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Current Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 0929-8673
ISSN (Online): 1875-533X

Review Article

Current Progresses and Trends in the Development of Progesterone Receptor Modulators

Author(s): Wenlu Li, Xi Li, Bin Zhang, Chunmei Gao, Yuzong Chen and Yuyang Jiang

Volume 23, Issue 23, 2016

Page: [2507 - 2554] Pages: 48

DOI: 10.2174/0929867323666160428105310

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Abstract

The progesterone receptor (PR) is a ligand-activated steroid receptor in the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily of transcription factor. Besides gynecological and obstetrical indications, the involvement/mechanism of PR in many other diseases, such as oncology, neurology, immunology, etc. has been revealed and studied in recent decades. Therapeutic agents that selectively activate or inhibit PR have been developed. PR agonists have generally been used in oral contraception and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT), typically in combination with estrogens. PR antagonists and selective PR modulators (SPRMs) can be useful therapies for hormone dependent breast and prostate cancers, nonmalignant chronic conditions such as fibroids, and endometriosis. This review provides an overview and detailed discussions about the recent development of chemical structures of the PR ligands, their structural characteristics (particularly those contributing to their activity and selectivity), in vitro/in vivo studies and clinical trial outcomes, and the synthetic methodologies.

Keywords: Agonist, Antagonist, Ligand, Modulator, Nonsteroid, Progesterone receptor, Steroid.

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