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WO2006094233A1
WO2006094233A1 PCT/US2006/007742 US2006007742W WO2006094233A1 WO 2006094233 A1 WO2006094233 A1 WO 2006094233A1 US 2006007742 W US2006007742 W US 2006007742W WO 2006094233 A1 WO2006094233 A1 WO 2006094233A1
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  • the Silent Information Regulator (SIR) family of genes represents a highly conserved group of genes present in the genomes of organisms ranging from archaebacteria to a variety of eukaryotes (Frye, 2000).
  • the encoded SIR proteins are involved in diverse processes from regulation of gene silencing to DNA repair.
  • the proteins encoded by members of the SIR gene family show high sequence conservation in a 250 amino acid core domain.
  • a well-characterized gene in this family is S. cerevisiae SIR2, which is involved in silencing HM loci that contain information specifying yeast mating type, telomere position effects and cell aging (Guarente, 1999; Kaeberlein et al., 1999; Shore, 2000).
  • the yeast Sir2 protein belongs to a family of histone deacetylases (reviewed in Guarente, 2000; Shore, 2000).
  • the Sir2 homolog, CobB in Salmonella typhimurium, functions as an NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)-dependent ADP-ribosyl transferase (Tsang and Escalante-Semerena, 1998).
  • the Sir2 protein is a class III deacetylase which uses NAD as a cosubstrate (fmai et al., 2000; Moazed, 2001; Smith et al., 2000; Tanner et al., 2000; Tanny and Moazed, 2001).
  • NAD NAD as a cosubstrate
  • Sir2 is insensitive to class I and II histone deacetylase inhibitors like trichostatin A (TSA) (Imai et al., 2000; Landry et al., 2000a; Smith et al., 2000).
  • TSA trichostatin A
  • acetylation of acetyl-lysine by Sir2 is tightly coupled to NAD hydrolysis, producing nicotinamide and a novel acetyl-ADP ribose compound (Tanner et al., 2000; Landry et al., 2000b; Tanny and Moazed, 2001).
  • the NAD-dependent deacetylase activity of Sir2 is essential for its functions which can connect its biological role with cellular metabolism in yeast (Guarente, 2000; Imai et al., 2000; Lin et al., 2000; Smith et al., 2000).
  • Sir2 homologs have NAD-dependent histone deacetylase activity (Imai et al., 2000; Smith et al., 2000). Most information about Sir2 mediated functions comes from the studies in yeast (Gartenberg, 2000; Gottschling, 2000).
  • SIRT3 is a homolog of SIRTl that is conserved in prokaryotes and eukaryotes (P. Onyango et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99: 13653-13658 (2002)).
  • the SIRT3 protein is targeted to the mitochondrial cristae by a unique domain located at the N- terminus.
  • SIRT3 has NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase activity and is upbiquitously expressed, particularly in metabolically active tissues.
  • SIRT3 Upon transfer to the mitochondria, SIRT3 is believed to be cleaved into a smaller, active form by a mitochondrial matrix processing peptidase (MPP) (B. Schwer et al., J. Cell Biol.
  • MPP mitochondrial matrix processing peptidase
  • Caloric restriction has been known for over 70 years to improve the health and extend the lifespan of mammals (Masoro, 2000). Yeast life span, like that of metazoans, is also extended by interventions that resemble caloric restriction, such as low glucose. The discovery that both yeast and flies lacking the SIR2 gene do not live longer when calorically restricted provides evidence that SIR2 genes mediate the beneficial health effects of this diet (Anderson et al., 2003; Helfand and Rogina, 2004).
  • yeast glucose-responsive cAMP adenosine 3'5'-monophosphate-dependent (PKLA) pathway
  • PKLA adenosine 3'5'-monophosphate-dependent pathway
  • novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof.
  • the invention provides novel sirtuin-modulating compounds of Formula (I);
  • Cy 1 and Cy 2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic group; and R 1 and R 2 are independently -H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group, or R 1 and R 2 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached from an optionally substituted heterocycle.
  • the invention provides novel sirtuin-modulating compounds of Formula (II):
  • Cyi and Cy 2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic group
  • the invention also includes salts, prodrugs and metabolites of the compounds disclosed herein.
  • compositions comprising one or more compounds of Formulas (I)-(II) or a salt, prodrug or metabolite thereof.
  • the invention provides methods for using sirtuin-modulating compounds, or compostions comprising sirtuin-modulating compounds.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, chemotherapeutic induced neuropathy, neuropathy associated with an ischemic event, ocular diseases and/or disorders, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, and/or flushing, etc.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be used for treating a disease or disorder in a subject that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity, for enhancing muscle performance, for increasing muscle ATP levels, or for treating or preventing muscle tissue damage associated with hypoxia or ischemia.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that decrease the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, increasing cellular sensitivity to stress, increasing apoptosis, treatment of cancer, stimulation of appetite, and/or stimulation of weight gain, etc.
  • the methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a sirtuin-modulating compound.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compounds may be administered alone or in combination with other compounds, including other sirtuin-modulating compounds, or other therapeutic agents.
  • agent is used herein to denote a chemical compound, a mixture of chemical compounds, a biological macromolecule (such as a nucleic acid, an antibody, a protein or portion thereof, e.g., a peptide), or an extract made from biological materials such as bacteria, plants, fungi, or animal (particularly mammalian) cells or tissues.
  • a biological macromolecule such as a nucleic acid, an antibody, a protein or portion thereof, e.g., a peptide
  • an extract made from biological materials such as bacteria, plants, fungi, or animal (particularly mammalian) cells or tissues.
  • the activity of such agents may render it suitable as a "therapeutic agent” which is a biologically, physiologically, or pharmacologically active substance (or substances) that acts locally or systemically in a subject.
  • bioavailable when referring to a compound is art-recognized and refers to a form of a compound that allows for it, or a portion of the amount of compound administered, to be absorbed by, incorporated to, or otherwise physiologically available to a subject or patient to whom it is administered.
  • Biologically active portion of a sirtuin refers to a portion of a sirtuin protein having a biological activity, such as the ability to deacetylate.
  • Biologically active portions of a sirtuin may comprise the core domain of sirtuins.
  • Biologically active portions of SIRTl having GenBank Accession No. NP_036370 that encompass the NAD+ binding domain and the substrate binding domain may include without limitation, amino acids 62-293 of GenBank Accession No. NP_036370, which are encoded by nucleotides 237 to 932 of GenBank Accession No. NM_012238. Therefore, this region is sometimes referred to as the core domain.
  • SIRTl also sometimes referred to as core domains
  • core domains include about amino acids 261 to 447 of GenBank Accession No. NP_036370, which are encoded by nucleotides 834 to 1394 of GenBank Accession No. NM_012238; about amino acids 242 to 493 of GenBank Accession No. NP_036370, which are encoded by nucleotides 777 to 1532 of GenBank Accession No. NM_012238; or about amino acids 254 to 495 of GenBank Accession No. NP_036370, which are encoded by nucleotides 813 to 1538 of GenBank Accession No. NM_012238.
  • cat(s) refers to a feline animal including domestic cats and other members of the family Felidae, genus Felis.
  • amino acid residue refers to an amino acid that is a member of a group of amino acids having certain common properties.
  • conservative amino acid substitution refers to the substitution (conceptually or otherwise) of an amino acid from one such group with a different amino acid from the same group.
  • a functional way to define common properties between individual amino acids is to analyze the normalized frequencies of amino acid changes between corresponding proteins of homologous organisms (Schulz, G. E. and R. H. Schirmer., Principles of Protein Structure, Springer- Verlag). According to such analyses, groups of amino acids may be defined where amino acids within a group exchange preferentially with each other, and therefore resemble each other most in their impact on the overall protein structure (Schulz, G. E. and R.
  • One example of a set of amino acid groups defined in this manner include: (i) a charged group, consisting of GIu and Asp, Lys, Arg and His, (ii) a positively-charged group, consisting of Lys, Arg and His, (iii) a negatively-charged group, consisting of GIu and Asp, (iv) an aromatic group, consisting of Phe, Tyr and Trp, (v) a nitrogen ring group, consisting of His and Trp, (vi) a large aliphatic nonpolar group, consisting of VaI, Leu and He, (vii) a slightly-polar group, consisting of Met and Cys, (viii) a small- residue group, consisting of Ser, Thr, Asp, Asn, GIy, Ala, GIu, GIn and Pro, (ix) an aliphatic group consisting of VaI, Leu, lie, Met and Cys, and (x)
  • Diabetes refers to high blood sugar or ketoacidosis, as well as chronic, general metabolic abnormalities arising from a prolonged high blood sugar status or a decrease in glucose tolerance. “Diabetes” encompasses both the type I and type II (Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus or NIDDM) forms of the disease.
  • the risk factors for diabetes include the following factors: waistline of more than 40 inches for men or 35 inches for women, blood pressure of 130/85 mmHg or higher, triglycerides above 150 mg/dl, fasting blood glucose greater than 100 mg/dl or high-density lipoprotein of less than 40 mg/dl in men or 50 mg/dl in women.
  • a "direct activator" of a sirtuin is a molecule that activates a sirtuin by binding to it.
  • a “direct inhibitor” of a sirtuin is a molecule inhibits a sirtuin by binding to it.
  • ED 50 is art-recognized. In certain embodiments, ED 50 means the dose of a drug which produces 50% of its maximum response or effect, or alternatively, the dose which produces a pre-determined response in 50% of test subjects or preparations.
  • LD 50 is art-recognized. In certain embodiments, LD 50 means the dose of a drug which is lethal in 50% of test subjects.
  • therapeutic index is an art-recognized term which refers to the therapeutic index of a drug, defined as LD 5O /ED 5 o.
  • hyperinsulinemia refers to a state in an individual in which the level of insulin in the blood is higher than normal.
  • insulin resistance refers to a state in which a normal amount of insulin produces a subnormal biologic response relative to the biological response in a subject that does not have insulin resistance.
  • insulin resistance disorder refers to any disease or condition that is caused by or contributed to by insulin resistance. Examples include: diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, insulin-resistance syndromes, syndrome X, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, atherosclerotic disease including stroke, coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia and/or hyperproinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance, delayed insulin release, diabetic complications, including coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, stroke, cognitive functions in dementia, retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, glomerulonephritis, glomerulosclerosis, nephrotic syndrome, hypertensive nephrosclerosis some types of cancer (such as endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon), complications of pregnancy, poor female reproductive health (such as menstrual irregularities, infertility, irregular ovulation, poly
  • livestock animals refers to domesticated quadrupeds, which includes those being raised for meat and various byproducts, e.g., a bovine animal including cattle and other members of the genus Bos, a porcine animal including domestic swine and other members of the genus Sus, an ovine animal including sheep and other members of the genus Ovis, domestic goats and other members of the genus Capra; domesticated quadrupeds being raised for specialized tasks such as use as a beast of burden, e.g., an equine animal including domestic horses and other members of the family Equidae, genus Equus.
  • mammals include humans, primates, livestock animals (including bovines, porcines, etc.), companion animals (e.g., canines, felines, etc.) and rodents (e.g., mice and rats).
  • livestock animals including bovines, porcines, etc.
  • companion animals e.g., canines, felines, etc.
  • rodents e.g., mice and rats.
  • naturally occurring form when referring to a compound means a compound that is in a form, e.g., a composition, in which it can be found naturally. For example, since resveratrol can be found in red wine, it is present in red wine in a form that is naturally occurring. A compound is not in a form that is naturally occurring if, e.g., the compound has been purified and separated from at least some of the other molecules that are found with the compound in nature.
  • a “naturally occurring compound” refers to a compound that can be found in nature, i.e., a compound that has not been designed by man. A naturally occurring compound may have been made by man or by nature.
  • a “naturally occurring compound” refers to a compound that can be found in nature, i.e., a compound that has not been designed by man.
  • a naturally occurring compound may have been made by man or by nature.
  • resveratrol is a naturally-occurring compound.
  • a “non-naturally occurring compound” is a compound that is not known to exist in nature or that does not occur in nature.
  • "Obese" individuals or individuals suffering from obesity are generally individuals having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 25 or greater. Obesity may or may not be associated with insulin resistance.
  • BMI body mass index
  • parenteral administration and “administered parenterally” are art- recognized and refer to modes of administration other than enteral and topical administration, usually by injection, and includes, without limitation, intravenous, intramuscular, intraarterial, intrathecal, intracapsular, intraorbital, intracardiac, intradermal, intraperitoneal, transtracheal, subcutaneous, subcuticular, intra-articulare, subcapsular, subarachnoid, intraspinal, and intrasternal injection and infusion.
  • a "patient”, “subject”, “individual” or “host” refers to either a human or a non- human animal.
  • percent identical refers to sequence identity between two amino acid sequences or between two nucleotide sequences. Identity can each be determined by comparing a position in each sequence which may be aligned for purposes of comparison. When an equivalent position in the compared sequences is occupied by the same base or amino acid, then the molecules are identical at that position; when the equivalent site occupied by the same or a similar amino acid residue (e.g., similar in steric and/or electronic nature), then the molecules can be referred to as homologous (similar) at that position.
  • Expression as a percentage of homology, similarity, or identity refers to a function of the number of identical or similar amino acids at positions shared by the compared sequences.
  • FASTA FASTA
  • BLAST BLAST
  • ENTREZ is available through the National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
  • the percent identity of two sequences can be determined by the GCG program with a gap weight of 1, e.g., each amino acid gap is weighted as if it were a single amino acid or nucleotide mismatch between the two sequences.
  • MPSRCH uses a Smith-Waterman algorithm to score sequences on a massively parallel computer. This approach improves ability to pick up distantly related matches, and is especially tolerant of small gaps and nucleotide sequence errors. Nucleic acid-encoded amino acid sequences can be used to search both protein and DNA databases.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carrier refers to a pharmaceutically-acceptable material, composition or vehicle, such as a liquid or solid filler, diluent, excipient, solvent or encapsulating material, involved in carrying or transporting any subject composition or component thereof. Each carrier must be “acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the subject composition and its components and not injurious to the patient.
  • materials which may serve as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include: (1) sugars, such as lactose, glucose and sucrose; (2) starches, such as corn starch and potato starch; (3) cellulose, and its derivatives, such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate; (4) powdered tragacanth; (5) malt; (6) gelatin; (7) talc; (8) excipients, such as cocoa butter and suppository waxes; (9) oils, such as peanut oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, olive oil, corn oil and soybean oil; (10) glycols, such as propylene glycol; (11) polyols, such as glycerin, sorbitol, mannitol and polyethylene glycol; (12) esters, such as ethyl oleate and ethyl laurate; (13) agar; (14) buffering agents, such as magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide;
  • polynucleotide and “nucleic acid” are used interchangeably. They refer to a polymeric form of nucleotides of any length, either deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotides, or analogs thereof. Polynucleotides may have any three-dimensional structure, and may perform any function, known or unknown.
  • polynucleotides coding or non-coding regions of a gene or gene fragment, loci (locus) defined from linkage analysis, exons, introns, messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA, ribosomal RNA, ribozymes, cDNA, recombinant polynucleotides, branched polynucleotides, plasmids, vectors, isolated DNA of any sequence, isolated RNA of any sequence, nucleic acid probes, and primers.
  • a polynucleotide may comprise modified nucleotides, such as methylated nucleotides and nucleotide analogs.
  • modifications to the nucleotide structure may be imparted before or after assembly of the polymer.
  • the sequence of nucleotides may be interrupted by non-nucleotide components.
  • a polynucleotide may be further modified, such as by conjugation with a labeling component.
  • the term "recombinant" polynucleotide means a polynucleotide of genomic, cDNA, semisynthetic, or synthetic origin which either does not occur in nature or is linked to another polynucleotide in a nonnatural arrangement.
  • prophylactic or therapeutic treatment is art-recognized and refers to administration of a drug to a host. If it is administered prior to clinical manifestation of the unwanted condition (e.g., disease or other unwanted state of the host animal) then the treatment is prophylactic, i.e., it protects the host against developing the unwanted condition, whereas if administered after manifestation of the unwanted condition, the treatment is therapeutic (i.e., it is intended to diminish, ameliorate or maintain the existing unwanted condition or side effects therefrom).
  • protecting group is art-recognized and refers to temporary substituents that protect a potentially reactive functional group from undesired chemical transformations.
  • protecting groups include esters of carboxylic acids, silyl ethers of alcohols, and acetals and ketals of aldehydes and ketones, respectively.
  • the field of protecting group chemistry has been reviewed by Greene and Wuts in Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (2 nd ed., Wiley: New York, 1991).
  • pyrogen-free refers to a composition that does not contain a pyrogen in an amount that would lead to an adverse effect (e.g., irritation, fever, inflammation, diarrhea, respiratory distress, endotoxic shock, etc.) in a subject to which the composition has been administered.
  • an adverse effect e.g., irritation, fever, inflammation, diarrhea, respiratory distress, endotoxic shock, etc.
  • the term is meant to encompass compositions that are free of, or substantially free of, an endotoxin such as, for example, a lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
  • LPS lipopolysaccharide
  • Replicative lifespan of a cell refers to the number of daughter cells produced by an individual "mother cell.”
  • Increasing the lifespan of a cell or “extending the lifespan of a cell,” as applied to cells or organisms, refers to increasing the number of daughter cells produced by one cell; increasing the ability of cells or organisms to cope with stresses and combat damage, e.g., to DNA, proteins; and/or increasing the ability of cells or organisms to survive and exist in a living state for longer under a particular condition, e.g., stress (for example, heatshock, osmotic stress, high energy radiation, chemically-induced stress, DNA damage, inadequate salt level, inadequate nitrogen level, or inadequate nutrient level). Lifespan can be increased by at least about 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% or between 20% and 70%, 30% and 60%, 40% and 60% or more using methods described herein.
  • sirtuin-activating compound refers to a compound that increases the level of a sirtuin protein and/or increases at least one activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • a sirtuin-activating compound may increase at least one biological activity of a sirtuin protein by at least about 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, or more.
  • Exemplary biological activities of sirtuin proteins include deacetylation, e.g., of histones and p53; extending lifespan; increasing genomic stability; silencing transcription; and controlling the segregation of oxidized proteins between mother and daughter cells.
  • sirtuin-inhibiting compound refers to a compound that decreases the level of a sirtuin protein and/or decreases at least one activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • a sirtuin-inhibiting compound may decrease at least one biological activity of a sirtuin protein by at least about 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, or more.
  • Exemplary biological activities of sirtuin proteins include deacetylation, e.g., of histones and p53; extending lifespan; increasing genomic stability; silencing transcription; and controlling the segregation of oxidized proteins between mother and daughter cells.
  • sirtuin-modulating compound refers to a compound of Formulas (I)-(II) as described herein.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may either up regulate (e.g., activate or stimulate), down regulate (e.g., inhibit or suppress) or otherwise change a functional property or biological activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may act to modulate a sirtuin protein either directly or indirectly.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may be a sirtuin- activating compound or a sirtuin-inhibiting compound.
  • sirtuin protein refers to a member of the sirtuin deacetylase protein family, or preferably to the sir2 family, which include yeast Sir2 (GenBank Accession No. P53685), C. elegans Sir-2.1 (GenBank Accession No. NP_501912), and human SIRTl (GenBank Accession No. NMJ312238 and NP_036370 (or AF083106)) and SIRT2 (GenBank Accession No. NM_012237, NM_030593, NP_036369, NP_085096, and AF083107) proteins.
  • HST genes additional yeast Sir2-like genes termed "HST genes” (/zomologues of Sr two) HSTl, HST2, HST3 and HST4, and the five other human homologues hSIRT3, hSIRT4, hSIRT5, hSIRT6 and hSIRT7 (Brachmann et al. (1995) Genes Dev. 9:2888 and Frye et al. (1999) BBRC 260:273).
  • HST genes additional yeast Sir2-like genes
  • Preferred sirtuins are those that share more similarities with SIRTl, i.e., hSIRTl, and/or Sir2 than with SIRT2, such as those members having at least part of the N- terminal sequence present in SIRTl and absent in SIRT2 such as SIRT3 has.
  • SIRTl protein refers to a member of the sir2 family of sirtuin deacetylases.
  • a SIRTl protein includes yeast Sir2 (GenBank Accession No. P53685), C. elegans Sir-2.1 (GenBank Accession No. NP_501912), human SIRTl (GenBank Accession No. NM_012238 or NP_036370 (or AF083106)), and human SIRT2 (GenBank Accession No. NM_012237, NM_030593, NP_036369, NP_085096, or AF083107) proteins, and equivalents and fragments thereof.
  • a SIRTl protein in another embodiment, includes a polypeptide comprising a sequence consisting of, or consisting essentially of, the amino acid sequence set forth in GenBank Accession Nos. NP_036370, NP_501912, NP_085096, NP_036369, or P53685.
  • SIRTl proteins include polypeptides comprising all or a portion of the amino acid sequence set forth in GenBank Accession Nos. NP_036370, NP_501912, NP_085096, NP_036369, or P53685; the amino acid sequence set forth in GenBank Accession Nos.
  • Polypeptides of the invention also include homologs (e.g., orthologs and paralogs), variants, or fragments, of GenBank Accession Nos. NP_036370, NP_501912, NP_085096, NP_036369, or P53685.
  • SIRT3 protein refers to a member of the sirtuin deacetylase protein family and/or to a homolog of a SIRTl protein.
  • a SHRT3 protein includes human SIRT3 (GenBank Accession No. AAH01042, NP_036371, or NP_001017524) and mouse SIRT3 (GenBank Accession No. NP_071878) proteins, and equivalents and fragments thereof.
  • a SIRT3 protein includes a polypeptide comprising a sequence consisting of, or consisting essentially of, the amino acid sequence set forth in GenBank Accession Nos. AAH01042, NP_036371, NP_001017524, or NP_071878.
  • SIRT3 proteins include polypeptides comprising all or a portion of the amino acid sequence set forth in GenBank Accession AAH01042, NP_036371, NP_001017524, or NP_071878; the amino acid sequence set forth in GenBank Accession Nos. AAH01042, NP_036371, NP_001017524, or NP_071878 with 1 to about 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 75 or more conservative amino acid substitutions; an amino acid sequence that is at least 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to GenBank Accession Nos.
  • a SIRT3 protein includes a fragment of SIRT3 protein that is produced by cleavage with a mitochondrial matrix processing peptidase (MPP) and/or a mitochondrial intermediate peptidase (MIP).
  • MIP mitochondrial matrix processing peptidase
  • substantially homologous when used in connection with amino acid sequences, refers to sequences which are substantially identical to or similar in sequence with each other, giving rise to a homology of conformation and thus to retention, to a useful degree, of one or more biological (including immunological) activities. The term is not intended to imply a common evolution of the sequences.
  • systemic administration refers to the administration of a subject composition, therapeutic or other material other than directly into the central nervous system, such that it enters the patient's system and, thus, is subject to metabolism and other like processes.
  • therapeutic agent is art-recognized and refers to any chemical moiety that is a biologically, physiologically, or pharmacologically active substance that acts locally or systemically in a subject.
  • the term also means any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease or in the enhancement of desirable physical or mental development and/or conditions in an animal or human.
  • therapeutic effect is art-recognized and refers to a local or systemic effect in animals, particularly mammals, and more particularly humans caused by a pharmacologically active substance.
  • therapeuticically-effective amount means that amount of such a substance that produces some desired local or systemic effect at a reasonable benefit/risk ratio applicable to any treatment.
  • compositions described herein may be administered in a sufficient amount to produce a desired effect at a reasonable benefit/risk ratio applicable to such treatment.
  • Transcriptional regulatory sequence is a generic term used throughout the specification to refer to DNA sequences, such as initiation signals, enhancers, and promoters, which induce or control transcription of protein coding sequences with which they are operable linked.
  • transcription of one of the recombinant genes is under the control of a promoter sequence (or other transcriptional regulatory sequence) which controls the expression of the recombinant gene in a cell- type which expression is intended.
  • a promoter sequence or other transcriptional regulatory sequence
  • the recombinant gene can be under the control of transcriptional regulatory sequences which are the same or which are different from those sequences which control transcription of the naturally- occurring forms of genes as described herein.
  • a “vector” is a self-replicating nucleic acid molecule that transfers an inserted nucleic acid molecule into and/or between host cells.
  • the term includes vectors that function primarily for insertion of a nucleic acid molecule into a cell, replication of vectors that function primarily for the replication of nucleic acid, and expression vectors that function for transcription and/or translation of the DNA or RNA. Also included are vectors that provide more than one of the above functions.
  • expression vectors are defined as polynucleotides which, when introduced into an appropriate host cell, can be transcribed and translated into a polypeptide(s).
  • An “expression system” usually connotes a suitable host cell comprised of an expression vector that can function to yield a desired expression product.
  • vision impairment refers to diminished vision, which is often only partially reversible or irreversible upon treatment (e.g., surgery). Particularly severe vision impairment is termed “blindness” or “vision loss”, which refers to a complete loss of vision, vision worse than 20/200 that cannot be improved with corrective lenses, or a visual field of less than 20 degrees diameter (10 degrees radius).
  • the invention provides novel sirtuin-modulating compounds for treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, ocular diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing, etc.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be used for treating a disease or disorder in a subject that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity, for enhancing muscle performance, for increasing muscle ATP levels, or for treating or preventing muscle tissue damage associated with hypoxia or ischemia.
  • Other compounds disclosed herein may be suitable for use in a pharmaceutical composition and/or one or more methods disclosed herein.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds of the invention are represented by Structural Formula (I): or a salt thereof, where:
  • Cy 1 and Cy 2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic group
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently -H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group, or R 1 and R 2 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached from an optionally substituted heterocycle.
  • Cy 1 and Cy 2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered cyclic group, particularly a substituted or unsubstituted 6-membered cyclic group, such as a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, pyridyl or cyclohexyl group.
  • Rj and R 2 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached from an optionally substituted heterocycle, typically a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle.
  • Such heterocycles can be saturated or unsaturated (e.g., aromatic), but are typically saturated (i.e., have no multiple bonds).
  • Ri and R 2 taken together with the atoms to which they are attached from an optionally substituted heterocycle and Cyi and Cy 2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6- membered cyclic group.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds of the invention are represented by Structural Formula (II):
  • Cyi and Cy 2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic group
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of -H 5 a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group, halogen, -OR, -CN,
  • R and R' are independently -H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group.
  • R 3 is a substituted alkyl group, such as a carboxyalkyl group (e.g., carboxymethyl, carboxyethyl).
  • R 4 0.
  • R 4 0 and R 3 is a substituted alkyl group.
  • Cy 1 and Cy 2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered cyclic group, particularly a substituted or unsubstituted
  • 6-membered cyclic group such as a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, pyridyl or cyclohexyl group.
  • the compounds of the invention exclude those species disclosed in the Table 2.
  • Sirtuin-rnodulating compounds of the invention having hydroxyl substituents also include the related secondary metabolites, particularly sulfate, phosphate, acyl (e.g., acetyl, fatty acid acyl) and sugar (e.g., glucurondate, glucose) derivatives.
