2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1982.tb03095.x
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Flutamide as an Androgen Antagonist on Epididymal Function in the Rat*

Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Wirkung von Flutamid als Androgenantagonist auf die Nebenhodenfunktion der Ratte Der Sinn dieser Studie war die Untersuchung, ob das Nichtsteroid Flutamid (α‐α‐α‐Trifluor‐2‐methyl‐4′‐nitro‐m‐propionotoluidid) als Androgenantagonist auf den Nebenhoden wirkt. Zum Vergleich wurde Cyproteronacetat unter identischen Versuchsbedingungen ebenfalls untersucht. Die Werte für Glycerylphosphorylcholin (GPC), Sialinsäure und Gesamtphospholipide wurden als Funktionsparameter des Nebenhodens benutzt, zus… Show more

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“…The regression of the epididymal epithelium is delayed after complete suspension of the spermatogenesis at the onset of regression as long as the spermatozoa or the seminal plasma is present in its lumen (Racey -1978). This was explained by Glover (1973), Glover (1975), Kruitzch (1975) and Suzuki and Glover (1973) on the basis of the presence of luminal androgens which sustain the structure and function of the epididymal epithelium or after administration of exogenous androgens (Fawcett and Hoffer -1979) and regresses after the androgen antagonist (Dhar and Setty -1978) but it can not explain the simultaneous recrudescence of the epididymis with the testis even before the seminal plasma reaches the epididymal lumen and thus, making the epididymis independent of luminal androgens. Similarly, the late regression of epididymis even after that of testis suggest that it is not totally dependent on the testicular androgens.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The regression of the epididymal epithelium is delayed after complete suspension of the spermatogenesis at the onset of regression as long as the spermatozoa or the seminal plasma is present in its lumen (Racey -1978). This was explained by Glover (1973), Glover (1975), Kruitzch (1975) and Suzuki and Glover (1973) on the basis of the presence of luminal androgens which sustain the structure and function of the epididymal epithelium or after administration of exogenous androgens (Fawcett and Hoffer -1979) and regresses after the androgen antagonist (Dhar and Setty -1978) but it can not explain the simultaneous recrudescence of the epididymis with the testis even before the seminal plasma reaches the epididymal lumen and thus, making the epididymis independent of luminal androgens. Similarly, the late regression of epididymis even after that of testis suggest that it is not totally dependent on the testicular androgens.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many groups have sought to understand the role of androgens in regulating the epididymis. Different approaches have been used to attain this goal, including treatment with androgen receptor (AR) antagonists to inhibit androgen action (Dhar et al, 1982; Kaur et al, 1992; Rulli et al, 1997), treatment with steroid 5α‐reductase inhibitors to distinguish the role of testosterone from that of dihydrotestosterone (DHT; Turner and Futral, 1992; Henderson et al, 2004; Henderson and Robaire, 2005), and the inhibition of testosterone biosynthesis or removal of its source (Brooks, 1987; Danzo, 1995; Fan and Robaire, 1998; Yeung et al, 1999; Cheuk et al, 2000; Desai and Kondaiah, 2000; Ezer and Robaire, 2003). The latter has been the most extensively used approach and is most commonly achieved by removing both testes (bilateral orchidectomy).…”
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“…Rats were weighed daily during treatment and on alternate days after treatment. The dose of flutamide chosen in this study is effectively antiandrogenic, as described previously [16]. No clinical signs of toxicity were observed in any of the experiments herein described.…”
Section: Experimental Designmentioning
confidence: 99%