Synthesis of 6 beta-hydroxyaldosterone by A6 (toad kidney) cells in culture.

abstract：:Synthesis of 7-aryl/allyl-substituted androstene derivatives 3a through 3g has been carried out by Grignard reaction on 3 beta,17 beta-diacetoxyandrost-5-en-7-one (2) with aryl/allyl magnesium bromide. Isomeric mixture of products 3b and 3c/3e and 3f/3h was separated by column chromatography. Stereochemical assignment...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Grover A,Dwivedy I,Singh AK,Ray S,Singh MM,Kamboj VP

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finasteride is a specific 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor that has been shown to reduce the size of human benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by inhibiting the intraprostatic conversion of testosterone to 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone. The aim of the present in vitro study was to describe in more detail the inhibitory effect...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Weisser H,Tunn S,Debus M,Krieg M

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two unnatural steroid sapogenins bearing a furospirostane side chain were prepared starting from the readily available spirostane sapogenins, tigogenin and diosgenin following a synthetic protocol that included: (i) introduction of a carbonyl group at position C-23, (ii) diacetoxyiodobenzene-induced F-ring contraction...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Sánchez-Flores J,Romero-Ávila M,Rosado-Abón A,Flores-Álamo M,Iglesias-Arteaga MA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor (ER) positive primary breast cancers have a wide range of clinical outcomes. Prediction of the likely course of the disease aids treatment decision-making. In the translational arm of the ATAC (anastrozole or tamoxifen alone or combined) trial (TransATAC) we have assessed individual and multiparamete...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Dowsett M,Salter J,Zabaglo L,Mallon E,Howell A,Buzdar AU,Forbes J,Pineda S,Cuzick J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of testosterone analogs with a 13,14-secosteroidal fragment have been prepared from (13S)-13-iodo-6beta-methoxy-3alpha, 5-cyclo-13,14-seco-5alpha-androstan-14,17-dione. The key steps involved stereoselective deiodination of the starting compound with triphenylphosphine and selective protection of the 17-keto ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Khripach VA,Zhabinskii VN,Kuchto AI,Zhiburtovich YY,Fando GP,Lyakhov AS,Govorova AA,Groen MB,van der Louw J,de Groot A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first natural occurrence of 19-norcholestenone is reported, together with 17 sterols and one other delta 4-3-ketone in the extracts of the Californian gorgonian, Muricea californica (Aurivillius). Six additional demethyl sterols and five additional 4-monomethyl sterols which remain unidentified were also detected....

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Popov S,Carlson RM,Djerassi C

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the synthetic progestin medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) for estrus prevention in the dog can result in overproduction of growth hormone, suppression of plasma glucocorticoid levels, and the induction of mammary tumors. Proligestone (PROL) was claimed to be devoid of these unwanted side effects. In the pre...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Selman PJ,Wolfswinkel J,Mol JA

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syntheses of 15beta-carboxyethylmercapto-5alpha-dihydrotestosterone, 15beta-carbosyethylmercapto-5alpha-androstane-3beta, 17beta-diol and 15beta-carboxyethylmercapto-5alpha-androstane-3alpha, 17beta-diol and the preparation of their bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugates are described. These conjugates were employe...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Rao PN,Khan AH,Moore PH Jr

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

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 therapeutic use of progesterone following traumatic brain injury has recently entered phase III clinical trials as a means of neuroprotection. Although it has been hypothesized that progesterone protects against calcium overload following excitotoxic shock, the exact mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Luoma JI,Kelley BG,Mermelstein PG

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conjugation reactions of hydration and dehydrogenation catalyzed by the dehydratase and dehydrogenase activities of D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase/D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase bifunctional protein (DBP) and enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase bifunctional protein (LBP) in the side chain degra...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Kurosawa T,Sato M,Nakano H,Fujiwara M,Murai T,Yoshimura T,Hashimoto T

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been previously demonstrated that 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25-D(3)) exerts inhibitory effects in breast cancer cells. The aim of this study was to determine whether mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways are associated with 1,25-D(3)-induced cell death in breast cancer. We used three breast cell ...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Brosseau CM,Pirianov G,Colston KW

