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Dembitsky VM. Biological Activity and Structural Diversity of Steroids Containing Aromatic Rings, Phosphate Groups, or Halogen Atoms. Molecules 2023; 28:5549. [PMID: 37513423 PMCID: PMC10384810 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
This review delves into the investigation of the biological activity and structural diversity of steroids and related isoprenoid lipids. The study encompasses various natural compounds, such as steroids with aromatic ring(s), steroid phosphate esters derived from marine invertebrates, and steroids incorporating halogen atoms (I, Br, or Cl). These compounds are either produced by fungi or fungal endophytes or found in extracts of plants, algae, or marine invertebrates. To assess the biological activity of these natural compounds, an extensive examination of referenced literature sources was conducted. The evaluation encompassed in vivo and in vitro studies, as well as the utilization of the QSAR method. Numerous compounds exhibited notable properties such as strong anti-inflammatory, anti-neoplastic, anti-proliferative, anti-hypercholesterolemic, anti-Parkinsonian, diuretic, anti-eczematic, anti-psoriatic, and various other activities. Throughout the review, 3D graphs illustrating the activity of individual steroids are presented alongside images of selected terrestrial or marine organisms. Additionally, the review provides explanations for specific types of biological activity associated with these compounds. The data presented in this review hold scientific interest for academic science as well as practical implications in the fields of pharmacology and practical medicine. The analysis of the biological activity and structural diversity of steroids and related isoprenoid lipids provides valuable insights that can contribute to advancements in both theoretical understanding and applied research.
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- Valery M Dembitsky
- Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, 3000 College Drive South, Lethbridge, AB T1K 1L6, Canada
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Cui H, Shen Y, Wang R, Wei H, Lei X, Chen Y, Fu P, Wang H, Bi R, Zhang Y. Synthesis of Clionastatins A and B through Enhancement of Chlorination and Oxidation Levels of Testosterone. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202200425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Hao Cui
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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Cui H, Shen Y, Chen Y, Wang R, Wei H, Fu P, Lei X, Wang H, Bi R, Zhang Y. Two-Stage Syntheses of Clionastatins A and B. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:8938-8944. [PMID: 35576325 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A concise and divergent synthesis of the polychlorinated marine steroids clionastatin A and B from inexpensive testosterone has been achieved through a unique two-stage chlorination-oxidation strategy. Key features of the two-stage synthesis include (1) conformationally controlled, highly stereoselective dichlorination at C1 and C2 and C4-OH-directed C19 oxygenation followed by a challenging neopentyl chlorination to install three chlorine atoms; (2) desaturation through one-pot photochemical dibromination-reductive debromination and anti-Markovnikov olefin oxidation by photoredox-metal dual catalysis to enhance the oxidation level of the backbone; and (3) Wharton transposition to furnish the D-ring enone. This synthesis proved that the introduction of the C19 chloride in the early stage of the synthesis secured the stability of the backbone against susceptibility to aromatization during the oxidation stage.
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- Hao Cui
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266000, China
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Li Z, Hong LL, Gu BB, Sun YT, Wang J, Liu JT, Lin HW. Natural Products from Sponges. SYMBIOTIC MICROBIOMES OF CORAL REEFS SPONGES AND CORALS 2019. [PMCID: PMC7122408 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1612-1_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The sponge is one of the oldest multicellular invertebrates in the world. Marine sponges represent one of the extant metazoans of 700–800 million years. They are classified in four major classes: Calcarea, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida, and Homoscleromorpha. Among them, three genera, namely, Haliclona, Petrosia, and Discodemia have been identified to be the richest source of biologically active compounds. So far, 15,000 species have been described, and among them, more than 6000 species are found in marine and freshwater systems throughout tropical, temperate, and polar regions. More than 5000 different compounds have been isolated and structurally characterized to date, contributing to about 30% of all marine natural products. The chemical diversity of sponge products is high with compounds classified as alkaloids, terpenoids, peptides, polyketides, steroids, and macrolides, which integrate a wide range of biological activities, including antibacterial, anticancer, antifungal, anti-HIV, anti-inflammatory, and antimalarial. There is an open debate whether all natural products isolated from sponges are produced by sponges or are in fact derived from microorganisms that are inhaled though filter-feeding or that live within the sponges. Apart from their origin and chemoecological functions, sponge-derived metabolites are also of considerable interest in drug development. Therefore, development of recombinant microorganisms engineered for efficient production of sponge-derived products is a promising strategy that deserves further attention in future investigations in order to address the limitations regarding sustainable supply of marine drugs.
