Effects of Hormonally Active Agents on Steroid Hormone Receptor Expression and Cell Proliferation in the Myometrium of Ovariectomized Macaques
| Autor: | Darlene Dixon, Elizabeth Ney, J. Mark Cline, Georgette D. Hill, Grace E. Kissling, Norris D. Flagler, Alicia B. Moore |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
medicine.medical_specialty Hormone Replacement Therapy medicine.drug_class Ovariectomy Medroxyprogesterone Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Biology Toxicology Article Pathology and Forensic Medicine Internal medicine Progesterone receptor medicine Animals Medroxyprogesterone acetate Molecular Biology Cell Proliferation Estrogens Conjugated (USP) Estrogen Receptor alpha Myometrium Cell Biology Antiestrogen Macaca fascicularis Tamoxifen Ki-67 Antigen Endocrinology Estrogen Selective estrogen receptor modulator Ovariectomized rat Female Receptors Progesterone hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Toxicologic Pathology. 39:508-515 |
| ISSN: | 1533-1601 0192-6233 |
| Popis: | Hormone replacement therapy and selective estrogen receptor modulators have been controversial treatment options for postmenopausal women because of their potential health benefits and/or risks. In this study, we determine the effects of the hormonally active compounds, conjugated equine estrogens (CEE), medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), CEE + MPA, and tamoxifen (TAM) on the myometrium of ovariectomized macaques. Immunoexpression of estrogen receptor-α (ERα), progesterone receptor (PR), and Ki-67 in the myometrium is assessed. We found no significant difference in ERα myometrial expression in the CEE, MPA, and CEE + MPA treatment groups, but there was a significant decrease in expression in animals administered TAM versus controls. Conjugated equine estrogen–, TAM–, and CEE + MPA-treated animals had significantly increased expression of PR in myometrial cells and there was no difference in PR expression in cells from MPA-treated animals versus control animals. Myometrial cell proliferation did not significantly differ between the controls and any of the treatment groups, although normalized Ki-67 values were somewhat higher in the CEE and TAM groups. These data suggest that ERα and PR expression in the myometrium is influenced by treatment with hormonally active agents. |
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