HORMONAL EFFECTS OF AN ORALLY ACTIVE 4-AZASTEROID INHIBITOR OF 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE IN HUMANS
HORMONAL EFFECTS OF AN ORALLY ACTIVE 4-AZASTEROID INHIBITOR OF 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE IN HUMANS
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DOI:
10.1002/pros.2990140106
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发表时间:
1989-01-01
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
STONER, E
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VERMEULEN, A;GIAGULLI, VA;STONER, E
The objective of this study was to estimate the minimum in vivo effective oral dose and duration of action of the competitive 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitor MK-906, a 4-azasteroid, in humans. Plasma dihydrotestosterone (DHT), 5.alpha.-androstane-3.alpha.,17.beta.-diol (AD), and its glucuronide (ADG), as well as urinary androsterone (A) and 5.alpha.-pregnane-3.alpha.,11.beta.-17.alpha.,21-tetrol-20-one (aH4F) were determined in 54 healthy young men before and up to 7 days after a single morning dose of the compound. Twenty-four hours after a single 5- to 40-mg dose (n = 24), plasma DHT levels decreased by a mean of .+-. 65%, with slow recovery of DHT levels. Seven days later, DHT remained decreased by .+-. 15%. Plasma AD levels decreased to a similar degree, whereas ADG levels decreased by about 75%, indicating inhibition of target tissue 5.alpha.-reductase. Testosterone levels did not show any significant variations. The A as well as aH4F excretion in the 24-hour urine test following drug administration decreased by 65%, indicating inhibition of the hepatic 5.alpha.-reductase. After a single dose of 1.5 or 0.5 mg, DHT levels decreased by 50% 24 hours after administration, returning to normal within 5-7 days; at this dose, urinary A and aH4F excretion decreased by 50%. A single dose of 0.2 mg appeared to be slightly active as a 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitor, but no statistically significant effect on DHT levels was observed after administration of a single 0.04-mg dose. It is concluded that MK-906 is a highly effective 5-.alpha.-reductase inhibitor in vivo. The effect on plasma DHT lasts for several days after administration of a single oral dose. The data suggest that both hepatic and extrasplanchnic 5.alpha.-reductases are inhibited.