Discovery, Optimization, and Evaluation of Potent and Highly Selective PI3Kγ-PI3Kδ Dual Inhibitors

J Med Chem. 2019 May 23;62(10):4936-4948. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b02014. Epub 2019 May 8.

Abstract

An electronic density model was developed and used to identify a novel pyrrolotriazinone replacement for a quinazolinone, a commonly used moiety to impart selectivity in inhibitors for PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ. Guided by molecular docking, this new specificity piece was then linked to the hinge-binding region of the inhibitor using a novel cyclic moiety. Further structure-activity relationship optimization around the hinge region led to the discovery of candidate 26, a highly potent and selective PI3Kγ-PI3Kδ dual inhibitor with favorable drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic properties in preclinical species.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthritis, Experimental / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Experimental / enzymology
  • Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism*
  • Class Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase / metabolism*
  • Drug Discovery / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes
  • Mice
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • PC-3 Cells
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • RAW 264.7 Cells
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Isoenzymes
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Class Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
  • PIK3CD protein, human
  • PIK3CG protein, human