title: Systemic activities of a new anti-inflammatory steroid: methyl 20-dihydroprednisolonate.
abstract: The systemic activities of methyl 20-dihydroprednisolonate (1), a new local anti-inflammatory steroid synthesized by modifying the 17 beta-ketol side-chain of prednisolone, on pituitary-adrenal function and liver glycogen content were investigated in rats. The parent compound, prednisolone, administered intramuscularly, caused a significant dose-related decrease in plasma levels of corticosterone, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and liver glycogen content in rats. In contrast, methyl 20-dihydroprednisolonate caused mild PA suppression and liver glycogen depletion only at high doses. The steroid acid ester did not exert glycogenic activity, unlike prednisolone, in the adrenalectomized rats.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000187:drug effects; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008112:Liver Glycogen; C025428:methyl 20-dihydroprednisolonate; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011239:Prednisolone; D003345:Corticosterone