Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Immediately after ovariectomy, mice received daily subcutaneous injections of 0.5 microg estrone (E1) (an estrogenic hormone). EM-800 (15, 50, or 100 microg) was given orally once daily. DHEA was administered percutaneously twice daily (total dose of 0.3, 1.0, or 3.0 mg) to the dorsal skin either alone or in combination with a 15-microg daily oral dose of EM-800. Changes in tumor size in response to the treatments (in relation to measurements made on the first day of treatment) were assessed periodically. At the end of the experiments, tumors were dissected and weighed. RESULTS: A 9.4-fold increase in tumor size in 9.5 months was observed in ovariectomized mice receiving E1 alone. Administration of 15, 50, or 100 microg EM-800 in E1-supplemented mice led to inhibitions of 87.5%, 93.5%, and 94.0% in tumor size, respectively. DHEA, on the other hand, at doses of 0.3, 1.0, or 3.0 mg inhibited terminal tumor size by 50.4%, 76.8%, and 80.0%, respectively. Comparable inhibitions in tumor size were obtained with a daily 15-microg oral dose of EM-800 with or without different doses of percutaneous DHEA. CONCLUSIONS:
DHEA and EM-800 independently suppressed the growth of E1-stimulated ZR-75-1 xenograft tumors in nude mice. Administration of DHEA at the defined doses did not alter the inhibitory effect of EM-800.
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Authors | S Couillard, C Labrie, A Bélanger, B Candas, F Pouliot, F Labrie |
Journal | Journal of the National Cancer Institute
(J Natl Cancer Inst)
Vol. 90
Issue 10
Pg. 772-8
(May 20 1998)
ISSN: 0027-8874 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9605648
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Benzopyrans
- Estrogen Antagonists
- Propionates
- Estrone
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
- EM 800
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Topics |
- Administration, Cutaneous
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Benzopyrans
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Breast Neoplasms
(drug therapy)
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Estrogen Antagonists
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Estrone
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Female
- Humans
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental
(drug therapy)
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Ovariectomy
- Propionates
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Time Factors
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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