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  • Title: In-vivo activity of retinoid esters in skin is related to in-vitro hydrolysis rate.
    Author: Chen S, Darling IM, Yu KL, Starrett JE, Mansuri MM, Whiting G, Tramposch KM.
    Journal: J Pharm Pharmacol; 1995 Aug; 47(8):626-31. PubMed ID: 8583361.
    Abstract:
    BMS-181163 (4-acetamidophenyl retinoate, previously reported as BMY-30123), the acetamidophenyl ester of all-trans-retinoic acid (tRA), is topically active in various retinoid-sensitive animal models, but was recently shown to be ineffective for the treatment of acne in patients. To determine whether BMS-181163 functions as a prodrug of tRA in mice but not in man, the relative rates of ester hydrolysis in mouse and human skin homogenates were determined. In-vitro hydrolysis assays showed that BMS-181163 was substantially hydrolysed in mouse skin homogenates and minimally in human skin preparations. In addition, a series of phenyl esters of tRA and several known active synthetic retinoids (Ch-80: (E)-4-[3-oxo-3-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-1 - propenyl] benzoic acid; CD-271: 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methyoxyphenyl]-2-naphthoic acid; and TTNPB: (E)-4-[2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-1- propenyl] benzoic acid) was prepared and hydrolysis rates and in-vivo (rhino mouse utriculi reduction) activities were compared. The hydrolysis rates of the six test retinoid phenyl esters, ranging from 0.06 to 2.0 h-1 were found to correlate with the in-vivo activity. Those esters (BMS-181163 and acetamidophenyl esters of Ch-80 and TTNPB) with a higher hydrolysis rate exhibited in-vivo activity only slightly lower than their parent free acid retinoids. In contrast, the three phenyl esters with a hydrolysis rate less than 0.3 h-1 were inactive in-vivo.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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