3 β-Acetoxyandrost-1,5-diene-17-ethylene ketal functions as a potent antiandrogen with marginal agonist activity

Hiroshi Miyamoto, Padma Marwah, Ashok Marwah, Henry Lardy, Chawnshang Chang

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Abstract

The majority of available antiandrogens have been reported to possess agonist activity to induce prostate-specific antigen, which might result in antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome. Here we report the identification of 3β-acetoxyandrost-1,5-diene-17-ethylene ketal (ADEK) from dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites and derivatives as a potent antiandrogen. We found ADEK could interrupt androgen binding to the androgen receptor (AR) and suppress androgen-induced transactivations of WT AR and a mutant AR in prostate cancer cells. ADEK inhibited prostate-specific antigen expression as well as growth in LNCaP prostate cancer cells stimulated by androgen. Importantly, ADEK had only marginal agonist effects, as compared with commonly used antiandrogens such as hydroxyflutamide and bicalutamide, leading to a lower possibility of inducing withdrawal response. Moreover, ADEK could block an adrenal androgen androstenediol-induced AR transactivation that hydroxyflutamide and bicalutamide failed to block. These unique antiandrogenic activities make ADEK a potential therapeutic compound that might be able to inhibit AR-mediated prostate cancer progression. Further in vivo studies might facilitate the development of a better antiandrogen for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4440-4444
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume100
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 15 2003
Externally publishedYes

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