Pharm 3 Estrogen/Progestin Flashcards
Ovarian-pituitary cycle
- Elevated FSH during 1st half stimulates follicle
- Midcycle estradiol exerts positive feedback, triggers LH surge
- LH surge induces ovulation, stimulates corpus luteum and progesterone production
Pregnancy hormone
hCG (chorionic gonadotorpin) identical to LH, maintains estrogen and progesterone production by maintaining corpus luteum
Hormones interacting with endometrium
- Estrogen mediates proliferation
- Progesterone maintains secretory state
Base molecule for estrodiol/testosterone synthesis
Cholesterol
Hormone replacement therapy
Estradiol undergoes extensive first-pass metabolism, so use conjugated estrogens (estrone sulfate)
-Estrone sulfate-
indication
Conjugated estrogen absorbed in lower gut
-Hormone replacement therapy
-Ethinyl estradiol-
indication
Ethinyl substitution reduces first-pass metabolism, greater oral potency than conjugated estrogens
-Oral contraceptives
-Estradiol cypionate-
Insoluble in water
-Once monthly IM for HRT
-Medroxyprogesterone-
Breast and endometrial cancer
-Oral or IM
-Megestrol-
Endometrial cancer
-Norethindrone-
19-nortestosterone derivative Progestin
-Oral contraceptives
-Desogestrel-
Progesterone for oral contraceptive
-Lowest degree of androgenic activity
Estradiol/Progesterone transport
- Estradiol bound to SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) high affinity
- Progesterone bound to CBG (corticosteroid binding globulin) with high affinity
- Both bound to albumin with low affinity
Estradiol/Progesterone Metabolism
Hepatic conjugation
- Estradiol -> estrone -> bile -> reabsorbed
- Progesterone -> pregnanediol
Estrogen MOA
Binds to nuclear receptor (homodimer), regulates trasncription
Progestin MOA
Binds to response element similar to that of corticosteroids
Estrogen effects on bone
- Prepubertal growth of long bones
- Pubertal closure of epiphyses
- Post pubertal decreased bone resorption
Estrogen effects on clotting
- Increase clotting factors
- Decrease antithrombin
- Increase platelet adhesiveness