Pranlukast hemihydrate

Cell experiment:

EA.hy926 cells are cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM), supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated fetal calf serum, Penicillin (100 U/mL) and Streptomycin (100 mg/mL). Experiments are conducted 24 h after cells are seeded. OGD is performed. Briefly, the original medium is removed; the cells are washed twice with glucose-free Earle's balanced salt solution (EBSS) and placed in fresh glucose-free EBSS. Cultures are then placed in an incubator containing 5% CO2 and 95% N2 at 37°C for 2 to 8 h. Control cultures are maintained in glucose-containing EBSS under normal conditions. 10 μM Pranlukast, 10 μM Zileuton, a 5-LOX inhibitor or 10 μM Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), is added to the culture 30 min before OGD exposure and maintained during OGD[2].

Animal experiment:

Mice[3]Male ddY mice are used. All mice used are 7 to 8 weeks of age. Endotoxin shock is induced in mice. In brief, CAR (5 mg in 0.5 mL of physiological saline) is injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) as a priming agent 24 h before LPS challenge. LPS (50 p,g in 0.5 mL of physiological saline) is injected intravenously into the tail vein as an inducing agent. The indicated doses of AA-861, Pranlukast (40, 20, and 10 mmol/kg), saline, DMSO, or ethanol are administrated subcutaneously (s.c.) in a volume of 1 mL into the backs of mice 30 min before the LPS provocation. Both drugs are injected s.c., because CAR i.p. pretreatment caused peritonitis. To examine the role of endogenous TNF in CAR pretreated mice, 2×105 U of rabbit anti-TNF-a antibody or normal serum of rabbit in 0.2 mL is injected intravenously (i.v.) before the LPS challenge[3].

References:

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[2]. Fang SH, et al. Nuclear translocation of cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 is involved in oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced damage to endothelial cells. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2012 Dec;33(12):1511-7.
[3]. Ogata M, et al. Protective effects of a leukotriene inhibitor and a leukotriene antagonist on endotoxin-induced mortality in carrageenan-pretreated mice. Infect Immun. 1992 Jun;60(6):2432-7.