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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
FK143 is a nonsteroidal new inhibitor of steroid 5 alpha-reductase, an enzyme which converts testosterone into 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). We studied in vivo effects of FK143 on rat and dog prostates. FK143 was orally administered to mature male rats for 14 days. At doses above 1 mg/kg, FK143 significantly reduced the wet weights of the ventral prostate and seminal vesicle, but showed no effects on those of the epididymis, testis, and adrenal. Growth of ventral prostate and seminal vesicle was induced by the subcutaneous injection of testosterone propionate (TP) in the castrated young rats and was reduced by FK143 administration at doses above 3.2 mg/kg, while growth induced by 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone propionate (DHTP) was not affected. FK143 had no binding affinity for the rat androgen receptor. FK143 showed neither estrogenic and antiestrogenic effects on the rat uterus nor androgenic effect on the rat prostate. Concentration of testosterone and DHT in the rat and dog prostates were measured by GC-MS, and administration of 10 mg/kg of FK143 significantly reduced the intraprostatic concentration of DHT. These results indicate that FK143 reduced the prostate growth by inhibiting 5 alpha-reductase activities in the prostates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0960-0760
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7734405-5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Androgens, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Cytosol, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Dihydrotestosterone, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Dogs, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Indoles, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Orchiectomy, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Phenylbutyrates, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Prostate, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Receptors, Androgen, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Seminal Vesicles, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Testosterone, pubmed-meshheading:7734405-Uterus
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
FK143, a novel nonsteroidal inhibitor of steroid 5 alpha-reductase: (2) In vivo effects on rat and dog prostates.
pubmed:affiliation
Exploratory Research Laboratories, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Tsukuba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study