Effect of flutamide on the physiological status of epididymis and epididymal sperms.
Flutamide, a pure antiandrogen, increases the levels of plasma luteinizing hormone but antagonizes the biological expression of androgen on target organs. Flutamide was administered to rats to study the effect of altered availability of hormones on the functional status of epididymis. The weights of ventral prostate, seminal vesicles and epididymis showed antiandrogenic effects of flutamide. However, increased activity of kidney beta-glucuronidase reflected increased availability of testosterone. The concentrations of protein and DNA along with the activities of acid phosphatase and hyaluronidase decreased in flutamide-treated rats. The activities of acid phosphatase and hyaluronidase in epididymal sperms along with protein concentration increased in flutamide-treated rats. Alteration of epididymal function by treatments affecting lysosomal stability was indicated.
Mukherjee
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School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, India.
Chattopadhyay
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Mathur
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D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004822:Epididymis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005485:Flutamide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D011467:Prostate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012016:Reference Values; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
D011506:Proteins; D005485:Flutamide; D004247:DNA; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase