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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Danazol and gestrinone are effective drugs in the treatment of endometriosis. Their mechanism of action remains uncertain, but may be related to their androgenic activity. The authors examined the effect of danazol on human endometrial cells cultured in vitro, its two major metabolites, ethisterone and 2 hydroxymethyl ethisterone, gestrinone, and testosterone (T) at 1X and 10X expected plasma concentrations. Danazol and T suppressed growth by 20.8 and 25.0% (P less than 0.01), respectively, at the lower dose, and by 26.9 and 35.5% (P less than 0.01), respectively, at the 10-fold higher dose. No significant suppression of growth occurred with gestrinone, ethisterone, or 2 hydroxymethyl ethisterone. The results provide further evidence that danazol and T (but not gestrinone) may act by a direct effect on endometrial tissue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0015-0282
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
224-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The inhibitory effects of danazol, danazol metabolites, gestrinone, and testosterone on the growth of human endometrial cells in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gynecology, Chelsea Hospital for Women, London, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't