Description
ZSTK474isaninhibitorofPI3Kthatexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeutic,anti-inflammatory,andanti-arthritisactivities.ZSTK474suppressesexpressionofmatrixmetalloproteinases(MMPs),VEGF,andHIF-1α,inhibitingmigration,invasion,andadhesivecapABIlityofprostatecancercells.ZSTK474alsoinducesG1phasecellcyclearrestwithoutinducingapoptosisinvitroandinhibitstumorgrowthinvivo.ZSTK474inhibitstheproductionofprostaglandinE2(PGE2)infibroblast-likesynovialcellsinvitro.Invivo,thiscompounddecreasesproductionofIFN-γandIL-17,decreasesthenumberofcirculatingTcells,andinhibitstheprogressionofarthritis.