title: In vivo and in vitro antiestrogenic action of 3-hydroxytamoxifen, tamoxifen and 4-hydroxytamoxifen.
abstract: This study demonstrates in vivo and in vitro properties of the non-steroidal antiestrogens tamoxifen (TAM), 4-OH-tamoxifen (4-OH-TAM) and 3-OH-tamoxifen (K 060 E). In immature rabbit uteri 4-OH-TAM and K 060 E bound to the respective estrogen receptors with a ten-fold higher affinity than TAM. Furthermore, K 060 E exhibited less agonistic (estrogenic) but higher antagonistic (antiestrogenic) activity in the immature rat uterus than TAM and 4-OH-TAM (change of uterine weight). The ratio of agonistic vs antagonistic effect of K 060 E was distinctly lower than in TAM and 4-OH-TAM. In addition, K 060 E reduced by approximately 45% the growth of the transplantable Fisher rat mammary tumor (R 3230 AC) as compared with TAM (33%). We assume that, due to the higher antitumor activity, K 060 E (3-OH-TAM) is a better antiestrogen than TAM.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004958:Estradiol / Q000378:metabolism; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D013629:Tamoxifen; C038345:droloxifene; C016601:afimoxifene; D004958:Estradiol