Biological Activity
PF-04691502 is a potent and selective inhibitor of PI3K and mTOR. PF-04691502 binds to human PI3Kα, β, δ, γ and mTOR with Kis of 1.8, 2.1, 1.6, 1.9 and 16 nM, respectively.
In Vitro
PF-04691502 inhibits recombinant mouse PI3Kα in an ATP-competitive inhibitor. PF-04691502 potently inhibits AKT phosphorylation on S473 and T308 in all the 3 cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 3.8 to 20 nM and 7.5 to 47 nM, respectively. Using a 96-well plate-based P-S6RP(S235/236) ELISA assay, PF-04691502 potently inhibits mTORC1 activity with an IC50 of 32 nM. PF-04691502 inhibits cell proliferation of BT20, SKOV3, and U87MG with IC50 values of 313, 188, and 179 nM, respectively. In PIK3CA-mutant and PTEN-deleted cancer cell lines, PF-04691502 reduces phosphorylation of AKT T308 and AKT S473 (IC50 of 7.5-47 nM and 3.8-20 nM, respectively) and inhibits cell proliferation (IC50 of 179-313 nM). PF-04691502 inhibits mTORC1 activity in cells as measured by PI3K-independent nutrient stimulated assay, with an IC50 of 32 nM and inhibits the activation of PI3K and mTOR downstream effectors including AKT, FKHRL1, PRAS40, p70S6K, 4EBP1, and S6RP[1].
In Vivo
Nude mice bearing U87MG tumors are administered orally once a day with PF-04691502 at 0.5, 1, 5, and 10 mg/kg (maximum tolerated dose, MTD). Treatment with 10 mg/kg results in a significant reduction of P-AKT(S473) levels at 1 hour postdosing, and persistent inhibition is observed for 8 hours. P-AKT(S473) recovers to above baseline 24 hours after 10 mg/kg treatment. For P-S6RP(S235/236), a similar inhibition time course is observed, but after 24 hours of treatment, P-S6RP levels remain lower than vehicle tumors. Modulation of the AKT downstream effector, P-PRAS40(T246), and mTOR downstream effector, P-4EBP1(T37/46), is observed. The PF-04691502-treated tumors are also evaluated by immunohistochemistry for levels of P-AKT(S473), total AKT, P-S6RP, and total S6RP. Phosphorylation of AKT and S6RP are significantly reduced at 4 hours after a single dose of PF-04691502 at 10 mg/kg. Dose-dependent tumor growth inhibition (TGI) is obtained in the U87MG xenograft model and approximately 73% TGI is observed at the MTD dose of 10 mg/kg[1].
References & source
Published experimental findings depend on the model and assay conditions. They do not guarantee equivalent performance in every application. For laboratory research use only.
