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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2008

Proliferation of the superficial epithelium of ovaries in senile female rats following oral administration of conjugated equine estrogens.

Sergio Eduardo Perniconi, Manuel de Jesus Simões, Ricardo Dos Santos Simões, Mauro Abi Haidar, Edmund C Baracat, Jose Maria Soares

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sergio Eduardo PerniconiMorphology Department, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Manuel de Jesus Simões
Ricardo Dos Santos Simões
Mauro Abi Haidar
Edmund C Baracat
Jose Maria Soares
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRFundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effect of different concentrations of estrogen on the ovarian superficial epithelium in senile female rats.

designFifty female rats at 15 months of age and with irregular estrous cycles were selected and randomly divided into five experimental groups containing equal numbers of animals in each: GPROP, control group receiving vehicle only; GE0.05mg, group receiving conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) at a dose of 50 microg/kg; GE0.5mg, group receiving CEE at 500 microg/kg; GE1mg, group receiving CEE at 1 mg/kg; and GE2mg, receiving CEE at 2 mg/kg. The length of treatment was 21 days. After this period, the animals were anesthetized and the ovaries were fixed in 10% formaldehyde and processed for routine histology. Histomorphology was analyzed by light microscopy, and histomorphometrics were evaluated using the Imagelab program.

resultsIn the GPROP and GE0.05mg groups, the superficial epithelium of the ovary had a simple cuboidal shape, and as the estrogen dose increased, the epithelium thickened, with pseudo-stratified or stratified epithelium appearing in the GE2mg group. The animals in the group given the highest estrogen dose (GE2mg) showed the thickest ovarian epithelium and the largest perimeter and surface area of the surface ovarian epithelium (P < 0.01). However, the difference in epithelium thickness between the GE0.5mg and GE1mg groups was only slight.

conclusionOur data suggest that CEE at a dose of 2 mg/kg may induce marked proliferation of rat ovarian epithelium.

Indexed as

Estrogen Replacement TherapyAdministration, OralAnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEpitheliumEstrogensEstrogens, Conjugated (USP)Estrous CycleFemaleOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryPrecancerous ConditionsRandom AllocationRatsEstrogensEstrogens, Conjugated (USP)

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PMID18568250
PMCPMC2664246
OpenAlexW2040892926

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