[The effects of anti-androgen TZP4238 (17 alpha-acetoxy-6-chloro-2-oxapregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione) and its related compounds on the in vitro formation of androgen-receptor complex].
It was reported that a new steroidal anti-androgen, TZP4238 (17 alpha-acetoxy-6-chloro-2-oxapregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione), was 10 times stronger than chlormadinone acetate (CMA) as the in vivo anti-androgenic potential. To confirm this result, the effect of TZP4238 and CMA on ventral prostates of intact rats, or castrated ones treated by testosterone, was investigated. Our experiments demonstrated that TZP4238 was 3-5 times stronger than CMA. The effects of this compound on the androgen-receptor complex formation in the human and rat prostates were investigated and compared to the other anti-androgen and related compounds. An aliquot of cytosol or KCl extract from rat or human prostate was incubated with [3H]R1881 in the presence of various tested compounds. By means of dextran coated charcoal assay and sucrose density gradient centrifugation analysis, TZP4238 and TZP4239 showed a stronger inhibitory effect than other compounds except dihydrotestosterone. Judging from all these results, it was estimated that TZP4238 was 2-3 times stronger than CMA. The Scatchard plot analysis revealed that the inhibitory effect of TZP4238 was a competitive type. Between CMA and TZP4238, the difference of in vivo anti-androgenic potential was not identical with that of the inhibitory effect on the androgen-receptor complex formation.
Imai
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Department of Urology, Gunma University School of Medicine.
Watanabe
K
K
Takahashi
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O
Nakata
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Nakazawa
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Yamanaka
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D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002715:Chlormadinone Acetate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000378:metabolism*
D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D011944:Receptors, Androgen; D002715:Chlormadinone Acetate; C069297:osaterone acetate