Effects of Clomiphene Citrate on Vaginal Epithelium of Ovariectomised Rats
| Autor: | C.D. Shorey, Vera Terry, Christopher R. Murphy |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Histology medicine.drug_class Ovariectomy Exogenous hormones Biology Epithelium Clomiphene Reference Values Clomifene Internal medicine Microscopy medicine Animals Rats Wistar Vaginal epithelium Progesterone Estradiol Rats medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology Estrogen Vagina Microscopy Electron Scanning Ultrastructure Female Anatomy medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Cells Tissues Organs. 148:14-21 |
| ISSN: | 1422-6421 1422-6405 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000147517 |
| Popis: | Scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy have been used to study changes to the vaginal epithelium induced by exogenous hormones and clomiphene citrate (CC) administered to ovariectomised rats. Oestrogen (E2) administration resulted in epithelial cell proliferation and keratinisation. The administration of the E2/anti-E2 CC also resulted in the stimulation of cell proliferation, but not to the extent produced by E2. Lack of keratinisation, a decreased number of epithelial layers and decreased epithelial height were viewed as non-oestrogenic, or retarded oestrogenic, effects of CC. Modifications to the surface of vaginal luminal cells were also apparent following CC treatment. Cell apices were raised and separated by prominent borders; the surface covering consisted of short bulb-tipped microvilli that clumped together to form rosettes. Individual, elongated microvilli were also evident. The results of this study indicate that CC has retarded oestrogenic actions, as well as a unique ability to alter cell and surface morphology to produce characteristics dissimilar to those seen after treatment with E2 and progesterone. |
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