Merck, S-015-1ML, Sirolimus solution

This Certified Spiking Solution® is suitable for critical quantitative applications in clinical and diagnostic testing such as therapeutic drug monitoring assays to ensure patients remain within the drug’s narrow therapeutic range. The Snap-N-Spike® format allows laboratories to eliminate weighing operations of hazardous substances such as sirolimus, significantly reducing occupational exposure hazards related to the handling of acutely toxic powders, and provides the ability to spike into their matrix of choice just before use. Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin, belongs to the group of natural hydrophobic macrolides and is used widely as an immunosuppressive drug. It also shows anti-fungal, anti-candidal, anti-tumor, and anti-proliferative, in addition to immunosuppressive activities. Sirolimus is produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus bacterium and works as a mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR)inhibitor. It acts by blocking the activation and proliferation of T-lymphocytes, in response to the cytokines and antigens.