title: [Antifertility effects of mifepristone and epostane alone and in combination in rats].
abstract: A complete interceptive action on pregnancy was shown after ig mifepristone (RU-486) 16 mg.kg-1 or epostane 96 mg.kg-1 on d 10 of pregnancy in rats. The ig ED50 (95% fiducial limits) of RU-486 when given alone and in combination with epostane 12 mg.kg-1 were found to be 7.8 (5.3-10.0) and 2.6 (2.0-3.3) mg.kg-1, respectively (P < 0.05), while those of epostane when given alone and in combination with RU-486 4 mg.kg-1 were 25.5 (19.4-33.6) and 5.6 (4.7-7.4) mg.kg-1, respectively (P < 0.05). An absorption promotor, sodium dodecyl sulfate 24 mg.kg-1 ig, when given in combination with RU-486 8 mg.kg-1 or epostane 24 mg.kg-1, induced complete interceptive action on pregnancy. Levels of plasma progesterone declined significantly when epostane 12 mg.kg-1 was given in combination with RU-486 4 mg.kg-1 as compared with epostane 12 mg.kg-1 alone (P < 0.05). Results showed that drug combination therapy was of benefit both to RU-486 and epostane in their interceptive actions.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, China.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000021:Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000737:Androstenols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D015735:Mifepristone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000021:Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal; D000737:Androstenols; D015735:Mifepristone; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; C046855:epostane