Large doses of antiprogestin typically disrupt menstrual cyclicity. A
chronic low-dose regimen of the potent new antiprogestin ZK 137 316, which
permits continued menstrual cyclicity but alters gonadal- reproductive
tract activity, was established. Rhesus monkeys received vehicle (n = 6) or
0.01 (n = 8), 0.03 (n = 8) or 0.1 (n = 5) mg ZK 137 316/kg body weight
daily for five menstrual cycles (C-1 to C-5). Oestradiol, progesterone and
gonadotrophin profiles were normal during cycles involving vehicle and 0.01
and 0.03 mg ZK 137 316/kg body weight. In the 0.1 mg/kg group, mid-cycle
oestradiol and gonadotrophin surges, and subsequent progesterone
production, were absent in C-3 and C-5. Ovarian cyclicity was accompanied
by timely menstruation in the vehicle and 0.01 mg/kg groups. By C-3, half
the animals in the 0.03 mg/kg group and all animals in the 0.1 mg/kg group
were amenorrhoeic. A corpus luteum was noted during the mid-luteal phase of
C-5 in the vehicle, 0.01 mg/kg and 0.03 mg/kg groups. Large antral and
cystic follicles were evident in the 0.1 mg/kg group. Thus, a daily
treatment with 0.01 mg/kg ZK 136317 permitted normal menstrual cyclicity in
macaques. While the daily administration of 0.03 mg/kg ZK 136 317 allowed
ovarian cyclicity, menstruation was disrupted in some animals. Increasing
the dose to 0.1 mg/kg antagonized pituitary function and resulted in
anovulation and amenorrhoea. A chronic low-dose regimen of the
antiprogestin ZK 137 316, which permits normal ovarian/menstrual cyclicity,
has potential as a contraceptive in women.
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A 9.7 kb segment encompassing exons 7-10 of the adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
locus of the X chromosome has duplicated to specific locations near the
pericentromeric regions of human chromosomes 2p11,10p11, 16p11 and 22q11.
Comparative sequence analysis reveals 92-96% nucleotide identity,
indicating that the autosomal ALD paralogs arose relatively recently during
the course of higher primate evolution (5-10 million years ago). Analysis
of sequences flanking the duplication region identifies the presence of an
unusual GCTTTTTGC repeat which may be a sequence-specific integration site
for the process of pericentromeric- directed transposition. The breakpoint
sequence and phylogenetic analysis predict a two-step transposition model,
in which a duplication from Xq28 to pericentromeric 2p11 occurred once,
followed by a rapid distribution of a larger duplicon cassette among the
pericentromeric regions. In addition to facilitating more effective
mutation detection among ALD patients, these findings provide further
insight into the molecular basis underlying a pericentromeric-directed
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