Evans Blue

Catalog No.S4716 Batch:S471601

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Technical Data

Formula

C34H24N6O14S4.4Na
Molecular Weight 960.81 CAS No. 314-13-6
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 100 mg/mL (104.07 mM)
Water 100 mg/mL (104.07 mM)
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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Biological Activity

Description Evans Blue (Direct Blue 53,C.I.23860) is a potent inhibitor of the uptake of L-glutamate into synaptic vesicles, also an AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist.
Targets
AMPA/kainate receptor [7] vesicular glutamate uptake [5]
87 nM
In vitro

Evans Blue is found to be inhibiting DNA binding of NF-κB at a low concentration of 100 μM[1]. It has proven over the years to be a dependable stain for microscopic determination of cell death[2]. Evans Blue is also a known blocker of a subset of a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole/kainate receptors (IC50=355 nM) for the subunit combination GluR1,2[5]. Evans blue is the first known δ-subunit-specific antagonist of ENaC and activates large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels in sheep bladder myocytes and cultured endothelial cells of human umbilical veins[5].
In vivo

Evans blue pretreatment could inhibit the mast cells degranulation and that may be the main mechanism for prevent animals from C48/80-triggered anaphylaxis and systemic inflammation[4]. Evans blue modulates the non-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in rat thalamic neurons, blocks the P2X-purinergic receptor in rat vas deferens, and inhibits the glutamate transporter in rat brain synaptic vesicles[6].

Protocol (from reference)

Animal Study:

[3]
  • Animal Models

    CD hairless rats (Charles River)

  • Dosages

    100 mg/kg

  • Administration

    i.p

Selleck's Evans Blue has been cited by 2 publications

Ultrasound -Induced Thermal Effect Enhances the Efficacy of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Tumor Treatment [ Int J Nanomedicine, 2024, 19:6677-6692] PubMed: 38975322
Toll-like receptor 4 and lipopolysaccharide from commensal microbes regulate Tembusu virus infection [ J Biol Chem, 2022, 298(12):102699] PubMed: 36379254

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