Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 17,21-dihydroxy-pregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C21H26O5
Formula Weight: 358,4
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 53-03-2
Notes: Prednisone is a synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant activities.{19136} It inhibits paw swelling induced by sodium urate in mice by 86% when administered at a dose of 12 mg/kg.{42622} Prednisone reduces release of IL-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-2 (MCP-2), MCP-3, RANTES, and TNF-α in stented arteries in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis.{42623} Formulations containing prednisone have been used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma as part of CHOP chemotherapy and as anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive agents.