Prednisone acetate
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Prednisone acetate (Prednisone 21-acetate), a glucocorticoid, is an orally active Notch inhibitor. Prednisone acetate has anti-inflammatory activity and can enhance the immune response.
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- Purity : 99.92%
- CAS No.: 125-10-0
- Formula: C23H28O6
- Molecular Weight:400.46
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Storage:Powder -20°C, 3 years , 4°C, 2 years ; In solvent -80°C, 6 months , -20°C, 1 month
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Biological Activity
Description
IC50 & Target
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IL-17 |
IL-10 |
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In Vivo
Prednisone acetate (6 mg/kg, gavage, once a day for 15 days) reduces ocular and peripheral inflammatory responses and restores Th1/Th2 and Th17/Treg immune homeostasis through orchestrating the Notch signaling pathway in Experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) rats[2].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
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Animal Model:C57BL/6 mice [1]
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Dosage:5 mg/kg
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Administration:Intragastric gavage (i.g.)
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Result:Significantly failed to gain weight. Decreased the population spike (%) after high-frequency stimulation. Reduced the crossing times compared with the control group. Resulted in the impairment of memory, and caused a trend of more serious impairment. Reduced the levels of Glu and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the hippocampus. Reduced the expressions of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the hippocampus.
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Animal Model:Experimental autoimmune uveitis [2]
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Dosage:6 mg/kg
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Administration:gavage
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Result:Showed fewer manifestations in eyes from day 9 after immunization. Reduced the inflammation in EAU rats. Bound with the pocket of Notch signaling-related molecules with good affinity. Exhibited anti-inflammatory effects through inhibiting Notch signaling activation. Decreased Th1, Th17 and increased Th2, Treg frequencies in EAU.
Clinical Trial
| NCT Number | Sponsor | Condition | Start Date |
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| NCT01329991 | Plexxikon| | 2011-05 | PHASE1 |
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 125-10-0
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Appearance Solid
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Molecular Weight 400.46
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Formula C23H28O6
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Color White to off-white
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SMILES
C[C@@]1(C2)[C@](C(COC(C)=O)=O)(O)CC[C@@]1([H])[C@]3([H])CCC4=CC(C=C[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])C2=O)=O
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Synonyms
Prednisone 21-acetate
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Powder -20°C 3 years 4°C 2 years In solvent -80°C 6 months -20°C 1 month
Publications (1)
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Journal Impact Factor
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Most Recent
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Eur J Med Chem
2024 Dec 5:279:116842. PMID: 39260319
Solvent & Solubility
In Vitro:
DMSO : 25 mg/mL (62.43 mM; Need ultrasonic; Hygroscopic DMSO has a significant impact on the solubility of product, please use newly opened DMSO)
Please refer to the solubility information to select the appropriate solvent. Once prepared, please aliquot and store the solution to prevent product inactivation from repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Storage method and period of stock solution: -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month. When stored at -80°C, please use it within 6 months. When stored at -20°C, please use it within 1 month.
Please refer to the solubility information to select the appropriate solvent. Once prepared, please aliquot and store the solution to prevent product inactivation from repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Storage method and period of stock solution: -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month. When stored at -80°C, please use it within 6 months. When stored at -20°C, please use it within 1 month.
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)
In Vivo:
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- The percentages shown for the solvents indicate their volumetric ratio in the final prepared solution. If precipitation or phase separation occurs during preparation, heat and/or sonication can be used to aid dissolution.
Add each solvent one by one: 10% DMSO 40% PEG300 5% Tween-80 45% Saline
Solubility: ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (6.24 mM); Clear solution
This protocol yields a clear solution of ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (saturation unknown).
Taking 1 mL working solution as an example, add 100 μL DMSO stock solution (25.0 mg/mL) to 400 μL PEG300, and mix evenly; then add 50 μL Tween-80 and mix evenly; then add 450 μL Saline to adjust the volume to 1 mL.
Preparation of Saline: Dissolve 0.9 g sodium chloride in ddH₂O and dilute to 100 mL to obtain a clear Saline solution.
Add each solvent one by one: 10% DMSO 90% (20% SBE-β-CD in Saline)
Solubility: ≥ 2.08 mg/mL (5.19 mM); Clear solution
This protocol yields a clear solution of ≥ 2.08 mg/mL (saturation unknown).
Taking 1 mL working solution as an example, add 100 μL DMSO stock solution (20.8 mg/mL) to 900 μL 20% SBE-β-CD in Saline, and mix evenly.
Preparation of 20% SBE-β-CD in Saline (4°C, storage for one week): 2 g SBE-β-CD powder is dissolved in 10 mL Saline, completely dissolve until clear.
In Vivo Dissolution Calculator
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Working solution concentration: 0.22 mg/mL
Method for preparing stock solution: mg drug dissolved in μL DMSO. Stock solution concentration: mg/mL.
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Protocols
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Cotton Pellet Granuloma
Cotton pellet granuloma is a classical in vivo chronic inflammation model used to evaluate the anti-inflammatory potential of test substances by measuring their ability to inhibit granuloma tissue formation around an implanted foreign body (cotton pellet) in rodents. The method is based on the biological response to a sterile implanted material, which induces proliferative phase inflammation characterized by fibroblast proliferation and collagen-rich granuloma formation, and the final readout reflects the extent of chronic inflammatory tissue growth surrounding the pellet. In multiple preclinical pharmacological evaluations, inhibition of cotton pellet-induced granuloma formation has been used as an indicator of anti-inflammatory activity in both synthetic and natural product screening contexts.
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Research Protocol for Endocrine Diseases
Endocrine diseases often arise from disrupted hormone production, hormone signaling, or target-tissue responsiveness; for diabetes-focused endocrine disease models, insulin signaling regulates glucose uptake, hepatic glucose output, lipid metabolism, and β-cell compensation. Type 2 diabetes develops through interacting defects in insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, adipose inflammation, hepatic glucose overproduction, altered incretin signaling, and ectopic lipid metabolism. A major unresolved question is whether endocrine dysfunction is driven primarily by target-tissue insulin resistance, intrinsic β-cell failure, immune/inflammatory stress, or combined multi-organ failure that differs by disease stage.
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Carrageenan-Induced Paw Edema
Carrageenan-induced paw edema is an acute inflammation model in which intraplantar injection of carrageenan induces localized inflammatory swelling characterized by vascular permeability, leukocyte infiltration, and production of inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandins and cytokines, making it widely used to evaluate anti-inflammatory agents in vivo. The resulting paw volume or thickness increase is quantified over time as a direct readout of inflammatory intensity and drug efficacy, typically reflecting cyclooxygenase-mediated prostaglandin-driven edema formation and immune cell recruitment in peripheral tissue[20].
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Notch Pathway Solutions
The Notch pathway is a contact-dependent signaling pathway that controls cell-fate decisions, differentiation, proliferation, and tissue patterning through interactions between membrane-bound Notch receptors and membrane-bound ligands on neighboring cells. Canonical Notch signaling is activated when ligand engagement triggers proteolytic release of the Notch intracellular domain, which enters the nucleus and regulates transcription together with DNA-binding transcriptional complexes. In the canonical mechanism, ligand-dependent Notch activation leads to release of the intracellular Notch domain, and presenilin-dependent γ-secretase activity is required for production of the active intracellular signaling fragment. The released intracellular domain functions as a nuclear signal that converts Notch receptor activation at the membrane into transcriptional regulation of target programs such as HES/HEY-family genes and other context-dependent downstream targets. The literature links Notch p
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Research Protocol for Inflammation-related Diseases
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a cytosolic innate immune signaling platform that integrates priming signals and danger-signal activation to promote caspase-1 activation, maturation of IL-1β and IL-18, and gasdermin D-mediated pyroptotic cell death. The core experimental logic is to determine whether inflammatory disease phenotypes are driven by increased NLRP3 expression, ASC-containing inflammasome assembly, caspase-1 cleavage, GSDMD cleavage, and extracellular release of IL-1β/IL-18 rather than by nonspecific cell injury alone. The pathway is strongly linked to inflammation-related disease phenotypes because monosodium urate crystals activate NALP3/NLRP3 inflammasome signaling in gout-like crystal inflammation, cholesterol crystals activate NLRP3 inflammasomes in atherogenesis models, and DSS-induced intestinal inflammation has been reported to involve NLRP3 inflammasome activity. However, experimental colitis studies also show context-dependent protective effects of NLRP3 inflammasome co
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References
[3]. Prednisolone acetate
Complete Stock Solution Preparation Table
Please refer to the solubility information to select the appropriate solvent. Once prepared, please aliquot and store the solution to prevent product inactivation from repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Storage method and period of stock solution: -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month. When stored at -80°C, please use it within 6 months. When stored at -20°C, please use it within 1 month.
| Optional Solvent | Concentration Solvent Mass | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg | 25 mg |
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| DMSO | 1 mM | 2.4971 mL | 12.4856 mL | 24.9713 mL | 62.4282 mL |
| 5 mM | 0.4994 mL | 2.4971 mL | 4.9943 mL | 12.4856 mL | |
| 10 mM | 0.2497 mL | 1.2486 mL | 2.4971 mL | 6.2428 mL | |
| 15 mM | 0.1665 mL | 0.8324 mL | 1.6648 mL | 4.1619 mL | |
| 20 mM | 0.1249 mL | 0.6243 mL | 1.2486 mL | 3.1214 mL | |
| 25 mM | 0.0999 mL | 0.4994 mL | 0.9989 mL | 2.4971 mL | |
| 30 mM | 0.0832 mL | 0.4162 mL | 0.8324 mL | 2.0809 mL | |
| 40 mM | 0.0624 mL | 0.3121 mL | 0.6243 mL | 1.5607 mL | |
| 50 mM | 0.0499 mL | 0.2497 mL | 0.4994 mL | 1.2486 mL | |
| 60 mM | 0.0416 mL | 0.2081 mL | 0.4162 mL | 1.0405 mL |