title: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues and the ovary: do GnRH antagonists destroy primordial follicles?
abstract: The study by Danforth et al. shows that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists do not protect ovarian follicles from chemotherapy-induced damage and that GnRH antagonists alone reduce primordial follicle numbers in mice. This article discusses the strengths and limitations of the study by Danforth et al., as well as the potential mechanism of action of GnRH antagonists according to the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Rupesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Jodi A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Flaws
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000819:agonists / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone