Pregnenolone

Catalog No.S1914 Batch:S191402

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Technical Data

Formula

C21H32O2

Molecular Weight 316.48 CAS No. 145-13-1
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro Ethanol 11 mg/mL (34.75 mM)
DMSO 9 mg/mL (28.43 mM)
Water 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 Pregnenolone(3β-Hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one) is an endogenous steroid hormone, used in the treatment of fatigue, Alzheimer’s disease, trauma and injuries.
Targets
progestogen Receptor [1]
In vitro

Pregnenolone induces a large, dose-related increase of both the rate and extent of MAP2-induced tubulin assembly, whereas progesterone, inactive per se, counteracted the stimulatory effect of Pregnenolone. Pregnenolone-increased assembly of microtubules produces a completely normal structure. [1] Pregnenolone preserves microtubule abundance and promotes cell movement during epiboly. [2] Pregnenolone results in dramatic reduction in GR nuclear localization in mouse hippocampal cell line (HT-22). Pregnenolone has neuroprotective effects against both glutamate and amyloid beta protein neuropathology. [3]

In vivo

Pregnenolone sustains its proliferative activity in vivo and stimulates the growth of LNCaP-tumor xenografts in intact male SCID mice as well as in castrated animals. Pregnenolone is shown to activate transcription through the LNCaP androgen receptor (AR), but not the wild-type AR. [4] Pregnenolone results in a significant decrease in the accumulation of astrocytes in the proximity of the wound and in a decreased bromodeoxyuridine incorporation in reactive astrocytes of rats. [5] Pregnenolone administration results in elevations in downstream neurosteroids such as allopregnanolone, a molecule with neuroprotective effects that also increases neurogenesis, decreases apoptosis and inflammation, modulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and markedly increases GABA(A) receptor responses. Pregnenolone administration elevates pregnenolone sulfate, a neurosteroid that positively modulates NMDA receptors. [6]

Protocol (from reference)

Selleck's Pregnenolone has been cited by 3 publications

Screening of Natural Compounds for CYP11A1 Stimulation Against Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma [ Biol Proced Online, 2023, 25(1):31] PubMed: 38036976
The internal link of serum steroid hormones levels in insomnia, depression, and Alzheimer's disease rats: Is there an effective way to distinguish among these three diseases based on potential biomarkers? [ J Sep Sci, 2019, 42(10):1833-1841] PubMed: 30848087
Puerarin inhibits TRPM3/miR-204 to promote MC3T3-E1 cells proliferation, differentiation and mineralization [ Phytother Res, 2018, 32(6):996-1003] PubMed: 29368357

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