Allopregnanolone is a progesterone metabolite. Allopregnanolone is an allosteric modulator of the GABA receptor.
Cat.No
DC10311
Name
Allopregnanolone
Chemical Properties
CAS
516-54-1
Formula
C21H34O2
MW
318.49
Storage
2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO
References
[1]. Wang JM, et al. The neurosteroid allopregnanolone promotes proliferation of rodent and human neural progenitor cells and regulates cell-cycle gene and protein expression. J Neurosci. 2005 May 11;25(19):4706-18.
[2]. Giuliani FA, et al. Allopregnanolone and puberty: modulatory effect on glutamate and GABA release and expression of 3α-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase in the hypothalamus of female rats. Neuroscience. 2013 Jul 23;243:64-75.
[3]. Irwin RW, et al. Allopregnanolone Preclinical Acute Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Studies to Predict Tolerability and Efficacy for Alzheimer’s Disease. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 3;10(6):e0128313.
[4]. Irwin RW, et al. Allopregnanolone as regenerative therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease: translational development and clinical promise. Prog Neurobiol. 2014 Feb;113:40-55.
[5]. Guennoun R, et al. Progesterone and allopregnanolone in the central nervous system: response to injury and implication for neuroprotection. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2015 Feb;146:48-61.
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