- Synthesis of N-substituted 3-oxo-17β -carboxamide-4-aza-5α-androstanes and the tautomerism of 3-oxo-4-aza-5-androstenes
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An N-aryl-3-oxo-4-aza-5α -androst-1-ene-17β carboxamide and three N-aryl or alkyl substituted 17α -hydroxy-3-oxo-4-aza-5α -androstane-17β -carboxamides were synthesized as antiandrogen candidates from 3-oxoandrost-4-ene-17β - carboxylic acid and androst-4-ene-3,17-dione respectively. The chemo- and stereoselective reduction of 3-oxo-4-aza-5-ene intermediates with formic acid and their tautomerism in a solution of chloroform and methanol were described.
- Xia, Peng,Yang, Zheng-Yu,Xia, Yi,Zhang, Hao-Bing,Zhang, Ke-Hua,Sun, Xun,Chen, Ying,Zheng, Yun-Qing
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 3-oxo-4-oxa-5α-androst-17β-amide derivatives as dual 5α-reductase inhibitors and androgen receptor antagonists
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second leading cause of death in men. Recently, some researches have showed that 5α-reductase inhibitors were beneficial in PCa treatment as well. In this study, a series of novel 3-oxo-4-oxa-5α-androst-17β-amide derivatives have been designed and synthesized in a more simple and convenient method. Most of the synthesized compounds displayed good 5α-reductase inhibitory activities and androgen receptor binding affinities. Their anti-proliferation activities in PC-3 and LNCaP cell lines were also evaluated and the results indicated that most of the synthesized compounds exhibited potent anti-proliferative activities. It is obvious that the androgen-dependent cell line LNCaP was much more sensitive than the androgen-independent cell line PC-3. Among all the synthesized compounds, 11d and 11k displayed the best inhibition activity with 4-fold more sensitive toward LNCaP than PC-3, which was consistent with their high affinities observed in AR binding assay. Molecular modeling studies suggested that 11k could bind to AR in a manner similar to the binding of dihydrotestosterone to AR. Compared to the finasteride, 11k showed a longer plasma half-life (4 h) and a better bioavailability. Overall, based on biological activities data, compound 11d and 11k can be identified as potential dual 5α-reductase inhibitors and AR antagonists which might be of therapeutic importance for prostate cancer treatment.
- Lao, Kejing,Sun, Jie,Wang, Chong,Wang, Ying,You, Qidong,Xiao, Hong,Xiang, Hua
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p. 4212 - 4217
(2017/08/23)
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