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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
A series of xanthine sulfonamides is presented as a class of calcitonin (CT) inducers - a potentially new method for treating diseases associated with postmenopausal bone loss such as osteoporosis. We have found that certain di-n-butylxanthine sulfonamides 4 upregulate CT transcription in a CT-luciferase reporter gene assay (CT-luci) and increase the production and release of CT in a CT secretion/RIA assay (CTS). In addition, these compounds do not have potent PDE4 inhibitory activity as do the related xanthine methylene ketones such as denbufyllene (2). One compound in particular (9) shows a transcription activation ratio (TAR) of 2.1 in CT-luci, a CTS increase of 3.6-fold, and a PDE4 (phosphodiesterase type IV) IC(50) = 4.1 microM. In addition, this compound showed a statistically significant 47% trabecular bone protection in ovariectomized-induced osteopenia (OVX) rats as determined by assay when administered for 4 weeks at 30 mg/kg/day, i. p. by quantitative computed tomography (QCT). When administered p.o., compound 9 shows 50% trabecular bone protection when administered for 3 weeks at 50 mg/kg/day, i.p. This compared with salmon CT which shows 62% trabecular bone protection when administered at 50 IU/kg/day for 4 weeks.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1223-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10737755-3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Bone Density, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Bone Diseases, Metabolic, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Calcitonin, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Ovariectomy, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Sulfonamides, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10737755-Xanthines
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel and selective calcitonin-inducing agents.
pubmed:affiliation
Chemical Sciences, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, 401 North Middletown Road, Pearl River, New York 10965-1299, USA. gilbera@war.wyeth.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article