The present invention refers to steroid derivatives for use as medicaments. More specifically, the invention also relates to the use of a steroid derivative of 5-androstene-, 5-pregnenolone or corresponding saturated derivatives (androstane- or pregnane-) in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a benign and/or malignant tumour, which medicament is capable of interrupting disturbances in Wut-signaling, such as cell-cycle arrest in G1-phase, and/or providing an angiostatic effect. Examples of such steroid derivatives are -5-androstene-17-ol, androstane-17-ol-pregnane-17-ol or pregnane-17-ol derivatives. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method of producing a medicament for the treatment of a benign and/or malignant tumour and/or an inflammatory condition comprising the steps of contacting 5-androstane-3B,17-dio 1 or androstane-3B-diol, an enzyme and a sulfotransferase to provide 5-androstene-17-ol-3B-sulfate or corresponding andros tane derivative (17-AEDS or 17-AADS); and mixing the 17-AEDS or 17-AADS so produced with a suitable carrier; whereby a medicament which is capable of acting as a ligand to peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor—(PPAR) is produced.
本发明涉及类
固醇衍
生物用作药物。更具体地,本发明还涉及在制造用于治疗良性和/或恶性肿瘤的药物中使用5-雄烯烷,5-
孕酮或相应饱和衍
生物(雄烷或孕烷)的类
固醇衍
生物,该药物能够中断Wut信号传导的紊乱,例如在G1期细胞周期停滞,并/或提供血管生成抑制作用。此类类
固醇衍
生物的例子是-5-雄烯烷-17-醇,雄烷-17-醇-孕烷-17-醇或孕烷-17-醇衍
生物。此外,本发明还涉及一种用于制备用于治疗良性和/或恶性肿瘤和/或炎症症状的药物的方法,包括以下步骤:接触5-雄烷-3B,17-二酮或雄烷-3B
-二醇,一种酶和一种
硫酸转移酶,以提供5-雄烯烷-17-醇-3B-
硫酸酯或相应的雄烷衍
生物(17-AEDS或17-
AADS);并将所生产的17-AEDS或17-
AADS与适当的载体混合;从而制备出能够作为
过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体-(
PPAR)
配体的药物。