Discovery of non-steroidal mifepristone mimetics: pyrazoline-based PR antagonists

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2005 Jul 1;15(13):3203-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.05.001.

Abstract

Mifepristone is a non-selective antagonist of 3-oxosteroid receptors with both abortifacient and anti-endometriotic activities. Non-steroidal mimetics of mifepristone and progesterone are important templates for modulation of the progesterone receptor (PR). For our PR program, we sought an unexplored, synthetically accessible non-steroidal mimetic of mifepristone, suitable for parallel synthesis of analogues. Docking of compounds into a PR homology model identified 4-substituted pyrazolines, which, when synthesized and tested, exhibited functional antagonism of PR.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Mifepristone / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Mimicry
  • Protein Binding
  • Pyrazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrazoles / chemistry
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology
  • Receptors, Progesterone / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Receptors, Progesterone / genetics
  • Transfection

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Ligands
  • Pyrazoles
  • Receptors, Progesterone
  • Mifepristone