Claims
- 1. A method to prevent, treat, ameliorate or slow the progression of cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, autism, neutropenia or thrombocytpoenia in a subject, or to treat a symptom of the neutropenia or thrombocytopenia, comprising administering to a subject, or delivering to the subject's tissues, an effective amount of a formula 1 compound having the structure 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein one each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 are —H, and, when no double bond links the second R1, R2, R3 and R4 to the ring to which it is bonded and no double bond is present at the 16-17 position, then the second R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively are in the α,α,α,α, α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α, α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,α,β, β,α,60 ,β, β,α,β,α, β,β,α,α, α,β,β,α, α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β, β,β,β,α σ β,β,β,β configurations and the second R1, R2, R3 and R4 are optionally independently selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —SH, —NH2, —COOH, —CH3, —C2H5, —C(CH3)3, —OCH3, —OC2H5, —CF3, —CH2OH, —C(O)CH3, —C(O)CH2OH, —C(O)CH2F, —C(O)CH2Cl, —C(O)CH2Br, —C(O)CH2I, —C(O)CF3, —C2F5, ═O, ═CH2, ═CHCH3, amino acid, carbamate, carbonate, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-C20 ether, optionally substituted C1-C20 ester, optionally substituted C1-C20 thioether, optionally substituted C1-C20 thioester, optionally substituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted disaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein
(a) R10A is bonded to the ring to which it is attached by a single bond and a double bond is present at (i) the 1-2 position, or (ii) the 1-2 and 16-17 positions; or (b) R10B is bonded to the ring to which it is attached by a single bond and a double bond is present at the 4-5 position; or (c) R10C is bonded to the ring to which it is attached by a single bond and a double bond is present at the 5-6 position; or (d) R10A and R10B are bonded to the rings to which they are attached by a single bond and a double bond is present at (i) the 1-2 and 4-5 positions, or (ii) the 1-2, 4-5 and 16-17 positions; (e) R10A and R10C are bonded to the rings to which they are attached by a single bond and a double bond is present at (i) the 1-2 and 5-6 positions, or (ii) the 1-2, 5-6 and 16-17 positions; or (f) no double bond is present.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the compounds of structure 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 have the structure
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein (1) R5 and R6 respectively are in the α,α, α,β, β,α or β,β configuration and R5 and R6 are optionally both —CH3 or are optionally selected from —H, —CH3 and —CH2OH or (2) R5 and R6 are both in the β-configuration and R5 and R6 are optionally both —H, —CH3 or —CH2OH.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein R10 at the 5, 8, 9 and 14-positions respectively are
(1) —H, —H, —H, —H; (2) —H, —H, halogen (—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —H; (3) —H, —H, —H, —OH; (4) —H, —H, halogen (—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —OH; (5)-optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., —CH3, —CH2OH, —CH2O-ester, —C2H5), —H, —H, —H; (6) -optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., —CH3, —CH2OH, —CH2O-ester, —C2H5), —H, halogen (—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —H; (7)-optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., —CH3, —CH2OH, —CH2O-ester, —C2H5), —H, —H, —OH; (8)-acyl (e.g., —C(O)—(CH2)0-2—CH3), —H, —H, —H; (9)-ester (e.g., acetoxy or propionoxy), —H, —H, —H; (10)-ether (e.g., —O—(CH2)0-2—CH3), —H, —H, —H; (11)-ester (e.g., acetoxy, propionoxy, —O—C(O)—(CH2)1-6—H), —H, halogen (e.g., —F, —Cl, —Br), —H; (12)-ester (e.g., acetoxy or propionoxy), —H, —H, —OH; (13) —H, —H, —H, -acyl (e.g., —C(O)—(CH2)0-2—CH3); (14) —H, —H, —H, -ester (e.g., acetoxy or propionoxy); or (15) —H, —H, —H, -ether (e.g., —O—(CH2)0-2—CH3, —OCH3, —OC2H5, —OCH2OH, —OCH2F, —OCH2Br, —OCH2COOH, —OCH2NH2, —OCH2CH2OH, —OCH2CH2F, —OCH2CH2Br, —OCH2CH2COOH or —OCH2CH2NH2).
