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J Strecke

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[Inhibition of rat liver delta 4-3-ketosteroid-5 alpha-reductase by steroids in vitro].

The inhibition of the hydrogenation of testerone to 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone in microsomes of female rat liver has been studied by progesterone-, testosterone- and estradiol derivatives. In the pregnane series, progesterone, 17alpha-OH-progesterone and its acetate were the strongest inhibitors. In the estradiol series, 3-hydroxy-compounds with a CH2X-substituent at 17alpha-position were stronger inhibitors than the respective 3-methoxy derivatives. The most potent inhibitor till now is an estradiol derivative with a SeCN group in 16alpha-position.

5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors↗

Influence of intragastrically administered androgens on hypothalamic differentiation in rats.

Male and female rats aged 3 days were injected intragastrically with methyltestosterone and STS 383 synthetic androgen in doses between 0.4-3.2 mg and 0.2-3.2 mg, respectively. The treated females showed disturbances in hypothalamic differentiation as demonstrated by changes of the day of vaginal opening and frequency of oestrus, by a decrease of ovarian weight and a loss of fertility. It is thus possible to investigate perorally active aromatizable androgens for their central activities. STS 383, a new p. o. active androgen showed a higher activity compared with methyltestosterone in this study, whereas in the Hershberger model methyltestosterone was previously found to be 4 times more active than STS 383. A possible dissociation of central and peripheral activities between these two substances is discussed.

Androgens↗