  • substituent groups -OH also include -OSO 3 " M + , where M + is a suitable cation (preferably H + , NH 4 + or an alkali metal ion such as Na + or
  • These groups are generally cleavable to -OH by hydrolysis or by metabolic (e.g., enzymatic) cleavage.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds of the invention advantageously modulate the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein, particularly the deacetylase activity of the sirtuin protein.
  • sirtuin- modulating compounds of the invention do not substantially have one or more of the following activities: inhibition of PI3-kinase, inhibition of aldoreductase, inhibition of tyrosine kinase, transactivation of EGFR tyrosine kinase, coronary dilation, or spasmolytic activity, at concentrations of the compound that are effective for modulating the deacetylation activity of a sirtuin protein (e.g., such as a SIRTl and/or a SIRT3 protein).
  • a sirtuin protein e.g., such as a SIRTl and/or a SIRT3 protein.
  • An alkyl group is a straight chained, branched or cyclic non-aromatic hydrocarbon which is completely saturated.
  • a straight chained or branched alkyl group has from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to about 10, and a cyclic alkyl group has from 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, preferably from 3 to about 8.
  • straight chained and branched alkyl groups examples include methyl, ethyl, n- propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, pentyl and octyl.
  • a Cl- C4 straight chained or branched alkyl group is also referred to as a "lower alkyl" group.
  • An alkenyl group is a straight chained, branched or cyclic non-aromatic hydrocarbon which contains one or more double bonds. Typically, the double bonds are not located at the terminus of the alkenyl group, such that the double bond is not adjacent to another functional group.
  • An alkynyl group is a straight chained, branched or cyclic non-aromatic hydrocarbon which contains one or more triple bonds. Typically, the triple bonds are not located at the terminus of the alkynyl group, such that the triple bond is not adjacent to another functional group.
  • a 5- to 7-membered ring includes carbocyclic and heterocyclic rings. Such rings can be saturated or unsaturated, including aromatic. Heterocyclic rings typically contain 1 to 4 hetero atoms, although oxygen and sulfur atoms cannot be adjacent to each other.
  • Aromatic (aryl) groups include carbocyclic aromatic groups such as phenyl, naphthyl, and anthracyl, and heteroaryl groups such as imidazolyl, thienyl, furanyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyranyl, pyrazolyl, pyrroyl, pyrazinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, and tetrazolyl.
  • Aromatic groups also include fused polycyclic aromatic ring systems in which a carbocyclic aromatic ring or heteroaryl ring is fused to one or more other heteroaryl rings. Examples include benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, benzothiazole, benzooxazole, benzimidazole, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl and isoindolyl.
  • Non-aromatic heterocyclic rings are non-aromatic carbocyclic rings which include one or more heteroatoms such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur in the ring. The ring can be five, six, seven or eight-membered.
  • Examples include tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahyrothiophenyl, morpholino, thiomorpholino, pyrrolidinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, and thiazolidinyl, along with the cyclic form of sugars.
  • a ring fused to a second ring shares at least one common bond.
  • Suitable substituents on an alkyl, allcenyl, alkynyl, aryl, non-aromatic heterocyclic or aryl group are those which do not substantially interfere with the ability of the disclosed compounds to have one or more of the properties disclosed herein.
  • a substituent substantially interferes with the properties of a compound when the magnitude of the property is reduced by more than about 50% in a compound with the substituent compared with a compound without the substituent.
  • R a -R d are each independently an aliphatic, substituted aliphatic, benzyl, substituted benzyl, aromatic or substituted aromatic group, preferably an alkyl, benzylic or aryl group.
  • -NR a R b taken together, can also form a substituted or unsubstituted non- aromatic heterocyclic group.
  • a non-aromatic heterocyclic group, benzylic group or aryl group can also have an aliphatic or substituted aliphatic group as a substituent.
  • a substituted aliphatic group can also have a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring, a substituted a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring, benzyl, substituted benzyl, aryl or substituted aryl group as a substituent.
  • a substituted aliphatic, non-aromatic heterocyclic group, substituted aryl, or substituted benzyl group can have more than one substituent.
  • stable refers to compounds that possess stability sufficient to allow manufacture and that maintain the integrity of the compound for a sufficient period of time to be useful for the purposes detailed herein.
  • a sugar is an aldehyde or ketone derivative of a straight-chain polyhydroxy alcohol, which contains at least three carbon atoms.
  • a sugar can exist as a linear molecule or, preferably, as a cyclic molecule (e.g., in the pyranose or furanose form).
  • a sugar is a monosaccharide such as glucose or glucuronic acid.
  • the sugar is preferably a non-naturally occurring sugar.
  • one or more hydroxyl groups are substituted with another group, such as a halogen (e.g., chlorine).
  • the stereochemical configuration at one or more carbon atoms can also be altered, as compared to a naturally occurring sugar.
  • a suitable non-naturally occurring sugar is sucralose.
  • a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid having a long-chained hydrocarbon moiety.
  • a fatty acid has an even number of carbon atoms ranging from 12 to 24, often from 14 to 20.
  • Fatty acids can be saturated or unsaturated and substituted or unsubstituted, but are typically unsubstituted.
  • Fatty acids can be naturally or non- naturally occurring. In embodiments of the invention where, for example, prolonged residence time of a compound having a fatty acid moiety is desired, the fatty acid is preferably non-naturally occurring.
  • the acyl group of a fatty acid consists of the hydrocarbon moiety and the carbonyl moiety of the carboxylic acid functionality, but excludes the -OH moiety associated with the carboxylic acid functionality.
  • salts particularly pharmaceutically acceptable salts, of the sirtuin- modulating compounds described herein.
  • the compounds of the present invention that possess a sufficiently acidic, a sufficiently basic, or both functional groups can react with any of a number of inorganic bases, and inorganic and organic acids, to form a salt.
  • compounds that are inherently charged, such as those with a quaternary nitrogen can form a salt with an appropriate counterion (e.g., a halide such as bromide, chloride, or fluoride, particularly bromide).
  • Acids commonly employed to form acid addition salts are inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like, and organic acids such as p-toluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, oxalic acid, p-bromophenyl-sulfonic acid, carbonic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, acetic acid, and the like.
  • inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like
  • organic acids such as p-toluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, oxalic acid, p-bromophenyl-sulfonic acid, carbonic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, acetic acid, and the like.
  • salts include the sulfate, pyrosulfate, bisulfate, sulfite, bisulfite, phosphate, monohydrogenphosphate, dihydrogenphosphate, metaphosphate, pyrophosphate, chloride, bromide, iodide, acetate, propionate, decanoate, caprylate, acrylate, formate, isobutyrate, caproate, heptanoate, propiolate, oxalate, malonate, succinate, suberate, sebacate, fumarate, maleate, butyne-l,4-dioate, hexyne-l,6-dioate, benzoate, chlorobenzoate, methylbenzoate, dinitrobenzoate, hydroxybenzoate, methoxybenzoate, phthalate, sulfonate, xylenesulfonate, phenylacetate, phenylpropionate, phenylbut
  • Base addition salts include those derived from inorganic bases, such as ammonium or alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, and the like.
  • bases useful in preparing the salts of this invention thus include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, and the like.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may traverse the cytoplasmic membrane of a cell.
  • a compound may have a cell- permeability of at least about 20%, 50%, 75%, 80%, 90% or 95%.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds described herein may also have one or more of the following characteristics: the compound may be essentially non-toxic to a cell or subject; the sirtuin-modulating compound may be an organic molecule or a small molecule of 2000 amu or less, 1000 amu or less; a compound may have a half-life under normal atmospheric conditions of at least about 30 days, 60 days, 120 days, 6 months or 1 year; the compound may have a half-life in solution of at least about 30 days, 60 days, 120 days, 6 months or 1 year; a sirtuin-modulating compound may be more stable in solution than resveratrol by at least a factor of about 50%, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 30 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold; a sirtuin-modulating compound may promote deacetylation of the DNA repair factor Ku70; a sirtuin-modulating compound may promote deacetylation of RelA/p65; a compound may increase general turnover rates and enhance the sensitivity of
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound does not have any substantial ability to inhibit a histone deacetylase (HDACs) class I, a HDAC class II, or HDACs I and II, at concentrations (e.g., in vivo) effective for modulating the deacetylase activity of the sirtuin.
  • HDACs histone deacetylase
  • the sirtuin- modulating compound is a sirtuin-activating compound and is chosen to have an EC 50 for activating sirtuin deacetylase activity that is at least 5 fold less than the EC 50 for inhibition of an HDAC I and/or HDAC II, and even more preferably at least 10 fold, 100 fold or even 1000 fold less.
  • kits to perform such assays may be purchased commercially. See e.g., Bio Vision, Inc. (Mountain View, CA; world wide web at biovision.com) and Thomas Scientific (Swedesboro, NJ; world wide web at tomassci.com).
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound does not have any substantial ability to modulate sirtuin homologs.
  • an activator of a human sirtuin protein may not have any substantial ability to activate a sirtuin protein from lower eukaryotes, particularly yeast or human pathogens, at concentrations (e.g., in vivo) effective for activating the deacetylase activity of human sirtuin.
  • a sirtuin-activating compound may be chosen to have an EC 50 for activating a human sirtuin, such as SIRTl and/or SIRT3, deacetylase activity that is at least 5 fold less than the EC 50 for activating a yeast sirtuin, such as Sir2 (such as Candida, S. cerevisiae, etc.), and even more preferably at least 10 fold, 100 fold or even 1000 fold less.
  • a human sirtuin such as SIRTl and/or SIRT3
  • deacetylase activity that is at least 5 fold less than the EC 50 for activating a yeast sirtuin, such as Sir2 (such as Candida, S. cerevisiae, etc.)
  • Sir2 such as Candida, S. cerevisiae, etc.
  • an inhibitor of a sirtuin protein from lower eukaryotes, particularly yeast or human pathogens does not have any substantial ability to inhibit a sirtuin protein from humans at concentrations (e.g., in vivo) effective for inhibiting the deacetylase activity of a sirtuin protein from a lower eukaryote.
  • a sirtuin-inhibiting compound may be chosen to have an IC 50 for inhibiting a human sirtuin, such as SIRTl and/or SIRT3, deacetylase activity that is at least 5 fold less than the IC50 for inhibiting a yeast sirtuin, such as Sir2 (such as Candida, S. cerevisiae, etc.), and even more preferably at least 10 fold, 100 fold or even 1000 fold less.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may have the ability to modulate one or more sirtuin protein homologs, such as, for example, one or more of human SIRTl, SIRT2, SIRT3, SIRT4, SIRT5, SIRT6, or SIRT7.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound has the ability to modulate both a SIRTl and a SIRT3 protein.
  • a SIRTl modulator does not have any substantial ability to modulate other sirtuin protein homologs, such as, for example, one or more of human SIRT2, SIRT3, SIRT4, SIRT5, SIRT6, or SIRT7, at concentrations (e.g., in vivo) effective for modulating the deacetylase activity of human SIRTl.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may be chosen to have an ED 50 for modulating human SIRTl deacetylase activity that is at least 5 fold less than the ED 50 for modulating one or more of human SERT2, SIRT3, SIRT4, SIRT5, SIRT6, or SIRT7, and even more preferably at least 10 fold, 100 fold or even 1000 fold less.
  • a SIRTl modulator does not have any substantial ability to modulate a SIRT3 protein.
  • a SIRT3 modulator does not have any substantial ability to modulate other sirtuin protein homologs, such as, for example, one or more of human SlRTl, SIRT2, SIRT4, SIRT5, SIRT6, or SIRT7, at concentrations (e.g., in vivo) effective for modulating the deacetylase activity of human SIRT3.
  • other sirtuin protein homologs such as, for example, one or more of human SlRTl, SIRT2, SIRT4, SIRT5, SIRT6, or SIRT7, at concentrations (e.g., in vivo) effective for modulating the deacetylase activity of human SIRT3.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may be chosen to have an ED 50 for modulating human SIRT3 deacetylase activity that is at least 5 fold less than the EDs 0 for modulating one or more of human SIRTl, STRT2, SIRT4, S1RT5, SIRT6, or SIRT7, and even more preferably at least 10 fold, 100 fold or even 1000 fold less.
  • a SIRT3 modulator does not have any substantial ability to modulate a SIRTl protein.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may have a binding affinity for a sirtuin protein of about 10 "9 M, 10 '10 M, 10 "11 M, 10 "12 M or less.
  • a sirtuin- modulating compound may reduce (activator) or increase (inhibitor) the apparent Km of a sirtuin protein for its substrate or NAD+ (or other cofactor) by a factor of at least about 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50 or 100.
  • Km values are determined using the mass spectrometry assay described herein.
  • Preferred activator compounds reduce the Km of a sirtuin for its substrate or cofactor to a greater extent than caused by resveratrol at a similar concentration or reduce the Km of a sirtuin for its substrate or cofactor similar to that caused by resveratrol at a lower concentration.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may increase the Vmax of a sirtuin protein by a factor of at least about 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50 or 100.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may have an ED 50 for modulating the deacetylase activity of a SIRTl and/or SIRT3 protein of less than about 1 nM, less than about 10 nM, less than about 100 nM, less than about 1 ⁇ M, less than about 10 ⁇ M, less than about 100 ⁇ M, or from about 1-10 nM, from about 10-100 nM, from about 0.1-1 ⁇ M, from about 1-10 ⁇ M or from about 10- 100 ⁇ M.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may modulate the deacetylase activity of a SIRTl and/or SIRT3 protein by a factor of at least about 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, or 100, as measured in a cellular assay or in a cell based assay.
  • a sirtuin-activating compound may cause at least about 10%, 30%, 50%, 80%, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold greater induction of the deacetylase activity of a sirtuin protein relative to the same concentration of resveratrol.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may have an ED 5O for modulating SIRT5 that is at least about 10 fold, 20 fold, 30 fold, 50 fold greater than that for modulating SIRTl and/or SIRT3.
  • the invention provides methods for modulating the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein and methods of use thereof.
  • the invention provides methods for using sirtuin- modulating compounds wherein the sirtuin-modulating compounds activate a sirtuin protein, e.g., increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be useful for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing, etc.
  • the methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a sirtuin-modulating compound, e.g., a sirtuin-activating compound.
  • the invention provides methods for using sirtuin- modulating compounds wherein the sirtuin-modulating compounds decrease sirtuin activity, e.g., decrease the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that decrease the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be useful for a variety of therapeutic application including, for example, increasing cellular sensitivity to stress (including increasing radiosensitivity and/or chemosensitivity), increasing the amount and/or rate of apoptosis, treatment of cancer (optionally in combination another chemotherapeutic agent), stimulation of appetite, and/or stimulation of weight gain, etc.
  • the methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a sirtuin-modulating compound, e.g., a sirtuin-inhibiting compound.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound e.g., a sirtuin-inhibiting compound.
  • sirtuin activators and inhibitors of the instant invention may interact with a sirtuin at the same location within the sirtuin protein (e.g., active site or site affecting the Km or Vmax of the active site). It is believed that this is the reason why certain classes of sirtuin activators and inhibitors can have substantial structural similarity.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compounds described herein may be taken alone or in combination with other compounds.
  • a mixture of two or more sirtuin-modulating compounds may be administered to a subject in need thereof.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered with one or more of the following compounds: resveratrol, butein, fisetin, piceatannol, or quercetin.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered in combination with nicotinic acid.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that decreases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered with one or more of the following compounds: nicotinamide (NAM), suranim; NF023 (a G-protein antagonist); NF279 (a purinergic receptor antagonist); Trolox (6-hydroxy- 2,5,7,8,tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid); (-)-epigallocatechin (hydroxy on sites 3,5,7,3',4 ⁇ 5'); (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (Hydroxy sites 5,7,3',4',5' and gallate ester on 3); cyanidin choloride (3,5,7,3',4'-pentahydroxyflavylium chloride); delphinidin chloride (3,5,7,3',4',5'-hexahydroxyflavylium chloride); myricetin (cannabiscetin; 3,5,7,3',4',
  • one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds may be administered with one or more therapeutic agents for the treatment or prevention of various diseases, including, for example, cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting, inflammation, flushing, obesity, ageing, stress, etc.
  • combination therapies comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound may refer to (1) pharmaceutical compositions that comprise one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds in combination with one or more therapeutic agents (e.g., one or more therapeutic agents described herein); and (2) co-administration of one or more sirtuin- modulating compounds with one or more therapeutic agents wherein the sirtuin- modulating compound and therapeutic agent have not been formulated in the same compositions (but may be present within the same kit or package, such as a blister pack or other multi-chamber package; connected, separately sealed containers (e.g., foil pouches) that can be separated by the user; or a kit where the sirtuin-modulating compound(s) and other therapeutic agent(s) are in separate vessels).
  • the sirtuin-modulating compound may be administered at the same, intermittent, staggered, prior to, subsequent to, or combinations thereof, with the administration of another therapeutic agent.
  • methods for reducing, preventing or treating diseases or disorders using a sirtuin-modulating compound may also comprise increasing the protein level of a sirtuin, such as human SIRTl and/or SIRT3, or homologs thereof.
  • a sirtuin such as human SIRTl and/or SIRT3, or homologs thereof.
  • Increasing protein levels can be achieved by introducing into a cell one or more copies of a nucleic acid that encodes a sirtuin.
  • the level of a sirtuin can be increased in a mammalian cell by introducing into the mammalian cell a nucleic acid encoding the sirtuin, e.g., increasing the level of SIRTl by introducing a nucleic acid encoding the amino acid sequence set forth in GenBank Accession No.
  • NP_036370 and/or increasing the level of SIRT3 by introducing a nucleic acid encoding the amino acid sequence set forth in GenBank Accession No. AAHO 1042.
  • the nucleic acid may be under the control of a promoter that regulates the expression of the SIRTl and/or SIRT3 nucleic acid.
  • the nucleic acid may be introduced into the cell at a location in the genome that is downstream of a promoter. Methods for increasing the level of a protein using these methods are well known in the art.
  • a nucleic acid that is introduced into a cell to increase the protein level of a sirtuin may encode a protein that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% identical to the sequence of a sirtuin, e.g., SIRTl (GenBank Accession No. NP_036370) and/or SIRT3 (GenBank Accession No. AAH01042) protein.
  • the nucleic acid encoding the protein may be at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% identical to a nucleic acid encoding a SIRTl (e.g. GenBank Accession No.
  • the nucleic acid may also be a nucleic acid that hybridizes, preferably under stringent hybridization conditions, to a nucleic acid encoding a wild-type sirtuin, e.g., SIRTl (GenBank Accession No. NM_012238) and/or SIRT3 (e.g., GenBank Accession No. BCOOl 042) protein.
  • Stringent hybridization conditions may include hybridization and a wash in 0.2 x SSC at 65 0 C.
  • a protein that is different from a wild-type sirtuin protein such as a protein that is a fragment of a wild-type sirtuin
  • the protein is preferably biologically active, e.g., is capable of deacetylation. It is only necessary to express in a cell a portion of the sirtuin that is biologically active.
  • a protein that differs from wild-type SIRTl having GenBank Accession No. NP_036370 preferably contains the core structure thereof.
  • the core structure sometimes refers to amino acids 62-293 of GenBank Accession No. NP_036370, which are encoded by nucleotides 237 to 932 of GenBank Accession No.
  • NM_012238 which encompasses the NAD binding as well as the substrate binding domains.
  • the core domain of SIRTl may also refer to about amino acids 261 to 447 of GenBank Accession No. NP_036370, which are encoded by nucleotides 834 to 1394 of GenBank Accession No. NM_012238; to about amino acids 242 to 493 of GenBank Accession No. NP_036370, which are encoded by nucleotides 777 to 1532 of GenBank Accession No. NM_012238; or to about amino acids 254 to 495 of GenBank Accession No. NP_036370, which are encoded by nucleotides 813 to 1538 of GenBank Accession No. NM_012238.
  • Whether a protein retains a biological function e.g., deacetylation capabilities, can be determined according to methods known in the art.
  • methods for reducing, preventing or treating diseases or disorders using a sirtuin-modulating compound may also comprise decreasing the protein level of a sirtuin, such as human SIRTl and/or SIRT3, or homologs thereof.
  • Decreasing a sirtuin protein level can be achieved according to methods known in the art.
  • an siRNA, an antisense nucleic acid, or a ribozyme targeted to the sirtuin can be expressed in the cell.
  • a dominant negative sirtuin mutant e.g., a mutant that is not capable of deacetylating, may also be used.
  • mutant H363 Y of SIRTl described, e.g., in Luo et al. (2001) Cell 107:137 can be used.
  • agents that inhibit transcription can be used.
  • Methods for modulating sirtuin protein levels also include methods for modulating the transcription of genes encoding sirtuins, methods for stabilizing/destabilizing the corresponding mRNAs, and other methods known in the art.
  • the invention provides a method extending the lifespan of a cell, extending the proliferative capacity of a cell, slowing ageing of a cell, promoting the survival of a cell, delaying cellular senescence in a cell, mimicking the effects of calorie restriction, increasing the resistance of a cell to stress, or preventing apoptosis of a cell, by contacting the cell with a sirtuin-modulating compound of the invention that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • the methods comprise contacting the cell with a sirtuin-activating compound.
  • the methods described herein may be used to increase the amount of time that cells, particularly primary cells (i.e., cells obtained from an organism, e.g., a human), may be kept alive in a cell culture.
  • Embryonic stem (ES) cells and pluripotent cells, and cells differentiated therefrom may also be treated with a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein to keep the cells, or progeny thereof, in culture for longer periods of time.
  • ES Embryonic stem
  • Such cells can also be used for transplantation into a subject, e.g., after ex vivo modification.
  • cells that are intended to be preserved for long periods of time may be treated with a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • the cells may be in suspension (e.g., blood cells, serum, biological growth media, etc.) or in tissues or organs.
  • blood collected from an individual for purposes of transfusion may be treated with a sirruin- modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein to preserve the blood cells for longer periods of time.
  • blood to be used for forensic purposes may also be preserved using a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • Other cells that may be treated to extend their lifespan or protect against apoptosis include cells for consumption, e.g., cells from non-human mammals (such as meat) or plant cells (such as vegetables).
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be applied during developmental and growth phases in mammals, plants, insects or microorganisms, in order to, e.g., alter, retard or accelerate the developmental and/or growth process.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to treat cells useful for transplantation or cell therapy, including, for example, solid tissue grafts, organ transplants, cell suspensions, stem cells, bone marrow cells, etc.
  • the cells or tissue may be an autograft, an allograft, a syngraft or a xenograft.
  • the cells or tissue may be treated with the sirtuin-modulating compound prior to administration/implantation, concurrently with administration/implantation, and/or post administration/implantation into a subject.
  • the cells or tissue may be treated prior to removal of the cells from the donor individual, ex vivo after removal of the cells or tissue from the donor individual, or post implantation into the recipient.
  • the donor or recipient individual may be treated systemically with a sirtuin-modulating compound or may have a subset of cells/tissue treated locally with a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • the cells or tissue may additionally be treated with another therapeutic agent useful for prolonging graft survival, such as, for example, an immunosuppressive agent, a cytokine, an angiogenic factor, etc.
  • another therapeutic agent useful for prolonging graft survival such as, for example, an immunosuppressive agent, a cytokine, an angiogenic factor, etc.
  • cells may be treated with a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein in vivo, e.g., to increase their lifespan or prevent apoptosis.
  • skin can be protected from aging (e.g., developing wrinkles, loss of elasticity, etc.) by treating skin or epithelial cells with a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein, hi an exemplary embodiment, skin is contacted with a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • Exemplary skin afflictions or skin conditions that may be treated in accordance with the methods described herein include disorders or diseases associated with or caused by inflammation, sun damage or natural aging.
  • the compositions find utility in the prevention or treatment of contact dermatitis (including irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis), atopic dermatitis (also known as allergic eczema), actinic keratosis, keratinization disorders (including eczema), epidermolysis bullosa diseases (including penfigus), exfoliative dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, erythemas (including erythema multiforme and erythema nodosum), damage caused by the sun or other light sources, discoid lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, psoriasis, skin cancer and the effects of natural aging.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for the treatment of wounds and/or burns to promote healing, including, for example, first-, second- or third-degree burns and/or a thermal, chemical or electrical burns.
  • the formulations may be administered topically, to the skin or mucosal tissue, as an ointment, lotion, cream, micro emulsion, gel, solution or the like, as further described herein, within the context of a dosing regimen effective to bring about the desired result.
  • Topical formulations comprising one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be used as preventive, e.g., chemopreventive, compositions.
  • preventive e.g., chemopreventive
  • susceptible skin is treated prior to any visible condition in a particular individual.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may be delivered locally or systemically to a subject.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound is delivered locally to a tissue or organ of a subject by injection, topical formulation, etc.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for treating or preventing a disease or condition induced or exacerbated by cellular senescence in a subject; methods for decreasing the rate of senescence of a subject, e.g., after onset of senescence; methods for extending the lifespan of a subject; methods for treating or preventing a disease or condition relating to lifespan; methods for treating or preventing a disease or condition relating to the proliferative capacity of cells; and methods for treating or preventing a disease or condition resulting from cell damage or death.
  • the method does not act by decreasing the rate of occurrence of diseases that shorten the lifespan of a subject.
  • a method does not act by reducing the lethality caused by a disease, such as cancer.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered to a subject in order to generally increase the lifespan of its cells and to protect its cells against stress and/or against apoptosis. It is believed that treating a subject with a compound described herein is similar to subjecting the subject to hormesis, i.e., mild stress that is beneficial to organisms and may extend their lifespan.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered to a subject to prevent aging and aging-related consequences or diseases, such as stroke, heart disease, heart failure, arthritis, high blood pressure, and Alzheimer's disease.
  • Other conditions that can be treated include ocular disorders, e.g., associated with the aging of the eye, such as cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can also be administered to subjects for treatment of diseases, e.g., chronic diseases, associated with cell death, in order to protect the cells from cell death.
  • Exemplary diseases include those associated with neural cell death, neuronal dysfunction, or muscular cell death or dysfunction, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, amniotropic lateral sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy; AIDS; fulminant hepatitis; diseases linked to degeneration of the brain, such as Creutzfeld- Jakob disease, retinitis pigmentosa and cerebellar degeneration; myelodysplasis such as aplastic anemia; ischemic diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke; hepatic diseases such as alcoholic hepatitis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C; joint-diseases such as osteoarthritis; atherosclerosis; alopecia; damage to the skin due to UV light; lichen planus; atrophy of the skin; cataract; and graft rejections.
  • Cell death can also be caused by surgery, drug therapy, chemical exposure or radiation exposure.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can also be administered to a subject suffering from an acute disease, e.g., damage to an organ or tissue, e.g., a subject suffering from stroke or myocardial infarction or a subject suffering from a spinal cord injury.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be used to repair an alcoholic's liver.
  • the invention provides a method for treating and/or preventing a cardiovascular disease by administering to a subject in need thereof a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • Cardiovascular diseases that can be treated or prevented using the sirtuin- modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein include cardiomyopathy or myocarditis; such as idiopathic cardiomyopathy, metabolic cardiomyopathy, alcoholic cardiomyopathy, drug-induced cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and hypertensive cardiomyopathy.
  • cardiomyopathy or myocarditis such as idiopathic cardiomyopathy, metabolic cardiomyopathy, alcoholic cardiomyopathy, drug-induced cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and hypertensive cardiomyopathy.
