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 Wnt-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-3β,17-diol or androstane-3β-diol, an enzyme and a sulfotransferase to provide 5-androstene-17-ol-3β-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
生物作为药物的使用。更具体地说,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-、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Wnt信号传导中的干扰,例如在G1期细胞周期停滞,并/或提供抗血管生成效应。此类类
固醇衍
生物的例子包括-5-雄烯-17-醇、雄烷-17-醇-孕烷-17-醇或孕烷-17-醇衍
生物。在另一方面,本发明还涉及一种制造用于治疗良性和/或恶性肿瘤和/或炎症状态的药物的方法,包括以下步骤:将5-雄烷-3β,17
-二醇或雄烷-3β
-二醇、酶和
硫酸转移酶接触,以提供5-雄烯-17-醇-3β-
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;从而产生能够作为
过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体-(
PPAR)
配体的药物。