D4-abiraterone is a major metabolite of abiraterone. D4-abiraterone is an inhibitor of CYP17A1, 3b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3βHSD) and steroid-5a-reductase (SRD5A) and also an antagonist of androgen receptor.

CYP17A1, 3βHSD, SRD5A, androgen receptor^[1]

D4-abiraterone (D4A ) (10 mM) nearly completely blocks conversion from D4-androstenedione (AD) to 5α-androstanedione and other 5α-reduced androgens. The affinity of D4-abiraterone for mutant (expressed in LNCaP, half-maximum inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀=5.3 nM)) and wild type (expressed in LAPC4, IC₅₀=7.9 nM) androgen receptor (AR) is greater than that of abiraterone (Abi) (IC₅₀=418 and >500 nM, respectively). Compare with Abi, D4-abiraterone clearly better suppresses PSA, TMPRSS2 and FKBP5 expression in LNCAP, LAPC4 and C4-2 cell lines. D4-abiraterone also inhibits AR target gene expression in a dose-dependent manner^[1].

上海金畔生物科技有限公司 has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

D4-abiraterone (D4A) is tenfold more potent than abiraterone (Abi) in blocking conversion from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) by 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3βHSD) to D4-androstenedione (AD) in LNCaP and VCaP xenografts. 0.1 μM D4-abiraterone is equivalent to 1 μM Abi for blocking AD accumulation at 48 h in both LNCaP and VCaP xenografts. Progression is significantly delayed in the D4-abiraterone group compare with the Abi acetate group (P=0.011). D4-abiraterone treatment increases progression-free survival compare with Abi acetate^[1].

上海金畔生物科技有限公司 has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

347.49

C₂₄H₂₉NO

154229-21-7

Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

4°C, stored under nitrogen

*In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (stored under nitrogen)

In Vitro: 

DMSO : 50 mg/mL (143.89 mM; Need ultrasonic)

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• 1.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： 10% DMSO    90% (20% SBE-β-CD in saline)

  Solubility: ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (7.19 mM); Clear solution

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• 2.

  请依序添加每种溶剂： 10% DMSO    90% corn oil

  Solubility: ≥ 2.5 mg/mL (7.19 mM); Clear solution

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  以 1 mL 工作液为例，取 100 μL 25.0 mg/mL 的澄清 DMSO 储备液加到 900 μL玉米油中，混合均匀。

• [1]. Li Z, et al. Conversion of abiraterone to D4A drives anti-tumour activity in prostate cancer. Nature. 2015 Jul 16;523(7560):347-51.

To test D4-abiraterone (D4A) as an inhibitor of 3βHSD, enzyme assays are performed. Briefly, incubations are prepared with recombinant human 3βHSD1 or 3βHSD2 (in yeast microsomes, 45 or 2.5 μg protein per incubation, respectively), D4-abiraterone (5 to 20 μM) or ethanol vehicle in 0.5 mL of potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). After a pre-incubation at 37°C for 1 to 3 min, NAD⁺ (1 mM) is added, and the incubation is conducted at 37°C for 20 min. The reaction is stopped by addition of 1 mL ethyl acetate:isooctane (1:1), and the steroids are then extracted into the organic phase and dried. The steroids in the dried extracts are resolved by HPLC and quantitated by in-line scintillation counting^[1].

上海金畔生物科技有限公司 has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

Cells are cultured in serum-free medium for 48 h and then treated with the indicated concentrations of D4-abiraterone (D4A) for 30 min. Cells are washed with 1×PBS four times and 0.9% NaCl solution twice before lysis with RIPA buffer. Intracellular radioactivity is measured with a liquid scintillation counter and normalized to the protein concentration as detected with a Multilabel counter^[1].

上海金畔生物科技有限公司 has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

Male NSG mice, 6 to 8 weeks of age are used in this study. Mice are surgically orchiectomized and implanted with a 5 mg 90-day sustained-release dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) pellet to mimic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) in the context of human adrenal physiology. Two days later, 10⁷ VCaP or C4-2 cells are injected subcutaneously with matrigel. Once tumours reach 300mm³, mice are arbitrarily (but not strictly randomized) assigned to vehicle (n=9 or 10 mice for VCaP and C4-2 respectively), D4-abiraterone (D4A) (n=10 mice for both cell lines) treatment groups. D4-abiraterone (0.5 mmol per kg per day in 0.1 mL 5% benzyl alcohol and 95% safflower oil solution) is administered via 5 mL per kg intraperitoneal injection every day for up to 15 days. Control groups are administered 0.1 mL 5% benzyl alcohol and 95% safflower oil solution via intraperitoneal injection every day. Tumour volume is measured daily, and time to increase in tumour volume by 20% is determined. Mice are killed at treatment day 15 or when the tumour size is twofold greater than baseline^[1].

上海金畔生物科技有限公司 has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

• [1]. Li Z, et al. Conversion of abiraterone to D4A drives anti-tumour activity in prostate cancer. Nature. 2015 Jul 16;523(7560):347-51.