Methylestradiol

Not to be confused with 7α-Methylestradiol.
Methylestradiol
Clinical data
Trade namesGinecosid, Ginecoside, Mediol, Renodiol
Other namesNSC-52245; 17α-Methylestradiol; 17α-ME; 17α-Methylestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol
Routes of
administration		By mouth[1]
Drug classEstrogen
Identifiers
  • (8R,9S,13S,14S,17S)-13,17-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-diol
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PubChem CID
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KEGG
ChEBI
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ECHA InfoCard100.005.572 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H26O2
Molar mass286.415 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC12CCC3C(C1CCC2(C)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O
  • InChI=1S/C19H26O2/c1-18-9-7-15-14-6-4-13(20)11-12(14)3-5-16(15)17(18)8-10-19(18,2)21/h4,6,11,15-17,20-21H,3,5,7-10H2,1-2H3/t15-,16-,17+,18+,19+/m1/s1
  • Key:JXQJDYXWHSVOEF-GFEQUFNTSA-N

Methylestradiol, sold under the brand names Ginecosid, Ginecoside, Mediol, and Renodiol, is an estrogen medication which is used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms.[2][3][4] It is formulated in combination with normethandrone, a progestin and androgen/anabolic steroid medication.[3][4] Methylestradiol is taken by mouth.[1]

Side effects of methylestradiol include nausea, breast tension, edema, and breakthrough bleeding among others.[5] It is an estrogen, or an agonist of the estrogen receptors, the biological target of estrogens like estradiol.[6]

Methylestradiol is or has been marketed in Brazil, Venezuela, and Indonesia.[3] In addition to its use as a medication, methylestradiol has been studied for use as a radiopharmaceutical for the estrogen receptor.[7]

Medical uses

Methylestradiol is used in combination with the progestin and androgen/anabolic steroid normethandrone (methylestrenolone) in the treatment of menopausal symptoms.[3][4]

Available forms

Methylestradiol is marketed in combination with normethandrone in the form of oral tablets containing 0.3 mg methylestradiol and 5 mg normethandrone.[8][9]

Side effects

Side effects of methylestradiol include nausea, breast tension, edema, and breakthrough bleeding.[5]

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

Methylestradiol is an estrogen, or an agonist of the estrogen receptor.[6] It shows somewhat lower affinity for the estrogen receptor than estradiol or ethinylestradiol.[6]

Methylestradiol is an active metabolite of the androgens/anabolic steroids methyltestosterone (17α-methyltestosterone), metandienone (17α-methyl-δ1-testosterone), and normethandrone (17α-methyl-19-nortestosterone), and is responsible for their estrogenic side effects, such as gynecomastia and fluid retention.[10][11][12]

Relative affinities (%) of methylestradiol and related steroids
Compound PRTooltip Progesterone receptor ARTooltip Androgen receptor ERTooltip Estrogen receptor GRTooltip Glucocorticoid receptor MRTooltip Mineralocorticoid receptor SHBGTooltip Sex hormone-binding globulin CBGTooltip Corticosteroid binding globulin
Estradiol 2.6 7.9 100 0.6 0.13 8.7 <0.1
Ethinylestradiol 15–25 1–3 112 1–3 <1 ? ?
Methylestradiol 3–10, 15–25 1–3 67 1–3 <1 ? ?
Methyltestosterone 3 45, 100–125 ? 1–5 ? 5 ?
Normethandrone 100 146 <0.1 1.5 0.6 ? ?
Sources: Values are percentages (%). Reference ligands (100%) were progesterone for the PRTooltip progesterone receptor, testosterone for the ARTooltip androgen receptor, E2 for the ERTooltip estrogen receptor, DEXATooltip dexamethasone for the GRTooltip glucocorticoid receptor, aldosterone for the MRTooltip mineralocorticoid receptor, DHTTooltip dihydrotestosterone for SHBGTooltip sex hormone-binding globulin, and cortisol for CBGTooltip Corticosteroid-binding globulin. Sources: [13][6][14][15]

Pharmacokinetics

Due to the presence of its C17α methyl group, methylestradiol cannot be deactivated by oxidation of the C17β hydroxyl group, resulting in improved metabolic stability and potency relative to estradiol.[10] This is analogous to the case of ethinylestradiol and its C17α ethynyl group.[10]

Chemistry

See also: List of estrogens

Methylestradiol, or 17α-methylestradiol (17α-ME), also known as 17α-methylestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol, is a synthetic estrane steroid and a derivative of estradiol.[2][3] It is specifically the derivative of estradiol with a methyl group at the C17α positions.[2][3] Closely related steroids include ethinylestradiol (17α-ethynylestradiol) and ethylestradiol (17α-ethylestradiol).[2] The C3 cyclopentyl ether of methylestradiol has been studied and shows greater oral potency than methylestradiol in animals, similarly to quinestrol (ethinylestradiol 3-cyclopentyl ether) and quinestradol (estriol 3-cyclopentyl ether).[16]

History

Methylestradiol was first marketed, alone as Follikosid and in combination with methyltestosterone as Klimanosid, in 1955.[17][18][19][20]

Society and culture

Generic names

Methylestradiol has not been assigned an INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name or other formal name designations.[2][3] Its generic name in English and German is methylestradiol, in French is méthylestradiol, and in Spanish is metilestadiol.[3] It is also known as 17α-methylestradiol.[3]

Brand names

Methylestradiol is or has been marketed under the brand names Ginecosid, Ginecoside, Mediol, and Renodiol, all in combination with normethandrone.[3][2]

Availability

Methylestradiol is or has been marketed in Brazil, Venezuela, and Indonesia.[3]

References

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