Infection

Valproic acid (VPA) is an orally active HDAC inhibitor, with IC₅₀ in the range of 0.5 and 2 mM. Valproic acid inhibits HDAC1 (IC₅₀, 400 μM), and induces proteasomal degradation of HDAC2. Valproic acid activates Notch1 signaling and inhibits proliferation in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cells. Valproic acid is used in the epilepsy, bipolar disorder, metabolic disease, HIV infection and prevention of migraine headaches.

Empagliflozin (BI 107730 is a selective sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 3.1 nM for human SGLT-2.

Melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland that can activate melatonin receptor and inhibit PANoptosis. Melatonin plays a role in sleep and possesses important antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. Melatonin is a novel selective ATF-6 inhibitor and induces human hepatoma cell apoptosis through COX-2 downregulation. Melatonin attenuates palmitic acid-induced (HY-N0830) mouse granulosa cells apoptosis via endoplasmic reticulum stress.

Ibrutinib (PCI-32765) is a selective, irreversible Btk inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 0.5 nM.

Camptothecin (CPT), a kind of alkaloid, is a DNA topoisomerase I (Topo I) inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 679 nM. Camptothecin (CPT) exhibits powerful antineoplastic activity against colorectal, breast, lung and ovarian cancers, modulates hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) activity by changing microRNAs (miRNA) expression patterns in human cancer cells.

Metronidazole is an orally active nitroimidazole antibiotic. Metronidazole can cross blood brain barrier. Metronidazole can be used for the research of anaerobic infections.

D-Glucose is the naturally occurring form of glucose and the most abundant monosaccharide. D-Glucose is a critical components of the general metabolism, and serve as critical signaling molecules in relation to both cellular metabolic status and biotic or abiotic stress response.

Raleukin (Kineret) is a recombinant, nonglycosylated human interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R) antagonist. Raleukin significantly reduces neutrophil accumulation in blood vessels and brain infarct volume as well as improves motor coordination performance in ischemic stroke mice model. Anakinra can be used to study chronic inflammatory disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular recurrence post-myocardial infarction.

Vadimezan (DMXAA), the tumor vascular disrupting agent (tumor-VDA), is a murine agonist of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) and also a potent inducer of type I IFNs and other cytokines. Vadimezan is unable to activate human STING. Vadimezan has anti-influenza virus H1N1-PR8 activities.

Ampicillin is a broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic against a variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

Indomethacin (Indometacin) is a potent, orally active COX1/2 inhibitor with IC₅₀ values of 18 nM and 26 nM for COX-1 and COX-2, respectively. Indomethacin has anticancer activity and anti-infective activity. Indomethacin can be used for cancer, inflammation and viral infection research.

Celecoxib,a selective and BBB-permeable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is a selective COX-2 inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 40 nM.

Progesterone is a steroid hormone that regulates the menstrual cycle and is crucial for pregnancy.

L-NAME hydrochloride inhibits NOS with an IC₅₀ of 70 μM. L-NAME is a precursor to NOS inhibitor L-NOARG which has an IC₅₀ value of 1.4 μM. L-NAME hydrochloride requires hydrolysis of the methyl ester by cellular esterases to become a fully functional inhibitor. L-NAME hydrochloride can be used to induce hypertension and preeclampsia models.

ALC-0315 is an ionisable aminolipid that is responsible for mRNA compaction and aids mRNA cellular delivery and its cytoplasmic release through suspected endosomal destabilization. ALC-0315 can be used to form lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery vehicles. Lipid-Nanoparticles have been used in the research of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

Pepstatin (Pepstatin A) is a specific, orally active aspartic protease inhibitor produced by actinomycetes, with IC₅₀s of 4.5 nM, 6.2 nM, 150 nM, 290 nM, 520 nM and 260 nM for hemoglobin-pepsin, hemoglobin-proctase, casein-pepsin, casein-proctase, casein-acid protease and hemoglobin-acid protease, respectively. Pepstatin also inhibits HIV protease.

Oligomycin A (MCH 32), created by Streptomyces, acts as a mitochondrial F₀F₁-ATPase inhibitor, with a K_i of 1 μM; Oligomycin A shows anti-fungal activity.

L-lactate Sodium (Sodium (S)-2-hydroxypropanoate) is a buildiing block which can be used as a precursor for the production of the bioplastic polymer poly-lactic acid. L-Lactic acid Sodium has antiproliferative activity.

p-Aminophenylmercuric acetate is an organomercurial activator of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP). P-Aminophenylmercuric acetate participates in the activation and inhibition of MMP-8 by attacking protein sulfhydryl or inducing cysteine switching reaction. p-Aminophenylmercuric acetate promotes the shedding of betacellulin precursor (pro-BTC). p-Aminophenylmercuric acetate influences the binding of agonists and antagonists to the opiate receptor.

Substance P (Neurokinin P) is a CNS-penetrant neuropeptide, acting as a neurotransmitter and as a neuromodulator in the CNS. The endogenous receptor for substance P is neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1-receptor, NK1R).