Catalytic cyclometallation in steroid chemistry IV: Efficient method for the synthesis of tetrahydrothiophene, tetrahydroselenophen and cyclopentanone derivatives of (5α)-cholestane.

abstract：:17 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) was studied in endometrium removed surgically from intact female monkeys in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Also castrated monkeys (N=20) implanted with estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P) in silastic capsules were used to investigate the hormonal dependence of this ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Kreitmann O,Kreitmann-Gimbal B,Bayard F,Hodgen GD

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using cultured Y-1 mouse adrenal tumor cells which produce 20 alpha-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20-DHP), it was found that 0.01 mM corticosterone and deoxycorticosterone increased basal and inhibited ACTH-induced 20-DHP production during consecutive 30 and 120 min incubations. Steroid effects were concentration-dependent...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Mattson MP,Mrotek JJ

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have suggested that progestins play a role in the etiology of breast cancer; however, the mechanisms by which progestins promote tumor formation/progression have not been defined. Progestin action, in target tissues such as the breast, is mediated by the progesterone receptor (PR). PR signaling is compl...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Treviño LS,Bingman WE 3rd,Edwards DP,Nl W

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) regulate the activity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis at several levels. Although hypothalamic CRH secretion may be the primary mechanism by which these cytokines activate the HPA axis, IL-1 expression is increased within t...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Tkachenko IV,Jääskeläinen T,Jääskeläinen J,Palvimo JJ,Voutilainen R

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. In addition, hyperandrogenism may contribute to the pathogenesis of CVD, independent of obesity and insulin resist...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Choi YS,Yang HI,Cho S,Jung JA,Jeon YE,Kim HY,Seo SK,Lee BS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sodium intake on the aldosterone metabolic clearance rate (MCR) was examined in 5 normal subjects. Measurements were made under conditions where dietary sodium ranged from 10 to 1500 meq/day. There were no consistent changes in MCR over these extremes of sodium intake, and the plasma level of aldosterone...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Pratt JH,Luft FC,Parkinson CA,Rankin LI

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 alpha, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3) has been shown to rapidly increase cytosolic calcium in freshly isolated and cultured rat hepatocytes. The rise in cytosolic calcium is dependent on phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activation and cell alkalinization through the Na+/H+ antiport system. To further characteri...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Rockwell JC,Sorensen AM,Baran DT

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary excretion of 3beta,16beta-dihydroxy-5-androsten-17-one (16beta-OH-DHEA) is increased in patients with low renin essential hypertension. This steroid and its isomer 3beta,17beta-dihydroxy-5-androsten-16-one (16-oxo-A) have also been reported to have mineralocorticoid activity in adrenalectomized rats. These...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Ogihara T,Ichihara K,Yamamoto T,Kumahara Y,Kircher HW,Nugent CA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of steroidal and nonsteroidal Michael acceptors that represent reaction products for 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase were synthesized and evaluated as potential enzyme-generated inactivators. Introduction of exocyclic olefins either at C-2 or C-6 produced inhibitors with high affinity for the enzyme (0.0...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Penning TM,Thronton R,Ricigliano JW

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of concise enzymes in ergosterol biosynthesis is one of the most prominent strategies for antifungal chemotherapy. Nevertheless, the enzymes sterol C5-desaturase and sterol C22-desaturase, which introduce double bonds into the sterol core and side chain, have not been fully investigated yet for their potent...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Müller C,Binder U,Maurer E,Grimm C,Giera M,Bracher F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estradiol-17 beta labeled with deuterium in the positions 2 or 4 can be prepared from 2-chloromercurio-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17 beta-diol 3-methyl ether 17-acetate or 4-chloromercurio-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17 beta-diol, respectively, in refluxing CH3COO(2)H/(2)H2O. The same reaction performed on 4-acetoxymercurio-...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Ferraboschi P,Ravasi M,Santaniello E

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:7 beta-Methyl-chenodeoxycholic acid (7-MeCDC, 3 alpha, 7 alpha-dihydroxy-7 beta-methyl-5 beta-cholan-24-oic acid), 7 alpha-methyl-ursodeoxycholic acid (7-MeUDC, 3 alpha, 7 beta-dihydroxy-7 alpha-methyl-5 beta-cholan-24-oic acid), 7 xi-methyl-lithocholic acid (7-MeLC, 3 alpha-hydroxy-7 xi-methyl-5 beta-cholan-24-oic ac...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Hylemon PB,Moody DP,Cohen BI,Une M,Mosbach EH

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By the conventional methods of gas liquid chromatography (GLC) as well as mass spectrometry, 3beta,7alpha-dihydroxychol-5-en-24-oic acid (delta5-acid), a key intermediate of chenodeoxycholic acid biogenesis and its metabolic by-product, 3alpha,7alpha-dihydroxychol-4-en-24-oic acid (delta4-acid) have not yet been ident...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Ikeda M,Yamasaki K

