RU-38486 - A POTENT ANTIGLUCOCORTICOID INVITRO AND INVIVO
RU-38486 - A POTENT ANTIGLUCOCORTICOID INVITRO AND INVIVO
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-4731(85)90401-7
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
PHILIBERT, D
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作者:
GAGNE, D;PONS, M;PHILIBERT, D
The antiglucocorticoid activity of RU 38486, was studied in vitro and in vivo. In vitro studies, RU 38486 was characterized by high affinity (3 times higher than that of dexamethasone) for the cytosolic glucocorticoid receptor in rat hepatoma tissue culture (HTC) cells. This high affinity was due to a very low dissociation rate of the complexes formed with the receptor. In whole cells it was a potent full antagonist of dexamethasone-induced tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) activity: the IC50 was 6-7 times lower than the concentration of the dexamethasone used. It was devoid of any glucocorticoid activity up to a concentration of 10 .mu.M. In in vivo studies using adrenalectomized rats, RU 38486 totally inhibited dexamethasone-induced hepatic tryptophan oxygyenase (TO) activity. It is also the first pure antagonist of dexamethasone-induced hepatic TAT. However, doses as high as 5 mg.kg of body weight were required for a 50% inhibition of the effect of dexamethasone at 0.01 mg/kg. RU 38486 did not display any glucocorticoid effect on these two responses up to 50 mg/kg.