Synthesis and evaluation of potential radioligands for the progesterone receptor.

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ID: ALA1123130

Journal: J Med Chem

Title: Synthesis and evaluation of potential radioligands for the progesterone receptor.

Authors: Hoyte RM, Rosner W, Johnson IS, Zielinski J, Hochberg RB.

Abstract: Several steroidal analogues were synthesized as potential gamma-emitting radioligands for the progesterone receptor. Each of these compounds was tested as an inhibitor of the specific binding of [3H]-17 alpha,21-dimethyl-19-nor-4,9-pregnadiene-3,20-dione (R5020) to the progesterone receptor in rabbit uterine cytosol. R5020 is a well-known progestin with high affinity for the receptor. Of the compounds synthesized, aromatic N-substituted C-17 steroidal carboxamides inhibited the binding only poorly. Three compounds, 16 alpha-iodo-4-estren-17 beta-ol-3-one, 17 alpha-[2(E)-iodovinyl]-4-estren-17 beta-ol-3-one, and 17 alpha-[2(Z)-iodovinyl]-4-estren-17 beta-ol-3-one were excellent competitors, each having a Ki less than or equal to that of the natural progestin, progesterone. Since similar iodinated analogues of estrogens have been shown to be extremely stable both in vivo and in vitro, these compounds are potentially useful ligands for the progesterone receptor.

CiteXplore: 4067997

DOI: 10.1021/jm00149a027

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