7 alpha- and 7 beta-carboxymethyl-derivatives of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and 11-deoxycortisol. Synthesis and immunogenic properties.

abstract：:Three BS-BODIPY (brassinosteroids-4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene) conjugates were synthesized and their fluorescent and immunological properties were investigated. Two of the conjugates, having present all the functional groups characteristic of BS, were shown to be potentially useful as biological probes ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Malachowska-Ugarte M,Sperduto C,Ermolovich YV,Sauchuk AL,Jurášek M,Litvinovskaya RP,Straltsova D,Smolich I,Zhabinskii VN,Drašar P,Demidchik V,Khripach VA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report on the progress we have made in elucidating the mechanisms through which estrogen alters synaptic responses in hypothalamic neurons. We examined the modulation by estrogen of the coupling of various receptor systems to inwardly rectifying and small conductance, Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (SK) channels. We us...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Kelly MJ,Rønnekleiv OK,Ibrahim N,Lagrange AH,Wagner EJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structures of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), ursodeoxycholic acid (7beta isomer of CDCA) and their other two epimers (3beta,7alpha- and 3beta,7beta-isomers) have been resolved. The four isomers were recrystallized from p-xylene. CDCA crystal is hexagonal P6(5) while the crystals of the other three isomers a...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Alvarez M,Jover A,Carrazana J,Meijide F,Soto VH,Tato JV

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The abundant expression of progesterone receptors (PR) in human meningiomas is well established. It is unknown, however, how PR expression is regulated, especially since estrogen receptors (ER) are virtually absent in these tumors. At the mRNA level, ER splice variants occur in meningioma but these appear not to be in...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Blankenstein MA,Verheijen FM,Jacobs JM,Donker TH,van Duijnhoven MW,Thijssen JH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of progesterone, its agonists (progestin RU-5020, glucocorticoid RU-26988) and antagonist (antiprogesterone, anti-glucocorticoid RU-486) were tested on isolated fat cells in vitro. When added to the incubation medium, all four steroids decreased basal glucose oxidation. The inhibitory effect of the steroid...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Sutter-Dub MT,Kaaya A,Sfaxi Al,Sodoyez-Goffaux F,Sodoyez JC,Sutter BC

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)), the active metabolite of vitamin D, plays a role in regulating proliferation and differentiation of cells, in addition to its classic function in mineral homeostasis. Recent studies have also provided evidence for the involvement of 1a...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Shany S,Levy Y,Lahav-Cohen M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 30 years, numerous studies in invertebrates and vertebrates have established a role of calcium in oocyte maturation as well as in the resumption and progression of follicular development. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCO) is characterized by hyperandrogenic chronic anovulation, theca cell hyperplasia, an...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Thys-Jacobs S,Donovan D,Papadopoulos A,Sarrel P,Bilezikian JP

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:21-Hydroxypregnenolone and its metabolite 5-pregnene-3 beta, 20 alpha 21-triol have been measured in the sulfate fraction of neonatal urine. These two steroids are the major two 21-hydroxylated 5-pregnenes produced by neonates and are almost exclusively excreted as disulfates. The excretions of these steroids by norma...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Shackleton CH,Homoki J,Taylor NF

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brassinosteroid (BR) phytohormones play indispensable roles in plant growth and development. Brassinolide (BL) and 24-epibrassinolide (24-epiBL) are the most active ones among the BRs reported thus far. Unfortunately, the extremely low natural content and intricate synthesis process limit their popularization in agric...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Lei B,Liu J,Yao X

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:ERα36 is a recently cloned variant of estrogen receptor-alpha which has been proved to play an active role in a series of malignant diseases. METHOD:ERα36 expression was examined using immunohistochemical methods with sections from 126 resected NSCLC specimens. The immunoreactivity of ERα66 was also studi...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Zhang S,Qiu C,Wang L,Liu Q,Du J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of testosterone (T) in the peripheral plasma of laboratory mice is extremely variable. This variability is already evident at 20--25 days of age and is not eliminated by brief or chronic exposure to male or female mice, or by isolation. The variation in T levels in plasma samples collected from the s...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Bartke A,Dalterio S

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the development of receptivity the endometrium undergoes specific changes. Several factors have been suggested as markers of endometrial receptivity. A common feature for most of these factors is that they are directly, or indirectly, regulated by progesterone. The effect of various doses and regimens of mifepristo...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Danielsson KG,Marions L,Bygdeman M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preimplantation rabbit embryos were incubated with pregnenolone and dehydroisoandrosterone under conditions which gave formazan precipitation by the histochemical technique. The metabolic fate of the labeled steroids was assessed simultaneously. There was no concomitant transformation of pregnenolone to progesterone a...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Bleau G

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD), by converting cortisol and corticosterone to hormonally inactive cortisone and 11-dehydrocorticosterone, respectively, is an important pre-receptor signaling pathway for the renal mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). This receptor has an equal affinity for the glucocorti...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Stewart PM,Mason JI

