necrostatin 2 (nec-2) is a novel and potent necroptosis inhibitor with ec50 of 50 nm. it is an analog of necrostatin 1 (nec-1).necroptosis is a mechanism of necrotic cell death induced by apoptotic stimuli in the form of death domain receptor engagement by their respective ligands under conditions where apoptotic execution is prevented.nec-2 is efficacious in an animal model of ischemic stroke. many necroptosis inhibitor derivatives are designed for researchers. there is limited record for nec-2, but some reports are related with other necrostatins. nec-1, a small-molecule inhibitor of necroptosis, is also a selective allosteric inhibitor of the death domain receptor-associated adaptor kinase rip1 in vitro.
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