<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Retno Susilowati</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lailatul Khoiriyah</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Exma Mutatal Hikmah</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Estrogenic Effect of the Leaves from Katuk (Sauropus androgynus L. Merr) on Vaginal and Endometrial Atrophy in Perimenopausal Mice</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Endometrial atrophy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Estrogenic effect</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Laboratory mice</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Perimenopause</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">S. androgynus leaf extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vaginal atrophy</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">March 2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">240-245</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;To examine the potency of estrogenic effect of Katuk (or star gooseberry or sweet leaf) &lt;em&gt;Sauropus androgynus&lt;/em&gt; L. Merr (Phyllanthaceae) leaf extract on the vaginal and endometrial atrophy in perimenopausal mice model. &lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;Completely random experiments divided into 4 groups with 5 female mice in each group: control group (N), perimenopause group which induced by 4-vynil cyclohexene dioxide (VCD) (P0), perimenopause group followed by &lt;em&gt;S. androgynus &lt;/em&gt;leaves extract administration with 15 and 30 mg/kg BW (P15 and P30). The mice were induced to artificial perimenopause with 160 mg/kg body weight (BW) of VCD 5 times/week for 2 weeks and continuously treated with &lt;em&gt;S. androgynus&lt;/em&gt; leaf extract for 30 days. Vaginal smear examination, maturation index (MI), vaginal epithelium and endometrial thickness were observed. Data were analyzed using a standard one-way ANOVA with LSD Test by SPSS 16.0 for Windows. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Administration of &lt;em&gt;S. androgynus&lt;/em&gt; leaf extract for 30 days to perimenopausal mice model significantly decreased the duration of mice diestrus phase (&lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt;&amp;lt;0.01) compared to perimenopause mice.&lt;em&gt; S. androgynus &lt;/em&gt;leaf extract treatment at dose 30 mg/kg BW led to higher vaginal epithelium thickness and maturation index compared to another group (&lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt;&amp;lt;0.01). The effective dose to enhance the vaginal epithelial and endometrial cells proliferation was 30 mg/ kg BW. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; S. androgynus&lt;/em&gt; leaf extract had a good estrogenic action that it might be useful for therapy of vaginal and endometrial atrophy caused by perimenopause effect.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">240</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Retno Susilowati*, Lailatul Khoiriyah, Exma Mutatal Hikmah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, State Islamic University of Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Malang 65144, East Java, INDONESIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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