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are essential steroid hormones that regulate numerous metabolic and homeostatic functions in almost all physiological systems. Synthetic glucocorticoids are among the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of various conditions including autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases. G...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Sulaiman RS,Kadmiel M,Cidlowski JA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progesterone and its polar metabolite(s) trigger the meiotic divisions in the amphibian oocyte through a non-genomic signaling system at the plasma membrane. Published site-directed mutagenesis studies of ouabain binding and progesterone-ouabain competition studies indicate that progesterone binds to a 23 amino acid e...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Morrill GA,Kostellow AB,Askari A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six naturally occurring C27 ecdysteroids were isolated and identified from the tobacco hornworm during pupal-adult development five days after peak titer of molting hormone activity. In order of decreasing quantities the hormones were: 20,26-dihydroxyecdysone, 3-epi-20-hydroxyecdysone, 20hydroxyecdysone, 3-epi-20,26-d...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Kaplanis JN,Thompson MJ,Dutky SR,Robbins WE

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, is important to many Asian countries due to its high economic value as an aquaculture product. With demand increasing, there is requirement for a better understanding of the biosynthetic components that regulate its growth and reproduction, including steroids, in ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Thongbuakaew T,Siangcham T,Suwansa-ard S,Elizur A,Cummins SF,Sobhon P,Sretarugsa P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formestane (F, androst-4-en-4-ol-3,17-dione) is an irreversible aromatase inhibitor with the ability to suppress the estrogen production from anabolic steroids. Consequently, F is mentioned on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list and because studies have shown that F is produced endogenously in small am...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Polet M,Van Renterghem P,Van Gansbeke W,Van Eenoo P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen cholesteryl alkyl ethers were synthesized through alcoholysis of cholesterol p-toluenesulfonate. This method was found superior to the etherification of sodium or potassium cholesterylate with alkyl halides or methanesulfonates, especially for the preparation of long-chain unsaturated aklyl ethers of [7(m)-3...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Halperin G,Gatt S

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saturation analysis of the binding of [3H]dexamethasone [( 3H]DEX) to ammonium sulfate precipitates (ASPs) confirmed the presence of a limited-capacity, high-affinity binder in human adipose tissue cytosols. Various non-radioactive steroids competed with [3H]DEX for binding to the ASPs in the following sequence: dexam...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Miller LK,Kral JG,Strain GW,Zumoff B

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and efficient synthesis of 6E-hydroximinosteroid homodimers is described. The two new compounds were linked at position 3 of the steroid nucleus via a ruthenium catalyzed cross-metathesis reaction. The cytotoxic activity of these compounds was evaluated in vitro on human lung carcinoma A549 (ATCC CCL-185), col...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Rega M,Jiménez C,Rodríguez J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The LNCaP-Fast Growing Colony (FGC) human prostate cancer cell line proliferates in response to the addition of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) 10(-10)-10(-8) M in charcoal-stripped serum-supplemented media. LNCaP-FGC cells will not attach or proliferate in serum-free conditions. LNCaP-FGC stock cultures were maintained in ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Kirschenbaum A,Ren M,Levine AC

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C17-20Lyase and 21-hydroxylase activities were measured during late gestation in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) fetal adrenal. Activities were assessed in 10,000 x g supernatants with 17-hydroxyprogesterone and NADPH as substrates. Although conversion of [14C]17-hydroxyprogesterone to [14C]androstenedione was note...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Sholl SA

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fingernail clipping is expected to be a specimen for steroid testing, because it has several advantages over blood; i.e., noninvasive collection, ease of storage, portability and handling, and possibility for an assessment of the steroid status over a relatively long and retrospective time window. In this study, we ex...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Higashi T,Yamagata K,Kato Y,Ogawa Y,Takano K,Nakaaze Y,Iriyama T,Min JZ,Ogawa S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) are nuclear receptors that are activated by thyroid hormone ligands and co-regulator proteins. Two receptor subtypes, TRalpha and TRbeta, have been suggested to play a role in numerous physiological functions. However, specificity of receptor subtype function and co-regulator interactio...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Koury EJ,Pawlyk AC,Berrodin TJ,Smolenski CL,Nagpal S,Deecher DC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven new 14,15-seco-pregnane-type steroidal glycosides, cynanosides P1-P5, Q1-Q3, R1-R3, and a novel 12,13-seco-14,18-nor-pregnane-type steroidal glycoside, cynanoside S, were isolated from the roots of Cynanchum atratum, together with four known compounds, atratoside C, sublanceoside E3, chekiangensoside C and cyna...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Bai H,Li W,Asada Y,Satou T,Wang Y,Koike K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioimmunoassay (RIA) method is described for the determination of 4-androstene-3, 11, 17-trione (11-oxo-androstenedione) in human plasma. 4-androstene-3, 11, 17-trione 3-(0-carboxymethyl) oxime-bovine serum albumin conjugate was used to generate highly specific antiserum in rabbits. Cross reactivities of several o...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Schlaghecke R,Kley HK,Krüskemper HL

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely prescribed as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer patients. Unlike other steroid hormone receptors, the GC receptor is not considered an oncogene. Research in the past few years has revealed the complexity of GC-mediated signaling, but it remains puzzling whether GCs promote or inhibit ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Pang JM,Huang YC,Sun SP,Pan YR,Shen CY,Kao MC,Wang RH,Wang LH,Lin KT

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is thought to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of chronic diabetic complications. We investigated the protective effects of 17 beta-estradiol (E2) on alloxan-induced stress oxidant, hepatic dysfunction and histological changes in male rats liver and pancreas. Our results showed that 17 beta-est...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Hamden K,Carreau S,Boujbiha MA,Lajmi S,Aloulou D,Kchaou D,Elfeki A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00