Effects of Danazol on endometrial DNA synthesis in rats

In: Steroids · 1993 · vol. 58(11) , pp. 551–553 · doi:10.1016/0039-128x(93)90034-k · PMID:8273119 · W2073088147
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Danazol administration in rats inhibited endometrial DNA synthesis, suggesting a direct effect on uterine cell proliferation.

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The suppressive effects of Danazol, an isoxazol derivative of the synthetic steroid 17 alpha-ethinyltestosterone, on endometrial DNA synthesis were investigated in rats by immunohistochemistry with bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) and DNA-synthesizing enzyme assays. Rats treated with Danazol for 14 days at 17-19 weeks of age showed a decrease of plasma gonadotropins associated with ovarian hypofunction, persistent diestrus, and a smaller number of corpora lutea in ovary, resulting in no BrdU-immunoreactive (S-phase) cells in endometrial epithelium and lower activity of thymidine kinase in the uterus compared with control.

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