Product Description: Cimetidine (Standard) is the analytical standard of Cimetidine. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Cimetidine (SKF-92334) is an orally active and inverse histamine H2 receptor antagonist with a Ki of 0.6 μM. Cimetidine is a gastric acid reducer, and can be used for duodenal and gastric ulcers research. Cimetidine has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activity[1][2][5].
Formula: C10H16N6S
References: [1]Takahashi, H.K., et al., Cimetidine induces interleukin-18 production through H2-agonist activity in monocytes. Mol Pharmacol, 2006. 70(2): p. 450-3./[2]Sprowl, J.A., et al., Conjunctive therapy of cisplatin with the OCT2 inhibitor cimetidine: influence on antitumor efficacy and systemic clearance. Clin Pharmacol Ther, 2013. 94(5): p. 585-92./[3]Zheng, Y., et al., Cimetidine suppresses lung tumor growth in mice through proapoptosis of myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Mol Immunol, 2013. 54(1): p. 74-83./[4]Fukuda, M., K. Kusama, and H. Sakashita, Cimetidine inhibits salivary gland tumor cell adhesion to neural cells and induces apoptosis by blocking NCAM expression. BMC Cancer, 2008. 8: p. 376./[5]Longhini, R., et al., Cimetidine Reduces the Alveolar Bone Loss in Induced Periodontitis in Rat Molars. J Periodontol, 2013./[6]M J Smit, et al. Inverse agonism of histamine H2 antagonist accounts for upregulation of spontaneously active histamine H2 receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Jun 25;93(13):6802-7.
CAS Number: 51481-61-9
Molecular Weight: 252.34
Research Area: Cancer; Endocrinology
Target: Bacterial;Histamine Receptor;Reference Standards