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USOO8883847B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,883,847 B2 Hellerstein et al. (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 11, 2014 (54) COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS TREATMENT USING MODULATORS OF JP A2001-72589 3, 2001 MOTONEURON DISEASES JP A2002-5223.87 T 2002 JP A2003-525854 9, 2003 (75) Inventors: Marc K. Hellerstein, Kensington, CA WO WO 2004/078144 9, 2004 (US); Patrizia A. Fanara, Oakland, CA WO WO 2005/081943 A2 9, 2005 (US) WO WO 2005,115372 12/2005 WO WO 2006/017812 A1 2, 2006 WO WO 2006/091728 A 8, 2006 (73) Assignee: KineMed, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US) WO WO 2007/081910 A2 7, 2007 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this OTHER PUBLICATIONS patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 398 days. Argyriou, A.A. et al., 2005. “Vitamin E for prophylaxis against chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial.”. (21) Appl. No.: 11/650,020 Neurology, vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 26-31. 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G0IN33/6896 (2013.01); A61 K3I/35 40704(2013.01); (2013.01); A61 K3I/4748 A61K 31/4741 (2013.01); (2013.01); C07D (7) ABSTRACT A61K 31/40 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01) The invention disclosed herein describes a novel therapeutic USPC ....................... 514/454: 514/280: 514/211.01 target for motoneuron diseases (altered dynamics of micro (58) Field of Classification Search tubules in neurons); a method for measuring the state of USPC .......... 514/410, 411,422,454, 269.7, 71,90, activity of this therapeutic target in subjects with established, 514/385, 355, 280, 211.01 incipient, or potential motoneuron disease; the discovery of See application file for complete search history. drug agents that modulate neuronal microtubule dynamics in living Subjects with motoneuron diseases; the discovery that (56) References Cited administration of Such agents, alone or in combinations, can provide marked neuroprotective therapy for living Subjects U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS with motoneuron diseases including delay in Symptoms and 4,818,539 A * 4, 1989 Shaw et al. ................... 424/441 prolongation of survival; and the discovery that monitoring of 5,229,394 A * 7/1993 Salazar-Grueso ............ 514,289 neuronal microtubule dynamics in Subjects with motoneuron 5,780.489 A * 7/1998 Brooks ......................... 514,369 diseases, in response to therapeutic interventions, allows 6,524,629 B1* 2/2003 Christen ....................... 424,752 diagnostic monitoring for optimization of therapeutic regi 7,572,762 B1 8/2009 Spruce et al. 2003. 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ROH 18 &Oy ''O18 - CC-R Cc-R SynthesisProtein Vp-R \ / / \ Y NH NH Eno (Free amino acid) (18O labeled c free amino acid) / HN \ (Protein-bound 18O-labeled free amino acid) F.G. 1C U.S. Patent Nov. 11, 2014 Sheet 4 of 25 US 8,883,847 B2 Tubulin 2H-Dimer Tubulin 2H-Polymer H2O -> OO = Dinner - MTPA Flux of Dinner 21 Polymer into Polymer - - - - - - T Polymer + MTPA Time FIG. 2 U.S. Patent Nov. 11, 2014 Sheet 5 Of 25 US 8,883,847 B2 A) 2HO Label followed by Brain Dissection Cytosolic Extract MAP2 antibody High-speed Centrifugation Microtubule fraction Soluble Tubulin Tau antibody TAU Antibody Coupledgel Unbound Pure Tubulin OOut Bound (MAP2- and fraffi CS- fractions) (Tau-fraction) GC-MS Pure Tubulin Pure Tubulin GC-MS GC-MS C) 25 COrtex 25 HippocampuS 20 Dimer - 20 SS -1. SS Dimer E 15 S 15 C o i 10 - POFolymer gs 10 Polymer o (tau-MTs) s (tau-MTs) 5 --- S. Polymer g 5 Polymer (tau-nonassociated (tau-nonassociated 0 MTs) U- O MTs) O 5 10 15 20 25 O 5 10 15 20 25 Time (h) Time (h) FIG 3 U.S. Patent Nov. 11, 2014 Sheet 6 of 25 US 8,883,847 B2 Tau-MTS STOP-MTS (growth cone) (axonal shaft) 5 WT 2 4 SOD1 G93A 3 5 2 1 d O 0 a 6 Tal-MS 6 STOP-MTS (axonal shaft) S. 5 (growth cone) 5 WT 4 SOD1 GA 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 O Ta-Ms STOPMTs g (growth cone) (axonal shaft) s 5 As WT a 4 SOD1 Gig 3 2 e O123456 FIG. 4 U.S. Patent Nov. 11, 2014 Sheet 7 of 25 US 8,883,847 B2 6 S 5 Sl -o- Wild type E. 4 -A- SOD1 G93A C 3 s of 2 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Age (Weeks) FIG. 5 U.S. Patent Nov. 11, 2014 Sheet 8 of 25 US 8,883,847 B2 -o- Wild type All SOD1 G93A treated (MK801) -A - SOD1 G93A 6 5 5 C -- Wildtype 4 - SOD1 G93A - 3 treated (NoScapine) -- SOD1 G93A 2 1 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 6 5 5 -o- Wildtype 4 SOD1 G93A 5 treated (MK801/NoScapine) 3 -Al SOD1 G93A s i 2 e1 1 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Age (Weeks) FIG. 6 U.S. Patent Nov. 11, 2014 Sheet 9 of 25 US 8,883,847 B2 WT Tal-MTS (Er SOD1 G93AUntreated S. 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