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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
Lao, Kejing,Sun, Jie,Wang, Chong,Wang, Ying,You, Qidong,Xiao, Hong,Xiang, Hua
, p. 4212 - 4217 (2017)
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.
Azasteroids as Inhibitors of Rat Prostatic 5α-Reductase
Rasmusson, Gary H.,Reynolds, Glenn F.,Utne, Torleif,Jobson, Ronald B.,Primka, Raymond L.,et al.
, p. 1690 - 1701 (2007/10/02)
A series of A-ring heterocyclic steroids has been prepared and tested for inhibition of rat prostatic steroid 5α-reductase in vitro.Strinkingly high inhibitory activity was found with a group of 17β-substituted 4-methyl-4-aza-5α-androstan-3-ones.These compounds were prepared from 3-keto-Δ4-precursors by oxidative (O3 or NaIO4-KMnO4) A-ring cleavage followed, in turn, by ring closure with an amine and hydrogenation over platinum catalyst.Other A-ring azasteroids were made by Beckmann rearrangement of oximes of 2-oxo-A-nor-, 3-oxo- and 4-oxo-5α-androstanes.An A-nor-2-oxo-3-azasteroid was prepared by oxidative decarbonylation of a precursor 2,3-dioxo-4-azasteroid with m-chloroperbenzoic acid.A-ring modifications of the 4-azasteroids included Δ1-unsaturation, 2- and 4-substituents, and 3-carbonyl replacements.Side chains at the 17-position were varied with an emphasis on carboxylate derivatives (salts, esters, and amides).
