Heroin is a highly abused opioid and incurs a significant detriment to society worldwide. In an effort to expand the limited pharmacotherapy options for opioid use disorders, a heroin conjugate vaccine was developed through comprehensive evaluation of hapten structure, carrier protein, adjuvant and dosing. Immunization of mice with an optimized heroin-tetanus toxoid (TT) conjugate formulated with adjuvants alum and CpG oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) generated heroin immunoantagonism, reducing heroin potency by >15-fold. Moreover, the vaccine effects proved to be durable, persisting for over eight months. The lead vaccine was effective in rhesus monkeys, generating significant and sustained antidrug IgG titers in each subject. Characterization of both mouse and monkey antiheroin antibodies by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) revealed low nanomolar antiserum affinity for the key heroin metabolite, 6-acetylmorphine (6AM), with minimal cross reactivity to clinically used opioids. Following a series of heroin challenges over six months in vaccinated monkeys, drug-sequestering antibodies caused marked attenuation of heroin potency (>4-fold) in a schedule-controlled responding (SCR) behavioral assay. Overall, these preclinical results provide an empirical foundation supporting the further evaluation and potential clinical utility of an effective heroin vaccine in treating opioid use disorders.
[EN] BORONIC ACID CATALYSTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR ACTIVATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS<br/>[FR] CATALYSEURS À BASE D'ACIDE BORONIQUE ET PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION ASSOCIÉS POUR L'ACTIVATION ET LA TRANSFORMATION D'ACIDES CARBOXYLIQUES
申请人:UNIV ALBERTA
公开号:WO2012109749A1
公开(公告)日:2012-08-23
The present application provides methods and catalysts for activation of carboxylic acids for organic reactions. In particular, methods are disclosed for direct nucleophilic addition reactions, such as, amidation reactions with amines, cycloadditions, and conjugate additions, using boronic acid catalysts of formula I, II or III: Also included are novel boronic acid catalysts of formula IV, V and III:
A multigram-scale lower E-factor procedure for MIBA-catalyzed direct amidation and its application to the coupling of alpha and beta aminoacids
作者:Solmaz Fatemi、Nicolas Gernigon、Dennis G. Hall
DOI:10.1039/c5gc00659g
日期:——
The development of direct and atom-economical amidation methods is of high priority because of the importance of amides and peptides as components of pharmaceuticals and commodity chemicals. This article describes...
Boronic Acid Catalysts and Methods of Use Thereof for Activation and Transformation of Carboxylic Acids
申请人:Hall Dennis
公开号:US20140142322A1
公开(公告)日:2014-05-22
The present application provides methods and catalysts for activation of carboxylic acids for organic reactions. In particular, methods are disclosed for direct nucleophilic addition reactions, such as, amidation reactions with amines, cycloadditions, and conjugate additions, using boronic acid catalysts of formula I, II or III: Also included are novel boronic acid catalysts of formula IV, V and III:
作者:Paul T. Bremer、Joel E. Schlosburg、Matthew L. Banks、Floyd. F. Steele、Bin Zhou、Justin L. Poklis、Kim D. Janda
DOI:10.1021/jacs.7b03334
日期:2017.6.28
Heroin is a highly abused opioid and incurs a significant detriment to society worldwide. In an effort to expand the limited pharmacotherapy options for opioid use disorders, a heroin conjugate vaccine was developed through comprehensive evaluation of hapten structure, carrier protein, adjuvant and dosing. Immunization of mice with an optimized heroin-tetanus toxoid (TT) conjugate formulated with adjuvants alum and CpG oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) generated heroin immunoantagonism, reducing heroin potency by >15-fold. Moreover, the vaccine effects proved to be durable, persisting for over eight months. The lead vaccine was effective in rhesus monkeys, generating significant and sustained antidrug IgG titers in each subject. Characterization of both mouse and monkey antiheroin antibodies by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) revealed low nanomolar antiserum affinity for the key heroin metabolite, 6-acetylmorphine (6AM), with minimal cross reactivity to clinically used opioids. Following a series of heroin challenges over six months in vaccinated monkeys, drug-sequestering antibodies caused marked attenuation of heroin potency (>4-fold) in a schedule-controlled responding (SCR) behavioral assay. Overall, these preclinical results provide an empirical foundation supporting the further evaluation and potential clinical utility of an effective heroin vaccine in treating opioid use disorders.