Abstract:
Background Aging is tightly linked to chronic disease, frailty, and death.
Multi-morbidity, defined as the presence in the same patient of three or more
conditions such as neoplastic, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, metabolic, or
autoimmune diseases, becomes more common with age.
Methods The study was performed in a double-blind fashion. Subjects within
each dose cohort (Cohorts 1, 2, 3, and 4) were randomly assigned to receive
Isomyosamine doses (between 150 mg to 600 mg or placebo) or
placebo in a 3:1 ratio (6 active: 2 placebo).
Results Isomyosamine single daily doses each of 150 mg,
300 mg, and 450 mg for 3 days and multiple daily doses of
600 mg for 6 days were safe and well tolerated in healthy subjects. In
one dose group, there was a decrease in TNF-α levels found in
Isomyosamine treated subjects, but no change in the levels in subjects given
placebo. The increase in Isomyosamine exposure was proportional to dose across
the dose range of 300 mg to 600 mg when administered as a single
dose. There was minimal accumulation of Isomyosamine following 5 days of once
daily dosing of Isomyosamine 600 mg. Isomyosamine half-life ranged from
approximately 15 minutes to 45 minutes across all doses in the
single ascending dose and multiple ascending dose portion of the study.
Elimination of Isomyosamine included the renal pathway as a minor route.
Conclusion Isomyosamine will continue to be investigated in phase 2
clinical trials for the treatment of sarcopenia/frailty,
hashimoto’s thyroiditis and rheumatoid arthritis.