  • atheromatous disorders of the major blood vessels such as the aorta, the coronary arteries, the carotid arteries, the cerebrovascular arteries, the renal arteries, the iliac arteries, the femoral arteries, and the popliteal arteries.
  • vascular diseases that can be treated or prevented include those related to platelet aggregation, the retinal arterioles, the glomerular arterioles, the vasa nervorum, cardiac arterioles, and associated capillary beds of the eye, the kidney, the heart, and the central and peripheral nervous systems.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be used for increasing HDL levels in plasma of an individual.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as part of a combination therapeutic with another cardiovascular agent including, for example, an antiarrhythmic agent, an antihypertensive agent, a calcium channel blocker, a cardioplegic solution, a cardiotonic agent, a fibrinolytic agent, a sclerosing solution, a vasoconstrictor agent, a vasodilator agent, a nitric oxide donor, a potassium channel blocker, a sodium channel blocker, statins, or a naturiuretic agent.
  • another cardiovascular agent including, for example, an antiarrhythmic agent, an antihypertensive agent, a calcium channel blocker, a cardioplegic solution, a cardiotonic agent, a fibrinolytic agent, a sclerosing solution, a vasoconstrictor agent, a vasodilator agent, a nitric oxide donor,
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as part of a combination therapeutic with an anti-arrhythmia agent.
  • Anti-arrhythmia agents are often organized into four main groups according to their mechanism of action: type I, sodium channel blockade; type II, beta-adrenergic blockade; type III, repolarization prolongation; and type rV, calcium channel blockade.
  • Type I anti-arrhythmic agents include lidocaine, moricizine, mexiletine, tocainide, procainamide, encainide, flecanide, tocainide, phenytoin, propafenone, quinidine, disopyramide, and flecainide.
  • Type II anti- arrhythmic agents include propranolol and esmolol.
  • Type III includes agents that act by prolonging the duration of the action potential, such as amiodarone, artilide, bretylium, clofilium, isobutilide, sotalol, azimilide, dofetilide, dronedarone, ersentilide, ibutilide, tedisamil, and tedilide.
  • Type IV anti-arrhythmic agents include verapamil, diltaizem, digitalis, adenosine, nickel chloride, and magnesium ions.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as part of a combination therapeutic with another cardiovascular agent.
  • cardiovascular agents examples include vasodilators, for example, hydralazine; angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, for example, captopril; anti-anginal agents, for example, isosorbide nitrate, glyceryl trinitrate and pentaerythritol tetranitrate; anti-arrhythmic agents, for example, quinidine, procainaltide and lignocaine; cardioglycosides, for example, digoxin and digitoxin; calcium antagonists, for example, verapamil and nifedipine; diuretics, such as thiazides and related compounds, for example, bendrofluazide, chlorothiazide, chlorothalidone, hydrochlorothiazide and other diuretics, for example, fursemide and triamterene, and sedatives, for example, nitrazepam, flurazepam and diazepam.
  • vasodilators for example
  • cardiovascular agents include, for example, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor such as aspirin or indomethacin, a platelet aggregation inhibitor such as clopidogrel, ticlopidene or aspirin, fibrinogen antagonists or a diuretic such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, flumethiazide, hydroflumethiazide, bendroflumethiazide, methylchlorthiazide, trichloromethiazide, polythiazide or benzthiazide as well as ethacrynic acid tricrynafen, chlorthalidone, furosemide, musolimine, bumetanide, triamterene, amiloride and spironolactone and salts of such compounds, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors such as captopril, zofenopril, fosinopril, enalapril, ceranopril
  • cardiovascular agents include, for example, vasodilators, e.g., bencyclane, cinnarizine, citicoline, cyclandelate, cyclonicate, ebumamonine, phenoxezyl, flunarizine, ibudilast, ifenprodil, lomerizine, naphlole, nikamate, nosergoline, nimodipine, papaverine, pentifylline, nofedoline, vincamin, vinpocetine, vichizyl, pentoxifylline, prostacyclin derivatives (such as prostaglandin El and prostaglandin 12), an endothelin receptor blocking drug (such as bosentan), diltiazem, nicorandil, and nitroglycerin.
  • vasodilators e.g., bencyclane, cinnarizine, citicoline, cyclandelate, cyclonicate, e
  • Examples of the cerebral protecting drug include radical scavengers (such as edaravone, vitamin E, and vitamin C), glutamate antagonists, AMPA antagonists, kainate antagonists, NMDA antagonists, GABA agonists, growth factors, opioid antagonists, phosphatidylcholine precursors, serotonin agonists, Na + /Ca 2+ channel inhibitory drugs, and K + channel opening drugs.
  • Examples of the brain metabolic stimulants include amantadine, tiapride, and .gamma.-aminobutyric acid.
  • anticoagulant examples include heparins (such as heparin sodium, heparin potassium, dalteparin sodium, dalteparin calcium, heparin calcium, parnaparin sodium, reviparin sodium, and danaparoid sodium), warfarin, enoxaparin, argatroban, batroxobin, and sodium citrate.
  • heparins such as heparin sodium, heparin potassium, dalteparin sodium, dalteparin calcium, heparin calcium, parnaparin sodium, reviparin sodium, and danaparoid sodium
  • warfarin warfarin
  • enoxaparin argatroban
  • batroxobin and sodium citrate.
  • antiplatelet drug examples include ticlopidine hydrochloride, dipyridamole, cilostazol, ethyl icosapentate, sarpogrelate hydrochloride, dilazep hydrochloride, trapidil, a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent (such as aspirin), beraprostsodium, iloprost, and indobufene.
  • thrombolytic drug include urokinase, tissue- type plasminogen activators (such as alteplase, tisokinase, nateplase, pamiteplase, monteplase, and rateplase), and nasaruplase.
  • antihypertensive drug examples include angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (such as captopril, alacepril, lisinopril, imidapril, quinapril, temocapril, delapril, benazepril, cilazapril, trandolapril, enalapril, ceronapril, fosinopril, imadapril, mobertpril, perindopril, ramipril, spirapril, and randolapril), angiotensin II antagonists (such as losartan, candesartan, valsartan, eprosartan, and irbesartan), calcium channel blocking drugs (such as aranidipine, efonidipine, nicardipine, bamidipine, benidipine, manidipine, cilnidipine, nisoldipine, nitrendipin
  • antianginal drug examples include nitrate drags (such as amyl nitrite, nitroglycerin, and isosorbide), ⁇ - adrenaline receptor blocking drugs (such as propranolol, pindolol, indenolol, carteolol, ' bunitrolol, atenolol, acebutolol, metoprolol, timolol, nipradilol, penbutolol, nadolol, tilisolol, carvedilol, bisoprolol, betaxolol, celiprolol, bopindolol, bevantolol, labetalol, alprenolol, amosulalol, arotinolol, befunolol, bucumolol, bufetolol, buferalol, buprandolol, butylidine,
  • diuretic examples include thiazide diuretics (such as hydrochlorothiazide, methyclothiazide, trichlormethiazide, benzylhydrochlorothiazide, and penflutizide), loop diuretics (such as furosemide, etacrynic acid, bumetanide, piretanide, azosemide, and torasemide), K + sparing diuretics (spironolactone, triamterene, andpotassiumcanrenoate), osmotic diuretics (such as isosorbide, D- mannitol, and glycerin), nonthiazide diuretics (such as meticrane, tripamide, chlorthalidone, and mefruside), and acetazolamide.
  • thiazide diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide, methyclothiazide, trichlormethiazide, benzyl
  • cardiotonic examples include digitalis formulations (such as digitoxin, digoxin, methyldigoxin, deslanoside, vesnarinone, lanatoside C, and proscillaridin), xanthine formulations (such as aminophylline, choline theophylline, diprophylline, and proxyphylline), catecholamine formulations (such as dopamine, dobutamine, and docarpamine), PDE III inhibitors (such as amrinone, olprinone, and milrinone), denopamine, ubidecarenone, pimobendan, levosimendan, aminoethylsulfonic acid, vesnarinone, carperitide, and colforsin daropate.
  • digitalis formulations such as digitoxin, digoxin, methyldigoxin, deslanoside, vesnarinone, lanatoside C, and proscillaridin
  • xanthine formulations such
  • antiarrhythmic drug examples include ajmaline, pirmenol, procainamide, cibenzoline, disopyramide, quinidine, aprindine, mexiletine, lidocaine, phenyloin, pilsicainide, propafenone, flecainide, atenolol, acebutolol, sotalol, propranolol, metoprolol, pindolol, amiodarone, nifekalant, diltiazem, bepridil, and verapamil.
  • antihyperlipidemic drug examples include atorvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin sodium, fluvastatin sodium, clinofibrate, clofibrate, simfibrate, fenofibrate, bezafibrate, colestimide, and colestyramine.
  • immunosuppressant examples include azathioprine, mizoribine, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, gusperimus, and methotrexate.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered to subjects who have recently received or are likely to receive a dose of radiation or toxin.
  • the dose of radiation or toxin is received as part of a work-related or medical procedure, e.g., working in a nuclear power plant, flying an airplane, an X-ray, CAT scan, or the administration of a radioactive dye for medical imaging; in such an embodiment, the compound is administered as a prophylactic measure.
  • the radiation or toxin exposure is received unintentionally, e.g., as a result of an industrial accident, habitation in a location of natural radiation, terrorist act, or act of war involving radioactive or toxic material.
  • the compound is preferably administered as soon as possible after the exposure to inhibit apoptosis and the subsequent development of acute radiation syndrome.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may also be used for treating and/or preventing cancer.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for treating and/or preventing cancer.
  • Calorie restriction has been linked to a reduction in the incidence of age-related disorders including cancer (see e.g., Bordone and Guarente, Nat. Rev. MoI. Cell Biol. (2005 epub); Guarente and Picard, Cell 120: 473-82 (2005); Berrigan, et al., Carcinogenesis 23: 817-822 (2002); and Heilbronn and Ravussin, Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 78: 361-369 (2003)).
  • the Sir2 protein from yeast has been shown to be required for lifespan extension by glucose restriction (see e.g., Lin et al., Science 289: 2126-2128 (2000); Anderson et al., Nature 423: 181-185 (2003)), a yeast model for calorie restriction. Accordingly, an increase in the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be useful for treating and/or preventing the incidence of age-related disorders, such as, for example, cancer. In other embodiments, sirtuin-modulating compounds that decrease the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for treating or preventing cancer.
  • inhibitory compounds may be used to stimulate acetylation of substrates such as p53 and thereby increase apoptosis, as well as to reduce the lifespan of cells and organisms, render them more sensitive to stress, and/or increase the radio sensitivity and/or chemosensitivity of a cell or organism.
  • inhibitory compounds maybe used, e.g., for treating cancer.
  • Exemplary cancers that may be treated using a sirtuin-modulating compound are those of the brain and kidney; hormone-dependent cancers including breast, prostate, testicular, and ovarian cancers; lymphomas, and leukemias.
  • a modulating compound may be administered directly into the tumor.
  • Cancer of blood cells can be treated by administering a modulating compound into the blood stream or into the bone marrow.
  • Benign cell growth can also be treated, e.g., warts.
  • Other diseases that can be treated include autoimmune diseases, e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and arthritis, in which autoimmune cells should be removed.
  • Viral infections such as herpes, HTV, adenovirus, and HTLV-I associated malignant and benign disorders can also be treated by administration of sirtuin- modulating compound.
  • cells can be obtained from a subject, treated ex vivo to remove certain undesirable cells, e.g., cancer cells, and administered back to the same or a different subject.
  • Chemotherapeutic agents that may be coadministered with modulating compounds described herein as having anti-cancer activity (e.g., compounds that induce apoptosis, compounds that reduce lifespan or compounds that render cells sensitive to stress) include: amino glutethimide, amsacrine, anastrozole, asparaginase, beg, bicalutamide, bleomycin, buserelin, busulfan, campothecin, capecitabine, carboplatin, carmustine, chlorambucil, cisplatin, cladribine, clodronate, colchicine, cyclophosphamide, cyproterone, cytarabine, dacarbazine, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, dienestrol, diethylstilbestrol, docetaxel, doxorubicin, epirubicin, estradiol, estramustine, etoposide, exemestane, filgras
  • chemotherapeutic agents may be categorized by their mechanism of action into, for example, following groups: anti-metabolites/anti-cancer agents, such as pyrimidine analogs (5-fluorouracil, floxuridine, capecitabine, gemcitabine and cytarabine) and purine analogs, folate antagonists and related inhibitors (mercaptopurine, thioguanine, pentostatin and 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (cladribine)); antiproliferative/antimitotic agents including natural products such as vinca alkaloids (vinblastine, vincristine, and vinorelbine), microtubule disrupters such as taxane (paclitaxel, docetaxel), vincristin, vinblastin, nocodazole, epothilones and navelbine, epidipodophyllotoxins (teniposide), DNA damaging agents (actinomycin, amsacrine, anthracyclines, bleomycin, busulfan,
  • chemotherapeutic agents may be used by themselves with a sirtuin- modulating compound described herein as inducing cell death or reducing lifespan or increasing sensitivity to stress and/or in combination with other chemotherapeutics agents.
  • Many combinatorial therapies have been developed, including but not limited to those listed in Table 1.
  • Table 1 Exemplary combinatorial therapies for the treatment of cancer.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compounds described herein as capable of inducing cell death or reducing lifespan can also be used with antisense RNA, RNAi or other polynucleotides to inhibit the expression of the cellular components that contribute to unwanted cellular proliferation that are targets of conventional chemotherapy.
  • targets are, merely to illustrate, growth factors, growth factor receptors, cell cycle regulatory proteins, transcription factors, or signal transduction kinases.
  • Combination therapies comprising sirtuin-modulating compounds and a conventional chemotherapeutic agent may be advantageous over combination therapies known in the art because the combination allows the conventional chemotherapeutic agent to exert greater effect at lower dosage, m a preferred embodiment, the effective dose (ED 50 ) for a chemotherapeutic agent, or combination of conventional chemotherapeutic agents, when used in combination with a sirtuin- modulating compound is at least 2 fold less than the ED 50 for the chemotherapeutic agent alone, and even more preferably at 5 fold, 10 fold or even 25 fold less.
  • the therapeutic index (TI) for such chemotherapeutic agent or combination of such chemotherapeutic agent when used in combination with a sirtuin- modulating compound described herein can be at least 2 fold greater than the TI for conventional chemotherapeutic regimen alone, and even more preferably at 5 fold, 10 fold or even 25 fold greater.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can be used to treat patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, and traumatic or mechanical injury to the central nervous system (CNS), spinal cord or peripheral nervous system (PNS).
  • Neurodegenerative disease typically involves reductions in the mass and volume of the human brain, which may be due to the atrophy and/or death of brain cells, which are far more profound than those in a healthy person that are attributable to aging.
  • Neurodegenerative diseases can evolve gradually, after a long period of normal brain function, due to progressive degeneration (e.g., nerve cell dysfunction and death) of specific brain regions.
  • neurodegenerative diseases can have a quick onset, such as those associated with trauma or toxins.
  • neurodegenerative diseases include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease), diffuse Lewy body disease, chorea-acanthocytosis, primary lateral sclerosis, ocular diseases (ocular neuritis), chemotherapy-induced neuropathies (e.g., from vincristine, paclitaxel, bortezomib), diabetes-induced neuropathies and Friedreich's ataxia.
  • Sirtuin- modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can be used to treat these disorders and others as described below.
  • AD is a chronic, incurable, and unstoppable CNS disorder that occurs gradually, resulting in memory loss, unusual behavior, personality changes, and a decline in thinking abilities. These losses are related to the death of specific types of brain cells and the breakdown of connections and their supporting network (e.g. glial cells) between them. AD has been described as childhood development in reverse. In most people with AD, symptoms appear after the age 60. The earliest symptoms include loss of recent memory, faulty judgment, and changes in personality. Later in the disease, those with AD may forget how to do simple tasks like washing their hands. Eventually people with AD lose all reasoning abilities and become dependent on other people for their everyday care. Finally, the disease becomes so debilitating that patients are bedridden and typically develop coexisting illnesses.
  • PD is a chronic, incurable, and unstoppable CNS disorder that occurs gradually and results in uncontrolled body movements, rigidity, tremor, and dyskinesia.
  • These motor system problems are related to the death of brain cells in an area of the brain that produces dopamine, a chemical that helps control muscle activity.
  • symptoms appear after age 50.
  • the initial symptoms of PD are a pronounced tremor affecting the extremities, notably in the hands or lips.
  • Subsequent characteristic symptoms of PD are stiffness or slowness of movement, a shuffling walk, stooped posture, and impaired balance.
  • secondary symptoms such as memory loss, dementia, depression, emotional changes, swallowing difficulties, abnormal speech, sexual dysfunction, and bladder and bowel problems. These symptoms will begin to interfere with routine activities, such as holding a fork or reading a newspaper.
  • people with PD become so profoundly disabled that they are bedridden.
  • ALS motor neuron disease
  • ALS motor neuron disease
  • the motor neurons deteriorate and eventually die, and though a person's brain normally remains fully functioning and alert, the command to move never reaches the muscles.
  • Most people who get ALS are between 40 and 70 years old.
  • the first motor neurons that weaken are those controlling the arms or legs. Those with ALS may have trouble walking, they may drop things, fall, slur their speech, and laugh or cry uncontrollably. Eventually the muscles in the limbs begin to atrophy from disuse. This muscle weakness will become debilitating and a person will need a wheel chair or become unable to function out of bed.
  • HD is another neurodegenerative disease resulting from genetically programmed degeneration of neurons in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance.
  • HD is a familial disease, passed from parent to child through a dominant mutation in the wild-type gene. Some early symptoms of HD are mood swings, depression, irritability or trouble driving, learning new things, remembering a fact, or making a decision. As the disease progresses, concentration on intellectual tasks becomes increasingly difficult and the patient may have difficulty feeding himself or herself and swallowing.
  • Tay-Sachs disease and Sandhoff disease are glycolipid storage diseases caused by the lack of lysosomal ⁇ -hexosaminidase (Gravel et al, in The Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease, eds. Scriver et al., McGraw-Hill, New York, pp. 2839-2879, 1995).
  • GM2 ganglioside and related glycolipidssubstrates for ⁇ - hexosaminidase accumulate in the nervous system and trigger acute neurodegeneration.
  • the onset of symptoms begins in early infancy.
  • a precipitous neurodegenerative course then ensues, with affected infants exhibiting motor dysfunction, seizure, visual loss, and deafness. Death usually occurs by 2-5 years of age. Neuronal loss through an apoptotic mechanism has been demonstrated (Huang et al., Hum. MoI. Genet. 6: 1879-1885, 1997).
  • apoptosis plays a role in AIDS pathogenesis in the immune system.
  • HIV-I also induces neurological disease.
  • Shi et al. (J. Clin. Invest. 98: 1979-1990, 1996) examined apoptosis induced by HIV-I infection of the CNS in an in vitro model and in brain tissue from AIDS patients, and found that HIV-I infection of primary brain cultures induced apoptosis in neurons and astrocytes in vitro. Apoptosis of neurons and astrocytes was also detected in brain tissue from 10/11 AIDS patients, including 5/5 patients with HIV-I dementia and 4/5 nondemented patients.
  • DSPN distal symmetrical polyneuropathy
  • AIDP/CIDP acute or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
  • AEDP/CIDP acute or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
  • This kind of neuropathy involves inflammation and resembles the muscle deterioration often identified with long-term use of AZT. It can be the first manifestation of HIV infection, where the patient may not complain of pain, but fails to respond to standard reflex tests.
  • This kind of neuropathy may be associated with seroconversion, in which case it can sometimes resolve spontaneously. It can serve as a sign of HIV infection and indicate that it might be time to consider antiviral therapy.
  • AIDP/CIDP may be auto-immune in origin. Drug-induced, or toxic, neuropathies can be very painful.
  • Antiviral drugs commonly cause peripheral neuropathy, as do other drugs e.g. vincristine, dilantin (an anti-seizure medication), high-dose vitamins, isoniazid, and folic acid antagonists.
  • Peripheral neuropathy is often used in clinical trials for antivirals as a dose-limiting side effect, which means that more drugs should not be administered. Additionally, the use of such drugs can exacerbate otherwise minor neuropathies. Usually, these drug- induced neuropathies are reversible with the discontinuation of the drug.
  • CMV causes several neurological syndromes in AIDS, including encephalitis, myelitis, and polyradiculopathy.
  • Neuronal loss is also a salient feature of prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease in human, BSE in cattle (mad cow disease), Scrapie Disease in sheep and goats, and feline spongiform encephalopathy (FSE) in cats.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be useful for treating or preventing neuronal loss due to these prior diseases.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to treat or prevent any disease or disorder involving axonopathy.
  • Distal axonopathy is a type of peripheral neuropathy that results from some metabolic or toxic derangement of peripheral nervous system (PNS) neurons. It is the most common response of nerves to metabolic or toxic disturbances, and as such may be caused by metabolic diseases such as diabetes, renal failure, deficiency syndromes such as malnutrition and alcoholism, or the effects of toxins or drugs. The most common cause of distal axonopathy is diabetes, and the most common distal axonopathy is diabetic neuropathy.
  • PNS peripheral nervous system
  • axons The most distal portions of axons are usually the first to degenerate, and axonal atrophy advances slowly towards the nerve's cell body. If the noxious stimulus is removed, regeneration is possible, though prognosis decreases depending on the duration and severity of the stimulus.
  • Those with distal axonopathies usually present with symmetrical glove-stocking sensori-motor disturbances. Deep tendon reflexes and autonomic nervous system (ANS) functions are also lost or diminished in affected areas.
  • ANS autonomic nervous system
  • Diabetic neuropathies are neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus. These conditions usually result from diabetic microvascular injury involving small blood vessels that supply nerves (vasa nervorum). Relatively common conditions which may be associated with diabetic neuropathy include third nerve palsy; mononeuropathy; mononeuritis multiplex; diabetic amyotrophy; a painful polyneuropathy; autonomic neuropathy; and thoracoabdominal neuropathy.
  • diabetic neuropathy include, for example, sensorimotor polyneuropathy such as numbness, sensory loss, dysesthesia and nighttime pain; autonomic neuropathy such as delayed gastric emptying or gastroparesis; and cranial neuropathy such as oculomotor (3rd) neuropathies or Mononeuropathies of the thoracic or lumbar spinal nerves.
  • sensorimotor polyneuropathy such as numbness, sensory loss, dysesthesia and nighttime pain
  • autonomic neuropathy such as delayed gastric emptying or gastroparesis
  • cranial neuropathy such as oculomotor (3rd) neuropathies or Mononeuropathies of the thoracic or lumbar spinal nerves.
  • Peripheral neuropathy is the medical term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of the nerve or from the side-effects of systemic illness. Peripheral neuropathies vary in their presentation and origin, and may affect the nerve or the neuromuscular junction. Major causes of peripheral neuropathy include seizures, nutritional deficiencies, and HIV, though diabetes is the most likely cause. Mechanical pressure from staying in one position for too long, a tumor, intraneural hemorrhage, exposing the body to extreme conditions such as radiation, cold temperatures, or toxic substances can also cause peripheral neuropathy.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to treat or prevent multiple sclerosis (MS), including relapsing MS and monosymptomatic MS, and other demyelinating conditions, such as, for example, chromic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), or symptoms associated therewith.
  • MS multiple sclerosis
  • CIDP chromic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
  • MS is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system.
  • Various and converging lines of evidence point to the possibility that the disease is caused by a disturbance in the immune function, although the cause of this disturbance has not been established.
  • This disturbance permits cells of the immune system to "attack" myelin, the fat containing insulating sheath that surrounds the nerve axons located in the central nervous system ("CNS").
  • CNS central nervous system
  • myelin When myelin is damaged, electrical pulses cannot travel quickly or normally along nerve fiber pathways in the brain and spinal cord. This results in disruption of normal electrical conductivity within the axons, fatigue and disturbances of vision, strength, coordination, balance, sensation, and bladder and bowel function.
  • MS is now a common and well-known neurological disorder that is characterized by episodic patches of inflammation and demyelination which can occur anywhere in the CNS.
  • Demyelination produces a situation analogous to that resulting from cracks or tears in an insulator surrounding an electrical cord. That is, when the insulating sheath is disrupted, the circuit is "short circuited" and the electrical apparatus associated therewith will function intermittently or nor at all.
  • Such loss of myelin surrounding nerve fibers results in short circuits in nerves traversing the brain and the spinal cord that thereby result in symptoms of MS.
  • demyelination occurs in patches, as opposed to along the entire CNS.
  • demyelination may be intermittent. Therefore, such plaques are disseminated in both time and space.
  • pathogenesis involves a local disruption of the blood brain barrier which causes a localized immune and inflammatory response, with consequent damage to myelin and hence to neurons.
  • MS exists in both sexes and can occur at any age. However, its most common presentation is in the relatively young adult, often with a single focal lesion such as a damage of the optic nerve, an area of anesthesia (loss of sensation), or paresthesia (localize loss of feeling), or muscular weakness.
  • a single focal lesion such as a damage of the optic nerve, an area of anesthesia (loss of sensation), or paresthesia (localize loss of feeling), or muscular weakness.
  • vertigo, double vision, localized pain, incontinence, and pain in the arms and legs may occur upon flexing of the neck, as well as a large variety of less common symptoms.
  • An initial attack of MS is often transient, and it may be weeks, months, or years before a further attack occurs.
  • Some individuals may enjoy a stable, relatively event free condition for a great number of years, while other less fortunate ones may experience a continual downhill course ending in complete paralysis.
  • elevated body temperature i.e., a fever, will make the condition worse, or as a reduction of temperature by, for example, a cold bath, may make the condition better.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to treat trauma to the nerves, including, trauma due to disease, injury (including surgical intervention), or environmental trauma (e.g., neurotoxins, alcoholism, etc.).
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be useful to prevent, treat, and alleviate symptoms of various PNS disorders, such as the ones described below.
  • the PNS is composed of the nerves that lead to or branch off from the spinal cord and CNS.
  • the peripheral nerves handle a diverse array of functions in the body, including sensory, motor, and autonomic functions.
  • nerves of the PNS have been damaged. Nerve damage can arise from a number of causes, such as disease, physical injury, poisoning, or malnutrition. These agents may affect either afferent or efferent nerves.
  • the nerve cell axon, its protective myelin sheath, or both may be injured or destroyed.
  • peripheral neuropathy encompasses a wide range of disorders in which the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord — peripheral nerves — have been damaged. Peripheral neuropathy may also be referred to as peripheral neuritis, or if many nerves are involved, the terms polyneuropathy or polyneuritis may be used.
  • Peripheral neuropathy is a widespread disorder, and there are many underlying causes. Some of these causes are common, such as diabetes, and others are extremely rare, such as acrylamide poisoning and certain inherited disorders.
  • the most common worldwide cause of peripheral neuropathy is leprosy. Leprosy is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, which attacks the peripheral nerves of affected people.
  • Leprosy is extremely rare in the United States, where diabetes is the most commonly known cause of peripheral neuropathy. It has been estimated that more than 17 million people in the United States and Europe have diabetes-related polyneuropathy. Many neuropathies are idiopathic; no known cause can be found. The most common of the inherited peripheral neuropathies in the United States is Charcot- Marie-Tooth disease, which affects approximately 125,000 persons.
