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ArticleJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B2012

Influence of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on the effect of chemotherapy upon ovarian cancer and the prevention of chemotherapy-induced ovarian damage: an experimental study with nu/nu athymic mice.

Qiong-yan Lin, Yi-feng Wang, Hui-nan Weng, Xiu-jie Sheng, Qing-ping Jiang, Zhi-ying Yang

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Article in Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Qiong-yan LinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Yi-feng Wang
Hui-nan Weng
Xiu-jie Sheng
Qing-ping Jiang
Zhi-ying Yang
Guangzhou Medical University · CNNanfang Hospital · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) plays an important role in the regulation of ovarian function and ovarian cancer cell growth. In this study, we determined whether administration of the GnRH agonist (GnRHa), triporelin, prior to cisplatin treatment affects cisplatin and/or prevents cisplatin-induced ovarian damage.

methodsnu/nu mice were injected with ovarian cancer OVCAR-3 cells intraperitoneally. After two weeks, the mice were treated with saline (control), cisplatin, GnRHa, or cisplatin plus GnRHa for four weeks. At the end of the experimental protocol, blood, tumor, ovary, and uterine tissues were resected for hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunohistochemical analyses of Ki67, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), and caspase-3, transmission electron microscopy of apoptosis, or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analyses of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH).

resultsCisplatin treatment effectively inhibited tumor growth in mice treated with human ovarian cancer cells; however the treatment also induced considerable toxicity. Immunohistochemical analyses showed that Ki67 expression was reduced in cisplatin-treated mice compared to control (P<0.05), but there was no statistically significant differences between cisplatin-treated mice and cisplatin plus GnRHa-treated mice (P>0.05), while expressions of NF-κB and caspase-3 were reduced and induced, respectively, in cisplatin-treated mice and cisplatin plus GnRHa-treated mice. Apoptosis occurred in the GnRHa, cisplatin, and cisplatin plus GnRHa-treated mice, but not in control mice. Ovaries exposed to GnRHa in both GnRHa mice and cisplatin-treated mice (combination group) had significantly more primordial and growth follicles and serum levels of AMH than those in the control mice and cisplatin-treated mice (P<0.05).

conclusionsAdministration of GnRHa to mice significantly decreased the extent of ovarian damage induced by cisplatin, but did not affect the anti-tumor activity of cisplatin.

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AnimalsAnti-Mullerian HormoneAntineoplastic AgentsCaspase 3Cell Line, TumorCisplatinCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug InteractionsFemaleGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansImmunohistochemistryKi-67 AntigenMiceMice, NudeMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionAnti-Mullerian HormoneAntineoplastic AgentsCaspase 3CisplatinGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneKi-67 AntigenNF-kappa BTriptorelin Pamoate

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PMID23125082
PMCPMC3494028
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