U.S. patent application number 12/782324 was filed with the patent office on 2011-01-06 for methods and related compositions for reduction of fat.
This patent application is currently assigned to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORINIA, THE LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL. Invention is credited to MICHAEL S. KOLODNEY, Adam M. Rotunda.
Application Number | 20110002896 12/782324 |
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Family ID | 36570336 |
Filed Date | 2011-01-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110002896 |
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A1 |
KOLODNEY; MICHAEL S. ; et
al. |
January 6, 2011 |
METHODS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCTION OF FAT
Abstract
Compositions and methods useful in the reduction of localized
fat deposits in patients in need thereof using pharmacologically
active detergents are disclosed. The pharmacologically active
detergent compositions can additionally include anti-inflammatory
agents, analgesics, dispersion or anti-dispersion agents and
pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The pharmacologically
active detergent compositions are useful for treating localized
accumulations of fat including, for example, lower eyelid fat
herniation, lipodystrophy and fat deposits associated with
cellulite and do not require surgical procedures such as
liposuction.
Inventors: |
KOLODNEY; MICHAEL S.; (Santa
Monica, CA) ; Rotunda; Adam M.; (Los Angeles,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
K&L Gates LLP
1900 MAIN STREET, SUITE 600
IRVINE
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92614-7319
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Assignee: |
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORINIA, THE LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL
RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
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Family ID: |
36570336 |
Appl. No.: |
12/782324 |
Filed: |
May 18, 2010 |
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Current U.S.
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424/93.7 ;
514/78 |
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A61P 29/02 20180101;
A61P 9/00 20180101; A61P 3/04 20180101; A61K 47/24 20130101; A61K
31/685 20130101; A61K 31/185 20130101; A61P 25/06 20180101; A61P
29/00 20180101; A61P 31/04 20180101; A61Q 19/06 20130101; A61K
2800/91 20130101; A61K 47/28 20130101; A61P 35/00 20180101; A61P
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20130101; A61K 2300/00 20130101; A61K 31/56 20130101; A61K 2300/00
20130101; A61K 31/685 20130101; A61K 2300/00 20130101 |
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424/93.7 ;
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A61K 35/12 20060101
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Claims
1-53. (canceled)
54. A non-surgical method for improving the appearance of a human
having a localized fat accumulation and desiring the removal
thereof, said method comprises local administration to said fat
accumulation a composition consisting essentially of a detergent
and phosphatidylcholine, which detergent is deoxycholic acid, or a
salt thereof, wherein said detergent reduces the localized fat
accumulation thereby improving the appearance of said human, and
wherein said detergent is contained in excess of
phosphatidylcholine by mass.
55. A non-surgical method for improving the appearance of a human
having a localized fat accumulation and desiring the removal
thereof, said method comprises local administration to said fat
accumulation a composition comprising a detergent and
phosphatidylcholine, which detergent is deoxycholic acid, or a salt
thereof, wherein said detergent reduces the localized fat
accumulation thereby improving the appearance of said human, and
wherein said detergent is contained in excess of
phosphatidylcholine by mass.
56. The method of claim 54 or 55, wherein said fat accumulation is
localized in an area selected from the group consisting of: a
thigh, the abdomen, the buttock, calf, an ankle, the upper back,
the chin, an arm, the waist, and the hip.
57. A method for treating a patient having lipomas comprising local
administration to said lipomas of said patient a composition
consisting essentially of a detergent and phosphatidylcholine,
which detergent is deoxycholic acid, or a salt thereof, wherein
said detergent reduces the size of said lipomas thereby treating
said patient, and wherein said detergent is contained in excess of
phosphatidylcholine by mass.
58. A method for treating a patient having lipomas comprising local
administration to said lipomas of said patient a composition
comprising a detergent and phosphatidylcholine, which detergent is
deoxycholic acid, or a salt thereof, wherein said detergent reduces
the size of said lipomas thereby treating said patient, and wherein
said detergent is contained in excess of phosphatidylcholine by
mass.
59. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein the
concentration of the detergent is up to 5% (w/v) deoxycholic acid
or the salt thereof.
60. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein the
concentration of the detergent is about 0.1%, 0.5%, or 1% (w/v)
deoxycholic acid or the salt thereof.
61. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein said
salt is sodium salt.
62. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein said
local administration comprises subcutaneous injection.
63. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein said
composition further comprises a penetration enhancer.
64. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein said
composition further comprises hyaluronidase and/or collagenase.
65. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein said
composition further comprises an active ingredient which is not
phosphatidylcholine.
66. The method of claim 65, wherein said active ingredient is an
anti-inflammatory agent and/or an analgesic.
67. The method of claim 65, wherein said active agent is an
analgesic.
68. The method of claim 67, wherein said analgesic is
lidocaine.
69. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein the
ratio of the detergent to phosphatidylcholine is 1:0.5.
70. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein the
ratio of the detergent to phosphatidylcholine is 1:0.05.
71. The method of any one of claims 54, 57, and 58, wherein the
ratio of the detergent to phosphatidylcholine is 1:0.005.
72. A method for non-surgical removal of a localized fat deposit in
a patient having such deposit and desiring to remove such deposit,
which method comprises contacting the fat deposit with a
composition comprising an effective amount of deoxycholic acid or a
salt thereof, phosphatidylcholine and a pharmaceutically acceptable
excipient, and wherein said deoxycholic acid or the salt thereof is
contained in excess of phosphatidylcholine by mass.
73. A method for non-surgical removal of a localized fat deposit in
a patient having such deposit and desiring to remove such deposit,
which method comprises contacting the fat deposit with a
composition consisting essentially of an effective amount of
deoxycholic acid or a salt thereof, phosphatidylcholine and a
pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and wherein said deoxycholic
acid or the salt thereof is contained in excess of
phosphatidylcholine by mass.
74. A cosmetic method for non-surgical removal of a localized fat
deposit in a patient having such deposit and desiring to remove
such deposit, which method comprises contacting the fat deposit
with a composition comprising an effective amount of deoxycholic
acid or a salt thereof, phosphatidylcholine and a pharmaceutically
acceptable excipient, and wherein said deoxycholic acid or the salt
thereof is contained in excess of phosphatidylcholine by mass.
75. A cosmetic method for non-surgical removal of a localized fat
deposit in a patient having such deposit and desiring to remove
such deposit, which method comprises contacting the fat deposit
with a composition consisting essentially of an effective amount of
deoxycholic acid or a salt thereof, phosphatidylcholine and a
pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and wherein said deoxycholic
acid or the salt thereof is contained in excess of
phosphatidylcholine by mass.
76. A syringe for subcutaneous injection wherein said syringe
comprises a sterile aqueous composition comprising a fat removing
effective amount of up to 5% (w/v) of a detergent which is
deoxycholic acid or a salt thereof, and phosphatidylcholine,
wherein the detergent is contained in excess of phosphatidylcholine
by mass.
77. The syringe of claim 76, further containing at least another
active ingredient.
78. The syringe of claim 76, wherein the fat removing effective
amount is from 0.05% to 5% (w/v).
79. The syringe of claim 76, wherein the detergent is the salt of
deoxycholic acid.
80. The syringe of claim 76, wherein the salt is sodium
deoxycholate.
81. A composition comprising an adipose cell and aqueous solution
of a fat removing bile acid or a salt thereof at a concentration of
no more than 5% (w/v) and phosphatidylcholine, wherein the bile
acid or the salt thereof is contained in excess of
phosphatidylcholine by mass.
82. The composition of claim 81, wherein the concentration of the
bile acid or the salt is from 0.05% to 5% (w/v).
83. The composition of claim 82, wherein the bile acid is
deoxycholic acid.
84. The composition of claim 82, wherein the bile acid salt is
sodium deoxycholate.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional
Application Ser. No. 60/572,879 filed May 19, 2004, which is
incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention is related to compositions and methods
useful for the non-surgical removal of localized fat accumulation.
Specifically, the present invention is related to pharmacologically
active detergent compositions than are suitable for injection
directly into a treatment site of a patient in need of fat removal
without the need for surgical intervention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Numbers appearing in parentheses at the end of a sentence
refer to specific references cited at the conclusion of this
specification immediately before the claims.
[0004] Formulations containing phosphatidylcholine and bile salts
(phosphatidylcholine bile salt formulations, PBF) are increasingly
being utilized to treat localized fat accumulation (1-8). Several
open label clinical studies have reported promising results using
injections of PBFs for the treatment of localized fat accumulation,
including lower eyelid fat herniation and "buffalo hump"
lipodystrophy (1-3).
[0005] Phosphatidylcholine is a natural phospholipid that is an
essential component of cell membranes and is important for normal
cellular membrane composition and repair. Phosphatidylcholine is
also the major delivery form of the essential nutrient choline.
Choline itself is a precursor in the synthesis of the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine, the methyl donor betaine and
phospholipids, including phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin
among others. Phosphatidylcholine is also involved in the hepatic
export of very-low-density lipoproteins.
[0006] Bile salts have been used to improve the aqueous solubility
of phosphatidylcholine and more recently, medications like
amphotericin B, Taxol.RTM., and diazepam (9-14). Highly purified
phosphatidylcholine can be combined with the secondary bile salt
sodium deoxycholate, an anti-microbial, benzyl alcohol, and water
to form a stable, mixed micelle preparation that can be rapidly
sterilized and used for intravenous administration (12).
Pharmaceutical preparations of this mixture, known as
Essentiale.RTM. and Lipostabil.RTM., are marketed in other
countries for treatment of liver disease and hyperlipidemia,
respectively (12,15).
[0007] Rittes first reported that injections of a PBF into
subcutaneous fat reduced infraorbital fat herniation (1). Since
then, physicians have been using the pharmaceutical preparations or
similar, compounded PBFs, to treat lower eyelid fat herniation, as
well as fat deposits on the thighs, abdomen, upper back, chin, and
arms (2,3,5). These PBFs often lack the dl-alpha-tocopherol
(vitamin E), B-vitamins, and adenosine monophosphate variably found
in Essentiale.RTM. and Lipostabil.RTM. (2,16).
[0008] Phosphatidylcholine formulations are associated with
localized burning sensations, erythema, transient urticaria and
variable degrees of pruritus all of which usually resolve within a
few days. More serious sequelae of ulceration and pain have also
been seen. An infectious granulomatous reaction has been reported
in the thigh of a patient at the site of multiple
phosphatidylcholine injections (7). Increased dosages of injected
phosphatidylcholine have paralleled side effects seen with large
doses of oral and intravenous formulations of Lipostabil.RTM. and
include nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain and syncope.
[0009] The mechanism whereby phosphatidylcholine-containing
formulation cause reduction of subcutaneous fat deposits is unknown
but several mechanisms have been proposed (4). The first is that
phosphatidylcholine could reduce the size of lipocytes by
stimulating lipase activity. Alternatively, the PBFs have been
postulated to function as a detergent that emulsifies lipocyte cell
membranes. Detergents have been used in medicine for decades,
specifically, as sclerosing agents commonly used in sclerotherapy
(American College of Phlebology, 2003). Detergents possess unique
polar and non-polar chemical properties which facilitates
emulsification of insoluble substances by reducing surface tension
at their interface (17). In fact, laboratory detergents like
Triton.RTM. X-100 and Empigen.RTM. BB are commonly used to disrupt
the lipid bilayer of cell membranes (10,18-21). Two major
components of the PBFs, phosphatidylcholine and sodium
deoxycholate, have these unique chemical properties and therefore
have been used independently as detergents or emulsifying agents
(9,18,20-25).
[0010] Surgical and non-surgical procedures for improving
appearance have increased in prevalence as populations age and gain
weight. Liposuction is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery
procedures and involves the surgical removal of fat deposits using
suction and optionally assisted by solutions to assist in fat
removal. Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or suction
lipectomy, is a surgical procedure that removes fat through an
incision in the skin through which a cannula is inserted. The
cannula is connected to a suction source and the unwanted fat is
aspirated through the cannula and discarded. Liposuction is
performed under general or local anesthesia, depending on the
amount and location of the fat to be removed.
[0011] The most commonly used forms of liposuction additionally use
fluid injection methodologies wherein a medicated solution
containing a mixture of salts, an anesthetic and a vasoconstrictor,
is infused into the treatment site prior to aspiration of the fat
tissue. The medicated solution helps the fat be removed more
easily, reduces blood loss and provides anesthesia both during and
after surgery.
[0012] In an example of adjuvant solutions for liposuction, a
United States patent filed on Apr. 22, 1997 and issued as U.S. Pat.
No. 5,891,083 on Apr. 6, 1999 by Capella and Capella teaches
liposuction and a carrier solution containing a compound for an
improved surgical procedure for removing subcutaneous fat. In one
embodiment the Capella patent discloses the compound is an enzyme,
particularly lipase or colipase. The enzyme is added to a carrier
such as saline solution to provide a lipolysis solution. In another
embodiment of the invention, Capella teaches emulsifying agents
such as bile salts may also be beneficial in combination or as the
primary active compound added to the solution. In every embodiment
of the Capella invention, the lipolysis solution is administered
for a period of time before liposuction to allow for the solution
to infiltrate the fat tissue. Nowhere in Capella is the use of a
lipolysis solution alone disclosed as a non-surgical means for
removing fat from the body. In all examples and specific
embodiments disclosed in Capella, liposuction is used as a surgical
procedure for fat removal and lipase and bile salts are provided as
an adjuvant to liposuction.
[0013] However, liposuction and other surgical methods of fat
removal are associated with significant adverse events including
temporary bruising, swelling, numbness, soreness and burning
sensation, risk of infection, pigmentation changes; the formation
of fat clots or blood clots which can migrate to the lungs and
cause death, excessive fluid loss, which can lead to shock or fluid
accumulation that must be drained, friction burns or other damage
to the skin or nerves or perforation injury to the vital organs.
Additionally, liposuction requires a recovery time of one to two
weeks wherein the patient cannot work or perform certain daily
activities. Moreover, because surgical procedures such as
liposuction require local and occasionally general anesthesia,
significant anesthesia-related risks are associated with surgical
fat removal.
