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  2. Discovery of Pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine Derivatives as Potent and Selective PI3Kγ/δ Inhibitors

Discovery of Pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine Derivatives as Potent and Selective PI3Kγ/δ Inhibitors

  • J Med Chem. 2024 Sep 12;67(17):15199-15219. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00817.
Chun Wang 1 2 Fengming Zou 1 3 4 Ziping Qi 1 3 4 Qingwang Liu 1 3 4 Lijuan Shen 1 2 Xinyu Yuan 1 2 Maoqing Deng 1 2 Aoli Wang 1 3 4 Beilei Wang 1 3 4 Li Wang 1 3 4 5 Xiaofei Liang 1 2 3 4 Qingsong Liu 1 2 3 4 5 Jing Liu 1 2 3 4 5
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, P. R. China.
  • 2 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China.
  • 3 Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China.
  • 4 Precision Medicine Research Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230088, P. R. China.
  • 5 Primary Cell Engineering Joint Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230088, P. R. China.
Abstract

PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ plays critical roles in exerting immunosuppression by targeting regulatory T cells and myeloid cells. Dual inhibition of PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ has emerged as a novel therapeutic strategy for Cancer Immunotherapy. We herein report a series of pyrazolopyridine derivatives with distinct scaffolds as potent and selective dual inhibitors of PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ. Among them, 20e (IHMT-PI3K-315) displays an IC50 value of 4.0 and 9.1 nM against PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ respectively in biochemical assays. Meanwhile, it potently inhibits PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ-mediated phosphorylation of Akt S473 with EC50 values of 0.028 and 0.013 μM in cellular assays. In addition, 20e exhibits a favorable selectivity profile in protein kinases at 1 μM. In bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM), 20e can repolarize the M2 phenotype to the M1 phenotype. In vivo, 20e demonstrates acceptable pharmacokinetic properties and suppresses tumor growth in a MC38 syngeneic mouse model.

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