Increased plasma corticosterone and decreased plasma thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in rats treated with vincristine.
Cancer Res
; 37(8 Pt 1): 2574-7, 1977 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
A single i.p. injection of vincristine (1000 microgram/kg) into rats increased the plasma concentration of corticosterone after a latent period of 4 hr; the effect lasted for 48 hr. The response was dose related with the threshold dose being 100 microgram/kg and the maximal effect occurring after 250 microgram/kg. Vincristine also increased plasma corticosterone levels in hypophysectomized rats, suggesting that the drug may have a direct action on the adrenal gland. The injection of 500 or 1000 microgram/kg also reduced the plasma concentration of thyroid-stimulating hormone. Twelve and 18 hr after the injection of vincristine (1000 microgram/kg), the plasma concentration of thyroid-stimulating hormone was reduced, whereas the hypothalamic content of norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of thyrotropin-releasing hormone-thyroid-stimulating hormone secretion, remained unchanged. The adrenocortical stimulation produced by vincristine may play some role in the antineoplastic effects of this drug.
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Assunto principal:
Vincristina
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Corticosterona
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Tireotropina
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Córtex Suprarrenal
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Glândulas Suprarrenais
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Res
Ano de publicação:
1977
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Article