  • peripheral neuropathies Another of the better known peripheral neuropathies is Guillain-Barre syndrome, which arises from complications associated with viral illnesses, such as cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or bacterial infection, including Campylobacter jejuni and Lyme disease. The worldwide incidence rate is approximately 1.7 cases per 100,000 people annually.
  • Other well- known causes of peripheral neuropathies include chronic alcoholism, infection of the varicella-zoster virus, botulism, and poliomyelitis.
  • Peripheral neuropathy may develop as a primary symptom, or it may be due to another disease. For example, peripheral neuropathy is only one symptom of diseases such as amyloid neuropathy, certain cancers, or inherited neurologic disorders. Such diseases may affect the PNS and the CNS, as well as other body tissues.
  • PNS diseases treatable with sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein include: Brachial Plexus Neuropathies (diseases of the cervical and first thoracic roots, nerve trunks, cords, and peripheral nerve components of the brachial plexus. Clinical manifestations include regional pain, paresthesia; muscle weakness, and decreased sensation in the upper extremity. These disorders may be associated with trauma, including birth injuries; thoracic outlet syndrome; neoplasms, neuritis, radiotherapy; and other conditions.
  • Diabetic Neuropathies peripheral, autonomic, and cranial nerve disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus. These conditions usually result from diabetic microvascular injury involving small blood vessels that supply nerves (vasa nervorum).
  • Relatively common conditions which may be associated with diabetic neuropathy include third nerve palsy; mononeuropathy; mononeuritis multiplex; diabetic amyotrophy; a painful polyneuropathy; autonomic neuropathy; and thoracoabdominal neuropathy (see Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pl325); mononeuropathies (disease or trauma involving a single peripheral nerve in isolation, or out of proportion to evidence of diffuse peripheral nerve dysfunction).
  • Mononeuritis multiplex refers to a condition characterized by multiple isolated nerve injuries.
  • Mononeuropathies may result from a wide variety of causes, including ischemia; traumatic injury; compression; connective tissue diseases; cumulative trauma disorders; and other conditions; Neuralgia (intense or aching pain that occurs along the course or distribution of a peripheral or cranial nerve); Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms (neoplasms which arise from peripheral nerve tissue). This includes neurofibromas; Schwannomas; granular cell tumors; and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (see DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, ppl750-l); and Nerve Compression Syndromes (mechanical compression of nerves or nerve roots from internal or external causes.
  • nerve and nerve sheath injuries may be caused by ischemia; inflammation; or a direct mechanical effect; Neuritis (a general term indicating inflammation of a peripheral or cranial nerve).
  • Clinical manifestation may include pain; paresthesias; paresis; or hyperesthesia; Polyneuropathies (diseases of multiple peripheral nerves).
  • the various forms are categorized by the type of nerve affected (e.g., sensory, motor, or autonomic), by the distribution of nerve injury (e.g., distal vs. proximal), by nerve component primarily affected (e.g., demyelinating vs.
  • a sirtuin activating compound may be used to treat or prevent chemotherapeutic induced neuropathy.
  • the sirtuin modulating compounds may be administered prior to administration of the chemotherapeutic agent, concurrently with administration of the chemotherapeutic drug, and/or after initiation of administration of the chemotherapeutic drug. If the sirtuin activating compound is administered after the initiation of administration of the chemotherapeutic drag, it is desirable that the sirtuin activating compound be administered prior to, or at the first signs, of chemotherapeutic induced neuropathy.
  • Chemotherapy drugs can damage any part of the nervous system.
  • Encephalopathy and myelopathy are inevitably very rare. Damage to peripheral nerves is much more common and can be a side effect of treatment experienced by people with cancers, such as lymphoma. Most of the neuropathy affects sensory rather than motor nerves. Thus, the common symptoms are tingling, numbness or a loss of balance. The longest nerves in the body seem to be most sensitive hence the fact that most patients will report numbness or pins and needles in their hands and feet.
  • the chemotherapy drugs which are most commonly associated with neuropathy, are the Vinca alkaloids (anti-cancer drugs originally derived from a member of the periwinkle - the Vinca plant genus) and a platinum- containing drug called Cisplatin.
  • the Vinca alkaloids include the drugs vinblastine, vincristine and vindesine.
  • Many combination chemotherapy treatments for lymphoma for example CHOP and CVP contain vincristine, which is the drug known to cause this problem most frequently. Indeed, it is the risk of neuropathy that limits the dose of vincristine that can be administered.
  • a sirtuin activating compound may be used to treat or prevent a polyglutamine disease.
  • Huntington's Disease (HD) and Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCAl) are just two examples of a class of genetic diseases caused by dynamic mutations involving the expansion of triplet sequence repeats. In reference to this common mechanism, these disorders are called trinucleotide repeat diseases. At least 14 such diseases are known to affect human beings. Nine of them, including SCAl and Huntington's disease, have CAG as the repeated sequence (see Table 2 below). Since CAG codes for an amino acid called glutamine, these nine trinucleotide repeat disorders are collectively known as polyglutamine diseases.
  • mice have generated genetically engineered mice expressing proteins with long polyglutamine tracts. Regardless of whether the mice express full-length proteins or only those portions of the proteins containing the polyglutamine tracts, they develop symptoms of polyglutamine diseases. This suggests that a long polyglutamine tract by itself is damaging to cells and does not have to be part of a functional protein to cause its damage.
  • LANP is needed for nerve cells to communicate with one another and thus for their survival.
  • the mutant ataxin-1 protein accumulates inside nerve cells, it "traps" the LANP protein, interfering with its normal function.
  • transcription factors have also been found in neuronal inclusions in different diseases. It is possible that these transcription factors interact with the polyglutamine-containing proteins and then become trapped in the neuronal inclusions. This in turn might keep the transcription factors from turning genes on and off as needed by the cell. Another observation is hypoacetylation of histones in affected cells.
  • HDAC VlI Histone Deacetylase
  • the invention provides a method for treating or preventing neuropathy related to ischemic injuries or diseases, such as, for example, coronary heart disease (including congestive heart failure and myocardial infarctions), stroke, emphysema, hemorrhagic shock, peripheral vascular disease (upper and lower extremities) and transplant related injuries.
  • ischemic injuries or diseases such as, for example, coronary heart disease (including congestive heart failure and myocardial infarctions), stroke, emphysema, hemorrhagic shock, peripheral vascular disease (upper and lower extremities) and transplant related injuries.
  • the invention provides a method to treat a central nervous system cell to prevent damage in response to a decrease in blood flow to the cell.
  • the severity of damage that may be prevented will depend in large part on the degree of reduction in blood flow to the cell and the duration of the reduction.
  • the normal amount of perfusion to brain gray matter in humans is about 60 to 70 mL/100 g of brain tissue/min.
  • Death of central nervous system cells typically occurs when the flow of blood falls below approximately 8-10 mL/100 g of brain tissue/min, while at slightly higher levels (i.e. 20-35 mL/100 g of brain tissue/min) the tissue remains alive but not able to function, ha one embodiment, apoptotic or necrotic cell death may be prevented.
  • ischemic-mediated damage such as cytoxic edema or central nervous system tissue anoxemia, may be prevented, hi each embodiment, the central nervous system cell may be a spinal cell or a brain cell.
  • ischemic condition is a stroke that results in any type of ischemic central nervous system damage, such as apoptotic or necrotic cell death, cytoxic edema or central nervous system tissue anoxia.
  • the stroke may impact any area of the brain or be caused by any etiology commonly known to result in the occurrence of a stroke.
  • the stroke is a brain stem stroke.
  • brain stem strokes strike the brain stem, which control involuntary life-support functions such as breathing, blood pressure, and heartbeat.
  • the stroke is a cerebellar stroke.
  • cerebellar strokes impact the cerebellum area of the brain, which controls balance and coordination.
  • the stroke is an embolic stroke.
  • embolic strokes may impact any region of the brain and typically result from the blockage of an artery by a vaso-occlusion.
  • the stroke may be a hemorrhagic stroke.
  • hemorrhagic stroke may impact any region of the brain, and typically result from a ruptured blood vessel characterized by a hemorrhage (bleeding) within or surrounding the brain.
  • the stroke is a thrombotic stroke.
  • thrombotic strokes result from the blockage of a blood vessel by accumulated deposits.
  • the ischemic condition may result from a disorder that occurs in a part of the subject's body outside of the central nervous system, but yet still causes a reduction in blood flow to the central nervous system.
  • disorders may include, but are not limited to a peripheral vascular disorder, a venous thrombosis, a pulmonary embolus, arrhythmia (e.g. atrial fibrillation), a myocardial infarction, a transient ischemic attack, unstable angina, or sickle cell anemia.
  • the central nervous system ischemic condition may occur as result of the subject undergoing a surgical procedure.
  • the subject may be undergoing heart surgery, lung surgery, spinal surgery, brain surgery, vascular surgery, abdominal surgery, or organ transplantation surgery.
  • the organ transplantation surgery may include heart, lung, pancreas, kidney or liver transplantation surgery.
  • the central nervous system ischemic condition may occur as a result of a trauma or injury to a part of the subject's body outside the central nervous system.
  • the trauma or injury may cause a degree of bleeding that significantly reduces the total volume of blood in the subject's body. Because of this reduced total volume, the amount of blood flow to the central nervous system is concomitantly reduced.
  • the trauma or injury may also result in the formation of a vaso-occlusion that restricts blood flow to the central nervous system.
  • the sirtuin activating compounds may be employed to treat the central nervous system ischemic condition irrespective of the cause of the condition.
  • the ischemic condition results from a vaso- occlusion.
  • the vaso-occlusion may be any type of occlusion, but is typically a cerebral thrombosis or an embolism.
  • the ischemic condition may result from a hemorrhage.
  • the hemorrhage may be any type of hemorrhage, but is generally a cerebral hemorrhage or a subararachnoid hemorrhage.
  • the ischemic condition may result from the narrowing of a vessel. Generally speaking, the vessel may narrow as a result of a vasoconstriction such as occurs during vasospasms, or due to arteriosclerosis.
  • the ischemic condition results from an injury to the brain or spinal cord.
  • a sirtuin activating compound may be administered to reduce infarct size of the ischemic core following a central nervous system ischemic condition. Moreover, a sirtuin activating compound may also be beneficially administered to reduce the size of the ischemic penumbra or transitional zone following a central nervous system ischemic condition.
  • a combination drug regimen may include drugs or compounds for the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative disorders or secondary conditions associated with these conditions.
  • a combination drug regimen may include one or more sirtuin activators and one or more anti-neurodegeneration agents.
  • one or more sirtuin-activating compounds can be combined with an effective amount of one or more of: L-DOPA; a dopamine agonist; an adenosine A2A receptor antagonist; a COMT inhibitor; a MAO inhibitor; an N-NOS inhibitor; a sodium channel antagonist; a selective N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist; an AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist; a calcium channel antagonist; a GABA-A receptor agonist; an acetyl-choline esterase inhibitor; a matrix metalloprotease inhibitor; a PARP inhibitor; an inhibitor of p38 MAP kinase or c-jun- N-terminal kinases; TPA; NDA antagonists; beta-interferon
  • N-NOS inhibitors include 4-(6-amino-pyridin-2-yl)-3- methoxyphenol 6-[4-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-2-methoxy-phenyl]-pyridin-2-yl- amine, 6-[4-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-2,3-dimet-hyl-phenyl]-pyridin-2-yl-amine, 6-[4- (2-pyrrolidinyl-ethoxy)-2,3-dimethyl-p-henyl]-pyridin-2-yl-amine, 6-[4-(4-(n- methyl)piperidinyloxy)-2,3-dimethyl-p-henyl]-pyridin-2-yl-amine, 6-[4-(2- dimethylamino-ethoxy)-3-methoxy-phenyl]-pyridin-2-yl-amine, 6-[4-(2-pyrrolidinyl- ethoxy
  • Exemplary NMDA receptor antagonist include (+)-(lS, 2S)-l-(4-hydroxy- phenyl)-2-(4-hydroxy-4-phenylpiperidino)-l-pro-panol, (IS, 2S)-l-(4-hydroxy-3- methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-hydroxy-4-phenylpiperi-dino)-l-propanol, (3 R, 4S)-3-(4-(4- fluorophenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidin- 1 -yl-)-chroman-4,7-diol, (IR*, 2R*)- 1 -(4-hydroxy- 3-methylphenyl)-2-(4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidin-l-yl)-propan-l-ol- mesylate or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
  • dopamine agonist examples include ropininole; L-dopa decarboxylase inhibitors such as carbidopa or benserazide, bromocriptine, dihydroergocryptine, etisulergine, AF- 14, alaptide, pergolide, piribedil; dopamine Dl receptor agonists such as A-68939, A-77636, dihydrexine, and SKF-38393; dopamine D2 receptor agonists such as carbergoline, lisuride, N-0434, naxagolide, PD-118440, pramipexole, quinpirole and ropinirole; dopamine/ ⁇ -adrenegeric receptor agonists such as DPDMS and dopexamine; dopamine/5-HT uptake inhibitor/5 -HT- IA agonists such as roxindole; dopamine/opiate receptor agonists such as NIH- 10494; ⁇
  • Exemplary acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors include donepizil, l-(2-methyl-lH- benzimida-zol-5-yl)-3-[ 1 -(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-l -propanone; 1 -(2-phenyl- IH- benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-[ 1 -( ⁇ henylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-l -pr-opanone; 1 -( 1 -ethyl-2- methyl- lH-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-[ 1 -(phenylmethyl)-4-p-iperidinyl]-l -propanone; 1 -(2- methyl-6-benzothiazolyl)-3-[l-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-l-propanone; l-(2- methyl-6-benzothiazolyl)-3 -[ 1 -[(2-methyl
  • Exemplary calcium channel antagonists include diltiazem, omega-conotoxin GVIA, methoxyverapamil, amlodipine, felodipine, lacidipine, and mibefradil.
  • GABA-A receptor modulators include clomethiazole; IDDB; gaboxadol (4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol); ganaxolone (3 ⁇ -hydroxy- 3 ⁇ -methyl-5 ⁇ -pregnan-20-one); fengabine (2-[(butylimino)-(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]- 4-chlorophenol); 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,5,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-pyrazolo[4,3-c]cinnolin- 3 -one; 7-cyclobutyl-6-(2-methyl-2H-l,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethoxy)-3 -phenyl- 1,2,4- triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine; (3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)-N-( ⁇ -l-[(2- methylphenyl)methyl] -
  • Exemplary potassium channel openers include diazoxide, flupirtine, pinacidil, levcromakalim, rilmakalim, chromakalim, PCO-400 and SKP-450 (2-[2"(l", 3"- dioxolone)-2-methyl]-4-(2 l -oxo-r-pyrrolidinyl)-6-nitro-2H-l-benzopyra-n).
  • AMPA/kainate receptor antagonists include 6-cyano-7- nitroquinoxalin-2,3-di-one (CNQX); 6-nitro-7-sulphamoylbenzo[f]qumoxaline-2,3- dione (NBQX); 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (DNQX); l-(4-aminophenyl)-4- methyl-7,8-m-ethylenedioxy-5H-2,3-benzodiazepine hydrochloride; and 2,3- dihydroxy-6-nitro-7-sulfamoylbenzo-[f]quinoxaline.
  • CNQX 6-cyano-7- nitroquinoxalin-2,3-di-one
  • NBQX 6-nitro-7-sulphamoylbenzo[f]qumoxaline-2,3- dione
  • DNQX 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
  • DNQX 6,7-dinitroquinox
  • Exemplary sodium channel antagonists include ajmaline, procainamide, flecainide and riluzole.
  • Exemplary matrix-metalloprotease inhibitors include 4-[4-(4- fluorophenoxy)benzenesulfon-ylamino]tetrahydropyran-4-carboxyhc acid hydroxyamide; 5-Methyl-5-(4-(4'-fluorophenoxy)-phenoxy)-pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione; 5- n-Butyl-5-(4-(4'-fluorophenoxy)-phenoxy)-pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione and prinomistat.
  • PARP PoIy(ADP ribose) polymerase
  • ADP ribose polymerase PARP
  • PARP is an abundant nuclear enzyme which is activated by DNA strand single breaks to synthesize poly (ADP ribose) from NAD.
  • PARP is involved in base excision repair caused by oxidative stress via the activation and recruitment of DNA repair enzymes in the nucleus.
  • PARP plays a role in cell necrosis and DNA repair.
  • PARP also participates in regulating cytokine expression that mediates inflammation.
  • PARP is over-activated, resulting in cell-based energetic failure characterized by NAD depletion and leading to ATP consumption, cellular necrosis, tissue injury, and organ damage/failure.
  • PARP is thought to contribute to neurodegeneration by depleting nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) which then reduces adenosine triphosphate (ATP; Cosi and Marien, Ann. N. Y. Acad. ScL, 890:227, 1999) contributing to cell death which can be prevented by PARP inhibitors.
  • NAD+ nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
  • ATP adenosine triphosphate
  • Exemplory PARP inhibitors can be found in Southan and Szabo, Current Medicinal Chemistry, 10:321, 2003.
  • Exemplary inhibitors of p38 MAP kinase and c-jun-N-terminal kinases include pyridyl imidazoles, such as PD 169316, isomeric PD 169316, SB 203580, SB 202190, SB 220026, and RWJ 67657. Others are described in US Patent 6,288,089, and incorporated by reference herein.
  • a combination therapy for treating or preventing MS comprises a therapeutically effective amount of one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein and one or more of Avonex ® (interferon beta-la), Tysabri ® (natalizumab), or Fumaderm ® (BG-12/Oral Fumarate).
  • Avonex ® interferon beta-la
  • Tysabri ® natalizumab
  • Fumaderm ® BG-12/Oral Fumarate
  • a combination therapy for treating or preventing diabetic neuropathy or conditions associated therewith comprises a therapeutically effective amount of one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein and one or more of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) (including, for example, imipramine, amytriptyline, desipramine and nortriptyline), serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) (including, for example, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertralene, and citalopram) and antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) (including, for example, gabapentin, carbamazepine, and topimirate).
  • TCAs tricyclic antidepressants
  • SSRIs serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  • AEDs antiepileptic drugs
  • the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a polyglutamine disease using a combination comprising at least one sirtuin activating compound and at least one HDAC I/II inhibitor.
  • HDAC I/II inhibitors include hydroxamic acids, cyclic peptides, benzamides, short-chain fatty acids, and depudecin.
  • hydroxamic acids and hydroxamic acid derivatives examples include trichostatin A (TSA), suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), oxamflatin, suberic bishydroxamic acid (SBHA), m-carboxy-cinnamic acid bishydroxamic acid (CBHA), valproic acid and pyroxamide.
  • TSA was isolated as an antifungi antibiotic (Tsuji et al (1976) J. Antibiot (Tokyo) 29:1-6) and found to be a potent inhibitor of mammalian HDAC (Yoshida et al. (1990) J. Biol. Chem. 265:17174-17179).
  • hydroxamic acid-based HDAC inhibitors SAHA, SBHA, and CBHA are synthetic compounds that are able to inhibit HDAC at micromolar concentration or lower in vitro or in vivo. Glick et al. (1999) Cancer Res. 59:4392-4399.
  • SAHA, SBHA, and CBHA are synthetic compounds that are able to inhibit HDAC at micromolar concentration or lower in vitro or in vivo.
  • CBHA hydroxamic acid-based HDAC inhibitors
  • These hydroxamic acid-based HDAC inhibitors all possess an essential structural feature: a polar hydroxamic terminal linked through a hydrophobic methylene spacer (e.g. 6 carbon at length) to another polar site which is attached to a terminal hydrophobic moiety (e.g., benzene ring).
  • Compounds developed having such essential features also fall within the scope of the hydroxamic acids that may be used as HDAC inhibitors.
  • Cyclic peptides used as HDAC inhibitors
  • cyclic peptides include, but are not limited to, trapoxin A, apicidin and depsipeptide.
  • Trapoxin A is a cyclic tetrapeptide that contains a 2-amino-8-oxo-9,10- epoxy-decanoyl (AOE) moiety.
  • AOE 2-amino-8-oxo-9,10- epoxy-decanoyl
  • Depsipeptide is isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, and has been shown to inhibit HDAC activity at micromolar concentrations.
  • benzamides include but are not limited to MS-27-275. Saito et al.
  • Examples of short-chain fatty acids include but are not limited to butyrates (e.g., butyric acid, arginine butyrate and phenylbutyrate (PB)).
  • butyrates e.g., butyric acid, arginine butyrate and phenylbutyrate (PB)
  • PB phenylbutyrate
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can be used to treat or prevent blood coagulation disorders (or hemostatic disorders).
  • blood coagulation disorders or hemostatic disorders
  • the terms “hemostasis”, “blood coagulation,” and “blood clotting” refer to the control of bleeding, including the physiological properties of vasoconstriction and coagulation. Blood coagulation assists in maintaining the integrity of mammalian circulation after injury, inflammation, disease, congenital defect, dysfunction or other disruption. After initiation of clotting, blood coagulation proceeds through the sequential activation of certain plasma proenzymes to their enzyme forms (see, for example, Coleman, R. W. et al.
  • Plasma glycoproteins including Factor XII, Factor XI, Factor IX, Factor X, Factor VII, and prothrombin, are zymogens of serine proteases. Most of these blood clotting enzymes are effective on a physiological scale only when assembled in complexes on membrane surfaces with protein cofactors such as Factor VIII and Factor V. Other blood factors modulate and localize clot formation, or dissolve blood clots.
  • Activated protein C is a specific enzyme that inactivates procoagulant components. Calcium ions are involved in many of the component reactions.
  • Blood coagulation follows either the intrinsic pathway, where all of the protein components are present in blood, or the extrinsic pathway, where the cell-membrane protein tissue factor plays a critical role. Clot formation occurs when fibrinogen is cleaved by thrombin to form fibrin. Blood clots are composed of activated platelets and fibrin. Further, the formation of blood clots does not only limit bleeding in case of an injury (hemostasis), but may lead to serious organ damage and death in the context of atherosclerotic diseases by occlusion of an important artery or vein. Thrombosis is thus blood clot formation at the wrong time and place. It involves a cascade of complicated and regulated biochemical reactions between circulating blood proteins (coagulation factors), blood cells (in particular platelets), and elements of an injured vessel wall.
  • coagulation factors circulating blood proteins
  • blood cells in particular platelets
  • the present invention provides anticoagulation and antithrombotic treatments aiming at inhibiting the formation of blood clots in order to prevent or treat blood coagulation disorders, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, loss of a limb by peripheral artery disease or pulmonary embolism.
  • blood coagulation disorders such as myocardial infarction, stroke, loss of a limb by peripheral artery disease or pulmonary embolism.
  • modulating or modulation of hemostasis and
  • regulating or regulation of hemostasis includes the induction (e.g., stimulation or increase) of hemostasis, as well as the inhibition (e.g., reduction or decrease) of hemostasis.
  • the invention provides a method for reducing or inhibiting hemostasis in a subject by administering a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • the compositions and methods disclosed herein are useful for the treatment or prevention of thrombotic disorders.
  • thrombotic disorder includes any disorder or condition characterized by excessive or unwanted coagulation or hemostatic activity, or a hypercoagulable state.
  • Thrombotic disorders include diseases or disorders involving platelet adhesion and thrombus formation, and may manifest as an increased propensity to form thromboses, e.g., an increased number of thromboses, thrombosis at an early age, a familial tendency towards thrombosis, and thrombosis at unusual sites.
  • thrombotic disorders include, but are not limited to, thromboembolism, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, myocardial infarction, miscarriage, thrombophilia associated with anti-thrombin III deficiency, protein C deficiency, protein S deficiency, resistance to activated protein C, dysfibrinogenemia, fibrinolytic disorders, homocystinuria, pregnancy, inflammatory disorders, myeloproliferative disorders, arteriosclerosis, angina, e.g., unstable angina, disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, cancer metastasis, sickle cell disease, glomerular nephritis, and drug induced thrombocytopenia (including, for example, heparin induced thrombocytopenia).
  • angina e.g., unstable angina, disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombotic thrombocyto
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered to prevent thrombotic events or to prevent re-occlusion during or after therapeutic clot lysis or procedures such as angioplasty or surgery.
  • a combination drug regimen may include drugs or compounds for the treatment or prevention of blood coagulation disorders or secondary conditions associated with these conditions.
  • a combination drug regimen may include one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein and one or more anti-coagulation or anti-thrombosis agents.
  • one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds can be combined with an effective amount of one or more of: aspirin, heparin, and oral Warfarin that inhibits Vit K-dependent factors, low molecular weight heparins that inhibit factors X and II, thrombin inhibitors, inhibitors of platelet GP HbIIIa receptors, inhibitors of tissue factor (TF), inhibitors of human von Willebrand factor, inhibitors of one or more factors involved in hemostasis (in particular in the coagulation cascade).
  • aspirin heparin
  • oral Warfarin that inhibits Vit K-dependent factors
  • low molecular weight heparins that inhibit factors X and II
  • thrombin inhibitors inhibitors of platelet GP HbIIIa receptors
  • TF tissue factor
  • human von Willebrand factor inhibitors of one or more factors involved in hemostasis (in particular in the coagulation cascade).
  • sirtuin- modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can be combined with thrombolytic agents, such as t-PA, streptokinase, reptilase, TNK-t-PA, and staphylokinase.
  • thrombolytic agents such as t-PA, streptokinase, reptilase, TNK-t-PA, and staphylokinase.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for treating or preventing weight gain or obesity in a subject.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used, for example, to treat or prevent hereditary obesity, dietary obesity, hormone related obesity, obesity related to the administration of medication, to reduce the weight of a subject, or to reduce or prevent weight gain in a subject.
  • a subject in need of such a treatment may be a subject who is obese, likely to become obese, overweight, or likely to become overweight.
  • Subjects who are likely to become obese or overweight can be identified, for example, based on family history, genetics, diet, activity level, medication intake, or various combinations thereof.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered to subjects suffering from a variety of other diseases and conditions that may be treated or prevented by promoting weight loss in the subject.
  • diseases include, for example, high blood pressure, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, stroke, gallstones, cholescystitis and cholelithiasis, gout, osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea and respiratory problems, some types of cancer (such as endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon), complications of pregnancy, poor female reproductive health (such as menstrual irregularities, infertility, irregular ovulation), bladder control problems (such as stress incontinence); uric acid nephrolithiasis; psychological disorders (such as depression, eating disorders, distorted body image, and
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for inhibiting adipogenesis or fat cell differentiation, whether in vitro or in vivo.
  • high circulating levels of insulin and/or insulin like growth factor (IGF) 1 will be prevented from recruiting preadipocytes to differentiate into adipocytes.
  • IGF insulin like growth factor
  • Such methods may be used for treating or preventing obesity.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for reducing appetite and/or increasing satiety, thereby causing weight loss or avoidance of weight gain.
  • a subject in need of such a treatment may be a subject who is overweight, obese or a subject likely to become overweight or obese.
  • the method may comprise administering daily or, every other day, or once a week, a dose, e.g., in the form of a pill, to a subject.