[0014] Therefore it would be desirable to have a method of removing
localized fat accumulations that does not require surgery or
prolonged recovery time and has fewer adverse side effects than
currently available methods.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0015] The present invention provides methods and kits for reducing
subcutaneous fat deposits. In one aspect, the invention
contemplates kits having a first container comprising a
pharmacologically active detergent and less than 5% w/v
phosphatidylcholine, as well as written instructions for reducing
subcutaneous fat deposits in a mammal without the use of surgery.
Preferably, the kits herein may be used to reduce fat deposits in a
variety of mammals such as, for example, a human, a horse, a dog,
or a cat. In some embodiments the mammal is a human.
[0016] In some preferred embodiments, the first container has a
total volume of less than 500 ml and/or is provided as an
injectable formulation. In other preferred embodiments, the first
container may contain a % w/v of detergent greater than the % w/v
of phosphatidylcholine or may contain no phosphatidylcholine. In
one preferred embodiment, the present invention provides the
detergent at a concentration above its critical micellar
concentration (CMC). The kits may comprise a variety of
pharmacologically active detergents such as, for example, a
lipophilic detergent, a hydrophilic detergent, an ionic detergent,
a non-ionic detergent, a glyceride, a bile salt, and a zwitterionic
detergent. In a more preferred embodiment, the active detergent is
a bile salt, most preferably sodium deoxycholate. A first container
in the kit herein may, in some embodiments include less than 3 g
detergent. In other embodiments, a first container in the kit
herein may include more than 0.0002 g detergent. In any of the
embodiments herein the first container may further include a second
detergent.
[0017] Preferably, the first container may further comprise a
second therapeutic agent such as, for example, an anti-microbial
agent, a vasoconstrictor, an anti-thrombotic agent, an
anti-coagulation agent, a suds-depressant, an anti-inflammatory
agent, an analgesic, a dispersion agent, an anti-dispersion agent,
a penetration enhancer, a steroid, a tranquilizer, a muscle
relaxant, and an anti-diarrhea agent. In some embodiments the
second therapeutic agent is an analgesic, anti-microbial agent, or
an anti-inflammatory agent. More preferably, the second therapeutic
agent is an analgesic, or most preferably lidocain. In another
embodiment, the kit provides a second container comprising the
second therapeutic agent as described herein.
[0018] One embodiment of the present invention contemplates a kit
herein for reducing fat deposits under the eye, chin, or arm, as
well as the buttock, calf, back, thigh, ankle, or stomach of a
mammal. In another embodiment, the kit may reduce specific types of
fat deposits such as, for example, eyelid fat herniation, lipomas,
lipodystrophy, buffalo hump lipodystrophy, or fat deposits
associated with cellulite.
[0019] In a second aspect, the present invention provides methods
for reducing subcutaneous fat deposits in a mammal without surgery
by administering a unit dose comprising an effective amount of a
pharmacologically active detergent and less than 5% w/v
phosphatidylcholine. In one embodiment, the methods do not include
the step of actively removing the detergent. The methods may be
used to reduce fat deposits in a variety of mammals as described
herein.
[0020] In another embodiment, the method includes the step of
administering less than 500 ml of a solution comprising an
effective amount of detergent and less than 5% w/v
phosphatidylcholine. In some preferred embodiments, the unit dose
is administered locally and/or is repeated at least twice. In other
preferred embodiments, the unit dose has a greater % w/v of
detergent than % w/v of phosphatidylcholine and/or has a
concentration of detergent above its CMC. The methods may use a
variety of pharmacologically active detergents as described herein.
In a more preferred embodiment, the active detergent in the unit
dose is a bile salt, most preferably sodium deoxycholate.
[0021] Preferably, the methods herein may further comprise the
administration of a second detergent and/or a second therapeutic
agent. The methods may include the administration of a variety of
second therapeutic agents as described herein. More preferably, the
second therapeutic agent is an analgesic, most preferably
lidocain.
[0022] One other embodiment contemplates one or more methods
described herein to reduce fat deposits under the eye, chin, or
arm, as well as the buttock, calf, back, thigh, ankle, or stomach
of a mammal. In another embodiment, the methods may reduce specific
types of fat deposits such as, for example, eyelid fat herniation,
lipomas, lipodystrophy, buffalo hump lipodystrophy, or fat deposits
associated with cellulite.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] FIG. 1 depicts the molecular structure of (a)
phosphatidylcholine (b) sodium deoxycholate and (c) benzyl
alcohol.
[0024] FIG. 2 depicts the effects of phosphatidylcholine bile
formulation (PC Formula, PBF) and sodium deoxycholate alone on
cultured cell viability according to the teachings of the present
invention: (a) MTS assay measuring viability of keratinocytes
exposed to the PC Formula and sodium deoxycholate alone; (b)
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay measuring LDH release by cells
exposed to the PC Formula and sodium deoxycholate alone.
[0025] FIG. 3 depicts the effects of PBF and sodium deoxycholate
alone on primary porcine fat tissue according to the teachings of
the present invention: (a) MTS assay producing purple pigment,
indicating living cells, in fat specimens treated with the PBS
buffer as negative control (-Cont), sodium deoxycholate alone (DC),
the PBF (PC), and Triton.RTM. detergent as positive control
(+Cont); (b) A comparison of fat cell viability between the
different treatments.
[0026] FIG. 4 depicts calcein fluorescence in fat specimens treated
with sodium deoxycholate alone (DC), PBF (PC), Triton.RTM.
detergent as positive control (+Cont), and PBS buffer as negative
control (-Cont) according to the teachings of the present
invention.
[0027] FIG. 5 depicts light microscopy of porcine skin biopsies
after treatment with compositions made according to the teachings
of the present invention revealing (a) control lipocytes and (b)
lipocytes after PBF injection (H&E, original magnification,
.times.20); (c) control lipocytes and (d) lipocytes after injection
of sodium deoxycholate alone (H&E, original magnification,
.times.10); (e) control muscle and (f) muscle after injection of
phosphatidylcholine alone (H&E, original magnification,
.times.10); (g) fat after injection with Empigen.RTM. detergent
(H&E, original magnification, .times.20).
[0028] FIG. 6 depicts a lipoma removed from a patient two days
after injection with deoxycholate according to the teachings of the
present invention: (a) gross pathology and (b) histology (H&E,
original magnification, .times.20).
[0029] FIG. 7 depicts a kit for reducing a subcutaneous fat
accumulation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0030] The present invention addresses the problem of localized fat
accumulation in mammals by providing a non-surgical method for
reducing fat deposits by administration of fat-solubilizing
concentrations of one or more detergents in pharmaceutically
acceptable formulations.
[0031] Based on phosphatidylcholine's role as an emulsifier in bile
and its use in the treatment of hyperlipidemia, phosphatidylcholine
has been postulated as the active ingredient in PBFs (1, 2, 21, 25,
27). The detergents such as bile salts in these prior art
compositions were added merely to disperse or solubilize the
presumed active ingredient, PC. However, to date, there are no
published reports supporting this theory. The present inventors
have unexpectedly demonstrated that the bile salt was actually the
active agent for localized fat emulsification.
[0032] Numbers appearing in parentheses at the end of a sentence
refer to specific references cited at the conclusion of this
specification immediately before the claims. All of the references
cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety
for all purposes.
[0033] Phosphatidylcholine is a natural phospholipid that is an
essential component of cell membranes and is important for normal
cellular membrane composition and repair. Phosphatidylcholine is
also the major delivery form of the essential nutrient choline.
Choline itself is a precursor in the synthesis of the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine, the methyl donor betaine and
phospholipids, including phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin
among others. Phosphatidylcholine is also involved in the hepatic
export of very-low-density lipoproteins.
[0034] Bile salts have been used to improve the aqueous solubility
of phosphatidylcholine and more recently, medications like
amphotericin B, Taxol.TM., and diazepam (9-14). Highly purified
phosphatidylcholine can be combined with the secondary bile salt
sodium deoxycholate, an anti-microbial, benzyl alcohol, and water
to form a stable, mixed micelle preparation that can be rapidly
sterilized and used for intravenous administration (12).
Pharmaceutical preparations of this mixture, known as
Essentiale.RTM. and Lipostabil.RTM., are marketed in other
countries for treatment of liver disease and hyperlipidemia,
respectively (12, 15).
[0035] Physicians have been using pharmaceutical preparations or
compounded PBFs to treat lower eyelid fat herniation, as well as
fat deposits on the thighs, abdomen, upper back, chin, and arms (2,
3, 5). These PBFs often lack the dl-alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E),
B-vitamins, and adenosine monophosphate variably found in
Essentiale.RTM. and Lipostabil.RTM. (2, 16).
[0036] Liposuction is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery
procedures and involves the surgical removal of fat deposits using
suction and optionally assisted by solutions to assist in fat
removal. Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or suction
lipectomy, is a surgical procedure that reduces fat through an
incision in the skin through which a cannula is inserted. The
cannula is connected to a suction source and the unwanted fat is
aspirated through the cannula and discarded. Liposuction is
performed under general or local anesthesia, depending on the
amount and location of the fat to be reduced. Such infusions
consisted of large volumes of solution and are often forced out of
the patient prior to or during a liposuction procedure. See U.S.
Pat. No. 5,891,083.
[0037] The use of liposuction and/or other surgical methods of fat
removal are associated with significant adverse events including
temporary bruising, swelling, numbness, soreness and burning
sensation, risk of infection, pigmentation changes; the formation
of fat clots or blood clots which can migrate to the lungs and
cause death, excessive fluid loss, which can lead to shock or fluid
accumulation that must be drained, friction burns or other damage
to the skin or nerves or perforation injury to the vital organs.
Additionally, liposuction requires a recovery time of one to two
weeks wherein the patient cannot work or perform certain daily
activities. Moreover, because surgical procedures such as
liposuction require local and occasionally general anesthesia,
significant anesthesia-related risks are associated with surgical
fat removal.
[0038] While meeting with some success, prior techniques and
compositions have met with certain limitations. Therefore it would
be desirable to have a method of reducing localized fat
accumulations that does not require surgery or prolonged recovery
time and has fewer adverse side effects than currently available
methods.
[0039] The present invention relates to the use of one or more
pharmacologically active detergents (e.g., bile salts) to reduce
subcutaneous fat accumulations in a mammal by administering such
formulation locally to a target site.
[0040] Among detergents, bile salts are particularly potent
solubilizers of lipid bilayer membranes (9, 20, 21, 23, 28). All
biologic cell membranes are composed of the same bilipid structure,
and are therefore subject to solubilization by detergents (10, 19,
34). Solubilization of cell membranes by a detergent involves
distribution of the detergent between lipid bilayers,
destabilization of the bilayer, disintegration, and subsequent
formation of mixed micelles (composed of detergent and cell
membrane lipid) (10, 19,21). Bile salts, and other detergents,
decrease surface tension at the border of immiscible materials and
allows the breakdown of large aggregates into smaller and smaller
particles. In tissue, these agents dissolve cell membranes and
cause cell lysis. An inflammatory response is generated, causing
the body to remove the detergent solubilized material.
[0041] For this reason, the present inventors compared sodium
deoxycholate with the complete PBF using a simple, quantitative
assay measuring cell viability (FIG. 2a). It is not possible to
isolate and test pure phosphatidylcholine because it is insoluble
in aqueous solutions unless it is combined with substances like
bile salts (12). Phosphatidylcholine is highly soluble in ethanol,
methanol, chloroform, and other organic solvents, yet these agents
can damage lipid bilayers (29-31). In preliminary experiments,
there was no difference in cell lysis and histology between pure,
isolated PC and the ethanol used to dissolve it. Although benzyl
alcohol, one of the components of the PC formula, has been shown to
affect the fluidity of cell membranes, it is a not a detergent, and
therefore, its limited quantity in the formula has negligible lytic
effects on cell membranes (32, 33).
[0042] Because penetration into intact tissues may be likely a
limiting factor, cell cultures were used to determine the dilutions
of the reagents (PBF and deoxycholate) necessary to affect cells.
Deoxycholate profoundly decreased the viability of cultured cells
approximately equal to the complete PBF (FIG. 2a). This finding was
reproduced in tissue by exposing porcine fat to PBF and
deoxycholate (FIG. 3). These results support the unexpected
observation that sodium deoxycholate plays a major, active role in
the PBF.
[0043] The present invention is based on the use of detergent
action of disrupting cell membrane to reduce subcutaneous fat
deposits. Membrane lysis in cultured cells was measured using a
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay and within tissue using calcein,
a fluorescent marker retained in cells with intact cell membranes.
The LDH assay measures the activity of LDH, which is a cytosolic
enzyme released when cells are lysed. Both the PBF- and
deoxycholate-treated cell cultures demonstrated a
concentration-dependent increase in cell lysis (FIG. 2b). Moreover,
the direct lytic effects observed in cultured cells treated with
these agents suggest activity independent of endogenous lipase.
Calcein was lost in the fat specimens exposed to the PBF,
deoxycholate, and Triton.RTM. X-100, a known laboratory detergent
(FIG. 4). This finding confirmed that disruption of cell membranes
occurs in fresh tissue exposed to both the PBF and
deoxycholate.
[0044] Comparing the effects of the PBF to deoxycholate in cell
culture led to the surprising result that deoxycholate caused
similar loss of cell viability, but less cell lysis. These
differences may be concentration dependent or there may be
synergistic effects between phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholate
within the formula. Nonetheless, the data demonstrate that, at
concentrations similar to those used clinically, deoxycholate and
the PBF had similar effects on tissue histology and cell viability.
Taken together, these data unexpectedly demonstrate that
deoxycholate acts as the active component in the prior art PBF.
