Description
An inhibitor of astrocyte activation; reduces increases in brain GFAP and S100β levels in a rat model of permanent focal ischemia induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion at 10 mg/kg; decreases the number of TUNEL-positive neurons, reduces infarct size, and improves motor performance in the rotarod test in the same model at 3 and 10 mg/kg; also reduces descent time and time to turn in a pole test in a mouse model of MPTP-induced Parkinson’s disease at 30 mg/kg
Formal name: 2R-propyl-octanoic acid
Synonyms: ONO-2506
Molecular weight: 186.3
CAS: 185517-21-9
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A neat oil