Balcinrenone
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Balcinrenone (AZD9977) is an orally active mineralocorticoid receptor modulator. Balcinrenone regulates mineralocorticoid receptor activity, inhibits aldosterone-induced target gene expression, and suppresses the activities of renal Toll-like receptor 4, MyD88 and NF-κB. Balcinrenone alleviates renal extracellular matrix remodeling, inflammatory cell infiltration, and the expression of renal injury markers. Balcinrenone restores myocardial perfusion reserve, regulates potassium homeostasis, and induces fecal potassium excretion. Balcinrenone is applicable to research on metabolism-related chronic kidney disease and heart failure.
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- Purity : 99.62%
- CAS No.: 1850385-64-6
- Formula: C20H18FN3O5
- Molecular Weight:399.37
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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
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Chemical Information
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Solvent & Solubility
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Help & FAQs
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Osilodrostat (Standard)CYP11B1/CYP11B2 Inhibitor
Biological Activity
Description
IC50 & Target
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TLR4 |
NF-κB |
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In Vitro
Balcinrenone (0.1-12.5 μM) concentration-dependently inhibits the expression of MR target genes and cardiac injury/inflammatory markers in Aldosterone (HY-113313)-induced H9C2/MR+ rat cardiomyocytes; in the absence of Aldosterone, it partially upregulates Sgk-1[2] at higher concentrations.
Balcinrenone inhibits aldosterone-induced fibrosis and inflammatory processes in primary human cardiac fibroblasts in a concentration-dependent manner, with complete inhibition of IL-6 at 0.5 μM and complete inhibition of type Ⅰ collagen at 12.5 μM[2].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only. Further protocols information, click here.
In Vivo
Balcinrenone (10-100 mg/kg/day; administered via feed mixing; daily dosing; for 24 consecutive weeks) restores myocardial perfusion reserve to the level of healthy mice and attenuates diet-induced perivascular cardiac fibrosis in male C57BL/6J mice with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)[2].
Balcinrenone (100 mg/kg; p.o.; twice daily for 4 consecutive days, with an additional single dose on day 5; total 5 days) does not increase plasma potassium levels in male CKD mice subjected to overnight potassium loading stimulation; instead, it enhances fecal potassium excretion[2].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
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Animal Model:C57Bl7J (8-week-old male, 25-26 g, 5/6 nephrectomy + 8 weeks 60% high-fat diet induced CKD)[1]
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Dosage:100 mg/kg
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Administration:p.o.; daily; 8 weeks
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Result:Increased hematocrit to 29.6%, attenuated the decrease in hemoglobin to 10.1 g/dL, reduced plasma Na+ to 150.4 mM and increased plasma K+ to 4.6 mM.
Prevented the increase in Lcn2 expression, attenuated renal collagen deposition and reduced Col1a1 and Col3 mRNA levels.
Blunted elevated renal biglycan, syndecan-1 and versican deposition; fully blocked syndecan-1 and versican protein upregulation, partially lowered biglycan protein, and decreased their mRNA transcripts.
Blunted increased renal TLR4 immunostaining and reduced TLR4 mRNA levels, and prevented the upregulation of MyD88 protein and mRNA expression.
Reduced the ratio of phosphorylated vs total NFκB.
Reduced CD68+ macrophage infiltration and protein expression, as well as CD3+ and CD4+ lymphocyte protein expression; prevented the up-regulation of CD68, CD3, and CD4 mRNA levels.
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Animal Model:C57BL/6J (male, 6 weeks old at study start, diet-induced model)[2]
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Dosage:10 mg/kg/day; 30 mg/kg/day; 100 mg/kg/day
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Administration:diet admixture; daily; 24 weeks
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Result:Yielded myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) values of 1.50, 1.78 and 1.68 (0.99-, 1.17-, 1.11-fold relative to high-fat diet) and attenuated diet-induced cardiac perivascular fibrosis.
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Animal Model:C57BL/6J (male, 12 weeks old at study start, 5/6 nephrectomy-induced model)[2]
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Dosage:100 mg/kg
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Administration:p.o.; twice daily for 4 days, once on day 5; 5 days
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Result:Resulted in plasma potassium levels similar to vehicle-treated CKD mice, and ~1.2 mM lower than eplerenone-treated CKD mice.
Left creatinine-normalized urinary potassium excretion prior to potassium challenge unaffected.
