DHEA (Prasterone) is one of the most abundant steroid hormones. DHEA (Prasterone) mediates its action via multiple signaling pathways involving specific membrane receptors and via transformation into androgen and estrogen derivatives (e.g., androgens, estrogens, 7α and 7β DHEA, and 7α and 7β epiandrosterone derivatives) acting through their specific receptors.

DHEA (Prasterone) is an effective antiapoptotic factor, reversing the serum deprivation-induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells (DU145 and LNCaP cell lines) as well as in colon cancer cells (Caco2 cell line). DHEA (Prasterone) significantly reduces serum deprivation-induced apoptosis in all 3 cancer cell types, quantitated with the APOPercentage assay (apoptosis is reduced from 0.587±0.053 to 0.142±0.0016 or 0.059±0.002 after treatment for 12 hours with DHEA or NGF, respectively; n=3, P<0.01), and by flow cytometry analysis (FACS) for DU145 cells. The antiapoptotic effect of DHEA is dose dependent with an EC50 at nanomolar concentrations (EC₅₀: 11.2±3.6 nM and 12.4±2.2 nM in DU145 and Caco2 cells, respectively)^[1]. DHEA (Prasterone) is the principal sex steroid precursor in humans and can be converted directly to androgens. DHEA (Prasterone) (≥1 μM) causes a dose-dependent inhibition of Chub-S7 proliferation, as assessed by thymidine incorporation assays. DHEA (Prasterone) treatment inhibits expression of the key glucocorticoid-regulating genesH6PDH(≥100 nM) andHSD11B1(≥1 μM) in differentiating preadipocytes in a dose-dependent manner. In keeping with this finding, DHEA (Prasterone) treatment (≥1 μM) results in a marked reduction in 11β-HSD1 oxoreductase activity (≥1 μM) and a concurrent increase in dehydrogenase activity at the highest DHEA dose used (25 μM DHEA) in differentiated adipocytes^[2].

DHEA (Prasterone) in the diet (0.45 % w/w) of male B6 mice (groups of five mice) treated for 8 weeks led to significant decreases in body temperature compared with mice fed the control AIN-76A diet. A similar comparison indicated that control and pair-fed mice are also significantly different. Animals fed DHEA (Prasterone) have significantly lower temperatures than mice fed the control diet 26/29 times tested; mice pair fed to those on the DHEA (Prasterone) diet are less affected, with 8/29 values significantly lower than in mice fed AIN-76Aad libitum. The temperatures of mice fed DHEA (Prasterone) or pair fed to DHEA (Prasterone) are significantly different 21/29 times tested. Body weights are significantly greater in mice fed the control diet than in mice fed DHEA or pair fed to DHEA (Prasterone). Food intake (grams per day) from cages are averaged for each week (n=7), except for Week 9 (n=3). The amount of food intake is significantly decreased in mice fed DHEA (Prasterone). By design, mice pair fed to DHEA (Prasterone) ate about the same amount. Thus, it appears that DHEA (Prasterone) reduces body temperature by food restriction and by a separate mechanism^[3].

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• Steroids

Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

Ethanol : 50 mg/mL(173.36 mM;Need ultrasonic)

DMSO : 50 mg/mL(173.36 mM;Need ultrasonic)

H₂O : 1 mg/mL(3.47 mM;Need ultrasonic)

请根据产品在不同溶剂中的溶解度选择合适的溶剂配制储备液；一旦配成溶液，请分装保存，避免反复冻融造成的产品失效。
储备液的保存方式和期限：-80℃, 6 months; -20℃, 1 month。-80℃ 储存时，请在 6 个月内使用，-20℃ 储存时，请在 1 个月内使用。

请根据您的实验动物和给药方式选择适当的溶解方案。以下溶解方案都请先按照In Vitro方式配制澄清的储备液，再依次添加助溶剂：

——为保证实验结果的可靠性，澄清的储备液可以根据储存条件，适当保存；体内实验的工作液，建议您现用现配，当天使用； 以下溶剂前显示的百
分比是指该溶剂在您配制终溶液中的体积占比；如在配制过程中出现沉淀、析出现象，可以通过加热和/或超声的方式助溶

• 1.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： Cremophor EL

  Solubility: 5 mg/mL (17.34 mM); Clear solution; Need ultrasonic
• 2.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： 10% DMSO    90%corn oil

  Solubility: ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (8.67 mM); Clear solution

  此方案可获得 ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (8.67 mM，饱和度未知) 的澄清溶液，此方案不适用于实验周期在半个月以上的实验。

  以 1 mL 工作液为例，取 100 μL 25.0 mg/mL 的澄清 DMSO 储备液加到 900 μL玉米油中，混合均匀。

• 3.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： 10% EtOH    90% (20%SBE-β-CDin saline)

  Solubility: ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (8.67 mM); Clear solution

  此方案可获得 ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (8.67 mM，饱和度未知) 的澄清溶液。

  以 1 mL 工作液为例，取 100 μL 25.0 mg/mL 的澄清 EtOH 储备液加到 900 μL20% 的 SBE-β-CD 生理盐水水溶液中，混合均匀。

  将 2 g 磺丁基醚 β-环糊精加入 5 mL 生理盐水中，再用生理盐水定容至 10 mL，完全溶解，澄清透明
• 4.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： 10% EtOH    90%corn oil

  Solubility: ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (8.67 mM); Clear solution

  此方案可获得 ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (8.67 mM，饱和度未知) 的澄清溶液，此方案不适用于实验周期在半个月以上的实验。

  以 1 mL 工作液为例，取 100 μL 25.0 mg/mL 的澄清 EtOH 储备液加到 900 μL玉米油中，混合均匀。

• 5.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： 5% DMSO    95% (20%SBE-β-CDin saline)

  Solubility: ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (8.67 mM); Clear solution
• 6.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： 10% DMSO    40%PEG300   5%Tween-80   45% saline

  Solubility: ≥ 1.25 mg/mL (4.33 mM); Clear solution

  此方案可获得 ≥ 1.25 mg/mL (4.33 mM，饱和度未知) 的澄清溶液。

  以 1 mL 工作液为例，取 100 μL 12.5 mg/mL 的澄清 DMSO 储备液加到 400 μL PEG300 中，混合均匀；向上述体系中加入50 μL Tween-80，混合均匀；然后继续加入 450 μL生理盐水定容至 1 mL。

  将 0.9 g 氯化钠，完全溶解于 100 mL ddH2O 中，得到澄清透明的生理盐水溶液
• 7.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： 10% DMSO    90% (20%SBE-β-CDin saline)

  Solubility: ≥ 1.25 mg/mL (4.33 mM); Clear solution

  此方案可获得 ≥ 1.25 mg/mL (4.33 mM，饱和度未知) 的澄清溶液。

  以 1 mL 工作液为例，取 100 μL 12.5 mg/mL 的澄清 DMSO 储备液加到 900 μL20% 的 SBE-β-CD 生理盐水水溶液中，混合均匀。

  将 2 g 磺丁基醚 β-环糊精加入 5 mL 生理盐水中，再用生理盐水定容至 10 mL，完全溶解，澄清透明