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CAS#: 105219-56-5

Description: Apafant, also known as DE-081; WEB-2086; WEB-2086BS, is a platelet activating factor (PAF) inhibitor potentially for the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR). Apafant blocks eosinophil activation and is effective in the chronic phase of experimental allergic conjunctivitis in guinea pigs. Apafant suppresses the early and late airway responses in guinea pigs: a comparison with antiasthmatic drugs.


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Apafant
CAS# 105219-56-5

Theoretical Analysis

MedKoo Cat#: 326905
Name: Apafant
CAS#: 105219-56-5
Chemical Formula: C22H22ClN5O2S
Exact Mass: 455.12
Molecular Weight: 455.961
Elemental Analysis: C, 57.95; H, 4.86; Cl, 7.77; N, 15.36; O, 7.02; S, 7.03

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Synonym: DE-081; WEB-2086; WEB2086; WEB2086; WEB-2086BS; Apafant.

IUPAC/Chemical Name: 4-(3-(4-(o-Chlorophenyl)-9-methyl-6H-thieno(3,2-f)-s-triazolo(4,3-a)(1,4)diazepin-2-yl)propionyl)morpholine

InChi Key: JGPJQFOROWSRRS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChi Code: InChI=1S/C22H22ClN5O2S/c1-14-25-26-19-13-24-21(16-4-2-3-5-18(16)23)17-12-15(31-22(17)28(14)19)6-7-20(29)27-8-10-30-11-9-27/h2-5,12H,6-11,13H2,1H3

SMILES Code: O=C(N1CCOCC1)CCC(S2)=CC3=C2N4C(CN=C3C5=CC=CC=C5Cl)=NN=C4C

Appearance: Solid powder

Purity: >98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)

Shipping Condition: Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.

Storage Condition: Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).

Solubility: Soluble in DMSO

Shelf Life: >2 years if stored properly

Drug Formulation: This drug may be formulated in DMSO

Stock Solution Storage: 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).

HS Tariff Code: 2934.99.9001

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Product Data:
Biological target: Apafant (WEB 2086) inhibits PAF binding to human PAF receptors with a Ki of 9.9 nM.
In vitro activity: WEB-2086 decreased S. pneumoniae adhesion to CSE-treated BEAS-2B cells back to control levels at a concentration of 100 nM (P=0.0058) (Figure 4A–C). WEB-2086 at 10 μM, but not at lower concentrations, also reduced adhesion of the reference strain of NTHi to CSE-treated cells to control levels (P<0.0001) (Figure 4D). Adhesion of the clinical strain of NTHi to CSE-treated BEAS-2B cells was reduced to control levels by WEB-2086 at a concentration of 1 μM (Figure 4E). WEB-2086 was nontoxic to epithelial cells at the highest concentration tested, that is, IC50 >10 μM. Reference: Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016; 11: 1647–1655. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4965220/
In vivo activity: PAF dose-dependently induced oxidative stress that was blocked by WEB-2086 (100 μM) or N-acetylcysteine (10 mM) (Fig. 2A). The concentrations of PAF, WEB-2086, and N-acetylcysteine used in these studies were not toxic to peritoneal macrophages as shown by the LDH cytotoxicity assay (data not shown). In addition, WEB-2086 (10 μM, 100 μM, and 1000 μM) dose-dependently inhibited H2O2-induced oxidative stress in mouse macrophages (Fig. 2B). This result indicates that PAF causes oxidative stress and that the PAF-R antagonist WEB-2086 also has antioxidant properties. Reference: Free Radic Biol Med. 2019 Nov 1;143:275-287. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31442556/

Solubility Data

Solvent Max Conc. mg/mL Max Conc. mM
Solubility
DMSO 34.1 74.72
DMF 14.3 31.36
Ethanol 25.3 55.49
PBS (pH 7.2) 0.3 0.55

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The following data is based on the product molecular weight 455.96 Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 1.15 mL 5.76 mL 11.51 mL
5 mM 0.23 mL 1.15 mL 2.3 mL
10 mM 0.12 mL 0.58 mL 1.15 mL
50 mM 0.02 mL 0.12 mL 0.23 mL
Formulation protocol: 1. Shukla SD, Fairbairn RL, Gell DA, Latham RD, Sohal SS, Walters EH, O'Toole RF. An antagonist of the platelet-activating factor receptor inhibits adherence of both nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae to cultured human bronchial epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 Jul 25;11:1647-55. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S108698. PMID: 27524890; PMCID: PMC4965220. 2. Machado EM, Azambuja P, Garcia ES. WEB 2086, a platelet-activating factor antagonist, inhibits prophenoloxidase-activating system and hemocyte microaggregation reactions induced by Trypanosoma rangeli infection in Rhodnius prolixus hemolymph. J Insect Physiol. 2006 Jul;52(7):685-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.03.008. Epub 2006 Apr 5. PMID: 16777137. 3. Abhilasha KV, Sumanth MS, Chaithra VH, Jacob SP, Thyagarajan A, Sahu RP, Rajaiah R, Prabhu KS, Kemparaju K, Travers JB, Chen CH, Marathe GK. p38 MAP-kinase inhibitor protects against platelet-activating factor-induced death in mice. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019 Nov 1;143:275-287. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.08.019. Epub 2019 Aug 20. PMID: 31442556. 4. Gao T, Yu Y, Cong Q, Wang Y, Sun M, Yao L, Xu C, Jiang W. Human mesenchymal stem cells in the tumour microenvironment promote ovarian cancer progression: the role of platelet-activating factor. BMC Cancer. 2018 Oct 19;18(1):999. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4918-0. PMID: 30340558; PMCID: PMC6241787.
In vitro protocol: 1. Shukla SD, Fairbairn RL, Gell DA, Latham RD, Sohal SS, Walters EH, O'Toole RF. An antagonist of the platelet-activating factor receptor inhibits adherence of both nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae to cultured human bronchial epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 Jul 25;11:1647-55. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S108698. PMID: 27524890; PMCID: PMC4965220. 2. Machado EM, Azambuja P, Garcia ES. WEB 2086, a platelet-activating factor antagonist, inhibits prophenoloxidase-activating system and hemocyte microaggregation reactions induced by Trypanosoma rangeli infection in Rhodnius prolixus hemolymph. J Insect Physiol. 2006 Jul;52(7):685-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.03.008. Epub 2006 Apr 5. PMID: 16777137.
In vivo protocol: 1. Abhilasha KV, Sumanth MS, Chaithra VH, Jacob SP, Thyagarajan A, Sahu RP, Rajaiah R, Prabhu KS, Kemparaju K, Travers JB, Chen CH, Marathe GK. p38 MAP-kinase inhibitor protects against platelet-activating factor-induced death in mice. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019 Nov 1;143:275-287. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.08.019. Epub 2019 Aug 20. PMID: 31442556. 2. Gao T, Yu Y, Cong Q, Wang Y, Sun M, Yao L, Xu C, Jiang W. Human mesenchymal stem cells in the tumour microenvironment promote ovarian cancer progression: the role of platelet-activating factor. BMC Cancer. 2018 Oct 19;18(1):999. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4918-0. PMID: 30340558; PMCID: PMC6241787.

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1: Ikegami K, Hata H, Fuchigami J, Tanaka K, Kohjimoto Y, Uchida S, Tasaka K. Apafant (a PAF receptor antagonist) suppresses the early and late airway responses in guinea pigs: a comparison with antiasthmatic drugs. Eur J Pharmacol. 1997 Jun 5;328(1):75-81. doi: 10.1016/s0014-2999(97)83031-2. PMID: 9203572.


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