SUBSTRATE-BASED INHIBITORS OF LANOSTEROL 14-ALPHA-METHYL DEMETHYLASE .1. ASSESSMENT OF INHIBITOR STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP AND CHOLESTEROL-BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITION PROPERTIES
SUBSTRATE-BASED INHIBITORS OF LANOSTEROL 14-ALPHA-METHYL DEMETHYLASE .1. ASSESSMENT OF INHIBITOR STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP AND CHOLESTEROL-BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITION PROPERTIES
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DOI:
10.1021/bi00030a003
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发表时间:
1995-08-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
GAYLOR, JL
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作者:
TRZASKOS, JM;KO, SS;GAYLOR, JL
A series of 15-, 32-, and 15,32-substituted lanost-8-en-3 beta-ols is described which function as inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis. These agents inhibit lanosterol 14 alpha-methyl demethylase activity as well as suppress HMG-CoA reduction activity in cultured cells. Several of these agents are extremely potent as both demethylase inhibitors and reductase suppressors, while others are more selective in their activities. Selected regio double bond isomers show preference for demethylase inhibition with the following order: Delta(8) > Delta(7) > Delta(6) = unsaturated sterols. Comparisons also show that 4,4-dimethyl sterols are always more potent demethylase inhibitors and reductase suppressors than their 4,4-bisnormethyl counterparts. However, evaluation of an extensive oxylanosterol series leads us to conclude that demethylase inhibition and reductase suppression are not parallel in the same molecule. In addition, the oxylanosterols, but not the oxycholesterols, are able to disrupt coordinate regulation of HMG-CoA reductase from the LDL receptor. Thus, oxylanosterol treatment at levels which suppress reductase activity enhances LDL receptor activity. These results demonstrate that compounds can be made which (1) are selective reductase suppressors enabling dissection of the dual inhibitor nature of these compounds and (2) maximize reductase suppression and LDL receptor induction without demethylase inhibition which could lead to novel agents for serum cholesterol lowering.