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Forskolin

(Synonyms: Coleonol; Colforsin; HL 362)
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Forskolin (Coleonol) is a potent adenylate cyclase activator with an IC50 of 41 nM and an EC50 of 0.5 μM for type I adenylyl cyclase. Forskolin is also an inducer of intracellular cAMP formation. Forskolin induces differentiation of various cell types and activates pregnane X receptor (PXR) and FXR. Forskolin exerts a inotropic effect on the heart, and has platelet antiaggregatory and antihypertensive actions. Forskolin also induces autophagy.

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  • Purity: 99.92%
  • CAS No.: 66575-29-9
  • Formula: C22H34O7
  • Molecular Weight:410.50
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    * In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (protect from light)

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Nat Metab. 2026 Mar;8(3):704-721. [Abstract]

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     The D4 taurine abundance in immunopurified mitochondria from OMP25-HA-expressing A549 and Huh7 cells treated with Fsk (Forskolin; 10 μM) for 24 h. Fsk reduced mitochondrial D4 taurine uptake.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Nat Metab. 2026 Mar;8(3):704-721. [Abstract]

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     Immunoblots of pSer and SLC6A6 from 6A6-V5-WT or SLC6A6-V5-S21/25A-expressing A549 and Huh7 cells treated with Fsk (Forskolin; 10 μM) for 24 h. Fsk treatment increased pSer levels dramatically on WT SLC6A6 but not SLC6A6-S21/25A mutant.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Nat Metab. 2026 Mar;8(3):704-721. [Abstract]

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     Fold changes in cell number were measured in A549 and Huh7 cells cultured with Fsk (Forskolin; 0.1-40 μM; 72 h). Fsk dose-dependently inhibited cancer cell proliferation.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Nat Metab. 2026 Mar;8(3):704-721. [Abstract]

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     Immunoblots of A549 and Huh7 cells treated with Fsk (Forskolin; 0.1-20 μM; 72 h). Fsk reduced mitochondrial gene-encoded protein levels.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 12;15(1):7996. [Abstract]

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     CF stress fiber length was quantified in the remodeled area after treatment with Forskolin (5 μM; 6 days).

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Neuro Oncol. 2024 Jan 5;26(1):137-152. [Abstract]

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     CCK-8 cell viability assay of indicated cells after treatment with either vehicle control or forskolin (50 μM) or forskolin (50 μM) + H89 (20 μM) for 48 hours.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Neuro Oncol. 2024 Jan 5;26(1):137-152. [Abstract]

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     WB analysis of ADAM22 expression in indicated cells after treatment with either forskolin (50 μM), H89 (20 μM), or forskolin(50 μM) + H89(20 μM) for 48 hours.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Neuro Oncol. 2024 Jan 5;26(1):137-152. [Abstract]

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     Transwell invasion assay of AtT20 and TtT/GF cells after treatment with either vehicle control or forskolin (50 μM) or forskolin (50 μM) + H89 (20 μM) for 48 hours.Scale bar, 100 μm.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2024 Nov;45(11):2290-2299. [Abstract]

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     Schemes of generating Fsp1-Cre:R26R-loxp-tdTomato mice and drug treatment to induce in situ transdifferentiation. Fsp1-Cre mice were crossed with R26Rloxp-tdTomato mice in which the expression of tdTomato is prevented by a loxP-flanked STOP cassette. The F1 mice would have the red fluorescent protein tdTomato expressed specifically in the fibroblasts. CRFVPTM were given once a week for 6 weeks. Immunofluorescence staining of the cryosections of the hearts from Fsp1-Cre:R26R-loxp-tdTomato mice treated with vehicle (b) or CRFVPTM (c) for 6 weeks. C: CHIR99021, 14 mg/kg; R: RepSox, 8.6 mg/kg; F: Forskolin, 61.6 mg/kg; V: VPA, 250 mg/kg; T: TTNPB, 1 mg/kg and M: Rolipram, 2.5 mg/kg; P: Parnate, 2.7 mg/kg, CRFTM by oral gavage and VP by intraperitoneal injection once a week for 6 weeks in mice at about 8 weeks of age.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2024 Nov;45(11):2290-2299. [Abstract]

