Digimed

DescriptionDigitoxin is the most powerful and reliable of the glucosides which have been extracted from digitalis leave. It is a cardiac glycoside (CG). It is a cardiotonic drug, which exhibits cardiac and anti-cancer properties. Digitoxin inhibits nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling. It is used to treat congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia. Digitoxin prevents microtubule formation.

DescriptionDigitoxin is a cardiac glycoside that has been found in Digitalis and has diverse biological activities. It inhibits human recombinant α1β1, α2β2, and α3β1 subunit-containing Na+/K+-ATPases with Ki values of 250, 63, and 136 nM, respectively. Digitoxin inhibits the human-ether-a-go-go (hERG) potassium channel, also known as Kv11.1, in HEK293 cells expressing hERG (IC50 = 11.1 nM). It enhances developed tension and contractile force in electrically stimulated isolated guinea pig left atrial muscle when used at concentrations of 0.2 and 0.4 μM, respectively. Dietary administration of digitoxin (~1 mg/kg per day) attenuates congestive heart failure and reduces myocardial hypertrophy in a rat model of myocardial infarction induced by coronary artery ligation. Digitoxin is also cytotoxic to a panel of 10 human cancer cell lines, including myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia cancer cells, with IC50 values ranging from 12 to 76 nM. Formulations containing digitoxin have previously been used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias.