New 5?-reductase inhibitors: In vitro and in vivo effects
摘要:
The enzyme 5 alpha-reductase is responsible for the conversion of testosterone (T) to its more potent androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This steroid had been implicated in androgen-dependent diseases such as: benign prostatic hyperplasia. prostate cancer, acne and androgenic alopecia. The inhibition of 5 alpha-reductase enzyme offers a potentially useful treatment for these diseases.In this study, we report the synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of several new 3-substituted pregna-4, 16-diene-6, 20-dione derivatives. These compounds were prepared from the commercially available 16-dehydropregnenolone acetate. The biological activity of the new steroidal derivatives was determined in vivo as well as in vitro experiments.In vivo experiments, the anti-androgenic effect of the steroids was demonstrated by the decrease of the weight of the prostate gland of gonadectomized hamster treated with T plus finasteride or the new steroids. The IC50 value of these steroids was determined by measuring the conversion of radio labeled T to DHT.The results of this study carried out with 5 alpha-reductase enzyme from hamster and human prostate showed that four of the six steroidal derivatives (5, 7, 9, 10) exhibited much higher 5 alpha-reductase inhibitory activity, as indicated by the IC50 values than the presently used Proscar 3 (finasteride).The comparison of the weight of the hamster's prostate gland indicated that compound 5 had a comparable weight decrease as finasteride. The overall data of this study showed very clearly those compounds 5, 7, 9, 10 are good inhibitors for the 5 alpha-reductase enzyme. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
accessing 6-alkoxy-Δ4,6-diene-3-one derivatives. Such scaffolds were serendipitously obtained in the course of the study of the reaction of Δ4-3-keto steroids with catalytic amounts of iodine in refluxing methanol. A series of 6-methoxy and 6-ethoxy- Δ4,6-diene-3-ones were prepared from easily-available sterols in a two-step sequence; first, oxidation of sterols furnished the Δ4-3-keto steroids, which
An efficient one-pot synthesis generating 4-ene-3,6-dione functionalised steroids from steroidal 5-en-3β-ols using a modified Jones oxidation methodology
作者:A. Christy Hunter、Shelley-Marie Priest
DOI:10.1016/j.steroids.2005.07.007
日期:2006.1
Steroids with 4-ene-3,6-dione functionality have application in natural product chemistry, as synthetic intermediates and as aromatase inhibitors. Here, we report a two-phase oxidation of a range of steroidal 5-en-3 beta-ols into corresponding 4-ene-3,6-diones using a modified Jones oxidation. The new reaction affords high yields (77-89%) of product in relatively short reaction times (1-2 h). The simplicity of this reaction gives significant advantages over previously reported methodologies. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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