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     Whole-heart imaging with light-sheet fluorescence microscopy after tissue clearing of the hearts from Fsp1-Cre:R26R-loxp-tdTomato mice treated with vehicle (a) or CRFVPTM (b). (C: CHIR99021, 14 mg/kg; R: RepSox, 8.6 mg/kg; F: Forskolin, 61.6 mg/kg; V: VPA, 250 mg/kg; T: TTNPB, 1 mg/kg and M: Rolipram, 2.5 mg/kg; P: Parnate, 2.7 mg/kg, CRFTM by oral gavage and VP by intraperitoneal injection once a week for 6 weeks in mice at about 8 weeks of age).

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2024 Nov;45(11):2290-2299. [Abstract]

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     a Schemes of obtaining PDGFRα-DreER:R26R-rox-tdTomato mice and drug treatment to induce in situ cardiac reprogramming in PDGFRα-DreER:R26R-roxtdTomato mice. PDGFRα-DreER mice were mated with R26R-rox-tdTomato mice in which the expression of tdTomato is prevented by a roxflanked STOP cassette. The expression of tdTomato in fibroblasts was turned on by tamoxifen treatment. CRFVPTM were given once a week for 6 weeks. b Body weigh change of the mice after chemical treatment. Immunofluorescence staining of the cryosections of the hearts from PDGFRα-DreER:R26R-rox-tdTomato mice treated with vehicle (c) or CRFVPTM (d) for 6 weeks. (C: CHIR99021, 14 mg/kg; R: RepSox, 8.6 mg/kg; F: Forskolin, 61.6 mg/kg; V: VPA, 250 mg/kg; T: TTNPB, 1 mg/kg and M: Rolipram, 2.5 mg/kg; P: Parnate, 2.7 mg/kg, CRFTM by oral gavage and VP by intraperitoneal injection once a week for 6 weeks in mice at about 8 weeks of age).

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2024 Nov;45(11):2290-2299. [Abstract]

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     Immunofluorescence staining of α-actinin in cryosections of hearts from Fsp1-Cre:R26R-loxp-tdTomato mice treated with 7 C cocktail (CRFVPTM) or cocktails by removing 1 compound from 7 C (7C-X) for 6 weeks in vivo with Fsp1-Cre:R26R-loxp-tdTomato mice. (C: CHIR99021, 14 mg/kg; R: RepSox, 8.6 mg/kg; F: Forskolin, 61.6 mg/kg; V: VPA, 250 mg/kg; T: TTNPB, 1 mg/kg and M: Rolipram, 2.5 mg/kg; P: Parnate, 2.7 mg/kg, CRFTM by oral gavage and VP by intraperitoneal injection once a week for 6 weeks in mice at about 8 weeks of age).

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2023 Aug 9;8(1):290. [Abstract]

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     Representative Western blot images of eNOS expression in HAECs treated by forskolin (24 h) and H89.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: Nat Cell Biol. 2023 Jul;25(7):937-949. [Abstract]

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     Forskolin upregulates PLD6 expression. H295R cells were treated without or with 10 µM forskolin for 2 h and then harvested for real-time quantitative PCR analysis.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: J Dermatol Sci. 2023 May;110(2):44-52. [Abstract]

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     Roflumilast (10 or 100 μM), forskolin (20 or 40 μM), and the combination of 10 μM roflumilast with 20 μM forskolin exhibited no toxicity to PIG1 cells after 24 h of treatment.

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: J Cell Biochem. 2019 Jan;120(1):321-331. [Abstract]

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     The combination of Fsk and IBMX (Fsk-IBMX) inhibits the expression of cAMP related protein. The results of Western blot in glioma stem cells (GSCs).

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: J Cell Biochem. 2019 Jan;120(1):321-331. [Abstract]

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     U0126 enhances the negative effect of Fsk-IBMX on the development of glioma stem cells (GSCs).

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    Forskolin purchased from MedChemExpress. Usage Cited in: J Lipid Res. 2018 Feb;59(2):330-338. [Abstract]

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     Forskolin (FSK) -stimulated dephsphorylation of HDAC5 is also inhibited by Thapsigargin (THA) treatment in primary hepatocytes.

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