4,16-Androstadien-3β-ol
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(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S)-10,13-Dimethyl-2,3,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
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Intranasal |
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CAS Number | 23062-06-8 |
ATC code | None |
PubChem | CID: 9925482 |
DrugBank | DB04968 |
ChemSpider | 8101117 |
Synonyms | 3β-Androsta-4,16-dien-3-ol, androsta-4,16-dien-3β-ol, androstadienol |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C19H28O |
Molecular mass | 272.43 g·mol−1 |
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4,16-Androstadien-3β-ol (developmental code name PH94B; tentative commercial name Aloradine or Aloradine IN) is a pherine which is under development by Pherin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in a nasal spray formulation for the acute (p.r.n.) treatment of social anxiety disorder in women.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It is also being investigated by Pherin Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in women.[2] As of 2015, it is in phase III clinical trials.[9]
The compound lacks affinity for steroid hormone receptors and has instead been found to directly activate isolated human vomeronasal receptor cells at nanomolar concentrations (EC50 = 200 nM).[6]
The pheromone androstenol has been found to act as a potent positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptor, and it has been proposed that this action may mediate its pheromone effects.[10] It produces anxiolytic-like effects in animals.[10] Androstadienol, androstadienone, and androstenone, all of which are also pheromones, have been found to be converted into androstenol, and as such, it may be responsible for their pheromone effects.[10] As 4,16-androstadien-3β-ol is very closely related structurally to androstadienol (which is 5,16-androstadien-3β-ol), being a positional isomer of the steroid, the mechanism of action of 4,16-androstadien-3β-ol could similarly be potentiation of the GABAA receptor.[10]
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References
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- ↑ http://ascpmeeting.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASCP-Poster-Abstract-Book-Online.pdf
- ↑ US patent 8722652, Louis Monti-Bloch, "Acute Treatment of Social Phobia", published 13 November 2012, assigned to Pherin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- ↑ http://www.pherin.com/products.html
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