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Carbenoxolone disodium

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Carbenoxolone disodium | CAS No. 7421-40-1 | Gap Channel Blockers
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Description: Gap junction blocker. Also inhibitor of 11 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

Chemical Name: (3β,20β)-3-(3-Carboxy-1-oxopropoxy)-11-oxoolean-12-en-29-oic acid disodium

Purity: ≥98%

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Biological Activity

Carbenoxolone disodium is a glucocorticoid that inhibits 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11-HSD) and blocks gap junction communication.

Technical Data

M.Wt:
614.72
Formula:
C34H48Na2O7
Solubility:
Soluble to 100 mM in water
Purity:
≥98%
Storage:
Store at +4°C
CAS No:
7421-40-1

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Background References

  1. Role of retinal pigment epithelial cell beta-catenin signaling in experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
    Umazume K, Tsukahara R, Liu L, Fernandez de Castro J, McDonald K, Kaplan H, Tamiya S
    Am J Pathol, 2014;184(5):1419-28.
  2. Differential inhibition of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase by carbenoxolone in rat brain regions and peripheral tissues.
    Jellinck et al.
    J.Steroid Biochem.Mol.Biol., 1993;46:209
  3. Carbenoxolone inhibits junctional trasnfer and upregulates connexin43 expression by a protein kinase A-dependent pathway.
    Sagar and Larson
    J.Cell.Biochem., 2006;98:1543

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Citations for Carbenoxolone disodium

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  1. Design and validation of a foldable and photovoltaic wide-field epiretinal prosthesis.
    Authors: Ferlauto Et al.
    Nat Commun  2018;9:992
  2. Neural Circuit-Specialized Astrocytes: Transcriptomic, Proteomic, Morphological, and Functional Evidence.
    Authors: Chai Et al.
    Neuron  2017;95:531
  3. Intercellular signaling via cyclic GMP diffusion through gap junctions restarts meiosis in mouse ovarian follicles.
    Authors: Shuhaibar Et al.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2015;112:5527
  4. Probenecid blocks human P2X7 receptor-induced dye uptake via a pannexin-1 independent mechanism.
    Authors: Bhaskaracharya Et al.
    PLoS One  2014;9:e93058
  5. Dominance of flow-mediated constriction over flow-mediated dilatation in the rat carotid artery.
    Authors: Craig and Martin
    Br J Pharmacol  2012;167:527

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