CZC24832 has excellent selectivity to PI3Kγ. Out of the 154 identified lipid and protein kinases and the 922 other proteins, only two off targets (PI3Kβ and PIP4K2C) are detected within a 100-fold selectivity window. Despite the high sequence conservation of the human and rodent class I PI3K isoforms, the potency of CZC24832 for PI3Kγ and PI3Kβ is consistently lower by a factor of 2 to 4 in mice and rats compared to humans, but selectivity windows are largely retained. In the BT system, treatment with CZC24832 results in profound inhibition of IL-17A (IC50 =1.5 μM) as well as of B-cell activation markers such as IL-6 and IgG. In addition, strong inhibition of IL17A production is observed in T-cell systems such as human umbilical vein endothelial cells grown in the presence of TH2 blasts, indicating a general role for PI3Kγ kinase activity in the control of TH17 function. Thus, CZC24832 inhibits TH17 cell differentiation.
In vivo
In an IL-8–dependent air pouch model, CZC24832 shows a dose dependent reduction of granulocyte recruitment consistent with the degree of inhibition observed in PI3Kγ-null mice. In a therapeutic collagen induced arthritis (CIA) model, mice treated orally with 10 mg CZC24832 per kg body weight twice per day shows a substantial decrease of bone and cartilage destruction as well as of overall clinical parameters.