Mernyák E

ORCID: 0000-0003-4494-1817 · 3 papers in corpus
2026
Cancers ·doi:10.3390/cancers18121889

Background/objectivesAldo-keto reductase isoforms AKR1C1-3 and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (17β-HSD1 and 17β-HSD2) are key enzymes in steroid metabolism and validated targets in hormone-dependent cancers.MethodsIn this study, Δ…

2021
Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry ·doi:10.1080/14756366.2021.1937142

Enzymes AKR1C regulate the action of oestrogens, androgens, and progesterone at the pre-receptor level and are also associated with chemo-resistance. The activities of these oestrone halides were investigated on recombinant AKR1C enzymes. T…

2018
Frontiers in pharmacology ·doi:10.3389/fphar.2018.00825

19-Nortestosterone C-17 epimers with prominent antiproliferative properties have been previously described. In our present study, five novel 17α-19-nortestosterones (3-7) were synthesized to increase their beneficial biological activities w…