Methods and active substances for protecting organs

a technology of active substances and organs, applied in the field of organ protection, tissues and organ functions, can solve the problems of organ transplanted organ disfunction, patient death, cold ischemia in organ transplantation, etc., and achieve the effect of preventing reperfusion-induced organ dysfunction

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-15
SUOMEN PUNAINEN RISTI VERIPALVELU
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[0012] It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of preventing reperfusion-induced organ dysfunction in different clinical conditions associated with ischemia.
[0014] It is a third object of the invention to provide a novel preservation fluid which, when contacted with the organ or tissue which is to be implanted into a recipient patient, is capable of preventing organ and tissue transplants.
[0015] It is a fourth object of the present invention to provide a novel pharmaceutical composition which, when administered to the recipient, prevents I / R injury of organ transplants.
[0016] It is a fifth object to provide a method and a novel pharmaceutical composition for preventing I / R injury of a patient undergoing major surgery, such as cardiac and angioplastic surgery.
[0020] The present invention provides several advantages. Being physiological plasma proteins, human AGP and AAT are not toxic or foreign proteins to human subjects. The administered amounts of AAT and AGP that are effective in the prevention of I / R injuries result in plasma concentrations which are similar to those occurring in plasma during inflammatory conditions. The plasma levels of AGP and AAT increase considerably in inflammatory conditions, which is called acute phase response. Whereas the rise in the level of endogenous AGP and AAT during acute phase response takes place after a lack period and is too late to prevent the tissue injury that has already taken place, the present invention takes advantage of the possibility to increase rapidly AGP and / or AAT level in circulation and tissues by administrating purified exogenous AGP and / or AAT before tissue injury develops. Thus, it is a preferred embodiment of invention to increase the plasma concentration of AGP or AAT or mixtures thereof to a level corresponding to that typical for the acute phase response for a patient susceptible to a condition of inflammation.
[0021] According to the present invention it is possible to protect organ transplants by adding AGP and / or AAT to an artificial preservation fluid, which is used for perfusion of the organ transplant before cold storage or for continuous perfusion during cold storage.

Problems solved by technology

Ischemia-reperfusion injury accompanying organ transplantations leads to dysfunction of the transplanted organ.
This leads to cold ischemia in the organ transplant.
In kidney transplantation, I / R injury and concomitant renal dysfunction leads to prolonged dependence on hemodialysis, whereas in heart, liver and lung transplantations immediate proper functioning of the graft is even more important and graft dysfunction may lead to death of the patient.
This further contributes to I / R injury after transplantation.
Thrombosis of coronary and brain arteries is a leading cause of death.
However, fibrinolytic therapy may be associated with I / R injury and concomitant organ dysfunction with potentially serious clinical complications.
For example, cardiac and aortic surgery may result in temporary impairment of blood flow to the kidneys, which results to I / R injury and renal dysfunction.
Currently, there are no effective ways in clinical practise to prevent I / R injury other than restricting the ischemia period to as short as possible (Collard and Gelman 2001).

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AGP And AAT Reduce Early And Delayed Reperfusion-Induced Apoptosis After Ischemia

[0059] To induce renal I / R, mice weighing 20-25 g were subjected to 45 minutes of unilateral ischemia of the left kidney by clamping the renal vessels as described before (Daemen M. A. et al., Circulation 102:1420-1426, 2000). Contralateral nephrectomy was performed and the clamp removed. At reperfusion, 12 mice were administered intraperitoneally 5 mg bovine or human AGP or 0.5 mg human AAT in 0.5 ml sterile PBS, which resulted in serum concentrations similar to those observed during acute phase reaction. 8 mice received AGP or AAT 2 hours after reperfusion. 10 control mice received 0.5 ml PBS and 12 sham-operated mice were subjected to same procedure without clamping the renal vessels and treated with PBS. The animals were euthanized at indicated time points and blood samples were collected and the left kidney harvested. The same model of I / R injury was used in all examples.

[0060] Development of rep...

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AGP And AAT Reduce Reperfusion-Induced Inflammation After Ischemia

[0063] The effects of AGP and AAT on reperfusion-induced inflammation were studied by assessing renal TNF-α expression and neutrophil influx. AGP and AAT administered at time of reperfusion effectively limited TNF-α expression and neutrophil influx, studied at 24 hours after initiation of reperfusion (FIG. 2). AGP and AAT given after 2 hours of reperfusion attenuated the inflammation at 24 hours to a lesser extent than did treatment given at time of reperfusion (FIG. 2). However, treatments at both time points decreased inflammation compared with PBS treatment when assessed 24 hours after reperfusion (FIG. 2). The PBS-treated control mice showed significant renal inflammation as reflected by TNF-α expression in the outer stripe of the outer medulla, along the damaged tubular epithelium, and in infiltrating leukocytes. Also, significant renal neutrophil accumulation was reflected by an enhanced myeloperoxidase (MPO) c...

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AGP And AAT Prevent Reperfusion-Induced Renal Dysfunction After Ischemia

[0064] Ischemia-reperfusion of the kidneys resulted in renal dysfunction as reflected by increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) content and serum creatinine levels 24 hours after reperfusion (FIGS. 3 A and B). Compared with PBS, both AGP and AAT administered at time of reperfusion effectively lowered BUN content and serum creatinine levels. However, when administered 2 hours after reperfusion, AGP and AAT failed to significantly decrease BUN or serum creatinine compared with PBS (FIGS. 3 A and B). These findings illustrate the importance of the prevention of early apoptotis after reperfusion and the necessity to administer AGP and AAT at the time point of reperfusion in order to achieve optimal therapeutic effect in the prevention of I / R injury. Bovine AGP (FIG. 3), human plasma AGP (FIG. 3) and human AGP lacking the sLex carbohydrate structure had similar efficacy in preventing reperfusion-induced renal dysfuncti...

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Abstract

The present invention comprises a method of protecting organs or tissue susceptible to reperfusion-induced dysfunction after ischemia. The method comprises parenterally administering to a patient a therapeutical composition containing natural alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, natural alpha-1 antitrypsin or a mixture thereof. Alternatively, organ or tissue transplants can be contacted with natural alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, natural alpha-1 antitrypsin or mixtures by perfusing or flushing them with a solution containing natural alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, natural alpha-1 antitrypsin or mixtures thereof in a concentration of 0.1 to 5 g / l.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a Divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 09 / 956,606, filed on Sep. 18, 2001, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of Invention [0003] The present invention relates to protection of organs, tissues and organ functions during reperfusion of ischemic organs. In particular, the invention relates to prevention of functional impairment of organs caused by ischemia-reperfusion during organ transplantation, surgical operations in general, thrombolytic therapy, after major blood loss and other causes of shock and hypoperfusion of organs. [0004] 2. Description of Related Art [0005] Prolonged ischemia followed by reperfusion induces apoptosis and inflammation leading to tissue damage and organ dysfunction, which is called ischemia-reperfusion (I / R) injury or reperfusion injury. I / R injury takes ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K38/17A61K38/57
CPCA61K38/1709A61K38/57Y10S530/831Y10S530/83A61K2300/00
Inventor DAEMEN, MARC A.R.C.HEEMSKERK, VINCENT H.VEER, CORNELIS VAN'TDENECKER, GEERTRUIWOLFS, TIM G.A.M.VANDENABEELE, PETERBUURMAN, WIM A.PARKKINEN, JAAKKO
Owner SUOMEN PUNAINEN RISTI VERIPALVELU
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