RRC ID 63783
Author Kim J, Jung KH, Yoo J, Park JH, Yan HH, Fang Z, Lim JH, Kwon SR, Kim MK, Park HJ, Hong SS.
Title PBT-6, a Novel PI3KC2γ Inhibitor in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Journal Biomol Ther (Seoul)
Abstract Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) is considered as a promising therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of its involvement in inflammatory processes. However, limited studies have reported the involvement of PI3KC2γ in RA, and the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. Therefore, we investigated the role of PI3KC2γ as a novel therapeutic target for RA and the effect of its selective inhibitor, PBT-6. In this study, we observed that PI3KC2γ was markedly increased in the synovial fluid and tissue as well as the PBMCs of patients with RA. PBT-6, a novel PI3KC2γ inhibitor, decreased the cell growth of TNF-mediated synovial fibroblasts and LPS-mediated macrophages. Furthermore, PBT-6 inhibited the PI3KC2γ expression and PI3K/ AKT signaling pathway in both synovial fibroblasts and macrophages. In addition, PBT-6 suppressed macrophage migration via CCL2 and osteoclastogenesis. In CIA mice, it significantly inhibited the progression and development of RA by decreasing arthritis scores and paw swelling. Three-dimensional micro-computed tomography confirmed that PBT-6 enhanced the joint structures in CIA mice. Taken together, our findings suggest that PI3KC2γ is a therapeutic target for RA, and PBT-6 could be developed as a novel PI3KC2γ inhibitor to target inflammatory diseases including RA.
Volume 28(2)
Pages 172-183
Published 2020-3-1
DOI 10.4062/biomolther.2019.153
PII biomolther.2019.153
PMID 31739383
PMC PMC7059814
IF 3.47
Resource
Human and Animal Cells MH7A(RCB1512)