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Hong-Fei Liu1, Ning Wan1, Meng-Lei Huan1
1Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, PR China.
Abstract:
PC407 is an effective COX-2 inhibitor in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug development but the poor solubility limits their usefulness. The aim of the study was to prepare and evaluate 4-oxo-4-[4-(5-(naphthalen-2-yl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamido]butyrate disodium, a derivative of PC407 with enhanced water solubility for injectable formulation. The prepared derivative displayed interesting high aqueous solubility (20.3 mg/mL, much superior to the parent compound PC407, 1.6 μg/mL) with confirmed in vivo analgesic activity. This derivative represents the profiles of prodrug and potential candidate of PC407 for the development of injectable COX-2 inhibitor due to extraordinary water solubility, low toxicity, and impressive analgesic activity.
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