Abstract
A number of chemotherapeutic drugs have been subjected to intravaginal testing in mice to measure their local inhibitory activity on DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis in vaginal epithelium. The drugs have been tested at various concentrations and in different vehicles and evaluated by autoradiographic techniques. Systemic absorption of the drugs was monitored by simultaneous study of the gastrointestinal mucosa of the rectum. Methotrexate inhibited deoxyuridine incorporation into DNA in both vaginal and rectal epithelium. Several lipid-soluble analogues of methotrexate were found to have no effect on deoxyuridine incorporation. Nitrogen mustard and emetine have been shown to selectively inhibit DNA and protein synthesis, respectively, without systemic effects. This animal assay system may be useful for predicting the effectiveness of potential drugs for the topical treatment of psoriasis.
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