Necrostatin-1 (Synonyms: MTH-DL-Tryptophan,Nec-1)

Necrostatin-1 mainly acts on RIP1 in cells ^[5], Necrostatin-1 is a RIP1 kinase inhibitor with an IC50 value of 0.32 mM^[1]. Necrostatin-1 can effectively inhibit RIP1 autophosphorylation, Necrostatin-1 effectively blocks RIP1-RIP3-MLKL signaling by inhibiting RIP1 phosphorylation ^[7]. Necrostatin-1 is also an IDO inhibitor^[2].

Under oxidative stress conditions, CMPC mainly displayed a necrotic phenotype and by pretreatment with Necrostatin-1, we observed a 37 ± 8% reduction in necrotic cell death in CMPCs compared with vehicle. Not find differences in apoptotic-mediated cell death. Therefore, Necrostatin-1 increased the survival of CMPCs by inhibiting necrotic cell death ^[4]. The ratios of apoptotic and necrotic C2C12 cells were increased following CoCl2 treatment, typical necroptotic morphological characteristics were able to observe by TEM, whereas Necrostatin-1 exhibited a protective effect against CoCl2 induced oxidative stress. Treatment with Necrostatin-1 significantly decreased the levels of RIP1, p ERK1/2, HIF 1α, BNIP3 and ROS induced by CoCl2, and promoted C2C12 differentiation. Necrostatin-1 reversed the CoCl2 induced decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential ^[6].

In mice,Necrostatin-1 (Nec-1), a specific inhibitor of the receptor-interacting protein 1 (RIP1) kinase domain, prevented osmotic nephrosis and CIAKI, whereas an inactive Necrostatin-1 derivate (Nec-1i) or the pan-caspase inhibitor zVAD did not. Necrostatin-1 prevented RCM-induced dilation of peritubular capillaries, suggesting a novel role unrelated to cell death for the RIP1 kinase domain in the regulation of microvascular hemodynamics and pathophysiology of CIAKI^[3].

References:
[1]: Xie T, Peng W, et,al. Structural basis of RIP1 inhibition by necrostatins. Structure. 2013 Mar 5;21(3):493-9. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2013.01.016. PMID: 23473668.
[2]: Degterev A, Huang Z, et,al. Chemical inhibitor of nonapoptotic cell death with therapeutic potential for ischemic brain injury. Nat Chem Biol. 2005 Jul;1(2):112-9. doi: 10.1038/nchembio711. Epub 2005 May 29. Erratum in: Nat Chem Biol. 2005 Sep;1(4):234. PMID: 16408008.
[3]: Linkermann A, Heller JO, et,al. The RIP1-kinase inhibitor necrostatin-1 prevents osmotic nephrosis and contrast-induced AKI in mice. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Oct;24(10):1545-57. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2012121169. Epub 2013 Jul 5. Erratum in: J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Dec;25(12):2942. PMID: 23833261; PMCID: PMC3785275.
[4]: Feyen D, Gaetani R, et,al. Increasing short-term cardiomyocyte progenitor cell (CMPC) survival by necrostatin-1 did not further preserve cardiac function. Cardiovasc Res. 2013 Jul 1;99(1):83-91. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvt078. Epub 2013 Apr 3. PMID: 23554461.
[5]: Degterev A, Hitomi J, et,al.Identification of RIP1 kinase as a specific cellular target of necrostatins. Nat Chem Biol. 2008 May;4(5):313-21. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.83. PMID: 18408713; PMCID: PMC5434866.
[6]: Chen R, Xu J, et,al.Necrostatin-1 protects C2C12 myotubes from CoCl2-induced hypoxia. Int J Mol Med. 2018 May;41(5):2565-2572. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3466. Epub 2018 Feb 6. PMID: 29436688; PMCID: PMC5846651.
[7]: Degterev A, Huang Z, et,al. Chemical inhibitor of nonapoptotic cell death with therapeutic potential for ischemic brain injury. Nat Chem Biol. 2005 Jul;1(2):112-9. doi: 10.1038/nchembio711. Epub 2005 May 29. Erratum in: Nat Chem Biol. 2005 Sep;1(4):234. PMID: 16408008.