Delcasertib (KAI-9803) hydrochloride is a potent and selective δ-protein kinase C (δPKC) inhibitor. Delcasertib (KAI-9803) hydrochloride could ameliorate injury associated with ischemia and reperfusion in animal models of acute myocardial infarction (MI)[1][2].
Delcasertib (KAI-9803) is composed of a selective δ-protein kinase C (δPKC) inhibitor peptide derived from the δV1-1 portion of δPKC (termed "cargo peptide"), conjugated reversibly to the cell-penetrating peptide 11-amino acid, arginine-rich sequence of the HIV type 1 transactivator protein (TAT47-57; termed "carrier peptide") via a disulfide bond[1].
Delcasertib (KAI-9803, a single intraperitoneal injection) in mice results in the selective inhibition of PKC translocation in the liver, kidney, lung, heart, and brain[1].Delcasertib (KAI-9803) administration at the end of ischemia has been found to reduce cardiac damage caused by ischemia-reperfusion in a rat model of acute myocardial infarction[1].Delcasertib (KAI-9803) has been studied for the prevention of reperfusion injury in patients undergoing angioplasty after acute myocardial infarction[2]. Animal Model: Six-week-old male Crl:CD(SD) rats[1]
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