Pyrvinium

Pyrvinium
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comMicromedex Detailed Consumer Information
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 2-[(E)-2-(2,5-Dimethyl-1-phenylpyrrol-3-yl)ethenyl]-N,N,1-trimethylquinolin-1-ium-6-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.020.543 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC26H28N3+
Molar mass382.531 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC1=CC(=C(N1C2=CC=CC=C2)C)/C=C/C3=[N+](C4=C(C=C3)C=C(C=C4)N(C)C)C
  • InChI=1S/C26H28N3/c1-19-17-21(20(2)29(19)24-9-7-6-8-10-24)11-13-23-14-12-22-18-25(27(3)4)15-16-26(22)28(23)5/h6-18H,1-5H3/q+1
  • Key:QMHSXPLYMTVAMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Pyrvinium (Viprynium) is an anthelmintic effective for pinworms.[1] Several forms of pyrvinium have been prepared with variable counter anions, such as halides, tosylate, triflate and pamoate.[2][3] Pyrvinium was identified as a potent Wnt inhibitor, acting through activation of Casein kinase CK1α.[4][5]

Pyrvinium salts can also inhibit the growth of cancer cells.[6] More specifically, the pamoate salt has been shown to have preferential toxicity for various cancer cell lines during glucose starvation.[7]

  1. ^ Desai AS (December 1962). "Single-dose treatment of oxyuriasis with pyrvinium embonate". British Medical Journal. 2 (5319): 1583–5. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5319.1583. PMC 1926864. PMID 14027194.
  2. ^ "Pyrvinium". PubChem. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Heterocycles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Saraswati S, Alfaro MP, Thorne CA, Atkinson J, Lee E, Young PP (2010). "Pyrvinium, a potent small molecule Wnt inhibitor, promotes wound repair and post-MI cardiac remodeling". PLOS ONE. 5 (11): e15521. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...515521S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015521. PMC 2993965. PMID 21170416. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC0 license.
  5. ^ Shen C, Nayak A, Melendez RA, Robbins DJ (2020). "Casein Kinase 1α as a Regulator of Wnt-Driven Cancer". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21 (16): 5940. doi:10.3390/ijms21165940. PMC 7460588. PMID 32824859.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Macdonald was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Esumi H, Lu J, Kurashima Y, Hanaoka T (August 2004). "Antitumor activity of pyrvinium pamoate, 6-(dimethylamino)-2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)ethenyl]-1-methyl-quinolinium pamoate salt, showing preferential cytotoxicity during glucose starvation". Cancer Science. 95 (8): 685–90. doi:10.1111/j.1349-7006.2004.tb03330.x. PMC 11159109. PMID 15298733.