ZENG Xizhi, et al. An experimental study on the effect of somatostatin in antagonizing the maladjustment of sexual hormones homeostasis induced by tamoxifen. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):530-532(2005)
ZENG Xizhi, et al. An experimental study on the effect of somatostatin in antagonizing the maladjustment of sexual hormones homeostasis induced by tamoxifen. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):530-532(2005) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2005.04.013.
An experimental study on the effect of somatostatin in antagonizing the maladjustment of sexual hormones homeostasis induced by tamoxifen
Objective:To investigate the effect of somatostatin (SST) analog octreotide (OCT) in antagonizing the maladjustment of sexual hormones homeostasis induced by tamoxifen(TAM) in rat.Methods:Eight weeks after DMBA(a single dose 100mg/kg body weight by subcutaneous injection) application
the female Wistar rats were randomized to control and treatment groups.Rats in treatment groups underwent TAM(1mg/kg 5 times weekly for 14 weeks by subcutaneous injection)
OCT(0.1mg/kg bid for 14 weeks by subcutaneous injection)
or the combination of both.The levels of sexual hormones (estradiol
progesterone
prolactin
follicle stimulating hormone
luteinizing hormone) were assessed by enzyme immunoassay(EIA).Results:The levels of estradiol and progesterone in serum were remarkably higher in TAM group(21.69pg/ml
6.14ng/ml) than in control group(16.92pg/ml
4.13ng/ml) respectively(P<0.05
P<0.01)
and there was no significant difference between OCT+TAM group(14.58pg/ml
3.88ng/ml) and control group.The prolactin concentrations in serum in the three treatment groups were lower than in control group(P<0.05
P<0.01).Conclusion:OCT can antagonize the effect of TAM to ascend the level of endogenous estrogen
and abolish the ill-effects resulting from maladjustment of sexual hormones homeostasis.