Histologic comparison of polycystic ovary syndrome induced by estradiol valerate and letrozole

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Chul Lim ◽  
Moon Jin Jeong ◽  
Se Eun Kim ◽  
Seung Hyun Kim ◽  
Sam Cheol Kim ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Ana Lúcia de Oliveira Bonfá ◽  
Eduardo Donato Alves ◽  
Víctor Fabrício ◽  
Keico Okino Nonaka ◽  
Janete Aparecida Anselmo-Franci ◽  
...  

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most widely recognized endocrine disorders affecting reproductive-age women. The etiopathogenesis and mechanisms of this syndrome remain unclear. Diagnosis requires two of the following: polycystic ovaries, oligo- or anovulation, and hyperandrogenism. Most women with PCOS display conditions such as metabolic abnormalities, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and/or bone dysfunction. Considering the ethical limitations of human studies, animal and cell culture models that reflect some features of PCOS are important for investigation of this syndrome. The aim of the present work was to study some of the endocrine relationships between ovaries and bone tissue in a polycystic ovary syndrome animal model. The study was performed using an estradiol valerate PCOS-induced rat model (n = 30) and bone mesenchymal stem cell cultured from bone marrow of those animals. It was hypothesized that changes of the endocrine relationship between ovaries and bones could be observed in from in vivo animal model and in vitro cell culture assays. The ovarian morphological and endocrine changes seem to be correlated with endocrine, biophysical, and biomechanical changes in bone properties. Mesenchymal stem cells obtained from PCOS-induced rats, cultured for up to 21 days and differentiated into osteoblasts, presented lower viability and reduced mineralization of the extracellular matrix. Taken together, these results indicate important endocrine and structural effects of PCOS in ovaries and bones, contributing to part of the understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of PCOS.


2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (Suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 178-178
Author(s):  
Roberto Dominguez ◽  
Rosa Linares ◽  
Gabriela Rosas ◽  
Sara E. Cruz-Morales ◽  
Leticia Morales

Author(s):  
Berenice Venegas ◽  
Lizzbeth Yureli De León Gordillo ◽  
Gabriela Rosas ◽  
Julieta A. Espinoza ◽  
Carolina Morán ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Polycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by hyperactivity of the ovarian sympathetic nervous system, increases in the content and release of norepinephrine, as well as decreases in the number of β-adrenoreceptors. In the present study, β-adrenoreceptors in the ovaries of rats with polycystic ovary syndrome were blocked and analyzed the resultant effects on ovulation, hormone secretion and the enzymes responsible for the synthesis of catecholamines. Methods At 60 days of age, vehicle or estradiol valerate-treated rats were injected with propranolol [10− 4 M] into the ovarian bursas on oestrus day. The animals were sacrificed on the next day of oestrus, and the ovulation response, the steroid hormone levels in the serum and the immunoreactivity of tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine β-hydroxylase in the ovaries were measured. Results In animals with the induction of polycystic ovary syndrome and β-adrenoreceptor blocking, ovulation was restored in more than half of the animals and resulted in decreased hyperandrogenism with respect to the levels observed in the estradiol valerate-treated group. Tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine β-hydroxylase were present in the theca cells of the growing follicles and the interstitial gland. Injection of propranolol restored the tyrosine hydroxylase and ovarian dopamine β-hydroxylase levels in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome induction. Conclusions The results suggest that a single injection into the ovarian bursas of propranolol, a nonselective antagonist of β-adrenoreceptor receptors, decreases the serum testosterone concentration and the formation of ovarian cysts, improving the ovulation rate that accompanies lower levels of tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine β-hydroxylase in the ovary.


Author(s):  
Mendiratta Suman ◽  
Joshi Amit Kumar ◽  
Netra Harendra Kumar

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome is the commonest endocrinopathy in anovulatory infertility in young women. It is estimated that infertility affects 10 to 14% of the Indian population of which approximately 25-30% part occupied by PCOS. Methods: This prospective study enrolled 180 infertile women with PCOS, age 21-35 yrs who have taken 1 cycle of clomiphene citrate 100 mg, endometrial thickness <7 mm inspite of follicles greater than 18 mm. Half of them treated with clomiphene citrate with estradiol valerate and remaining half with letrozole. Results: In Group-A treated with clomiphene citrate with estradiol valerate 13 patients (16.3%) conceived and in Group-B treated with letrozole 26 patients (32.5%) conceived. Conclusion: Pregnancy rate is higher in group which treatment with letrozole in comparison with clomiphene citrate plus estradiol valerate. Keywords: Polycystic ovary syndrome, Infertility, Pregnancy rate


Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Ahlam Abdulaziz Alahmadi ◽  
Areej Ali Alzahrani ◽  
Soad Shaker Ali ◽  
Bassam Abdulaziz Alahmadi ◽  
Rana Ali Arab ◽  
...  

There is increasing proof that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with the increased frequency of thyroid disturbances. Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) herb and metformin showed therapeutic efficacy against polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This study aimed to investigate the possible therapeutic effect of both chamomile flower extract and metformin against thyroid damage associated with PCOS in rats. The PCOS model was developed in rats by injecting estradiol valerate, and it was confirmed to be associated with thyroid hypofunction biochemically and pathologically. Treatment of PCOS rats with both chamomile extract and metformin resulted in an improvement in serum level of thyroid hormones (TSH, p < 0.01; T3 and T4, p < 0.05) and the disappearance of most thyroid gland pathological changes demonstrated by light and electron microscopes. They also reduced the level of serum estrogen (p < 0.01). Both chamomile extract and metformin decreased MDA (p < 0.05) and increased GPx and CAT (p < 0.01). Only chamomile extract increased GSH (p < 0.01). Both treatments reduced the apoptotic death of thyroid cells as noted by the reduction of caspase-3 immunoexpression (p < 0.01). In conclusion, both Matricaria chamomilla extract and metformin ameliorated hypothyroidism associated with PCOS through an antioxidant and antiapoptotic mechanism.


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