Abstract:
PI3K
γ and PI3K
δ have important regulatory roles in the immune system, and targeting these two subtypes helps to reshape the tumor microenvironment. PI3K
γ and PI3K
δ are potential targets for tumor immunotherapy. In this study, a series of new pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives were designed and synthesized on the basis of our previously reported PI3K inhibitors, resulting in the discovery of compound
16l as a potent and selective PI3K
γ/
δ dual inhibitor. Compound
16l demonstrated strong biochemical potencies against PI3K
γ and PI3K
δ with IC
50 values of 0.11 and 0.79 nmol·L
-1. In cell-based assays, it potently inhibited the PI3K
γ and PI3K
δ mediated Akt S473 phosphorylation with EC
50 values of 3 and 7 nmol·L
-1.
In vivo, compound
16l exhibited acceptable pharmacokinetic properties in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and suppressed the tumor growth in a MC38 syngeneic mouse model. The animal experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (approval number: DWLL-2000-06). In addition, no appreciable human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) inhibition was observed for compound
16l even at 30 μmol·L
-1. These results suggested that compound
16l might be a potential research tool for studying the PI3K
γ/
δ mediated signaling pathways.