Insulin:: does it induce follicular arrest in the rat ovary?

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作者
Kuscu, NK [1 ]
Koyuncu, F [1 ]
Özbilgin, K [1 ]
Inan, S [1 ]
Tuglu, I [1 ]
Karaer, Ö [1 ]
机构
[1] Celal Bayar Univ, Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, TR-45020 Manisa, Turkey
关键词
polycystic ovary syndrome; insulin; rat;
D O I
10.1080/713603120
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The goal of this study was to investigate histological changes of the rat ovary treated with either insulin or insulin plus human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The study was conducted in Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine, Animal Research Laboratory. Eighteen adult female Wistar rats were divided into three groups to receive saline, or insulin, or insulin plus hCG for 4 weeks. At the end of treatment the rats were sacrificed and the ovaries were evaluated with hematoxylin and eosin. There was no abnormal change in. rats treated with saline. A thickened capsule, stromal hypertrophy and stromal cell hyperplasia, and no developing follicles, were observed in the insulin-only group. A thin capsule, developing follicles and corpora lutea, and normal theca cells and stroma were observed in the insulin-plus-hCG group. We conclude that insulin may lead to histological changes similar to stromal hyperthecosis and polycystic ovary syndrome, and may be one of the factors causing follicular arrest.
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页码:361 / 364
页数:4
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