Table 13 of Sullivan, Mol Vis 2009; 15:1553-1572.


Table 13. Percentages of the same genes influenced by testosterone, 17β-estradiol and/or progesterone in the lacrimal and meibomian glands of ovariectomized mice


Sex steroid effect on

gene expression
Lacrimal gland Meibomian gland
E2±Prog/
Test %
Test/E2±
Prog %
E2±Prog/
Test %
Test/E2±
Prog %
E2↑, Test↑ 1.8 7.4 1.7 14.6
E2↓, Test↓ 1.3 9.0 1.8 5.7
E2↑, Test↓ 1.8 13.7 0.004 1.2
E2↓, Test↑ 5.8 22.3 1.9 14.9

Prog↑, Test↑ 1.2 9.7 0 0
Prog↓, Test↓ 1.0 9.5 4.0 8.2
Prog↑, Test↓ 0.002 2.2 0 0
Prog↓, Test↑ 2.6 13.9 1.7 9.0

E2+ Prog↑, Test↑ 2.3 11.8 1.7 16.8
E2+ Prog↓, Test↓ 2.2 14.6 4.0 5.9
E2+ Prog↑, Test↓ 2.3 20.8 1.5 4.0
E2+ Prog↓, Test↑ 6.3 23.2 3.3 12.2