Pitavastatin calcium

Catalog No.S1759 Batch:S175909

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Technical Data

Formula

C50H46CaF2N2O8

Molecular Weight 880.98 CAS No. 147526-32-7
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 100 mg/mL (113.5 mM)
Water Insoluble
Ethanol Insoluble
* <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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Description Pitavastatin calcium, a novel member of the medication class of statins, is a calcium salt formulation of pitavastatin which is a highly effective HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Pitavastatin Calcium attenuates AGEs-induced mitophagy via inhibition of ROS generation. Pitavastatin Calcium induces autophagy and apoptosis.
Targets
cholesterol esters [1] HMG-CoA reductase [4]
In vitro Pitavastatin significantly reduces both intracellular levels and synthesis of cholesterol esters. Pitavastatin is found to enhance LDL-receptor expression in vitro, as well as the amount of LDL binding to the LDL-receptor. Pitavastatin also exhibits more potent induction of LDL receptor mRNA expression compared with simvastatin and atorvastatin. Pitavastatin has many pleiotropic effects in vitro and in vivo, including deterring progression of atherosclerosis via inhibition of thromboxane synthesis, inhibition of migration/proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells induced by angiotensin II, and stabilization of atherosclerotic plaque. [1] Pitavastatin is able to activate PPARα and induce HDL apoA-I through inducing inhibition of the Rho-signaling pathway. [2] Pitavastatin (1 μM) treatment for 48 h is able to enhances bone morphogenetic protein-2 BMP-2 (2.5-fold) and osteocalcin (10-fold) expression by inhibition of Rho-associated kinase in human osteoblasts[3]. Pitavastatin inhibits growth and colony formation of liver cancer Huh-7 cells and SMMC7721 cells. It induces arrest of liver cancer cells at the G1 phase. Increased proportion of sub-G1 cells is observed after pitavastatin treatment. Pitavastatin promotes caspase-9 cleavage and caspase-3 cleavage in liver cancer cells. Pitavastatin could regulate NF-κB and anti-inflammation in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Pitavastatin could induce autophagic cell death in glioma cells and promote sensitivity of cells to radiotherapy. It could inhibit cell proliferation and induce cell apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cells as well[5].
In vivo Pitavastatin decreases the tumor growth and improved the survival of tumor-bearing mice[5]. Pitavastatin exerts a protective effect on dilated cardiomyopathy possibly through down-regulating the circulating and local RAS, followed by inhibition of PKCb2 phosphorylation, and consequently promoting the phosphorylation of PLB as well as the activity and the expressions of SERCA2a and RyR2, whereby heart function is preserved in the development of DCM[6].

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:

[5]
  • Cell lines

    Huh-7 and SMMC7721

  • Concentrations

    5 μM

  • Incubation Time

    1, 2, 4, 6 days

  • Method

    The Huh-7 cells and SMMC7721 cells are split into 96-well dishes at 5,000 cells/well and treated with the indicated dosage of pitavastatin for 48 hours or 5 µM pitavastatin for 1, 2, 4, 6 days respectively. The cells are incubated with 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and formed formazan in the liver cells. Formazan is dissolved in DMSO, and the absorbance is measured at the wavelength of 570 nm. The cells treated with DMSO are used as a control group. The relative cell number of each group is calculated as pitavastatin-treated group/cell number in the DMSO-treated group.
Animal Study:

[6]
  • Animal Models

    C57BL/6 mice

  • Dosages

    1 or 3 mg/kg/d

  • Administration

    oral

Customer Product Validation

Data from [Data independently produced by , , Br J Cancer, 2014, 111(8): 1562-71 ]

Data from [Data independently produced by , , Br J Cancer, 2014, 111(8): 1562-71 ]

Data from [Data independently produced by , , PLoS One, 2017, 12(5):e0178278]

Selleck's Pitavastatin calcium has been cited by 23 publications

Gene regulatory network topology governs resistance and treatment escape in glioma stem-like cells [ bioRxiv, 2024, 2024.02.02.578510] PubMed: 38370784
Cholesterol biosynthesis inhibition synergizes with AKT inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer [ bioRxiv, 2024, 10.1101/2024.01.16.575899] PubMed: none
Epigenetic suppression of PGC1α (PPARGC1A) causes collateral sensitivity to HMGCR-inhibitors within BRAF-treatment resistant melanomas [ Nat Commun, 2023, 14(1):3251] PubMed: 37277330
Caffeine Supplementation and FOXM1 Inhibition Enhance the Antitumor Effect of Statins in Neuroblastoma [ Cancer Res, 2023, 83(13):2248-2261] PubMed: 37057874
Phenotypic screening platform identifies statins as enhancers of immune cell-induced cancer cell death [ BMC Cancer, 2023, 23(1):164] PubMed: 36803614
Pitavastatin Induces Apoptosis of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells through Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate-Dependent c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Activation [ Ann Dermatol, 2023, 35(2):116-123] PubMed: 37041705
Statin prevents cancer development in chronic inflammation by blocking interleukin 33 expression [ Res Sq, 2023, rs.3.rs-2318750] PubMed: 36711701
Follicular lymphoma-associated mutations in the V-ATPase chaperone VMA21 activate autophagy creating a targetable dependency [ Autophagy, 2022, 1-19] PubMed: 35287545
The Antineoplastic Effect of Carboplatin Is Potentiated by Combination with Pitavastatin or Metformin in a Chemoresistant High-Grade Serous Carcinoma Cell Line [ Int J Mol Sci, 2022, 24(1)97] PubMed: 36613537
Pitavastatin and Ivermectin Enhance the Efficacy of Paclitaxel in Chemoresistant High-Grade Serous Carcinoma [ Cancers (Basel), 2022, 14(18)4357] PubMed: 36139522

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