Elevated fecal potassium excretion compared with vehicle-treated CKD mice.
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. 1850385-64-6
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Appearance Solid
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Molecular Weight 399.37
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Formula C20H18FN3O5
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Color White to off-white
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SMILES
FC1=CC2=C(N(C(C3=CC=C(OCC(N4)=O)C4=C3)=O)[C@@H](CC(NC)=O)CO2)C=C1
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Synonyms
AZD9977
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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
Solvent & Solubility
In Vitro:
DMSO : 100 mg/mL (250.39 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:
Select the appropriate dissolution method based on your experimental animal and administration route.
- For the following dissolution methods, please ensure to first prepare a clear stock solution using an In Vitro approach and then sequentially add co-solvents:
- To ensure reliable experimental results, the clarified stock solution can be appropriately stored based on storage conditions. As for the working solution for In Vivo experiments, it is recommended to prepare freshly and use it on the same day.
- 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: ≥ 2.08 mg/mL (5.21 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 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 (5.21 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
Please enter the basic information of animal experiments:
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Recommended: Prepare an additional quantity of animals to account for potential losses during experiments.
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The co-solvents required include: DMSO, . All of co-solvents are available by MedChemExpress (MCE). , Tween 80. All of co-solvents are available by MedChemExpress (MCE).
Working solution concentration: 0.22 mg/mL
Method for preparing stock solution: mg drug dissolved in μL DMSO. Stock solution concentration: mg/mL.
1. Take μL DMSO stock solution;
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μL , mix evenly;
3. Then add μL Tween 80, mix evenly;
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Please ensure that the stock solution in the first step is dissolved to a clear state, and add co-solvents in sequence. You can use ultrasonic heating (ultrasonic cleaner, recommended frequency 20-40 kHz), vortexing, etc. to assist dissolution.
Protocols
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RT-PCR
Reverse transcription technology uses RNA as a template to synthesize DNA. RT-PCR is simple, specific and sensitive, and can be used to detect gene expression levels and expression differences in cells; detect RNA virus content; clone cDNA sequences of specific genes.
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Fibrosis/Collagen Morphometry
Fibrosis and collagen morphometry is based on the quantitative visualization of fibrillar collagen deposition in tissue sections using histochemical stains such as Sirius Red (Picrosirius Red) or Masson's trichrome, followed by image-based or polarization-enhanced analysis to estimate collagen proportional area as a surrogate of extracellular matrix accumulation during fibrotic remodeling. Sirius Red combined with polarized light microscopy enhances detection of collagen fibers due to birefringence properties, enabling more specific visualization of collagen type I and III fibrils compared to conventional bright-field histology, while whole-section or region-restricted digital morphometry reduces field-selection bias in fibrosis assessment. Alternative quantitative approaches include second harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon excited fluorescence microscopy, which enable label-free detection of fibrillar collagen and have been validated against histological staining and biochemica
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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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Collagen: Sirius Red Staining
Sirius Red or picrosirius red staining is a histochemical method for visualizing collagen-rich extracellular matrix in tissue sections, and collagen fibers are detected as red-stained structures under bright-field microscopy with enhanced birefringence under polarized light. Picrosirius red is useful for assessing total collagen organization, distribution, and fibrosis burden, but polarized color should not be interpreted as a definitive collagen type I versus type III readout because color is affected by fiber orientation, thickness, and packing.
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Nephrotoxicity Study
This protocol assesses nephrotoxicity by combining functional kidney injury readouts, urinary/tissue injury biomarkers, and renal histopathology. Serum creatinine and BUN reflect impaired kidney function, while KIM-1, NGAL, clusterin, osteopontin, IL-18, cystatin C, nephrin, Oat5, urinary protein, glucose, and alkaline phosphatase have been used to detect tubular injury in cisplatin-, gentamicin-, and acetaminophen-induced nephrotoxicity models.
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ECM-Embedded Organoid (Matrigel/Dome) Culture
ECM-embedded organoid dome culture embeds epithelial stem cells, crypts, organoid fragments, or tumor-derived epithelial cells in a basement-membrane-like hydrogel such as Matrigel, allowing 3D growth, self-organization, lumen formation, budding or cystic morphogenesis, and lineage maintenance under defined niche-factor-containing medium. The primary readouts are organoid establishment efficiency, growth, morphology, passaging capacity, lineage-marker expression, and, when fluorescently labeled lines are used, microscopy- or flow-cytometry-based quantification of population behavior in 3D culture.
