title: Microsomal effects of cyproterone acetate and flutamide in rat testis.
abstract: 1. Effects of two doses of cyproterone acetate (CA) and flutamide (FLU) (50 and 100 mg/kg/3 days) on the testicular steroidogenesis in male rats have been investigated, by measuring the content of cytochrome P-450, cytochrome b5 and cytochrome c reductase activity in the microsomal fraction. 2. CA provoked a significant decrease in cytochrome P-450 content while FLU induced an increase with the lowest dose but a significant decrease after administration of 100 mg/kg. 3. On the other hand, in all cases the cytochrome b5 and cytochrome c reductase activity remained unchanged. 4. The plasma levels of LH and testosterone were measured after CA and FLU injection (50 and 100 mg/kg/3 days). 5. CA administration provoked a reduction in blood levels of these hormones while FLU induced a significant increase in both. 6. These data suggested that CA and FLU modified the cytochrome P-450 in rat testes by an indirect mechanism, probably through the modification of LH plasma levels.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Farmacologia i Psiquiatria, Universitat Autõnoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Clos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esteve
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jane
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salva
mesh_terms: D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000813:Anilides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003534:Cyproterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017373:Cyproterone Acetate; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000378:metabolism; D015786:Cytochromes b5; D005485:Flutamide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008861:Microsomes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D000813:Anilides; D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D013739:Testosterone; D017373:Cyproterone Acetate; D005485:Flutamide; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D015786:Cytochromes b5; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D003534:Cyproterone; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase