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US 20120252869A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0252869 A1 Collard et al. (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 4, 2012 (54) TREATMENT OF SIRTUIN (SIRT) RELATED A6IP 25/28 (2006.01) DISEASES BY INHIBITION OF NATURAL A6IP 25/6 (2006.01) ANTISENSE TRANSCRIPT TO A SIRTUN A6IP 9/00 (2006.01) (SIRT) A6IP3/00 (2006.01) A6IP3/10 (2006.01) (75) Inventors: Joseph Collard, Delray Beach, FL A6IP3/04 (2006.01) (US): Olga Khorkova Sherman, A6IP3/06 (2006.01) Tequesta, FL (US) A6IPL/I6 (2006.01) A6IP27/02 (2006.01) (73) Assignee: pro CuRNA, LLC, Miami, FL A6IP 9/109/08 3882006.O1 A6IP 7/00 (2006.01) A6IP35/02 (2006.01) (21) Appl. No.: 13/386,057 A6IP3 L/18 (2006.01) (22) PCT Filed: Jul. 23, 2010 A6IP 9/10 (2006.01) A6IP 9/00 (2006.01) (86). PCT No.: PCT/US 10/43.075 A6IP 2L/00 (2006.01) A6IPL/04 (2006.01) S371 (c)(1), A6IP 9/02 (2006.01) (2), (4) Date: Jan. 20, 2012 A6IPI/00 (2006.01) A6IP 29/00 (2006.01) Related U.S. Application Data A6IP II/00 (2006.01) A6IPI3/00 (2006.01) (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. PCT/US2009/ A6IP 700 (2006.01) 066445, filed on Dec. 2, 2009. A6IP35/00 (2006.01) (60) Provisional application No. 61/259,072, filed on Nov. CI2N 5/071 (2010.01) 6, 2009, provisional application No. 61/228,392, filed (52) U.S. Cl. ....... 514/44. A 435/375; 536/24.5; 3. on Jul. 24, 2009. (57) ABSTRACT Publication Classification The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides (51) Int. Cl. that modulate the expression of and/or function of a Sirtuin A6 IK3I/7088 (2006.01) (SIRT), in particular, by targeting natural antisense poly C7H 2L/04 (2006.01) nucleotides of a Sirtuin (SIRT). The invention also relates to C07K 9/00 (2006.01) the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their A6 IK 38/14 (2006.01) use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the A6IP 25/00 (2006.01) expression of Sirtuins (SIRT)s. Patent Application Publication Oct. 4, 2012 Sheet 1 of 10 US 2012/O252869 A1 *:::::::::::::::: :38:8;&: 8:::::::: & :::::::::::::::8: 8:8: 8:8:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::8:88: 8:::::: six. Patent Application Publication Oct. 4, 2012 Sheet 2 of 10 US 2012/O252869 A1 ex-xx-secrease, : . W.M.W.M.W.W ::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::$88: 8888&:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :3. : & & - s : : 3. 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Examples (SIRT) of antisense oligonucleotides are set forth as SEQID NOS: 15 to 94. 0007 Another embodiment provides a method of modu 0001. The present application claims the priority of U.S. lating function and/or expression of a Sirtuin (SIRT) poly provisional patent application No. 61/228,392 filed Jul. 24. nucleotide in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro com 2009, U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/259,072, prising contacting said cells or tissues with an antisense filed Nov. 6, 2009, PCT patent application No. PCT/ oligonucleotide 5 to 30 nucleotides in length wherein said US09166445 filed Dec. 2, 2009, PCT patent application No. oligonucleotide has at least 50% sequence identity to a PCT/US10/26119 filed Mar. 3, 2010 and U.S. provisional reverse complement of the an antisense of the Sirtuin (SIRT) patent application No. 61/330.427 filed May 3, 2010. polynucleotide; thereby modulating function and/or expres sion of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide in patient cells or FIELD OF TILE INVENTION tissues in viva or in vitro. 0008. Another embodiment provides a method of modu 0002 Embodiments of the invention comprise oligonucle lating function and/or expression of a Sirtuin (SIRT) poly otides modulating expression and/or function of a Sirloin nucleotide in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro com (SERF) and associated molecules. prising contacting said cells or tissues with an antisense oligonucleotide 5 to 30 nucleotides in length wherein said BACKGROUND oligonucleotide has at least 50% sequence identity to an anti 0003 DNA-RNA and RNA-RNA hybridization are sense oligonucleotide to a Sirtuin (SIRT) antisense poly important to many aspects of nucleic acid function including nucleotide; thereby modulating function and/or expression of DNA replication, transcription, and translation. Hybridiza the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide in patient cells or tissues in tion is also central to a variety of technologies that either