined with the sc (Fv) 2 antibody described in SEQ ID NO: 73 using MegaCult-C (StemCell Technologies). Cultured for 13 days. Human CFU_Meg colonies were counted under CD41 positive 50 cells olony under light microscope.
- the purpose of this study is to examine the dose-dependent effect of the sc (Fv) 2 antibody described in SEQ ID NO: 73 on the number of human blood cells in the bone marrow of human reconstructed mouse bone marrow after transplantation of human cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells. The following experiment was conducted.
- mice used acclimated NOD.CB17-Prkdc scid> / J, 6w.
- anti-ashalo GM1 antibody was administered ip on the day of irradiation and 8 days later.
- the minimum drug concentration in the peripheral blood during the administration period was set to 50 ng / ml, lOng / ml, and 2 ng / ml, respectively.
- the number of human cells present in the left and right femurs of the mouse was analyzed.
- the number of CD34 positive cells, CD45 positive cells, CD19 positive cells, CD19 positive cells, CD33 positive cells, and CD38 positive cells increased in a dose-dependent manner, rather than the number of CD34 positive cells ( Figure 3). ).
- the drug efficacy can be controlled by the dose.
- the endogenous TPO concentration in mice is about lng / ml (literature values and in house measured values), and increases about 5 to 10 times by X-ray irradiation (mouse in house data 0 human clinical value is also normal value 80pg) It is known to rise from about / ml to about l_3ng / ml).
- administration of the sc (Fv) 2 antibody described in SEQ ID NO: 73 at a concentration equal to or higher than the intrinsic TP0 increases the drug effect in a dose-dependent manner.
- the administration plan was designed so that the bottom value of the sc (Fv) 2 antibody concentration described in SEQ ID NO: 73 in the blood was maintained. It has been.
- a novel hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter a hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter, an hematopoietic CD34 positive cell engraftment to bone marrow, and hematopoietic recovery recovery promotion
- An agent was provided.
- the agent of the present invention contains an agonist for the TPO receptor (c-mpl) as its active ingredient.
- novel hematopoietic stem cell proliferation promoter, hematopoietic CD34-positive cell proliferation and / or differentiation promoter, hematopoietic CD34-positive cell engraftment enhancer, and hematopoietic recovery promoter of the present invention Is characterized by the fact that it can be expected to be effective only by single administration (without the combined use of G-CSF and erythropoie tin) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (particularly umbilical cord blood transplantation).
- the drug provided in the present invention includes, for example, acute leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, acute lymphocytic leukemia, adult T cell leukemia, aplastic anemia, malignant lymphoma, etc.
- hematopoietic stem cell transplantation bone marrow transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, umbilical cord blood transplantation
- hematopoietic CD34 positive cell proliferation and / or Or to promote differentiation to promote the engraftment of hematopoietic CD34 positive cells to the bone marrow, or to promote the recovery of hematopoietic capacity Useful to progress.
- the agent of the present invention is useful because the engraftment of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow at the time of transplantation promotes the recovery of platelets in coordination with the megakaryocyte differentiation and proliferation action which is the original action of c- mplagonist. .
- G-CSF is used in conventional hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- G-CSF has a problem that its action is specialized in the neutrophil system.
- TPO is thought to be able to restore more diverse cell lineages by acting on stem cells as well as megakaryocytes.
- TP ⁇ is also expected to have a synergistic effect with currently approved G-CSF and cocoon.
- the drug of the present invention is also useful from such a viewpoint.
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