Name: Thalidomide
Brand: Selleck Chemicals
SKU: S1193
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Thalidomide was introduced as a sedative drug, immunomodulatory agent and also is investigated for treating symptoms of many cancers. Thalidomide inhibits cereblon (CRBN), a part of the cullin-4 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex CUL4-RBX1-DDB1.

Thalidomide Chemical Structure

CAS: 50-35-1

Selleck's Thalidomide has been cited by 31 publications

Purity & Quality Control

Batch: Purity: 99.98%

99.98

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Cell Data

Cell Lines	Assay Type	Concentration	Incubation Time	Activity Description	PMID
HeLa	Function assay			Inhibition of IL-1-alpha-induced NF-kappaB activation in HeLa cells assessed as blocking of p50/p65 nuclear translocation, IC50=2.04μM	17845850
RAW264.7	Antiinflammatory assay	10 uM	3 hrs	Antiinflammatory activity in mouse LPS-activated RAW264.7 cells assessed as ROS scavenging activity at 10 uM pretreated for 3 hrs before LPS challenge measured by decrease in fluorescent intensity by confocal microscopy	18723357
RAW264.7	Function assay	1 uM	3 hrs	Reduction in iNOS expression in LPS-activated mouse RAW264.7 cells at 1 uM pretreated for 3 hrs before LPS challenge assessed after 24 hrs by Western blot	18723357
RAW264.7	Function assay	10 uM	3 hrs	Reduction in iNOS expression in LPS-activated mouse RAW264.7 cells at 10 uM pretreated for 3 hrs before LPS challenge assessed after 24 hrs by Western blot	18723357
RAW264.7	Function assay	10 uM	3 hrs	Reduction in pERK1/2 expression in LPS-activated mouse RAW264.7 cells at 10 uM pretreated for 3 hrs before LPS challenge assessed after 24 hrs by Western blot	18723357
Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells	Toxicity assay	1.25 mM/kg	7 days	Toxicity in Swiss albino mouse bearing mouse Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells assessed as focal degeneration of hepatocytes treated after 7 days post-tumor implantation at 1.25 mM/kg, sc for 5 days by histopathological analysis	18951804
Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells	Toxicity assay	1.25 mM/kg	7 days	Toxicity in Swiss albino mouse bearing mouse Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells assessed as focal necrosis of hepatocytes treated after 7 days post-tumor implantation at 1.25 mM/kg, sc for 5 days by histopathological analysis	18951804
BTI-TN-5B1-4	Function assay		30 mins	Binding affinity to human CRBN (1 to 442 residues)/N-terminal 6His-tagged human DDB1 (1 to 1140 residues) expressed in baculovirus infected BTI-TN-5B1-4 insect cells after 30 mins by cy5 probe based fluorescence polarization assay, Kd=0.25μM	31117518
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Description

Thalidomide was introduced as a sedative drug, immunomodulatory agent and also is investigated for treating symptoms of many cancers. Thalidomide inhibits cereblon (CRBN), a part of the cullin-4 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex CUL4-RBX1-DDB1.

Targets

E3 Ligase ^[6]
(Cell-free assay)

TNF-alpha ^[2]
(Cell-free assay)

In vitro
In vitro	Thalidomide must be metabolized by the liver to form an epoxide that may be the active teratogenic metabolite. ^[1] Thalidomide selectively inhibits the production of human monocyte tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) when human monocytes are triggered with lipopolysaccharide and other agonists in culture. ^[2] Thalidomide exerts its inhibitory action on tumor necrosis factor alpha by enhancing mRNA degradation. ^[3] Thalidomide acts directly, by inducing apoptosis or G1 growth arrest, in MM cell lines and in patient MM cells that are resistant to melphalan, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone (Dex). Thalidomide enhances the anti-MM activity of Dex and, conversely, are inhibited by interleukin 6. ^[4] Thalidomide is a potent costimulator of primary human T cells in vitro, synergizing with stimulation via the T cell receptor complex to increase interleukin 2-mediated T cell proliferation and interferon gamma production. Thalidomide also increases the primary CD8+ cytotoxic T cell response induced by allogeneic dendritic cells in the absence of CD4+ T cells. ^[5]
Experimental Result Images	Methods	Biomarkers	Images	PMID
	Western blot	p-p38 / p38 / Acetyl-H4		17620452
	Immunofluorescence	bFGF VCAM-1/CUL5 / NEDD8		25053990

In Vivo
In vivo	Thalidomide (200 mg/kg) results in an inhibition of the area of vascularized cornea of rabbits that ranged from 30% to 51% in three experiments with a median inhibition of 36%. ^[1]

NCT Number	Recruitment	Conditions	Sponsor/Collaborators	Start Date	Phases
Clinical Trial Information (data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2024-01-11)
NCT06146478	Completed	Transfusion-dependent Beta-Thalassemia	Blood Care Clinic\|Khyber Medical University Peshawar	January 25 2022	Phase 3
NCT04680195	Unknown status	Chronic Radiation Proctitis	Sixth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University	December 14 2020	Phase 2
NCT04469556	Recruiting	Pancreatic Cancer Metastatic\|Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma\|Advanced Pancreatic Cancer	University Health Network Toronto\|Johns Hopkins University\|Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory\|Ontario Institute for Cancer Research\|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute\|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center\|Stand Up To Cancer	October 14 2020	Phase 2

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Chemical Information & Solubility

Molecular Weight	258.23	Formula	C₁₃H₁₀N₂O₄
CAS No.	50-35-1	SDF	Download Thalidomide SDF
Smiles	C1CC(=O)NC(=O)C1N2C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=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

Ethanol : Insoluble

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