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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C16H18N3S.HO
Molecular Weight 301.407
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of METHYLENE BLUE HYDROXIDE

SMILES

[OH-].CN(C)C1=CC2=[S+]C3=C(C=CC(=C3)N(C)C)N=C2C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=DJRKUXZQFQJGGN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C16H18N3S.H2O/c1-18(2)11-5-7-13-15(9-11)20-16-10-12(19(3)4)6-8-14(16)17-13;/h5-10H,1-4H3;1H2/q+1;/p-1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C16H18N3S
Molecular Weight 284.399
Charge 1
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula HO
Molecular Weight 17.0073
Charge -1
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: http://www.mdpoison.com/media/SOP/mdpoisoncom/healthcareprofessionals/antidote-facts/Methylene%20Blue%20Antidote%20Facts.pdf | https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01797978 | https://www.pharmgkb.org/pathway/PA165980834

Methylene blue, also known as methylthioninium chloride, is a medication from WHO's list of essential medicines. Upon administration, methylene blue is converted to leukomethylene blue by erythrocyte methemoblobin reductase in the presence of NADPH. Leukomethylene blue than reduces methemoglobin to oxyhemoglobin, thus restoring oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. Methylene blue is also used as a dye for various diagnostic procedures, for treatment of ifosfamide toxicity and for in vitro staining. Historically, it was used as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy for topical treatment of dermatologic or mucocutaneous infections, as an antidote for cyanide poisoning, but these applications are no longer approved. Methylene blue is investigated in clinical trials for treatment of septic shock and Alzheimer's disease.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: When injected intraperitoneally into live rats, MB crosses the blood-brain barrier and selectively stains brain tissueand selectively stains brain tissue.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Methylene blue was first prepared in 1876 by Heinrich Caro at BASF.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P00387|||Q9UL55
Gene ID: 1727.0
Gene Symbol: CYB5R3
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
5.3 µM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
METHYLENE BLUE

Approved Use

Used for methemoglobinemia associated with certain drugs (e.g., dapsone, benzocaine, lidocaine), occupational or other exposures to toxic chemicals (e.g., hydrazine, amine-substituted benzenes, nitro-substituted benzenes, nitrates, nitrites), or substance abuse (e.g., inhalation or ingestion of volatile nitrites).
Primary
METHYLENE BLUE

Approved Use

Management of ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy
Diagnostic
METHYLENE BLUE

Approved Use

Has been used as diagnostic (visualizing) dye in a variety of procedures, including sentinel lymph node biopsy in cancer patients (e.g., breast cancer patients), endoscopic evaluation of lesions in patients with GERD or Barrett's esophagus, urologic evaluation in patients with ureteral or renal pelvis injury, and thoroscopic procedures in patients with pulmonary nodules.
Primary
METHYLENE BLUE

