Abstract
Effects of clomiphene citrate (clomiphene) on the pituitary gland of chronically estrogenized ovariectomized rats were investigated. Estradiol-17β (E 2) pellet implanted subcutaneously in castrated rats for 7 days caused significant increases in pituitary weight and serum prolactin (PRL) level but suppressed serum luteinizing hormone (LH) level. In the estrogenized rats about 40% of estrogen receptor (ER) found in whole pituitary cells (65±7fmol/10mg tissue) was observed in the nucleus, while 60% of ER was present in the cytosol fraction. A single injection of 5 μg E 2 translocated cytosol ER immediately to nuclear compartment; amounts of ER found in cytosol and nuclear fractions were 16±1 and 37 ± 4fmol/10mg tissue, respectively, at 1h. However, the distribution of ER returned to the pre-injection level within 4 h. In the non-estrogenized castrated rats, the nuclear retention of ER was significantly longer than that in the estrogenized rats. A single administration of 200μg clomiphene in the estrogenized rats, on the other hand, increased nuclear ER gradually. Nuclear ER reached the peak level at 4 h (62 ± 5 fmol/10mg tissue) and the level remained almost unchanged for 24 h. Cytosol ER decreased and reached a nadir at 4 h (4.3 ± 0.3 fmol), and the replenishment of cytosol ER could not be detected for 24 h. Similar patterns of cytosol and nuclear ER following the clomiphene injection were also found in the castrated rats. The clomiphene administration in the estrogenized rats resulted in a significant reduction of the pituitary weight 48 h after the administration. The present results seem to show the antiestrogenic action of clomiphene in the pituitary gland.
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