Indomethacin sodium hydrate is an orally active and BBB-permeable COX1/2 inhibitor, demonstrating IC50 values of 18 nM for COX-1 and 26 nM for COX-2. It exhibits both anticancer and anti-infective activities, making it suitable for research in cancer, inflammation, and viral infections.
- In vitro studies show Indomethacin sodium hydrate (0-150 μM; 24 hours; 3LL-D122 cells) possesses anticancer activity.
- It protects host cells from virus-induced damage by activating PKR, which results in eIF2α phosphorylation.
- This mechanism leads to the inhibition of viral protein translation and replication, with an IC50 of 2 μM.