Abstract
The influence of progestogens in combination with 17beta-estradiol (E2) on cardiovascular disease remains controversial. This study investigated the effect of norethindrone acetate (NETA) combined with E2 on aortic atherosclerosis. Eighty mature female rabbits were ovariectomized, then fed a cholesterol-rich diet (240 mg/d) for 14 weeks to induce aortic atherosclerosis. They were randomized to four equally large groups for the following 38-week intervention period. One group received placebo, another group oral E2 4 mg daily (E2), and the last two groups oral E2 4 mg daily combined with either NETA 1 mg (E2NETA1) or NETA 3 mg (E2NETA3). The cholesterol intake was reduced to a "maintenance" level of 80 mg/d during the intervention period. Total serum cholesterol and ultracentrifuged lipoproteins were analyzed enzymatically throughout the study. The cholesterol content in the aortic wall was 2.76+/-0.44 micromol/cm2 (mean+/-SEM) in the E2NETA1 group, 1.77+/-0.37 micromol/cm2 in the E2NETA3 group, 5.46+/-0.77 micromol/cm2 in the E2 group, and 7.20+/-0.94 micromol/cm2 in the placebo group (ANOVA P<0.0001). The difference (in the aortic cholesterol accumulation) between the E2 and each of the combined E2/NETA groups was statisticall...Continue Reading
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