6α-methylprednisolone 21-hemisuccinate sodium salt has been used to investigate glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis under hypoxic conditions in the MC3T3-E1 osteoblast cell line using a cell cytotoxicity assay, flow cytometry and western blotting.
6α-Methylprednisolone 21-Hemisuccinate is a glucocorticosteroid used in anti-inflammatory medication in the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
ChEBI: Methylprednisolone sodium succinate is a corticosteroid hormone.
A-Methapred (Abbott);
A-Methapred (Hospira); Solu-Medrol (Pharmacia & Upjohn).
Glucocorticoid with slightly longer half-life than that of prednisolone.
