Application
UK-356618 has been used as a specific matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3) inhibitor to study its effect on amitriptyline-induced glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) mRNA expression and to confirm its influence on amitriptyline-induced zymographic MMP-9 activation in rat C6 astroglial cells.
Biochem/physiol Actions
UK-356,618 is a potent, selective inhibitor of Matrix metalloproteinase MMP3 (stromelysin-1). MMP-3 IC50 = 5.9 nM, selectivity is 140-fold vs MMP-1, -2, -9, and -14.
UK 356618 has the potential to inhibit interleukin (IL)-6-induced cell migration in NCI H446 small cell lung cancer cellsin vitro.
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Other Notes
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Packaging
5, 25 mg in glass bottle