Epiestriol

Not to be confused with episterol.
For other uses, see epiestriol (set index).
Epiestriol
Clinical data
Trade namesActriol, Arcagynil, Klimadoral
Other namesEpioestriol; 16β-Epiestriol; 16-Epiestriol; 16β-Hydroxy-17β-estradiol
Routes of
administration		By mouth
Drug classEstrogen
Identifiers
  • (8R,9S,13S,14S,16S,17R)-13-methyl-6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,16,17-triol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H24O3
Molar mass288.387 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC12CCC3C(C1CC(C2O)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O
  • InChI=1S/C18H24O3/c1-18-7-6-13-12-5-3-11(19)8-10(12)2-4-14(13)15(18)9-16(20)17(18)21/h3,5,8,13-17,19-21H,2,4,6-7,9H2,1H3/t13-,14-,15+,16+,17+,18+/m1/s1
  • Key:PROQIPRRNZUXQM-ZMSHIADSSA-N

Epiestriol (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name) (brand names Actriol, Arcagynil, Klimadoral), or epioestriol (BANTooltip British Approved Name), also known as 16β-epiestriol or simply 16-epiestriol, as well as 16β-hydroxy-17β-estradiol, is a minor and weak endogenous estrogen, and the 16β-epimer of estriol (which is 16α-hydroxy-17β-estradiol).[1][2] Epiestriol is (or has previously been) used clinically in the treatment of acne.[1] In addition to its estrogenic actions, epiestriol has been found to possess significant anti-inflammatory properties without glycogenic activity or immunosuppressive effects, an interesting finding that is in contrast to conventional anti-inflammatory steroids such as hydrocortisone (a glucocorticoid).[3][4]

Relative affinities (%) of epiestriol and related steroids[5][6][7][8]
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
Alfatradiol <1 <1 15 <1 <1 ? ?
Estriol <1 <1 15 <1 <1 ? ?
16β-Epiestriol <1 <1 20 <1 <1 ? ?
17α-Epiestriol <1 <1 31 <1 <1 ? ?
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.
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  4. ^ Miller E, Bates R, Bjorndahl J, Allen D, Burgio D, Bouma C, Stoll J, Latman N (November 1998). "16-Epiestriol, a novel anti-inflammatory nonglycogenic steroid, does not inhibit IFN-gamma production by murine splenocytes". Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 18 (11): 921–5. doi:10.1089/jir.1998.18.921. PMID 9858313.
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