[0045] In order to illustrate the effect of detergents on tissue
histology, fresh porcine skin was injected with PBF, deoxycholate,
and well-characterized laboratory detergents (FIG. 5). All reagents
caused significant disruption of lipocyte organization compared to
PBS injection (control). These results were similarly observed
within muscle and connective tissue. Rapid dissolution of cell
borders by the test substances and the similarity of their effects
to well characterized detergents substantiate that the PBF and
deoxycholate function as detergents. The limitation with this
experimental model is that it does not reveal the true sequelae
that occur after injection into living tissue. It is apparent from
clinical reports that a brisk inflammatory response, evident as
erythema and edema, occurs after injection (1-3). Repeated
inflammation can potentially lead to fibrosis, especially after
multiple injections. Fibrosis has been reported in several patients
who developed firm nodules at injection sites after PBF
administration that eventually resolve over several months
(35).
[0046] Histologic findings reveal that the injectable PBF and
deoxycholate alone cause architectural disruption in fat and
muscle, but had no apparent affect on the epidermis, dermis, or
adnexae (FIG. 5). However, Empigen.RTM. BB, a potent laboratory
detergent, had profound histologic effects on dermal collagen
(connective tissue). Alternatively, fat and muscle can be more
sensitive to detergent treatment than these other structures at the
tested concentrations (similar to those used in clinical
practice).
[0047] Through a series of laboratory experiments utilizing fresh
tissue specimens and cell cultures, the present inventors have
demonstrated that the prior art PBF popularly used in subcutaneous
injections for fat dissolution works primarily by causing
non-specific lysis of cell membranes. Cell membranes are
constituents of all tissue types; specifically, the present
inventor demonstrated that these detergents cause solubilization of
fat, muscle and connective tissue. Therefore the present inventors
concluded that sodium deoxycholate, the bile salt component of the
formula used to dissolve the phosphatidylcholine, was the major
active ingredient of these prior art formulations. This conclusion
is supported by the fact that pharmacologically active detergents,
such as bile salts are potent solubilizers of cell membranes.
Moreover, the mechanism of the PBF and sodium deoxycholate in fat
dissolution is likely detergent action.
[0048] Compositions
[0049] In an embodiment of the present invention, a medical
composition of biologically compatible detergents includes one or
more pharmacologically active detergents and pharmaceutically
acceptable excipients in an aqueous vehicle. In particular, it is
within the scope of the present invention that pharmacologically
active detergents including bile salts are used to dissolve
fat.
[0050] In one embodiment, the present invention relates
compositions comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of one or
more pharmacologically active detergents in an effective amount to
reduce subcutaneous fat.
[0051] Pharmacologically active detergents that can be used in
embodiments of the present invention include, but are not limited
to, lipophilic detergents (whether ionic or non-ionic), hydrophilic
detergents (whether ionic or non-ionic), ionic detergents,
non-ionic detergents, zwitterionic detergents, glycerides, and bile
salts.
[0052] Non-limiting examples of lipophilic detergents include,
inter alia, alcohols; polyoxyethylene alkylethers; fatty acids,
bile acids; glycerol fatty acid esters; acetylated glycerol fatty
acid esters; lower alcohol fatty acids esters; polyethylene glycol
fatty acid esters; polyethylene glycol glycerol fatty acid esters;
polypropylene glycol fatty acid esters; polyoxyethylene glycerides;
lactic acid derivatives of mono/diglycerides; propylene glycol
diglycerides; sorbitan fatty acid esters; polyoxyethylene sorbitan
fatty acid esters; polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block
copolymers; transesterified vegetable oils; sterols; sterol
derivatives; sugar esters; sugar ethers; sucroglycerides;
polyoxyethylene vegetable oils; polyoxyethylene hydrogenated
vegetable oils; reaction mixtures of polyols and at least one
member of the group consisting of fatty acids, glycerides,
vegetable oils, hydrogenated vegetable oils, and sterols; and
mixtures thereof.
[0053] Non-limiting examples of non-ionic lipophilic detergents
include, inter alia, alkylglucosides; alkylmaltosides;
alkylthioglucosides; lauryl macrogolglycerides; polyoxyethylene
alkyl ethers; polyoxyethylene alkylphenols; polyethylene glycol
fatty acids esters, polyethylene glycol glycerol fatty acid esters;
polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters;
polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers; polyglycerol
fatty acid esters; polyoxyethylene glycerides; polyoxyethylene
sterols, derivatives, and analogues thereof; polyoxyethylene
vegetable oils; polyoxyethylene hydrogenated vegetable oils;
reaction mixtures of polyols and at least one member of the group
consisting of fatty acids, glycerides, vegetable oils, hydrogenated
vegetable oils, and sterols; tocopherol polyethylene glycol
succinates; sugar esters; sugar ethers; sucroglycerides; and
mixtures thereof.
[0054] Non-limiting examples of ionic hydrophilic detergents
include, inter alia, alkyl ammonium salts, bile acids and salts,
analogues, and derivatives thereof; fatty acid derivatives of amino
acids, carnitines, oligopeptides, and polypeptides; glyceride
derivatives of amino acids, oligopeptides, and polypeptides; acyl
lactylates; mono-, diacetylated tartaric acid esters of mono-,
diglycerides; succinoylated monoglycerides; citric acid esters of
mono-, diglycerides; alginate salts; propylene glycol alginate;
lecithins and hydrogenated lecithins; lysolecithin and hydrogenated
lysolecithins; lysophospholipids and derivatives thereof,
phospholipids and derivatives thereof; salts of alkylsulphates;
salts of fatty acids; sodium docusate; and mixtures thereof.
[0055] Non-limiting examples of ionic detergents include, but not
limited to, cholate, sodium deoxycholate, sodium dodecylsulfate and
C-16 TAB. In preferred embodiment, a non-limiting example of an
ionic detergent useful in an embodiment of the present invention is
sodium deoxycholate.
[0056] Non-limiting examples of non-ionic detergents include, but
not limited to, Brij 35, n-alkyl PEO monoether such as,
polyoxylethylen(20)cetyl ether, Lubrol PX, Lubrol WX, nonidet P-40,
n-alkyl phenyl PEO such as,
octylphenolpoly(ethyleneglycolether)n10, and
octylphenolpoly(ethyleneglycolether)n7, tetramethylbutylphenyl PEO,
n-octylglucoside, octyl-thioglucopyranoside, tween-80 and tween-20,
and alkylaryl polyether alcohol (Triton.RTM. X-100).
[0057] Non-limiting examples of zwitterionic detergents include,
but not limited to,
3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimthylammonio]propane-sulfonate (CHAPS),
N-tetradecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammoniu-1-propanesulfonate, cholic acid
sulfobetaine, lauryldimethylbetaine (Empigen.RTM. BB) and
zwittergent 3-14.
[0058] Non-limiting examples of glycerides include, inter alia,
mono-, di- or tri-glycerides. Such triglycerides include, inter
alia, vegetable oils, fish oils, animal fats, hydrogenated
vegetable oils, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, synthetic
triglycerides, modified triglycerides, fractionated triglycerides,
and mixtures thereof.
[0059] Non-limiting examples of bile salts include steroids having
1-3 hydroxyl groups and a five carbon atom side chain terminating
in a carboxyl group, which can be conjugated to glycine or
taurine.
[0060] Additional examples of bile salts include salts of cholate,
deoxycholic, cholic, chenodeoxycholic, 7-alpha-dehydroxylate,
chenodeoxycholic, lithocholic, ursodeoxycholic, dihydroxy- and
trihydroxy- and taurine or glycine conjugates of any of the above.
Preferably a bile salt of the invention is sodium deoxycholate.
[0061] Table 1 below illustrates several detergents contemplated by
the present invention, their monomeric molecular weight of these
detergents as monomers, and their critical micellar concentration
(CMCs), which is the minimum concentration at which the detergent
is predominantly in the form of micelles.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Micellar Molecular Molecular CMC in Weight
Weight H2O Detergent Name (AMU) (AMU) (M) Anionic Cholate 430 4300
1.4 .times. 10-2 Deoxycholate 415-432 4200 5 .times. 10-3 Sodium
dodecyl sulfate 288 18000 8.3 .times. 10-3 cationic C16-TAB 365
62000 1 .times. 10-3 Amphoteric (Zwiterionic) Cholic
acid-sulfobetaine 615 6150 4 .times. 10-3 Cholic acid-sulfobetaine
631 6940 8 .times. 10-3 Lysophophatidylcholine 495 92000 7 .times.
10-6 Zwitergent 3-14 364 30000 3 .times. 10-4 Non-Ionic Brij 35
1225 49000 9 .times. 10-5 polyoxylethylen(20)cetyl ether 1120 82000
7.7 .times. 10-5 Lubrol PX 582 64000 1 .times. 10-4 Nonidet P-40
603 90000 3 .times. 10-4 Octylphenolpoly 647 90000 0.2 .times. 10-3
(ethyleneglycolether)n10 Octylphenolpoly 515 0.2 .times. 10-3
(ethyleneglycolether)n7 n-Octylglucoside 292 8000 14.5 .times. 10-3
Octyl-thioglucopyranoside 308 9 .times. 10-3 Tween-80 1310 76000
1.2 .times. 10-5 Tween-20 1228 6.0 .times. 10-5
[0062] Preferably, the concentration of the one or more
pharmacologically active detergents in a composition herein is such
that it is at approximately the CMC concentration (i.e. +/-5 mM),
or at a concentration that is above the CMC level, such as more
than 1%, 5%, 10% 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%,
70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 99%, 150%, 200%, 400%, 800%, 1600%, 3200%,
6800%, 13,600%, 27,200%, or 54,400%, above the CMC concentration
level.
[0063] In some embodiments, a concentration of the one or more of
the pharmacologically active detergents in a composition is less
than 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%,14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%,
7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.09%,
0.08%, 0.07%, 0.06%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.009%,
0.008%, 0.007%, 0.006%, 0.005%, 0.004%, 0.003%, 0.002%, 0.001%,
0.0009%, 0.0008%, 0.0007%, 0.0006%, 0.0005%, 0.0004%, 0.0003%,
0.0002%, or 0.0001% w/w, w/v or v/v.
[0064] In some embodiments, a concentration of the one or more of
the pharmacologically active detergents in a composition is greater
than 20%, 19.75%, 19.50%, 19.25% 19%, 18.75%, 18.50%, 18.25% 18%,
17.75%, 17.50%, 17.25% 17%, 16.75%, 16.50%, 16.25% 16%, 15.75%,
15.50%, 15.25% 15%, 14.75%, 14.50%, 14.25% 14%, 13.75%, 13.50%,
13.25% 13%, 12.75%, 12.50%, 12.25% 12%, 11.75%, 11.50%, 11.25% 11%,
10.75%, 10.50%, 10.25% 10%, 9.75%, 9.50%, 9.25% 9%, 8.75%, 8.50%,
8.25% 8%, 7.75%, 7.50%, 7.25% 7%, 6.75%, 6.50%, 6.25% 6%, 5.75%,
5.50%, 5.25% 5%, 4.75%, 4.50%, 4.25%, 4%, 3.75%, 3.50%, 3.25%, 3%,
2.75%, 2.50%, 2.25%, 2%, 1.75%, 1.50%, 125% , 1%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%,
0.2%, 0.1%, 0.09%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.06%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.02%,
0.01%, 0.009%, 0.008%, 0.007%, 0.006%, 0.005%, 0.004%, 0.003%,
0.002%, 0.001%, 0.0009%, 0.0008%, 0.0007%, 0.0006%, 0.0005%,
0.0004%, 0.0003%, 0.0002%, or 0.0001% w/w, w/v, or v/v.
[0065] In some embodiments, a concentration of the one or more of
the pharmacologically active detergents in a composition is in the
range from approximately 0.001% to approximately 50%, approximately
0.001% to approximately 40%, approximately 0.01% to approximately
30%, approximately 0.02% to approximately 29%, approximately 0.03%
to approximately 28%, approximately 0.04% to approximately 27%,
approximately 0.05% to approximately 26%, approximately 0.06% to
approximately 25%, approximately 0.07% to approximately 24%,
approximately 0.08% to approximately 23%, approximately 0.09% to
approximately 22%, approximately 0.1% to approximately 21%,
approximately 0.2% to approximately 20%, approximately 0.3% to
approximately 19%, approximately 0.4% to approximately 18%,
approximately 0.5% to approximately 17%, approximately 0.6% to
approximately 16%, approximately 0.7% to approximately 15%,
approximately 0.8% to approximately 14%, approximately 0.9% to
approximately 12%, approximately 1% to approximately 10% w/w, w/v
or v/v. It is understood that the final concentration is dependent
on many factors known to persons skilled in the art including, but
not limited to, location and size of the target site.
[0066] In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises,
consists essentially of, or consists of less than 10 g, 9.5 g, 9.0
g, 8.5 g, 8.0 g, 7.5 g, 7.0 g, 6.5 g, 6.0 g, 5.5 g, g, 4.5 g, 4.0
g, 3.5 g, 3.0 g, 2.5 g, 2.0 g, 1.5 g, 1.0 g, 0.95 g, 0.9 g, 0.85 g,
0.8 g, 0.75 g, 0.7 g, 0.65 g, 0.6 g, 0.55 g, 0.5 g, 0.45 g, 0.4 g,
0.35 g, 0.3 g, 0.25 g, 0.2 g, 0.15 g, 0.1 g, 0.09 g, 0.08 g, 0.07
g, 0.06 g, 0.05 g, 0.04 g, 0.03 g, 0.02 g, 0.01 g, 0.009 g, 0.008
g, 0.007 g, 0.006 g, 0.005 g, 0.004 g, 0.003 g, 0.002 g, 0.001 g,
0.0009 g, 0.0008 g, 0.0007 g, 0.0006 g, 0.0005 g, 0.0004 g, 0.0003
g, 0.0002 g, or 0.0001 g of the one or more pharmacologically
active detergents herein.
