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    • Effect of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogues on testosterone metabolismin vitro — A study with mature rat ventral prostates

      A Maitra R Joseph A R Sheth N A Sheth J Joseph

      Volume 13 Issue 2 June 1988 pp 105-108

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    • Keywords

       

      Prostate; LHRH analogues; testosterone metabolism; 5 α-reductase activity

    • Abstract

       

      The effects of two luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogues (a superagonist and an antagonist) on the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone in homogenates prepared from adult rat ventral prostates were studied. At higher doses, the superagonist showed a significant dose-dependent inhibition of the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. In comparison, the antagonist showed only a marginally inhibitory trend. The implications of these observed effects vis-a-vis the use of the analogues in the endocrine management of prostatic cancer have been discussed.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      A Maitra1 R Joseph1 A R Sheth1 N A Sheth1 2 J Joseph1 3

      1. Institute for Research in Reproduction, Jahangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Bombay - 400 012, India
      2. Cancer Research Institute, Parel, Bombay - 400 012, India
      3. Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1361 Budapest, V1 Roosevelt Ter 9, Budapest, Hungary

    • Dates

       
      Published
      June 1988
      Manuscript received
      14 August 1987
      Manuscript revised
      15 February 1988
      Final version published online
      1 June 1988

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