Megestrol Acetate

Catalog No.S1304 Batch:S130402

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Technical Data

Formula

C24H32O4
Molecular Weight 384.51 CAS No. 595-33-5
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 76 mg/mL (197.65 mM)
Ethanol 21 mg/mL (54.61 mM)
Water Insoluble
In vivo (Add solvents to the product individually and in order)
Clear solution
5%DMSO 40%PEG300 5%Tween80 50%ddH2O
1.0mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 50 μL of 20 mg/ml clarified DMSO stock solution to 400 μL of PEG300, mix evenly to clarify it; add 50 μL of Tween80 to the above system, mix evenly to clarify; then continue to add 500 μL of 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 Megestrol acetate (BDH1298, SC10363) is a synthetic progestogen, used to treat breast cancer and loss of appetite.
Targets
progestogen Receptor [1] Androgen Receptor [1]
In vitro Megestrol acetate inhibits the expression of cytoplasmic aromatase through nuclear C/EBPβ in reperfusion injury-induced ischemic rat hippocampus. [1] Megestrol acetate significantly increases the proliferation, migration, and adipogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) in a dose-dependent manner. Megestrol acetate also upregulates genes downstream of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in ASCs. [2]
In vivo Megestrol acetate significantly decreases the circulating concentrations of estradiol (E2) and testosterone (T) in female fish or 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) in male fish. Megestrol acetate exposure significantly downregulates the transcription of certain genes along the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. [3] Megestrol acetate produces a progressive deterioration in glucose tolerance, with a significant increase in mean fasting plasma glucose concentrations and decrease in mean plasma glucose clearance rates after 6 months and 12 months of treatment in cats. Megestrol acetate also produces a progressive decrease in both resting plasma cortisol concentrations and cortisol concentrations after ACTH stimulation in cats. [4] Megestrol acetate (50 mg/kg/day) for 9 days significantly increases food and water intake compared with untreated controls. Megestrol acetate (50 mg/kg/day) significantly (90-140%) increases in neuropeptide Y concentrations in the arcuate nucleus (where neuropeptide Y is synthesized), in the lateral hypothalamic area (through which arcuate neurones project) and in the medial preoptic area, ventromedial nucleus and dorsomedial nucleus in rats. [5]

Protocol (from reference)

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Data from [Data independently produced by , , Sci Rep, 2017, 7(1):12754]

Data from [Data independently produced by , , Onco Targets Ther, 2017, 10:4809-4819]

Selleck's Megestrol Acetate has been cited by 10 publications

Establishment and Characterization of NCC-PMP1-C1: A Novel Patient-Derived Cell Line of Metastatic Pseudomyxoma Peritonei [ J Pers Med, 2022, 12(2)258] PubMed: 35207746
Establishment and characterization of NCC-UPS4-C1: a novel cell line of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma from a patient with Li-Fraumeni syndrome [ Hum Cell, 2022, 10.1007/s13577-022-00671-y] PubMed: 35118583
Establishment and characterization of NCC-MFS4-C1: a novel patient-derived cell line of myxofibrosarcoma [ Hum Cell, 2021, 34(6):1911-1918] PubMed: 34383271
Establishment and characterization of the NCC-GCTB4-C1 cell line: a novel patient-derived cell line from giant cell tumor of bone [ Hum Cell, 2021, 10.1007/s13577-021-00639-4] PubMed: 34731453
Establishment and characterization of novel patient-derived cell lines from giant cell tumor of bone [ Hum Cell, 2021, 10.1007/s13577-021-00579-z] PubMed: 34304386
Establishment and characterization of patient-derived cancer models of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. [ Cancer Cell Int, 2020, 19;20:58] PubMed: 32099531
Establishment and characterization of a novel cell line, NCC-TGCT1-C1, derived from a patient with tenosynovial giant cell tumor [ Hum Cell, 2020, 10.1007/s13577-020-00425-8] PubMed: 32886306
Establishment and characterization of NCC-MFS2-C1: a novel patient-derived cancer cell line of myxofibrosarcoma [ Hum Cell, 2020, 10.1007/s13577-020-00420-z] PubMed: 32870449
Pterostilbene, a natural phenolic compound, synergizes the antineoplastic effects of megestrol acetate in endometrial cancer. [Wen W, et al. Sci Rep, 2017, 7(1):12754] PubMed: 28986550
Low dose of kaempferol suppresses the migration and invasion of triple-negative breast cancer cells by downregulating the activities of RhoA and Rac1. [Li S, et al. Onco Targets Ther, 2017, 10:4809-4819] PubMed: 29042792

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