product name Amprenavir
Description: Amprenavir (original brand name Agenerase from GSK) is a potent PXR-selective agonist, and an HIV protease inhibitor with the IC50 of 0.6 nM on HIV-1 protease, it also weakly inhibits HIV-2 protease with IC50 value of 19 nM. Amprenavir has been effectively used for the treatment of HIV disease in patients with primary HIV infection. It was approved by the FDA on April 15, 1999, for twice-a-day dosing instead of needing to be taken every eight hours.
References: Mol Pharmacol. 2013 Jun;83(6):1190-9.
505.63
Formula
C25H35N3O6S
CAS No.
161814-49-9
Storage
-20℃ for 3 years in powder form
-80℃ for 2 years in solvent
Solubility (In vitro)
DMSO: 100 mg/mL (197.8 mM)
Water: <1 mg/mL
Ethanol: 16 mg/mL (31.6 mM)
Solubility (In vivo)
Synonyms
141W94, VX-478, KVX-478
other peoduct :
| In Vitro |
In vitro activity: Amprenavir promotes the specific interactions between the nuclear receptor pregnane X receptor (PXR) and the coactivators SRC-1 and PBP. Amprenavir is docked into the high-resolution crystal structure of human PXR in complex with SR12813. Amprenavir occupies all four subpockets, and its hydroxyl group forms a hydrogen bond with Ser247, which is located in the connection region of PXR, to help to position the drug in the optimal orientation inside the receptor. Amprenavir forms direct contacts with one residue on αAF of the PXR activation function-2 (AF-2) surface, Phe429, which may stabilize the active AF-2 conformation of the receptor and contribute to the agonist activity of amprenavir on PXR. Amprenavir induces the expression of bona fide PXR target genes involved in phase I (CYP3A4), phase II (UGT1A1), and phase III (MDR1) metabolism in both HepaRG cells and LS180 cells. Kinase Assay: Cell Assay: Amprenavir induced PXR target gene expression in both HepaRG hepatoma cells and LS180 intestinal cells. |
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| In Vivo | Amprenavir increases atherogenic LDL cholesterol fractions in WT mice, but not in PXR−/− mice. Amprenavir stimulates expression of known PXR target genes, including CYP3A11, glutathione transferase A1, and MDR1a, in the intestine of WT mice but not in PXR−/− mice. Amprenavir-mediated PXR activation stimulates the expression of both LipF and LipA in the intestine of WT mice, but not in PXR−/− mice, indicating a possible role of intestinal PXR in mediating dietary lipid breakdown and absorption in mammals. |
| Animal model | WT and PXR-/- mice |
| Formulation & Dosage | 10 mg/kg; p.o. |
| References | Mol Pharmacol. 2013 Jun;83(6):1190-9. |
