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Belnacasan (VX-765)
| Product Name | Belnacasan (VX-765) |
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| Catalog No.: | CN00426 |
| CAS No.: | 273404-37-8 |
| Molecular Formula: | C24H33ClN4O6 |
| Molecular Weight: | 509.0 g/mol |
| Purity: | >=98% |
| Type of Compound: | Alkaloids |
| Physical Desc.: | Powder |
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| Solvent: | Chloroform, Dichloromethane, Ethyl Acetate, DMSO, Acetone, etc. |
| SMILES: | CCO[C@@H]1OC(=O)C[C@@H]1NC(=O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)[C@H](C(C)(C)C)NC(=O)c1ccc(c(c1)Cl)N |
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| Description | Belnacasan (VX-765) is an oral prodrug of VRT-043198, a potent and selective caspase-1 inhibitor with a Ki of 0.8 nM. |
| Target | Caspase-1 |
| In Vitro | Belnacasan inhibits the release of LPS-induced IL-1β and IL-18 by human PBMCs with an IC50 of ~0.7 μM and reduces inflammatory response in murine models of inflammatory disease[1]. VBelnacasan is a potent, specific inhibitor of the caspase-1 subfamily[2]. |
| In Vivo | Belnacasan doses 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg significantly (p<0.05) reduces serum IL-1β levels by as much as 60%, whereas 25 mg/kg has a smaller effect (~35% inhibition) that is not statistically significant. It is noteworthy that the effect of Belnacasan on the release of IL-1β induced by LPS reached a plateau at 100 mg/kg. Belnacasan (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg × 2) significantly reduces ear edema. Belnacasan also dose-dependently reduces the concentrations of cytokines, chemokines, and inflammatory mediators in the ear biopsy samples[2]. Belnacasan at doses of 25, 50, and 200 mg/kg significantly delays the time to seizure onset by 1.5- to twofold (p<0.01), reduces the number of seizures by 40% (p<0.01) and the total time spent in EEG seizure activity by 30 to 50% (p<0.01)[3]. |
| Cell Assay | A total of 2×105 cells/well (100 μL cell suspension) is distributed in triplicate in flat-bottom 96-well plates. Either 50 μL of Belnacasan (40 μM in RPMI 1640 complete medium containing 0.2% DMSO) or vehicle control is added to appropriate wells. Following a 30-min incubation at 37°C, 50 μL of LPS diluted in RPMI 1640 complete medium is added at final concentrations varying from 0.001 to 10 ng/mL. Cells are returned to a 37°C incubator. At 4 h after LPS addition, 75 μL of supernatant is removed from wells, cleared by centrifugation for 5 min at 1500 rpm, and stored at 4°C until assayed. Cells are returned to a 37°C incubator until 24 h after LPS addition, at which time 100 μL of supernatant is removed, cleared by centrifugation, and stored at 4°C. Supernatants are tested using ELISA kits for IL-1β, IL-6, IL-18, and IL-1α[1]. |
| Animal Admin | Mice[2] Single doses of Belnacasan (10, 21, 43, and 84 mg/kg) in vehicle (25% Cremophor EL in water) are administered via oral gavage. Blood samples (approximately 0.25-0.3 mL) are collected before dose administration and 0.167, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 24 h after dosing via the retroorbital sinus and processed for plasma. A high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry methodology is used to determine the concentration of Belnacasan and VRT-043198 in plasma samples. Noncompartmental analysis is carried out using WinNonlin Pro, version 4.0.1. Rats[3] Male Sprague-Dawley rats (250-280 g) are used. Belnacasan (25, 50, 200 mg/kg) is dissolved in 20% Cremophor and injected ip in rats once a day for 3 consecutive days. On the fourth day, rats receive Belnacasan, 45 min and 10 min before intrahippocampal injection of kainic acid. Respective controls are similarly injected with vehicle before kainic acid. |
| Density | 1.3±0.1 g/cm3 |
| Boiling Point | 779.0±60.0 °C at 760 mmHg |
| Flash Point | 424.9±32.9 °C |
| Exact Mass | 508.208862 |
| PSA | 147.04000 |
| LogP | 0.83 |
| Vapour Pressure | 0.0±2.7 mmHg at 25°C |
| Storage condition | -20℃ |