Effects of anastrozole on Ki-67 antigen expression in the vaginal epithelium of female rats in persistent estrus

Authors

  • Diego Cipriano Chagas Universidade Federal do Piaui
  • Maria da Conceição Barros-Oliveira Universidade Federal do Piaui
  • Pedro Vitor Lopes-Costa Universidade Federal do Piaui
  • Renato de Oliveira Pereira Universidade Federal do Piaui
  • Mariella de Almeida Melo Universidade Federal do Piaui
  • Danylo Rafhael Costa-Silva Universidade Federal do Piaui
  • Carine Soares Borges Universidade Federal do Piaui, Hospital Getulio Vargas
  • Jackeline Lopes Viana Universidade Federal do Piaui, Hospital Getulio Vargas
  • Alesse Ribeiro dos Santos Universidade Federal do Piaui
  • Gil Facina Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Departamento Ginecologia
  • Benedito Borges da Silva Universidade Federal do Piaui https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9542-7538

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2020/e1643

Keywords:

Anastrozole, Rat, Vagina, Proliferation, Ki-67

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Aromatase inhibitors are the first-choice drugs for the treatment of hormone sensitive breast cancer. However, in addition to the scarcity of studies, there are controversies about their effects on vaginal epithelial cell proliferation in rats, especially those in persistent estrus. METHODS: To investigate vaginal epithelial cell proliferation by Ki-67 antigen expression, persistent estrus was induced in 42 randomly selected rats. These rats were randomly divided into 2 groups: group I (control, n=21), which received 0.1 mL of propylene glycol (vehicle) daily, and group II (experimental, n=21), which received 0.5 mg/kg or 0.125 mg/day of anastrozole diluted with 0.1 mL of propylene glycol. RESULTS: Light microscopy showed a higher concentration of cells with brown Ki-67 stained nuclei in the control compared to the experimental group. The mean percentage of Ki-67 stained nuclei per 500 cells in the vaginal epithelium was 68.64±2.64 and 30.46±2.00 [mean±standard error of the mean (SEM)] in the control and experimental groups, respectively (po0.003). CONCLUSION: This study showed that anastrozole, at the dose and treatment duration selected, significantly decreased cell proliferation in the vaginal mucosa of the rats in persistent estrus.

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Published

2020-04-06

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Effects of anastrozole on Ki-67 antigen expression in the vaginal epithelium of female rats in persistent estrus. (2020). Clinics, 75, e1643. https://doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2020/e1643