Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors
- Name
- Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors
- Accession Number
- DBCAT000487
- Description
Compounds that bind to and inhibit enzymes involved in the synthesis of STEROIDS.
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Fluconazole A triazole antifungal used to treat various fungal infections including candidiasis. Clotrimazole A topical broad-spectrum antifungal agent used for the treatment of a wide variety of dermatophyte infections and candidiasis. Aminoglutethimide An adrenocortical steroid synthesis inhibitor used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome. Voriconazole A triazole compound used to treat fungal infections. Exemestane An aromatase inhibitor used to treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women after treatment with tamoxifen. Letrozole An aromatase inhibitor used to treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Tioconazole An imidazole antifungal used to treat vulvovaginal candidiasis. Ketoconazole A broad spectrum antifungal used to treat seborrheic dermatitis and fungal skin infections. Miconazole An azole antifungal with broad-spectrum activity used to treat fungal infections affecting the vagina, mouth and skin, including candidiasis. Dutasteride An antiandrogenic compound that is used for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in adult males by inhibiting 5-alpha reductase. Econazole A topical antifungal used to treat tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea corporis, cutaneous candidiasis and tinea versicolor. Itraconazole A triazole antifungal agent used to treat various fungal infections, such as blastomycosis and onychomycosis. Finasteride An antiandrogenic compound that is used for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and male pattern hair loss in adult males by inhibiting Type II 5-alpha reductase. Anastrozole A competitive, selective, non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor used as adjuvant therapy for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Posaconazole A triazole antifungal drug that is used to treat invasive infections by Candida species and Aspergillus species in severely immunocompromised patients. Abiraterone An antiandrogen used in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and metastatic high-risk castration-sensitive prostate cancer. Formestane For the treatment of estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Vorozole Not Annotated Metyrapone A steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase inhibitor used to test hypothalamic-pituitary ACTH function. Fadrozole Not Annotated - Drugs & Drug Targets