Artesunate
Chemical Name: 4-Oxo-4-(((3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-3H-3,12-epoxy[1,2]dioxepino[4,3-i]isochromen-10-yl)oxy)butanoic acid
Purity: ≥98%
Biological Activity
Artesunate suppresses ROS-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Arrests cell cycle in the G2/M phase and sensitizes human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines to sorafenib in vitro. Aretesumate is an antimalarial (Plasmodium).Technical Data
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Background References
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Artemisinin: mechanisms of action, resistance and toxicity.
Meshnick et al.
In.J.Parasitol., 2002;32:1655 -
Repurposing the anti-malarial drug artesunate as a novel therapeutic agent for metastatic renal cell carcinoma due to its attenuation of tumor growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis.
Jeong et al.
Oncotarget., 2015;6:33046 -
Artesunate inhibits renal ischemia-reperfusion-mediated remote lung inflammation through attenuating ROS-induced activation of NLRP3 inflammasome.
Liu et al.
Inflammation, 2018;41:1546
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