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein R7 is —CH2—, —CHOH—, —CH(αR10)—, —CH(ester)-, —CH(alkoxy)- or —CH(halogen)- where the hydroxyl, ester or alkoxy group or the halogen atom is present in the α-configuration and the alkoxy group is optionally selected from —OCH3, —OC2H5 and —OC3H7 and the halogen atom is —F, —Cl, —Br or —I.
- 8. The method of claim 6 wherein R8 is —CH2—, —CF2—, —CHOH—, —CH(αR10)—, —CH(ester)-, —CH(alkoxy)- or —CH(halogen)- where the hydroxyl, ester or alkoxy group or the halogen atom is present in the α-configuration and the alkoxy group is optionally selected from —OCH3, —OC2H5 and —OC3H7 and the halogen atom is —F, —Cl, —Br or —I.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the formula 1 compound is 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-fluoro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-chloro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β-fluoro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β-chloro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α,3β-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β,3β-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α,3α-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β,3α-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate, 3α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-17-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-3-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-3-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-4-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-4-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-6-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-6-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-7-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-7-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-11-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-11-one, 16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 7α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 7β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 4α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 3α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one,4β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 6α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 6β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 11α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 11β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 4α,17-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 4β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 6α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 6β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 11α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 11β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 4α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 4β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 6α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 6β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 11α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 11β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 7α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 7β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 1α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 1β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 2α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 2β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 12α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 12β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 1α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 1β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 2α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 2β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 12α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 12β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 15α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 15β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 17β,18-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 17β,19-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 15α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 15β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 17α,18-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 17α,19-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 7α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 7β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 3α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 4α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 4β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 6α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 6β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 11α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 11β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 4α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 4β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 6α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 6β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 11α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 11β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 4α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 4β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 6α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 6β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene,11α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 11β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 7α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 7β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 1α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 1β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 2α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 2β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 12α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 12β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 1α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 1β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 2α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 2β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 12α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 12β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 5α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 15β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 17β,18-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 17β,19-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 15α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 15β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 17α,18-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 17α,19-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3β-hydroxy-7,17-dioxoandrost-5-ene, 3(x-hydroxy-7,17-dioxoandrost-5-ene, 3,17-dioxoandrost-5-ene, 3,17-dioxoandrost-4-ene, 3,17-dioxoandrost-1,4-diene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16α-dihydroxy-17-oxoandrostane, 3α,16α-dihydroxy-17-oxoandrostane, 3β,16β-dihydroxy-17-oxoandrostane, 3α,16β-dihydroxy-17-oxoandrostane, 3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16α,17α-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16β,17α-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane or an analog of any of the foregoing compounds that is suitably substituted to fall within the scope of the claim, e.g., wherein an R10 is a hydroxyl, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl or a halogen at the 1-, 2-, 4-, 6-, 7-, 9- 11-, 12-, 14-, 15- or 16-position, wherein the R10 is present in the α-configuration or the β-configuration.
- 10. The method of claim 1wherein the subject has, or is subject or susceptible to developing, neutropenia.
- 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the subject is a human and wherein the neutropenia is postinfectious neutropenia, autoimmune neutropenia, chronic idiopathic neutropenia or a neutropenia resulting from or potentially resulting result from a cancer chemotherapy, chemotherapy for an autoimmune disease, an antiviral therapy, radiation exposure, tissue or solid organ allograft or xenograft rejection or immune suppression therapy in tissue or solid organ transplantation or aging or immunesenescence.
- 12. The method of claim 11wherein one R4 is in the β-configuration or the α-configuration and is —NH2, a substituted amine or an amide, which is optionally selected from —NH2, —NHCH3, —N(CH3)2, —NHRPR, —NH—C(O)—H and —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, e.g., —NH—C(O)—CH3.
- 13. The method of claim 11wherein the formula 1compound is 3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene, 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene, 3β-hydroxy-16β-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene, 3β-hydroxy-16,16-difluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene, 3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene, 3β,16β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene, 3β-hydroxy-16,16-dimethyl-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene, an ester or carbonate of any of these compounds or an analog of any of the foregoing compounds where the double bond at the 5-6 position is absent and a hydrogen or other R10 moiety is present at the 5-position in the α- or β-configuration and/or wherein the hydroxyl group (or ester or carbonate analog) at the 3-position is present in the α-configuration.
