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                                                                Depression
                             
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                Description
                                                                RU 43044 is a selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist that has shown an antidepressant-like effect. Subchronic treatment with RU-43044 decreased the immobility time in the forced swim test in chronic corticosterone-treated and isolation-reared mice, but not the control mice. Chronic corticosterone decreased the levels of cortical glucocorticoid receptors and stress-induced increases in plasma corticosterone levels, and blocked the response of plasma corticosterone to dexamethasone, while isolation rearing did not cause any changes in the glucocorticoid receptor system. Subchronic RU-43044 reversed the enhanced release of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex of chronic corticosterone-treated and isolation-reared mice.
                             
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                Chemical Formula
                                                                C29H34O2
                             
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                Elemental Analysis
                                                                C, 84.02; H, 8.27; O, 7.72
                             
                                                                        
                                                                Synonym
                                                                RU 43044; RU-43044; RU43044; RU-044; RU044; RU-044;
                             
                                                                        
                                                                IUPAC/Chemical Name
                                                                (8S,10R,13S,14R,17R)-17-hydroxy-13-methyl-10-(4-methylbenzyl)-17-(prop-1-yn-1-yl)-1,2,6,7,8,10,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-3H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
                             
                                                                        
                                                                InChi Key
                                                                NSUUUQRFPXZFLI-OWWDREAESA-N
                             
                                                                        
                                                                InChi Code
                                                                InChI=1S/C29H34O2/c1-4-14-29(31)17-13-25-24-10-9-22-18-23(30)11-16-28(22,26(24)12-15-27(25,29)3)19-21-7-5-20(2)6-8-21/h5-8,12,18,24-25,31H,9-11,13,15-17,19H2,1-3H3/t24-,25+,27-,28+,29+/m0/s1
                             
                                                                        
                                                                SMILES Code
                                                                O=C1CC[C@]2(CC3=CC=C(C)C=C3)C4=CC[C@]5(C)[C@](C#CC)(O)CC[C@]5([H])[C@]4([H])CCC2=C1
                             
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                Purity
                                                                >98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)
                             
                                                                        
                                                                Shipping Condition
                                                                Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical.  This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.
                             
                                                                        
                                                                Storage Condition
                                                                Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).
                             
                                                                        
                                                                Solubility
                                                                Soluble in DMSO
                             
                                                                        
                                                                Shelf Life
                                                                >3 years if stored properly
                             
                                                                        
                                                                Drug Formulation
                                                                This drug may be formulated in DMSO
                             
                                                                        
                                                                Stock Solution Storage
                                                                0 - 4℃ for short term (days to weeks), or -20℃ for long term (months).
                             
                                                                        
                                                                HS Tariff Code
                                                                2934.99.9001