Product Description: Amodiaquine (dihydrochloride dihydrate) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Amodiaquine (dihydrochloride dihydrate). This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Amodiaquine dihydrochloride dihydrate (Amodiaquin dihydrochloride dihydrate), a 4-aminoquinoline class of antimalarial agent, is a potent and orally active histamine N-methyltransferase inhibitor. Amodiaquine dihydrochloride dihydrate is also a Nurr1 agonist and specifically binds to Nurr1-LBD (ligand binding domain) with an EC50 of ~20 μM. Anti-inflammatory effect[1][2][3][4].
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References: [1]Chun-Hyung Kim, et al. Nuclear receptor Nurr1 agonists enhance its dual functions and improve behavioral deficits in an animal model of Parkinson's disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Jul 14;112(28):8756-61./[2]Keita Kinoshita, et al. A Nurr1 agonist amodiaquine attenuates inflammatory events and neurological deficits in a mouse model of intracerebral hemorrhage. J Neuroimmunol. 2019 May 15;330:48-54./[3]Akira Yokoyama, et al. Effect of amodiaquine, a histamine N-methyltransferase inhibitor, on, Propionibacterium acnes and lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatitis in mice. Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Mar 8;558(1-3):179-84./[4]M T HOEKENGA. The treatment of acute malaria with single oral doses of amodiaquin, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and pyrimethamine. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1954 Sep;3(5):833-8.
CAS Number: 6398-98-7
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Research Area: Infection; Inflammation/Immunology; Neurological Disease
Target: Histone Methyltransferase;Nuclear Hormone Receptor 4A/NR4A;Parasite