Alrestatin
Chemical Name: 1,3-Dioxo-1H-benz[d,e]isoquinoline-2(3H)-acetic acid
Biological Activity
Alrestatin is a specific inhibitor of aldose reductase (IC50 = 148 μM). Attenuates glucose-induced angiotensin II production in rat vascular smooth muscle in vitro.Technical Data
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Background References
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High-throughput genotoxicity assay identifies antioxidants as inducers of DNA damage response and cell death.
Fox JT, Sakamuru S, Huang R
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2012;109(14):5423-8. -
The C-terminal loop of aldehyde reductase determines the substrate and inhibitor specificity.
Barski et al.
Biochemistry, 1996;35:14276 -
Mechanism of aldose reductase inhibition: binding of NADP+/NADPH and alrestatin-like inhibitors.
Ehrig et al.
Biochemistry, 1994;33:7157 -
Mechanism of high glucose-induced angiotensin II production in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
Lavrentyev et al.
Circ.Res., 2007;101:455
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Citations for Alrestatin
The citations listed below are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for Alrestatin include:
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Hyperglycemia and redox status regulate RUNX2 DNA-binding and an angiogenic phenotype in endothelial cells.
Authors: Mochin Et al.
PLoS One 2015;97:55
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The Prostaglandin F Synthase Activity of the Human Aldose Reductase AKR1B1 Brings New Lenses to Look at Pathologic Conditions.
Authors: Bresson Et al.
Front Pharmacol 2012;3:98
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High glucose-induced Nox1-derived superoxides downregulate PKC-betaII, which subsequently decreases ACE2 expression and ANG(1-7) formation in rat VSMCs.
Authors: Lavrentyev and Malik
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009;296:H106
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