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Obeticholic Acid (INT-747)

Synonyms: 6-ECDCA, 6-Ethylchenodeoxycholic acid

Catalog No.S7660 Purity:99.77%

Obeticholic Acid (INT-747) is a potent and selective farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist with EC50 of 99 nM. Obeticholic Acid inhibits autophagy. Phase 3.

Obeticholic Acid (INT-747) Chemical Structure

CAS No. 459789-99-2

Purity & Quality Control

Batch: Purity: 99.77%

99.77

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Cell Data

Cell Lines	Assay Type	Concentration	Incubation Time	Activity Description	PMID
insect cells	Function assay		1 hr	Agonist activity at recombinant human GST-tagged FXR ligand binding domain (193 to 472 residues) expressed in baculovirus infected insect cells assessed as induction of interaction with biotin labelled SRC-1 after 1 hr by HTRF assay, EC50 = 0.01 μM.	29148806
HEK293T	Function assay		24 hrs	Agonist activity at human FXR expressed in HEK293T cells assessed as BSEP promoter driven cellular transcriptional activity after 24 hrs by luciferase reporter gene assay, EC50 = 0.042 μM.	29148806
COS1	Function assay			Agonist activity at FXR expressed in COS1 cells by cell-based bioluminescence assay, EC50 = 0.099 μM.	20014870
HeLa	Function assay		24 hrs	Agonist activity at human full length FXR expressed in HeLa cells cotransfected with pSG5-human RXR after 24 hrs by Dual-Glo luciferase reporter gene assay, EC50 = 0.16 μM.	25934227
HeLa	Function assay			Agonist activity at human FXR expressed in human HeLa cells assessed as receptor activation by BSEP promoter-driven firefly luciferase reporter gene assay, EC50 = 0.16 μM.	25255039
insect cells	Function assay		1 hr	Agonist activity at recombinant human GST-tagged FXR LBD (193 to 472 residues) expressed in baculovirus-infected insect cells assessed as recruitment of biotinylated SRC1 peptide measured after 1 hr by Alphascreen assay, EC50 = 0.18 μM.	29259742
COS1	Function assay		5 hrs	Agonist activity at human FXR expressed in COS1 cells after 5 hrs by CRE-driven luciferase reporter gene assay, EC50 = 0.361 μM.	17685603
CHO	Function assay		5 hrs	Agonist activity at human TGR5 expressed in CHO cells after 5 hrs by CRE-driven luciferase reporter gene assay, EC50 = 0.755 μM.	17685603
HEK293	Function assay		1 hr	Agonist activity at human TGR5 expressed in HEK293 cells assessed as increase in intracellular cAMP level after 1 hr by TR-FRET assay, EC50 = 0.84 μM.	29259742
NCI-H716	Function assay			Agonist activity at human TGR5 receptor expressed in NCI-H716 cells assessed as intracellular cAMP level by TR-FRET assay, EC50 = 20 μM.	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	20 uM		Induction of FXR-mediated SHP mRNA expression in human HepG2 cells at 20 uM by RT-PCR	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	1 uM		Induction of FXR-mediated SHP mRNA expression in human HepG2 cells at 1 uM by RT-PCR	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	20 uM		Induction of FXR-mediated BSEP mRNA expression in human HepG2 cells at 20 uM by RT-PCR	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	20 uM		Induction of FXR-mediated Ostbeta mRNA expression in human HepG2 cells at 20 uM by RT-PCR	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	1 uM		Induction of FXR-mediated down-regulation of Cyp7A1 mRNA expression in human HepG2 cells at 1 uM by RT-PCR	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	20 uM		Induction of FXR-mediated down-regulation of Cyp7A1 mRNA expression in human HepG2 cells at 20 uM by RT-PCR	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	20 uM		Agonist activity at human FXR expressed in HepG2 cells assessed as renilla luciferase activity at 20 uM by luciferase based transactivation assay	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	1 uM		Induction of FXR-mediated BSEP mRNA expression in human HepG2 cells at 1 uM by RT-PCR	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	1 uM		Induction of FXR-mediated Ostbeta mRNA expression in human HepG2 cells at 1 uM by RT-PCR	21459580
HepG2	Function assay	10 uM		Transactivation of human FXR transfected in human HepG2 cells at 10 uM by beta-galactosidase reporter gene assay	24387325
HepG2	Function assay	10 uM	18 hrs	Agonist activity at FXR in human HepG2 cells assessed as upregulation of OST-alpha mRNA expression at 10 uM after 18 hrs by RT-PCR analysis	24387325
GLUTag	Function assay			Agonist activity at GP-BAR1 in mouse GLUTag cells assessed as increase in intracellular cAMP level	24387325
HepG2	Function assay	10 uM	18 hrs	Agonist activity at FXR in human HepG2 cells assessed as upregulation of SHP mRNA expression at 10 uM after 18 hrs by RT-PCR analysis	24387325
HepG2	Function assay	10 uM	18 hrs	Agonist activity at FXR in human HepG2 cells assessed as upregulation of BESP mRNA expression at 10 uM after 18 hrs by RT-PCR analysis	24387325
GLUTag	Function assay			Agonist activity at GP-BAR1 in mouse GLUTag cells assessed as increase in GLP-1 release	24387325
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Biological Activity