  • the dose may be an "appetite reducing dose.”
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that decreases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to stimulate appetite and/or weight gain.
  • a method may comprise administering to a subject, such as a subject in need thereof, a pharmaceutically effective amount of a sirtuin-modulating agent that decreases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein, such as SIRTl and/or SIRT3.
  • a subject in need of such a treatment may be a subject who has cachexia or may be likely to develop cachexia.
  • a combination of agents may also be administered.
  • a method may further comprise monitoring in the subject the state of the disease or of activation of sirtuins, for example, in adipose tissue. Methods for stimulating fat accumulation in cells may be used in vitro, to establish cell models of weight gain; which may be used, e.g., for identifying other drugs that prevent weight gain.
  • a method for stimulating adipogenesis may comprise contacting a cell with a sirtuin-modulating agent that decreases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • the invention provides methods of decreasing fat or lipid metabolism in a subject by administering a sirtuin-modulating compound that decreases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • the method includes administering to a subject an amount of a sirtuin-modulating compound, e.g., in an amount effective to decrease mobilization of fat to the blood from WAT cells and/or to decrease fat burning by BAT cells.
  • Methods for promoting appetite and/or weight gain may include, for example, prior identifying a subject as being in need of decreased fat or lipid metabolism, e.g., by weighing the subject, determining the BMI of the subject, or evaluating fat content of the subject or sirtuin activity in cells of the subject.
  • the method may also include monitoring the subject, e.g., during and/or after administration of a sirtuin-modulating compound.
  • the administering can include one or more dosages, e.g., delivered in boluses or continuously.
  • Monitoring can include evaluating a hormone or a metabolite.
  • Exemplary hormones include leptin, adiponectin, resistin, and insulin.
  • Exemplary metabolites include triglyercides, cholesterol, and fatty acids.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that decreases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to modulate (e.g., increase) the amount of subcutaneous fat in a tissue, e.g., in facial tissue or in other surface-associated tissue of the neck, hand, leg, or lips.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compound may be used to increase the rigidity, water retention, or support properties of the tissue.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compound can be applied topically, e.g., in association with another agent, e.g., for surface-associated tissue treatment.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compound may also be injected subcutaneously, e.g., within the region where an alteration in subcutaneous fat is desired.
  • a method for modulating weight may further comprise monitoring the weight of the subject and/or the level of modulation of sirtuins, for example, in adipose tissue, hi an exemplary embodiment, sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as a combination therapy for treating or preventing weight gain or obesity.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered in combination with one or more anti-obesity agents.
  • Exemplary anti- obesity agents include, for example, phenylpropanolamine, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phentermine, a cholecystokinin-A agonist, a monoamine reuptake inhibitor (such as sibutramine), a sympathomimetic agent, a serotonergic agent (such as dexfenfluramine or fenfluramine), a dopamine agonist (such as bromocriptine), a melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor agonist or mimetic, a melanocyte-stimulating hormone analog, a cannabinoid receptor antagonist, a melanin concentrating hormone antagonist, the OB protein (leptin), a leptin analog, a leptin receptor agonist, a galanin antagonist or a GI lipase inhibitor or decreaser (such as orlistat).
  • a monoamine reuptake inhibitor such as sibutramine
  • a sympathomimetic agent such
  • anorectic agents include bombesin agonists, dehydroepiandrosterone or analogs thereof, glucocorticoid receptor agonists and antagonists, orexin receptor antagonists, urocortin binding protein antagonists, agonists of the glucagon-like peptide- 1 receptor such as Exendin and ciliary neurotrophic factors such as Axokine.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered to reduce drug-induced weight gain.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as a combination therapy with medications that may stimulate appetite or cause weight gain, in particular, weight gain due to factors other than water retention.
  • Examples of medications that may cause weight gain include for example, diabetes treatments, including, for example, sulfonylureas (such as glipizide and glyburide), thiazolidinediones (such as pioglitazone and rosiglitazone), meglitinides, nateglinide, repaglinide, sulphonylurea medicines, and insulin; anti-depressants, including, for example, tricyclic antidepressants (such as amitriptyline and imipramine), irreversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), bupropion, paroxetine, and mirtazapine; steroids, such as, for example, prednisone; hormone therapy; lithium carbonate; valproic acid; carbamazepine; chlorpromazine; thiothixene; beta blockers (such as propranolo); alpha blockers (such as
  • sirtuin- modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as part of a smoking cessation program to prevent weight gain or reduce weight already gained.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for treating or preventing a metabolic disorder, such as insulin-resistance, a pre-diabetic state, type II diabetes, and/or complications thereof.
  • Administration of a sirtuin-modulating compounds that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may increase insulin sensitivity and/or decrease insulin levels in a subject.
  • a subject in need of such a treatment may be a subject who has insulin resistance or other precursor symptom of type II diabetes, who has type II diabetes, or who is likely to develop any of these conditions.
  • the subject may be a subject having insulin resistance, e.g., having high circulating levels of insulin and/or associated conditions, such as hyperlipidemia, dyslipogenesis, hypercholesterolemia, impaired glucose tolerance, high blood glucose sugar level, other manifestations of syndrome X, hypertension, atherosclerosis and lipodystrophy.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as a combination therapy for treating or preventing a metabolic disorder.
  • one or more sirtuin- modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered in combination with one or more anti-diabetic agents.
  • Exemplary antidiabetic agents include, for example, an aldose reductase inhibitor, a glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor, a sorbitol dehydrogenase inhibitor, a protein tyrosine phosphatase IB inhibitor, a dipeptidyl protease inhibitor, insulin (including orally bioavailable insulin preparations), an insulin mimetic, metformin, acarbose, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-7 (PPAR- ⁇ ) ligand such as troglitazone, rosaglitazone, pioglitazone or GW-1929, a sulfonylurea, glipazide, glyburide, or chlorpropamide wherein the amounts of the first and second compounds result in a therapeutic effect.
  • PPAR- ⁇ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-7
  • anti-diabetic agents include a glucosidase inhibitor, a glucagon-like peptide- 1 (GLP-I), insulin, a PPAR ot/y dual agonist, a meglitimide and an ⁇ P2 inhibitor.
  • GLP-I glucagon-like peptide- 1
  • insulin a PPAR ot/y dual agonist
  • meglitimide a meglitimide and an ⁇ P2 inhibitor.
  • an anti-diabetic agent may be a dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DP-IV or DPP-IV) inhibitor, such as, for example LAF237 from Novartis (NVP DPP728; l-[[[2-[(5-cyanopyi ⁇ din-2-yl)amino] ethyl] amino] acetyl] -2- cyano-(S)- pyrrolidine) or MK-04301 from Merck (see e.g., Hughes et al, Biochemistry 38: 11597-603 (1999)). Inflammatory Diseases
  • DP-IV or DPP-IV dipeptidyl peptidase IV
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can be used to treat or prevent a disease or disorder associated with inflammation.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered prior to the onset of, at, or after the initiation of inflammation.
  • the compounds are preferably provided in advance of any inflammatory response or symptom. Administration of the compounds may prevent or attenuate inflammatory responses or symptoms.
  • Exemplary inflammatory conditions include, for example, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, degenerative joint disease, spondouloarthropathies, gouty arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes (e.g., insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile onset diabetes), menstrual cramps, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, mucous colitis, ulcerative colitis, gastritis, esophagitis, pancreatitis, peritonitis, Alzheimer's disease, shock, ankylosing spondylitis, gastritis, conjunctivitis, pancreatis (acute or chronic), multiple organ injury syndrome (e.g., secondary to septicemia or trauma), myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, stroke, reperfusion
  • Exemplary inflammatory conditions of the skin include, for example, eczema, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, urticaria, schleroderma, psoriasis, and dermatosis with acute inflammatory components.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to treat or prevent allergies and respiratory conditions, including asthma, bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, oxygen toxicity, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and any chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • the compounds may be used to treat chronic hepatitis infection, including hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to treat autoimmune diseases and/or inflammation associated with autoimmune diseases such as organ-tissue autoimmune diseases (e.g., Raynaud's syndrome), scleroderma, myasthem ' a gravis, transplant rejection, endotoxin shock, sepsis, psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune thyroiditis, uveitis, systemic lupus erythematosis, Addison's disease, autoimmune polyglandular disease (also known as autoimmune polyglandular syndrome), and Grave's disease.
  • organ-tissue autoimmune diseases e.g., Raynaud's syndrome
  • scleroderma myasthem ' a gravis
  • transplant rejection e.g., endotoxin shock
  • sepsis psoriasis
  • one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be taken alone or in combination with other compounds useful for treating or preventing inflammation.
  • exemplary anti-inflammatory agents include, for example, steroids (e.g., Cortisol, cortisone, fludrocortisone, prednisone, 6 ⁇ -methylprednisone, triamcinolone, betamethasone or dexamethasone), nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAJDS (e.g., aspirin, acetaminophen, tolmetin, ibuprofen, mefenamic acid, piroxicam, nabumetone, rofecoxib, celecoxib, etodolac or nimesulide).
  • steroids e.g., Cortisol, cortisone, fludrocortisone, prednisone, 6 ⁇ -methylprednisone, triamcinolone,
  • the other therapeutic agent is an antibiotic (e.g., vancomycin, penicillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefixime, rifampinmetronidazole, doxycycline or streptomycin).
  • the other therapeutic agent is a PDE4 inhibitor (e.g., roflumilast or rolipram).
  • the other therapeutic agent is an antihistamine (e.g., cyclizine, hydroxyzine, promethazine or diphenhydramine).
  • the other therapeutic agent is an anti-malarial (e.g., artemisinin, artemether, artsunate, chloroquine phosphate, mefloquine hydrochloride, doxycycline hyclate, proguanil hydrochloride, atovaquone or halofantrine).
  • the other therapeutic agent is drotrecogin alfa.
  • anti-inflammatory agents include, for example, aceclofenac, acemetacin, e-acetamidocaproic acid, acetaminophen, acetaminosalol, acetanilide, acetylsalicylic acid, S-adenosylmethionine, alclofenac, alclometasone, alfentanil, algestone, allylprodine, alminoprofen, aloxiprin, alphaprodine, aluminum bis(acetylsalicylate), amcinonide, amfenac, aminochlorthenoxazin, 3-amino-4- hydroxybutyric acid, 2-amino-4-picoline, aminopropylon, aminopyrine, amixetrine, ammonium salicylate, ampiroxicam, amtolmetin guacil, anileridine, antipyrine, antrafenine, apazone, beclomethasone, bendazac, benorylate, benox
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered with a selective COX-2 inhibitor for treating or preventing inflammation.
  • selective COX-2 inhibitors include, for example, deracoxib, parecoxib, celecoxib, valdecoxib, rofecoxib, etoricoxib, lumiracoxib, 2-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-3 ⁇ [4- (methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-2-cyclopenten-l-one, (S)-6,8-dichloro-2-(triflu- oromethyl)- 2H-l-benzopyran ⁇ 3-carboxylic acid, 2-(3,4-difiuorophenyl)-4-(3 ⁇ hydroxy-3-methyl- l-butoxy)-5-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3-(2H)-pyridazinone, 4-[
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for reducing the incidence or severity of flushing and/or hot flashes which are symptoms of a disorder.
  • the subject method includes the use of sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein, alone or in combination with other agents, for reducing incidence or severity of flushing and/or hot flashes in cancer patients.
  • the method provides for the use of sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein to reduce the incidence or severity of flushing and/or hot flashes in menopausal and post-menopausal woman.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used as a therapy for reducing the incidence or severity of flushing and/or hot flashes which are side-effects of another drug therapy, e.g., drug-induced flushing.
  • a method for treating and/or preventing drug-induced flushing comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a formulation comprising at least one flushing inducing compound and at least one sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein.
  • a method for treating drug induced flushing comprises separately administering one or more compounds that induce flushing and one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds, e.g., wherein the sirtuin-modulating compound and flushing inducing agent have not been formulated in the same compositions.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compound may be admim ' stered (1) at the same as administration of the flushing inducing agent, (2) intermittently with the flushing inducing agent, (3) staggered relative to administration of the flushing inducing agent, (4) prior to administration of the flushing inducing agent, "(5) subsequent to administration of the flushing inducing agent, and (6) various combination thereof.
  • Exemplary flushing inducing agents include, for example, niacin, faloxifene, antidepressants, anti-psychotics, chemotherapeutics, calcium channel blockers, and antibiotics.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to reduce flushing side effects of a vasodilator or an antilipemic agent (including anticholesteremic agents and lipotropic agents).
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to reduce flushing associated with the administration of niacin.
  • Nicotinic acid 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid or niacin
  • Nicotinic acid is an antilipidemic agent that is marketed under, for example, the trade names Nicolar ® , SloNiacin ® , Nicobid ® and Time Release Niacin ® .
  • Nicotinic acid has been used for many years in the treatment of lipidemic disorders such as hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. This compound has long been known to exhibit the beneficial effects of reducing total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins or "LDL cholesterol," triglycerides and apolipoprotein a (Lp(a)) in the human body, while increasing desirable high density lipoproteins or "HDL cholesterol".
  • Typical doses range from about 1 gram to about 3 grams daily. Nicotinic acid is normally administered two to four times per day after meals, depending upon the dosage form selected. Nicotinic acid is currently commercially available in two dosage forms. One dosage form is an immediate or rapid release tablet which should be administered three or four times per day. Immediate release (“IR”) nicotinic acid formulations generally release nearly all of their nicotinic acid within about 30 to 60 minutes following ingestion. The other dosage form is a sustained release form which is suitable for administration two to four times per day.
  • IR immediate release
  • sustained release (“SR") nicotinic acid formulations are designed to release significant quantities of drug for absorption into the blood stream over specific timed intervals in order to maintain therapeutic levels of nicotinic acid over an extended period such as 12 or 24 hours after ingestion.
  • nicotinic acid is meant to encompass nicotinic acid or a compound other than nicotinic acid itself which the body metabolizes into nicotinic acid, thus producing essentially the same effect as nicotinic acid.
  • exemplary compounds that produce an effect similar to that of nicotinic acid include, for example, nicotinyl alcohol tartrate, d-glucitol hexanicotinate, aluminum nicotinate, niceritrol and d,l-alpha-tocopheryl nicotinate. Each such compound will be collectively referred to herein as "nicotinic acid.”
  • the invention provides a method for treating and/or preventing hyperlipidemia with reduced flushing side effects.
  • the method comprises the steps of administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of nicotinic acid and a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein in an amount sufficient to reduce flushing.
  • the nicotinic acid and/or sirtuin-modulating compound may be administered nocturnally.
  • the method involves the use of sirtuin- modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein to reduce flushing side effects of raloxifene.
  • Raloxifene acts like estrogen in certain places in the body, but is not a hormone. It helps prevent osteoporosis in women who have reached menopause. Osteoporosis causes bones to gradually grow thin, fragile, and more likely to break. Evista slows down the loss of bone mass that occurs with menopause, lowering the risk of spine fractures due to osteoporosis. A common side effect of raloxifene is hot flashes (sweating and flushing). This can be uncomfortable for women who already have hot flashes due to menopause.
  • the method involves the use of sirtuin- modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein to reduce flushing side effects of antidepressants or anti-psychotic agent.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can be used in conjunction (administered separately or together) with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a 5HT2 receptor antagonist, an anticonvulsant, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, an ⁇ -adrenoreceptor antagonist, an NK- 3 antagonist, an NK-I receptor antagonist, a PDE4 inhibitor, an Neuropeptide Y5 Receptor Antagonists, a D4 receptor antagonist, a 5HT IA receptor antagonist, a 5HT ID receptor antagonist, a CRF antagonist, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, or a sedative-hypnotic drug.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used as part of a treatment with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) to reduce flushing.
  • SRI is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), such as a fluoxetinoid (fluoxetine, norfluoxetine) or a nefazodonoid (nefazodone, hydroxynefazodone, oxonefazodone).
  • SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
  • Other exemplary SSRTs include duloxetine, venlafaxine, milnacipran, citalopram, fluvoxamine, paroxetine and sertraline.
  • the sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can also be used as part of a treatment with sedative-hypnotic drug, such as selected from the group consisting of a benzodiazepine (such as alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clonazepam, chlorazepate, clobazam, diazepam, halazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam and prazepam), Zolpidem, and barbiturates.
  • a benzodiazepine such as alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clonazepam, chlorazepate, clobazam, diazepam, halazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam and prazepam
  • Zolpidem such as barbiturates.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used as part of a treatment with a 5- HTlA receptor partial agonist, such as selected from the group consisting of buspirone, flesinoxan, gepirone and ipsapirone.
  • a 5- HTlA receptor partial agonist such as selected from the group consisting of buspirone, flesinoxan, gepirone and ipsapirone.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can also used as part of a treatment with a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, such as selected from tertiary amine tricyclics and secondary amine tricyclics.
  • Exemplary tertiary amine tricyclic include amitriptyline, clomipramine, doxepin, imipramine and trimipramine.
  • Exemplary secondary amine tricyclic include amoxapine, desipramine, maprotiline, nortriptyline and protriptyline.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used as part of a treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, such as selected from the group consisting of isocarboxazid, phenelzine, tranylcypromine, selegiline and moclobemide.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to reduce flushing side effects of chemotherapeutic agents, such as cyclophosphamide, tamoxifen.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to reduce flushing side effects of calcium channel blockers, such as amlodipine.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used to reduce flushing side effects of antibiotics.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can be used in combination with levofloxacin. Levofloxacin is used to treat infections of the sinuses, skin, lungs, ears, airways, bones, and joints caused by susceptible bacteria.
  • Levofloxacin also is frequently used to treat urinary infections, including those resistant to other antibiotics, as well as prostatitis. Levofloxacin is effective in treating infectious diarrheas caused by E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, and shigella bacteria. Levofloxacin also can be used to treat various obstetric infections, including mastitis. Ocular Disorders
  • One aspect of the present invention is a method for inhibiting, reducing or otherwise treating vision impairment by administering to a patient a therapeutic dosage of sirtuin modulator selected from a compound disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or a metabolic derivative thereof.
  • the vision impairment is caused by damage to the optic nerve or central nervous system.
  • optic nerve damage is caused by high intraocular pressure, such as that created by glaucoma.
  • optic nerve damage is caused by swelling of the nerve, which is often associated with an infection or an immune (e.g., autoimmune) response such as in optic neuritis.
  • Glaucoma describes a group of disorders which are associated with a visual field defect, cupping of the optic disc, and optic nerve damage. These are commonly referred to as glaucomatous optic neuropathies. Most glaucomas are usually, but not always, associated with a rise in intraocular pressure.
  • Exemplary forms of glaucoma include Glaucoma and Penetrating Keratoplasty, Acute Angle Closure, Chronic Angle Closure, Chronic Open Angle, Angle Recession, Aphakic and Pseudophakic, Drug- Induced, Hyphema, Intraocular Tumors, Juvenile, Lens-Particle, Low Tension, Malignant, Neovascular, Phacolytic, Phacomorphic, Pigmentary, Plateau Iris, Primary Congenital, Primary Open Angle, Pseudoexfoliation, Secondary Congenital, Adult Suspect, Unilateral, Uveitic, Ocular Hypertension, Ocular Hypotony, Posner- Schlossman Syndrome and Scleral Expansion Procedure in Ocular Hypertension & Primary Op en- angle Glaucoma.
  • Intraocular pressure can also be increased by various surgical procedures, such as phacoemulsification (i.e., cataract surgery) and implanation of structures such as an artificial lens.
  • phacoemulsification i.e., cataract surgery
  • implanation of structures such as an artificial lens.
  • spinal surgeries in particular, or any surgery in which the patient is prone for an extended period of time can lead to increased interoccular pressure.
  • Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve and causes acute loss of vision. It is highly associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) as 15-25% of MS patients initially present with ON, and 50-75% of ON patients are diagnosed with MS. ON is also associated with infection (e.g., viral infection, meningitis, syphilis), inflammation (e.g., from a vaccine), infiltration and ischemia.
  • MS multiple sclerosis
  • AION anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
  • Arteritic AION is due to giant cell arteritis (vasculitis) and leads to acute vision loss.
  • Non-arteritic AION encompasses all cases of ischemic optic neuropathy other than those due to giant cell arteritis.
  • the pathophysiology of AION is unclear although it appears to incorporate both inflammatory and ischemic mechanisms.
  • Other damage to the optic nerve is typically associated with demyleination, inflammation, ischemia, toxins, or trauma to the optic nerve.
  • Exemplary conditions where the optic nerve is damaged include Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy (Optic Neuritis, Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis), Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma, Adult Optic Neuritis, Childhood Optic Neuritis, Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, Compressive Optic Neuropathy, Papilledema, Pseudopapilledema and Toxic/Nutritional Optic Neuropathy.
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Optic Neuritis, Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis
  • Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma Meningioma
  • Adult Optic Neuritis Childhood Optic Neuritis
  • Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
  • Compressive Optic Neuropathy Papilledema
  • Pseudopapilledema Pseudopapilledema and Toxic/Nutri
  • Other neurological conditions associated with vision loss include Amblyopia, Bells Palsy, Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, Multiple Sclerosis, Pseudotumor Cerebri and Trigeminal Neuralgia.
  • the vision impairment is caused by retinal damage.
  • retinal damage is caused by disturbances in blood flow to the eye (e.g., arteriosclerosis, vasculitis).
  • retinal damage is caused by disrupton of the macula (e.g., exudative or non-exudative macular degeneration).
  • Exemplary retinal diseases include Exudative Age Related Macular Degeneration, Nonexudative Age Related Macular Degeneration, Retinal Electronic Prosthesis and RPE Transplantation Age Related Macular Degeneration, Acute Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy, Acute Retinal Necrosis, Best Disease, Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion, Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion, Cancer Associated and Related Autoimmune Retinopathies, Central Retinal Artery Occlusion, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Eales Disease, Epimacular Membrane, Lattice Degeneration, Macro aneurysm, Diabetic Macular Edema, Irvine- Gass Macular Edema, Macular Hole, Subretinal Neovascular Membranes, Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis, Nonpseudophakic Cystoid Macular Edema, Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome, Exu
  • exemplary diseases include ocular bacterial infections (e.g. conjunctivitis, keratitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea), viral infections (e.g. Ocular Herpes Simplex Virus, Varicella Zoster Virus, Cytomegalovirus retinitis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)) as well as progressive outer retinal necrosis secondary to HIV or other HIV-associated and other immunodeficiency-associated ocular diseases.
  • ocular diseases include fungal infections (e.g. Candida choroiditis, histoplasmosis), protozoal infections (e.g. toxoplasmosis) and others such as ocular toxocariasis and sarcoidosis.
  • One aspect of the invention is a method for inhibiting, reducing or treating vision impairment in a subject undergoing treatment with a chemo therapeutic drug (e.g., a neurotoxic drug, a drug that raises intraocular pressure such as a steroid), by administering to the subject in need of such treatment a therapeutic dosage of a sirtuin modulator disclosed herein.
  • a chemo therapeutic drug e.g., a neurotoxic drug, a drug that raises intraocular pressure such as a steroid
  • Another aspect of the invention is a method for inhibiting, reducing or treating vision impairment in a subject undergoing surgery, including ocular or other surgeries performed in the prone position such as spinal cord surgery, by administering to the subject in need of such treatment a therapeutic dosage of a sirtuin modulator disclosed herein.
  • Ocular surgeries include cataract, iridotomy and lens replacements.
  • Another aspect of the invention is the treatment, including inhibition and prophylactic treatment, of age related ocular diseases include cataracts, dry eye, retinal damage and the like, by administering to the subject in need of such treatment a therapeutic dosage of a sirtuin modulator disclosed herein.
  • the formation of cataracts is associated with several biochemical changes in the lens of the eye, such as decreased levels of antioxidants ascorbic acid and glutathione, increased lipid, amino acid and protein oxidation, increased sodium and calcium, loss of amino acids and decreased lens metabolism.
  • the lens which lacks blood vessels, is suspended in extracellular fluids in the anterior part of the eye.
  • Nutrients such as ascorbic acid, glutathione, vitamin E, selenium, bioflavonoids and carotenoids are required to maintain the transparency of the lens.
  • Low levels of selenium results in an increase of free radical-inducing hydrogen peroxide, which is neutralized by the selenium-dependent antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase.
  • Lens-protective glutathione peroxidase is also dependent on the amino acids methionine, cysteine, glycine and glutamic acid.
  • Cataracts can also develop due to an inability to properly metabolize galactose found in dairy products that contain lactose, a disaccharide composed of the monosaccharide galactose and glucose. Cataracts can be prevented, delayed, slowed and possibly even reversed if detected early and metabolically corrected.
  • Retinal damage is attributed, inter alia, to free radical initiated reactions in glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
  • the eye is a part of the central nervous system and has limited regenerative capability.
  • the retina is composed of numerous nerve cells which contain the highest concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PFA) and subject to oxidation.
  • PFA polyunsaturated fatty acids
  • Free radicals are generated by UV light entering the eye and mitochondria in the rods and cones, which generate the energy necessary to transform light into visual impulses. Free radicals cause peroxidation of the PFA by hydroxyl or superoxide radicals which in turn propagate additional free radicals.
  • the free radicals cause temporary or permanent damage to retinal tissue.
  • Glaucoma is usually viewed as a disorder that causes an elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) that results in permanent damage to the retinal nerve fibers, but a sixth of all glaucoma cases do not develop an elevated IOP.
  • IOP intraocular pressure
  • This disorder is now perceived as one of reduced vascular perfusion and an increase in neurotoxic factors.
  • Recent studies have implicated elevated levels of glutamate, nitric oxide and peroxynitirite in the eye as the causes of the death of retinal ganglion cells.
  • Neuroprotective agents may be the future of glaucoma care. For example, nitric oxide synthase inhibitors block the formation of peroxynitrite from nitric oxide and superoxide.
  • Diabetic retinopathy occurs when the underlying blood vessels develop microvascular abnormalities consisting primarily of microaneurysms and intraretinal hemorrhages. Oxidative metabolites are directly involved with the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy and free radicals augment the generation of growth factors that lead to enhanced proliferative activity. Nitric oxide produced by endothelial cells of the vessels may also cause smooth muscle cells to relax and result in vasodilation of segments of the vessel. Ischemia and hypoxia of the retina occur after thickening of the arterial basement membrane, endothelial proliferation and loss of pericytes.
  • the inadequate oxygenation causes capillary obliteration or nonperfusion, arteriolar-venular shunts, sluggish blood flow and an impaired ability of RBCs to release oxygen. Lipid peroxidation of the retinal tissues also occurs as a result of free radical damage.
  • the macula is responsible for our acute central vision and composed of light- sensing cells (cones) while the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid nourish and help remove waste materials.
  • the RPE nourishes the cones with the vitamin A substrate for the photosensitive pigments and digests the cones shed outer tips.
  • RPE is exposed to high levels of UV radiation, and secretes factors that inhibit angiogenesis.
  • the choroid contains a dense vascular network that provides nutrients and removes the waste materials.
  • the shed cone tips become indigestible by the RPE, where the cells swell and die after collecting too much undigested material. Collections of undigested waste material, called drusen, form under the RPE.
