Gypensapogenin H, a novel dammarane-type triterpene induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis on prostate cancer cells.

abstract：:Human progesterone receptor (PR) contains a polyproline motif in the amino-terminal domain that interacts with the SH3 domain of Src and mediates rapid activation of c-Src and downstream MAPK (Erk-1/-2) independent of the transcriptional activity of PR. Forcedly target PR to different locations in the cell by use of m...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Boonyaratanakornkit V,Bi Y,Rudd M,Edwards DP

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ring A monoglucuronides and monosulfates of 2-hydroxyestriol were synthesized from 2-hydroxyestriol 16,17-diacetate by means of the Koenigs-Knorr reaction with methyl alpha-acetobromoglucuronate and sulfation with sulfur trioxide-pyridine complex, respectively. The conjugated positions of these compounds were defi...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Ohkubo T,Wakasawa T,Nambara T

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：:Steroidal nucleoside analogs were synthesized starting from testosterone. By reduction of the oxime of 17 beta-hydroxy-androst-4-en-3-one (testosterone), a mixture of the two amino epimers of C-3 were obtained. The 3 alpha-amino-androst-4-en-17 beta-ol was crystallized in 73% yield and coupled with 5-amino-4,6-dichlor...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Gelpi ME,Cadenas RA,Mosettig J,Zuazo BN

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simplified, non-chromatographic method for aldosterone-gamma-lactone (2) radio-immunoassay is described, using a high titer aldosterone-gamma-lactone antibody. This method takes six working hours for completion; the blanks are below the sensitivity of the assay (0-10 pg), and the intra and interassay coefficient of ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Antunes JR,Dale SL,Melby JC

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of a horseradish peroxidase-testosterone conjugate for the enzyme-linked immunoassay of testosterone was investigated, using tritiated testosterone to follow the reaction. The formation of testosterone-3-(carboxymethyl) oxime-peroxidase by the mixed anhydride method was found to give a conjugate of high ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Rajkowski KM,Cittanova N,Desfosses B,Jayle MF

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioconversion of the aromatase inhibitor formestane (4-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione) (1) by the fungus Rhizopus oryzae ATCC 11145 resulted in a new minor metabolite 3,5α-dihydroxyandrost-2-ene-4,17-dione (2) and the known 4β,5α-dihydroxyandrostane-4,17-dione (3) as the major product. The structural elucidation and ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Martin GD,Narvaez J,Bulmer R,Durrant MC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:7-Oxo-dehydroepiandrosterone, which can be formed from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) by several mammalian tissues, is more effective than its parent steroid as an inducer of thermogenic enzymes when administered to rats. Using the Morris water maze procedure, we tested DHEA and its 7-oxo-derivative for their ability t...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Shi J,Schulze S,Lardy HA

更新日期：2000-03-01 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 relationship between 14CO2 evolution from the catabolism of [26 or 2714C] cholesterol to bile acids was studied in rats with biliary fistulae. When equal quantities of [26 or 2714C] cholesterol and [414C] cholesterol were administered, there was a significant linear relationship between 14CO2 expiration in the bre...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Davis RA,Showalter P,Kern F Jr

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new 4-methyl-progesteroids, nodulisporisteriod A (1) and nodulisporisteriod B (2), were isolated from the extract of an endolichenic fungal strain Nodulisporium sp. (No. 65-17-2-1), along with two related metabolites, demethoxyviridin (3) and inoterpene B (4). Their structures were determined by detailed spectrosc...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Zheng QC,Chen GD,Kong MZ,Li GQ,Cui JY,Li XX,Wu ZY,Guo LD,Cen YZ,Zheng YZ,Gao H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen results in the suppression of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), a frequently used experimental animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS). The mechanism by which estrogen acts in diseases with an autoimmune background is less clear. Here, we used splenic dendritic cells (DC) from the Lewis rats EAE ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Xiao BG,Liu X,Link H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is an inherited form of hypertension in which 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11-HSD) is defective. This enzyme converts cortisol to its inactive metabolite, cortisone. The deficiency allows mineralocorticoid receptors to be occupied by cortisol, because th...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： White PC,Mune T,Rogerson FM,Kayes KM,Agarwal AK

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:17 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) controls the last step in the formation of all androgens and all estrogens. This crucial role of 17 beta-HSD is performed by at least five 17 beta-HSD isoenzymes having individual cell-specific expression, substrate specificity, regulation mechanisms, and reductive or...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Labrie F,Luu-The V,Lin SX,Labrie C,Simard J,Breton R,Bélanger A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leaky heme mutants G204, G216, and G214 are shown to accumulate exogenous sterols. Unlike hem mutants which have complete blocks in the heme pathway, these strains do not require ergosterol, methionine, or unsaturated fatty acids for growth. The addition of aminolevulinic acid to the growth medium inhibited sterol...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Shinabarger DL,Keesler GA,Parks LW

