Cimicoxib (Standard)

Cimicoxib (Standard) is the analytical standard of Cimicoxib. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Cimicoxib (UR-8880) is an orally active, blood-brain barrier-permeable COX-2 inhibitor that also exerts targeted inhibition on CYP2D15. It has an IC₅₀ of 66 nM against hCOX-2, an IC₅₀ of 1.6 μM against canine CYP2D15, and an IC₅₀ of 0.056 μM against feline CYP2D15. By inhibiting the COX-2 pathway to reduce the production of thromboxane B2 and prostaglandin E2, Cimicoxib exerts antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Cimicoxib is metabolized by CYP2D15 to form demethyl-cimicoxib, undergoes glucuronidation via UDP-glucuronosyltransferases, and exhibits biphasic elimination kinetics in beagle dogs. Cimicoxib is widely used in studies of inflammatory diseases, osteoarthritis, and perioperative pain associated with orthopedic or soft tissue surgeries.