(3S,5R)-Rosuvastatin

(3S,5R)-Rosuvastatin is the (3S,5R)-enantiomer of Rosuvastatin. Rosuvastatin is a competitive HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor with an IC50 of 11 nM[1]. Rosuvastatin potently blocks human ether-a-go-go related gene (hERG) current with an IC50 of 195 nM[2]. Rosuvastatin reduces the expression of the mature hERG and the interaction of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) with the hERG protein. Rosuvastatin is very effective in lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, and C-reactive protein levels[3].

Research Areas >> Cardiovascular Disease

Signaling Pathways >> Metabolic Enzyme/Protease >> HMG-CoA Reductase (HMGCR)

Signaling Pathways >> Autophagy >> Autophagy

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

Signaling Pathways >> Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel >> Potassium Channel

IC50: 11 nM (HMG-CoA)[1] and 195 nM (hERG)[2]

[1]. Watanabe, M., et al., Synthesis and biological activity of methanesulfonamide pyrimidine- and N-methanesulfonyl pyrrole-substituted 3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoates, a novel series of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem, 1997. 5(2): p. 437-44.

[2]. Plante I, et al. Rosuvastatin blocks hERG current and prolongs cardiac repolarization. J Pharm Sci. 2012 Feb;101(2):868-78.

[3]. Feng PF, et al. Intracellular Mechanism of Rosuvastatin-Induced Decrease in Mature hERG Protein Expression on Membrane. Mol Pharm. 2019 Apr 1;16(4):1477-1488.