Background:

BIO-acetoxime (BIA) is a potent and selective GSK-3 inhibitor, with IC50s of both 10 nM for GSK-3α/β. BIO-acetoxime has anticonvulsant and anti-infection activity.
BIO-acetoxime (BIA; Compound 13) is a potent and selective GSK-3α/β inhibitor, with IC50s of both 10 nM. BIO-acetoxime (BIA) shows weak effect on CDK5/p35 (IC50, 2.4 μM), CDK2/cyclin A (IC50, 4.3 μM), and CDK1/cyclin B (IC50, 63 μM)[1]. BIO-acetoxime (BIA) (5 μM and 10 μM) increases the viability of HSV-1-infected cells but shows little effect on morphology and viability of mockin-fected cells. Moreover, BIO-acetoxime (BIA) (0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5, and 10 μM) significantly reduces the release of HSV-1 particles in OC3 cells, with an EC50 of 0.68 ± 0.28 μM. BIO-acetoxime (BIA) inhibits the expression of HSV-1 genes, and may not affect the nuclear targeting of HSV-1 capsids. In addition, delayed addition of BIO-acetoxime (BIA) also inhibits HSV-1 infection[2].
BIO-acetoxime (BIA) shows anticonvulsant effects in the focal pilocarpine rat model at 0.5 mg/kg, and in 6-Hz fully kindled FVB/N mice at 0.5, 2.5, and 5 mg/kg via i.p. administration[3].
Reference：
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[2]. Hsu MJ, et al. Antiherpetic potential of 6-bromoindirubin-3'-acetoxime (BIO-acetoxime) in human oral epithelial cells. Arch Virol. 2013 Jun;158(6):1287-96.
[3]. Aourz N, et al. Identification of GSK-3 as a Potential Therapeutic Entry Point for Epilepsy. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2018 Nov 6.