Atorvastatin hemicalcium salt
Chemical Name: (R,R)-2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-β,δ-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid hemicalcium salt
Purity: ≥99%
Biological Activity
Potent HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (IC50 = 8 nM). Reduces circulating LDL-C by inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis and inducing expression of LDL receptors. Inhibits smooth muscle cell proliferation in vitro and exhibits antinociceptive effects in the inflammatory hypernociception model.Technical Data
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Background References
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Structural mechanism for statin inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase.
Istvan et al.
Science, 2001;292:1160 -
Update on STAT: 2003.
Vaughan et al.
Circulation, 2004;110:886 -
AtoVas inhibits inflammatory hypernociception.
Santodomingo-Garzon et al.
Br.J.Pharmacol., 2006;149:14 -
Comparison of the efficacies of five different STAT on inhibition of human saphenous vein smooth muscle cell proliferation and invasion.
Turner et al.
J.Cardiovasc.Pharmacol., 2007;50:458
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Citations for Atorvastatin hemicalcium salt
The citations listed below are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for Atorvastatin hemicalcium salt include:
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AtoVas and Conditioned Media from AtoVas-Treated Human Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor-Derived Cells Show Proangiogenic Activity In Vitro but Not In Vivo.
Authors: Nowak Et al.
Mediators Inflamm 2019;2019:1868170
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Chemical and genetic validation of the statin drug target to treat the helminth disease, schistosomiasis.
Authors: Rojo-Arreola Et al.
PLoS One 2014;9:e87594
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