Tirilazad

Tirilazad is a drug that has been proposed to treat acute ischaemic stroke. When tested on animal models, tirilazad protects brain tissue, and reduces brain damage. However, the drug fails to treat, and even worsens a stroke when studied on a human being.[1]

Tirilazad
Clinical data
Other names(8S,10S,13S,14S,16R,17S)-17-[2-[4-(2,6-dipyrrolidin-1-ylpyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]-10,13,16-trimethyl-6,7,8,12,14,15,16,17-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
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Identifiers
  • (16α)-21-[4-(2,6-dipyrrolidin-1-ylpyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-16-methylpregna-1,4,9(11)-triene-3,20-dione
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC38H52N6O2
Molar mass624.874 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(CN4CCN(c2nc(nc(N1CCCC1)c2)N3CCCC3)CC4)[C@H]6[C@H](C)C[C@H]5[C@H]8C(=C/C[C@@]56C)\[C@]/7(/C=C\C(=O)\C=C\7CC8)C
  • InChI=1S/C38H52N6O2/c1-26-22-31-29-9-8-27-23-28(45)10-12-37(27,2)30(29)11-13-38(31,3)35(26)32(46)25-41-18-20-43(21-19-41)34-24-33(42-14-4-5-15-42)39-36(40-34)44-16-6-7-17-44/h10-12,23-24,26,29,31,35H,4-9,13-22,25H2,1-3H3/t26-,29-,31+,35-,37+,38+/m1/s1 checkY
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Usage in treatment of stroke

Tirilazad currently has no usage in the clinical treatment of stroke.

References
  1. Bath PM, Iddenden R, Bath FJ, Orgogozo JM (2001). "Tirilazad for acute ischaemic stroke". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4): CD002087. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002087. PMID 11687138.
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