Flumazenil

Catalog No.S1332 Batch:S133202

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Technical Data

Formula

C15H14FN3O3

Molecular Weight 303.29 CAS No. 78755-81-4
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 7 mg/mL (23.08 mM)
Water Insoluble
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 Flumazenil is a competitive GABAA receptor antagonist, used in the treatment of benzodiazepine overdoses.
Targets
GABAA receptor [1]
In vivo Flumazenil interacts at the central benzodiazepine receptor to antagonize or reverse the behavioral, neurologic, and electrophysiologic effects of benzodiazepine agonists and inverse agonists. Flumazenil is of some benefit in hepatic encephalopathy, but until well-designed clinical trials are conducted, hepatic encephalopathy must be considered an investigational indication for flumazenil. Flumazenil has been shown to reverse sedation caused by intoxication with benzodiazepines alone or benzodiazepines in combination with other agents, but it should not be used when cyclic antidepressant intoxication is suspected. [1] Flumazenil (1 mg/kg) induces a strong anxiolytic effect in BALB/c mice tested in the elevated plus maze and light/dark test. [2] Flumazenil (10 mg/kg) effectively prevents the reduction produced by allopregnanolone in rats. [3] Flumazenil (5-20 mg/kg) antagonizes the anticonvulsant and adverse effects of diazepam but not GYKI 52466 in mice. Flumazenil slightly reduces the anticonvulsant activity of NBQX in the MES model but not in the PTZ test. [4] Flumazenil (3.0 mg/kg) blocks the changes withdrawal from chronic ethanol treatment, which leads to a decrease in open arm time and percent open arm entries. [5]

Protocol (from reference)

Selleck's Flumazenil has been cited by 3 publications

Inhibition of GABAA receptors in intestinal stem cells prevents chemoradiotherapy-induced intestinal toxicity [ J Exp Med, 2022, 219-12e20220541] PubMed: 36125780
Evaluation of the role of different neurotransmission systems in the anticonvulsant action of sildenafil in the 6 Hz-induced psychomotor seizure threshold test in mice [Nieoczym D Biomed Pharmacother, 2018, 107:1674-1681] PubMed: 30257385
Investigation of the Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects of Curcumin, a Compound From Turmeric (Curcuma longa), in the Adult Male Sprague-Dawley Rat [Ceremuga TE Holist Nurs Pract, 2017, 31(3):193-203] PubMed: 28406873

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