New hydrazino and hydroxyamino-14beta-hydroxyandrostane derivatives active on the cardio-vascular system, processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing same
17β-<i>O</i>-Aminoalkyloximes of 5β-Androstane-3β,14β-diol with Digitalis-like Activity: Synthesis, Cardiotonic Activity, Structure−Activity Relationships, and Molecular Modeling of the Na<sup>+</sup>,K<sup>+</sup>-ATPase Receptor
with a 17-aminoalkoxyiminoalkyl or -alkenyl substituent was synthesized and evaluated for inhibition of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase and for inotropic activity. The highest inhibition was found with compounds having the substituent in configuration 17beta and the amino group at a distance of 6 or 7 bonds from C(17) of the digitoxigenin skeleton. The presence of the oxime function strengthens the interaction with
The invention describes hydrazino and hydroxyamino-14.beta.-hydroxyandrostane derivatives having general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein the symbol means .alpha. or .beta. configuration and A, B, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 have the meanings given in the description and their use in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders such as heart failure and hypertension.