Abstract
1α-Hydroxymethyl-25-hydroxyvitamin D3 homology (-)-2 shows: (1) increased expression of early and late murine epidermal differentiation markers; (2) weak induction of 24-hydroxylase activity in cultured porcine kidney epithelial cells; (3) strong resistance to metabolism in human leukemic cells; and (4) no significant antiproliferative (antimitogenic) activity in human leukemic cells. Surprisingly, 1-(hydroxyethyl) diastereomer (+)-5 is easily metabolized in human leukemic cells, and this 1β-homolog (+)-5 is several-fold less active than calcitriol but unexpectedly much more potent than 1α-homolog (-)-4 in inhibiting proliferation of murine keratinocytes. 1α-Hydroxymethyl-25-hydroxyvitamin D3 homolog (-)-2 shows: (1) increased expression of early and late murine epidermal differentiation markers; (2) weak induction of 24-hydroxylase activity in cultured porcine kidney epithelial cells; (3) strong resistance to metabolism in human leukemic cells; and (4) no significant antiproliferative (antimitogenic) activity in human leukemic cells. Surprisingly, 1-(hydroxyethyl) diastereomer (+)-5 is easily metabolized in human leukemic cells, and this 1β-homolog (+)-5 is several-fold less active than calcitriol but unexpectedly much more potent than 1α-homolog (-)-4 in inhibiting proliferation of murine keratinocytes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1835-1840 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry