AZD7986

Kinase experiment:

Activation of neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs) is assessed in vitro using primary bone marrow derived CD34+ neutrophil progenitor cells. Cells are cultured in media supplemented with rhSCF and rhIL-3 for 7 days, and then for a further 7 days in the presence of G-CSF and different concentrations of AZD7986 (38 pM to 10 μM). After harvesting and lysis with 10% Triton X-100 buffer, cell lysates are kept at -20°C until NSP activity analysis[1].

Cell experiment:

Cellular potency is studied using the DPP1-expressing monocytic U937 cell line. Briefly, cells grown in RPMI are plated on 384-well polypropylene v-bottom plates at a density of 5×105 cells/mL per well. Added to this is 10 μL of AZD7986 at 37°C for 60 min, followed by 350 μM Gly-Phe-AFC. The well fluorescence is read using a multilabel plate reader. Data are analyzed to calculate pIC50 values[1].

Animal experiment:

Rats are used for the in vivo study. Naive rats are dosed orally twice daily with AZD7986 at 0.2, 2, and 20 mg/kg/day for 8 days. Attermination, bone marrow is taken by femural aspiration for neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs) activity analysis using commercial synthetic peptide substrates[1].

References:

[1]. Doyle K, et al. Discovery of Second Generation Reversible Covalent DPP1 Inhibitors Leading to an Oxazepane Amidoacetonitrile Based Clinical Candidate (AZD7986). J Med Chem. 2016 Oct 27;59(20):9457-9472.