Epristeride
Sign in to saveEpristeride, sold under the brand names Aipuliete and Chuanliu, is a medication which is used in the treatment of enlarged prostate in China. It is taken by mouth.
Research
44 papers- Epristeride SmithKline Beecham.IDrugs : the investigational drugs journal · 1998
- Epristeride is a selective and specific uncompetitive inhibitor of human steroid 5 alpha-reductase isoform 2.The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology · 1994
- Effects of a new 5 alpha reductase inhibitor (epristeride) on human prostate cell cultures.The Prostate · 1997
- Effect of epristeride on expression of TGF-beta receptor in rat prostatic epithelial cells in vitro.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2001
- The mechanism of epristeride against benign prostatic hyperplasia.European journal of pharmacology · 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 399.27734404399996
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- chemical formula
- C₂₅H₃₇NO₃
- subject has role
- 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2C(=O)NC(C)(C)C)CC=C4[C@@]3(CCC(=C4)C(=O)O)C
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)(C)NC(=O)C1CCC2C3CC=C4C=C(C(=O)O)CCC4(C)C3CCC12C
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Chemistry
- Synthesis
- History
- Society and culture
- Generic names
- Brand names
- References
- External links
Epristeride, sold under the brand names Aipuliete and Chuanliu, is a medication which is used in the treatment of enlarged prostate in China. It is taken by mouth.
Epristeride is a 5α-reductase inhibitor and works by decreasing the production of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), an androgen sex hormone, in certain parts of the body like the prostate gland. It inhibits two of the three forms of 5α-reductase but is of relatively low efficacy and can decrease DHT levels in the blood only by about 25 to 54%.
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