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- Title
The effects of CGS 16949A, an aromatase inhibitor on adrenal mineralocorticoid biosynthesis.
- Authors
Demers, L M; Melby, J C; Wilson, T E; Lipton, A; Harvey, H A; Santen, R J
- Abstract
The family of cytochrome P450 enzymes that mediates steroid hydroxylations are distinct but structurally related proteins. Inhibitors of these steroidogenic steps generally exhibit only relative and dose-related specificity. We evaluated an imidazole, cytochrome P450-related inhibitor, CGS 16949A, in postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer. While a relatively specific aromatase inhibitor at daily dosages of 1-2 mg, CGS 16949A significantly blunted cortisol responses to ACTH at a dose of 16 mg daily. To further evaluate other inhibitory effects of this drug, we determined blood levels of aldosterone (ALDO) and 18-hydroxycorticosterone and their respective urinary metabolites, tetrahydroaldosterone and tetrahydro-18-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone in 16 postmenopausal women receiving CGS 16949A. At a dose of 16 mg/day, CGS 16949A produced significant (P less than 0.001) suppression of both basal and ACTH-stimulated ALDO production. This was accompanied by a significant rise in the blood 18-hydroxycorticosterone/ALDO ratio (11.4 +/- 0.19; normal, less than 2; P less than 0.001), consistent with a corticosterone methyloxidase type II inhibition. A similar significant elevation (7.5 +/- 1.2; normal, less than 5; P less than 0.001) in the urinary tetrahydro-18-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone/tetrahydroaldosterone ratio was also observed. These results suggest that CGS 16949A is a potent inhibitor of the corticosterone methyloxidase type II enzyme at a dose of 16 mg daily. At doses of 1-2 mg daily, CGS 16949A blocks aromatase without altering basal aldosterone production and, thus, exhibits dose-related specificity.
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1990, Vol 70, Issue 4, p1162
- ISSN
0021-972X
- Publication type
journal article