vivo or in vitro. detect a particular nucleic acid or alter its expression. Anti 0009. In one embodiment, a composition comprises one or sense nucleotides, for example, disrupt gene expression by more antisense oligonucleotides which bind to sense and/or hybridizing to target RNA, thereby interfering with RNA antisense Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotides. splicing, transcription, translation, and replication. Antisense 0010. In another embodiment, the oligonucleotides com DNA has the added feature that DNA-RNA hybrids serve as prise one or more modified or substituted nucleotides. a substrate for digestion by ribonuclease H, an activity that is 0011. In another embodiment, the oligonucleotides com present in most cell types. Antisense molecules can be deliv prise one or more modified bonds. ered into cells, as is the case for oligodeoxynucleotides (0012. In yet another embodiment, the modified nucle (ODNs), or they can be expressed from endogenous genes as otides comprise modified bases comprising phosphorothio RNA molecules. The FDA recently approved an antisense ate, methylphosphonate, peptide nucleic acids. 2'-O-methyl, drug, VITRAVENETM (for treatment of cytomegalovirus fluoro- or carbon, methylene or other locked nucleic acid retinitis), reflecting that antisense has therapeutic utility. (LNA) molecules. Preferably, the modified nucleotides are locked nucleic acid molecules, including C-L-LNA. SUMMARY 0013. In another embodiment, the oligonucleotides are 0004. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods administered to a patient subcutaneously, intramuscularly, for inhibiting the action of a natural antisense transcript by intravenously or intraperitoneally. using antisense oligonucleotide(s) targeted to any region of 0014. In another embodiment, the oligonucleotides are the natural antisense transcript resulting in up-regulation of administered in a pharmaceutical composition. A treatment the corresponding sense gene. It is also contemplated herein regimen comprises administering the antisense compounds at that inhibition of the natural antisense transcript can be least once to patient; however, this treatment can be modified achieved by siRNA, ribozymes and small molecules, which to include multiple doses over a period of time. The treatment are considered to be within the scope of the present invention. can be combined with one or more other types of therapies. 0005. One embodiment provides a method of modulating 0015. In another embodiment, the oligonucleotides are function and/or expression of a Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide encapsulated in a liposome or attached to a carrier molecule in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro comprising con (e.g. cholesterol, TAT peptide). tacting said cells or tissues with an antisense oligonucleotide 10016. Other aspects are described infra. 5 to 30 nucleotides in length wherein said oligonucleotide has at least 50% sequence identity to a reverse complement of a BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS polynucleotide comprising 5 to 30 consecutive nucleotides 0017 FIGS. 1 and 2 show Real time PCR results of oligo within nucleotides 1 to 1028 of SEQID NO: 5 or nucleotides nucleotides designed to SIRT antisense CV396200. The 1 to 429 of SEQID NO: 6, or nucleotides 1 to 156 of SEQID results show that the levels of the SIRT1 mRNA in HepG2 NO: 7 or nucleotides 1 to 593 of SEQID NO:8, 1 to 373 of cells are significantly increased 48 h after treatment with one SEQID NO:9, 1 to 1713 of SEQID NO: 10, 1 to 660 of SEQ of the siRNAs designed to sofas (sirtas 5, P=0.01). In the ID NO: 11, 1 to 589 of SEQID NO: 12, 1 to 428 of SEQID same samples the levels of sirtas RNA were significantly NO: 13 and 1 to 4441 of SEQID NO: 14 thereby modulating decreased after treatment with sirtas 5, but unchanged after function and/or expression of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucle treatment with sirtas 6 and sirtas 7, which also had no otide in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro. effect on the SIRT1 mRNA levels (FIG.2).sirtas 5, sirtas 6 0006. In another embodiment, an oligonucleotide targets a and sirtas 7 correspond to SEQ ID NOs: 38, 39 and 40 natural antisense sequence of a Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucle respectively. US 2012/O252869 A1 Oct. 4, 2012 0018 FIG. 3 shows results for the oligonucleotide walk (0027 FIG. 13 is a graph of real time PCR results showing across the SIRT antisense.