Cyclopregnol
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Other names | Neurosterone; 6β-Hydroxy-3:5-cyclopregnan-20-one |
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Formula | C21H32O2 |
Molar mass | 316.485 g·mol−1 |
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Cyclopregnol (INN), also known as neurosterone, as well as 6β-hydroxy-3:5-cyclopregnan-20-one, is a synthetic pregnane steroid which was developed in the 1950s as a "psychotropic agent" for the treatment of mental disorders but was never marketed.[1][2][3][4] Although an initial small clinical study found effectiveness,[3] a subsequent, larger and more rigorous study found that cyclopregnol was no more effective than placebo and was clearly inferior to chlorpromazine.[4][5]
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- ^ Patel DK, Petrow V, Stuart-Webb IA (1957). "133. 6β-Hydroxy-3 : 5-cyclopregnan-20-one and some related compounds". J. Chem. Soc.: 665–668. doi:10.1039/JR9570000665. ISSN 0368-1769.
- ^ a b Hardwick SW, Pearse JJ, Petrow V (October 1957). "6 beta-Hydroxy-3:5-cyclopregnan-20-one in mental states". The Journal of Mental Science. 103 (433): 835–839. doi:10.1192/bjp.103.433.835. PMID 13481595.
- ^ a b Loranger AW (July 1968). "Treatment of acute mental disorders with an adrenal steroid". The British Journal of Psychiatry. 114 (512): 843–844. doi:10.1192/bjp.114.512.843. PMID 4874165. S2CID 45608631.
- ^ Pachter IJ, Rubin AA (1969). "Antipyschotic and Anti-anxiety Agents". In Childress SJ D (ed.). Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry. Academic Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-0-08-058348-8.