Approved Use

Has been used as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy for topical treatment of dermatologic or mucocutaneous infections (e.g., herpes labialis, eczema herpeticum, oral candidiasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, chromoblastomycosis) or chronic dermatologic or mucocutaneous conditions (e.g., plaque psoriasis, oral lichen planus).
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Preventing
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2917 ng/mL
2 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METHYLENE BLUE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
8 μM
100 mg single, intravenous
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METHYLENE BLUE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
13977 ng × h/mL
2 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METHYLENE BLUE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
134 μM × min
100 mg single, intravenous
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METHYLENE BLUE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
24 h
2 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METHYLENE BLUE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
6.6 h
100 mg single, intravenous
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METHYLENE BLUE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
6%
2 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METHYLENE BLUE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
72 mg/kg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous (total)
Highest studied dose
Dose: 72 mg/kg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 72 mg/kg, 4 times / day
Co-administed with::
chloroquine, p.o(10 mg/kg on days 0 and 1, and 5 mg/kg on day 2)
Sources: Page: p.3
unhealthy, 0.5-4.9
n = 123
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Malaria
Age Group: 0.5-4.9
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 123
Sources: Page: p.3
Other AEs: Anemia...
Other AEs:
Anemia (0.8%)
Sources: Page: p.3
1 g single, intravenous
Overdose
Dose: 1 g
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 g
Sources:
healthy, 3
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 3
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Disc. AE: Tachycardia, Cyanosis...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Tachycardia
Cyanosis
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Anemia 0.8%
72 mg/kg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous (total)
Highest studied dose
Dose: 72 mg/kg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 72 mg/kg, 4 times / day
Co-administed with::
chloroquine, p.o(10 mg/kg on days 0 and 1, and 5 mg/kg on day 2)
Sources: Page: p.3
unhealthy, 0.5-4.9
n = 123
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Malaria
Age Group: 0.5-4.9
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 123
Sources: Page: p.3
Cyanosis Disc. AE
1 g single, intravenous
Overdose
Dose: 1 g
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 g
Sources:
healthy, 3
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 3
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Tachycardia Disc. AE
1 g single, intravenous
Overdose
Dose: 1 g
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 g
Sources:
healthy, 3
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 3
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Cardiovascular depressant effects of N-methyl- and N-isobutyl-1,2-diphenyl ethanolamines: elucidation of the mechanisms of action.
1991 Jan-Feb
Neurotoxicity in conscious rats following intraventricular SNAP, a nitric oxide donor.
1994 Jul
Prevention by NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester of apomorphine- and oxytocin-induced penile erection and yawning: site of action in the brain.
1994 Jul
Multifactorial mediation of post norepinephrine induced intestinal hyperemia.
1994 Jun
Toxic oil stimulates collagen synthesis acting at a pretranslational level in cultured fat-storing cells.
1994 Mar
Nitric oxide is a central mediator of penile erection.
1994 Nov
Methylene blue and the neurotoxic mechanisms of ifosfamide encephalopathy.
1996
[Successful treatment with methylene blue of ifosfamide-induced central nervous system effects].
1996 Apr 26
Ifosfamide encephalopathy and methylene-blue: a case report.
1996 Aug
Alternative approaches to the management of priapism.
1998 Mar
Spinal antinociceptive effect of epidural nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on nitric oxide-induced hyperalgesia in rats.
1999 Jul
Methylene blue in the treatment and prevention of ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy: report of 12 cases and a review of the literature.
2000 Jan
Ifosfamide induced encephalopathy following chemotherapy of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
2001 Dec
Improvement of preservation with cardioplegic solution by nitroglycerin-induced delayed preconditioning is mediated by calcitonin gene-related peptide.
2001 Dec
Severe methemoglobinemia from topical anesthetic spray: case report, discussion and qualitative systematic review.
2001 Jan
Delayed cardioprotection induced by nitroglycerin is mediated by alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide.
2002 Apr
Methylene blue: the drug of choice for catecholamine-refractory vasoplegia after cardiopulmonary bypass?
2003 Jun
Methylene blue for lithium-induced refractory hypotension in off-pump coronary artery bypass graft: report of two cases.
2004 Feb
Evaluating risk factors for the development of ifosfamide encephalopathy.
2005 Jun
Ifosfamide encephalopathy: a case report.
2005 Mar-Apr
Ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy with or without using methylene blue.
2005 Sep-Oct
[Ifosfamide induced encephalopathy: 15 observations].
2006 Feb
Pharmacologic reductions of total tau levels; implications for the role of microtubule dynamics in regulating tau expression.
2006 Jul 26
Methemoglobinemia-induced cardio-respiratory failure secondary to topical anesthesia.
2006 Nov-Dec
Ifosfamide-related encephalopathy in elderly patients : report of five cases and review of the literature.
2007
Effect of manganese on luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone secretion in adult male rats.
2007 May
Superoxide signaling in pain is independent of nitric oxide signaling.
2009 Oct 28
Inhibition of the bioactivation of the neurotoxin MPTP by antioxidants, redox agents and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
2011 Aug
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Main route of adminitration is intravenous, 1-2 mg/kg by slow IV injection. Inject slowly over several minutes (usually 3–10 minutes). Historically was also administered orally, but oral preparations are no longer commercially available in US. As a photosensitizer is administered topically. For a diagnostic purposes is administered by local instillation or injection.
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Suspension of erytrocytes from acid/citrate/dextrose-treated blood were incubabed on air with 0.5M M-sodium nitrite solution in isoosmotic saline. The erytrocytes were separated by centrifugation, washed, and incubated at pH 7.4 and 37°C with 10 mM glucose and 10 uM Methylene Blue. Samples were taken at defined intervals and hemolysed with 10 vol of ice-cold water, after that the content of mehtemoglobin, hemoglobins intermediate and oxyhemoglobin was estimated.
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Name Type Language
METHYLENE BLUE HYDROXIDE
Common Name English
METHYLENE BLUE BASE
Common Name English
TETRAMETHYLTHIONINE HYDROXIDE
Systematic Name English
PHENOTHIAZIN-5-IUM, 3,7-BIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)-, HYDROXIDE (1:1)
Common Name English
METHYLTHIONINIUM HYDROXIDE
Systematic Name English
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EPA CompTox
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SMS_ID
100000156408
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CAS
613-10-5
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EVMPD
SUB130312
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PUBCHEM
12358994
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EVMPD
SUB20986
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