Zarei Fatemeh, Yousofvand Namdar, Khazaei Mozafar, Ghanbari Ali
Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Daneshgah St., Tagh-e-Bostan, Kermanshah, Iran.
Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Iran Biomed J. 2013;17(4):221-4. doi: 10.6091/ibj.1234.2013.
The secretion of thyroxin (T4) as the main hormone of thyroid gland is regulated by androgens. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of testosterone and finasteride administration and castration on serum levels of T4 and to show the effect of this regulation on total body weight, weight of testis, and the weight of prostate.
Male adult rats (n = 32) were divided into 4 groups (n = 8): Group 1 (control), Group 2 (castration), Group 3 (finasteride: 20 mg/kg/day) and Group 4 (testosterone: 5 mg/kg/day). At the end of the study (35 days), serum level of thyroxin, body weight, weight of testis, and prostate were determined.
The data showed that the body weight increased in castrated (P = 0.04) and decreased in testosterone (P = 0.00) groups but did not differ in finasteride (P>0.05) group. There were not any differences in the weight of testis among control, finasteride, and testosterone groups but the weight of prostate increased in testosterone group (P = 0.00) and decreased in castrated (P = 0.03) and finasteride groups (P = 0.04). In addition, the serum level of T4 (nmo/ml) decreased in the three groups: finasteride (P = 0.03), testosterone (P = 0.04), and castrated (P = 0.00).
Testosterone in both high and low levels decreased the amount of T4 with a time-dependent manner.
甲状腺素(T4)作为甲状腺的主要激素,其分泌受雄激素调节。本研究旨在评估给予睾酮和非那雄胺以及去势对血清T4水平的影响,并展示这种调节对总体重、睾丸重量和前列腺重量的影响。
将成年雄性大鼠(n = 32)分为4组(n = 8):第1组(对照组)、第2组(去势组)、第3组(非那雄胺:20毫克/千克/天)和第4组(睾酮:5毫克/千克/天)。在研究结束时(35天),测定血清甲状腺素水平、体重、睾丸重量和前列腺重量。
数据显示,去势组体重增加(P = 0.04),睾酮组体重下降(P = 0.00),而非那雄胺组体重无差异(P>0.05)。对照组、非那雄胺组和睾酮组的睾丸重量无差异,但睾酮组前列腺重量增加(P = 0.00),去势组(P = 0.03)和非那雄胺组(P = 0.04)前列腺重量下降。此外,非那雄胺组(P = 0.03)、睾酮组(P = 0.04)和去势组(P = 0.00)的血清T4水平(纳摩尔/毫升)均下降。
高水平和低水平的睾酮均以时间依赖的方式降低T4的量。