更新日期：2010-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of estrogens in the body fluids of women is highly variable, due to the menstrual cycle, circadian oscillations, and other physiological and pathological causes. To date, only the cyclic fluctuations of the principal estrogens (estradiol and estrone) have been studied, with limited outcome of general...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Bozzolino C,Vaglio S,Amante E,Alladio E,Gerace E,Salomone A,Vincenti M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effects of conjugated bile acid on bacterial growth and cholylglycine hydrolase activity, Clostridium perfringens from human feces was exposed to varying concentrations of taurine- or glycine-conjugated chenodeoxycholic acid. Extracellular enzyme activity was determined by deconjugation of radiolabe...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Kishinaka M,Umeda A,Kuroki S

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult female mice were adrenalectomized and ovariectomized and the concentration of Type I and Type II receptors in whole brain, kidney, and liver cytosol determined at various time thereafter by incubation with [3H]aldosterone (+ RU 26988 to prevent binding to Type II receptors) or [3H]dexamethasone, respectively. Ty...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Luttge WG,Rupp ME

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are testosterone and testosterone-derivative compounds sporadically employed by athletes and increasingly used recreationally to acquire a competitive edge or improve body composition. Nevertheless, users are subject to undesired side effects majorly associated with tissue-specific a...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Machek SB,Cardaci TD,Wilburn DT,Willoughby DS

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：: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：:Osteoblasts are a main target for the steroid 1alpha,25(OH)2-Vitamin D3 (1,25D3), where a major outcome is the modulation of the bone remodeling process. 1,25D3 deficiency leads to clinical disorders such as osteomalacia and osteoporosis, characterized by a state of insufficiently calcified tissue and bone loss, respe...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Zanello LP,Norman AW

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of 6alpha- and 6beta-testosterone-bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugates is described. 6beta-Carboxymethyl-4-androstene-3,17-dione was prepared by a route analogous to that described earlier for 6beta-carboxymethyl progesterone. Sodium borohydride reduction of the 3 and 17 keto groups and subsequent selec...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Jones CD,Mason NR

更新日期：1975-01-01 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：:Synthesis, biochemical and biological testing of the first carborane derivatives of estrogens are described. Estrone 3-carboranylmethyl ether was synthesized in two steps from estrone. Reduction of estrone 3-carboranylmethyl ether with sodium borohydride provided estradiol-17 beta 3-carboranylmethyl ether. Enzyme kine...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Sweet F

更新日期：1981-02-01 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：:Two-hydroxyestrone (2OHE-1) and 16alpha-hydroxyestrone (16OHE-1) are two estrogen metabolites that may play important roles in the development or promotion of breast cancer. Our study assessed the reliability of a newly developed kit procedure for measuring 2OHE-1. Although under certain conditions the assay would not...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Spierto FW,Gardner F,Smith SJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：: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：:Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) reduces body fat in rodents and humans, and increases glycerol release from isolated rat epididymal adipocytes and human visceral adipose tissue explants. It suggests that DHEA stimulates triglyceride hydrolysis in adipose tissue; however, the mechanisms underlying this action are still u...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Karbowska J,Kochan Z

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MDL 18,962 was shown to be a highly specific, potent (Ki = 3-4 nM), enzyme-activated inhibitor of aromatase with minimal intrinsic endocrine properties. The affinity of MDL 18,962 was higher for human and baboon placental aromatase than for rhesus placental or rodent ovarian aromatase. These species differences necess...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Johnston JO

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen levels in breast tumors of post-menopausal women are as much as 10 times higher than estrogen levels in plasma, presumably due to in situ formation of estrogen. The major source of estrogen in breast cancer cells may be conversion of estrone sulfate to estrone by the enzyme estrone sulfatase. Thus, inhibitors...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Li PK,Chu GH,Guo JP,Peters A,Selcer KW

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The steroid hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) has beneficial effects on vascular function, survival of neurons, and fatty acid metabolism. However, a specific receptor for DHEA has not been identified to date. Here, we describe the synthesis of a photoreactive DHEA derivative (Photo-DHEA). In Photo-DHEA, typical c...

journal_title：Steroids

authors： Waschatko G,Kojro E,Zahnow M,Gehrig-Burger K

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00