Atorvastatin Sodium

Names

[ Name ]:
Atorvastatin Sodium

[Synonym ]:
1H-Pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid, 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-β,δ-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-, sodium salt, (βR,δR)- (1:1)
Atorvastatin Sodium
Sodium (3R,5R)-7-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-isopropyl-3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoate
atorvastatin sodium salt
3R,5R-Atorvastaatin Sodium salt

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Atorvastatin sodium is an orally active HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, has the ability to effectively decrease blood lipids. Atorvastatin sodium inhibits human SV-SMC proliferation and invasion with IC50s of 0.39 μM and 2.39 μM, respectively[1][2][3][4][5].

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Metabolic Enzyme/Protease >> HMG-CoA Reductase (HMGCR)

Signaling Pathways >> Autophagy >> Autophagy

Research Areas >> Inflammation/Immunology

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

[References]

[1]. Br J Pharmacol. 2006 Sep;149(1):14-22.

[2]. Turner NA, et al. Comparison of the efficacies of five different statins on inhibition of human saphenous vein smooth muscle cell proliferation and invasion. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2007 Oct;50(4):458-61.

[3]. Nawrocki, J.W., et al., Reduction of LDL cholesterol by 25% to 60% in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia by atorvastatin, a new HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 1995. 15(5): p. 678-82.

[4]. Song XJ, et al. Atorvastatin inhibits myocardial cell apoptosis in a rat model with post-myocardial infarction heart failure by downregulating ER stress response. Int J Med Sci. 2011;8(7):564-72.

[5]. Li Y, et al. Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling pathway: A new mechanism of statins to suppress the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm. PLoS One. 2017 Apr 3;12(4):e0174821.

[6]. Ming-Bai Hu, et al. Atorvastatin induces autophagy in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Ultrastruct Pathol. Sep-Oct 2018;42(5):409-415.