title: Effect of catechol estrogens on rat mammary tumors.
abstract: The effect of 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3, 16 alpha, 17 beta-triol (estriol), 1, 3, 5(10)-estratriene-2,3-diol-17-one (2-hydroxyestrone), and 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-2,3,17 beta-triol (2-hydroxyestradiol) on the growth of dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced mammary tumor and of R3230AC-transplantable mammary tumor was compared with that produced by estradiol benzoate treatment. Estriol showed minimal inhibition of tumor growth in dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced tumor and no effect on R3230AC tumor while 2-hydroxyestrone showed no effect of tumor inhibition. On the other hand, 2-hydroxyestradiol showed appreciable inhibition of tumor growth in both tumors studied. That 2-hydroxyestradiol has been found to bind to estrogen receptors in mammary tumors and is uterotropic suggests that the inhibition of tumor growth by 2-hydroxyestradiol may be similar to the mechanism of inhibition of mammary tumors by high concentrations of estradiol.
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D000818:Animals; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004964:Estriol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004970:Estrone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005260:Female; D006894:Hydroxyestrones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344
chemical_list: D006894:Hydroxyestrones; D004970:Estrone; D004958:Estradiol; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; C001390:2-hydroxyestradiol; D004964:Estriol