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Istaroxime is a novel intravenous agent with luso-inotropic properties that acts by inhibition of Na( )/K( ) adenosine triphosphatase and stimulation of sarco/ endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase isoform 2. It is significantly decreased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, heart rate and increased systolic blood pressure and cardiac index with no change in neurohormones, renal function or troponin I. Istaroxime has successfully concluded phase II clinical trials in cardiac failure patients. Istaroxime induced apoptosis, affected the key proliferative and apoptotic mediators c-Myc and caspase-3 and modified actin cytoskeleton dynamics and RhoA activity in prostate cancer cells – this provides novel insights into the anti-cancer properties of istaroxime further supporting the development of this agent as a novel anti-cancer drug candidate.

Approval Year

Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
14.46 ng/mL
0.5 μg/kg/min 1 times / hour single, intravenous
dose: 0.5 μg/kg/min
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ISTAROXIME plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
90.9 ng/mL
5 μg/kg/min single, intravenous
dose: 5 μg/kg/min
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ISTAROXIME plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
18.3 min
5 μg/kg/min single, intravenous
dose: 5 μg/kg/min
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ISTAROXIME plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
16.6 min
3.33 μg/kg/min single, intravenous
dose: 3.33 μg/kg/min
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ISTAROXIME plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
Disc. AE: Arrhythmia, Nausea...
Other AEs: Cardiac failure, ventricular tachycardia...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Arrhythmia (2.5%)
Nausea (2.5%)
vomiting (2.5%)
Other AEs:
Cardiac failure (17.5%)
ventricular tachycardia (17.5%)
Infusion site pain (32.5%)
arrhythmia (17.5%)
atrial fibrillatio (17.5%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Cardiac failure 17.5%
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
arrhythmia 17.5%
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
atrial fibrillatio 17.5%
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
ventricular tachycardia 17.5%
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
Arrhythmia 2.5%
Disc. AE
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
Nausea 2.5%
Disc. AE
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
vomiting 2.5%
Disc. AE
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
Infusion site pain 32.5%
1 ug/kg/min single, intravenous (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 1 ug/kg/min
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 40
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acute heart failure
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 40
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) ATPase. A critical target in chlorine inhalation-induced cardiotoxicity.
2015 Apr
Patents

Sample Use Guides

0.5 or 1.0 or 1.5 ug/kg body weight/minute for six hours
Route of Administration: Intravenous
Istaroxime (5 uM) over a period of 24 hours increased the number of apoptotic cells in DU145 prostate cancer cells culture from 9.48% in control samples to 46.54% following treatment.
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Name Type Language
ISTAROXIME
INN  
INN  
Official Name English
ANDROSTANE-3,6,17-TRIONE, 3-(O-(2-AMINOETHYL)OXIME), (5.ALPHA.)-
Systematic Name English
PST-2744
Code English
istaroxime [INN]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C78322
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CAS
203737-93-3
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SMS_ID
300000034255
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PUBCHEM
71717200
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MESH
C468128
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FDA UNII
W8I9H2TPPL
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID901025599
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DRUG BANK
DB06157
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INN
8261
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL3138451
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NCI_THESAURUS
C83849
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