Biological Activity
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Description
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Cyproterone acetate is an androgen receptor (AR) antagonist with IC50 of 7.1 nM. |
Targets
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AR |
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IC50 |
7.1 nM [1] |
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In Vitro
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Cyproterone acetate clearly shows antagonistic properties, while being a partial agonist also, showing agonism for the AR, with EC50 of 4.0 μM, at relatively high concentrations. [1] In the presence of 10 nM Testosterone, low concentrations of Cyproterone acetate inhibits T-stimulated transcription of 3XHRE-LUC, but at higher concentrations, transcription is stimulated. [2] |
In Vivo
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LH levels in Cyproterone acetate-treated rats do not dip below pretreatment levels, although they does not increase as much in the rats treated with 3.2 mg Cyproterone acetate/kg/day as in those which received 0.2 mg Cyproterone acetate/kg/day. [2] Cyproterone acetate exhibits direct negative effect on reproductive organs weight and significant reducing effect on sperm count and Ca2+ contents. SOD and GST activities significantly decrease in addition to significant increase in NO, MDA contents reflecting the oxidative status of testis in Cyproterone acetate treated rats. [3] Cyproterone acetate treatment plus artificial long days in autumn has a negative effect on sperm motility and sperm morphology. [4] Androgen receptor occupation by Cyproterone acetate preferentially reduces the levels of spermatidal protamine in testis and spermatozoa involved in nuclear chromatin condensation. [5] |
Clinical Trials
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Cyproterone acetate has entered in a phase III clinical trial in the treatment of anxiety disorder, prostate cancer, sexual dysfunction, urinary complications and long-term effects secondary to cancer therapy in adults. |
Features
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Combination Therapy
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Description
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Cyproterone acetate plus bicalutamide, buserelin, flutamide, goserelin, leuprolide acetate and nilutamide has entered in a phase III clinical trial in the treatment of prostate cancer. |
Protocol
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Kinase Assay
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AR and ERα CALUX bioassays |
U2-OS cells are transfected with 3× HRE-TATA-Luc and pSG5-neo-hAR, using calcium phosphate precipitation to generate AR CALUX cells. AR and ERα CALUX cells are plated in 96-well plates (6000 cells/well) with phenol red-free DF medium supplemented with 5% dextran-coated charcoal-stripped FCS (DCC-FCS) at a volume of 200 μL per well. Two days later, the medium is refreshed, and cells are incubated with human or fetal serum (0–10% [v/v]) or Cyproterone acetate (dissolved in ethanol or DMSO) in triplicate at a 1:1000 dilution. In case of serum incubation, final serum concentration is 10% (v/v), and lower percentages of the tested sera are supplemented with DCC-FCS. After 24 hours the medium is removed, cells are lysed in 30 μL Triton-lysis buffer and measured for luciferase activity using a luminometer for 0.1 min/well. |
Animal Study
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Animal Models |
Castrate male SD rat |
Formulation |
Ethanol |
Doses |
0.2 mg /kg/day |
Administration |
Administered via s.c. |
References |
[1] Sonneveld E, et al. Toxicol Sci. 2005, 83(1), 136-148.
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[2] Attardi BJ, et al. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2010, 328(1-2), 16-21.
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[3] Arafa NM. Pak J Biol Sci. 2010, 13(20), 966-976.
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[4] Santiago-Moreno J, et al. J Endocrinol. 2012.
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[5] Aleem M, et al. Contraception. 2005, 71(5), 379-391.
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