EVIDENCE FOR THE METABOLIC-ACTIVATION OF NON-STEROIDAL ANTIOESTROGENS - A STUDY OF STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY-RELATIONSHIPS
EVIDENCE FOR THE METABOLIC-ACTIVATION OF NON-STEROIDAL ANTIOESTROGENS - A STUDY OF STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY-RELATIONSHIPS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1980.tb10912.x
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
JORDAN, VC
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作者:
ALLEN, KE;CLARK, ER;JORDAN, VC
1The oestrogenic and antioestrogenic activities of tamoxifen and monohydroxytamoxifen have been compared with those ofpara‐methoxy, ‐methyl, ‐fluoro, and ‐chloro tamoxifen in the 3 day immature rat uterine weight test.2The oestrogenic activity of mestranol, a steroid with low oestrogen receptor binding affinity which is believed to be demethylated to ethinyl oestradiol before exerting its effects, was less potent than ethinyl oestradiol when assayed in the 3 day immature rat uterine weight test. Similarly,para‐methoxytamoxifen was less active than monohydroxytamoxifen in oestrogenic and antioestrogenic tests.3The introduction of apara‐methoxy group into tamoxifen did not affect oestrogenic or antioestrogenic activity.4All the derivatives of tamoxifen were partial oestrogen agonists when compared with oestradiol benzoate in the 3 d immature rat uterine weight test. All test compounds inhibited the uterotrophic activity of oestradiol benzoate (0.16 μg daily) in a dose‐related manner. The order of potency was: monohydroxytamoxifen > tamoxifen ≡ methoxytamoxifen >p‐fluoro ≡p‐chloro ≡p‐methyltamoxifen.5Tamoxifen was approximately equiactive with itsp‐methyl,p‐fluoro andp‐chloro derivatives in the ability to inhibit [3H]‐oestradiol binding to rat uterine oestrogen receptorsin vitro.6Tamoxifen was approximately equiactive with itsp‐methyl andp‐fluoro derivatives in the ability to inhibit vaginal cornification of ovariectomized rats upon intravaginal administration with oestradiol (3.2 ng total dose).7Since tamoxifenin vivowas more active as a partial oestrogen agonist and antagonist than theparasubstituted fluoro, chloro and methyl derivatives that cannot undergo metabolic hydroxylation to monohydroxytamoxifen, whereas the antioestrogenic activity of the compounds upon local application in the vaginal cornification test was equivalent as was their ability to inhibit [3H]‐oestradiol‐17 β binding to the oestrogen receptorin vitro, it is suggested that at low doses; i.e. over the range of the partial agonist dose‐response curve, the biological activity of tamoxifen is the net result of the activities of the parent compound and its metabolites.8The results demonstrate that metabolic activation of non‐steroidal antioestrogens is only an advantage and not a requirement for antioestrogenic activity.