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Discovery of Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivative as a potent and selective PI3Kγ/δ dual inhibitor

  • Eur J Med Chem. 2023 Nov 15;260:115768. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115768.
Xiaofei Liang 1 Maoqing Deng 2 Fengming Zou 1 Ziping Qi 1 Chun Wang 2 Juan Liu 1 Qingwang Liu 1 Beilei Wang 1 Shuang Qi 1 Juan Ge 2 Hongwei Yu 2 Aoli Wang 1 Qingsong Liu 3 Jing Liu 4
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Technology, Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, PR China; Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, PR China.
  • 2 Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Technology, Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, PR China.
  • 3 Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Technology, Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, PR China; Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, PR China; Precision Medicine Research Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, PR China.
  • 4 Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Technology, Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, PR China; Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, PR China; Precision Medicine Research Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, PR China. Electronic address: jingliu@hmfl.ac.cn.
Abstract

Phosphoinositol 3-kinases (PI3Ks) γ and δ are primarily expressed in leukocytes and play crucial roles in regulation of the immune system. Dual inhibition of PI3Kγ/δ has emerged as an effective approach to regulate the tumor microenvironment. Here, we report the exploration of structure-activity relationship optimization which led to the discovery of a potent PI3Kγ/δ dual inhibitor 15u (IHMT-PI3K-455). 15u exhibits strong potency in biochemical and cellular assays and it repolarizes M2 phenotype toward M1 phenotype in THP-1 and BMDM macrophages. In addition, it shows suitable in vivo properties as demonstrated through pharmacokinetic studies in rats and pharmacodynamics properties in a MC38 xenograft model.

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