Pirfenidone

Catalog No.S2907 Batch:S290707

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Technical Data

Formula

C12H11NO
Molecular Weight 185.22 CAS No. 53179-13-8
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 37 mg/mL (199.76 mM)
Ethanol 37 mg/mL (199.76 mM)
Water Insoluble
In vivo (Add solvents to the product individually and in order)
Clear solution
5%DMSO 40%PEG300 5%Tween80 50%ddH2O
20.0mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 50 μL of 400 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 Pirfenidone is an inhibitor for TGF-β production and TGF-β stimulated collagen production, reduces production of TNF-α and IL-1β, and also has anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory properties. Pirfenidone attenuates chemokine (CC motif) ligand-2 (CCL2) and CCL12 production with anti-fibrotic activity. Phase 3.
Targets
TGF-β [2]
(Cell-free assay)
In vitro

Pirfenidone (< 300 μg/mL) suppresses the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) by a translational mechanism in RAW264.7 cells, which is independent of activation of the mitogen-activated protain kinase (MAPK) 2, p38 MAP kinase, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). [1]

Pirfenidone (< 10 mM) leads to reduced glioma cell density in concentration-dependent manner in LN-18, T98G, LNT-229 and LN-308 cell lines. Pirfenidone (< 5 mM) reduces TGF-β bioactivity by affecting TGF-β2 mRNA expression and processing of pro-TGF-β in CCL-64 cells. Pirfenidone (< 8.3 mM) inhibits the activity of recombinant furin and downregulates the expression of MMP-11 in a dose-dependent manner in LN-308 cells. [2]
In vivo

Pirfenidone (250 mg/kg) potently inhibits the production of the proinflammatory cytokines, TNF-alpha, interferon-gamma, and interleukin-6, but enhances the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-10, in mice. [1]

Pirfenidone (250 mg/kg/day) ameliorates cyclosporine-induced fibrosis by about 50% and decreases TGF-beta1 protein expression by 80% in Sprague-Dawley rats receiving a low-salt diet. [3]

Pirfenidone (400 mg/kg/day) inhibits heat shock protein 47-positive cells and myofibroblasts, the principal cells responsible for the accumulation and deposition of extracellular matrix seen in pulmonary fibrosis in ICR mice intravenously injected with bleomycin. [4]

Pirfenidone (0.5%, liquid diet) treatment reduces the degree of liver injury in rats, as determined by alanine aminotransferase values and necro-inflammatory score, which is associated with reduced hepatic stellate cells proliferation and collagen deposition. Pirfenidone (0.5%, liquid diet) administration downregulates dimethylnitrosamine induced transcripts levels of procollagen alpha1(I), TIMP-1 and MMP-2 by 50-60% in rats, and this is associated with a 70% reduction in collagen deposition. [5]

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:

[6]
  • Cell lines

    ACHN cells

  • Concentrations

    0.5 mg/ml

  • Incubation Time

    12 h

  • Method

    Cells were treated with various concentrations of drug.
Animal Study:

[3]
  • Animal Models

    Sprague-Dawley rats receiving a low-salt diet

  • Dosages

    250 mg/kg

  • Administration

    oral diet

Customer Product Validation

Data from [Data independently produced by Histochem Cell Biol, 2014, 142(4), 361-71]

, , Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 2017, 57(1):77-90

Data from [Data independently produced by , , Aging Cell, 2018, doi: 10.1111/acel.12788]

Selleck's Pirfenidone has been cited by 52 publications

Repositioning of ezetimibe for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis [ Eur Respir J, 2024, 2300580] PubMed: 38359963
Huaier-induced suppression of cancer-associated fibroblasts confers immunotherapeutic sensitivity in triple-negative breast cancer [ Phytomedicine, 2024, 135:156051] PubMed: 39299097
Aerosol inhalation of total ginsenosides repairs acute lung injury and inhibits pulmonary fibrosis through SMAD2 signaling-mediated mechanism [ Phytomedicine, 2024, 133:155871] PubMed: 39098168
Modulation of Extracellular Matrix Composition and Chronic Inflammation with Pirfenidone Promotes Scar Reduction in Retinal Wound Repair [ Cells, 2024, 13(2)164] PubMed: 38247855
Pirfenidone Prevents Heart Fibrosis during Chronic Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy [ Int J Mol Sci, 2024, 25(13)7302] PubMed: 39000409
Pirfenidone ameliorates alcohol-induced promotion of breast cancer in mice [ Front Oncol, 2024, 14:1351839] PubMed: 38590657
Functional analysis and validation of oncodrive gene AP3S1 in ovarian cancer through filtering of mutation data from whole-exome sequencing [ Eur J Med Res, 2024, 29(1):231] PubMed: 38609993
Systemic low-dose anti-fibrotic treatment attenuates ovarian aging in the mouse [ bioRxiv, 2024, 2024.06.21.600035] PubMed: 38979191
Fisetin ameliorates fibrotic kidney disease in mice via inhibiting ACSL4-mediated tubular ferroptosis [ Acta Pharmacol Sin, 2023, 10.1038/s41401-023-01156-w] PubMed: 37696989
Macrophage activity at the site of tumor ablation can promote murine urothelial cancer via transforming growth factor-β1 [ Front Immunol, 2023, 14:1070196] PubMed: 36761730

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