Ketoconazole-induced increase in estradiol-testosterone ratio. Probable explanation for gynecomastia.
Arch Intern Med
; 145(8): 1429-31, 1985 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-4040740
ABSTRACT
Ketoconazole, an antifungal drug, causes gynecomastia in some patients. It also inhibits androgen and glucocorticoid synthesis. In four volunteer male subjects, 600-mg doses of ketoconazole depressed serum testosterone concentrations markedly, but serum estradiol to a much lesser degree. The bound and free percentages of both hormones were not significantly altered. The net result was a significant elevation of the estradiol-testosterone ratio, expressed as either total circulating hormone or free hormone. In five male patients receiving long-term high-dose ketoconazole therapy, the testosterone concentrations fell, but the effect on estradiol was variable. In these patients the estradiol-testosterone ratio was persistently increased. Since gynecomastia appears to be the result of an elevated estradiol-testosterone ratio, the selective hormonal effect demonstrated may explain the side effect of gynecomastia after ketoconazole therapy.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testosterona
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Estradiol
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Ginecomastia
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Cetoconazol
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Intern Med
Ano de publicação:
1985
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Article