Provided are compositions for inhibiting a biological activity of an aldoketo reductase family 1, member C3 (AKR1 C3) polypeptide. In some embodiments, the compositions are indomethacin derivatives that are AKR1 C3-specific inhibitors. Also provided are methods for producing disclosed indomethacin derivatives that substantially lack cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity but that have AKR1C3 inhibitory activity, methods for inhibiting AKR1C3 polypeptide biological activities, and methods for treating prostate tumors in subjects.
提供了抑制醛酮还原酶家族1成员C3 (AKR1 C3)
多肽的
生物活性的组合物。在某些实施例中,这些组合物是AKR1 C3特异性
抑制剂的靛烷酸衍
生物。还提供了制备所述靛烷酸衍
生物的方法,这些方法基本上缺乏环氧合酶抑制活性,但具有AKR1C3抑制活性,抑制AKR1C3
多肽生物活性的方法,以及治疗受试者前列腺肿瘤的方法。