RU-58642 is a
nonsteroidal antiandrogen
A nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) is an antiandrogen with a nonsteroidal chemical structure. They are typically selective and full or silent antagonists of the androgen receptor (AR) and act by directly blocking the effects of androgens like t ...
(NSAA) derived from
nilutamide
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with very high
affinity
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and
selectivity
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for the
androgen receptor
The androgen receptor (AR), also known as NR3C4 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 4), is a type of nuclear receptor that is activated by binding any of the androgenic hormones, including testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in th ...
(AR), which made it among the most
potent and
efficacious
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antiandrogens known at the time of its discovery.
It was investigated for
topical
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application for the treatment of
androgenetic alopecia
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(male-pattern baldness), but development did not proceed past initial trial stages, and it is now only used for
scientific research
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into the AR.
See also
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Cyanonilutamide
Cyanonilutamide (developmental code name RU-56279) is a nonsteroidal antiandrogen which was never marketed. Both RU-56187 and RU-58841 appear to be prodrugs of cyanonilutamide ''in vivo'' in animals. It has relatively low affinity (pharmacology), ...
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RU-56187
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RU-57073
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RU-58841
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RU-58841, also known as PSK-3841 or HMR-3841, is a nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) which was initially developed in the 1980s by Roussel Uclaf, the French pharmaceutical company from which it received its name. It was formerly under inv ...
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RU-59063
RU-59063 is a nonsteroidal androgen or selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) which was first described in 1994 and was never marketed. It was originally thought to be a potent antiandrogen, but subsequent research found that it actually p ...
References
Abandoned drugs
Hydantoins
Nitriles
Nonsteroidal antiandrogens
Trifluoromethyl compounds
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