[0067] In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises,
consists essentially of, or consists of more than 0.0001 g, 0.0002
g, 0.0003 g, 0.0004 g, 0.0005 g, 0.0006 g, 0.0007 g, 0.0008 g,
0.0009 g, 0.001 g, 0.0015 g, 0.002 g, 0.0025 g, 0.003 g, 0.0035 g,
0.004 g, 0.0045 g, 0.005 g, 0.0055 g, 0.006 g, 0.0065 g, 0.007 g,
0.0075 g, 0.008 g, 0.0085 g, 0.009 g, 0.0095 g, 0.01 g, 0.015 g,
0.02 g, 0.025 g, 0.03 g, 0.035 g, 0.04 g, 0.045 g, 0.05 g, 0.055 g,
0.06 g, 0.065 g, 0.07 g, 0.075 g, 0.08 g, 0.085 g, 0.09 g, 0.095 g,
0.1 g, 0.15 g, 0.2 g, 0.25 g, 0.3 g, 0.35 g, 0.4 g, 0.45 g, 0.5 g,
0.55 g, 0.6 g, 0.65 g, 0.7 g, 0.75 g, 0.8 g, 0.85 g, 0.9 g, 0.95 g,
1 g, 1.5 g, 2 g, 2.5, 3 g, 3.5, 4 g, 4.5 g, 5 g, 5.5 g, 6 g, 6.5 g,
7 g, 7.5 g, 8 g, 8.5 g, 9 g, 9.5 g, or 10 g of the one or more
pharmacologically active detergents herein.
[0068] In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises,
consists essentially of, or consists of 0.0001-10 g, 0.0005-9 g,
0.001-8 g, 0.005-7 g, 0.01-6 g, 0.05-5 g, 0.1-4 g, 0.5-4 g, or 1-3
g of the one or more pharmacologically active detergents
herein.
[0069] In any of the embodiment herein, a composition can comprise,
consist essentially of, or consist of at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, or 10 detergents.
[0070] In any of the embodiments herein, a composition can include
one or more phospholipids (e.g., phosphatidylcholine). Preferably,
the amount of phospholipids in a composition/unit dose herein is at
a concentration less than 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%,
6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.95%, 0.9%, 0.85%, 0.8%, 0.75%, 0.7%,
0.65%, 0.6%, 0.55%, 0.5%, 0.45%, 0.4%, 0.35%, 0.3%, 0.25%, 0.2%,
0.15%, 0.1%, 0.09%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.06%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%,
0.02%, 0.01%, 0.009%, 0.008%, 0.007%, 0.006%, 0.005%, 0.004%,
0.003%, 0.002%, 0.001%, 0.0009%, 0.0008%, 0.0007%, 0.0006%,
0.0005%, 0.0004%, 0.0003%, 0.0002%, or 0.0001% w/w, w/v, or v/v of
the composition or unit dose. In preferred embodiments, the amount
of phospholipids in a composition is at a concentration less than
5% w/w, w/v, or v/v.
[0071] In one embodiment of the present invention, a medical
composition for the non-surgical reduction of localized fat
deposits in a patient is provided which comprises at least one
pharmacologically active detergent, optionally at least one
pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and optionally at least one
additional active ingredient wherein the medical composition and
contains less than 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%,14%, 13%, 12%, 11%,
10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%,
0.1%, 0.09%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.06%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.02%,
0.01%, 0.009%, 0.008%, 0.007%, 0.006%, 0.005%, 0.004%, 0.003%,
0.002%, 0.001%, 0.0009%, 0.0008%, 0.0007%, 0.0006%, 0.0005%,
0.0004%, 0.0003%, 0.0002%, or 0.0001% w/w, w/v, or v/v of
phospholipids (such as phosphatidylcholine), or more preferably
does not contain any phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine.
The term "less than" as used herein when refers generally to a
composition containing some phosphatidylcholine, but in some
embodiments refers to 0% phosphatidylcholine.
[0072] In an embodiment of the present invention, the
pharmacologically active detergent composition contains at least
one pharmacologically active detergent, optionally at least one
pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and optionally at least one
additional active ingredient, and wherein the pharmacologically
active detergent composition contains less than 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%,
16%, 15%,14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%,
1%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.09%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.06%,
0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.009%, 0.008%, 0.007%, 0.006%,
0.005%, 0.004%, 0.003%, 0.002%, 0.001%, 0.0009%, 0.0008%, 0.0007%,
0.0006%, 0.0005%, 0.0004%, 0.0003%, 0.0002%, or 0.0001% w/w, w/v,
or v/v of phospholipids (such as phosphatidylcholine), or more
preferably does not contain any phospholipids, such as
phosphatidylcholine.
[0073] In embodiments of the present invention, the
pharmacologically active detergent composition is administered by
subcutaneous injection directly into fat tissue.
[0074] In an embodiment of the present invention, the localized fat
accumulation is lower eyelid fat herniation, lipomas,
lipodystrophy, buffalo hump lipodystrophy or fat deposits
associated with cellulite. Localized fat accumulations can be
present in, for example, under eye, under chin, under arm, buttock,
calf, ankle, back, thigh, or stomach. Thus, the present invention
contemplates treatment of adipose tissue disorders such as lipomas,
Dercum's disease, Madelung's neck, lipedema, piezogenic nodules,
xanthelasma, lipodystrophy, and cellulite.
[0075] In another embodiment of the present invention, a medical
composition is provided for reducing localized accumulation of fat
in a patient with lower eyelid fat herniation comprising a fat
solubilizing amount of deoxycholic acid, and the medical
composition contains less than 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%,14%,
13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, 0.4%,
0.3%, 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.09%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.06%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%,
0.02%, 0.01%, 0.009%, 0.008%, 0.007%, 0.006%, 0.005%, 0.004%,
0.003%, 0.002%, 0.001%, 0.0009%, 0.0008%, 0.0007%, 0.0006%,
0.0005%, 0.0004%, 0.0003%, 0.0002%, or 0.0001% w/w, w/v, or v/v
phospholipids (such as phosphatidylcholine), or more preferably
does not contain any phospholipids, such as
phosphatidylcholine.
[0076] In an embodiment of the present invention a non-liposuction
method for the non-surgical reduction of localized fat deposits in
a patient is provided comprising the non-surgical administration of
a pharmacologically active detergent composition consisting
essentially of at least one pharmacologically active detergent,
optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and
optionally at least one additional active ingredient, and the
medical composition and preferably contains less than 20%, 19%,
18%, 17%, 16%, 15%,14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%,
3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.09%, 0.08%, 0.07%,
0.06%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.009%, 0.008%, 0.007%,
0.006%, 0.005%, 0.004%, 0.003%, 0.002%, 0.001%, 0.0009%, 0.0008%,
0.0007%, 0.0006%, 0.0005%, 0.0004%, 0.0003%, 0.0002%, or 0.0001%
w/w, w/v, or v/v phospholipids (such as phosphatidylcholine), or
more preferably does not contain any phospholipids, such as
phosphatidylcholine.
[0077] In any of the compositions herein the ratio between the
detergent(s) and phospholipids is such there is more detergents by
mass than phospholipids. For example, the mass ration of
detergent(s) and phospholipids may be 1:0.5, 1:0.05, 1.0.005, etc.
In some embodiments, the concentration of the phospholipids (e.g.,
phosphatidylcholine) in %w/v is less than the concentration of %
w/v of the detergent(s). For example, a composition may have 5% w/v
sodium deoxycholate and 4% w/v phosphatidylcholine.
[0078] Unit Dose
[0079] The present invention also contemplates a unit dose of the
compositions herein. Such unit dose can have, for example, a total
volume of less than 500 mL, 400 mL, 300 mL, 200 mL, 100 mL, 90 mL,
80 mL, 70 mL, 60 mL, 50 mL, 40 mL, 30 mL, 20 mL, 10 mL, 9 mL, 8 mL,
7 mL, 6, mL 5 mL, 4 mL, 3 mL, 2 mL, 1 mL, 0.9 mL, 0.8 mL, 0.7 mL,
0.6 mL, 0.5 mL, 0.4 mL, 0.3 mL, 0.2 mL, 0.1 mL, 0.09 mL, 0.08 mL,
0.07 mL, 0.06 mL, 0.05 mL, 0.04 mL, 0.03 mL, 0.02 mL, 0.01 mL,
0.009 mL, 0.008 mL, 0.007 mL, 0.006 mL, 0.005 mL, 0.004 mL, 0.003
mL, 0.002 mL, 0.001 mL, 0.0009 mL, 0.0008 mL, 0.0007 mL, 0.0006 mL,
0.0005 mL, 0.0004 mL, 0.0003 mL, 0.0002 mL, or 0.0001 mL. In some
embodiments, such unit dose has a total volume of more than 0.2 mL
and less than 500 mL. In some embodiments, such unit dose has a
total volume of less than 0.1 mL. In some embodiments, such unit
dose has a total volume of less than 0.1 mL. In some embodiments,
such unit dose has total volume of 0.1-0.2 mL (inclusive of 0.1 mL
and 0.2 mL). In some embodiments, such unit dose has total volume
of less than 0.1 and greater than 0.2.
[0080] In some embodiments, the present invention contemplates
administration a composition or unit dose that is greater 0.0001
mL, 0.0005 mL, 0.001 mL, 0.005 mL, 0.01 mL, 0.05 mL, 0.1 mL, 0.5
mL, 1 mL, 5 mL, 10 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL of total volume to target
site.
[0081] In some embodiments, the present invention contemplates
administration of a unit dose having a total volume in the range of
0.0001-500 mL, 0.0005-400 mL, 0.001-300 mL, 0.005-200 mL, 0.01-100
mL, 0.05-90 mL, 0.06-80 mL, 0.07-70 mL, 0.08-60 mL, 0.09-50 mL,
0.1-40 mL, 0.2-30 mL, 0.3-29 mL, 0.4-28 mL, 0.5-27 mL, 0.6-26 mL,
0.7-25 mL, 0.8-24 mL, 0.9-23 mL, 10-22 mL, 11-21 mL, 12-20 mL,
13-19 mL, 14-18 mL, or 15-17 mL per target site.
[0082] Other embodiments contemplate administration a total volume
of a composition that is in the range of 0.01-30 mL, 0.02-20 mL,
0.03-10 mL of total volume of a composition per target site. Other
embodiments contemplate administration of 0.2-500 mL of total
solution to a target site, 0.1-0.2 mL total solution to a target
site, less than 0.1 mL (optionally excluding 0.03 mL and 0.05 mL
per target site).
[0083] A unit dose can comprises, consists essentially of, or
consists of an amount of the one or more pharmacologically active
detergents as disclosed in the compositions herein. A unit dose can
further include phospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine at
concentrations and units identified in the composition section
above. For example, a preferred unit dose has less than 5 g of
pharmacologically active detergent(s) and/or less than 5%
phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine.
[0084] In preferred embodiments, a unit dose comprises, consists
essentially of, or consists of one or more pharmacologically active
detergent(s) in an inejctable formulation wherein the unit dose has
a total volume of less than 500 mL, but more than 0.2 mL. Such unit
dose may have less than 5%, w/w, w/v or v/v phospholipids (e.g.,
phosphatidylcholine).
[0085] In some embodiments, a unit dose comprises of more than 0.1%
w/w, w/v or v/v of the one or more detergents herein and the unit
dose has a total volume of more than 0.2 mL and less than 500 mL.
In some embodiments, a unit dose comprises of more than 0.1% w/w,
w/v or v/v of the one or more detergents herein and the unit dose
has a total volume of less than 0.1 mL, optionally excluding 0.03
mL and 0.05 mL.
[0086] In some embodiments, a unit dose comprises less than 0.01 g
of the one or more detergents and has a total volume of less than
500 mL.
[0087] For example, in some embodiments, a unit dose comprises of
less than 0.1% or 0.01% by weight of the one or more detergents
herein.
[0088] In some embodiments, a unit dose has less than 0.9% w/w or
more than 13% w/w of the one or more detergents herein and has a
total volume of 0.1-0.2 mL.
[0089] The unit dose will depend, in part, on the target area,
amount of fat, and desired result.
[0090] Salts and Esters
[0091] The present invention also contemplates pharmaceutically
acceptable salts and esters of the detergents herein. Such salts
and esters are meant to be those salts and esters which are within
the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact
with the tissues of humans and animals without undue toxicity,
irritation, allergic response, and the like, commensurate with a
reasonable benefit/risk ratio, and effective for their intended
use.
[0092] Among the more common pharmaceutically acceptable salts and
esters are the acetate, estolate (lauryl sulfate salt of the
propionate ester), ethyl succinate, gluceptate (glucoheptonate),
lactobionate, stearate, and hydrochloride forms. Other acid salts
contemplated herein are the following: adipate, alginate,
aspartate, benzoate, benzene sulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate,
citrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, cyclopentanepropionate,
digluconate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, fumarate, gluconate,
glycerophosphate, hemisulfate, heptonate, hexanoate, hydrobromide,
hydroiodide, 2-hydroxy ethanesulfonate, lactate, maleate,
methanesulfonate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, oxalate,
pamoate, pantothenate, pectinate, persulfate, 3-phenylpropionate,
picrate, pivalate, propionate, succinate, tartrate, thiocyanate,
tosylate, and undecanoate.
[0093] Basic nitrogen-containing groups can be quaternized with
such agents as lower alkyl halides, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl
and butyl chloride, bromides and iodides; dialkyl sulfates like
dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, and diamyl sulfates; long chain halides
such as decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and
iodides; aralkyl halides like benzyl and phenethyl bromides and
others.
[0094] In preferred embodiments, one or more of the detergents
herein are bile salts. Bile salts herein may be formed with
inorganic bases, ammonia, organic bases, inorganic acids, organic
acids, basic amino acids, halogen ions or the like, and inner
salts. Examples of the inorganic base include alkali metal (e.g.,
Na and K) and alkaline earth metal (e.g., Mg). Examples of the
organic base include procaine, 2-phenylethylbenzylamine,
dibenzylethylenediamine, etanolamine, di etanolamine,
tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, polyhydroxyalkylamine, and
N-methyl glucosamine. Examples of the inorganic acid include
hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid,
and phosphoric acid. Examples of the organic acid include p-toluene
sulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, formic acid, trifluoroacetc
acid and maleic acid. Examples of the basic amino acid include
lysine, arginine, ornithine and histidine.
