Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of 1-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives as novel small-molecule inhibitors targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 interaction.

Bioorganic Chemistry
Xinyan DaiZhiqiang Feng

Abstract

Blockade of the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) signalling pathway is a promising tumour immunotherapeutic approach, and small molecule drugs have more advantages than monoclonal antibody macromolecules in clinical applications. Therefore, a series of 1-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives as PD-1/PD-L1 interaction novel small-molecule inhibitors were designed employing a ring fusion strategy. The inhibitory activity of compounds was evaluated by the HTRF assay, among which D38 was identified as the most potent PD-1/PD-L1 interaction inhibitor with an IC50 value of 9.6 nM. Furthermore, D38 exhibited prominent inhibitory activity against the PD-1/PD-L1 interaction with an EC50 value of 1.61 μM in a coculture model of PD-L1/TCR activator-expressing CHO cells and PD-1-expressing Jurkat cells. In addition, the preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs) of compounds were elucidated, and the binding mode of D38 with the PD-L1 dimer was analysed by molecular docking. Overall, D38 could be employed as a prospective lead compound of PD-1/PD-L1 interaction inhibitors for further development.

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