Gemcitabine

Catalog No.S1714 Batch:S171408

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Technical Data

Formula

C9H11F2N3O4
Molecular Weight 263.2 CAS No. 95058-81-4
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 53 mg/mL (201.36 mM)
Water Insoluble
Ethanol Insoluble
In vivo (Add solvents to the product individually and in order)
Clear solution
5%DMSO 40%PEG300 5%Tween80 50%ddH2O
2.65mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 50 μL 53 mg/ml clarified DMSO stock solution to 400 μL PEG300, mix evenly to clarify it; add 50 μL Tween80 to the above system, mix evenly to clarify it; then continue to add 500 μL ddH2O to adjust the volume to 1 mL. The mixed solution should be used immediately for optimal results. 
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Gemcitabine, a nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor, is a very potent and specific deoxycytidine analogue, used as chemotherapy. Gemcitabine induces a potent p53-dependent apoptosis.
In vitro

Gemcitabine results in 50% inhibition of growth in the CCRF-CEM human leukemia cell culture assay with IC50 of 1 ng/ml. Gemcitabine combined with deoxycytidine provides about a 1000-fold decrease in biological activity. [1]

Gemcitabine combined with C225 results in additive cytotoxic effects that increased with increasing gemcitabine concentrations in human pancreatic carcinoma L3.6pl cells. [2]

Gemcitabine combined with Cisplatin results in synergistic effect in wild-type A2780 and cisplatin-resistant ADDP cells. [3]
In vivo

Gemcitabine combined with C225 results in growth inhibition, tumor regression, and abrogation of metastasis in L3.6pl tumors established in the pancreas of nude mice. Gemcitabine treatment alone reduces median tumor volume from 538 to 152 mm3. Gemcitabine reduces the production of vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin 8 in gemcitabine-treated tumors. [2]

Gemcitabine is able to dramatically and specifically reduces the number of myeloid suppressor cells found in the spleens of animals bearing large tumors with no significant reductions in CD4(+) T cells, CD8(+) T cells, NK cells, macrophages, or B cells. [4]

Gemcitabine combined with curcumin shows significant reductions in volume (P = 0.008 versus control; P = 0.036 versus gemcitabine alone), Ki-67 proliferation index (P = 0.030 versus control), NF-kappaB activation, and expression of NF-kappaB-regulated gene products (cyclin D1, c-myc, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein-1, cyclooxygenase-2, matrix metalloproteinase, and vascular endothelial growth factor) compared with tumors from control mice treated with olive oil only. Gemcitabine combined with Curcumin is also highly effective in suppressing angiogenesis as indicated by a decrease in CD31(+) microvessel density. [5]

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:

[6]
  • Cell lines

    PC cells

  • Concentrations

    1 μM

  • Incubation Time

    72 h

  • Method

    Cells were treated with different concentrations of gemcitabine.
Animal Study:

[6]
  • Animal Models

    Female BALB/c nude mice 

  • Dosages

    5 mg/kg

  • Administration

    i.p.

Customer Product Validation

Data from [Mol Cancer, 2017, 16(1):22]

Data from [Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2015, 112(6): 1839-44]

Data from [Nucleic Acids Res, 2014, 42(10), 6436-47]

Data independently produced by Dr. Helen Sadik of Johns Hopkins University,

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Acyl-CoA thioesterase 8 induces gemcitabine resistance via regulation of lipid metabolism and antiferroptotic activity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [ Acta Pharmacol Sin, 2025, 10.1038/s41401-025-01477-y] PubMed: 39939803
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