Mineral Metabolism

Mito-TEMPO is a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant. Mito-TEMPO induces mitophagy by activating the PINK1/Parkin pathway, inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation, restores mitochondrial membrane potential, and improves renal function and podocyte injury. Mito-TEMPO regulates Ca²⁺ homeostasis, inhibits Bnip3 overexpression, shortens action potential duration, and exerts antiarrhythmic effects. Mito-TEMPO reverses premature senescence, reduces trabecular bone loss, and decreases cell apoptosis. Mito-TEMPO can be used in studies of chronic kidney disease, age-related cardiac dysfunction, postmenopausal osteoporosis, and ischemic stroke.

DHEA (Prasterone) is one of the most abundant steroid hormones. DHEA (Prasterone) mediates its action via multiple signaling pathways involving specific membrane receptors and via transformation into androgen and estrogen derivatives (e.g., androgens, estrogens, 7α and 7β DHEA, and 7α and 7β epiandrosterone derivatives) acting through their specific receptors.

Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol; Colecalciferol) is a naturally occuring form of vitamin D. Vitamin D3 induces cell differentiation and prevents proliferation of cancer cells.

Alendronate (sodium hydrate) is a farnesyl diphosphate synthase inhibitor with IC₅₀ of 460 nM.

Conivaptan hydrochloride (YM 087) is an orally active dual vasopressin V_1a/V₂ receptor antagonist with K_i values of 0.48 nM and 3.04 nM for vasopressin V_1a receptor and V₂ receptor, respectively. Conivaptan hydrochloride competitively and reversibly blocks vasopressin-mediated antidiuresis, vasoconstriction, and cellular hypertrophy, while inhibiting CYP3A4. Conivaptan hydrochloride inhibits vasopressin-induced intracellular calcium, cAMP, and mitogen-activated kinase activation in vascular smooth muscle cells and cardiomyocytes. Conivaptan hydrochloride induces water diuresis while improving hemodynamics in heart failure models, reducing left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, vascular resistance, and organ weight. Conivaptan hydrochloride is used for research on hyponatremia and congestive heart failure.

Isovaleric acid is an oral active short-chain fatty acid that inhibits osteoclast differentiation by stimulating AMPK phosphorylation and promotes colonic smooth muscle relaxation by activating the cAMP/PKA pathway. Isovaleric acid can be used in research on skeletal diseases (such as osteoporosis) and intestinal disorders.

Alendronate acid is an orally active bisphosphonate which binds to bone surfaces and inhibits bone resorption by osteoclasts. Alendronate acid induces skeletal alterations in the chicken embryonic development model. Alendronate acid can be used for osteoporosis research.

Isobavachin is an orally active, blood-brain barrier-penetrating prenylated flavonoid present in Psoralea corylifolia. Isobavachin inhibits human CYP2B6, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, UGT1A1, UGT1A9, and UGT2B7. Isobavachin suppresses MAPK activation, NF-κB nuclear translocation, overexpression of iNOS/COX-2, FcεRI-mediated signaling pathways, and RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis. Isobavachin induces autophagy, cytotoxicity, neuronal differentiation, and NRF2 activation; it alleviates oxidative damage, inflammatory responses, apoptosis, iron accumulation, mitochondrial biogenesis, and mast cell degranulation. Isobavachin is applicable to research related to liver injury, inflammatory diseases, osteoporosis, liver cancer, prostate cancer, glioma, periodontitis-induced bone loss, and Alzheimer's disease.

Secalciferol ((24R)-24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3) is the major active metabolite of Vitamin D. Secalciferol activates vitamin D receptor (VDR) with an EC₅₀ value of 150 nM. Secalciferol is involved in a wide range of biological functions such as calcium homeostasis, cellular differentiation and proliferation processes, as well as other functions related to the immune system, which is promising for research of rickets, osteomalacia, hypercalcemia and autoimmune disorders.

Alendronate sodium is an orally active bisphosphonate which binds to bone surfaces and inhibits bone resorption by osteoclasts. Alendronate sodium induces skeletal alterations in the chicken embryonic development model. Alendronate sodium can be used for osteoporosis research.

MitoTEMPO hydrate is a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant. MitoTEMPO hydrate induces mitophagy by activating the PINK1/Parkin pathway, inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation, restores mitochondrial membrane potential, and improves renal function and podocyte injury. MitoTEMPO hydrate regulates Ca²⁺ homeostasis, inhibits Bnip3 overexpression, shortens action potential duration, and exerts antiarrhythmic effects. MitoTEMPO hydrate reverses premature senescence, reduces trabecular bone loss, and decreases cell apoptosis. MitoTEMPO hydrate can be used in studies of chronic kidney disease, age-related cardiac dysfunction, postmenopausal osteoporosis, and ischemic stroke.

