Gemcitabine

Catalog No.S1714 Batch:S171405

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Technical Data

Formula

C9H11F2N3O4
Molecular Weight 263.2 CAS No. 95058-81-4
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 53 mg/mL (201.36 mM)
Water 10 mg/mL (37.99 mM)
Ethanol Insoluble
In Vivo (Add solvents to the product individually and in order.)
Homogeneous suspension
CMC-NA
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Biological Activity

Description Gemcitabine, a nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor, is a very potent and specific deoxycytidine analogue, used as chemotherapy. Gemcitabine induces a potent p53-dependent apoptosis.
In vitro

Gemcitabine results in 50% inhibition of growth in the CCRF-CEM human leukaemia cell culture assay with IC50 of 1 ng/ml. This compound combined with deoxycytidine provides about a 1000-fold decrease in biological activity.

This chemical combined with C225 results in additive cytotoxic effects that increased with increasing gemcitabine concentrations in human pancreatic carcinoma L3.6pl cells.

It combined with Cisplatin results in synergistic effect in wild-type A2780 and cisplatin-resistant ADDP cells.

In Vivo

Gemcitabine combined with C225 results in growth inhibition, tumour regression, and abrogation of metastasis in L3.6pl tumours established in the pancreas of nude mice. This compound treatment alone reduces median tumour volume from 538 to 152 mm3. It reduces the production of vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin 8 in gemcitabine-treated tumours.

This chemical is able to dramatically and specifically reduce the number of myeloid suppressor cells found in the spleens of animals bearing large tumours with no significant reductions in CD4(+) T cells, CD8(+) T cells, NK cells, macrophages, or B cells.

It combined with curcumin shows significant reductions in volume (P = 0.008 versus control; P = 0.036 versus gemcitabine alone), Ki-67 proliferation index (P = 0.030 versus control), NF-kappaB activation, and expression of NF-kappaB-regulated gene products (cyclin D1, c-myc, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein-1, cyclooxygenase-2, matrix metalloproteinase, and vascular endothelial growth factor) compared with tumours from control mice treated with olive oil only. This compound combined with Curcumin is also highly effective in suppressing angiogenesis as indicated by a decrease in CD31(+) microvessel density.

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:

[6]
  • Cell Lines

    PC cells

  • Concentrations

    1 μM

  • Incubation Time

    72 h

  • Method

    Cells were treated with different concentrations of gemcitabine.
Animal Study:

[6]
  • Animal Models

    Female BALB/c nude mice 

  • Dosages

    5 mg/kg

  • Administration

    i.p.

References

  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2364394/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10815919/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7481849/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16166452/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17440100/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35538494/

Customer Product Validation

a: KMBC (blue circles) and HuCCT1 (purple squares) cells were plated in 384-well plates (1,000 cells/well), and incubated with varying concentrations of gemcitabine. Cell viability was assessed after 72 h using Cell Titer GloR 2.0 assay. Data represents the average percent cell viability plotted against concentration of drug in nM from 4 replicates for each condition.

Data from [ Mol Cancer , 2017 , 16(1):22 ]

Mice were administered either vehicle, gemcitabine (120 mg/kg [PaCa2]) or 20 mg/kg of BBI608 i.p. After killing, tumors were collected after 7 or 14 d of treatment, for Paca-2 and FaDu cells, respectively. Single-cell suspensions were obtained after animal killing and sterile removal of tumors. Live cells were then counted and used to measure their ability to form spheres when cultured in cancer stem cell media.

Data from [ Proc Natl Acad Sci USA , 2015 , 112(6): 1839-44 ]

<p>RNA incorporating drugs induce SG assembly. HeLa cells were treated with the RNA incorporating agents 5-azacytidine (50 uM) and 6-thioguanine (10 uM), or the DNA incorporating agents trifluorothymidine (10 uM) and gemcitabine (100 nM) for 72 h. Subsequently, the cellular localization of the SG marker protein TIAR (green) and the P-body marker protein DCP1 (red) was analyzed. Nuclei were stained with Hoechst. Scale bars represent 20 um.</p>

Data from [ Nucleic Acids Res , 2014 , 42(10), 6436-47 ]

<p>Cells were seeded in 96 well paltes, and then treated with the indicated concentration of Gemcitabine for 48h. Cell survival was measured by a standarad MTT assay.</p>

Dr. Helen Sadik of Johns Hopkins University,

Sellecks Gemcitabine Has Been Cited by 307 Publications

Activation of lysosomal iron triggers ferroptosis in cancer [ Nature, 2025, 10.1038/s41586-025-08974-4] PubMed: 40335696
Centromeric DNA amplification triggered by viral proteins activates nuclear cGAS [ Cell, 2025, S0092-8674(25)00556-2] PubMed: 40460826
KEAP1 and STK11/LKB1 alterations enhance vulnerability to ATR inhibition in KRAS mutant non-small cell lung cancer [ Cancer Cell, 2025, 43(8):1530-1548.e9] PubMed: 40645185
The noncanonical function of liver-type phosphofructokinase potentiates the efficacy of HDAC inhibitors in cancer [ Signal Transduct Target Ther, 2025, 10(1):341] PubMed: 41083431
A pancreatic cancer organoid biobank links multi-omics signatures to therapeutic response and clinical evaluation of statin combination therapy [ Cell Stem Cell, 2025, S1934-5909(25)00265-6] PubMed: 40812300
Non-canonical dihydrolipoyl transacetylase promotes chemotherapy resistance via mitochondrial tetrahydrofolate signaling [ Nat Commun, 2025, 16(1):8932] PubMed: 41062483
Inhibition of DEK restores hematopoietic stem cell function in Fanconi anemia [ J Exp Med, 2025, 222(3)e20241248] PubMed: 39836085
A patient-derived T cell lymphoma biorepository uncovers pathogenetic mechanisms and host-related therapeutic vulnerabilities [ Cell Rep Med, 2025, S2666-3791(25)00102-8] PubMed: 40147445
DLGAP5 enhances bladder cancer chemoresistance by regulating glycolysis through MYC stabilization [ Theranostics, 2025, 15(6):2375-2392] PubMed: 39990228
The integrated stress response drives MET oncogene overexpression in cancers [ EMBO J, 2025, 44(4):1107-1130] PubMed: 39774381

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