  • Photoxic damage also causes the accumulation of lipofuscin in RPE cells.
  • the intracellular lipofuscin and accumulation of drusen in Bruch's membrane interferes with the transport of oxygen and nutrients to the retinal tissues, and ultimately leads to RPE and photoreceptor dysfunction.
  • blood vessels grow from the choriocapillaris through defects in Bruch's membrane and may grow under the RPE, detaching it from the choroid, and leaking fluid or bleeding.
  • Macular pigment one of the protective factors that prevent sunlight from damaging the retina, is formed by the accumulation of nutritionally derived carotenoids, such as lutein, the fatty yellow pigment that serves as a delivery vehicle for other important nutrients and zeaxanthin.
  • nutritionally derived carotenoids such as lutein
  • lutein the fatty yellow pigment that serves as a delivery vehicle for other important nutrients and zeaxanthin.
  • Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, beta- carotene and lutein, as well as zinc, selenium and copper, are all found in the healthy macula. In addition to providing nourishment, these antioxidants protect against free radical damage that initiates macular degeneration.
  • Another aspect of the invention is the prevention or treatment of damage to the eye caused by stress, chemical insult or radiation, by administering to the subject in need, of such treatment a therapeutic dosage of a sirtuin modulator disclosed herein.
  • Radiation or electromagnetic damage to the eye can include that caused by CRT's or exposure to sunlight or UV.
  • a combination drug regimen may include drugs or compounds for the treatment or prevention of ocular disorders or secondary conditions associated with these conditions.
  • a combination drug regimen may include one or more sirtuin activators and one or more therapeutic agents for the treatment of an ocular disorder.
  • one or more sirtuin-activating compounds can be combined with an effective amount of one or more of: an agent that reduces intraocular pressure, an agent for treating glaucoma, an agent for treating optic neuritis, an agent for treating CMV Retinopathy, an agent for treating multiple sclerosis, and/or an antibiotic, etc.
  • a sirtuin modulator can be administered in conjunction with a therapy for reducing intraocular pressure.
  • One group of therapies involves blocking aqueous production.
  • topical beta-adrenergic antagonists timolol and betaxolol
  • topical timolol causes IOP to fall in 30 minutes with peak effects in 1-2 hours.
  • Timoptic 0.5% one drop every 30 minutes for 2 doses.
  • the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, acetazolamide also decreases aqueous production and should be given in conjunction with topical beta-antagonists.
  • An initial dose of 500 mg is administered followed by 250 mg every 6 hours.
  • alpha 2-agonists e.g., Apraclonidine
  • aqueous production e.g., 1,3-bis(trimethyl)-2-agonists
  • e.g., 1,3-bis(trimethyl)-2-agonists act by decreasing aqueous production.
  • Their effects are additive to topically administered beta-blockers. They have been approved for use in controlling an acute rise in pressure following anterior chamber laser procedures, but has been reported effective in treating acute closed-angle glaucoma. A reasonable regimen is 1 drop every 30 minutes for 2 doses.
  • a second group of therapies for reducing intraocular pressure involve reducing vitreous volume.
  • Hyperosmotic agents can be used to treat an acute attack. These agents draw water out of the globe by making the blood hyperosmolar.
  • Oral glycerol in a dose of 1 mL/kg in a cold 50% solution (mixed with lemon juice to make it more palatable) often is used. Glycerol is converted to glucose in the liver; persons with diabetes may need additional insulin if they become hyperglycemic after receiving glycerol.
  • Oral isosorbide is a metabolically inert alcohol that also can be used as an osmotic agent for patients with acute angle-closure glaucoma. Usual dose is 100 g taken p.o.
  • a third group of therapies involve facilitating aqueous outflow from the eye.
  • Miotic agents pull the iris from the iridocorneal angle and may help to relieve the obstruction of the trabecular meshwork by the peripheral iris.
  • Pilocarpine 2% (blue eyes)-4% (brown eyes) can be administered every 15 minutes for the first 1-2 hours. More frequent administration or higher doses may precipitate a systemic cholinergic crisis.
  • NSAIDS are sometimes used to reduce inflammation.
  • Exemplary therapeutic agents for reducing intraocular pressure include
  • ALPHAGAN® P (Allergan) (brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution), AZOPT® (Alcon) (brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension), BETAGAN® (Allergan) (levobunolol hydrochloride ophthalmic solution, USP), BETIMOL® (Vistakon) (timolol ophthalmic solution), BETOPTIC S® (Alcon) (betaxolol HCl), BPJMONIDrNE TARTRATE (Bausch & Lomb), CARTEOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE (Bausch & Lomb), COSOPT® (Merck) (dorzolamide hydrochloride-timolol maleate ophthalmic solution), LUMIGAN® (Allergan) (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution), OPTIPRANOLOL® (Bausch & Lomb) (metipranolol ophthalmic solution), TIMOLOL GFS (Falcon)
  • a sirtuin modulator can be administered in conjunction with a therapy for treating and/or preventing glaucoma.
  • a therapy for treating and/or preventing glaucoma is DARANIDE® Tablets (Merck) (Dichlorphenamide).
  • a sirtuin modulator can be administered in conjunction with a therapy for treating and/or preventing optic neuritis.
  • drugs for optic neuritis include DECADRON® Phosphate Injection (Merck) (Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate), DEPO-MEDROL® (Pharmacia & Upjohn) (methylprednisolone acetate), HYDROCORTONE® Tablets (Merck) (Hydrocortisone), ORAPRED® (Biomarin) (prednisolone sodium phosphate oral solution) and PEDIAPRED® (Celltech) (prednisolone sodium phosphate, USP).
  • a sirtuin modulator can be administered in conjunction with a therapy for treating and/or preventing CMV Retinopathy.
  • Treatments for CMV retinopathy include CYTOVENE® (ganciclovir capsules) and VALCYTE® (Roche Laboratories) (valganciclovir hydrochloride tablets).
  • a sirtuin modulator can be administered in conjunction with a therapy for treating and/or preventing multiple sclerosis.
  • drugs examples include DANTRIUM® (Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals) (dantrolene sodium), NOVANTRONE® (Serono) (mitoxantrone), AVONEX® (Biogen pie) (Interferon beta-la), BETASERON® (Berlex) (Interferon beta-lb), COPAXONE® (Teva Neuroscience) (glatiramer acetate injection) and REBIF® (Pfizer) (interferon beta-la).
  • Macrolide antibiotics include tacrolimus, cyclosporine, sirolimus, everolimus, ascomycin, erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, clindamycin, lincomycin, dirithromycin, josamycin, spiramycin, diacetyl-midecamycin, tylosin, roxithromycin, ABT-773, telithromycin, leucomycins, and lincosamide.
  • Mitochondrial-Associated Diseases and Disorders include tacrolimus, cyclosporine, sirolimus, everolimus, ascomycin, erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, clindamycin, lincomycin, dirithromycin, josamycin, spiramycin, diacetyl-midecamycin, tylosin, roxithromycin, ABT-773, telithromycin, leucomycins, and lincosamide.
  • the invention provides methods for treating diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity.
  • the methods involve administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a sirtuin activating compound.
  • Increased mitochondrial activity refers to increasing activity of the mitochondria while maintaining the overall numbers of mitochondria (e.g., mitochondrial mass), increasing the numbers of mitochondria thereby increasing mitochondrial activity (e.g., by stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis), or combinations thereof.
  • diseases and disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity include diseases or disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.
  • methods for treating diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity may comprise identifying a subject suffering from a mitochondrial dysfunction.
  • Methods for diagnosing a mitochondrial dysfunction may involve molecular genetic, pathologic and/or biochemical analysis are summarized in Cohen and Gold, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 68: 625-642 (2001).
  • One method for diagnosing a mitochondrial dysfunction is the Thor-Byrne-ier scale (see e.g., Cohen and Gold, supra; Collin S. et al., Eur Neurol. 36: 260-267 (1996)).
  • enzymatic assays e.g., a mitochondrial enzyme or an ATP biosynthesis factor such as an ETC enzyme or a Krebs cycle enzyme
  • determination or mitochondrial mass, mitochondrial volume, and/or mitochondrial number quantification of mitochondrial DNA
  • monitoring intracellular calcium homeostasis and/or cellular responses to perturbations of this homeostasis evaluation of response to an apoptogenic stimulus, determination of free radical production.
  • enzymatic assays e.g., a mitochondrial enzyme or an ATP biosynthesis factor such as an ETC enzyme or a Krebs cycle enzyme
  • determination or mitochondrial mass, mitochondrial volume, and/or mitochondrial number quantification of mitochondrial DNA
  • monitoring intracellular calcium homeostasis and/or cellular responses to perturbations of this homeostasis evaluation of response to an apoptogenic stimulus
  • determination of free radical production determination of free radical production.
  • Mitochondria are critical for the survival and proper function of almost all types of eukaryotic cells. Mitochondria in virtually any cell type can have congenital or acquired defects that affect their function. Thus, the clinically significant signs and symptoms of mitochondrial defects affecting respiratory chain function are heterogeneous and variable depending on the distribution of defective mitochondria among cells and the severity of their deficits, and upon physiological demands upon the affected cells. Nondividing tissues with high energy requirements, e.g. nervous tissue, skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle are particularly susceptible to mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction, but any organ system can be affected.
  • Diseases and disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction include diseases and disorders in which deficits in mitochondrial respiratory chain activity contribute to the development of pathophysiology of such diseases or disorders in a mammal. This includes 1) congenital genetic deficiencies in activity of one or more components of the mitochondrial respiratory chain; and 2) acquired deficiencies in the activity of one or more components of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, wherein such deficiencies are caused by a) oxidative damage during aging; b) elevated intracellular calcium; c) exposure of affected cells to nitric oxide; d) hypoxia or ischemia; e) microtubule-associated deficits in axonal transport of mitochondria, or f) expression of mitochondrial uncoupling proteins.
  • Diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity generally include for example, diseases in which free radical mediated oxidative injury leads to tissue degeneration, diseases in which cells inappropriately undergo apoptosis, and diseases in which cells fail to undergo apoptosis.
  • Exemplary diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity include, for example, AD (Alzheimer's Disease), ADPD (Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinsons's Disease), AMDF (Ataxia, Myoclonus and Deafness), auto-immune disease, cancer, CIPO (Chronic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction with myopathy and Ophthalmoplegia), congenital muscular dystrophy, CPEO (Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia), DEAF (Maternally inherited DEAFness or aminoglycoside-induced DEAFness), DEMCHO (Dementia and Chorea), diabetes mellitus (Type I or Type II), DIDMOAD (Diabetes Ins
  • ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • macular degeneration epilepsy, Alpers syndrome, Multiple mitochondrial DNA deletion syndrome, MtDNA depletion syndrome, Complex I deficiency, Complex II (SDH) deficiency, Complex III deficiency, Cytochrome c oxidase (COX, Complex IV) deficiency, Complex V deficiency, Adenine Nucleotide Translocator (ANT) deficiency, Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) deficiency, Ethylmalonic aciduria with lactic acidemia, 3 -Methyl glutaconic aciduria with lactic acidemia, Refractory epilepsy with declines during infection, Asperger syndrome with declines during infection, Autism with declines during infection, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Cerebral palsy with decline
  • ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • the invention provides methods for treating a subject suffering from mitochondrial disorders arising from, but not limited to, post-traumatic head injury and cerebral edema, stroke (invention methods useful for preventing or preventing reperfusion injury), Lewy body dementia, hepatorenal syndrome, acute liver failure, NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), Anti-metastasis/prodifferentiation therapy of cancer, idiopathic congestive heart failure, atrial fibrilation (non-valvular), Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, idiopathic heart block, prevention of reperfusion injury in acute myocardial infarctions, familial migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, secondary prevention of non-Q wave myocardial infarctions, Premenstrual syndrome, Prevention of renal failure in hepatorenal syndrome, anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome, eclampsia/pre-eclampsia, oopause infertility, ischemic heart disease/angina, and
  • Types of pharmaceutical agents that are associated with mitochondrial disorders include reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, inhibitors of DHOD, and the like.
  • reverse transcriptase inhibitors include, for example, Azidothymidine (AZT), Stavudine (D4T), Zalcitabine (ddC), Didanosine (DDI), Fluoroiodoarauracil (FIAU), Lamivudine (3TC), Abacavir and the like.
  • Examples of protease inhibitors include, for example, Ritonavir, Indinavir, Saquinavir, Nelfinavir and the like.
  • inhibitors of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHOD) include, for example, Leflunomide, Brequinar, and the like.
  • Reverse transcriptase inhibitors not only inhibit reverse transcriptase but also polymerase gamma which is required for mitochondrial function. Inhibition of polymerase gamma activity (e.g., with a reverse transcriptase inhibitor) therefore leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and/or a reduced mitochondrial mass which manifests itself in patients as hyperlactatemia. This type of condition may benefit from an increase in the number of mitochondria and/or an improvement in mitochondrial function, e.g., by administration of a sirtuin activating compound.
  • mitochondrial diseases include cardiomyopathy, muscle weakness and atrophy, developmental delays (involving motor, language, cognitive or executive function), ataxia, epilepsy, renal tubular acidosis, peripheral neuropathy, optic neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, neurogenic bowel dysfunction, sensorineural deafness, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, dilating cardiomyopathy, migraine, hepatic failure, lactic acidemia, and diabetes mellirus.
  • the invention provides methods for treating a disease or disorder that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity that involves administering to a subject in need thereof one or more sirtuin activating compounds in combination with another therapeutic agent such as, for example, an agent useful for treating mitochondrial dysfunction (such as antioxidants, vitamins, or respiratory chain cofactors), an agent useful for reducing a symptom associated with a disease or disorder involving mitochondrial dysfunction (such as, an anti-seizure agent, an agent useful for alleviating neuropathic pain, an agent for treating cardiac dysfunction), a cardiovascular agent (as described further below), a chemo therapeutic agent (as described further below), or an anti-neurodegeneration agent (as described further below), hi an exemplary embodiment, the invention provides methods for treating a disease or disorder that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity that involves administering to a subject in need thereof one or more sirtuin activating compounds in combination with one or more of the following: coenzyme Q 10 , L-carnitine, thiamine, ribof
  • the invention provides methods for treating diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial acitivty by administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a sirtuin activating compound.
  • diseases or disorders include, for example, neuromuscular disorders (e.g., Friedreich's Ataxia, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, etc.), disorders of neuronal instability (e.g., seizure disorders, migrane, etc.), developmental delay, neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc.), ischemia, renal tubular acidosis, age-related neurodegeneration and cognitive decline, chemotherapy fatigue, age-related or chemotherapy-induced menopause or irregularities of menstrual cycling or ovulation, mitochondrial myopathies, mitochondrial damage (e.g., calcium accumulation, excitotoxicity, nitric oxide exposure, hypoxia, etc.), and mitochondrial deregulation.
  • mitochondrial myopathies e.g., calcium accumulation
  • FA Friedreich's Ataxia
  • the genetic basis for FA involves GAA trinucleotide repeats in an intron region of the gene encoding frataxin. The presence of these repeats results in reduced transcription and expression of the gene. Frataxin is involved in regulation of mitochondrial iron content.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be used for treating patients with disorders related to deficiencies or defects in frataxin, including Friedreich's Ataxia, myocardial dysfunction, diabetes mellitus and complications of diabetes like peripheral neuropathy.
  • Muscular dystrophy refers to a family of diseases involving deterioration of neuromuscular structure and function, often resulting in atrophy of skeletal muscle and myocardial dysfunction.
  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations or deficits in a specific protein, dystrophin, are implicated in its etiology. Mice with their dystrophin genes inactivated display some characteristics of muscular dystrophy, and have an approximately 50% deficit in mitochondrial respiratory chain activity. A final common pathway for neuromuscular degeneration in most cases is calcium-mediated impairment of mitochondrial function.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be used for reducing the rate of decline in muscular functional capacities and for improving muscular functional status in patients with muscular dystrophy.
  • MS Multiple sclerosis
  • Nitric Oxide produced by astrocytes and other cells involved in inflammation
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be used for treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis, both prophylactically and during episodes of disease exacerbation.
  • Epilepsy is often present in patients with mitochondrial cytopathies, involving a range of seizure severity and frequency, e.g. absence, tonic, atonic, myoclonic, and status epilepticus, occurring in isolated episodes or many times daily.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be used for treating patients with seizures secondary to mitochondrial dysfunction, including reducing frequency and severity of seizure activity.
  • Metabolic studies on patients with recurrent migraine headaches indicate that deficits in mitochondrial activity are commonly associated with this disorder, manifesting as impaired-oxidative phosphorylation and excess lactate production. Such deficits are not necessarily due to genetic defects in mitochondrial DNA.
  • Migraineurs are hypersensitive to nitric oxide, an endogenous inhibitor of Cytochrome c Oxidase, m addition, patients with mitochondrial cytopathies, e.g. MELAS, often have recurrent migraines.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be used for treating patients with recurrent migraine headaches, including headaches refractory to ergot compounds or serotonin receptor antagonists.
  • Uridine nucleotides are involved inactivation and transfer of sugars to glycolipids and glycoproteins. Cytidine nucleotides are derived from uridine nucleotides, and are crucial for synthesis of major membrane phospholipid constituents like phosphatidylcholine, which receives its choline moiety from cytidine diphosphocholine.
  • mitochondrial dysfunction due to either mitochondrial DNA defects or any of the acquired or conditional deficits like exicitoxic or nitric oxide-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction
  • cell proliferation and axonal extension is impaired at crucial stages in development of neuronal interconnections and circuits, resulting in delayed or arrested development of neuropsychological functions like language, motor, social, executive function, and cognitive skills.
  • autism magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurements of cerebral phosphate compounds indicates that there is global undersynthesis of membranes and membrane precursors indicated by reduced levels of uridine diphospho-sugars, and cytidine nucleotide derivatives involved in membrane synthesis.
  • disorders characterized by developmental delay include Rett's Syndrome, pervasive developmental delay (or PDD-NOS "pervasive developmental delay not otherwise specified” to distinguish it from specific subcategories like autism), autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is becoming recognized as a delay or lag in development of neural circuitry underlying executive functions.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for treating treating patients with neuro developmental delays (e.g., involving motor, language, executive function, and cognitive skills), or other delays or arrests of neurological and neuropsychological development in the nervous system and somatic development in non-neural tissues like muscle and endocrine glands.
  • AD Alzheimer's Disease
  • PD Parkinson's Disease
  • Complex I deficiencies in particular are frequently found not only in the nigrostriatal neurons that degenerate in Parkinson's disease, but also in peripheral tissues and cells like muscle and platelets of Parkinson's Disease patients.
  • mitochondrial respiratory chain activity is often depressed, especially Complex IV (Cytochrome c Oxidase).
  • mitochondrial respiratory function altogether is depressed as a consequence of aging, further amplifying the deleterious sequelae of additional molecular lesions affecting respiratory chain function.
  • Other factors in addition to primary mitochondrial dysfunction underlie neurodegeneration in AD, PD, and related disorders.
  • Excitotoxic stimulation and nitric oxide are implicated in both diseases, factors which both exacerbate mitochondrial respiratory chain deficits and whose deleterious actions are exaggerated on a background of respiratory chain dysfunction.
  • Huntingdon's Disease also involves mitochondrial dysfunction in affected brain regions, with cooperative interactions of excitotoxic stimulation and mitochondrial dysfunction contributing to neuronal degeneration.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for treating and attenuating progression of age-related neurodegenerative diseases including AD and PD.
  • SOD 1 Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase
  • SOD 1 Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase
  • Mice transgenic for mutated SODl develop symptoms and pathology similar to those in human ALS. The development of the disease in these animals has been shown to involve oxidative destruction of mitochondria followed by functional decline of motor neurons and onset of clinical symptoms. Skeletal muscle from ALS patients has low mitochondrial Complex I activity.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for treating ALS, for reversing or slowing the progression of clinical symptoms.
  • Oxygen deficiency results in both direct inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory chain activity by depriving cells of a terminal electron acceptor for Cytochrome c reoxidation at Complex IV, and indirectly, especially in the nervous system, via secondary post-anoxic excitotoxicity and nitric oxide formation.
  • tissues are relatively hypoxic, hi such cases, compounds that increase mitochondrial activity provide protection of affected tissues from deleterious effects of hypoxia, attenuate secondary delayed cell death, and accelerate recovery from hypoxic tissue stress and injury, hi certain embodiments, sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for preventing delayed cell death (apoptosis in regions like the hippocampus or cortex occurring about 2 to 5 days after an episode of cerebral ischemia) after ischemic or hypoxic insult to the brain.
  • delayed cell death apoptosis in regions like the hippocampus or cortex occurring about 2 to 5 days after an episode of cerebral ischemia
  • Acidosis due to renal dysfunction is often observed in patients with mitochondrial disease, whether the underlying respiratory chain dysfunction is congenital or induced by ischemia or cytotoxic agents like cisplatin.
  • Renal tubular acidosis often requires administration of exogenous sodium bicarbonate to maintain blood and tissue pH.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for treating renal tubular acidosis and other forms of renal dysfunction caused by mitochondrial respiratory chain deficits.
  • mitochondrial respiratory chain function During normal aging, there is a progressive decline in mitochondrial respiratory chain function. Beginning about age 40, there is an exponential rise in accumulation of mitochondrial DNA defects in humans, and a concurrent decline in nuclear-regulated elements of mitochondrial respiratory activity. Many mitochondrial DNA lesions have a selection advantage during mitochondrial turnover, especially in postmitotic cells.
  • mitochondria with a defective respiratory chain produce less oxidative damage to themselves than do mitochondria with intact functional respiratory chains (mitochondrial respiration is the primary source of free radicals in the body). Therefore, normally- functioning mitochondria accumulate oxidative damage to membrane lipids more rapidly than do defective mitochondria, and are therefore "tagged" for degradation by lysosomes.
  • Mitochondrial DNA damage is more extensive and persists longer than nuclear DNA damage in cells subjected to oxidative stress or cancer chemotherapy agents like cisplatin due to both greater vulnerability and less efficient repair of mitochondrial DNA.
  • mitochondrial DNA may be more sensitive to damage than nuclear DNA, it is relatively resistant, in some situations, to mutagenesis by chemical carcinogens. This is because mitochondria respond to some types of mitochondrial DNA damage by destroying their defective genomes rather than attempting to repair them. This results in global mitochondrial dysfunction for a period after cytotoxic chemotherapy.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for treatment and prevention of side effects of cancer chemotherapy related to mitochondrial dysfunction.
  • a crucial function of the ovary is to maintain integrity of the mitochondrial genome in oocytes, since mitochondria passed onto a fetus are all derived from those present in oocytes at the time of conception. Deletions in mitochondrial DNA become detectable around the age of menopause, and are also associated with abnormal menstrual cycles. Since cells cannot directly detect and respond to defects in mitochondrial DNA, but can only detect secondary effects that affect the cytoplasm, like impaired respiration, redox status, or deficits in pyrimidine synthesis, such products of mitochondrial function participate as a signal for oocyte selection and follicular atresia, ultimately triggering menopause when maintenance of mitochondrial genomic fidelity and functional activity can no longer be guaranteed.
  • Inhibitors of mitochondrial respiration or protein synthesis inhibit hormone-induced ovulation, and furthermore inhibit production of ovarian steroid hormones in response to pituitary gonadotropins.
  • Women with Down's syndrome typically undergo menopause prematurely, and also are subject to early onset of Alzheimer-like dementia.
  • Low activity of cytochrome oxidase is consistently found in tissues of Down's patients and in late-onset Alzheimer's Disease. Appropriate support of mitochondrial function or compensation for mitochondrial dysfunction therefore is useful for protecting against age-related or chemotherapy-induced menopause or irregularities of menstrual cycling or ovulation.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for treating and preventing amenorrhea, irregular ovulation, menopause, or secondary consequences of menopause.
  • sirtuin modulating compounds may be useful for treatment mitochondrial myopathies. Mitochondrial myopathies range from mild, slowly progressive weakness of the extraocular muscles to severe, fatal infantile myopathies and multisystem encephalomyopathies. Some syndromes have been defined, with some overlap between them.
  • Established syndromes affecting muscle include progressive external ophthalmoplegia, the Kearns-Sayre syndrome (with ophthalmoplegia, pigmentary retinopathy, cardiac conduction defects, cerebellar ataxia, and sensorineural deafness), the MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes), the MERPF syndrome (myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fibers), limb-girdle distribution weakness, and infantile myopathy (benign or severe and fatal). Muscle biopsy specimens stained with modified Gomori's trichrome stain show ragged red fibers due to excessive accumulation of mitochondria.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for treating patients suffering from toxic damage to mitochondria, such as, toxic damage due to calcium accumulation, excitotoxicity, nitric oxide exposure, drug induced toxic damage, or hypoxia.
  • toxic damage to mitochondria such as, toxic damage due to calcium accumulation, excitotoxicity, nitric oxide exposure, drug induced toxic damage, or hypoxia.
  • Mitochondria are major sites of calcium sequestration, and preferentially utilize energy from the respiratory chain for taking up calcium rather than for ATP synthesis, which results in a downward spiral of mitochondrial failure, since calcium uptake into mitochondria results in diminished capabilities for energy transduction.
  • Excessive stimulation of neurons with excitatory amino acids is a common mechanism of cell death or injury in the central nervous system.
  • Activation of glutamate receptors especially of the subtype designated NMDA receptors, results in mitochondrial dysfunction, in part through elevation of intracellular calcium during excitotoxic stimulation.
  • deficits in mitochondrial respiration and oxidative phosphorylation sensitizes cells to excitotoxic stimuli, resulting in cell death or injury during exposure to levels of excitotoxic neurotransmitters or toxins that would be innocuous to normal cells.
  • Nitric oxide (about 1 micromolar) inhibits cytochrome oxidase (Complex IV) and thereby inhibits mitochondrial respiration; moreover, prolonged exposure to nitric oxide (NO) irreversibly reduces Complex I activity. Physiological or pathophysiological concentrations of NO thereby inhibit pyrimidine biosynthesis. Nitric oxide is implicated in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders including inflammatory and autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system, and is involved in mediation of excitotoxic and post-hypoxic damage to neurons.
  • Oxygen is the terminal electron acceptor in the respiratory chain. Oxygen deficiency impairs electron transport chain activity, resulting in diminished pyrimidine synthesis as well as diminished ATP synthesis via oxidative phosphorylation. Human cells proliferate and retain viability under virtually anaerobic conditions if provided with uridine and pyruvate (or a similarly effective agent for oxidizing NADH to optimize glycolytic ATP production).
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for treating diseases or disorders associated with mitochondrial deregulation.
  • mitochondrial DNA encoding respiratory chain components requires nuclear factors, hi neuronal axons, mitochondria must shuttle back and forth to the nucleus in order to maintain respiratory chain activity. If axonal transport is impaired by hypoxia or by drugs like taxol which affect microtubule stability, mitochondria distant from the nucleus undergo loss of cytochrome oxidase activity. Accordingly, treatment with a sirtuin activating compound may be useful for promoting nuclear-mitochondrial interactions. Mitochondria are the primary source of free radicals and reactive oxygen species, due to spillover from the mitochondrial respiratory chain, especially when defects in one or more respiratory chain components impairs orderly transfer of electrons from metabolic intermediates to molecular oxygen.
