Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel estradiol–bisphosphonate conjugates as bone-specific estrogens
摘要:
Bone deficiency causes osteoporosis and often decreases quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Estrogens are known to protect elderly women from bone loss. Synthesis of new estradiol-bisphosphonate conjugates (E-2-BPs) was accomplished and their in vivo activity as bone-specific estrogens were examined. Among them, MCC-565 showed selective estrogenic activity in bones; but it showed little estrogenic activity in the uterus. We also found that the linker moiety in E2-BPs was essential for the absorption and specificity of the conjugates. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel estradiol–bisphosphonate conjugates as bone-specific estrogens
摘要:
Bone deficiency causes osteoporosis and often decreases quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Estrogens are known to protect elderly women from bone loss. Synthesis of new estradiol-bisphosphonate conjugates (E-2-BPs) was accomplished and their in vivo activity as bone-specific estrogens were examined. Among them, MCC-565 showed selective estrogenic activity in bones; but it showed little estrogenic activity in the uterus. We also found that the linker moiety in E2-BPs was essential for the absorption and specificity of the conjugates. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.