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of physiologic levels of androgens and their precursors in the regulation of body composition, energy and substrate metabolism and aerobic capacity in healthy, cycling, premenopausal women. EXPERIMENTAL:We evaluated 30 young (27±1 year) premenopausal, non-obese (23±0.5 kg/m(2)), normally...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Keller JL,Casson PR,Toth MJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid derivatives V, VI, VII and VIII reacted with Lawesson's reagent (LR) to produce spiro-oxazaphosphole-4',17-androstene derivative XI, diazaphospholoandrostane XIV and the thionated derivatives XVI and XVII, respectively. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by analytical and spectroscopic evidence...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Mohamed NR,Elmegeed GA,Abd-ElMalek HA,Younis M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldosterone induces fibrotic changes in cardiovascular tissues but its effects have usually been demonstrated in models of pre-existing renal injury and/or hypertension. This study tests the hypothesis that aldosterone can directly induce vascular fibrotic changes in the absence of prior renal injury or hypertension. ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Brem AS,Morris DJ,Li X,Ge Y,Shaw S,Gong R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variations in sex steroids bioavailability were linked to the gender difference in the growth of thyroid glands of neonatal rats. In the present study we tested androgen receptor (AR) and estrogen receptor (ER) concentrations by ligand binding assay, and expression of their genes by RT-PCR and Western blot in the thyr...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Stanley JA,Aruldhas MM,Yuvaraju PB,Banu SK,Anbalagan J,Neelamohan R,Annapoorna K,Jayaraman G

更新日期：2010-12-12 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 mass spectral elimination of water in epimeric 1,3-diols of vitamin D3 (colecalciferol) series has been investigated. It was found that the mass spectra of these steroisomers differ sharply in the relative intensities of the ions M-H2O (m/e 382) and a-H2O (m/e +/- 34), where ion a (formed via formal cleavage of th...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Zaretskii ZV

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we report the synthesis of four fluorinated analogues of brassinosteroids in which fluorine was introduced stereoselectively at C-2. The bioactivity of these new compounds was evaluated using the rice lamina inclination test. The results show that two of these analogues elicit high bioactivity, suggestin...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Acebedo SL,Ramírez JA,Galagovsky LR

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an adrenal steroid, has a protective role against diabetes; however, its mechanisms of action are unknown. Here, we focus on the effect of DHEA on the activation of endothelial cells induced by a high concentration of glucose. Adhesion on U937 cells, expression of adhesion molecules, pro...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Huerta-García E,Ventura-Gallegos JL,Victoriano ME,Montiél-Dávalos A,Tinoco-Jaramillo G,López-Marure R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data in animal models and surveys in humans have revealed psychiatric complications of long-term anabolic androgenic steroid abuse. However, the neurobiochemical mechanisms behind the observed behavioral changes are poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of nandrolone decanoate ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Zotti M,Tucci P,Colaianna M,Morgese MG,Mhillaj E,Schiavone S,Scaccianoce S,Cuomo V,Trabace L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new pregnane glycosides, stelmatocryptonoside A, B, C, and D (1-4), were isolated from the stems of Stelmatocrypton khasianum. On the basis of chemical and spectral data, the structures of 1-4 were established as 3beta, 16alpha-dihydroxy-pregn-5-en-20-one-16-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Zhang Q,Zhao Y,Wang B,Feng R,Liu X,Cheng T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroidogenesis begins with the metabolism of cholesterol to pregnenolone by the inner mitochondrial membrane cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage (P450scc) enzyme. The rate of steroid formation, however, depends on the rate of cholesterol transport from intracellular stores to the inner mitochondrial membrane and load...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Papadopoulos V,Amri H,Boujrad N,Cascio C,Culty M,Garnier M,Hardwick M,Li H,Vidic B,Brown AS,Reversa JL,Bernassau JM,Drieu K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel steroid, 1alpha,3beta,5beta-trihydroxy-24-methylenecholestan-6-one (gibberoketosterol) (1), along with four known steroids, was isolated from the lipophilic extracts of a Taiwanese soft coral Sinularia gibberosa. The structure of the new metabolite was determined on the basis of extensive spectral analyses and...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Ahmed AF,Dai CF,Kuo YH,Sheu JH

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of a radioiodinated diethylstilbestrol (DES) derivative is described. This derivative was prepared by coupling the previously synthesized active ester of 6-(4-O-diethylstilbestryl)hexanoic acid with mono-[125I]iodotyramine in dry tetrahydrofuran (20 to 22 C, 16 hours). The mono-[125I]iodotyramine was pre...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Economou EV,Livaniou E,Evangelatos GP,Ithakissios DS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 21-hydroxy analogues of 11,19-oxidoprogesterone and 6,19-oxidoprogesterone have been synthesized from readily available materials. Hydroxylation at C-21 was effected with iodosobenzene (from phenyliodosodiacetate and methanolic potassium hydroxide) on a 20-ketopregnane. For the 11,19-oxido derivative, the hydroxyl...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Veleiro AS,Nevado MV,Monteserín MC,Burton G

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of dehydro-oogoniol (3 beta,11 alpha,15 beta,29-tetrahydroxystigmasta-5,24(28)(E)-dien-7-one), a female-activating hormone of the water mold Achlya, has been confirmed by synthesis. The starting material was progesterone, which was converted to the 11 alpha, 15 beta-dihydroxy derivative by microbiologica...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： McMorris TC,Le PH,Preus MW,Schow SR,Weihe GR

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00