wortmannin

Wortmannin (SL-2052) is a PI3K inhibitor (IC50=3 nM) that is covalent and irreversible. Wortmannin is also an inhibitor of PlK1 and PlK3 (IC50=5.8 48 nM) that blocks autophagy.

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) act synergistically in promoting cancer. Wortmannin is a potent inhibitor of PI3K enzymes, while rapamycin blocks mTOR Complex 1 TORC1. Wortmannin-rapamycin conjugate consists of analogs of 17-hydroxy wortmannin and rapamycin conjugated via a prodrug linker. Hydrolysis of the prodrug linker in vivo releases the inhibitors. The wortmannin-rapamycin conjugate inhibits the growth of HT-29 colon tumors and A498 renal tumors in mice better than rapamycin alone. Also, the conjugate, when given in combination with the VEGF-blocker bevacizumab, produces substantial regression of larger A498 tumors. Finally, the wortmannin-rapamycin conjugate is tolerated better than an equivalent mixture of the inhibitors.

17β-Hydroxywortmannin is an orally active phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI-3-kinase) inhibitor, exhibiting an IC50 of 0.5 nM and notably suppresses osteoclast resorption at an IC50 of 10 nM. Additionally, it demonstrates antitumor activity.

SCH79797 dihydrochloride is an effective and selective antagonist of protease activated receptor 1 (PAR1) with an IC50 of 70 nM and a Ki of 35 nM. SCH79797 dihydrochloride has antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects.

LY-294002 hydrochloride (NSC 697286) is a synthetic molecule inhibitor of PI3Kα δ β (IC50: 0.5 0.57 0.97 μM, in cell-free assays); more stable than Wortmannin in solution, and also is a blocker of autophagosome formation.