  • UCP mitochondrial uncoupling proteins
  • the invention provides methods for enhancing muscle performance by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a sirtuin activating compound.
  • sirtuin activating compounds may be useful for improving physical endurance (e.g., ability to perform a physical task such as exercise, physical labor, sports activities, etc.), inhibiting or retarding physical fatigues, enhancing blood oxygen levels, enhancing energy in healthy individuals, enhance working capacity and endurance, reducing muscle fatigue, reducing stress, enhancing cardiac and cardiovascular function, improving sexual ability, increasing muscle ATP levels, and/or reducing lactic acid in blood.
  • the methods involve administering an amount of a sirtuin activating compound that increase mitochondrial activity, increase mitochondrial biogenesis, and/or increase mitochondrial mass.
  • Sports performance refers to the ability of the athlete's muscles to perform when participating in sports activities. Enhanced sports performance, strength, speed and endurance are measured by an increase in muscular contraction strength, increase in amplitude of muscle contraction, shortening of muscle reaction time between stimulation and contraction.
  • Athlete refers to an individual who participates in sports at any level and who seeks to achieve an improved level of strength, speed and endurance in their performance, such as, for example, body builders, bicyclists, long distance runners, short distance runners, etc.
  • An athlete may be hard training, that is, performs sports activities intensely more than three days a week or for competition.
  • An athlete may also be a fitness enthusiast who seeks to improve general health and well-being, improve energy levels, who works out for about 1-2 hours about 3 times a week.
  • dystrophies In muscular dystrophies, especially those due to defects in proteins that make up the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC), the enzyme that synthesizes NO, nitric oxide synthase (NOS), has been associated.
  • DGC dystrophin-glycoprotein complex
  • NOS nitric oxide synthase
  • Recent studies of dystrophies related to DGC defects suggest that one mechanism of cellular injury is functional ischemia related to alterations in cellular NOS and disruption of a normal protective action of NO. This protective action is the prevention of local ischemia during contraction-induced increases in sympathetic vasoconstriction.
  • Rando Morosc Res Tech 55(4):223-35, 2001
  • oxidative injury precedes pathologic changes and that muscle cells with defects in the DGC have an increased susceptibility to oxidant challenges.
  • the invention provides novel dietary compositions comprising sirtuin modulators, a method for their preparation, and a method of using the compositions for improvement of sports performance. Accordingly, provided are therapeutic compositions, foods and beverages that have actions of improving physical endurance and/or inhibiting physical fatigues for those people involved in broadly- defined exercises including sports requiring endurance and labors requiring repeated muscle exertions. Such dietary compositions may additional comprise electrolytes, caffeine, vitamins, carbohydrates, etc. Other Uses
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for treating or preventing viral infections (such as infections by influenza, herpes or papilloma virus) or as antifungal agents.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as part of a combination drug therapy with another therapeutic agent for the treatment of viral diseases, including, for example, acyclovir, ganciclovir and zidovudine, hi another embodiment, sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be administered as part of a combination drug therapy with another anti-fungal agent including, for example, topical anti-fungals such as ciclopirox, clotrimazole, econazole, miconazole, nystatin, oxiconazole, terconazole, and tolnaftate, or systemic anti-fungal such as
  • Subjects that may be treated as described herein include eukaryotes, such as mammals, e.g., humans, ovines, bovines, equines, porcines, canines, felines, non- human primate, mice, and rats.
  • Cells that may be treated include eukaryotic cells, e.g., from a subject described above, or plant cells, yeast cells and prokaryotic cells, e.g., bacterial cells.
  • modulating compounds may be administered to farm animals to improve their ability to withstand farming conditions longer.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be used to increase lifespan, stress resistance, and resistance to apoptosis in plants.
  • a compound is applied to plants, e.g., on a periodic basis, or to fungi.
  • plants are genetically modified to produce a compound.
  • plants and fruits are treated with a compound prior to picking and shipping to increase resistance to damage during shipping. Plant seeds may also be contacted with compounds described herein, e.g., to preserve them.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be used for modulating lifespan in yeast cells.
  • yeast cells include any process in which yeast is used, e.g., the making of beer, yogurt, and bakery items, e.g., bread.
  • Use of yeast having an extended lifespan can result in using less yeast or in having the yeast be active for longer periods of time.
  • Yeast or other mammalian cells used for recombinantly producing proteins may also be treated as described herein.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be used to increase lifespan, stress resistance and resistance to apoptosis in insects.
  • compounds would be applied to useful insects, e.g., bees and other insects that are involved in pollination of plants.
  • a compound would be applied to bees involved in the production of honey.
  • the methods described herein may be applied to any organism, e.g., eukaryote, that may have commercial importance. For example, they can be applied to fish (aquaculture) and birds (e.g., chicken and fowl).
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may also be used as a pesticide by interfering with the regulation of silenced genes and the regulation of apoptosis during development.
  • a compound may be applied to plants using a method known in the art that ensures the compound is bio-available to insect larvae, and not to plants.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds that increase the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein can be applied to affect the reproduction of organisms such as insects, animals and microorganisms.
  • an agent may be a nucleic acid, such as an aptamer.
  • Assays may be conducted in a cell based or cell free format.
  • an assay may comprise incubating (or contacting) a sirtuin with a test agent under conditions in which a sirtuin can be modulated by an agent known to modulate the sirtuin, and monitoring or determining the level of modulation of the sirtuin in the presence of the test agent relative to the absence of the test agent.
  • the level of modulation of a sirtuin can be determined by determining its ability to deacetylate a substrate.
  • Exemplary substrates are acetylated peptides which can be obtained from BIOMOL (Plymouth Meeting, PA).
  • Preferred substrates include peptides of p53, such as those comprising an acetylated K382.
  • a particularly preferred substrate is the Fluor de Lys-SIRTl (BIOMOL), i.e., the acetylated peptide Arg-His- Lys-Lys.
  • Other substrates are peptides from human histones H3 and H4 or an acetylated amino acid (see Fig. 5).
  • Substrates may be fluorogenic.
  • the sirtuin may be SIRTl, Sir2, SIRT3, or a portion thereof.
  • recombinant SIRTl can be obtained from BIOMOL.
  • the reaction may be conducted for about 30 minutes and stopped, e.g., with nicotinamide.
  • the HDAC fluorescent activity assay/drug discovery kit (AK-500, BIOMOL Research Laboratories) may be used to determine the level of acetylation. Similar assays are described in Bitterman et al. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277:45099.
  • the level of modulation of the sirtuin in an assay may be compared to the level of modulation of the sirtuin in the presence of one or more (separately or simultaneously) compounds described herein, which may serve as positive or negative controls.
  • Sirtuins for use in the assays may be full length sirtuin proteins or portions thereof. Since it has been shown herein that activating compounds appear to interact with the N-terminus of SIRTl, proteins for use in the assays include N-terminal portions of sirtuins, e.g., about amino acids 1-176 or 1-255 of SIRTl; about amino acids 1-174 or 1-252 of Sir2.
  • a screening assay comprises (i) contacting a sirtuin with a test agent and an acetylated substrate under conditions appropriate for the sirtuin to deacetylate the substrate in the absence of the test agent ; and (ii) determining the level of acetylation of the substrate, wherein a lower level of acetylation of the substrate in the presence of the test agent relative to the absence of the test agent indicates that the test agent stimulates deacetylation by the sirtuin, whereas a higher level of acetylation of the substrate in the presence of the test agent relative to the absence of the test agent indicates that the test agent inhibits deacetylation by the sirtuin.
  • Methods for identifying an agent that modulates, e.g., stimulates or inhibits, sirtuins in vivo may comprise (i) contacting a cell with a test agent and a substrate that is capable of entering a cell in the presence of an inhibitor of class I and class II HDACs under conditions appropriate for the sirtuin to deacetylate the substrate in the absence of the test agent ; and (ii) determining the level of acetylation of the substrate, wherein a lower level of acetylation of the substrate in the presence of the test agent relative to the absence of the test agent indicates that the test agent stimulates deacetylation by the sirtuin, whereas a higher level of acetylation of the substrate in the presence of the test agent relative to the absence of the test agent indicates that the test agent inhibits deacetylation by the sirtuin.
  • a preferred substrate is an acetylated peptide, which is also preferably fluorogenic, as further described herein.
  • the method may further comprise lysing the cells to determine the level of acetylation of the substrate.
  • Substrates may be added to cells at a concentration ranging from about l ⁇ M to about 1OmM, preferably from about 10/xM to ImM, even more preferably from about lOO ⁇ M to ImM, such as about 200 ⁇ M.
  • a preferred substrate is an acetylated lysine, e.g., e-acetyl lysine (Fluor de Lys, FdL) or Fluor de Lys-SIRTl.
  • a preferred inhibitor of class I and class II HDACs is trichostatin A (TSA), which may be used at concentrations ranging from about 0.01 to lOO ⁇ M, preferably from about 0.1 to lO ⁇ M, such as l ⁇ M.
  • TSA trichostatin A
  • Incubation of cells with the test compound and the substrate may be conducted for about 10 minutes to 5 hours, preferably for about 1-3 hours. Since TSA inhibits all class I and class II HDACs, and that certain substrates, e.g., Fluor de Lys, is a poor substrate for SIRT2 and even less a substrate for SIRT3-7, such an assay may be used to identify modulators of SIRTl in vivo.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds described herein may be formulated in a conventional manner using one or more physiologically acceptable carriers or excipients.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds and their physiologically acceptable salts and solvates may be formulated for administration by, for example, injection (e.g. SubQ, IM, IP), inhalation or insufflation (either through the mouth or the nose) or oral, buccal, sublingual, transdermal, nasal, parenteral or rectal administration.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound may be administered locally, at the site where the target cells are present, i.e., in a specific tissue, organ, or fluid (e.g., blood, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.).
  • a specific tissue, organ, or fluid e.g., blood, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds can be formulated for a variety of modes of administration, including systemic and topical or localized administration. Techniques and formulations generally may be found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meade Publishing Co., Easton, PA. For parenteral administration, injection is preferred, including intramuscular, intravenous, intraperitoneal, and subcutaneous.
  • parenteral administration injection is preferred, including intramuscular, intravenous, intraperitoneal, and subcutaneous.
  • the compounds can be formulated in liquid solutions, preferably in physiologically compatible buffers such as Hank's solution or Ringer's solution.
  • the compounds may be formulated in solid form and redissolved or suspended immediately prior to use. Lyophilized forms are also included.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions may take the form of, for example, tablets, lozanges, or capsules prepared by conventional means with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients such as binding agents (e.g., pregelatinised maize starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose); fillers (e.g., lactose, microcrystalline cellulose or calcium hydrogen phosphate); lubricants (e.g., magnesium stearate, talc or silica); disintegrants (e.g., potato starch or sodium starch glycolate); or wetting agents (e.g., sodium lauryl sulphate).
  • binding agents e.g., pregelatinised maize starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
  • fillers e.g., lactose, microcrystalline cellulose or calcium hydrogen phosphate
  • lubricants e.g., magnesium stearate, talc or silica
  • disintegrants e.g
  • Liquid preparations for oral administration may take the form of, for example, solutions, syrups or suspensions, or they may be presented as a dry product for constitution with water or other suitable vehicle before use.
  • Such liquid preparations may be prepared by conventional means with pharmaceutically acceptable additives such as suspending agents (e.g., sorbitol syrup, cellulose derivatives or hydrogenated edible fats); emulsifying agents (e.g., lecithin or acacia); non-aqueous vehicles (e.g., ationd oil, oily esters, ethyl alcohol or fractionated vegetable oils); and preservatives (e.g., methyl or propyl-p-hydroxybenzoates or sorbic acid).
  • the preparations may also contain buffer salts, flavoring, coloring and sweetening agents as appropriate.
  • Preparations for oral administration may be suitably formulated to give controlled release of the active compound.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds may be conveniently delivered in the form of an aerosol spray presentation from pressurized packs or a nebuliser, with the use of a suitable propellant, e.g., dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoro ethane, carbon dioxide or other suitable gas.
  • a suitable propellant e.g., dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoro ethane, carbon dioxide or other suitable gas.
  • the dosage unit may be determined by providing a valve to deliver a metered amount.
  • Capsules and cartridges of e.g., gelatin, for use in an inhaler or insufflator may be formulated containing a powder mix of the compound and a suitable powder base such as lactose or starch.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may be formulated for parenteral administration by injection, e.g., by bolus injection or continuous infusion.
  • Formulations for injection may be presented in unit dosage form, e.g., in ampoules or in multi-dose containers, with an added preservative.
  • the compositions may take such forms as suspensions, solutions or emulsions in oily or aqueous vehicles, and may contain formulatory agents such as suspending, stabilizing and/or dispersing agents.
  • the active ingredient may be in powder form for constitution with a suitable vehicle, e.g., sterile pyrogen-free water, before use.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may also be formulated in rectal compositions such as suppositories or retention enemas, e.g., containing conventional suppository bases such as cocoa butter or other glycerides.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds may also be formulated as a depot preparation. Such long acting formulations may be administered by implantation (for example subcutaneously or intramuscularly) or by intramuscular injection.
  • sirtuin-modulating compounds may be formulated with suitable polymeric or hydrophobic materials (for example as an emulsion in an acceptable oil) or ion exchange resins, or as sparingly soluble derivatives, for example, as a sparingly soluble salt.
  • Controlled release formula also includes patches.
  • the compounds described herein can be formulated for delivery to the central nervous system (CNS) (reviewed in Begley, Pharmacology & Therapeutics 104: 29-45 (2004)). Conventional .
  • CNS central nervous system
  • approaches for drug delivery to the CNS include: neurosurgical strategies (e.g., intracerebral injection or intracerebroventricular infusion); molecular manipulation of the agent (e.g., production of a chimeric fusion protein that comprises a transport peptide that has an affinity for an endothelial cell surface molecule in combination with an agent that is itself incapable of crossing the BBB) in an attempt to exploit one of the endogenous transport pathways of the BBB; pharmacological strategies designed to increase the lipid solubility of an agent (e.g., conjugation of water-soluble agents to lipid or cholesterol carriers); and the transitory disruption of the integrity of the BBB by hyperosmotic disruption (resulting from the infusion of a mannitol solution into the carotid artery or the use of a biologically active agent such as an angiotensin peptide).
  • neurosurgical strategies e.g., intracerebral injection or intracerebroventricular infusion
  • molecular manipulation of the agent e.g.
  • Nanoparticles can be administrated as powder, as a powder mixture with added excipients or as suspensions. Colloidal suspensions of nanoparticles can easily be administrated through a cannula with small diameter.
  • Nanoparticles are particles with a diameter from about 5 nm to up to about 1000 nm.
  • the term “nanoparticles” as it is used hereinafter refers to particles formed by a polymeric matrix in which the active compound is dispersed, also known as “nano spheres” , and also refers to nanoparticles which are composed of a core containing the active compound which is surrounded by a polymeric membrane, also known as “nanocapsules”.
  • nanoparticles are preferred having a diameter from about 50 nm to about 500 nm, in particular from about 100 nm to about 200 nm.
  • Nanoparticles can be prepared by in situ polymerization of dispersed monomers or by using preformed polymers. Since polymers prepared in situ are often not biodegradable and/or contain toxicological serious byproducts, nanoparticles from preformed polymers are preferred. Nanoparticles from preformed polymers can be prepared by different techniques, e.g., by emulsion evaporation, solvent displacement, salting-out, mechanical grinding, microprecipitation, and by emulsification diffusion. With the methods described above, nanoparticles can be formed with various types of polymers. For use in the method of the present invention, nanoparticles made from biocompatible polymers are preferred. The term "biocompatible" refers to material that after introduction into a biological environment has no serious effects to the biological environment.
  • biocompatible polymers those polymers are especially preferred which are also biodegradable.
  • biodegradable refers to material that after introduction into a biological environment is enzymatically or chemically degraded into smaller molecules, which can be eliminated subsequently.
  • polyesters from hydroxycarboxylic acids such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA), poly(glycolic acid) (PGA), polycaprolactone (PCL), copolymers of lactic acid and glycolic acid (PLGA), copolymers of lactic acid and caprolactone, polyepsilon caprolactone, polyhyroxy butyric acid and poly(ortho)esters, polyurethanes, polyanhydrides, polyacetals, polydihydropyrans, polycyanoacrylates, natural polymers such as alginate and other polysaccharides including dextran and cellulose, collagen and albumin.
  • Suitable surface modifiers can preferably be selected from known organic and inorganic pharmaceutical excipients. Such excipients include various polymers, low molecular weight oligomers, natural products and surfactants. Preferred surface modifiers include nonionic and ionic surfactants.
  • surface modifiers include gelatin, casein, lecithin (phosphatides), gum acacia, cholesterol, tragacanth, stearic acid, benzalkonium chloride, calcium stearate, glycerol monostearate, cetostearyl alcohol, cetomacrogol emulsifying wax, sorbitan esters, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, e.g., macrogol ethers such as cetomacrogol 1000, polyoxyethylene castor oil derivatives, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, e.g., the commercially available TweensTM, polyethylene glycols, polyoxyethylene stearates, colloidal silicon dioxide, phosphates, sodium dodecylsulfate, carboxymethylcellulose calcium, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxy propylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate, noncrystalline cellulose, magnesium aluminum silicate, triethanolamine, polyvin
  • Liposomes are a further drug delivery system which is easily injectable. Accordingly, in the method of invention the active compounds can also be administered in the form of a liposome delivery system.
  • Liposomes are well-known by a person skilled in the art. Liposomes can be formed from a variety of phospholipids, such as cholesterol, stearylamine of phosphatidylcholines. Liposomes being usable for the method of invention encompass all types of liposomes including, but not limited to, small unilamellar vesicles, large unilamellar vesicles and multilamellar vesicles.
  • Liposomes are used for a variety of therapeutic purposes, and in particular, for carrying therapeutic agents to target cells.
  • liposome-drug formulations offer the potential of improved drug-delivery properties, which include, for example, controlled drug release.
  • An extended circulation time is often needed for liposomes to reach a target region, cell or site. In particular, this is necessary where the target region, cell or site is not located near the site of administration.
  • a hydrophilic agent for example, a coating of hydrophilic polymer chains such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) to extend the blood circulation lifetime of the liposomes.
  • PEG polyethylene glycol
  • One surface modification to a liposome is the attachment of PEG chains, typically having a molecular weight from about 1000 daltons (Da) to about 5000 Da, and to about 5 mole percent (%) of the lipids making up the liposomes (see, for example, Stealth Liposomes, CRC Press, Lasic, D. and Martin, F., eds., Boca Raton, FIa., (1995)), and the cited references therein.
  • the pharmacokinetics exhibited by such liposomes are characterized by a dose-independent reduction in uptake of liposomes by the liver and spleen via the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS), and significantly prolonged blood circulation time, as compared to non-surface-modified liposomes, which tend to be rapidly removed from the blood and accumulated in the liver and spleen.
  • the complex is shielded to increase the circulatory half- life of the complex or shielded to increase the resistance of nucleic acid to degradation, for example degradation by nucleases.
  • shielding refers to the ability of "shielding moieties” to reduce the non-specific interaction of the complexes described herein with serum complement or with other species present in serum in vitro or in vivo. Shielding moieties may decrease the complex interaction with or binding to these species through one or more mechanisms, including, for example, non-specific steric or non-specific electronic interactions. Examples of such interactions include non-specific electrostatic interactions, charge interactions, Van der Waals interactions, steric-hindrance and the like. For a moiety to act as a shielding moiety, the mechanism or mechanisms by which it may reduce interaction with, association with or binding to the serum complement or other species does not have to be identified.
  • shielding moieties can be multifunctional.
  • a shielding moiety may also function as, for example, a targeting factor.
  • a shielding moiety may also be referred to as multifunctional with respect to the mechanism(s) by which it shields the complex. While not wishing to be limited by proposed mechanism or theory, examples of such a multifunctional shielding moiety are pH sensitive endosomal membrane-disruptive synthetic polymers, such as PPAA or PEAA.
  • Certain poly(alkylacrylic acids) have been shown to disrupt endosomal membranes while leaving the-outer cell surface membrane intact (Stayton et al. (2000) J. Contrail. Release 65:203-220; Murthy et al. (1999) J. Contrail. Release 61:137-143; WO 99/34831), thereby increasing cellular bioavailability and functioning as a targeting factor.
  • PPAA reduces binding of serum complement to complexes in which it is incorporated, thus functioning as a shielding moiety.
  • Another way to produce a formulation, particularly a solution, of a sirtuin modulator such as resveratrol or a derivative thereof, is through the use of cyclodextrin.
  • cyclodextrin is meant ⁇ -, ⁇ -, or ⁇ -cyclodextrin.
  • Cyclodextrins are described in detail in Pitha et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,727,064, which is incorporated herein by reference. Cyclodextrins are cyclic oligomers of glucose; these compounds form inclusion complexes with any drug whose molecule can fit into the lipophile-seeking cavities of the cyclodextrin molecule.
  • the cyclodextrin of the compositions according to the invention may be ⁇ - 5 ⁇ -, or ⁇ -cyclodextrin.
  • a-cyclodextrin contains six glucopyranose units;
  • ⁇ -cyclodextrin contains seven glucopyranose units;
  • g-cyclodextrin contains eight glucopyranose units.
  • the molecule is believed to form a truncated cone having a core opening of 4.7- 5.3 angstroms, 6.0-6.5 angstroms, and 7.5-8.3 angstroms in ⁇ -, ⁇ -, or ⁇ -cyclodextrin respectively.
  • composition according to the invention may comprise a mixture of two or more of the ⁇ -, ⁇ -, or ⁇ -cyclodextrins. Typically, however, the composition according to the invention will comprise only one of the ⁇ -, ⁇ -, or ⁇ -cyclodextrins.
  • cyclodextrins in the compositions according to the invention are amorphous cyclodextrin compounds.
  • amorphous cyclodextrin is meant noncrystalline mixtures of cyclodextrins wherein the mixture is prepared from ⁇ -, ⁇ -, or ⁇ - cyclodextrin.
  • the amorphous cyclodextrin is prepared by non-selective alleviation of the desired cyclodextrin species.
  • Suitable alkylation agents for this purpose include but are not limited to propylene oxide, glycidol, iodoacetarnide, chloroacetate, and 2-diethylaminoethlychloride.
  • amorphous cyclodextrins suitable for compositions according to the invention are hydroxypropyl, hydroxyethyl, glucosyl, maltosyl and maltotriosyl derivatives of ⁇ -cyclodextrin, carboxyamidomethyl- ⁇ -cyclodextrin, carboxymethyl- ⁇ - cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl- ⁇ -cyclodextrin and diethylamino- ⁇ -cyclodextrin.
  • resveratrol dissolved in the presence of a cyclodextrin is provided in Marier et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Therap.
  • compositions of matter of the invention comprise an aqueous preparation of preferably substituted amorphous cyclodextrin and one or more sirtuin modulators.
  • the relative amounts of sirtuin modulators and cyclodextrin will vary depending upon the relative amount of each of the sirtuin modulators and the effect of the cyclodextrin on the compound.
  • the ratio of the weight of compound of the sirtuin modulators to the weight of cyclodextrin compound will be in a range between 1:1 and 1:100.
  • a weight to weight ratio in a range of 1:5 to 1:50 and more preferably in a range of 1:10 to 1:20 of the compound selected from sirtuin modulators to cyclodextrin are believed to be the most effective for increased circulating availability of the sirtuin modulator.
  • a cyclodextrin will be substantially free of pyrogenic contaminants.
  • Various forms of cyclodextrin such as forms of amorphous cyclodextrin, may be purchased from a number of vendors including Sigma- Aldrich, Inc. (St. Louis, Mo., USA).
  • Sigma- Aldrich, Inc. St. Louis, Mo., USA.
  • a method for the production of hydroxypropyl- ⁇ -cyclodextrin is disclosed in Pitha et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,727,064 which is incorporated herein by reference. Additional description of the use of cyclodextrin for solubilizing compounds can be found in US 2005/0026849, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • Rapidly disintegrating or dissolving dosage forms are useful for the rapid absorption, particularly buccal and sublingual absorption, of pharmaceutically active agents.
  • Fast melt dosage forms are beneficial to patients, such as aged and pediatric patients, who have difficulty in swallowing typical solid dosage forms, such as caplets and tablets. Additionally, fast melt dosage forms circumvent drawbacks associated with, for example, chewable dosage forms, wherein the length of time an active agent remains in a patient's mouth plays an important role in determining the amount of taste masking and the extent to which a patient may object to throat grittiness of the active agent.
  • manufacturers have developed a number of fast melt solid dose oral formulations. These are available from manufacturers including Cima Labs, Fuisz Technologies Ltd., Prographarm, R. P.
  • the granules can be combined with a variety of carriers including low density, high moldability saccharides, low moldability saccharides, polyol combinations, and then directly compressed into a tablet that exhibits an improved dissolution and disintegration profile.
  • the tablets according to the present invention typically have a hardness of about
  • the granules used to make the tablets can be, for example, mixtures of low density alkali earth metal salts or carbohydrates.
  • a mixture of alkali earth metal salts includes a combination of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide.
  • a fast melt tablet can be prepared according to the methods of the present invention that incorporates the use of A) spray dried extra light calcium carbonate/maltodextrin, B) magnesium hydroxide and C) a eutectic polyol combination including Sorbitol Instant, xylitol and mannitol. These materials have been combined to produce a low density tablet that dissolves very readily and promotes the fast disintegration of the active ingredient. Additionally, the pre-compacted and spray dried granules can be combined in the same tablet.
  • a sirtuin modulator useful in the present invention can be in a form such as solid, particulate, granular, crystalline, oily or solution.
  • the sirtuin modulator for use in the present invention may be a spray dried product or an adsorbate that has been pre-compacted to a harder granular form that reduces the medicament taste.
  • a pharmaceutical active ingredient for use in the present invention may be spray dried with a carrier that prevents the active ingredient from being easily extracted from the tablet when chewed.
  • the medicament drug itself can be processed by the pre-comp action process to achieve an increased density prior to being incorporated into the formulation.
  • the pre-compaction process used in the present invention can be used to deliver poorly soluble pharmaceutical materials so as to improve the release of such pharmaceutical materials over traditional dosage forms. This could allow for the use of lower dosage levels to deliver equivalent bioavailable levels of drug and thereby lower toxicity levels of both currently marketed drug and new chemical entities. Poorly soluble pharmaceutical materials can be used in the form of nanoparticles, which are nanometer-sized particles.
  • the fast melt tablets can be formulated using conventional carriers or excipients and well established pharmaceutical techniques.
  • Conventional carriers or excipients include, but are not limited to, diluents, binders, adhesives (i.e., cellulose derivatives and acrylic derivatives), lubricants (i.e., magnesium or calcium stearate, vegetable oils, polyethylene glycols, talc, sodium lauryl sulphate, polyoxy ethylene mono stearate), disintegrants, colorants, flavorings, preservatives, sweeteners and miscellaneous materials such as buffers and adsorbents.
