Combination of melatonin and metformin hydrochloride for treatment polycystic ovarian in female rats
Lemos-Jordão, Ana Janaina Jeanine Martins deCosta, Fabiano SellosPeixoto, Christina AlvesTeixeira, Álvaro Aguiar CoelhoSilva, Solange Bezerra daFerreira, Cintia Giselle MartinsOliveira, Anne Gabrielle Vasconcelos deLuna, Rayana LealSilva, Eduardo Pereira DuarteD'Assunção, Carolline GuimarãesWanderley-Teixeira, Valéria
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a gynecological endocrine disorder, results in menstrual abnormalities, androgynism and infertility. In the case of women or others animals with PCOS wishing to treat infertility with the aim of becoming pregnant, the most commonly used is metformin hydrochloride. Recent studies have analyzed the combination of metformin hydrochloride with melatonin in oncological treatment but not to treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The aim of the present study was to analyze the effectiveness of the combination of metformin hydrochloride and melatonin in the treatment of PCOS to improve the fertility of rats and your hormonal alterations. Materials, Methods & Results: This study was carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. The protocol was approved by the Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments of the University of Federal Rural of Pernambuco (Permit Number: 23081.009130/2010). A total of 50 albino Wistar rats were used. The animal laboratory of an academic research environment, were randomly separated into five groups consisting of 10 females each. After inducing PCOS, the rats were treated with metformin hydrochloride, and/or melatonin, and the results compared with standard and ultrasound confirmed. [...](AU)
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