[0095] Bile acids may be present as their esters, for example, but
not limited to, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl,
C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl, optionally
substituted C6-C10 aryl, optionally substituted C7-C12 aralkyl,
di(C6-C10)arylmethyl, tri(C6-C10)arylmethyl, and substituted
silyl.
[0096] Examples of the optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl include
e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, and
n-hexyl, each may be substituted with benzyloxy, C1-4 alkylsulfonyl
(e.g., methanesulfonyl), trimethylsilyl, halogen (e.g., F, Cl, and
Br), acetyl, nitrobenzoyl, mesylbenzoyl, phthalimide,
succinoylimide, benzenesulfonyl,phenylthio, di-C1-4alkylamino
(e.g., dimethylamino), pyridyl, C1-4alkylsulfinyl (e.g.,
methanesulfinyl), cyano and the like. Such substituted C1-6 alkyl
include e.g., benzyloxymethyl, 2-methanesulfonylethyl,
2-trimethylsilylethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 2-iodoethyl,
acetylmethyl, p-nitrobenzoylmethyl, p-mesylbenzoylmethyl,
phthalimidemethyl, succinoylimidemethyl, benzenesulfonylmethyl,
phenylthiomethyl, and 1-dimethylaminoethyl. The above C2-6 alkenyl
includes e.g., vinyl, aryl, 1-propenyl, isopropenyl, 1-butenyl,
2-butenyl, 1,1-dimethylaryl, 3-methyl and 3-butenyl. The above
C3-10 cycloalkyl includes e.g., cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,
cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, norbornyl, and adamantyl. The
above C3-10 cycloalkyl(C1-6)alkyl includes e.g., cyclopropylmethyl,
cyclopentylmethyl, and cyclohexylmethyl. The above C6-10 aryl
includes e.g., phenyl, .alpha.-naphthyl, 8-naphthyl, and biphenyl,
each may be substituted with nitro, halogen (e.g., F, Cl, and Br)
or the like, and such substituted aryl includes e.g., p-nitrophenyl
and p-chlorophenyl. The above optionally substituted C7-12 aralkyl
includes e.g., benzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, phenylpropyl
and naphthylmethyl, each may be substituted with nitro, C1-4 alkoxy
(e.g., methoxy), C1-4 alkyl (e.g., methyl, ethyl), hydroxy or the
like. Such substituted group is exemplified by p-nitrobenzyl,
p-methoxybenzyl (PMB), or 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl. The above
di(C6-10 aryl)methyl includes benzhydryl and the C6-10 arylmethyl
includes trityl, and the substituted silyl includes trimethylsilyl
and tert-butyldimethylsilyl, Examples of the active ester include
organic phosphate esters (e.g., diethoxy phosphate ester and
diphenoxy phosphate ester), cyanomethyl ester, and the active
thioester includes esters formed with aromatic heterocyclicthio
compound (e.g., 2-pyridilthio ester).
[0097] Examples, of other reactive derivative of bile acids include
acid halides, acid azides, acid anhydrides, mixed acid anhydride,
active amide, and active thioester. The acid halide includes acid
chloride and acid bromide; the mixed acid anhydride includes mixed
monoalkylcarboxylic acid anhydride, mixed alphatic carboxylic acid
anhydride, aromatic carboxylic acid anhydride, organic sulfonic
acid anhydride, the active amide includes amide formed with
heterocyclic compound containing N atom, for example.
[0098] Micelles
[0099] Detergents, including bile acids, are micelle-forming
compounds. It is believed that the presence of the micelles
significantly increases the solubility of hydrophobic molecules not
ordinarily soluble in water (e.g., the lipids that comprise cell
membranes) by burying their hydrophobic portions away from aqueous
solvent (e.g., water). As will be appreciated by those skilled in
the art, a micelle is a colloidal aggregate of amphipathic
molecules in which the polar hydrophilic portions of the molecule
extend outwardly while the non-polar hydrophobic portions extend
inwardly.
[0100] In some embodiments, the present invention contemplates
homogenous micelles (micelles produced by a single detergent),
while in other embodiments, the present invention contemplates
mixed micellar formations (micelles produced by two or more
compounds--one of which is a detergent).
[0101] In some embodiments, an average particle size of micelles in
a composition of the present invention is contemplated to be in the
range of 1 nanometer to 100 micrometers, 10 nanometers to 50
micrometers, 100 nanometers to 1 micrometers, etc. Moreover, the
shape of the micelle can vary and can be, for example, prolate,
oblate or spherical; spherical micelles are most typical.
[0102] In some embodiments, at least 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%,
40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80% 85%, 90%, 95%, 99% of
the detergent in the compositions herein is in micellar formation.
In other embodiments, less than 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%,
20%, 10%, or 5% of the detergent in the compositions herein is in
micellar formation. In other embodiments, about 10-90%, 20-80%,
30-70%, 40-60%, or about 50% of the detergent of the compositions
herein is in micellar formation.
[0103] In some embodiments, an average size of a micelle in a
composition of the present invention may be less than 10.sup.-5,
10.sup.-6, 10.sup.-7, 10.sup.-8, 10.sup.-9. In some embodiments, an
average size of a micelle in a composition of the present invention
may be greater than 10.sup.-5, 10.sup.-8, 10.sup.-7, 10.sup.-8,
10.sup.-9. In some embodiments, an average size of a micelle in a
composition of the present invention may be in the range of
1.times.10.sup.-5 to 9.times.10.sup.-5; 1.times.10.sup.-6 to
9.times.10.sup.-8; 1.times.10.sup.-7 to
9.times.10.sup.-7;1.times.10.sup.-8 to 9.times.10.sup.-8;
1.times.10.sup.-9 to 9.times.10.sup.-9.
[0104] In some embodiments, an average molecular weight of a
micelle in a composition of the present invention may be less than
100,000 Daltons, 50,000 Daltons, 40,000 Daltons, 30,000 Daltons,
20,000 Daltons, 10,000 Daltons, 9,000 Daltons, 8,000 Daltons, 7,000
Daltons, 6,000 Daltons, 5,000 Daltons, 4,000 Daltons, 3,000
Daltons, 2,000 Daltons, 1,000 Daltons, or 500 Daltons. In some
embodiments, an average molecular weight of a micelle in a
composition of the present invention may be greater than 500
Daltons, 1,000 Daltons, 1,500 Daltons, 2,000 Daltons, 2,500
Daltons, 3,000 Daltons, 3,500 Daltons, 4,000 Daltons, 4,500
Daltons, 5,000 Daltons, 5,500 Daltons, 6,000 Daltons, 6,500
Daltons, 7,000 Daltons, 7,500 Daltons, 8,000 Daltons, 8,500
Daltons, 9,000 Daltons, 9,500 Daltons, 10,000 Daltons, or 15,000
Daltons. In some embodiments, an average molecular weight of a
micelle in a composition of the present invention may be in the
range of 100-20,000 Daltons, 1,000-10,000 Daltons, 2,000-1,000
Daltons, or 3,000-5,000 Daltons.
[0105] Second Therapeutic Agents
[0106] In yet another embodiment of the present invention the
compositions herein can be co-formulated, co-administered, and/or
co-marketed with a second therapeutic agent.
[0107] Non-limiting examples of second therapeutic agents include:
anti-microbial agents, vasoconstrictors, anti-thrombotic agents,
anti-coagulation agents, suds-depressants, anti-inflammatory
agents, analgesics, dispersion agents, anti-dispersion agents,
penetration enhancers, steroids, tranquilizers, muscle relaxants,
and anti-diarrhea agents.
[0108] Anti microbial agents suitable for use with the
compositions, methods, and kits herein include, but not limited to,
anti-bactericidal agents, anti-fungal agents, anti-viral agents or
the like, and are preferably efficacious against a broad spectrum
of microbes.
[0109] Examples of anti-bacterial agents include, but not limited
to, benzalkonium chloride, benzoic acid, benzoxonium chloride,
benzyl alcohol, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol,
5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane, bromochlorophene, camphor benzalkonium
methosulfate, captan, cetrimonium bromide, cetrimonium chloride,
cetylpyridinium chloride, climbazol, chloracetamide, chiorhexidine
and its salts, p-chloro-m-cresol, chlorphenesin, chloroxylenol,
chlorophen, chlorobutanol, o-cymen-5-ol, dehydroacetic acid,
dibromodicyanobutan, dibromohexamidin, dibromopropamidin,
dichlorobenzyl alcohol, dichlorophenyl imidazoldioxolan,
dimethyloxazolidin, DMDM hydantoin, dodecylguanidine acetate,
hexamidine diisothionate, hexachlorophen, hexetidin, iodopropynyl
butylcarbamate, lauryl isoquinolinium bromide, methyldibromo
glutaronitrile, methylolchloracetamide, phenethyl alcohol,
phenoxyethanol, phenoxypropanol, o-phenylphenol, piroctone olamine,
polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, potassium
undecylenoyl hydrolyzed collagen, quaternium-15, salicylic acid,
sodium benzoate, sodium dehydroacetate, sodium
hydroxymethylglycinate, sodium o-phenylphenate, sorbic acid,
triclocarban, triclosan, undecylenic acid and its derivatives, zinc
cysteate, zinc gluconate, zinc pyrithione, or zinc sulfate.
Derivatives of undecylenic acid useful as anti-microbial agents are
e.g. esters, such as methyl ester, isopropyl ester, glyceryl ester,
ethoxylated soya sterol ester, or ethoxylated PHB ester, or amides,
such as monoethanolamide, monoethanolamide derivatives such as
monoethanolamide (MEA) sulfosuccinate salts, diethanolamide,
protein condensates, e.g. potassium undecylenoyl hydrolyzed animal
collagen, and quaternized 3-aminopropyl-amide, e.g.
undecylenamidopropyltrimonium methosulfate. Specific examples of
suitable fungicidal/fungistatic agents include, without limitation,
dithiocarbamates, phthalimides, dicarboximides, organophosphates,
benzimidazoles, carboxanilides, phenylamides, phosphites, and the
like.
[0110] Other examples of anti-bacterial agents include, but are not
limited to, erythromycin, clarithromycin, penicillins,
cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, sulfonamides, macrolides,
tetracyclins, lincosides, quinolones, chloramphenicol, vancomycin,
metronidazole, rifampin, isoniazid, spectinomycin, trimethoprim,
sulfamethoxazole, penems, carbapenems, monobactams mupirocin,
neomycin sulfate bacitracin, polymyxin B, 1-ofloxacin,
tetracyclines (chlortetracycline hydrochloride, oxytetracycline
hydrochloride and tetrachcycline hydrochoride), clindamycin
phsphate, gentamicin sulfate, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium
chloride, hexylresorcinol, methylbenzethonium chloride, phenol,
quaternary ammonium compounds, triclocarbon, triclosan, tea tree
oil, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. and the
pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof.
[0111] Other examples of anti-bacterial agents include, but are not
limited to, Acrofloxacin, Amoxicillin plus clavulonic acid (i.e.
Augmentin), Amikacin, Amplicillin, Apalcillin, Apramycin,
Astromicin, Arbekacin, Aspoxicillin, Azidozillin, Azithromycin,
Azlocillin, Bacitracin, Benzathine penicillin, Benzylpenicillin,
Carbencillin, Cefaclor, Cefadroxil, Cefalexin, Cefamandole,
Cefaparin, Cefatrizine, Cefazolin, Cefbuperazone, Cefcapene,
Cefdinir, Cefditoren, Cefepime, Cefetamet, Cefixime, Cefmetazole,
Cefminox, Cefoperazone, Ceforanide, Cefotaxime, Cefotetan,
Cefotiam, Cefoxitin, Cefpimizole, Cefpiramide, Cefpodoxime,
Cefprozil, Cefradine, Cefroxadine, Cefsulodin, Ceftazidime,
Ceftriaxone, Cefuroxime, Chlorampenicol, Chlortetracycline,
Ciclacillin, Cinoxacin, Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin, Clemizole
penicillin, Clindamycin, Cloxacillin, Daptomycin, Demeclocycline,
Desquinolone, Dibekacin, Dicloxacillin, Dirithromycin, Doxycycline,
Enoxacin, Epicillin, Erthromycin, Ethambutol, Fleroxacin, Flomoxef,
Flucloxacillin, Flumequine, Flurithromycin, Fosfomycin,
Fosmidomycin, Fusidic acid, Gatifloxacin, Gemifloxaxin, Gentamicin,
Imipenem, Imipenem plus Cilistatin combination, Isepamicin,
Isoniazid, Josamycin, Kanamycin, Kasugamycin, Kitasamycin,
Latamoxef, Levofloxacin, Lincomycin, Linezolid, Lomefloxacin,
Loracarbaf, Lymecycline, Mecillinam, Meropenem, Methacycline,
Methicillin, Metronidazole, Mezlocillin, Midecamycin, Minocycline,
Miokamycin, Moxifloxacin, Nafcillin, Nafcillin, Nalidixic acid,
Neomycin, Netilmicin, Norfloxacin, Novobiocin, Oflaxacin,
Oleandomycin, Oxacillin, Oxolinic acid, Oxytetracycline, Paromycin,
Pazufloxacin, Pefloxacin, Penicillin G, Penicillin V,
Phenethicillin, Phenoxymethyl penicillin, Pipemidic acid,
Piperacillin, Piperacillin and Tazobactam combination, Piromidic
acid, Procaine penicillin, Propicillin, Pyrimethamine, Rifabutin,
Rifamide, Rifampicin, Rifamycin SV, Rifapentene, Rokitamycin,
Rolitetracycline, Roxithromycin, Rufloxacin, Sitafloxacin,
Sparfloxacin, Spectinomycin, Spiramycin, Sulfadiazine, Sulfadoxine,
Sulfamethoxazole, Sisomicin, Streptomycin, Sulfamethoxazole,
Sulfisoxazole, Synercid (Quinupristan-Dalfopristan combination),
Teicoplanin, Telithromycin, Temocillin, Tetracycline, Tetroxoprim,
Thiamphenicol, Ticarcillin, Tigecycline, Tobramycin, Tosufloxacin,
Trimethoprim, Trimetrexate, Trovafloxacin, Vancomycin, and
Verdamicin.
