Description
Reparixin (CAS 266359-83-5) is a noncompetitive allosteric inhibitor of IL-8 (CXCL8) activation of CXCR1 and CXCR2 chemokine receptors (IC50?= 1 and 100 nM, respectively). It blocks a number of activities related to IL-8 signaling, including leukocyte recruitment (IC50?= 1 nM) without affecting receptor activation induced by other CXCR1 and CXCR2 agonists.1?In spontaneously hypertensive rats, 5 mg/kg reparixin administered daily for three weeks was shown to reduce blood pressure by inhibiting hypertension-related mediators.2?It attenuates inflammatory responses and promotes recovery of function after traumatic lesion to the spinal cord.3?Reparixin blockade (100 nM) of CXCR1 has also been used to deplete a cancer stem cell population in human breast cancer cell lines?in vitro.4
References
1) Bertini?et al.?(2004),?Non-competitive allosteric inhibitors of the inflammatory cytokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2: prevention of reperfusion injury; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,?101?11791
2) Kim?et al. (2011),?Reparixin, an inhibitor of CXCR1 and CXCR2 receptor activation, attenuates blood pressure and hypertension-related mediators expression in spontaneously hypertensive rats; Biol. Pharm. Bull.,?34?120
3) Gorio?et al.?(2007),?Reparixin, an inhibitor of CXCR2 function, attenuates inflammatory responses and promotes recovery of function after traumatic lesion to the spinal cord; J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.,?322?973
4) Ginestier?et al.?(2010),?CXCR1 blockade selectively targets human breast cancer stem cells in vitro and in xenografts; J. Clin. Invest.,?120?485