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early work in the field established that the 5 alpha-reduced metabolite of progesterone 3 alpha-OH-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one (allopregnanolone or 3 alpha,5 alpha-THP) is a potent positive modulator of the GABA(A) receptor (GABAR), the receptor mediating the effects of the primary inhibitory transmitter in the brain. This...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Smith SS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is mainly defined by hyperandrogenemia, from ovarian and adrenal origin, and is characterized by insulin resistance (IR). Studies found that raising in vivo non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) levels, which induces lipotoxicity, increases androgen levels and IR. The aim of this ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Bellanger S,Battista MC,Fink GD,Baillargeon JP

更新日期：2012-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular homogenates of tamoxifen-treated rats were incubated with labeled steroid precursors (progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione or testosterone) in order to study the effect of tamoxifen on testicular steroidogenesis. The results indicate that a 9 day treatment with...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Vanderstichele H,Eechaute W,Lacroix E,Leusen I

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of seco-D and D-homo digitalis derivatives, from the carda-14,20(22)-dienolide 1, is described. Selective ozonolysis gave the seco-D 14-ketoaldehyde 2a. Modification of the two carbonyl groups and of the alpha, beta-unsaturated lactone ring of the seco-D 14-ketoaldehyde 2a allowed preparation of derivati...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Gobbini M,Benicchio A,Marazzi G,Padoani G,Torri M,Melloni P

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A radio-gas chromatographic method has been devised for the estimation of 11-oxotestosterone (17beta-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3, 11-dione) in fish plasma samples which provides an independent means of validating the radioimmunoassay described earlier. Estimates of the concentration of 11-oxotestosterone in a sample of mal...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Simpson TH,Wright RS

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy based on gene delivery is a promising strategy for the treatment of various human diseases such as cancer. Cationic lipids represent one of the important synthetic gene delivery systems. There is a great interest in imaging of gene therapy using the biomedical imaging technique positron emission tomograph...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Gao M,Wang M,Miller KD,Sledge GW,Hutchins GD,Zheng QH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common disease asthma is characterized by the obstruction, inflammation and increased sensitivity of the airways. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are one of the most potent anti-inflammatory agents available for treating allergic disease. In this study, we report that the GC budesonide (BUD) can rapidly inhibit the histamin...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Sun HW,Miao CY,Liu L,Zhou J,Su DF,Wang YX,Jiang CL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroids have been shown to have multiple effects on the nervous system including neuroprotective activities, and they have the potential to be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. In this current study, we tested the hypothesis that the marine steroid 24-methylenecholestane-3β,5α,6β,19-tetraol (Tetro...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Leng T,Liu A,Wang Y,Chen X,Zhou S,Li Q,Zhu W,Zhou Y,Su X,Huang Y,Yin W,Qiu P,Hu H,Xiong ZG,Zhang J,Yan G

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Following i.v. administration of [4-14C]cortisol, various sulfate conjugated metabolites of cortisol in urine were identified and their respective excretion rates measured. The results obtained demonstrated the following: 1) sulfate conjugates as a group are excreted considerably slower than glucuronide conjugates; 2)...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Kornel L,Miyabo S

更新日期：1975-06-01 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：:Counterfeiting and adulteration of pharmaceuticals is a prevalent problem worldwide and represents a major health risk to the population, with anabolic steroids being one of the main classes of drugs consumed and obtained from dubious sources. In this work, we propose the use of the 1H NMR technique to evaluate formul...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Ribeiro MVM,Boralle N,Felippe LG,Pezza HR,Pezza L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preparation of 9alpha, 11xi-tritiated 17alpha-ethinyl estradiol, mestranol, estradiol-17beta, and norethindrone are described. Estrone-3-methyl ether was employed as starting material, and ethinylation with lithium acetylide-ethylene diamine resulted in 95% mestranol. Demethylation of mestranol with boron tribro...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Rao PN

更新日期：1971-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the study of hepatic bile acid transport in vivo, a series of modified bile salts were synthesized. The N-cholyl derivatives of L-leucine, L-alanine, D-alanine, beta-alanine, L-proline, and gamma-amino-butyric acid were prepared from cholic acid, ethyl chloroformate and the corresponding amino acid. Structural ana...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Ballatore AM,Beckner CF,Caprioli RM,Hoffman NE,Liehr JG

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syntheses and antimitotic activity of several novel 18a-homo-analogs of 2-methoxyestradiol are described. Structural modifications of the parent 2-methoxy-18a-homoestradiol include introduction of unsaturation in the D-ring and methylation of the 17-OH. Of seven analogs synthesized, one has demonstrated superior b...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Rao PN,Cessac JW,Boyd JW,Hanson AD,Shah J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dioscorea panthaica is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb used in the treatment of various physiological conditions, including cardiovascular disease, gastropathy and hypertension. Steroidal saponins (SS) are the main active ingredients of this herb and have effects on myocardial ischemia and cancer. The phytochemic...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Wang W,Zhao Y,Jing W,Zhang J,Xiao H,Zha Q,Liu A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we examine corticosteroid 11 beta-oxidation and 11-reduction as properties of the microsomal 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase complex in vertebrate livers. No hepatic activity in the oxidative direction (11 beta -dehydrogenase) was found in the frog, toad, mud puppy, shark, and bird livers. In contr...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Monder C,Lakshmi V

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00