  • adhesives i.e., cellulose derivatives and acrylic derivatives
  • lubricants i.e., magnesium or calcium stearate, vegetable oils, polyethylene glycols, talc, sodium lauryl sulphate, polyoxy ethylene mono stearate
  • disintegrants i.e., colorants, flavorings, preservatives, sweeteners and miscellaneous materials such as buffers and adsorbents.
  • compositions may comprise from about 0.00001 to 100% such as from 0.001 to 10% or from 0.1% to 5% by weight of one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds described herein.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound described herein is incorporated into a topical formulation containing a topical carrier that is generally suited to topical drug administration and comprising any such material known in the art.
  • the topical carrier may be selected so as to provide the composition in the desired form, e.g., as an ointment, lotion, cream, micro emulsion, gel, oil, solution, or the like, and may be comprised of a material of either naturally occurring or synthetic origin. It is preferable that the selected carrier not adversely affect the active agent or other components of the topical formulation.
  • topical carriers examples include water, alcohols and other nontoxic organic solvents, glycerin, mineral oil, silicone, petroleum jelly, lanolin, fatty acids, vegetable oils, parabens, waxes, and the like. Formulations may be colorless, odorless ointments, lotions, creams, microemulsions and gels.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may be incorporated into ointments, which generally are semisolid preparations which are typically based on petrolatum or other petroleum derivatives.
  • ointments which generally are semisolid preparations which are typically based on petrolatum or other petroleum derivatives.
  • the specific ointment base to be used is one that will provide for optimum drug delivery, and, preferably, will provide for other desired characteristics as well, e.g., emolliency or the like.
  • an ointment base should be inert, stable, nonirritating and nonsensitizing.
  • ointment bases may be grouped in four classes: oleaginous bases; emulsif ⁇ able bases; emulsion bases; and water-soluble bases.
  • Oleaginous ointment bases include, for example, vegetable oils, fats obtained from animals, and semisolid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum.
  • Emulsifiable ointment bases also known as absorbent ointment bases, contain little or no water and include, for example, hydroxystearin sulfate, anhydrous lanolin and hydrophilic petrolatum.
  • Emulsion ointment bases are either water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions or oil-in-water (OAV) emulsions, and include, for example, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate, lanolin and stearic acid.
  • Exemplary water-soluble ointment bases are prepared from polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of varying molecular weight; again, reference may be had to Remington's, supra, for further information.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may be incorporated into lotions, which generally are preparations to be applied to the skin surface without friction, and are typically liquid or semiliquid preparations in which solid particles, including the active agent, are present in a water or alcohol base.
  • Lotions are usually suspensions of solids, and may comprise a liquid oily emulsion of the oil-in-water type. Lotions are preferred formulations for treating large body areas, because of the ease of applying a more fluid composition. It is generally necessary that the insoluble matter in a lotion be finely divided. Lotions will typically contain suspending agents to produce better dispersions as well as compounds useful for localizing and holding the active agent in contact with the skin, e.g., methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, or the like.
  • An exemplary lotion formulation for use in conjunction with the present method contains propylene glycol mixed with a hydrophilic petrolatum such as that which may be obtained under the trademark Aquaphor R TM from Beiersdorf, Inc. (Norwalk, Conn.).
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may be incorporated into creams, which generally are viscous liquid or semisolid emulsions, either oil-in-water or water-in-oil.
  • Cream bases are water-washable, and contain an oil phase, an emulsifier and an aqueous phase.
  • the oil phase is generally comprised of petrolatum and a fatty alcohol such as cetyl or stearyl alcohol; the aqueous phase usually, although not necessarily, exceeds the oil phase in volume, and generally contains a humectant.
  • the emulsifier in a cream formulation is generally a nonionic, anionic, cationic or amphoteric surfactant.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may be incorporated into microemulsions, which generally are thermodynamically stable, isotropically clear dispersions of two immiscible liquids, such as oil and water, stabilized by an interfacial film of surfactant molecules (Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1992), volume 9).
  • surfactant emulsifier
  • co- surfactant co-emulsifier
  • an oil phase and a water phase are necessary.
  • Suitable surfactants include any surfactants that are useful in the preparation of emulsions, e.g., emulsifiers that are typically used in the preparation of creams.
  • the co-surfactant is generally selected from the group of polyglycerol derivatives, glycerol derivatives and fatty alcohols.
  • Preferred emulsifier/co-emulsifier combinations are generally although not necessarily selected from the group consisting of: glyceryl monostearate and polyoxyethylene stearate; polyethylene glycol and ethylene glycol palmitostearate; and caprilic and capric triglycerides and oleoyl macrogolglycerides.
  • the water phase includes not only water but also, typically, buffers, glucose, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, preferably lower molecular weight polyethylene glycols (e.g., PEG 300 and PEG 400), and/or glycerol, and the like, while the oil phase will generally comprise, for example, fatty acid esters, modified vegetable oils, silicone oils, mixtures of mono- di- and triglycerides, mono- and di-esters of PEG (e.g., oleoyl macrogol glycerides), etc.
  • buffers glucose, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, preferably lower molecular weight polyethylene glycols (e.g., PEG 300 and PEG 400), and/or glycerol, and the like
  • the oil phase will generally comprise, for example, fatty acid esters, modified vegetable oils, silicone oils, mixtures of mono- di- and triglycerides, mono- and di-esters of PEG (e.g., ole
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds may be incorporated into gel formulations, which generally are semisolid systems consisting of either suspensions made up of small inorganic particles (two-phase systems) or large organic molecules distributed substantially uniformly throughout a carrier liquid (single phase gels).
  • Single phase gels can be made, for example, by combining the active agent, a carrier liquid and a suitable gelling agent such as tragacanth (at 2 to 5%), sodium alginate (at 2-10%), gelatin (at 2-15%), methylcellulose (at 3-5%), sodium carboxymethylcellulose (at 2- 5%), carbomer (at 0.3-5%) or polyvinyl alcohol (at 10-20%) together and mixing until a characteristic semisolid product is produced.
  • suitable gelling agents include methylhydroxycellulose, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene, hydroxyethylcellulose and gelatin.
  • additives may be included in formulations, e.g., topical formulations.
  • additives include, but are not limited to, solubilizers, skin permeation enhancers, opacifiers, preservatives (e.g., anti- oxidants), gelling agents, buffering agents, surfactants (particularly nonionic and amphoteric surfactants), emulsifiers, emollients, thickening agents, stabilizers, humectants, colorants, fragrance, and the like.
  • solubilizers and/or skin permeation enhancers is particularly preferred, along with emulsifiers, emollients and preservatives.
  • An optimum topical formulation comprises approximately: 2 wt. % to 60 wt. %, preferably 2 wt. % to 50 wt. %, sol ⁇ bilizer and/or skin permeation enhancer; 2 wt. % to 50 wt. %, preferably 2 wt. % to 20 wt. %, emulsifiers; 2 wt. % to 20 wt. % emollient; and 0.01 to 0.2 wt. % preservative, with the active agent and carrier (e.g., water) making of the remainder of the formulation.
  • the active agent and carrier e.g., water
  • a skin permeation enhancer serves to facilitate passage of therapeutic levels of active agent to pass through a reasonably sized area of unbroken skin.
  • Suitable enhancers include, for example: lower alkanols such as methanol ethanol and 2-propanol; alkyl methyl sulfoxides such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), decylmethylsulfoxide (C] 0 MSO) and tetradecylmethyl sulfboxide; pyrrolidones such as 2-pyrrolidone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and N-(- hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidone; urea; N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide; C 2 -C 6 alkanediols; miscellaneous solvents such as dimethyl formamide (DMF), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol; and the 1 -substitute
  • solubilizers include, but are not limited to, the following: hydrophilic ethers such as diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (ethoxydiglycol, available commercially as Transcutol RTM ) and diethylene glycol monoethyl ether oleate (available commercially as Softcutol RTM ); polyethylene castor oil derivatives such as polyoxy 35 castor oil, polyoxy 40 hydrogenated castor oil, etc.; polyethylene glycol, particularly lower molecular weight polyethylene glycols such as PEG 300 and PEG 400, and polyethylene glycol derivatives such as PEG-8 caprylic/capric glycerides (available commercially as Labrasol RTM ); alkyl methyl sulfoxides such as DMSO; pyrrolidones such as 2-pyrrolidone and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; and DMA.
  • hydrophilic ethers such as diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (ethoxydiglycol, available commercially as Trans
  • solubilizers can also act as absorption enhancers.
  • a single solubilizer may be incorporated into the formulation, or a mixture of solubilizers may be incorporated therein.
  • Suitable emulsifiers and co-emulsifiers include, without limitation, those emulsifiers and co-emulsifiers described with respect to microemulsion formulations.
  • Emollients include, for example, propylene glycol, glycerol, isopropyl myristate, polypropylene glycol-2 (PPG-2) myristyl ether propionate, and the like.
  • sunscreen formulations e.g., other antiinflammatory agents, analgesics, antimicrobial agents, antifungal agents, antibiotics, vitamins, antioxidants, and sunblock agents commonly found in sunscreen formulations including, but not limited to, anthranilates, benzophenones (particularly benzophenone-3), camphor derivatives, cinnamates (e.g., octyl methoxycinnamate), dibenzoyl methanes (e.g., butyl methoxydibenzoyl methane), p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and derivatives thereof, and salicylates (e.g., octyl salicylate).
  • sunscreen formulations including, but not limited to, anthranilates, benzophenones (particularly benzophenone-3), camphor derivatives, cinnamates (e.g., octyl methoxycinnamate), dibenzoyl methanes (e.g., but
  • the active agent is present in an amount in the range of approximately 0.25 wt. % to 75 wt. % of the formulation, preferably in the range of approximately 0.25 wt. % to 30 wt. % of the formulation, more preferably in the range of approximately 0.5 wt. % to 15 wt. % of the formulation, and most preferably in the range of approximately 1.0 wt. % to 10 wt. % of the formulation.
  • Topical skin treatment compositions can be packaged in a suitable container to suit its viscosity and intended use by the consumer.
  • a lotion or cream can be packaged in a bottle or a roll-ball applicator, or a propellant-driven aerosol device or- a container fitted with a pump suitable for finger operation.
  • a cream it can simply be stored in a non-deformable bottle or squeeze container, such as a tube or a lidded jar.
  • the composition may also be included in capsules such as those described in U.S. Pat. No: 5,063,507. Accordingly, also provided are closed containers containing a cosmetically acceptable composition as herein defined.
  • a pharmaceutical formulation for oral or parenteral administration, in which case the formulation may comprises a modulating compound-containing microemulsion as described above, but may contain alternative pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, vehicles, additives, etc. particularly suited to oral or parenteral drug administration.
  • a modulating compound-containing microemulsion may be administered orally or parenterally substantially as described above, without modification.
  • Phospholipids complexes e.g., resveratrol-phospho lipid complexes, and their preparation are described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/116386.
  • Methods for stabilizing active components using polyol/polymer microcapsules, and their preparation are described in US20040108608. Processes for dissolving lipophilic compounds in aqueous solution with amphiphilic block copolymers are described in WO 04/035013.
  • Conditions of the eye can be treated or prevented by, e.g., systemic, topical, intraocular injection of a sirtuin-modulating compound, or by insertion of a sustained release device that releases a sirtuin-modulating compound.
  • a sirtuin-modulating compound that increases or decreases the level and/or activity of a sirtuin protein may be delivered in a pharmaceutically acceptable ophthalmic vehicle, such that the compound is maintained in contact with the ocular surface for a sufficient time period to allow the compound to penetrate the corneal and internal regions of the eye, as for example the anterior chamber, posterior chamber, vitreous body, aqueous humor, vitreous humor, cornea, iris/ciliary, lens, choroid/retina and sclera.
  • the pharmaceutically-acceptable ophthalmic vehicle may, for example, be an ointment, vegetable oil or an encapsulating material.
  • the compounds of the invention may be injected directly into the vitreous and aqueous humour.
  • the compounds may be administered systemically, such as by intravenous infusion or injection, for treatment of the eye.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds described herein may be stored in oxygen free environment according to methods in the art.
  • resveratrol or analog thereof can be prepared in an airtight capsule for oral administration, such as Capsugel from Pfizer, Inc.
  • Cells e.g., treated ex vivo with a sirtuin-modulating compound
  • an immunosuppressant drug e.g., cyclosporin A.
  • the reader is referred to Cell Therapy: Stem Cell Transplantation, Gene Therapy, and Cellular Immunotherapy, by G. Morstyn & W. Sheridan eds, Cambridge University Press, 1996; and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Therapy, E. D. Ball, J. Lister & P. Law, Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
  • Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of sirtuin-modulating compounds can be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals.
  • the LDso is the dose lethal to 50% of the population.
  • the EDso is the dose therapeutically effective in 50% of the population.
  • the dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effects (LDso/EDso) is the therapeutic index.
  • Sirtuin-modulating compounds that exhibit large therapeutic indexes are preferred. While sirtuin- modulating compounds that exhibit toxic side effects may be used, care should be taken to design a delivery system that targets such compounds to the site of affected tissue in order to minimize potential damage to uninfected cells and, thereby, reduce side effects.
  • the data obtained from the cell culture assays and animal studies can be used in formulating a range of dosage for use in humans.
  • the dosage of such compounds may lie within a range of circulating concentrations that include the EDso with little or no toxicity.
  • the dosage may vary within this range depending upon the dosage form employed and the route of administration utilized.
  • the therapeutically effective dose can be estimated initially from cell culture assays.
  • a dose may be formulated in animal models to achieve a circulating plasma concentration range that includes the ICso (i.e., the concentration of the test compound that achieves a half-maximal inhibition of symptoms) as determined in cell culture.
  • ICso i.e., the concentration of the test compound that achieves a half-maximal inhibition of symptoms
  • levels in plasma may be measured, for example, by high performance liquid chromatography.
  • kits e.g., kits for therapeutic purposes or kits for modulating the lifespan of cells or modulating apoptosis.
  • a kit may comprise one or more sirtuin-modulating compounds, e.g., in premeasured doses.
  • a kit may optionally comprise devices for contacting cells with the compounds and instructions for use. Devices include syringes, stents and other devices for introducing a sirtuin-modulating compound into a subject (e.g., the blood vessel of a subject) or applying it to the skin of a subject.
  • kits for identifying sirtuin-modulating compounds contain (1) a sirtuin or sirtuin-containing material and (2) a sirtuin-modulating compound of the invention, which are in separate vessels.
  • Such kits can be used, for example, to perform a competition-type assay to test other compounds (typically provided by the user) for sirtuin-modulating activity.
  • these kits further comprise means for determining sirtuin activity (e.g., a peptide with an appropriate indicator, such as those disclosed in the Exemplification) .
  • EXEMPLIFICATION The invention now being generally described, it will be more readily understood by reference to the following examples which are included merely for purposes of illustration of certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the invention in any way.
  • EXAMPLE 1 Identification of Sirtuin Modulators Using SIRTl A fluorescence polarization or mass spectrometry based assay was used to identify modulators of SIRTl activity. The same assay may be used to identify modulators of any sirtuin protein.
  • the fluorescence polarization assays utilizes one of two different peptides based on a fragment of p53, a known sirtuin deacetylation target.
  • This peptide is labeled with the fluorophore MR121 (excitation 635 nm/emission 680 nm) at the C-termini and biotin at the N-termini.
  • the sequence of the peptide substrates are based on p53 with several modifications. In particular, all arginine and leucine residues other than the acetylated lysine residues have replaced with serine so that the peptides are not susceptible to trypsin cleavage in the absence of deacetylation.
  • the methionine residues naturally present in the sequences have been replaced with the norleucine because the methionine may be susceptible to oxidation during synthesis and purification.
  • the following peptide 2 may also be used for testing compounds for sirtuin modulating activity: Ac-EE-K(biotin)-GQSTSSHSK(Ac)NleSTEG-K(5TMR)-EE- NH2 (SEQ ID NO: 2) wherein K(Ac) is an acetylated lysine residue and NIe is a norleucine.
  • the peptide is labeled with the fluorophore 5TMR (excitation 540 nm/emission 580 nm) at the C-terminus.
  • the sequence of the peptide substrate is also based on p53 with several modifications.
  • the methionine residue naturally present in the sequence was replaced with the norleucine because the methionine may be susceptible to oxidation during synthesis and purification.
  • the peptide substrates were exposed to a sirtuin protein in the presence of NAD + to allow deacetylation of the substrate and render it sensitive to cleavage by trypsin. Trypsin was then added and the reaction was carried to completion (i.e., the deacetylated substrate is cleaved) releasing the MRl 21 or 5TMR fragment. Streptavidin is then added to the reaction where it can bind both the uncleaved substrate (i.e., any remaining acetylated substrate) and the non-fluorescent portion of the cleaved peptide substrate (i.e., the biotin containing fragment).
  • the fluorescence polarization signal observed for the full length peptide substrates bound to streptavidin was higher than the fluorescence polarization signal observed for the released MRl 21 or 5TMR C- terminal fragment.
  • the fluorescence polarization obtained is inversely proportional to the level of deacetylation (e.g., the signal is inversely proportional to the activity of the sirtuin protein).
  • Results were read on a microplate fluorescence polarization reader (Molecular Devices Spectramax MD) with appropriate excitation and emission filters.
  • the fluorescence polarization assays using peptide 1 is conducted as follows: 0.5 ⁇ M peptide substrate and 150 ⁇ M ⁇ NAD + is incubated with 0.1 ⁇ g/mL of SIRTl for 60 minutes at 37 0 C in a reaction buffer (25 mM Tris-acetate pH8, 137 mM Na-Ac, 2.7 mM K-Ac, 1 mM Mg-Ac, 0.05% Tween-20, 0.1% Pluronic F127, 10 mM CaCl 2 , 5 mM DTT, 0.025% BSA, 0.15 mM Nicotinamide).
  • Test compounds were solubilized in DMSO and added to the reaction at 11 concentrations ranging from 0.7 ⁇ M to 100 ⁇ M. Fluorescence polarization assays using peptide 2 is conducted as follows: 0.5 ⁇ M peptide substrate and 120 ⁇ M ⁇ NAD + were incubated with 3 nM SIRTl for 20 minutes at 25 0 C in a reaction buffer (25 mM Tris-acetate pH8, 137 mM Na-Ac, 2.7 mM K-Ac, 1 mM Mg-Ac, 0.05% Tween-20, 0.1% Pluronic F127, 10 mM CaCl 2 , 5 mM DTT, 0.025% BSA). Test compounds 19-56 were solubilized in DMSO and added to the reaction at 10 concentrations ranging from 300 ⁇ M to 0.15 ⁇ M in three- fold dilutions.
  • nicotinamide was added to the reaction to a final concentration of 3 mM to stop the deacetylation reaction and 0.5 ⁇ g/mL of trypsin was added to cleave the deacetylated substrate.
  • the reaction was incubated for 30 minutes at 37 0 C in the presence of 1 ⁇ M streptavidin. Fluorescent polarization was determined at excitation (650 nm) and emission (680 nm) wavelengths.
  • the level of activity of the sirtuin protein in the presence of the various concentrations of test compound is then determined and may be compared to the level of activity of the sirtuin protein in the absence of the test compound, and/or the level of activity of the sirtuin proteins in the negative control (e.g., level of inhibition) and positive control (e.g., level of activation) described below.
  • negative control e.g., level of inhibition
  • positive control e.g., level of activation
  • a control for inhibition of sirtuin activity is conducted by adding 1 ⁇ L of 500 mM nicotinamide as a negative control at the start of the reaction (e.g., permits determination of maximum sirtuin inhibition).
  • a control for activation of sirtuin activity was conducted using 3 nM of sirtuin protein, with 1 ⁇ L of DMSO in place of compound, to reach baseline deacetylation of the substrate (e.g., to determine normalized sirtuin activity).
  • the mass spectrometry based assay utilizes a peptide having 20 amino acid residues as follows: Ac-EE-K(biotm)-GQSTSSHSK(Ac)NleSTEG-K(5TMR)-EE-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO: 2) wherein K(Ac) is an acetylated lysine residue and NIe is a norleucine.
  • the peptide is labeled with the fluorophore 5TMR (excitation 540 nm/emission 580 rim) at the C-terniinus.
  • the sequence of the peptide substrate is based on p53 with several modifications, hi addition, the methionine residue naturally present in the sequence was replaced with the norleucine because the methionine may be susceptible to oxidation during synthesis and purification.
  • the mass spectrometry assay is conducted as follows: 0.5 ⁇ M peptide substrate and 120 ⁇ M ⁇ NAD + is incubated with 10 nM SIRTl for 25 minutes at 25 0 C in a reaction buffer (50 mM Tris-acetate pH 8, 137 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 1 mM MgCl 2 , 5 mM DTT, 0.05% BSA). Test compounds may be added to the reaction as described above.
  • the SirTl gene is cloned into a T7-promoter containing vector and transformed into BL21(DE3). After the 25 minute incubation with SIRTl, 10 ⁇ L of 10% formic acid is added to stop the reaction. Reactions are sealed and frozen for later mass spec analysis. Determination of the mass of the substrate peptide allows for precise determination of the degree of acetylation (i.e. starting material) as compared to deacetylated peptide (product).
  • a control for inhibition of sirtuin activity is conducted by adding 1 ⁇ L of 500 mM nicotinamide as a negative control at the start of the reaction (e.g., permits determination of maximum sirtuin inhibition).
  • a control for activation of sirtuin activity is conducted using 10 nM of sirtuin protein, with 1 ⁇ L of DMSO in place of compound, to determinine the amount of deacteylation of the substrate at a given timepoint within the linear range of the assay. This timepoint is the same as that used for test compounds and, within the linear range, the endpoint represents a change in velocity.
  • SIRTl protein was expressed and purified as follows.
  • the SirTl gene was cloned into a T7-promoter containing vector and transformed into BL21(DE3).
  • the protein was expressed by induction with 1 mM IPTG as an N-terminal His-tag fusion protein at 18°C overnight and harvested at 30,000 x g.
  • Cells were lysed with lysozyme in lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, 2 mM Tris[2-carboxyethyl] phosphine (TCEP), 10 ⁇ M ZnCl 2 , 200 mM NaCl) and further treated with sonication for 10 min for complete lysis.
  • lysis buffer 50 mM Tris-HCl, 2 mM Tris[2-carboxyethyl] phosphine (TCEP), 10 ⁇ M ZnCl 2 , 200 mM NaCl
  • the protein was purified over a Ni-NTA column (Amersham) and fractions containing pure protein were pooled, concentrated and run over a sizing column (Sephadex S200 26/60 global). The peak containing soluble protein was collected and run on an Ion-exchange column (MonoQ). Gradient elution (200 mM - 500 mM NaCl) yielded pure protein. This protein was concentrated and dialyzed against dialysis buffer (20 mM Tris-HCl, 2 mM TCEP) overnight. The protein was aliquoted and frozen at -80°C until further use.
  • Sirtuin modulating compounds that inhibited SIRTl were identified using the assay described above and are shown below in Table 2.
  • a fluorescence polarization assay is used to identify modulators of SIRT3 activity.
  • the same assay may be used to identify modulators of any sirtuin protein.
  • the assay utilizes a peptide substrate based on a fragment of Histone H4, a known sirtuin deacetylation target.
  • the substrate contains a peptide having 14 amino acid residues as follows: Biotin-GASSHSK(Ac)VLK(MR121) (SEQ ID NO: 3) wherein K(Ac) is an acetylated lysine residue.
  • the peptide is labeled with the fluorophore MR121 (excitation 635 nm/emission 680 nm) at the C-terminus and biotin at the N- terminus.
  • the peptide substrate is exposed to a sirtuin protein in the presence OfNAD + to allow deacetylation of the substrate and render it sensitive to cleavage by trypsin. Trypsin is then added and the reaction is carried to completion (i.e., the deacetylated substrate is cleaved) releasing the MRl 21 fragment. Streptavidin is then added to the reaction where it can bind both the uncleaved substrate (i.e., any remaining acetylated substrate) and the non-fluorescent portion of the cleaved peptide substrate (i.e., the biotin containing fragment).
  • the fluorescence polarization signal observed for the full length peptide substrate bound to streptavidin is higher than the fluorescence polarization signal observed for the released MRl 21 C-terminal fragment. Therefore, the fluorescence polarization obtained is inversely proportional to the level of deacetylation (e.g., the signal is inversely proportional to the activity of the sirtuin protein). Results are read on a microplate fluorescence polarization reader (Molecular Devices Spectramax MD) with appropriate excitation and emission filters.
  • the fluorescence polarization assays may be conducted as follows: 0.5 ⁇ M peptide substrate and 50 ⁇ M ⁇ NAD + is incubated with 2 nM of SIRT3 for 60 minutes at 37 0 C in a reaction buffer (25 mM Tris-acetate pH8, 137 mM Na-Ac 3 2.7 mM K-Ac, 1 mM Mg-Ac, 0.1% Pluronic Fl 27, 10 mM CaCl 2 , 1 mM TCEP, 0.025% BSA). Test compounds are solubilized in DMSO and are added to the reaction at 11 concentrations ranging from 0.7 ⁇ M to 100 ⁇ M.
  • the SIRT3 protein used in the assays corresponded to amino acid residues 102-399 of human SIRT3 with an N-terminal His-tag.
  • the protein was overexpressed in E. coli and purified on a nickel chelate column using standard techniques. After the 60 minute incubation with SER.T3, nicotinamide is added to the reaction to a final concentration of 3 mM to stop the deacetylation reaction and 0.5 ⁇ g/mL of trypsin is added to cleave the deacetylated substrate. The reaction is incubated for 30 minutes at 37 0 C in the presence of 1 mM streptavidin. Fluorescent polarization is determined at excitation (650 run) and emissions (680 nm) wavelengths.
  • the level of activity of the sirtuin protein in the presence of the various concentrations of test compound are then determined and may be compared to the level of activity of the sirtuin protein in the absence of the test compound, and/or the level of activity of the sirtuin proteins in the negative control (e.g., level of inhibition) and positive control (e.g., level of activation) described below.
  • negative control e.g., level of inhibition
  • positive control e.g., level of activation
  • a control for inhibition of sirtuin activity is conducted by adding 30 mM nicotinamide at the start of the reaction (e.g., permits determination of maximum sirtuin inhibition).
  • a control for activation of sirtuin activity is conducted using 0.5 ⁇ g/mL of sirtuin protein to reach baseline deacetylation of the substrate (e.g., to determine normalized sirtuin activity).
  • the present invention provides among other things sirtuin-activating compounds and methods of use thereof. While specific embodiments of the subject invention have been discussed, the above specification is illustrative and not restrictive.

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L’invention concerne de nouveaux composés modulateurs de sirtuine et des procédés d’utilisation idoines. Les composés modulateurs de sirtuine peuvent servir à augmenter la durée de vie d’une cellule, et à traiter et/ou prévenir toute une variété de maladies et de troubles comme, par exemple, les maladies ou les troubles liés au vieillissement et au stress, le diabète, l’obésité, les maladies neurodégénératives, les maladies cardiovasculaires, les troubles de type caillots sanguins, les inflammations, le cancer, et/ou les rougeurs de même que les maladies ou les troubles qui seraient améliorés par une activité mitochondriale augmentée. Elle concerne également des compositions comprenant un composé modulateur de sirtuine en combinaison avec un autre agent thérapeutique.
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