Fructooligosaccharides (Oligolevulose) are a class of orally active dietary fibers and prebiotics. Fructooligosaccharides exist in foods such as breast milk, wheat, honey, onions, garlic and bananas. Fructooligosaccharides resist hydrolysis by the body's digestive enzymes and stimulate the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria through colonic fermentation. Fructooligosaccharides significantly prevent bone loss in the femur and lumbar spine.

Sodium pyrophosphate (Disodium pyrophosphate) is an orally active reverse transcriptase ribonuclease H inhibitor. Sodium pyrophosphate forms soluble complexes with iron from ferric pyrophosphate to promote intestinal iron absorption. Sodium pyrophosphate increases the β-sheet content of oxidatively damaged myofibrillar protein gels and enhances the gastric digestibility and antioxidant activity of their digestion products. Sodium pyrophosphate prevents the degradation of RNA-DNA hybrids, inhibits antisense complementary DNA synthesis, induces phage DNA leakage, and causes random mutations in temperate phages.

Clodronic acid (Clodronate) disodium salt is an orally active bisphosphonate. Clodronic acid disodium salt inhibits osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. Clodronic acid disodium salt reduces skeletal event risk in malignant bone disease, impairs malignant osteolysis, blocks bone matrix growth-factor release, induces apoptosis in osteoclasts and macrophages. Clodronic acid disodium salt is effective in the maintenance or improvement of bone mineral density. Clodronic acid disodium salt can be used for the research of multiple myeloma and postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Anti-Mouse RANKL/CD254 Antibody (IK22/5) is an anti-mouse RANKL/CD254 IgG2a monoclonal antibody. Anti-Mouse RANKL/CD254 Antibody (IK22/5) inhibits osteoclast formation and activity by specifically blocking the binding of RANKL and RANK. Anti-Mouse RANKL/CD254 Antibody (IK22/5) can inhibit the expression of MuRF1/Trogin-1 and activation of NF-κB. Anti-Mouse RANKL/CD254 Antibody (IK22/5) can be used for research on cancer such as melanoma or colon cancer and osteoporosis.

Neoprzewaquinone (NEO) is an orally active phenanthraquinone derivative isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Neoprzewaquinone A inhibits IL-15Rα, blocks the ROCK2/STAT3 pathway to impair the migration and invasion abilities of triple-negative breast cancer cells; induces apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by inhibiting the PI3K-AKT pathway; suppresses LPS-induced inflammation via binding to TLR4/MD2, and inhibits IL-15-induced proliferation, migration and phagocytosis of microglial cells; protects osteoblasts from mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in diabetic osteoporosis by activating PRKD2 and the ELF5/PRKD2/PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis. Neoprzewaquinone A can be used in the research of diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, hepatocellular carcinoma, diabetic osteoporosis and triple-negative breast cancer.

Kirenol is a diterpenoid compound, an orally active apoptosis inducer and signaling pathway regulator, with a K_d value of 5.47 μM against the target CK2. Kirenol promotes the cleavage of Bid into tBid, regulates the protein levels/phosphorylation of Bax, Bcl-2, p53 and p21, and induces caspase-independent apoptosis, S-phase cell cycle arrest, ROS accumulation and cytotoxicity in cancer cells. Kirenol activates the CK2/AKT and AMPK-mTOR-ULK1 pathways, inhibits the signaling of NF-κB, TGF-β/Smads and NLRP3 inflammasome, and regulates the GSK3β, BMP and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. Kirenol induces autophagy, mitophagy and osteoblast differentiation, promotes mitochondrial fusion, and exerts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifibrotic, renoprotective, cardioprotective, neuroprotective and analgesic effects. Kirenol is applicable to research related to chronic myeloid leukemia, ischemic stroke, diabetic nephropathy, heart failure, acute lung injury and osteoporosis.

Methylnissolin (Astrapterocarpan) is an osteoclast inhibitor with anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and antioxidant activities. Methylnissolin downregulates the activation of the MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways, inhibits the phosphorylation of MAPK1 and AKT1, and blocks PDGF-BB-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2. Methylnissolin reduces the expression and secretion of proinflammatory mediators, decreases intracellular ROS levels, upregulates antioxidant enzymes, and downregulates osteoclastogenesis markers. Methylnissolin is applicable to research related to ischemic stroke, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, skin aging, etc.

Risedronic acid (Risedronate) is a bisphosphonate and potent antiresorptive agent. Risedronic acid induces Apoptosis. Risedronic acid inhibits the transfer of farnesyl pyrophosphate groups to parasite proteins. Risedronic acid inhibits osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and alters bone metabolism. Risedronic acid inhibits blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum (IC₅₀ of 20.3 μM).

Astragaloside II is an orally active Cycloartane-type triterpene glycoside. Astragaloside II can be extracted from Astragalus membranaceus. Astragaloside II inhibits Autophagy, decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β), HIF-α, p-p65, p-IκB and increases SOD. Astragaloside II regulates immunity and reduces inflammatory responses. Astragaloside II can be used in the research of diseases such as liver cancer, osteoporosis, immunosuppressive diseases, and ulcerative colitis.