7dhc

AY 9944 is a specific cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor that targets the 7-dehydrocholesterol Δ7-reductase (DHCR7) enzyme (IC50=13 nM). At high doses, AY 9944 also inhibits sterol Δ7-Δ8 isomerase in cultured embryos, leading to the accumulation of cholest-8-en-3β-ol[1][2][3]. Additionally, AY 9944 causes hypocholesterolemia and accumulation of 7DHC.

7-Dehydrocholesterol (Provitamin D3) down-regulates cholesterol biosynthesis in cultured Smith-Lemi-Opitz syndrome skin fibroblasts.

7β,27-dihydroxy Cholesterol is an oxysterol and agonist of retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γ (RORγ) and RORγt. [1] It activates RORγ- or RORγt-dependent signaling with EC50 values of 691 and 1,045 nM, respectively, in reporter assays using HEK293T cells expressing the recombinant human receptors. 7β,27-dihydroxy Cholesterol is selective for RORγ and RORγt over a panel of eight additional nuclear receptors at 30 µM. It increases IL-17A production in Th17-polarized isolated human na ve CD4+ T cells when used at a concentration of 300 nM. 7β,27-dihydroxy Cholesterol (60 mg/kg) increases IL-17A production in isolated mouse γδ T cells stimulated with 12-myristate 13-acetate and ionomycin .