Ciclosporin A induces apoptosis and inhibits angiogenesis induced by VEGF. It also suppresses the replication of hepatitis C virus genome in cultured hepatocytes.
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General Description
• Cyclosporin A is a non-polar cyclic oligopeptide produced by the fungus Tolypocladium inflatum
Applications
• It inhibits phosphoprotein phosphatase
• Cyclosporin A binds to the cellular protein cytophilin and inhibits the enzyme calcineurin
• Furthermore, it can induce apoptosis and inhibit angiogenesis induced by VEGF
• It exerts potent immunosuppressive activity on T immune cells, and causes reversible inhibition of immunocompetent lymphocytes in the G0- and G1-phase of the cell cycle
• It also suppresses the hepatitis C virus replication in cultured hepatocytes
RUO – Research Use Only
Literature References
Staudinger, L. A.; Spano, S. J.; Lee, W. S.; Coelho, N.; Moriarty, T. J.; McCulloch, C. A. Role of discoidin domain receptor 1 in dysregulation of collagen remodeling by cyclosporin A. Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 2015, 62, 80-87.
Petrillo, C.; Cesana, D.; Piras, F.; Bartolaccini, S.; Naldini, L.; Montini, E.; Rudnitski, A. K. Cyclosporin A and Rapamycin Relieve Distinct Lentiviral Restriction Blocks in Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells. Molecular Therapy 2015, 23 (2), 352-362.