Sotuletinib  (Synonyms: BLZ945)

Cell growth rate is determined using the MTT cell proliferation kit. Briefly, cells are plated in triplicate in 96-well plates: 1×10³ cells per well for glioma cell lines, 5×10³ cells per well for BMDM and CRL-2467, and 2.5×10³ cells per well for HUVEC and HBMEC cell lines. For all experiments, media is changed every 48 h. Cells are grown in the presence or absence of 6.7-6,700 nM of Sotuletinib, or 8 μg/mL of CSF-1R neutralizing antibody. To test the sensitivity to PDGFR inhibition, PDGC lines are cultured in the presence of 10,000 nM STI571 or 10,000 nM PTK787 (diluted from 10 mM stock solutions in DMSO). HUVEC and HBMEC cells are supplemented with ECGF supplied by the manufacturer unless otherwise indicated. Reduction of the MTT substrate is detected by colorimetric analysis using a plate reader as per the manufacturer’s protocol. 10 μL of MTT labeling reagent is added to each well and then incubated for 4 h at 37°C, followed by the addition of 100 μL MTT solubilization reagent overnight. The mixture is gently resuspended and absorbance is measured at 595 nm and 750 nm on a spectraMax 340pc plate reader^[1].

MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

Mice^[2]
Tumors are measured using calipers and volumes calculated based on the formula: volume=(width)²×length/2. In MMTV-PyMT mouse studies, 56-63 d old female mice are randomized into groups based on tumor volumes and dosed with either 20% Captisol vehicle or 200 mg/kg Sotuletinib. Dosing is administered by oral gavage once daily and tumor volumes are measured twice weekly. 5A1 rat anti-mouse CSF1 neutralizing antibody or rat IgG control is dosed at 10 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection every 5 d. To calculate pulmonary metastasis in MMTV-PyMT transgenic mice, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded lungs are serially sectioned and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Tumor regions are scored by tumor burden (total tumor area divided by total lung area), size (tumor diameter), and according to the total number of individual metastases counted in a single-blind fashion. These values are averaged across the entire depth of the lung to obtain the final value.

MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

• [1]. Pyonteck SM, et al. CSF-1R inhibition alters macrophage polarization and blocks glioma progression. Nat Med. 2013 Oct;19(10):1264-72.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Strachan DC, et al. CSF1R inhibition delays cervical and mammary tumor growth in murine models by attenuating the turnover of tumor-associated macrophages and enhancing infiltration by CD8+ T cells. Oncoimmunology. 2013 Dec 1;2(12):e26968.  [Content Brief]