- 14. The method of claim 11wherein the formula 1compound is 3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene.
- 15. The method of claim 1 wherein the subject is a human having cystic fibrosis.
- 16. The method of claim 15, wherein one or more symptoms or syndromes are ameliorated, or wherein the progression of the disease is reduced.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more symptoms or syndromes are 1, 2, 3 or more of Staphylococcus (e.g., S. aureus), Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas or Burkholderia respiratory tract or lung infection or propensity to develop a detectable infection or colonization, coughing, wheezing, cyanosis, bronchiolitis, bronchospasm, pneumothorax, hemoptysis, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, bronchiectatic lung disease, atelectasis-consolidation, pulmonary edema, increased lung vascular hydrostatic pressure, increased lung vascular permeability, sinusitis, respiratory insufficiency, bronchial wall or interlobular septa thickening, reduction of forced expiratory volume in 1second, dyspnea, impaired male fertility, elevated sweat chloride, mucous plugging, tree-in-bud sign, mosaic perfusion pattern, glucose intolerance or abnormal elevation of one or more of IL4, IL-8, RANTES, neutrophil elastase, eosinophils, macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophil cationic protein or cysteinyl leukotrienes.
- 18. The method of claim 15 wherein the formula 1compound is 16α-bromoepiandrosterone, 16α-bromoepiandrosterone hemihydrate, 16α-hydroxyepiandrosterone, 16β-hydroxyepiandrosterone, 3α,17β-dihydroxyandrostane, 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, or an ester, carbonate or other analog of any of these compounds that can convert to the compound by metabolism or hydrolysis.
- 19. A method to treat or to reduce the severity of a chronic allergy or an atopic disease, or one or more symptoms of the chronic allergy or atopic disease in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a formula 1 compound of claim 1, wherein
one R1is, or both R1together are, —OH, —ORPR, —SRPR, —O—Si—(R13)3, —COOH, —OSO3H, —OPO3H, ═O, ═S, an ester, a thioester, a thionoester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, a carbonate or a carbamate, and the other R1is independently chosen; and one R4 is, or both R4 together are, —OH, —ORPR, —SRPR, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO2, —NH2, —COOH, —OSO3H, —OPO3H, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, an ester, a thioester, a thionoester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a. thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate or a carbamate, and the other R4 is independently chosen.
- 20. The method of claim 19 wherein the compound is 16α-bromoepiandrosterone, 16α-bromoepiandrosterone hemihydrate, 16α-iodoepiandrosterone, 16-oxoepiandrosterone, 16-oxoandrosterone, 3β,16α-dihydroxyandrostane-17-one, 3α,16α-dihydroxyandrostane-17-one, 3β,16β-dihydroxyandrostane-17-one, 3α,16β-dihydroxyandrostane-17-one, 3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, or an analog of any of these compounds that is (1) 2-oxa or 11-oxa substituted, (2) substituted at the 7-position with an α-halogen, β-halogen, α-hydroxyl, β-hydroxyl or oxo moiety, (3) a D-ring homo analog, (4) a 19-nor analog and/or (5) an analog of any of the foregoing compounds that is substituted with an R10 substituent disclosed herein, e.g., wherein the R10 is a hydroxyl, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl or a halogen such as fluorine or bromine at the 1-, 2-, 4-, 6-, 9- 11-, 12-, 14-, 15- or 16-positions, wherein the R10, e.g., the hydroxyl, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl or halogen is present in the α-configuration or the β-configuration.
- 21. The method of claim 19 wherein the level or activity of IgE in the subject is at least transiently detectably reduced.
- 22. The method of claim 1wherein the subject is a human who has a sickle cell disease.
- 23. The method of claim 22 wherein the treatment reduces (1) the severity of pain during vascular or microvascular occlusions, (2) the severity of vascular or microvascular occlusions or (3) the frquency of vascular or microvascular occlusions.
- 24. The method of claim 22 wherein the formula 1compound is administered by an intermittent administration protocol.
- 25. The method of claim 22 wherein one R1is, or both R1together are, —H, —OH, —ORPR, —SRPR, —O—Si—(R13)3, —COOH, —OSO3H, —OPO3H, ═O, ═S, an ester, a thioester, a thionoester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, a carbonate or a carbamate, and the other R1is independently chosen; and
one R4 is, or both R4 together are, —OH, —ORPR, —SRPR, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO2, —NH2, —COOH, —OSO3H, —OPO3H, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, an ester, a thioester, a thionoester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate or a carbamate, and the other R4 is independently chosen.
