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P6004

Prednisolone

≥99% (HPLC), powder, glucocorticoid

Synonym(s):

1,4-Pregnadiene-11β,17α,21-triol-3,20-dione, 1-Dehydrocortisol, 1-Dehydrohydrocortisone, 11β,17α,21-Trihydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H28O5
CAS Number:
50-24-8
Molecular Weight:
360.44
EC Number:
200-021-7
MDL number:
MFCD00003649
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24898725
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1354103
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
powder
Quality level:
200

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Product Name

Prednisolone, ≥99%

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

sterility

non-sterile

assay

≥99%

form

powder

mp

240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

chloroform: methanol (1:1): 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

originator

Johnson & Johnson

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

O=C1C=C[C@@]2(C)C(CC[C@]3([H])[C@]2([H])[C@@H](O)C[C@@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]4(O)C(CO)=O)=C1

InChI

1S/C21H28O5/c1-19-7-5-13(23)9-12(19)3-4-14-15-6-8-21(26,17(25)11-22)20(15,2)10-16(24)18(14)19/h5,7,9,14-16,18,22,24,26H,3-4,6,8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1

InChI key

OIGNJSKKLXVSLS-VWUMJDOOSA-N

Gene Information

human ... AR(367), ESR1(2099), NR3C1(2908), NR3C2(4306), PGR(5241), SERPINA6(866)
mouse ... Nr3c1(14815)
rat ... Ar(24208)

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General description

Prednisolone prevents protease activity in vitro. It stimulates myogenesis and inhibits apoptosis. Prednisolone is used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), gout arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.

Application

Prednisolone has been used for the Δ1-dehydrogenation of hydrocortisone by gel entrapped arthrobacter simplex cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Prednisolone is a glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity.

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by Johnson & Johnson. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

Analysis Note

Actual content given on label

pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 2

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Oral or IV Prednisolone in the Treatment of COPD Exacerbations
de Jong YP, et al.
Chest, 132(6), 1741-1747 (2007)
Prednisolone decreases cellular adhesion molecules required for inflammatory cell infiltration in dystrophin-deficient skeletal muscle
Wehling-Henricks M, et al.
Neuromuscular Disorders, 14(8-9), 483-490 (2004)
Shin Ebihara et al.
Arthritis research & therapy, 18(1), 139-139 (2016-06-16)
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF), a nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activator, has been proven effective for the systemic treatment of multiple sclerosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of Nrf2 activators on human renal
Use of oral prednisolone or naproxen for the treatment of gout arthritis: a double-blind, randomised equivalence trial
Janssens HJEM, et al.
Lancet, 371(9627), 1854-1860 (2008)
Paul M L Janssen et al.
PloS one, 9(2), e88360-e88360 (2014-02-20)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disease that causes striated muscle weakness. Recently, we showed therapeutic effects of the combination of lisinopril (L), an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, and spironolactone (S), an aldosterone antagonist, in mice lacking dystrophin
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
P6004-100MG04061834392774
P6004-10G04061834392781
P6004-1G04061834392798
P6004-25G04061834392804
P6004-5G04061834392811

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