| Bioactivity | Balaglitazone is a selective partial PPARγ agonist with an EC50 of 1.351 μM for human PPARγ. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Balaglitazone is a selective partial PPARγ agonist with an EC50 of 1.351 μM[1]. Balaglitazone (5-100 μM) has equal cytotoxicity towards K562 and K562/DOX cells. Balaglitazone decreases doxorubicin cytotoxicity in K562 and K562/DOX cells, with IC50s of 0.117 μM and 0.53 μM, respectively. Balaglitazone reverses multidrug resistance (MDR) in K562/DOX cells. Balaglitazone (25 µM) increases Rh123 accumulation in K562/DOX cells, but does not increases MFI in K562 cells. Balaglitazone downregulates P-gp expression in K562/DOX cells, and such effects are via upregulation of PTEN in K562/DOX cells, and be abolished by PTEN inhibition[2]. | ||||||||||||
| In Vivo | Balaglitazone (3 mg/kg, p.o.) shows antihyperglycaemic activity in fully diabetic and insulin resistant db/db mice, and is more potent than the full PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone[1]. Balaglitazone (10 mg/kg, p.o.) suppresses overall glucose, decreases insulin levels, and increases bodyweight in male diet-induced obese rats, and such effects are equal to that of 30 mg/kg pioglitazone[3]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Balaglitazone | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 199113-98-9 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C20H17N3O4S | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 395.43 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Larsen PJ, et al. Dissociation of antihyperglycaemic and adverse effects of partial perioxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR-gamma) agonist balaglitazone. Eur J Pharmacol. 2008 Oct 31;596(1-3):173-9. [2]. Yousefi B, et al. Balaglitazone reverses P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance via upregulation of PTEN in a PPARγ-dependent manner in leukemia cells. Tumour Biol. 2017 Oct;39(10):1010428317716501. [3]. Henriksen K, et al. A comparison of glycemic control, water retention, and musculoskeletal effects of balaglitazone and pioglitazone in diet-induced obese rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 Aug 15;616(1-3):340-5. |