Introduction of an Electron Withdrawing Group on the Hydroxyphenylnaphthol Scaffold Improves the Potency of 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 (17β-HSD2) Inhibitors
摘要:
Estrogen deficiency in postmenopausal women or elderly men is often associated with the skeletal disease osteoporosis. The supplementation of estradiol (E2) in osteoporotic patients is known to prevent bone fracture but cannot be administered because of adverse effect. As 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (17 beta-HSD2) oxidizes E2 to its inactive form estrone (E1) and has been found in osteoblastic cells, it is an attractive target for the treatment of osteoporosis. Twenty-one novel, naphthalene-derived compounds have been synthesized and evaluated for their 17 beta-HSD2 inhibition and their selectivity toward 17 beta-HSD1 and the estrogen receptors (ERs) alpha and beta. Compound 19 turned out to be the most potent and selective inhibitor of 17 beta-HSD2 in cell-free assays and had a very good cellular activity in MDA-MB-231 cells, expressing naturally 17 beta-HSD2. It also showed marked inhibition of the E1-formation by the rat and mouse orthologous enzymes and strong inhibition of monkey 17 beta-HSD2. It is thus an appropriate candidate to be further evaluated in a disease-oriented model.
Introduction of an Electron Withdrawing Group on the Hydroxyphenylnaphthol Scaffold Improves the Potency of 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 (17β-HSD2) Inhibitors
作者:Marie Wetzel、Sandrine Marchais-Oberwinkler、Enrico Perspicace、Gabriele Möller、Jerzy Adamski、Rolf W. Hartmann
DOI:10.1021/jm2008453
日期:2011.11.10
Estrogen deficiency in postmenopausal women or elderly men is often associated with the skeletal disease osteoporosis. The supplementation of estradiol (E2) in osteoporotic patients is known to prevent bone fracture but cannot be administered because of adverse effect. As 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (17 beta-HSD2) oxidizes E2 to its inactive form estrone (E1) and has been found in osteoblastic cells, it is an attractive target for the treatment of osteoporosis. Twenty-one novel, naphthalene-derived compounds have been synthesized and evaluated for their 17 beta-HSD2 inhibition and their selectivity toward 17 beta-HSD1 and the estrogen receptors (ERs) alpha and beta. Compound 19 turned out to be the most potent and selective inhibitor of 17 beta-HSD2 in cell-free assays and had a very good cellular activity in MDA-MB-231 cells, expressing naturally 17 beta-HSD2. It also showed marked inhibition of the E1-formation by the rat and mouse orthologous enzymes and strong inhibition of monkey 17 beta-HSD2. It is thus an appropriate candidate to be further evaluated in a disease-oriented model.