[0112] Vasoconstrictor agents suitable for use with the
compositions of the present invention can include, for example,
dihydroergotamine, ergotamine and methysergide,
pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof,
[0113] Anti-thrombotic agents suitable for use with the
compositions of the present invention can include, for example,
argatroban, iloprost, lamifiban, taprostene, tirofiban, tissue
plasminogen activator (natural or recombinant), tenecteplase (TNK),
and lanoteplase (nPA); factor VIIa inhibitors; factor Xa
inhibitors; thrombin inhibitors (such as hirudin and argatroban);
PAI-1 inhibitors (i.e., inactivators of tissue plasminogen
activator inhibitors); alpha2-antiplasmin inhibitors;
streptokinase, urokinase and prourokinase; and anisoylated
plasminogen streptokinase activator complex. anti-coagulants (e.g.
hirudin, heparin, etc.), plasminogen activators (e.g. t-PA,
urokinase, etc.), fibrinolytic enzymes (e.g. plasmin, subtilisin,
etc.), anti-platelet-aggregation agents (e.g. prostacyclin,
aspirin, etc.) and the like.
[0114] Anti-coagulation agents suitable for use with the
compositions of the present invention can include, for example,
cilostazol (PLETAL.RTM., Otsuka), clopidogrel (PLAVIX.RTM.,
Sanofi), ticlopidine (TICLID.RTM., Syntex), tirofiban
(AGGRASTAT.RTM., Merck), eptifibatide (INTEGRILIN.RTM., COR
Therapeutics), abciximab (REOPRO.RTM., Eli Lill y), anagrelide
(AGRYLIN.RTM., Roberts), dipyridamole (PERSANTIN.RTM., Boehringer
Ingelheim), aspirin (ECOTR.RTM., and others), dipyridamole/aspirin
(AGGRENOX.RTM., Boehringer Ingelheim), dalteparin (FRAGMIN.RTM.,
Pharmacia), enoxaparin (LOVENOX.RTM., Aventis), tinzaparin
(INNOHE.RTM., DuPont), heparin (various), danaparoid (ORGANON.RTM.,
Organon), antithrombin III (THROMBATE.RTM., Bayer), lepirudin
(REFLUDAN.RTM., Hoechst-Marion Roussel), argatroban (ACOVA.RTM.,
SmithKlineBeecham), bivalirudin (ANGIOMAX.RTM., Medicines Company),
warfarin (COUMADIN.RTM., DuPont) anisidione (MIRADON.RTM.,
Schering), alteplase (ACTIVASE.RTM., Genetech), reteplase
(RETAVASE.RTM., Boehringer Mannheim), tenecteplase (TNKASE.RTM.,
Genentech), drotrecogin (XIGRIS.RTM., Eli Lilly), anistreplase
(EMINASE.RTM., Roberts), streptokinase (STREPTASE.RTM., Astra),
urokinase (ABBOKINASE.RTM., Abbott) and combinations thereof.
[0115] Suds-depressants suitable for use with the compositions,
methods and kits of the present invention can include, for example,
monocarboxylic fatty acid and soluble salts thereof. The
monocarboxylic fatty acids and salts thereof used as suds
suppressor may have hydrocarbyl chains of 1 to about 50 carbon
atoms, about 10 to about 24 carbon atoms, or about 12 to about 18
carbon atoms. Suitable salts include the alkali metal salts such as
sodium, potassium, and lithium salts, and ammonium and
alkanolammonium salts. Additional suds-depressnats include, for
example, high molecular weight hydrocarbons such as paraffin, fatty
acid esters (e.g., fatty acid triglycerides), fatty acid esters of
monovalent alcohols, aliphatic C.sub.18-C.sub.40 ketones (e.g.,
stearone), etc. Other suds-depressants include N-alkylated amino
triazines such as tri- to hexa-alkylmelamines or di- to
tetra-alkyldiamine chlortriazines formed as products of cyanuric
chloride with two or three moles of a primary or secondary amine
containing 1 to 24 carbon atoms, propylene oxide, and monostearyl
phosphates such as monostearyl alcohol phosphate ester and
monostearyl di-alkali metal (e.g., K, Na, and Li) phosphates and
phosphate esters. The hydrocarbons such as paraffin and
haloparaffin can be utilized in liquid form. It is also known to
utilize waxy hydrocarbons, preferably having a melting point below
about 100.degree. C. The hydrocarbons constitute a preferred
category of suds suppressor for detergent compositions. The
hydrocarbons, thus, include aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, and
heterocyclic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons having from
about 12 to about 70 carbon atoms. The term "paraffin," as used in
this suds suppressor discussion, is intended to include mixtures of
true paraffins and cyclic hydrocarbons.
[0116] Another example of suds suppressors comprises silicone suds
suppressors. This category includes the use of polyorganosiloxane
oils, such as polydimethylsiloxane, dispersions or emulsions of
polyorganosiloxane oils or resins, and combinations of
polyorganosiloxane with silica particles wherein the
polyorganosiloxane is chemisorbed or fused onto the silica.
Examples also include , but not limited to, silicones, and
silica-silicone mixtures. Silicones can be generally represented by
alkylated polysiloxane materials while silica is normally used in
finely divided forms exemplified by silica aerogels and xerogels
and hydrophobic silicas of various types. Silicone suds controlling
agent, DC-544, is commercially available from Dow Corning, which is
a siloxane-glycol copolymer. Other preferred suds controlling agent
are the suds suppressor system comprising a mixture of silicone
oils and 2-alkyl-alcanols. Suitable 2-alkyl-alkanols are
2-butyl-octanol which are commercially available under the trade
name Isofol 12.TM. and silicone/silica mixture in combination with
fumed nonporous silica such as Aerosil.TM..
[0117] Examples of anti-dispersion agents include, but are not
limited to, sucrose, glyercerol, and glycerin.
[0118] Steroids suitable for use with the compositions of the
present invention can include, for example, betamethasone,
chloroprednisone, clocortolone, cortisone, desonide, dexamethasone,
desoximetasone, difluprednate, estradiol, fludrocortisone,
flumethasone, flunisolide, fluocortolone, fluprednisolone,
hydrocortisone, meprednisone, methylprednisolone, paramethasone,
prednisolone, prednisone, pregnan-3-alpha-ol-20-one, testosterone,
and triamcinolone. estradiol, estron, estriol, polyestradiol,
polyestriol, dienestrol, diethylstilbestrol, dihydroergosterone,
cyproterone, danazol, testosterone, progesterone, norethindrone,
levonorgestrol, ethynodiol, norgestimate, gestanin,
3-keton-desogestrel, demegestone, promethoestrol, testosterone,
spironolactone, and esters thereof, budesonide, rofleponide,
rofleponide palmitate, ciclesonide, momethasone furoate,
fluticasone propionate, tipredane, fluocinolone acetonide,
flunisolide, flumethasone, dexamethasone, beclomethasone
dipropionate, deflazacort, cortivazol, or cortisol and/or
hydrocortisol, prednisone, fluorometholone acetate, dexamethasone
sodium phosphate, suprofen, fluorometholone, and medrysone,
optionally in their pure isomeric forms (where such forms exist)
and in the forms of their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
[0119] Anti-inflammatory agents suitable for use with the
compositions of the present invention can include both steroidal
anti-inflammatory agents and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
agents. Suitable steroidal anti-inflammatory agent can include,
although are not limited to, corticosteroids such as
hydrocortisone, hydroxyltriamcinolone alphamethyl dexamethasone,
dexamethasone-phosphate, beclomethasone dipropionate, clobetasol
valerate, desonide, desoxymethasone, desoxycorticosterone acetate,
dexamethasone, dichlorisone, diflorasone diacetate, diflucortolone
valerate, fluadrenolone, fluclarolone acetonide, fludrocortisone,
flumethasone pivalate, fluosinolone acetonide, fluocinonide,
flucortine butylester, fluocortolone, fluprednidene
(fluprednylidene)acetate, flurandrenolone, halcinonide,
hydrocortisone acetate, hydrocortisone butyrate,
methylprednisolone, triamcinolone acetonide, cortisone,
cortodoxone, flucetonide, fludrocortisone, difluorosone diacetate,
fluradrenalone acetonide, medrysone, amciafel, amcinafide,
betamethasone and the balance of its esters, chlorprednisone,
chlorprednisone acetate, clocortelone, clescinolone, dichlorisone,
difluprednate, flucloronide, flunisolide, fluoromethalone,
fluperolone, fluprednisolone, hydrocortisone valerate,
hydrocortisone cyclopentylproprionate, hydrocortamate,
meprednisone, paramethasone, prednisolone, prednisone,
beclomethasone dipropionate, betamethasone dipropionate,
triamcinolone, and mixtures thereof can be used.
[0120] A second class of anti-inflammatory agents which is useful
in the compositions of the present invention includes the
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents. A variety of compounds
encompassed by this group are well-known to those skilled in the
art. Suitable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents useful in the
compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited
to: the oxicams, such as piroxicam, isoxicam, tonexicam, sudoxicam,
and CP-14,304; the salicylates, such as salicylic acid, aspirin,
disalcid, benorylate, trilisate, safapryn, solprin, diflunisal, and
fendosal; the acetic acid derivatives, such as diclofenac,
fenclofenac, indomethacin, sulindac, tolmetin, isoxepac, furofenac,
tiopinac, zidometacin, acematacin, fentiazac, zomepiract, clidanac,
oxepinac, and felbinac; the fenamates, such as mefenamic,
meclofenamic, flufenamic, niflumic, and tolfenamic acids; the
propionic acid derivates, such as ibuprofen, naproxen,
benoxaprofen, flurbiprofen, ketoprofen, fenoprofen, fenbufen,
indoprofen, pirprofen, carprofen, oxaprozin, pranoprofen,
miroprofen, tioxaprofen, suprofen, alminoprofen, and tiaprofenic;
and the pyrazoles, such as phenybutazone, oxyphenbutazone,
feprazone, azapropazone, and trimethazone. Mixtures of these
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents can also be employed, as well
as the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts and esters of these
agents.
[0121] Analgesics suitable for use with the pharmacologically
active detergent composition of the present invention to reduce
discomfort due to inflammation after subcutaneous injection of the
formulation of the present invention include, but are not limited
to, injectable local amine and ester anesthetics. Non-limiting
examples of analgesics include lidocaine, mepivacaine, bupivacaine,
procaine, chloroprocaine, etidocaine, prilocaine dyclonine,
hexylcaine, procaine, cocaine, ketamine, pramoxine, propophol,
phenol and tetracaine. Mixtures of these analgesics can also be
employed, as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and
esters or these agents. Other examples of analgesics include
opioids. Examples of opioids include morphine, or a salt thereof,
such as the sulphate, chloride, or hydrochloride. Other
1,4-hydroxymorphinan opioid analgesics that may be used herein
include those such as naloxone, meperidine, butorphanol or
pentazocine, or morphine-6-glucuronide, codeine, dihydrocodeine,
diamorphine, dextropropoxyphene, pethidine, fentanyl, alfentanil,
alphaprodine, buprenorphine, dextromoramide, diphenoxylate,
dipipanone, heroin (diacetylmorphine), hydrocodone
(dihydrocodeinone), hydromorphone (dihydromorphinone), levorphanol,
meptazinol, methadone, metopon (methyldihydromorphinone),
nalbuphine, oxycodone (dihydrohydroxycodeinone), oxymorphone
(dihydrohydroxymorphinone), phenadoxone, phenazocine, remifentanil,
tramadol, or a salt of any of these. The opioid used in the method
of the invention may comprise any combination of the aforementioned
compounds. Naloxone is also included within the definition of an
opioid. Especially preferred analgesics which may be use include
hydromorphone, oxycodone, morphine, e.g. morphine sulphate and
fentanyl and/or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof.
[0122] Suitable tranquilizer and sedative drugs that may included
in the kits or compositions of the present invention include
chlordiazepoxide, benactyzine, benzquinamide, flurazepam,
hydroxyzine, loxapine, promazine, and/or acceptable salts and
esters thereof.
[0123] Suitable muscle relaxant drugs that may be included in the
kits or compositions of the present invention include cinnamedrine,
cyclobenzaprine, flavoxate, orphenadrine, papaverine, mebeverine,
idaverine, ritodrine, dephenoxylate, dantrolene, azumolene, and/or
pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof.
[0124] Suitable anti-diarrhea drugs may be included in the kits or
compositions of the present invention include, for example,
loperamide, and/or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof.
[0125] Second therapeutic agents may be co-formulated and/or
co-administered with the one or more pharmacologically active
detergents herein. In such co-formulations, a second therapeutic
agent may be at a concentration of less than 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%,
16%, 15%,14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%,
1%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.09%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.06%,
0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.009%, 0.008%, 0.007%, 0.006%,
0.005%, 0.004%, 0.003%, 0.002%, 0.001%, 0.0009%, 0.0008%, 0.0007%,
0.0006%, 0.0005%, 0.0004%, 0.0003%, 0.0002%, or 0.0001% w/w, w/v or
v/v.
[0126] In some embodiments, a second therapeutic agent may be
co-formulated with the one or more pharmacologically active
detergents herein. In such co-formulation, the second therapeutic
agent may be at a concentration greater than 20%, 19.75%, 19.50%,
19.25% 19%, 18.75%, 18.50%, 18.25% 18%, 17.75%, 17.50%, 17.25% 17%,
16.75%, 16.50%, 16.25% 16%, 15.75%, 15.50%, 15.25% 15%, 14.75%,
14.50%, 14.25% 14%, 13.75%, 13.50%, 13.25% 13%, 12.75%, 12.50%,
12.25% 12%, 11.75%, 11.50%, 11.25% 11%, 10.75%, 10.50%, 10.25% 10%,
9.75%, 9.50%, 9.25% 9%, 8.75%, 8.50%, 8.25% 8%, 7.75%, 7.50%, 7.25%
7%, 6.75%, 6.50%, 6.25% 6%, 5.75%, 5.50%, 5.25% 5%, 4.75%, 4.50%,
4.25%, 4%, 3.75%, 3.50%, 3.25%, 3%, 2.75%, 2.50%, 2.25%, 2%, 1.75%,
1.50%, 125% , 1%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.09%, 0.08%,
0.07%, 0.06%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.009%, 0.008%,
0.007%, 0.006%, 0.005%, 0.004%, 0.003%, 0.002%, 0.001%, 0.0009%,
0.0008%, 0.0007%, 0.0006%, 0.0005%, 0.0004%, 0.0003%, 0.0002%, or
0.0001% w/w, w/v or v/v.
[0127] In some embodiments, a second therapeutic agent may be
co-formulated with the one or more pharmacologically active
detergents herein such that the final formulation has a
concentration of the second therapeutic agent that is in the range
of from approximately 0.001% to approximately 50%, approximately
0.001% to approximately 40%, approximately 0.01% to approximately
30%, approximately 0.02% to approximately 29%, approximately 0.03%
to approximately 28%, approximately 0.04% to approximately 27%,
approximately 0.05% to approximately 26%, approximately 0.06% to
approximately 25%, approximately 0.07% to approximately 24%,
approximately 0.08% to approximately 23%, approximately 0.09% to
approximately 22%, approximately 0.1% to approximately 21%,
approximately 0.2% to approximately 20%, approximately 0.3% to
approximately 19%, approximately 0.4% to approximately 18%,
approximately 0.5% to approximately 17%, approximately 0.6% to
approximately 16%, approximately 0.7% to approximately 15%,
approximately 0.8% to approximately 14%, approximately 0.9% to
approximately 12%, approximately 1% to approximately 10% w/w, w/v
or v/v. It is understood that the final concentration is dependent
on many factors known to persons skilled in the art including, but
not limited to, location and size of the treatment site.
[0128] In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises,
consists essentially of, or consists of less than 10 g, 9.5 g, 9.0
g, 8.5 g, 8.0 g, 7.5 g, 7.0 g, 6.5 g, 6.0 g, 5.5 g, 5.0 g, 4.5 g,
4.0 g, 3.5 g, 3.0 g, 2.5 g, 2.0 g, 1.5 g, 1.0 g, 0.95 g, 0.9 g,
0.85 g, 0.8 g, 0.75 g, 0.7 g, 0.65 g, 0.6 g, 0.55 g, 0.5 g, 0.45 g,
0.4 g, 0.35 g, 0.3 g, 0.25 g, 0.2 g, 0.15 g, 0.1 g, 0.09 g, 0.08 g,
0.07 g, 0.06 g, 0.05 g, 0.04 g, 0.03 g, 0.02 g, 0.01 g, 0.009 g,
0.008 g, 0.007 g, 0.006 g, 0.005 g, 0.004 g, 0.003 g, 0.002 g,
0.001 g, 0.0009 g, 0.0008 g, 0.0007 g, 0.0006 g, 0.0005 g, 0.0004
g, 0.0003 g, 0.0002 g, or 0.0001 g of the one or more second
therapeutic agents herein.
[0129] In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises,
consists essentially of, or consists of more than 0.0001 g, 0.0002
g, 0.0003 g, 0.0004 g, 0.0005 g, 0.0006 g, 0.0007 g, 0.0008 g,
0.0009 g, 0.001 g, 0.0015 g, 0.002 g, 0.0025 g, 0.003 g, 0.0035 g,
0.004 g, 0.0045 g, 0.005 g, 0.0055 g, 0.006 g, 0.0065 g, 0.007 g,
0.0075 g, 0.008 g, 0.0085 g, 0.009 g, 0.0095 g, 0.01 g, 0.015 g,
0.02 g, 0.025 g, 0.03 g, 0.035 g, 0.04 g, 0.045 g, 0.05 g, 0.055 g,
0.06 g, 0.065 g, 0.07 g, 0.075 g, 0.08 g, 0.085 g, 0.09 g, 0.095 g,
0.1 g, 0.15 g, 0.2 g, 0.25 g, 0.3 g, 0.35 g, 0.4 g, 0.45 g, 0.5 g,
0.55 g, 0.6 g, 0.65 g, 0.7 g, 0.75 g, 0.8 g, 0.85 g, 0.9 g, 0.95 g,
1 g, 1.5 g, 2 g, 2.5, 3 g, 3.5, 4 g, 4.5 g, 5 g, 5.5 g, 6 g, 6.5g,
7 g, 7.5g, 8 g, 8.5 g, 9 g, 9.5 g, or 10 g of the one or more
second therapeutic agents herein.
[0130] In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises,
consists essentially of, or consists of 0.0001-10 g, 0.0005-9 g,
0.001-8 g, 0.005-7 g, 0.01-6 g, 0.05-5 g, 0.1-4 g, 0.5-4 g, or 1-3
g of the one or more second therapeutic agents herein.
[0131] Pharmaceutical Formulations
[0132] Pharmacologically acceptable aqueous vehicles for the
compositions of the present invention can include, for example, any
liquid solution that is capable of dissolving a detergent and is
not toxic to the particular individual receiving the formulation.
Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous vehicles include,
without limitation, saline, water and acetic acid. Typically,
pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous vehicles are sterile.
[0133] Pharmacologically active detergent compositions useful in
embodiments of the present invention are formulated for the
non-surgical reduction of localized fat deposits. As used herein,
"non-surgical" refers to medical procedures that do not require an
incision. Injections are examples of non-surgical procedures.
Liposuction is a surgical procedure.
[0134] In one embodiment of the present invention, the
pharmacologically active detergent composition is administered by
injection, for example, by bolus injection. In order to be
effective, the detergent composition must have direct contact with
the fat tissue regardless of how it is infused. The detergent
formulations can be injected subcutaneously or infused directly
into the fat. Formulations for injection can be presented in unit
dosage form, for example, in ampoules or in multi-dose containers,
with an added preservative. The compositions can take such forms as
suspensions, solutions, or emulsions in oily or aqueous vehicles,
and can contain formulatory agents such as suspending, stabilizing
and/or dispersing agents.
[0135] A "pharmaceutically acceptable excipient" may be used
herein, and refers to a compound that is useful in preparing a
pharmaceutical composition that is generally safe, non-toxic and
neither biologically nor otherwise undesirable, and includes
excipients that are acceptable for veterinary use or human
pharmaceutical use. A pharmaceutically acceptable excipient as used
in the specification and claims includes both one and more than one
such excipient. Some examples of suitable excipients include
lactose, dextrose, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, starches, gum
acacia, calcium phosphate, alginates, tragacanth, gelatin, calcium
silicate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone,
phosphatidylcholine, cellulose, sterile water, syrup, and methyl
cellulose. The formulations can additionally include: lubricating
agents such as talc, magnesium stearate, and mineral oil; wetting
agents; emulsifying and suspending agents; and preserving agents
such as methyl- and propylhydroxy-benzoates and benzyl alcohol. The
compositions of the present invention can be formulated so as to
provide quick, sustained or delayed release of the active
ingredient after administration to the patient by employing
procedures known in the art.
[0136] Additional excipients suitable for formulation with the
detergent compositions of the present invention include penetration
enhancers and dispersion agents. Non-limiting examples of
dispersion agents which allow the dispersion of drugs in tissue
include hyaluronidase and collagenase. Hyaluronidase functions to
augment tissue permeability and spread or dispersion of other
drugs. Collagenase has been used to isolate adipocytes from
subcutaneous fat and does not have lytic effects on adipocytes
themselves. Additionally hyaluronidase and collagenase can
facilitate healing by accelerating reduction of necrotic tissue
after treatment with the detergent formulations of the present
invention.
[0137] The pharmacologically active detergent compositions of the
present invention are useful for treating localized fat
accumulations, including but not limited to lower eyelid fat
herniation, accumulations on the waist, hips and other cosmetic
areas, xanthelasma, lipomas and lipodistrophy, including "buffalo
hump" lipodystrophy (3). In another embodiment, the detergent
compositions of the present invention is useful for treating fat
deposits associated with cellulite.
[0138] Methods
[0139] The present invention also relates to methods for reducing a
subcutaneous fat deposit in a mammal. Such methods comprise,
consist essentially of, or consist of administering locally to the
fat deposit in the mammal one or more of the compositions or dose
units herein. For example, in one embodiment less than 500 mL of a
solution is delivered locally to the fat deposit to be reduced. The
solution comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of
pharmacologically active detergent(s) (preferably bile salts such
as sodium deoxycholate), such as those disclosed herein. The
solution preferably comprises less than 5% w/v phosphatidylcholine
or more preferably comprises no phosphatidylcholine.
[0140] In some embodiments of the present invention, the above
methods are provided for the non-surgical removal of one or more
localized fat deposits in a patient. For example, in one
embodiment, the non-surgical methods herein do not include
liposuction. In some embodiments, the methods herein also exclude
non-invasive means for reducing fat, e.g., ultrasonification. In
other embodiments, non-invasive means can be used in conjunction
with the compositions herein.
[0141] The patient being treated is preferably a mammal. Such
mammal can be a human or an animal such as a primate (e.g., a
monkey, chimpanzee, etc.), a domesticated animal (e.g., a dog, cat,
horse, etc.), farm animal (e.g., goat, sheep, pig, cattle, etc.),
or laboratory animal (e.g., mouse, rat, etc.). Preferably, a
patient being treated is a human, a horse, a dog, or a cat.
[0142] The compositions herein can be used to treat any adipose
condition in the patient including, for example, disorders such as
lipomas, herniation, Dercum's disease, Madelung's neck, lipedema,
piezogenic nodules, xanthelasma, lipodystrophy, and cellulite. In
other embodiments, the compositions herein can be used to treat
adipose conditions in areas such as fat deposits localized under
eye, under chin, under arm, buttock, calf, back, thigh, ankle, or
stomach of a mammal.
[0143] The fat-solubilizing compositions herein are preferably
administered via a localized injection. However, other means of
administering the compositions herein are also contemplated. For
example, the compositions herein may be administered via a dermal
patch or a subcutaneous depot.
[0144] Generally, the total volume, unit dose and number of
treatments administered will vary depending on the amount of fat in
a target site, the location of the target site, type of fat
composition, and desired results. In general, the greater the
amount of fat being treated, the greater the dose that is
administered. It should be noted that while the compositions and
unit dosages herein may be administered into an individual as part
of a treatment regimen, they are not removed from the individual as
part of the treatment regimen.
[0145] Thus, the present invention contemplates methods for
reducing amount of subcutaneous fat in a mammal by administering to
the mammal an effective amount of a fat-solubilizing composition
that comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of one or more
pharmacologically active detergents. The above is preferably
administered transdermally or subcutaneously, via e.g., a
subcutaneous injection using a syringe to a target site. A target
site can be for example 0.1 cm.times.0.1 cm, to about 5 cm.times.5
cm. The compositions herein may be administered at the same,
adjacent, or nearby target sites at various intervals, dosages,
volumes, as disclosed herein.
[0146] The present invention provides compositions and methods for
the non-surgical reduction of localized fat deposits in a mammal.
In one embodiment, the methods herein involve administration of
fat-solubilizing concentrations one or more pharmacologically
active detergents in pharmaceutically acceptable injectable
solutions. For the purposes of the present invention, a
non-surgical method of fat reduction does not include liposuction,
lipoplasty or suction lipectomy.
[0147] Preferably, the methods herein exclude the non active
removal of the pharmacologically active detergents (e.g., via
suction).
[0148] Any of the above methods may be supplemented by further
administering to the patient a second therapeutic agent. The second
therapeutic agent can be administered separately or in combination
with the compositions herein. The second therapeutic agent can be
administered locally or systemically. In some embodiments, the
second therapeutic agent is co-formulated with the detergent(s) and
administered simultaneously with the detergent(s) herein. In other
one or more of the second therapeutic agents are administered prior
to the administration of the detergents herein.
[0149] The above may be administered once or multiple times into
the target site. In some embodiments, the compositions herein are
administered at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 times to a
target site. More than 1 administration can occur in a single hour,
day, week, month, or year. Preferably, multiple administrations
into a single target site occur less than 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,
or two times a year, less than 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2 times
month, less than 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or two times a week, less
than 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or two times a day or less than 10,
9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or two times an hour. In some embodiments a
patient is given 1-100, 2-50, 3-30, 4-20, or 5-10 injection at a
target site. This number of injections can occur over a period of 1
year, 6 months, 5 months, 4 months, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month, 3
weeks, 2, weeks, or 1 week or less.
[0150] The compositions can be administered at various levels below
the dermis, including, for example, 0.1-4 inches, 0.5-3 inches, 1-2
inches below the dermis.
[0151] The compositions can be administered in various volumes but
preferably in a total volume of less than 50 mL, 40 mL, 30 mL, 20
mL, 10 mL, 9 mL, 8 mL, 7 mL, 6 mL, 5 mL, 4 mL, 3 mL, 2 mL, 1 mL,
0.1 mL, 0.01 mL per injection.
[0152] Kits
[0153] FIG. 7 is an illustration of a kit 101 for the reduction of
subcutaneous fat accumulation in a mammal without the use of
liposuction. The kit includes one or more first containers 102. A
first container 102 comprises, consists essentially of, or consists
of any of the compositions herein. For example, a first container
can comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of a
pharmacologically active detergent and less than 5% w/v
phosphatidylcholine.
[0154] The above may be prepared in a solution or more preferably
in an injectable solution. First container(s) 102 comprising such a
solution may have sufficient volume to hold one or more unit doses.
For example, a first container 102 may be adapted to hold a less
than 500 mL, 100 mL solution, 20 mL solution 10 mL solution or 5 mL
solution. In some embodiments, first container(s) 102 hold a volume
of about 0.01 ml to about 100 ml, about 0.1 ml to about 90 ml,
about 0.5 ml to about 80 ml, about 1 ml to about 70 ml, about 2 ml
to about 60 ml, about 3 ml to about 50 ml, about 4 ml to about 40
ml, about 5 ml to about 30 ml, about 6 ml to about 20 ml, and about
7 ml to about 10 ml. In more preferred embodiments, the first
container(s) 102 is an ampule having a volume capacity of about 10
to about 20 ml.
