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• 1326702-42-4 (3α,5α)-3-hydroxy-3-(piperazin-1-ylmethyl)androstan-17-one 
• 32247-96-4 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl bromide 
• 42153-87-7 spiro-3(R)-oxirane-5α-androstan-17-one 

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Synthesis of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 10 steroidal inhibitors: Selectivity, metabolic stability and enhanced potency

17beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 10 (17β-HSD10) is the only mitochondrial member of 17β-HSD family. This enzyme can oxidize estradiol (E2) into estrone (E1), thus reducing concentration of this neuroprotective steroid. Since 17β-HSD10 possesses properties that suggest a possible role in Alzheimer's disease, its inhibition appears to be a therapeutic strategy. After we identified the androsterone (ADT) derivative 1 as a first steroidal inhibitor of 17β-HSD10, new analogs were synthesized to increase the metabolic stability, to improve the selectivity of inhibition over 17β-HSD3 and to optimize the inhibitory potency. From six D-ring derivatives of 1 (17-C[dbnd]O), two compounds (17β-H/17α-OH and 17β-OH/17α-C[tbnd]CH) were more metabolically stable and did not inhibit the 17β-HSD3. Moreover, solid phase synthesis was used to extend the molecular diversity on the 3β-piperazinylmethyl group of the steroid base core. Eight over 120 new derivatives were more potent inhibitors than 1 for the transformation of E2 to E1, with the 4-(4-trifluoromethyl-3-methoxybenzyl)piperazin-1-ylmethyl-ADT (D-3,7) being 16 times more potent (IC50 = 0.14 μM). Finally, D-ring modification of D-3,7 provided 17β-OH/17α-C[tbnd]CH derivative 25 and 17β-H/17α-OH derivative 26, which were more potent inhibitor than 1 (1.8 and 2.4 times, respectively).

INHIBITORS OF 17?-HSD1, 17?-HSD3 AND 17?-HSD10

The present application discloses 17β hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase (17β HSD) type 1, 3, 10 inhibitors and use thereof (alone and in combination) in the treatment of cancer and other afflictions. 17β HSDl inhibitors include estradiol derivatives with a ni

Development of 3-substituted-androsterone derivatives as potent inhibitors of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3

17Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 (17β-HSD3) is a steroidogenic enzyme that catalyzes the transformation of 4-androstene-3,17- dione (Δ4-dione) into androgen testosterone (T). To provide effective inhibitors of androgen biosynthesis, we synthesized two different series (amines and carbamates) of 3β-substituted-androsterone derivatives and we tested their inhibitory activity on 17β-HSD3. From the results of our structure-activity relationship study, we identified a series of compounds producing a strong inhibition of 17β-HSD3 overexpressed in HEK-293 cells (homogenized cells). The most active compound when tested in intact HEK-293 transfected cells, namely (3α,5α)-3-{[trans-2,5-dimethyl-4-{[2- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl] sulfonyl}piperazin-1-yl]methyl}-3-hydroxyandrostan-17- one (15b), shows an IC50 value of 6 nM, this compound is thus eight times more active than our reference compound D-5-2 (IC50 = 51 nM). This new improved inhibitor did not stimulate the proliferation of androgen-sensitive Shionogi cells, suggesting a non-androgenic profile. Compound 15b is thus a good candidate for further in vivo studies on rodents.