QD-394 is an inducer of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production.1It induces lipid peroxidation, increases inintracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and decreases in the reduced glutathione (GSH) to oxidized GSH (GSSG) ratio in MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells when used at concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 10 μM. QD-394 is cytotoxic to MIA PaCa-2, PANC-1, and BxPC-3 cancer cells (IC50s = 0.64, 0.34, and 0.9 μM, respectively). QD-394 acts synergistically with napabucasin to reduce colony formation in MIA PaCa-2 cells. 1.Hu, S., Sechi, M., Singh, P.K., et al.A novel redox modulator induces a GPX4-mediated cell death that is dependent on iron and reactive oxygen speciesJ. Med. Chem.63(17)9838-9855(2020)
Cimidahurinine can attenuate Doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner with EC50 values of 45.79 uM; it protects against cardiotoxicity by decreasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and downregulating apoptosis-related Bax Bcl-2 proteins.