Pregnenolone sulfate (sodium salt), a neuroactive metabolite of pregnenolone, exhibits the IC50 value of 26±2μmol/L for the aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR) and the IC50 value of 18±3μmol/L for GABAAR without the γ subunit[1]. Pregnenolone sulfate is a potent enhancer of intracellular Ca2+, with the EC50 value of 2pmol/L[2]. Pregnenolone sulfate has been used in neurological studies and seizure studies[3].
In vitro, Pregnenolone sulfate (200μmol/L) treatment for 24 hours significantly inhibited human T cell proliferation and viability[4]. Pregnenolone sulfate suppressed acetylcholine-induced catecholamine secretion (IC50=27μmol/L) and inhibited the Ca2+(IC50=20μmol/L) influx in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells after 10min treatment[5]. Pregnenolone sulfate (100μmol/L, 10 seconds) promoted NR1 movement to the cell surface in Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing NR1/NR2A a G protein-coupled pathway that requires both intracellular Ca2+ and phospholipase C activation[6].
In vivo, Pregnenolone sulfate (10mg/kg/day, s.c.) treatment for 4 days in adult male rats resulted in cognitive enhancement, with improvement in spatial orientation acquisition[7]. Subcutaneous injection of Pregnenolone sulfate (40mg/kg) for 30 minutes significantly shortened the immobility time and promoted the movement of male albino mice[8].
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Pregnenolone sulfate (sodium salt)是一种孕烯醇酮的神经活性代谢产物,对氨基丁酸A型受体(GABAAR)的IC50值为26±2μmol/L,对不含γ亚基的GABAAR的IC50值为18±3μmol/L[1]。Pregnenolone sulfate能显著增强细胞内钙离子浓度,EC50值为2pmol/L[2]。Pregnenolone sulfate已被应用于神经学研究和癫痫发作研究领域[3]。
在体外,Pregnenolone sulfate(200μmol/L)处理24小时能显著抑制人类T细胞增殖和细胞活性[4]。Pregnenolone sulfate处理牛肾上腺嗜铬细胞10分钟后可抑制乙酰胆碱诱导的儿茶酚胺分泌(IC50=27μmol/L),并阻断Ca2+内流(IC50=20μmol/L)[5]。在表达NR1/NR2A的非洲爪蟾卵母细胞中,Pregnenolone sulfate(100μmol/L,10秒)通过依赖细胞内Ca2+和磷脂酶C激活的G蛋白偶联通路,促进NR1亚基向细胞膜表面转运[6]。
在体内,Pregnenolone sulfate(10mg/kg/day,皮下注射)连续给药4天可显著增强成年雄性大鼠的认知功能,并改善大鼠的空间定向学习能力[7]。皮下注射Pregnenolone sulfate(40mg/kg)30分钟后能显著缩短雄性白化小鼠的静止不动时间,并促进运动行为[8]。
















