title: The effects of Depo-Provera on serum protein levels in Nigerian women.
abstract: The concentration of 13 serum proteins were determined in 50 women who had received the 3-monthly intramuscular injection of Depo-Provera for contraception over a mean period of 18 months and 40 women of comparable ages who served as controls. Sera from fasting subjects were used to determine the levels of each specific protein by quantitative immunodiffusion technique. Treatment with Depo-Provera produced increased serum levels of albumin, alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, alpha 2-macroglobulin, haptoglobin IgG; reduced levels of alpha 1-antitrypsin, transferrin, C3c, C4 but no change in serum IgA, IgM, C-reactive protein and ceruloplasmin. The significant alterations were observed in serum proteins that are notably synthesized by the liver, an observation consistent with the influences which gonadal hormones exert on the metabolic activities of this organ.
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D009549:Nigeria; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone