tcsc2135 Mycophenolate Mofetil

Mycophenolate Mofetil(RS 61443) is a non-competitive, selective and reversible inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase I/II with IC50 of 39 nM and 27 nM, respectively.

IC50 value: 39 nM/27 nM (IMPDH1/2)

Target: Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH)

Mycophenolate mofetil is an ester prodrug of the active immunosuppressant mycophenolic acid (MPA). The latter shows a noncompetitive, selective and reversible inhibition activity against inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase type I/II with IC50 of 39 nM and 27 nM, respectively. Moreover, MPA also produces the concentration-dependent inhibition of proliferation of ConA-stimulated T cells, LPS-stimulated B cells and alloantigen-specific T cells with IC50 of 100 nM, 120 nM, and 51 nM, respectively [1]. Mycophenolate mofetil with high concentration of 10 μg/mL induces a strong apoptosis in microglial cell cultures and increases the number of activated caspase-3 immunoreactive apoptotic cells. In addition, Mycophenolate mofetil (1 μg/mL) strongly inhibits proliferation of both microglial cells and astrocytes [2].

In bleomycin (BLM)-induced scleroderma mouse model, Mycophenolate mofetil reduces inflammatory-cell infiltration, tissue hydroxyproline content and dermal thickness [3].