Bioactivity | Lornoxicam (Chlortenoxicam), a COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitor, is a new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).Target: COXLornoxicam showed a balanced inhibition of COX-1/-2 exhibiting the lowest IC50 (0.005 microM/0.008 microM) of the large panel of NSAIDs tested. lornoxicam showed a marked inhibition of IL-6 formation (IC50 54 microM) while the formation ofTNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-8 was only moderately affected [1]. Lornoxicam is effective in the treatment of patients with activated osteoarthritis; the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of lornoxicam are significantly superior to those of rofecoxib without inferiority in tolerability [2]. Lornoxicam was fully effective for prevention of hyperalgesia [3]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Lornoxicam | ||||||||||||
CAS | 70374-39-9 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C13H10ClN3O4S2 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 371.82 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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