Synthesis and GABAA receptor activity of oxygen-bridged neurosteroid analogs

Three analogs of neuroactive steroids were prepared (4–6) in which 1,11- or 11,19-oxygen bridges give a constrained conformation. Their 3D structures were obtained by ab initio calculations and in the case of 3α-hydroxy-11,19-epoxypregn-4-ene-20-one (4), confirmed by X-ray analysis. Biological activ...

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Autores: Alvarez, Lautaro Damian, Veleiro, Adriana Silvia, Baggio, Ricardo Fortunato, Garland, María T., Edelsztein, Valeria Carolina, Coirini, Hector, Burton, Gerardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/30976
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/30976
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Steroids
Neurosteroids
Γ-Aminobutyric Acid
Gaba
Gabaa Receptor
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Three analogs of neuroactive steroids were prepared (4–6) in which 1,11- or 11,19-oxygen bridges give a constrained conformation. Their 3D structures were obtained by ab initio calculations and in the case of 3α-hydroxy-11,19-epoxypregn-4-ene-20-one (4), confirmed by X-ray analysis. Biological activity of the synthetic steroids was assayed in vitro using t-[3H]butylbicycloorthobenzoate as radiolabeled ligand for the GABAA receptor. The activity of compound 4 was similar to that of allopregnanolone (1). 1α,11α-Epoxypregnanolone (6) was more active than pregnanolone (2).