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- Zhiyong Li
- Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zhou X, Xu T, Yang XW, Huang R, Yang B, Tang L, Liu Y. Chemical and Biological Aspects of Marine Sponges of the Genus Xestospongia. Chem Biodivers 2010; 7:2201-27. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201000024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Sarma NS, Krishna MS, Pasha SG, Rao TSP, Venkateswarlu Y, Parameswaran PS. Marine Metabolites: The Sterols of Soft Coral. Chem Rev 2009; 109:2803-28. [PMID: 19435309 DOI: 10.1021/cr800503e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Nittala S. Sarma
- School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, India, OCD I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India, and National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403 004, India
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- School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, India, OCD I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India, and National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403 004, India
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- School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, India, OCD I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India, and National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403 004, India
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- School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, India, OCD I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India, and National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403 004, India
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- School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, India, OCD I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India, and National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403 004, India
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- School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, India, OCD I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India, and National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403 004, India
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Mitome H, Shirato N, Hoshino A, Miyaoka H, Yamada Y, Van Soest RWM. New polyhydroxylated sterols stylisterols A-C and a novel 5,19-cyclosterol hatomasterol from the Okinawan marine sponge Stylissa sp. Steroids 2005; 70:63-70. [PMID: 15610898 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2004.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2004] [Revised: 10/06/2004] [Accepted: 10/11/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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New polyhydroxylated sterols, stylisterol A-C (1-3), and a novel 5,19-cyclosterol, hatomasterol (4) were isolated from the Okinawan sponge Stylissa sp. Structural determinations of these compounds were made by spectroscopic analysis and chemical conversion. Assessment of cytotoxicity toward HeLa cells was also determined.
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- Hidemichi Mitome
- School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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Dorta E, Dı́az-Marrero AR, Cueto M, D’Croz L, Maté JL, San-Martı́n A, Darias J. Unusual chlorinated pregnanes from the eastern Pacific octocoral Carijoa multiflora. Tetrahedron Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.11.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mitome H, Shinohara M, Miyaoka H, Yamada Y. Synthesis and anti-tumor activity of new steroidal nuclear analogues of aragusterol A. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2003; 51:640-5. [PMID: 12808239 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.51.640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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3alpha,7alpha-Dihydroxy-5-epiaragusterol A (3) was synthesized from bile acid (cholic acid) as a new steroidal nuclear analogue of antitumor marine steroid aragusterol A. 7alpha-Hydroxyaragusterol A (4) was also derived from xestokerol B. The in vitro anti-proliferative activity of each of these analogues toward KB cells as well as in vivo anti-tumor activity of 5-epiaragusterol A (2) previously synthesized by the authors and 3 were assessed.
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- Hidemichi Mitome
- School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Tokyo, Japan
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This paper describes the discovery and total synthesis of bioactive marine natural products conducted in our laboratory. Clavulone, chlorovulone, bromovulone, and iodovulone are antitumor marine prostanoids isolated from the Okinawan soft coral Clavularia viridis. The synthesis of clavulone and chlorovulone was achieved from chiral 4-hydroxy-2-cyclopentenone. Marine prostanoid punaglandins 3 and 4 were synthesized via similar methodology. The chemical structures of punaglandins 3 and 4 were revised by these syntheses. Dollaberane-type diterpenoid stolonidiol and claenone were isolated from Okinawan soft coral Clavularia sp. Stolonidiol showed potent choline acetyltransferase-inducible activity in cultured basal forebrain cells. The synthesis of stolondiol and claenone was conducted via sequential Michael reaction and retro-aldol reaction. Aragusterols, isolated from the Okinawan marine sponge Xestospongia sp., are structurally unique steroids possessing a rare 26,27-cyclo structure in the side chain. Aragusterols express potent in vivo antitumor activity against L1210 leukemia in mice. The synthesis of aragusterols was carried out via steroselective construction of the side chain and stereocontrolled coupling reaction with the steroid skeleton. Kalihinane-type diterpenoid kalihinol A, isolated by Scheuer, has remarkable in vitro antimalarial activity. The absolute configuration of kalihinol A was determined by applying the CD exciton chiral method. Synthesis of kalihinene X, a kalihinane-type diterpenoid, was achieved. This synthesis involves the regioselective coupling reaction of carbanion of alkyl sulfone with epoxyalcohol and construction of cis-decalin by an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction.