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Matrigel/ECM Transwell Invasion Assay
The Matrigel/ECM Transwell invasion assay measures the ability of cells to move toward a chemoattractant while crossing an extracellular-matrix barrier placed on a porous membrane; therefore, the readout reflects both chemotactic motility and matrix invasion rather than migration alone. Matrigel is a basement-membrane-rich matrix derived from Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm mouse sarcoma and has been used as a reconstituted basement membrane barrier in chemoinvasion assays. The assay readout is generated by quantifying cells that reach the underside of the insert membrane or lower compartment after incubation, commonly by staining and counting invaded cells or by fluorescence-based quantification.
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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 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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Real Time qPCR (Q-PCR)
Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) quantifies an amplifiable nucleic-acid target by monitoring fluorescence during PCR cycling rather than measuring product only after amplification. The increase in fluorescence tracks accumulation of PCR product, and the quantification cycle (Cq; historically also Ct/CP) is related to the initial amount of target: samples containing more starting target generally reach the defined fluorescence threshold in fewer cycles.
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Matrigel Transwell/Boyden Chamber Invasion Assay
Matrigel Transwell/Boyden chamber invasion assay measures the ability of cells to degrade or traverse an extracellular matrix-coated porous membrane and move from an upper chamber toward a chemoattractant in a lower chamber. Invasion is distinguished from migration by coating the membrane with Matrigel or basement membrane matrix; uncoated inserts measure migration, while coated inserts require cells to cross an ECM barrier before reaching the underside of the membrane.
Purity & Documentation
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Data Sheet (284 KB)
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SDS (252 KB)
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Handling Instructions (2659 KB)
References
[1]. Palacios-Ramirez R, et al. Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist eplerenone and MR modulator balcinrenone prevent renal extracellular matrix remodeling and inflammation via the MR/proteoglycan/TLR4 pathway. Clinical science (London, England : 1979). 2024 Aug 21;138(16):1025-1038. [Content Brief]
[2]. Wolf MJ, et al. The novel mineralocorticoid receptor modulator balcinrenone protects against diet-induced cardiac microvascular dysfunction and plasma potassium elevation in mouse models. PloS one. 2026;21(2):e0341078. [Content Brief]
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 | 2.5039 mL | 12.5197 mL | 25.0394 mL | 62.5986 mL |
| 5 mM | 0.5008 mL | 2.5039 mL | 5.0079 mL | 12.5197 mL | |
| 10 mM | 0.2504 mL | 1.2520 mL | 2.5039 mL | 6.2599 mL | |
| 15 mM | 0.1669 mL | 0.8346 mL | 1.6693 mL | 4.1732 mL | |
| 20 mM | 0.1252 mL | 0.6260 mL | 1.2520 mL | 3.1299 mL | |
| 25 mM | 0.1002 mL | 0.5008 mL | 1.0016 mL | 2.5039 mL | |
| 30 mM | 0.0835 mL | 0.4173 mL | 0.8346 mL | 2.0866 mL | |
| 40 mM | 0.0626 mL | 0.3130 mL | 0.6260 mL | 1.5650 mL | |
| 50 mM | 0.0501 mL | 0.2504 mL | 0.5008 mL | 1.2520 mL | |
| 60 mM | 0.0417 mL | 0.2087 mL | 0.4173 mL | 1.0433 mL | |
| 80 mM | 0.0313 mL | 0.1565 mL | 0.3130 mL | 0.7825 mL | |
| 100 mM | 0.0250 mL | 0.1252 mL | 0.2504 mL | 0.6260 mL |
Balcinrenone Related Classifications
HY-120274 Related Classifications
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Keywords
- Balcinrenone
- 1850385-64-6
- AZD9977
- AZD 9977
- AZD-9977
- Mineralocorticoid Receptor
- Toll-like Receptor (TLR)
- NF-κB
- Interleukin Related
- Toll-like receptor 4
- H9C2/MR+ rat cardiomyocytes
- chronic kidney disease
- male C57BL/6J mice
- heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- mineralocorticoid receptor
- aldosterone
- primary human cardiac fibroblasts
- MyD88
- Inhibitor
- inhibitor
- inhibit