Synthesis of the ensembles from succinylated interleukin-2 derivatives and their biological activity in vitro

Authors

  • Artur Martynov (LCDMI) Mechnikov Institute of Microbiology and Immunology (IMI) 14 Puschinskaya str., Kharkov, Ukraine, 61057, Ukraine
  • Boris Farber Noigel LLC. Noigel, LLC., Inc. 1781 East 17th Street Suite #D6, Brooklyn, NY 11229 USA, United States
  • Sophia Farber Noigel LLC. Noigel, LLC., Inc. 1781 East 17th Street Suite #D6, Brooklyn, NY 11229 USA, United States
  • Tatiana Kabluchko Mechnikov Institute of Microbiology and Immunology (IMI) 14 Puschinskaya str., Kharkov, Ukraine, 61057, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/2313-8416.2015.53985

Keywords:

Agilent-2100, bioactivity, succinylated interleukin-2, high-performance liquid chromatography, recombinant interleukin-2

Abstract

Purpose: The biological activity (direct anticancer action in vitro) of combinatorial IL-2 succinylated derivatives was examined. Acylation of IL-2 was performed using succinic anhydride with various levels of acylation, with the formation of a complex assembly of many derivatives (self-assembled quasi-living structure).

Methods: In the study, we used recombinant interleukin-2 (IL-2) (Ronkoleukin, Russia) in oxidizing form and other reagents from Sigma-Aldrich and Fluka (USA). For acylation, recombinant IL-2 in the form of a matrix fluid with a protein concentration of 0.6 mg/ml was used. The IL-2 matrix solution was brought to a pH of 8.0 through the addition of a 0.01% solution of sodium hydroxide. The synthesized ensemble of succinyl-IL-2 was analyzed using the capillary gel electrophoresis method in an Agilent-2100 bioanalyzer. The molecular masses of the synthesized ensemble were established in comparison to standard samples of low-molecular proteins with known molecular masses that were part of the bioanalyzer’s collection. The additional negative charge of the modified IL-2 was determined by a FPLC (Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography) system from Pharmacia (Woerden, Netherlands). CTLL-2, a murine IL-2-dependent cell line, was obtained fromBiokontrol (Kiev, Ukraine). These respondingcells were used in proliferative assays comparing the activityof the IL-2 and succinylated IL-2 derivatives to the WHO InternationalStandard. For statistical data analysis, the one-way ANOVA was used.

Results: After treatment with Suc-IL-2, BTL were studied in vitro on the CTLL-2 cell line, dose-dependently, in a BTL induction reaction. The highest level of biological activity in acylated IL-2 was observed in Suc-IL-2 with four modified lysine residues. In conclusion, succinylated IL-2 with four substituted lysines may be useful as a prospective anticancer agent.

Conclusions: Ten-fold increase in the biological activity of IL-2 was observed after partial succinylation. This phenomenon can be used in the further IL-2 drugs biotechnological development for increasing the concentration of the main active substance in medicinal form

Author Biographies

Artur Martynov, (LCDMI) Mechnikov Institute of Microbiology and Immunology (IMI) 14 Puschinskaya str., Kharkov, Ukraine, 61057

Doctor of Pharmacy, Professor

Head of Laboratory and Clinical Department of Molecular Immunopharmacology (LCDMI)

Boris Farber, Noigel LLC. Noigel, LLC., Inc. 1781 East 17th Street Suite #D6, Brooklyn, NY 11229 USA

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

President of Noigel LLC.

Sophia Farber, Noigel LLC. Noigel, LLC., Inc. 1781 East 17th Street Suite #D6, Brooklyn, NY 11229 USA

Senior Research Scientist

Tatiana Kabluchko, Mechnikov Institute of Microbiology and Immunology (IMI) 14 Puschinskaya str., Kharkov, Ukraine, 61057

Senior assistant

Laboratory and Clinical Department of Molecular Immunopharmacology (LCDMI)

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2015-11-29

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