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- Yasuji Yamada
- School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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Tanaka J, Trianto A, Musman M, Issa HH, Ohtani II, Ichiba T, Higa T, Yoshida WY, Scheuer PJ. New polyoxygenated steroids exhibiting reversal of multidrug resistance from the gorgonian Isis hippuris. Tetrahedron 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(02)00625-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Miyaoka H, Yamada Y. Total Synthesis of Bioactive Marine Terpenoids. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2002. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.75.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Iwashima M, Nara K, Nakamichi Y, Iguchi K. Three new chlorinated marine steroids, yonarasterols G, H and I, isolated from the okinawan soft coral, Clavularia viridis. Steroids 2001; 66:25-32. [PMID: 11090655 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-128x(00)00144-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Three new chlorinated marine steroids, yonarasterols G, H and I, were isolated from the Okinawan soft coral, Clavularia viridis. Their structures including the absolute configuration were determined based on the results of spectroscopic analysis and chemical conversion.
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- M Iwashima
- School of Life Science, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Horinouchi, Hachioji, 192-0392, Tokyo, Japan
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Mitome H, Miyaoka H, Yamada Y. Synthesis of the optically active bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane derivative, regarded as the CD ring moiety of 12-oxygenated steroids. Tetrahedron Lett 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(00)01413-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Oxygenated derivatives of cholesterol (oxysterols) present a remarkably diverse profile of biological activities, including effects on sphingolipid metabolism, platelet aggregation, apoptosis, and protein prenylation. The most notable oxysterol activities center around the regulation of cholesterol homeostasis, which appears to be controlled in part by a complex series of interactions of oxysterol ligands with various receptors, such as the oxysterol binding protein, the cellular nucleic acid binding protein, the sterol regulatory element binding protein, the LXR nuclear orphan receptors, and the low-density lipoprotein receptor. Identification of the endogenous oxysterol ligands and elucidation of their enzymatic origins are topics of active investigation. Except for 24, 25-epoxysterols, most oxysterols arise from cholesterol by autoxidation or by specific microsomal or mitochondrial oxidations, usually involving cytochrome P-450 species. Oxysterols are variously metabolized to esters, bile acids, steroid hormones, cholesterol, or other sterols through pathways that may differ according to the type of cell and mode of experimentation (in vitro, in vivo, cell culture). Reliable measurements of oxysterol levels and activities are hampered by low physiological concentrations (approximately 0.01-0.1 microM plasma) relative to cholesterol (approximately 5,000 microM) and by the susceptibility of cholesterol to autoxidation, which produces artifactual oxysterols that may also have potent activities. Reports describing the occurrence and levels of oxysterols in plasma, low-density lipoproteins, various tissues, and food products include many unrealistic data resulting from inattention to autoxidation and to limitations of the analytical methodology. Because of the widespread lack of appreciation for the technical difficulties involved in oxysterol research, a rigorous evaluation of the chromatographic and spectroscopic methods used in the isolation, characterization, and quantitation of oxysterols has been included. This review comprises a detailed and critical assessment of current knowledge regarding the formation, occurrence, metabolism, regulatory properties, and other activities of oxysterols in mammalian systems.
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- G J Schroepfer
- Departments of Biochemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.
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- Anna Aiello
- Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, I-80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, I-80131 Napoli, Italy
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +39-81-7486-503; fax: +39-81-7486-552
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- Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, I-80131 Napoli, Italy
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Miyaoka H, Shinohara M, Shimomura M, Mitome H, Yano A, Iguchi K, Yamada Y. Aragusterols E-H, new 26,27-cyclosterols from the Okinawan marine sponge of the genus Xestospongia and absolute configurations of xestokerols A and B. Tetrahedron 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(97)00231-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Material dealing with the chemistry, biochemistry, and biological activities of oxysterols is reviewed for the period 1987-1995. Particular attention is paid to the presence of oxysterols in tissues and foods and to their physiological relevance.
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- L L Smith
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0653, USA
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