hek293 cell

ML-090 is NOX1-specific inhibitor(IC50 = 90 nM) which is >100 selectivity for NOX1 over NOX2, NOX3, NOX4 (all IC50s >10 μM).

Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid receptor agonist and IL receptor modulator with anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and apoptosis-inducing activities. It inhibits the production of inflammatory miRNA-155 exosomes in macrophages, significantly reduces inflammatory cytokine expression in neutrophils and monocytes, suppresses LPS-induced macrophage inflammation, and induces autophagy. It is commonly used to induce animal models of depression, muscle atrophy, and hypertension, and holds potential in COVID-19 research.

Fulvestrant (ZM 182780) is an estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist (IC50=9.4 nM) and an agonist of GPR30. Fulvestrant has antitumor activity, inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis and autophagy.

(1R,2R)-2-PCCA hydrochloride is a potent, selective, and blood-brain-barrier-crossing GPR88 receptor agonist with an EC50 value of 1140 n in striatal membranes of WT mice; it can be used to study the central nervous system.

Fusarochromanone (FC-101) is a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium marcescens with potent antiangiogenic, anticancer and antimalarial activities. Fusarochromanone induces cell death in COS7 and HEK293 cells through activation of the JNK pathway.

Capsaicin is an active natural component found in chili peppers and acts as a TRPV1 agonist (EC50 = 0.29 μM). It possesses multiple activities, including pain relief, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective effects, as well as some neurotoxicity. Capsaicin can be used to establish itch models.

Nilotinib (AMN107) is a Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor with oral activity. Nilotinib has antitumor activity and may be used for the treatment of Imatinib-resistant chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

JI051 is an antitumor agent that interacts with the cancer-associated protein chaperone prohibitin 2 (PHB2) to induce cell cycle arrest by inhibiting the transcription of the Notch downstream effector gene, Hes1, and inhibits the proliferation of HEK293 cells and pancreatic cancer cells.

ML67-33 rapidly and reversibly affects K2P2.1 (TREK-1) (EC50s: 36.3 μM and 9.7 μM in cell-free and HEK293 cells, respectively). ML67-33 is a selective activator of temperature- and mechano-sensitive K2P channels.

APOL1-IN-2 (Compound 467) acts as an inhibitor of apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1). It effectively reduces HEK293 cell death induced by APOL1 G2/G1, with EC50 values of 4.74 nM and 14.3 nM, respectively. Additionally, APOL1-IN-2 decreases the mortality of trypanosomes triggered by APOL1 G2/G1/G0, with EC50 values of 2.24, 6.03, and 3.72 nM, respectively.

EP4 receptor antagonist 7 (Compound 14) is an antagonist of the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) receptor subtype EP4, with an IC50 of 1.1 nM. This compound inhibits PGE2-induced β-arrestin recruitment in HEK293 cells with an IC50 of 0.9 nM. In RAW 264.7 macrophages, it reduces the expression of PGE2-induced IL-4, macrophage mannose receptor 1 (Mrc1), chitinase-like protein 3 (Chil3), chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (Cxcl1), triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (Trem2), and arginase 1 (Arg1) mRNA. In the CT26 mouse colon cancer model, EP4 receptor antagonist 7, combined with an anti-PD-1 antibody, inhibits tumor growth and enhances CD8+ T cell infiltration into the tumor.

5-HT1AR/5-HT6R ligand-1 (Compound PP13) functions as a ligand for the 5-HT receptor, demonstrating high affinity for 5-HT1AR, 5-HT6R, and 5-HT7R with Ki values of 19, 69, and 198 nM, respectively. In HEK293 cells, it inhibits cAMP production with EC50 values of 1535, 488, and 53 nM for these receptors. Additionally, 5-HT1AR/5-HT6R ligand-1 exhibits antiproliferative effects on several cancer cell lines, including 1321N1, U87MG, MCF7, and AsPC-1, with IC50 values of 9.6, 13.6, 19.3, and 14.6 μM, respectively. The compound also shows antagonistic activity towards the dopamine receptor D2R, with a Ki of 1903 nM.

Balomenib is an inhibitor of the menin-MLL interaction, effectively blocking the men1-MLL4-43 interaction with an IC50 of less than 0.075 μM. It inhibits cell growth in MV4-11 (CC50 < 0.1 μM), MOLM-13 (CC50 0.1~0.5 μM), and HEK293 (CC50 < 2 μM) cells. Balomenib also exhibits antitumor activity.

TCN 237 serves as an antagonist of NR2B subunit-containing NMDA receptors, with a Ki value of 0.85 nM. It specifically blocks glutamate and glycine-induced currents in whole-cell patch-clamp assays when using L-M(TK-) cells expressing NR2B subunit-containing NMDA receptors. This is in contrast to its effect on L-M(TK-) cells with NR2A- or NR2D subunit-containing receptors and HEK293 cells with NR2C subunit-containing receptors. Additionally, TCN 237 at 3 mg/kg dosage mitigates carrageenan-induced mechanical hyperalgesia in rats.

ZP3022 is a dual agonist targeting the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) and cholecystokinin 2 (CCK2) receptor. It selectively enhances cAMP accumulation or ERK phosphorylation in HEK293 cells with GLP-1R or CCK2 receptor expression, compared to ERK phosphorylation in cells with the CCK1 receptor (EC50s: 0.02, 10.3, and >1,000 nM for human receptors, respectively). At 40 nM, ZP3022 promotes proliferation of rat neonatal β-cells in vitro. It also boosts glucose-induced insulin secretion (GSIS) in rat pancreatic islets at 10 and 100 nM concentrations and decreases body weight in rats at 40 nmol/kg doses twice daily. Administered at 100 nmol/kg daily, ZP3022 enhances β-cell and total pancreatic mass and improves glucose tolerance in db/db mice, while reducing food intake but not body weight in these mice.

TLR7 agonist18 (Compound 21a) is a selective Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist with an EC50 of 7.8 μM. It demonstrates no cytotoxicity in an HEK293 cell line co-transfected with the hTLR7 gene and can induce the secretion of several cytokines, including IL-1β, IL-12p70, IL-8, and TNF-α. This compound is useful in research related to vaccines, asthma, allergies, and cancer treatment.

Galegine hydrochloride, a guanidine derivative derived from G. officinalis, plays a role in inducing weight loss in mice and has contributed to the development of biguanides, including metformin and phenformin. This compound stimulates AMPK activation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, L6 myotubes, H4IIE rat hepatoma, and HEK293 human kidney cell lines. Additionally, galegine hydrochloride exhibits antibacterial properties, particularly demonstrating a minimum inhibitory concentration of 4 mg/L against Staphylococcus aureus strains[1][2].

Padanamide A is a bacterial metabolite originally isolated from a marine Streptomyces species. It is active against five strains of P. falciparum (EC50s = 160-340 nM), is not cytotoxic to HEK293 or HepG2 human cell lines, but is cytotoxic to Jurkat T lymphocytes with an IC50 value of approximately 60 μg/ml.

Bilaid C is a tetrapeptide μ-opioid receptor agonist (Ki= 210 nM in HEK293 cell membranes expressing the human receptor) that has been found inPenicillium.1It inhibits forskolin-induced cAMP accumulation by 77% in HEK293 cells expressing the human μ-opioid receptor when used at a concentration of 10 μM. Bilaid C induces inward rectifying potassium channel (Kir) currents in rat locus coeruleus slices that endogenously express high levels of the μ-opioid receptor (EC50= 4.2 μM). 1.Dekan, Z., Sianati, S., Yousuf, A., et al.A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the μ-opioid receptorProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA116(44)22353-22358(2019)

DPC-AJ1951 is a peptide agonist of the parathyroid hormone (PTH)/PTH-related peptide receptor (PPR; EC50 = 0.15 nM in HEK293 cells expressing human PPR). It induces cAMP production in SAOS-2 and UMR106 cells that endogenously express human and rat PPR, respectively (EC50s = 2.2 and 1.1 nM, respectively). DPC-AJ1915 stimulates osteoclast-mediated bone resorption in fetal rat long-bone explant cultures and increases collagen synthesis and cell proliferation in neonatal mouse parietal bone explants. In vivo, DPC-AJ1951 normalizes serum calcium levels in thyroidparathyroidectomized rats.

MS 049 is a potent, selective, and cell-active dual inhibitor of PRMT4 and PRMT6 with IC 50 of 34 nM and 43 nM, respectively.

GeA-69 (GeA69) is a selective and allosteric PARP14 macrodomain 2 (MD2) inhibitor (Kd: 0.86 μM in ITC assays).

NSC-87877 disodium (NSC87877) is a cell-permeable inhibitor of both SHP-1 and SHP-2 with IC50 values of 355 and 318 nM respectively. It also inhibits EGF-induced Erk1/2 activation in HEK293 cells and significantly reduces MDA-MB-468 cell viability/proliferation.

VU0029251 serves as a partial antagonist of mGluR5, exhibiting a binding affinity with a K i of 1.07 μM. It also attenuates glutamate-induced calcium mobilization in HEK293 cell membranes that express rat mGluR5, demonstrating an IC 50 of 1.7 μM [1].