FORTIBONE

Healthy Aging with
Stable and Flexible Bones
GELITA
Bone Structure
Bone structure
• 70 % inorganic minerals (mainly
calcium-phosphate)
• 20 % organic material from wich
collagen type I is 95%
• 10% water
• Bone cells
• osteoblasts for bone
formation
• osteoclasts for bone
resorption
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Bone Metabolsim
• Bones undergo continuous remodeling (constant formation of new
bone and resorption of old bone)
• Balance changes with age
Resorption
Formation
Bone formation exceeds
resorption during growth
(children/adolescents)
Resorption
Formation
Peak bone mass,
between age of 18
and 25
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Resorption
Formation
Loss of bone mass during aging
(osteoporosis)
Women can lose up to 20%
of their bone in the first
five years after menopause
One in two US women over
50 have osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
• Bone health means development and
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maintenance of strong bones, which are
resistant to fractures
Osteoporosis (“porus bone”) is the thinning
of bone tissue which leads to the loss of
bone density over time → fragile and
brittle bones
Osteoporosis occurs when bone matrix is
lost more quickly than the body can replace
it
Risk factors: age and gender (female)
Role of Collagen in Bones
• Collagen is essential for bone flexibility and elasticity
• Bone collagen provides the framework for calcium mineralization
A weak collagen matrix provides insufficient calcium binding sites
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FORTIBONE®
• Current GELITA development
• A clearly defined, special composition of natural Bioactive Collagen
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Peptides®
Obtained by special enzymatic degradation of collagen
Optimized for physiological functionality
Scientifically validated in pre-clinical studies!
Validation in clinical human intervention studies (ongoing)
IP protected: US 5,948,766
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FORTIBONE® - IP
US 5,948,766
A method of treating osteoporosis comprising administering to a patient
in need thereof a composition comprising tasteless, enzymatically
hydrolyzed collagen from gelatin or animal collagenic connective tissue
having an average molecular weight from 1 to 40 kD.
Further IP filed, yet unpublished
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FORTIBONE® - Optimized to Stimulate Collagen Matrix
Production
Specific and
controlled
hydrolysis
process
Extraction
Native Collagen
(collagen-containing
raw material)
Gelatine
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Copies
require
GELITAvon
authorization.
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Optimized Collagen Peptides
FORTIBONE®
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FORTIBONE® Pre-Clinical Research Path
Rapidly absorbed, partially in
intact form
Distribution & accumulation
in target organ
Excellent and rapid absorption of collagen peptides after oral uptake
(Iwai et al. 2005)
Significant and continuous increase of collagen-specific
amino acids in human blood after collagen peptide supplementation
(Beuker et al. 1993)
Stimulatory and
regulatory effect in
bones
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FORTIBONE® Pre-Clinical Research Path
Rapidly absorbed, partially in
intact form
Distribution & accumulation
in target organ
Stimulatory and
regulatory effect in
bones
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FORTIBONE® Pre-Clinical Research Path
Rapidly absorbed, partially in
intact form
Distribution & accumulation
in target organ
Stimulatory and
regulatory effect in
bones
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Detection of radioactivity in femur bones 48 hours after oral
application of labelled [14C]-collagen peptide in comparison to
single amino acid [14C]-proline. (CRI in vitro data, 1999)
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FORTIBONE® - Proposed Mode of Action
Stimulation
Osteoblast
Collagen
Proteoglycans
Production
Increase
Increase of Osteoid
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The Role of Osteoid in Bone Mineralization
• Osteoid (organic bone matrix) contains the collagen fibrils which serve as
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framework for the inorganic components (mainly calcium-phosphate) of the
bone matrix
Collagen fibrils become encrusted with hydroxyapatite crystals Formation
of mineralized bone matrix
Once osteoblasts are encased in mineralized matrix, they stop making
osteoid and become osteocytes.
Osteocytes are necessary to maintain bone in its
living condition
Mature bone consists of a framework of organic bone matrix, heavily
mineralized with carefully oriented crystals of hydroxyapatite
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Visualhistology.com
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FORTIBONE® - Stimulatory Effect on
Bone Extracellular Matrix
3.00
2.72
RNA-Expression
(x-fold of control)
2.50
2.05
2.00
1.42
1.50
1.21
1.06
1.00
0.50
0.00
Collagen Type I
Biglycan
Veriscan
ALPL
Osteocalcin
GELITA in vitro data. RNA-expression in human osteoblasts after FORTIBONE® stimulation
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Confidential
FORTIBONE® Outperforms other Collagen Peptides
4.5
RNA-Expression
(x-fold of control)
4.0
3.5
2.72
3.0
2.5
2.05
2.0
1.42
1.5
1.0
0.59
1.21
0.53
0.55
Biglycan
Veriscan
1.06
0.31
0.5
0.38
0.0
Collagen Type I
Other CP
ALPL
Osteocalcin
FORTIBONE
GELITA in vitro data. RNA-expression in human osteoblasts after FORTIBONE® stimulation
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FORTIBONE® - Outperforms other Collagen Peptides
RNA Expression in Human Osteoblasts by other Collagen Hydrolysate Stimulation
4.5
RNA-Expression
(x-fold of control)
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3.5
3
2.72
2.5
2
1.5
1
1.42
1.21
1.06
0.58
0.78
0.5
1.29
1.00 0.97 1.04
1.0
0.53
0.64 0.56
~ 3 Peptid
kD
Collagen
2
~ 5Peptid
kD
Collagen
3
0.56 0.46
0
(LPB5030712)
~ 1.5 kD
Collagen
Peptid 1
FortiBone
LPB15170811
Collagen Type I
LPB3250711
Biglycan
Versican
PS5270711
ALPL
GELITA in vitro data. RNA-expression in human osteoblasts after FORTIBONE® stimulation
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FORTIBONE® - Proposed Extended Mode of Action
Stimulation
Osteoclast
X
Cathepsin K
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X
TRAP
DownRegulation
Decreased
expression of
degenerative
proteins
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Reducing Effect on Bone Degradation
CRI in vitro data: Bone degradation processes were down regulated in human
osteoclasts by Bioactive Collagen Peptides® administration. Moreover, the collagen
peptides led to a slightly decreased expression of degenerative proteins in human
osteoclasts.
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FORTIBONE® - Scheduled Clinical Stuides
• Observational Study
30 subjects
5g FORTIBONE®
• RCT-Study
ca. 150 subjects
5g FORTIBONE®
accomodating EFSA requirements
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FORTIBONE®
• Stimulates biosynthesis of bone extracellular matrix
(framework for calcium). A diet rich in specific collagen peptides
together with calcium-sources causes a higher bone collagen
metabolism
• Down-regulates degenerative mechanisms
• Improves bone stability and flexibility
• Supports bone density
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