Obicetrapib hemicalcium
Obicetrapib hemicalcium (TA-8995 hemicalcium) is an orally active cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor. Obicetrapib hemicalcium shifts the plasma lipoprotein profile toward more HDL-C particles, reduces circulating PCSK9 levels, increases hepatic LDLR expression and LDLR mRNA levels, and promotes hepatic clearance of VLDL remnants. Obicetrapib hemicalcium increases the number of large HDL particles, reduces the number and area of atherosclerotic lesions and alleviates lesion severity, increases the proportion of unaffected arterial segments, improves lesion stability, and promotes regression of aortic root lesions. Obicetrapib hemicalcium also exerts a synergistic effect with Ezetimibe (HY-17376) to reduce non-HDL-C levels and improve atherosclerosis. Obicetrapib hemicalcium can be used in studies related to atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia.
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- CAS No.: 866399-89-5
- Formula: C32H31F9N4O5·1/2Ca
- Molecular Weight:742.65
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Description
In Vivo
Obicetrapib (28 weeks) hemicalcium reduces non-HDL-C by enhancing LDL receptor-mediated VLDL clearance, strongly inhibiting atherosclerotic lesion progression by 90% and improving plaque stability in APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice fed a Western-type diet[2].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 866399-89-5
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Molecular Weight 742.65
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Formula C32H31F9N4O5·1/2Ca
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SMILES
FC(F)(F)C1=CC(C(F)(F)F)=CC(CN(C2=NC=C(OCCCC(O)=O)C=N2)[C@@H]3C4=CC(C(F)(F)F)=CC=C4N([C@@H](C3)CC)C(OCC)=O)=C1.[Ca].[1/2]
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Synonyms
TA-8995 hemicalcium; DEZ-001 hemicalcium; AMG-899 hemicalcium
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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RNA extraction experimental
By lysing cells, releasing RNA, and removing impurities such as proteins and DNA, high-purity RNA products are finally obtained. The commonly used traditional method is the guanidine isothiocyanate/phenol/chloroform method (Trizol), which is suitable for a variety of animal materials including animal tissues, microorganisms, cultured cells, etc., and most plant materials.
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Protocol for Pharmacokinetic Study
Pharmacokinetic studies quantify how an organism handles a drug over time through absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, and the core experimental readout is the concentration-time profile of parent drug and, when relevant, metabolites in biological matrices such as plasma, whole blood, urine, bile, or tissue. Pharmacokinetic analysis links dose, route, exposure, clearance, half-life, distribution, bioavailability, and systemic exposure to drug efficacy and toxicity hypotheses rather than measuring a signaling pathway directly. The literature links pharmacokinetics to drug-development phenotypes by showing that drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics influence compound progression, exposure-response interpretation, safety margins, dosing strategy, and failure risk during discovery and development. DMPK science contributes to compound optimization by integrating physicochemical properties, in vitro metabolism, transporter behavior, in vivo exposure, and pharmacodynamic contex
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Research Protocol for Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular disease can be modeled as maladaptive cardiac remodeling, where ischemic injury or pressure overload activates inflammatory signaling, fibroblast activation, extracellular-matrix deposition, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, vascular remodeling, and progressive ventricular dysfunction. The TGF-β/SMAD axis is a central profibrotic pathway after myocardial injury and pressure overload, while innate immune and cytokine pathways regulate leukocyte recruitment, scar formation, and adverse remodeling. Key unresolved questions include which inflammatory signals are reparative versus harmful, when fibrosis is protective versus maladaptive, and whether pathway inhibition improves function without weakening necessary infarct healing or compensatory remodeling.
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Research Protocol for Metabolic Diseases
AMP-activated protein kinase, AMPK, is a conserved cellular energy sensor that responds to reduced cellular energy status and coordinates metabolism by increasing ATP-generating catabolic pathways while suppressing ATP-consuming anabolic processes. In metabolic disease research, the AMPK pathway is experimentally relevant because it regulates hepatic lipid synthesis, fatty acid oxidation, glucose production, skeletal-muscle glucose disposal, mTORC1-linked biosynthesis, autophagy, mitochondrial homeostasis, and whole-body energy balance. The central pathway logic is that energy stress, metformin, exercise-like stimulation, or direct AMPK activators increase AMPKα Thr172 phosphorylation and downstream substrate phosphorylation, including ACC and RAPTOR. Phosphorylation of ACC suppresses lipogenesis and supports fatty acid oxidation, whereas phosphorylation of RAPTOR suppresses mTORC1 signaling and links cellular energy status to growth and protein synthesis control. The pathway is linked
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Toth PP, et al. Obecetrapib, CETP inhibition, and atherosclerosis: there is light at the end of the tunnel. J Lipid Res. 2026 May;67(5):101029. [Content Brief]
[2]. Inia JA, et al. Obicetrapib and ezetimibe enhance LDL receptor-mediated VLDL clearance and regress atherosclerosis on atorvastatin background. Journal of lipid research. 2026 May;67(5):101028. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)
Keywords
- Obicetrapib hemicalcium
- 866399-89-5
- TA-8995 hemicalcium
- DEZ-001 hemicalcium
- AMG-899 hemicalcium
- CETP
- PCSK9
- LDLR
- lipoprotein lipase
- lipoprotein metabolism
- Alzheimer’s dementia
- apoE4 homozygotes
- HDL-C particles
- cholesteryl ester transfer protein
- VLDL remnant clearance
- LDLR mRNA
- hepatocyte LDLR
- Inhibitor
- inhibitor
- inhibit