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描述 | Quinestrol is a synthetic estrogen, used in hormone replacement therapy, and occasionally to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer. The weight of epididymides and seminal vesicles decreased significantly on days 8 and 22 in quinestrol/DES-treated (Diethylstilbestrol) mice, with extensive histological changes in the seminiferous tubules. The anti-fertility effects on male mice given quinestrol were of shorter duration than for those receiving DES at the dose of 1 mg/kg body weight[3]. Quinestrol causes reversible toxic effects in the form of oxidative stress, increased lytic enzyme activity and decreased steroidogenesis which may further lead to testicular damage thereby inhibiting reproductive function[4]. Normal male vocal behavior during sexual interactions could be retained or even reinforced after quinestrol treatment. The treated male mice were more attractive to the female mice than the controls[5]. The testicular weight and seminiferous tubular area gradually declined with increasing dosages of quinestrol to 50 and 100mg/kg. Rarefied germ cells showed irregular distributions in the seminiferous tubules of mice treated with 50 and 100mg/kg quinestrol. The number of germ cells expressing caspase-3, p53, Bax and FasL significantly increased whereas cells expressing Bcl-2 significantly decreased in groups treated with 50 and 100mg/kg quinestrol compared with the control. Quinestrol stimulates oxidative stress to induce apoptosis in spermatogenic cells through the mitochondrial and death receptor pathways in adult male mice[6]. |
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1mg | 5mg | 10mg | |
1 mM 5 mM 10 mM |
2.74mL 0.55mL 0.27mL |
13.72mL 2.74mL 1.37mL |
27.43mL 5.49mL 2.74mL |
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