TY - JOUR
T1 - Metabolic effects of oral versus transdermal 17β-estradiol (E 2)
T2 - A randomized clinical trial in girls with turner syndrome
AU - Torres-Santiago, L.
AU - Mericq, V.
AU - Taboada, M.
AU - Unanue, N.
AU - Klein, K. O.
AU - Singh, R.
AU - Hossain, J.
AU - Santen, R. J.
AU - Ross, J. L.
AU - Mauras, Nelly
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Context: The long-term effects of pure 17β-estradiol (E2) depending on route of administration have not been well characterized. Objective: Our objective was to assess metabolic effects of oral vs transdermal (TD) 17β-E2 replacement using estrogen concentration-based dosing in girls with Turner syndrome (TS). Patients: Forty girls with TS, mean age 16.7 ± 1.7 years, were recruited. Design: Subjects were randomized to 17β-E2 orally or TD. Doses were titrated using mean E 2 concentrations of normally menstruating girls as therapeutic target. E2, estrone (E1), and E1 sulfate (E1S) were measured by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and a recombinant cell bioassay; metabolites were measured, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan and indirect calorimetry were performed. Main Outcome: Changes in body composition and lipid oxidation were evaluated. Results: E 2 concentrations were titrated to normal range in both groups; mean oral dose was 2 mg, and TD dose was 0.1 mg. After 6 and 12 months, fat-free mass and percent fat mass, bone mineral density accrual, lipid oxidation, and resting energy expenditure rates were similar between groups. IGF-1 concentrations were loweronoral 17β-E2, but suppression of gonadotropins was comparable with no significant changes in lipids, glucose, osteocalcin, or highly sensitive C-reactive protein between groups. However, E1, E1S, SHBG, and bioestrogen concentrations were significantly higher in the oral group. Conclusions: When E2 concentrations are titrated to the normal range, the route of delivery of 17β-E2 does not affect differentially body composition, lipid oxidation, and lipid concentrations in hypogonadal girls with TS. However, total estrogen exposure (E1, E1S, and total bioestrogen) is significantly higher after oral 17β-E2. TD17β-E2 results in amorephysiological estrogen milieu than oral 17β-E2 administration in girls with TS.
AB - Context: The long-term effects of pure 17β-estradiol (E2) depending on route of administration have not been well characterized. Objective: Our objective was to assess metabolic effects of oral vs transdermal (TD) 17β-E2 replacement using estrogen concentration-based dosing in girls with Turner syndrome (TS). Patients: Forty girls with TS, mean age 16.7 ± 1.7 years, were recruited. Design: Subjects were randomized to 17β-E2 orally or TD. Doses were titrated using mean E 2 concentrations of normally menstruating girls as therapeutic target. E2, estrone (E1), and E1 sulfate (E1S) were measured by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and a recombinant cell bioassay; metabolites were measured, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan and indirect calorimetry were performed. Main Outcome: Changes in body composition and lipid oxidation were evaluated. Results: E 2 concentrations were titrated to normal range in both groups; mean oral dose was 2 mg, and TD dose was 0.1 mg. After 6 and 12 months, fat-free mass and percent fat mass, bone mineral density accrual, lipid oxidation, and resting energy expenditure rates were similar between groups. IGF-1 concentrations were loweronoral 17β-E2, but suppression of gonadotropins was comparable with no significant changes in lipids, glucose, osteocalcin, or highly sensitive C-reactive protein between groups. However, E1, E1S, SHBG, and bioestrogen concentrations were significantly higher in the oral group. Conclusions: When E2 concentrations are titrated to the normal range, the route of delivery of 17β-E2 does not affect differentially body composition, lipid oxidation, and lipid concentrations in hypogonadal girls with TS. However, total estrogen exposure (E1, E1S, and total bioestrogen) is significantly higher after oral 17β-E2. TD17β-E2 results in amorephysiological estrogen milieu than oral 17β-E2 administration in girls with TS.
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U2 - 10.1210/jc.2012-4243
DO - 10.1210/jc.2012-4243
M3 - Article
C2 - 23678038
AN - SCOPUS:84879918331
SN - 0021-972X
VL - 98
SP - 2716
EP - 2724
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 7
ER -