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Synthesis and investigations on the oxidative degradation of C3/C5-Alkyl-1,2,4-triarylpyrroles as ligands for the estrogen receptor
Schaefer, Anja,Wellner, Anja,Gust, Ronald
, p. 794 - 803 (2012/01/06)
In this study, we synthesized 1,2,4-triarylpyrroles as ligands for the estrogen receptor (ER). Two pyrrole series were prepared with either C3-alkyl or C3/C5-dialkyl residues. Compounds from both series were susceptible to oxidative degradation-dialkylated compounds (t1/2=33-66h) to a higher extent than their monoalkylated congeners (t1/2=140-211h). Nevertheless, stability was sufficient for determination of in vitro ER binding affinity. The most active agonist in hormone-dependent, ERα-positive MCF-7/2a and U2-OS/α cells was 1,2,4-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-propyl-1H-pyrrole (6d) (MCF-7/2a: EC50=70nM; U2-OS/α: EC50=1.6nM). A corresponding inactivity in U2-OS/β cells demonstrated the high ERα selectivity. This trend was confirmed in a competition experiment using estradiol (E2) and purified hERα and hERβ proteins (relative binding affinity (RBA) calculated for 6d: RBA(ERα)=1.85%; RBA(ERβ) 0.01%). Generally, C3/C5-dialkyl substitution led to reduction of activity, possibly due to lower stability. Triarylpyrroles with C3-alkyl or C3/C5-dialkyl residues were synthesized as ligands for the estrogen receptor (ER). The compounds exhibited transcription activation selectively for ERα but only marginally displaced estradiol from its binding site. The compounds were susceptible to oxidative degradation-dialkylated compounds to a higher extent than their monoalkylated congeners. The reasons for instability were elucidated; thus, by changing the substitution pattern, it will be possible to generate stable triarylpyrroles.
