TIDES USA 2024
Novel TRiM Platform for Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics to Adipose Tissue
Tao Pei, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Chemistry
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
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TRiM Platforms Drive Robust Pipeline for Multiple Tissue Types
Liver | Lung | Skeletal | CNS | Adipose | Ocular |
Muscle | |||||
9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical | Clinical | Pre/Clinical | Preclinical | Preclinical | Preclinical |
Programs | Programs | Programs | Program | Program | Program |
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TRiM Platform: Targeted RNAi Molecule
A modular system with:
- Unique RNAi chemistry insights and expertise
- Powerful platform technology to maximize activity and stability employing:
- Algorithmic approach to sequence selection and design
- Stabilization chemistry
- Targeting ligand
- Linker chemistry
- PK and PD enhancers
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Agenda
- TRiM Adipose Platform
- Platform development
- Platform efficacy in mouse and NHP
- Tissue selectivity and distribution profile
- Safety profile
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Adipose Tissue Is Therapeutically Relevant to Metabolic Diseases
- Largest endocrine organ in the body
- Produces/secretes numerous adipokines (messengers) which regulate numerous physiological functions
- Adipose dysfunction has been associated with:
- Insulin resistance
- Type 2 diabetes (T2D)
- Dyslipidemia
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancers
- Adipose tissue-related research has greatly increased over the last 10 years as a result of its roles in regulating metabolic functions
Luo, L. & Liu, M. (2016). Adipose tissue in control of metabolism. Journal of Endocrinology, 231. R77-R99.
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Adipose Tissue Is Therapeutically Relevant to Metabolic Diseases
- Largest endocrine organ in the body
- Produces/secretes numerous adipokines (messengers) which regulate numerous physiological functions
- Adipose dysfunction has been associated with:
- Insulin resistance
- Type 2 diabetes (T2D)
- Dyslipidemia
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancers
- Adipose tissue-related research has greatly increased over the last 10 years as a result of its roles in regulating metabolic functions
Target Gene mRNA Expression
Mouse Adipose Tissue
1 mpk (SC)
Day 15
1.5 | 0% KD | |
Expression | 1.0 | |
Relative | 0.5 | |
0.0 | siRNA | |
Saline |
- Platform development strategy: targeting Adiponectin (i.e. Adipoq) gene, exclusively expressed in adipocytes
- No target gene knockdown (KD) observed via siRNA alone
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Adipose Tissue Is Therapeutically Relevant to Metabolic Diseases
- Largest endocrine organ in the body
- Produces/secretes numerous adipokines (messengers) which regulate numerous physiological functions
- Adipose dysfunction has been associated with:
- Insulin resistance
- Type 2 diabetes (T2D)
- Dyslipidemia
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancers
- Adipose tissue-related research has greatly increased over the last 10 years as a result of its roles in regulating metabolic functions
Target Gene mRNA Expression
Mouse Adipose Tissue
1 mpk (SC)
Day 15
1.5 | 0% KD 35% KD | |
Expression | 1.0 | ||
Relative | 0.5 | ||
0.0 | siRNA | Lipid-siRNA | |
Saline | |||
Conjugate |
- Given nature of adipose as lipid storage, lipids chosen to target siRNA to desired tissue
- Lipid-siRNAconjugate shown to enable knockdown (KD) of target gene
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Dual Lipid Platform Outperforms Mono Lipid in Mouse
Serum Adipoq Protein Expression
Mouse
1 mpk (SC)
1.2 | ||||||
Expression | 1.0 | |||||
0.8 | ||||||
0.6 | ||||||
Relative | 0.4 | |||||
0.2 | ||||||
0.0 | ||||||
D1 | D8 | D15 | D1 | D8 | D15 | |
Saline | Mono Lipid |
- Mono lipid conjugate able to achieve good KD (~60%)
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Dual Lipid Platform Outperforms Mono Lipid in Mouse
Serum Adipoq Protein Expression
Mouse
1 mpk (SC)
1.2 | |||||||||
Expression | 1.0 | ||||||||
0.8 | |||||||||
0.6 | |||||||||
Relative | 0.4 | ||||||||
0.2 | |||||||||
90% KD | |||||||||
0.0 | |||||||||
D1 | D8 | D15 | D1 | D8 | D15 | D1 | D8 | D15 | |
Saline | Mono Lipid | Dual Lipid |
- Dual lipid conjugate found to improve KD efficacy
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