Synthesis and GABA(A) receptor activity of oxygen-bridged neurosteroid analogs |
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Authors: | Alvarez Lautaro D Veleiro Adriana S Baggio Ricardo F Garland María T Edelsztein Valeria C Coirini Héctor Burton Gerardo |
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Institution: | Departamento de Química Orgánica and UMYMFOR (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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Abstract: | 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 3alpha-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-(3)H]butylbicycloorthobenzoate as radiolabeled ligand for the GABA(A) receptor. The activity of compound 4 was similar to that of allopregnanolone (1). 1alpha,11alpha-Epoxypregnanolone (6) was more active than pregnanolone (2). |
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