[0155] In some embodiments, the detergent and option
phosphatidylcholine are formulated in a dermal patch or a depot for
sustained release. Dosages in a patch or depot can be the same as
those discussed herein.
[0156] A first container 102 can optionally include one or more
second therapeutic agents. Preferably, a first container 102
includes an analgesic, antimicrobial agent, or anti-inflammatory
agents. A first container 102 can also include a second detergent.
Examples of detergents are described herein.
[0157] A first container 102 preferably has less than 5% w/v of
phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine. In some embodiments, a
first container 102 contains no phospholipids or no
phosphatidylcholine.
[0158] A first container 102 preferably has more than 0.01%, 0.1%,
1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, 4.0%, or 5.0% w/w, w/v or v/v pharmacologically
active detergent(s). Preferably, the concentration of the
pharmacologically active detergent in the first container 102 is
above its micellar concentration. In some embodiments, the
concentration of said pharmacologically active detergent(s) in %
w/v is greater than the concentration of said phospholipids or
phosphatidylcholine in % w/v.
[0159] The solution of container 102 is administered according to
the instructions for use 103. Instructions for use 103 can provide
dosing instructions which may depend upon, for example, target
site, mammal being treated, desired results, location of target
site, concentration of solution, size of fat deposition. Preferably
instructions for use 103 are for the treatment of a mammal such as
a human, a dog, a cat, or a horse. Instructions for use 103 can
also include information for treatment of other domesticated
animals and/or farm animals.
[0160] Instruction for use 103 may also include information on the
use of the compositions herein to treat specific target sites, such
as, e.g., fat deposits localized under eye, under chin, under arm,
buttock, calf, back, thigh, ankle, or stomach of a mammal. In some
embodiments, instruction for use 103 detail an explanation for use
of the compositions herein to treat a fat deposit that is eyelid
fat herniation, lipomas, lipodystrophy, buffalo hump lipodystrophy
or fat deposits associated with cellulite.
[0161] Instruction for use 103 may include information regarding
proper diluents and volumes for dilution, if any, of the first
container 102 and/or the second container 105. The instructions for
use 103 may also provide information regarding the proper
administration of the compositions herein, such as frequency and
dosage of administration.
[0162] Kit 101 may further comprise a syringe or other suitable
delivery device (e.g., patch, subcutaneous depot) 104 for
delivering the compositions in first container 102 to a
subcutaneous fat accumulation region. In some embodiments, syringe
or delivery device 104 may be preloaded with a unit dose of a
solution of the present invention.
[0163] The kit 101 may further include a second container 105
comprising a second active agent. Examples of a second therapeutic
agent include, for example, an antimicrobial agent, an
anti-thrombotic agent, an anti-coagulation agent, a
suds-depressant, an anti-inflammatory agent, an analgesic, an
anesthetic, an anti-dispersion agent, a dispersion agent, a
penetration enhancer, a steroid, a tranquilizer, a muscle relaxant,
and an anti-diarrhea agent.
[0164] The following examples are provided to more precisely define
and enable the compositions and methods of the present invention.
It is understood that there are numerous other embodiments and
methods of using the present invention that will be apparent
embodiments to those of ordinary skill in the art after having read
and understood this specification and examples. The following
examples are meant to illustrate one or more embodiments of the
invention and are not meant to limit the invention to that which is
described below.
Examples
Example 1
Sodium Deoxycholate and Phosphatidylcholine Formulations
[0165] Phosphatidylcholine bile salt formulation (PBF) (5.0% highly
purified soy derived PC, 4.75% sodium deoxycholate, and 0.9% benzyl
alcohol, in sterile water, Table 2) was obtained from Hopewell
Pharmacy, Hopewell, N.J. Sodium deoxycholate and Triton.RTM. X-100
detergent (Triton.RTM., alkylaryl polyether alcohol) were obtained
from Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (St. Louis, Mo.). Empigen.RTM. BB
detergent (Empigen.RTM., lauryldimethylbetaine, Calbiochem,
Biosciences, Inc., La Jolla, Calif.). Stock reagents (5% dilutions)
were prepared in PBS buffer.
[0166] The molecular structure of (a) phosphatidylcholine, (b)
sodium deoxycholate and (c) benzyl alcohol are depicted in FIG.
1.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Injectable PBF Phosphatidylcholine 5.00%
(w/v) Sodium deoxycholate 4.75% Benzyl alcohol 0.90% Water 100
mL
Example 2
Effects of Sodium Deoxycholate and Phosphatidylcholine Solutions in
Cultured Cells
[0167] To measure cell viability after detergent treatment, HaCaT
human keratinocyte cells were cultured in DMEM (Dulbecco's modified
Eagle's medium) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum, penicillin,
and streptomycin. HaCaT cells were cultured in 6 well plates and
incubated with 0%, 0.005%, 0.050% or 0.500% PBF (PC Formula) or
sodium deoxycholate for 30 min at 37.degree. C. prior to
determination of cell viability using the MTS assay, which uses a
tetrazolium compound that produces a color change when bioreduced
by metabolically active cells (CellTiter 96.RTM. AQ.sub.ueous
Non-Radioactive Cell Proliferation Assay, Promega, Corp. Madison,
Wis.). Cell viability was determined by an absorbance
spectrophotometer (at 490 nm) after a 4 hour incubation with the
assay at 37.degree. C. To determine cell viability in fresh tissue,
fat specimens were incubated for 4 hours in 24 well plates with
stock reagents and the MTS assay. Tissue specimens were then
visualized for color change and the amount of MTS in their
supernatants was measured by absorbance (at 490 nm). All studies
were performed in triplicate. Absorbance at 490 nm (OD 490) is
proportional to the number of living cells in the culture. There
was comparable OD 490 in the control and 0.005% dilutions of both
compounds (FIG. 2a), indicating little effect of these substances
on cell viability at this concentration. Cell viability
progressively decreased at 0.05% and 0.5% concentrations of both
solutions.
[0168] Cell lysis in response to detergent treatment was determined
in HaCaT cells incubated with the reagents at the indicated cell
dilutions for 30 min at 37.degree. C. Lactate dehydrogenase release
was measured by absorbance (at 490 nm) after a 1 hour incubation
with the LDH assay as recommended by the manufacturer (CytoTox
96.RTM. Non-Radioactive Cytotoxicity Assay, Promega). All studies
were performed in triplicate. LDH release is directly proportional
to absorbance at 490 nm (OD 490). There was minimal LDH release
from control cells and those incubated with 0.005% dilutions of
both compounds (FIG. 2b). There was progressively more LDH released
at 0.05% and 0.5% of the PBF and deoxycholate.
Example 3
Effects of Sodium Deoxycholate and Phosphatidylcholine Solutions in
Porcine Tissue
[0169] Porcine tissue was obtained immediately after sacrifice,
shaved, and placed on ice for a maximum of four hours before use.
Fat specimens were obtained by removing the epidermis and dermis of
a punch biopsy with a scalpel and trimmed. Fat specimens were
loaded with calcein dye by incubating 1 hour at 37.degree. C. with
Calcein-AM (Sigma). Stock reagents were added to the fat specimens
and incubated for 30 min at 37.degree. C. with gentle agitation.
Calcein retention was determined by tissue fluorescence using
purple (411 nm) light and visually observing the emitted green (500
nm) light using an emission filters.
[0170] Histology was performed by injecting stock reagent solutions
(0.5 mL) into full thickness porcine skin at various levels
(epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue) with 1.0 mL syringes
and 30-gauge, 0.5 inch needles. Needle depth was visualized along
the margin of the porcine tissue with the intent of saturating the
target tissue. One hour after incubation with PBS at 37.degree. C.,
multiple 5.0 mm biopsy specimens were obtained from the injected
sites, each condition performed in triplicate. Tissue was fixed in
formaldehyde, paraffin-embedded, and stained with
hematoxylin-eosin. Specimens were evaluated by a board-certified
dermatopathologist who was blinded to the treatment protocol.
[0171] Fresh porcine skin was used to determine if the effects of
these detergent substances on cultured cells were similar in
tissue. FIG. 3a demonstrates the production of dark purple pigment
(indicating viable cells) in fat tissue treated with the PBS buffer
(negative control) using the MTS assay. The PBF and 5% solutions of
deoxycholate and Triton.RTM. detergent (positive control)
demonstrated a comparable loss of purple dye (indicating cell
death) in the treated fat specimens. The difference in fat cell
viability between the solutions was quantified by measuring the
absorbance (at 490) of the supernatants collected from the treated
fat specimens (FIG. 3b). All reagents had significant effects on
the fat cell viability of fresh tissue.
[0172] Cell lysis was confirmed using a calcein dye release assay.
Calcein becomes fluorescent after hydrolysis and is retained in
cells that have intact cell membranes. Because it does not label
dead cells and is lost under conditions that cause cell lysis, loss
of green fluorescence in fat tissue samples loaded with the dye
calcein indicates cell lysis (FIG. 4). Samples treated with the
deoxycholate, PBF, and Triton.RTM. detergent (positive control)
exhibited similar loss of fluorescence.
[0173] The histologic changes resulting from injection of PBF,
deoxycholate, and Empigen.RTM., are shown in FIG. 5.
Phosphatidylcholine bile salt formulation (FIG. 5b) and
deoxycholate (FIG. 5d) produced histologic effects similar to those
caused by Empigen.RTM. (FIG. 5g) and Triton.RTM. (not shown), two
well-characterized laboratory detergents. These changes were
apparent in both fat and muscle. Marked blurring and dissolution of
adipocyte cell membranes with disruption of its normal lobular
architecture were seen, after injection of both the PBF (FIG. 5b)
and deoxycholate (FIG. 5d). FIG. 5f demonstrates muscle fiber
disarray and atrophy after PBF injection. Similar changes in muscle
tissue were visible in the specimens treated with deoxycholate and
the Triton.RTM. and Empigen.RTM. detergents. There were no changes
in the epidermis, dermis, or adnexal structures after injection of
the reagents with the exception of Empigen.RTM., which caused loss
of fibroblast nuclear staining and hyalinization of dermal
collagen.
Example 4
Clinical Experience with Sodium Deoxycholate Compositions
[0174] Patients having lipomas, benign, isolated collections of
adipose tissue, were injected with sodium deoxycholate (DC)
solutions without phosphatidylcholine directly into the lipoma. The
results of this study demonstrate that the detergent effects of
deoxycholate seen on fat in animal tissues are reproducible
clinically in humans. All injected lipomas were reduced in size
after at least one treatment with varied concentrations of
deoxycholate (Table 3). A lipoma from one patient, injected with 1%
DC, was excised after treatment and pathological and histological
analysis performed. Within the excised lipoma, necrosis is visible
grossly (FIG. 6a) with a well demarcated area of hemorrhage and
necrosis on the lateral edge extending into the middle of the
lipoma fat which contrasts with the normal lipoma fat which is
lighter in color. Histological analysis (FIG. 6b) reveals a well
defined area of hemorrhage and necrotic fat as well as a
significant inflammatory reaction which contrasts to the adjacent
normal round clear fat cells.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Reduction in size of lipomas after DC
treatment Lipoma Size (cm) Size (cm) Total Treatments Pre-treatment
Post-treatment (% DC injected) 1 2.00 .times. 1.00 1.25 .times.
0.50 2 (2.5%) 2 2.00 1.50 .times. 0.50 3 (5% and 2.5%) 3 2.00
.times. 2.50 2.00 .times. 1.00 3 (5% and 2.5%) 4 4.00 .times. 1.75
2.50 .times. 2.00 2 (1%) 5 2.00 .times. 1.75 1.25 2 (1%) 6 2.80
0.50 1 (5%) 7 1.00 Imperceptible 1 (1%)
[0175] Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing
quantities of ingredients, properties such as molecular weight,
reaction conditions, and so forth used in the specification and
claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by
the term "about." Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary,
the numerical parameters set forth in the following specification
and attached claims are approximations that may vary depending upon
the desired properties sought to be obtained by the present
invention. At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the
application of the doctrine of equivalents to the scope of the
claims, each numerical parameter should at least be construed in
light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying
ordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstanding that the numerical
ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of the
invention are approximations, the numerical values Size (cm) set
forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as
possible. Any numerical value, however, inherently contains certain
errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in
their respective testing measurements.
[0176] The terms "a" and "an" and "the" and similar referents used
in the context of describing the invention (especially in the
context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both
the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or
clearly contradicted by context. Recitation of ranges of values
herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of
referring individually to each separate value falling within the
range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value is
incorporated into the specification as if it were individually
recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in
any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise
clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples,
or exemplary language (e.g. "such as") provided herein is intended
merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a
limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No
language in the specification should be construed as indicating any
non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
[0177] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the
invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations.
Each group member may be referred to and claimed individually or in
any combination with other members of the group or other elements
found herein. It is anticipated that one or more members of a group
may be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of
convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or
deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the
group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all
Markush groups used in the appended claims.
[0178] Preferred embodiments of this invention are described
herein, including the best mode known to the inventors for carrying
out the invention. Of course, variations on those preferred
embodiments will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the
art upon reading the foregoing description. The inventor expects
skilled artisans to employ such variations as appropriate, and the
inventors intend for the invention to be practiced otherwise than
specifically described herein. Accordingly, this invention includes
all modifications and equivalents of the subject matter recited in
the claims appended hereto as permitted by applicable law.
Moreover, any combination of the above-described elements in all
possible variations thereof is encompassed by the invention unless
otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by
context.
[0179] Furthermore, numerous references have been made to patents
and printed publications throughout this specification. Each of the
above cited references and printed publications are herein
individually incorporated by reference in their entirety.
[0180] In closing, it is to be understood that the embodiments of
the invention disclosed herein are illustrative of the principles
of the present invention. Other modifications that may be employed
are within the scope of the invention. Thus, by way of example, but
not of limitation, alternative configurations of the present
invention may be utilized in accordance with the teachings herein.
Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to that precisely
as shown and described.
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