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3α-Dihydroprogesterone
Names
IUPAC name 3α-Hydroxypregn-4-en-20-one
Systematic IUPAC name 1-phenanthren-1-yl]ethan-1-one
Other names 3α-Dihydroprogesterone
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C21H32O2/c1-13(22)17-6-7-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)8-10-20(14,2)19(16)9-11-21(17,18)3/h12,15-19,23H,4-11H2,1-3H3/t15-,16+,17-,18+,19+,20+,21-/m1/s1Key: QWVWXRKHAXWWSV-QYYVTAPASA-N
SMILES
  • CC(=O)1CC21(CC32CCC4=C(CC34C)O)C
Properties
Chemical formula C21H32O2
Molar mass 316.485 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

3α-Dihydroprogesterone (3α-DHP), also known as 3α-hydroxyprogesterone, as well as pregn-4-en-3α-ol-20-one, is an endogenous neurosteroid. It is biosynthesized by 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from progesterone. 3α-DHP has been found to act as a positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptor and is described as being as active as allopregnanolone in regard to this action. In accordance, it has anxiolytic effects in animals. 3α-DHP has also been found to inhibit the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) from the rat pituitary gland, demonstrating possible antigonadotropic properties. Unlike the case of most other inhibitory neurosteroids, 3α-DHP production is not blocked by 5α-reductase inhibitors like finasteride. No data were available on the progestogenic activity of 3α-DHP as of 1977. Levels of 5α-DHP have been quantified.

Chemistry

See also: List of neurosteroids

See also

References

  1. ^ Neurosteroids and Brain Function. Academic Press. 12 December 2001. pp. 484–. ISBN 978-0-08-054423-6.
  2. Kavaliers, Martin; Wiebe, John P.; Galea, Liisa A.M. (1 May 1994). "Reduction of predator odor-induced anxiety in mice by the neurosteroid 3 alpha-hydroxy-4-pregnen-20-one (3 alpha HP)". Brain Research. 645 (1–2): 325–329. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(94)91667-5. ISSN 0006-8993. PMID 7914815. S2CID 53259529. Wikidata Q48124086.
  3. Junkermann H, Runnebaum B, Lisboa BP (July 1977). "New progesterone metabolites in human myometrium". Steroids. 30 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1016/0039-128x(77)90131-3. PMID 919010. S2CID 28420255.
  4. Trabert B, Falk RT, Stanczyk FZ, McGlynn KA, Brinton LA, Xu X (September 2015). "Reproducibility of an assay to measure serum progesterone metabolites that may be related to breast cancer risk using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry". Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig. 23 (3): 79–84. doi:10.1515/hmbci-2015-0026. PMC 4966666. PMID 26353176.
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