BC-007
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Routes of administration | Infusion |
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Elimination half-life | 2.9-11 min |
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Formula | C150H188N57O97P15 |
Molar mass | 4806.07 g·mol−1 |
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BC-007 is an oligonucleotide aptamer, a synthetic DNA compound designed to bind other chemicals. BC-007 is in early-stage clinical trials as a lead compound intended for the potential treatment of heart failure and long COVID. In the 1990s, the substance was originally investigated as a thrombin binding aptamer or thrombin inhibitor under the name GS522 and ARC183, respectively.
Properties
BC-007 is a single-stranded DNA oligonucleotide aptamer with the nucleotide sequence 5'-GGT TGG TGT GGT TGG-3'. The proposed mechanism of action is by blocking G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies (GPCR-AABs), which may impair heart function.[1][2][3] In preliminary human studies, it was given by infusion and had a short half-life of around 2.9 to 11 minutes.[4]
History and discovery
In 1992, Gilead Sciences applied for a process patent to manufacture aptamers that bind specific serum proteins, such as thrombin and factor X, eicosanoids, kinins (such as bradykinin), and cell surface ligands.[5] In this and other patents, as well as in research publications,[6][7][8] the process and the synthesized nucleotide sequence GGT TGG TGT GGT TGG were discussed as a direct thrombin inhibitor. In 1995, laboratory studies of the thrombin inhibitor were published under the previous name GS-522.[9][10]
Since the 1990s, GPCR autoantibodies were investigated as possible factors in the pathology of several diseases, including heart disease.[11][12][13][14][15] In parallel, treatment strategies to remove GPCR-AABs were investigated, initially using proteins or peptides to bind the antibodies.[16][17]
In 2013, scientists from the Max Delbrück Center and the Charité Heart Center reported using aptamers as a treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy in patients positive for beta-1 adrenergic receptor AABs.[18][19] In 2015-16, scientists reported that two aptamers may bind GPCR-AABs, possibly resulting in an inhibition of GPCR-AABs.[20][21]
In 2014, the biotechnology company Berlin Cures GmbH was founded to investigate the aptamer with the nucleotide sequence GGT TGG TGT GGT TGG (ARC183) under the name BC-007.[22]
Research
Heart failure
In 2018, a Phase I clinical trial found that BC-007 was well-tolerated, with no serious adverse events reported.[1][23] As of 2020, aptamers like BC-007 were being evaluated in several early-stage clinical trials for their potential safety and efficacy in treating heart failure.[24]
Long COVID
Aptamers are under invesigation as possible agents for treating various viral infections, such as COVID-19.[25][26][27] BC-007 is among several drug candidates being investigated to possibly treat the multiple disorders of long COVID.[28]
References
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- ^ Werner S, Wallukat G, Becker NP, et al. (June 2020). "The aptamer BC 007 for treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy: evaluation in Doberman Pinschers of efficacy and outcomes". ESC Heart Failure. 7 (3): 844–855. doi:10.1002/ehf2.12628. PMC 7261533. PMID 32212256.
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- ^ Becker NP, Haberland A, Wenzel K, et al. (May 2020). "A Three-Part, Randomised Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Mode of Action of BC 007, Neutraliser of Pathogenic Autoantibodies Against G-Protein Coupled Receptors in Healthy, Young and Elderly Subjects". Clinical Drug Investigation. 40 (5): 433–447. doi:10.1007/s40261-020-00903-9. PMC 7181550. PMID 32222912.
- ^ WO application 9214843, Toole, John J.; Griffin, Linda C. & Bock, Louis C. et al., "Aptamer specific for biomolecules and method of making", published 1992-09-03, assigned to Gilead Sciences Inc.
- ^ Bock, Louis C.; Griffin, Linda C.; Latham, John A.; Vermaas, Eric H.; Toole, John J. (1992). "Selection of single-stranded DNA molecules that bind and inhibit human thrombin". Nature. 355 (6360): 564–566. Bibcode:1992Natur.355..564B. doi:10.1038/355564a0. PMID 1741036. S2CID 4349607.
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