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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
The 2-arylbenzothiophene raloxifene, 1, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator which is currently under clinical evaluation for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. A series of raloxifene analogs which contain modifications to the 2-arylbenzothiophene core have been prepared and evaluated for the ability to bind to the estrogen receptor and inhibit MCF-7 breast cancer cell proliferation in vitro. Their ability to function as tissue-selective estrogen agonists in vivo has been assayed in a short-term, ovariectomized (OVX) rat model with end points of serum cholesterol lowering, uterine weight gain, and uterine eosinophil peroxidase activity. These studies have demonstrated that (1) the 6-hydroxy and, to a lesser extent, the 4'-hydroxy substituents of raloxifene are important for receptor binding and in vitro activity, (2) small, highly electronegative 4'-substituents such as hydroxy, fluoro, and chloro are preferred both in vitro and in vivo, (3) increased steric bulk at the 4'-position leads to increased uterine stimulation in vivo, and (4) additional substitution of the 2-aryl moiety is tolerated while additional substitution at the 4-, 5-, or 7-position of the benzothiophene results in reduced biological activity. In addition, compounds in which the 2-aryl group is replaced by alkyl, cycloalkyl, and naphthyl substituents maintain a profile of in vitro and in vivo biological activity qualitatively similar to that of raloxifene. Several novel structural variants including 2-cyclohexyl, 2-naphthyl, and 6-carbomethoxy analogs also demonstrated efficacy in preventing bone loss in a chronic OVX rat model of postmenopausal osteopenia, at doses of 0.1-10 mg/kg.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
146-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Estrogen Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Ovariectomy, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Piperidines, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Raloxifene, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Receptors, Estrogen, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:9003514-Uterus
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Structure-activity relationships of selective estrogen receptor modulators: modifications to the 2-arylbenzothiophene core of raloxifene.
pubmed:affiliation
Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article