- 26. The method of claim 25 wherein the compound is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5-diene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,5-diene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-16-haloandrost-5-ene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxy-16-haloandrost-5-ene, 16α-fluoro-17-oxoandrost-5-ene, 3α-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17-oxoandrost-5-ene, 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17-oxoandrost-5-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 16α-bromoepiandrosterone, 16α-bromoepiandrosterone hemihydrate, 16α-iodoepiandrosterone, 16-oxoepiandrosterone, 16-oxoandrosterone, 3β,16α-dihydroxyandrostane-17-one, 3α,16α-dihydroxyandrostane-17-one, 3β,16β-dihydroxyandrostane-17-one, 3α,16β-dihydroxyandrostane-17-one, 3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, or an analog of any of these compounds that is (1) 11-oxa substituted or 2-oxa substituted if no double bond is present at the 1-2 position, (2) substituted at the 7-position with an α-halogen, β-halogen, α-hydroxyl, β-hydroxyl or oxo moiety, (3) a D-ring homo analog, (4) a 19-nor analog and/or (5) an analog of any of the foregoing compounds that is substituted with an R10 substituent disclosed herein, e.g., wherein the R10 is a hydroxyl, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl or a halogen such as fluorine or bromine at the 1-, 2-, 4-, 6-, 9- 11-, 12-, 14-, 15- or 16-positions, wherein the R10, e.g., the hydroxyl, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl or halogen is present in the α-configuration or the β-configuration.
- 27. A method to modulate the expression in a cell of the level of or an activity of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more gene products or gene transcripts in the cell, comprising contacting an effective amount of the compound with the cell under suitable conditions and for a sufficient time to detectably modulate the activity or level of the genes, or gene products in the cell, wherein the compound is a compound of any of embodiments 1-9 and the gene products or gene transcripts are selected from USF1, c-Fos, EGR1, Cul1, RIPK2, IκBa, IκBKb, NF-κB1 p50, FCAR, c-Fos/C/EBPβ, RANTES, ICAM1, TSG (TNFAIP6), IL-2 receptor α, GRO2, GRO3, HO1, Jun B, c-Fos/JunB complex, JunB/ATF3 complex, c-Jun, c-Fos/c-Jun complex, ATF-3, MMP1, TSG-6 (TNFAIP3), AP-1, EGR1, TGFβ, ATF-3/c-Jun complex, c-Fos, MMP3, IL-8, STAT5A, STAT5B, CDKN1A, IFNγ receptor 2 (IFNγR2), T-bet, C reactive protein, immunoglobulin E, an AP-1family protein, GATA-3, Jak2, Tyk2, stat1, stat3, stat4, stat5, stat6, MIP-1α, MIP-2, IP-10, MCP-1, TNF-α, TNF-β, LT-β, IFN-α, IFN-β, TGF-β1, NF-κB, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 receptor β1, IL-12p35, IL-12p40, IL-23, IL-23 receptor, Nrf2, a Maf protein, a thioredoxin, NQO1, GST, HO 1, SOD2, the catalytic subunit of γGCS, the regulatory subunit of γGCS and xCT.
- 28. The method of claim 27 wherein there is a detectable increase in the level of the mRNA, the protein or one or more biological activities associated with the gene product.