Description

Obeticholic Acid (INT-747) is a potent and selective farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist with EC50 of 99 nM. Obeticholic Acid inhibits autophagy. Phase 3.

Targets

FXR ^[1]

99 nM(EC50)

In vitro
In vitro	In HuH7 cells, Obeticholic Acid acts as a potent FXR agonist with EC50 of 85 nM. ^[1]
Kinase Assay	Binding Potency of Obeticholic Acid to FXR
Kinase Assay	The compound is tested in an established cell-free ligand sensing assay, which measures the ligand-dependent recruitment of an SRC1 peptide to FXR by fluorescence resonance energy transfer.
Experimental Result Images	Methods	Biomarkers	Images	PMID
Experimental Result Images	Western blot	XBP1s p-IRE1α		29377207

In Vivo
In vivo	In rat cholestasis model, Obeticholic Acid promotes bile flow, and protects hepatocytes against acute necrosis caused by LCA. ^[1] Obeticholic Acid (p.o.) improves proteinuria, ameliorates renal structural changes, and modulates renal inflammation and oxidative stress in WD-fed DBA mice. ^[2] In thioacetamide (TAA)-intoxicated and bile-duct-ligated (BDL) rats, Obeticholic Acid (30 mg/kg p.o.) reactivates the FXR downstream signaling pathway and decreases portal pressure by lowering total IHVR without deleterious systemic hypotension. ^[3]
Animal Research	Animal Models	Rat cholestasis model
	Dosages	Saline
	Administration	Infused at the right jugular vein using PE-50 polyethylene tubing

NCT Number	Recruitment	Conditions	Sponsor/Collaborators	Start Date	Phases
Clinical Trial Information (data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2024-05-22)
NCT05740631	Recruiting	Healthy	Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven\|Intercept Pharmaceuticals	August 22 2022	Not Applicable
NCT02633956	Completed	Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis	Intercept Pharmaceuticals	December 4 2015	Phase 2
NCT02548351	Terminated	Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)	Intercept Pharmaceuticals	September 22 2015	Phase 3

References
[1] Pellicciari R, et al. J Med Chem. 2002, 45(17), 3569-3572. [2] Wang XX, et al. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2009, 297(6), F1587-1596. [3] Verbeke L, et al. Hepatology. 2014, 59(6), 2286-2298.

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Chemical Information & Solubility

Molecular Weight	420.63	Formula	C₂₆H₄₄O₄
CAS No.	459789-99-2	SDF	Download Obeticholic Acid (INT-747) SDF
Smiles	CCC1C2CC(CCC2(C3CCC4(C(C3C1O)CCC4C(C)CCC(=O)O)C)C)O
Storage (From the date of receipt)	3 years-20°Cpowder	Storage of Stock Solutions Aliquot the stock solutions to avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles	1 year-80°Cin solvent
Storage (From the date of receipt)	3 years-20°Cpowder		1 month-20°Cin solvent

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Water : Insoluble

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Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1:
What formulation can we use to dissolve Obeticholic Acid (Catalog No.S7660) for mice in vivo study?

Answer:
You can use the vehicle of: 1% wt/vol methyl-cellulose as indicated in this paper, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443911000883 "daily oral gavage with 5 mg/kg/day INT-747 (6-ethyl-chenodeoxycholic acid, Obeticholic acid, Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc, New York, NY) or vehicle (1% wt/vol methyl-cellulose) from 3 days prior to induction of colitis"

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