title: Effect of clomiphene isomers on oestradiol synthesis in cultured human granulosa cells.
abstract: The effects of en-clomiphene and zu-clomiphene (10(-7) - 10(-5) M) on oestradiol synthesis in human granulosa cells were studied. Granulosa cells were obtained from stimulated cycles in women undergoing oocyte retrieval, in the course of in-vitro fertilization/embryo transfer due to mechanical infertility. En-clomiphene and zu-clomiphene (10(-5) M) significantly reduced basal and LH-stimulated oestradiol synthesis after 2-4 days of culture. The LH-stimulated synthesis was also significantly and reversibly reduced by zu-clomiphene at lower concentrations (10(-6) - 10(-7) M) and by a mixture of en- and zu-clomiphene (10(-6) M). It is concluded that both the mixture of en- and zu-clomiphene and the isomers alone have direct inhibitory effects on oestradiol synthesis in human granulosa cells in vitro. Furthermore, it cannot be excluded that the LH-stimulated oestradiol synthesis is inhibited by zu-clomiphene at concentrations found in follicular fluid after administration of clomiphene citrate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Granberg
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D064695:Enclomiphene; D004958:Estradiol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007536:Isomerism; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D002996:Clomiphene; D004958:Estradiol; D064695:Enclomiphene