- 29. The method of claim 27 wherein the formula 1compound is 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate, 16α-fluoro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-chloro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β-fluoro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β-chloro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α,3β-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β,3β-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α,3α-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16β,3α-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate, 3α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-17-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-3-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-3-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane4-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-4-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-6-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-6-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-7-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-7-one, 17α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-11-one, 17β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrostane-11-one, 16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 7α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 7β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 4α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 3α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one,4β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 6α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 6β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 11α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 11β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene-17-one, 4α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 4β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 6α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 6β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 11α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 11β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 4α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 4β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 6α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 6β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 11α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 11β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 7α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 7β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 3β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 1α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 1β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 2α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 2β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 12α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 12β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 1α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 1β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 2α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 2β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 12α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 12β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 15α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 15β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 17β,18-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 17β,19-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 15α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 15β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 17α,18-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 17α,19-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5-ene, 16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 7α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 7β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 3α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 4α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 4β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 6α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 6β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 11α-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 11β-hydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene-17-one, 4α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 4β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 6α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 6β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 11α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 11β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 4α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 4β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 6α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 6β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 11α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 11β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 7α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 7β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 1α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 1β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 2α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 2β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 12α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 12β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 1α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 1β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 2α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 2β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 12α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 12β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 15α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 15β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 17β,18-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 17β,19-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 15α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 15β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 17α,18-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 17α,19-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-4-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3β-hydroxy-7,17-dioxoandrost-5-ene, 3α-hydroxy-7,17-dioxoandrost-5-ene, 3,17-dioxoandrost-5-ene, 3,17-dioxoandrost-4-ene, 3,17-dioxoandrost-1,4-diene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16α-dihydroxy-17-oxoandrostane, 3α,16α-dihydroxy-17-oxoandrostane, 3β,16β-dihydroxy-17-oxoandrostane, 3α,16β-dihydroxy-17-oxoandrostane, 3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16α,17α-trihydroxyandrostane, 3β,16β,17α-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrostane, 3α,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrostane or an analog of any of these compounds that is (1) 11-oxa substituted or 2-oxa substituted if no double bond is present at the 1-2 position, (2) substituted at the 7-position with an α-halogen, β-halogen, α-hydroxyl, β-hydroxyl or oxo moiety, (3) a D-ring homo analog, (4) a 19-nor analog and/or (5) an analog of any of the foregoing compounds that is substituted with an R10 substituent disclosed herein, e.g., wherein the R10 is a hydroxyl, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl or a halogen such as fluorine or bromine at the 1-, 2-, 4-, 6-, 9- 11-, 12-, 14-, 15- or 16-positions, wherein the Rlo, e.g., the hydroxyl, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl or halogen is present in the α-configuration or the β-configuration.
- 30. A method to enhance the healing of a trauma or an acute injury in a subject who has experienced or who is expected to experience a trauma or an acute injury comprising administering an effective amount of a compound to the subject, wherein the compound is (1) 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3β,7β,17β-tihydroxyandrost-5-ene, a 16-halo analog of either compound, a 16-hydroxy analog of either compound, an 11-oxa analog of either compound, a 2-oxa analog of either compound, an ester or a carbonate of either compound, a derivative of either compound that can convert to either compound by hydrolysis or by metabolism or (2) a formula 1compound of any of claims 1-29.
- 31. The method of claim 30 wherein the subject will experience or has experienced an immune suppressive event within about 2-3 weeks or about 34 weeks of the occurrence of the trauma or acute injury, wherein the immune suppressive event is exposure of the subject to an immune suppressive amount of ionizing radiation.
- 32. The method of claim 31wherein the ionizing radiation exposure is about 0.3 Gy to about 12 Gy of the ionizing radiation.
- 33. The method of claim 30 wherein the subject has experienced an immune suppressive event within within 3 weeks of the occurrence of the trauma or acute injury, wherein the immune suppressive event is selected from an immune suppressive amount of an immunosuppressive chemotherapy.
- 34. The method of claim 33 wherein the immunosuppressive chemotherapy is an immunosuppressive cancer chemotherapy, an immunosuppressive amtimicrobial therapy or an immunosuppressive glucocorticoid therapy.
- 35. The method of claim 34 wherein the immunosuppressive cancer chemotherapy is treatment of the subject with an immunosuppressive amount of cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil or a platinum compound optionally selected from cisplatin and carboplatin.
- 36. The method of claim 34 wherein the immunosuppressive glucocorticoid chemotherapy is treatment of the subject with an immunosuppressive amount of dexamethasone, prednisone, hydrocortisone or cortisol.
- 37. The method of any of claims 30 wherein the subject is a human or a primate.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a nonprovisional application under 37 C.F.R. 1.53(b) and claims priority of pending U.S. provisional application Serial No. 60/407,146, filed Aug. 28, 2002, pending U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/408,332, filed Sep. 4, 2002, and U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/479,257, filed Jun. 17, 2003, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (3)
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60407146 |
Aug 2002 |
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60408332 |
Sep 2002 |
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60479257 |
Jun 2003 |
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