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Results presented in this study demonstrate that treatment of MCF-7 cells with taxol resulted in induction of estrogen receptor-alpha (ER alpha) gene transcription with a subsequent increase in ER alpha mRNA; this effect was promoter specific since taxol did not affect total transcription in MCF-7 cells and lacked an effect on transcription of the human acidic ribosomal phosphoprotein protein PO, progesterone receptor, and pS2 genes. In contrast to the increase in transcription of the ER alpha gene, taxol inhibited translation of the ER alpha mRNA. This effect is also transcript specific since taxol did not alter total protein synthesis and did not affect the concentration of progesterone receptor protein in the cell. The overall result of taxol treatment was to decrease the concentration of ER alpha protein in the MCF-7 cells. Evidence is presented that the effects of taxol on ER alpha gene transcription may be mediated through the induction of p53.

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DL Kleinberg
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Both GH and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) synergize with estrogen to induce normal mammary gland development. However, the nature of this synergy has not been explored. To gain insight into the mechanism of these interactions we have examined the effects of these substances on the estrogen receptor (ER). ER levels in the mammary gland cytosols from hypophysectomized and oophorectomized rats, were measured using two assay systems: a dextran-coated charcoal procedure to measure binding to radiolabeled steroid, and an immunologic assay employing a specific antibody to the receptor. In both assays, levels of ER were at or near baseline detection (approximately 1-2 ng/mg protein). Treating animals with either bovine or human GH significantly increased ER activity (P<0.001), whereas prolactin (PRL) and/or estradiol treatment had no effect. That this increase was at the level of transcription was demonstrated by reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction. Following a single injection of GH (50 microgram), a substantial increase in ER mRNA was observed by 10 h, with levels returning to baseline within 24 h; a concomitant increase in ER itself was also observed at the 10 h time point. The effect of GH appeared to occur mainly in the mammary stroma, because there were no differences in GH stimulation of ER between gland-free and gland containing mammary fat pads. Furthermore, analysis of mammary gland ER by immunocytochemistry demonstrated that while ER was present in the epithelial cells of non-treated animals, only GH treated animals had ER clearly visible in both glandular and fat cells of the tissue. In contrast, treating animals with des(1-3)-IGF-I did not result in reproducible increases in ER, nor in the staining of fat cell nuclei for ER. These data demonstrate a specific GH effect on the ER in the mammary fat cell.

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V Luu-The
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F Labrie
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Androgen receptors (AR) are highly expressed in female reproductive organs. In order to define the possible involvement of estrogens in the regulation of AR expression in the uterus and vagina, we have studied the effect of short-term administration of 17beta-estradiol (E2) to ovariectomized adult mice on AR mRNA levels. Seven days after ovariectomy, the mice received a single injection of E2 (0.05 microg/mouse) 3, 12 or 24 h before they were killed. The levels of AR mRNA were measured in the different uterine and vaginal compartments using quantitative in situ hybridization. In the uterus, AR mRNA was expressed in the luminal and glandular epithelial cells, stromal cells and smooth muscle cells. In the vagina, AR mRNA was localized in both epithelial and stromal cells. In the uterus after ovariectomy, AR mRNA levels were decreased by 18% in the epithelial cells, 23% in the stromal cells and 50% in the myometrial cells. AR mRNA levels were completely restored as early as 3 h after E2 administration in the epithelium and stroma, and at the 12-h time-interval in the myometrium. In the vaginal epithelium, ovariectomy induced a 70% decrease in AR mRNA expression. No effect could be detected 3 h after E2 administration, while at the longest time-intervals (12 and 24 h) there was an increase in mRNA levels corresponding to 70% of the levels observed in intact animals. In the vaginal stroma, ovariectomy was responsible for a 55% decrease in mRNA levels. While no significant changes were observed at the 3-h time-interval, a complete restoration of AR mRNA levels in stromal cells could be recorded at the longest time-intervals after E2 administration. The data obtained indicated that, in adult mice, estrogens exert a positive regulation of AR mRNA expression in the different compartments of both the uterus and the vagina.

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K Takahashi
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M Ohmichi
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M Yoshida
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The proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) is a crucial pathophysiological process in the development of atherosclerosis. Although estrogen is known to inhibit the proliferation of VSMC, the mechanism responsible for this effect remains to be elucidated. In addition, the effect of raloxifene on VSMC remains unknown. We have shown here that 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) and raloxifene significantly inhibited the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-stimulated proliferation of cultured human VSMC. Flow cytometry demonstrated that PDGF-stimulated S-phase progression of the cell cycle in VSMC was also suppressed by E(2) or raloxifene. We found that PDGF-induced phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (pRb), whose hyperphosphorylation is a hallmark of the G1-S transition in the cell cycle, was significantly inhibited by E(2) and raloxifene. These effects were associated with a decrease in cyclin D1 expression, without a change in cyclin-dependent kinase 4 or cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p27(kip1) expression. ICI 182,780 abolished the inhibitory effects of E(2) and raloxifene on PDGF-induced pRb phosphorylation. Next, we examined which estrogen receptor (ER) is necessary for these effects of E(2) and raloxifene. Since VSMC express both ERalpha and ERbeta, A10, a rat aortic smooth muscle cell line that expresses ERbeta but not ERalpha, was used. The dose-dependent stimulation of A10 cell proliferation by PDGF was not inhibited by E(2) or raloxifene in contrast to the results obtained in VSMC. Moreover, E(2) and raloxifene significantly inhibited the PDGF-induced cyclin D1 promoter activity in A10 cells transfected with cDNA for ERalpha but not in the parental cells. These results suggested that E(2) and raloxifene exert an antiproliferative effect in VSMC treated with PDGF, at least in part through inhibition of pRb phosphorylation, and that the inhibitory effects of E(2) and raloxifene may be mainly mediated by ERalpha.

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DA Zakharov
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Glucocorticoids have been known to be involved in the regulation of some aspects of estrogen action on the uterus. However, the effect of glucocorticoids on changes in uterine morphogens produced by chronic estrogen exposure is not known. Therefore, the aim of this work was to examine the role of glucocorticoids on proliferative and morphogenetic uterine reactions induced by continuous estrogen treatment. Ovariectomized mice received subcutaneous injections of estradiol dipropionate in olive oil (2 microg per 100 g body weight once a week) or vehicle and drank water with or without dexamethasone (2 mg/l) for 30, 60 and 90 days. Treatment with dexamethasone caused a marked reduction in estradiol-induced changes in uterine weight, in proliferation (estimated from the proportion of mitotic and BrdU-labeled cells in all uterine tissues), and in changes in estradiol-dependent morphogenesis, which was redirected from the formation of atypical hyperplasia in animals receiving only estradiol to the appearance of simple or cystic endometrial hyperplasia in animals receiving both estradiol and dexamethasone. Estradiol alone increased dramatically the number of perpendicular oriented mitoses in luminal and glandular epithelia, and administration of dexamethasone inhibited this effect. In the absence of estradiol, chronic treatment with dexamethasone has no effect on all uterine parameters tested. Thus, chronic glucocorticoid treatment produces a complex antiestrogenic effect in the uterus of mice. Estradiol-induced changes in mitosis orientation are probably responsible for changes in the shape of glands and development of endometrial hyperplasia.

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DG Monroe
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M Subramaniam
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TC Spelsberg
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Estrogen is a major sex steroid that affects the growth, maintenance, and homeostasis of the skeleton. Two isoforms of the estrogen receptor (ERalpha and ERbeta) mediate the transcriptional effects of estrogen. Although both isoforms of ER are present and functional in some human osteoblast (OB) cell lines, there is minimal information on the differential regulation of transcription by ERalpha and ERbeta homo- or heterodimers. This report demonstrates that ERalpha and ERbeta coexpression decreases the transcriptional capacity (relative to each ER isoform alone) on an estrogen response element-dependent reporter gene in OBs but not in other non-osteoblastic cell lines. These data suggest that ERalpha and ERbeta coexpression can differentially influence the degree of transcriptional activation in certain cell types. Interestingly, the overexpression of the steroid hormone receptor coactivator-1 (SRC1) resulted in preferential transcriptional enhancement by ERbeta as well as coexpressed ERalpha and ERbeta, whereas SRC2 overexpression appeared to preferentially enhance ERalpha transactivation. SRC3 overexpression failed to enhance estrogen-dependent transcription of any ER combination in OBs. Similar overexpression experiments in COS7 cells exhibited preferential enhancement of ERalpha function with all SRCs, including SRC3. Our data also demonstrated that SRC3 mRNA is reduced in osteoblastic cells, suggesting that SRC3 may have only a minor role in these cells. These data suggest that the transactivation capacity of various ER isoforms is both SRC species and cell type dependent.

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C-N Weng
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J G Jackson
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Estrogen and IGF-I are potent mitogens for most breast cancer cell lines, and although their signaling pathways contrast, there is considerable interaction between them. Recent evidence indicating that IGF-I can alter estrogen receptor (ER) action led us to investigate whether an inhibitor of IGF-I action, IGF-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1), could affect transcriptional activation of ER. First, we confirmed that tamoxifen (TAM) could inhibit IGF-I-mediated proliferation of MCF-7 cells. Although TAM can increase IGFBP-3 expression in MCF-7 cells, and this binding protein has been shown to be able to inhibit IGF action, TAM had no effect on IGF-I-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of IGF-I receptor or the downstream signaling molecule, insulin receptor substrate-1. Therefore, to confirm that IGF-I was affecting transcriptional activation of ER, we utilized a gene reporter assay using a single consensus estrogen response element (ERE-tk-luc) upstream ofluciferase. As expected, estradiol (E2; 1 nm) increased transcriptional activation three- to fivefold from the ERE in three ER-positive breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, ZR-75 and T47D). A 2·5- to 4-fold increase was also seen with IGF-I (5 nm). TAM (1 μm) effectively blocked activation by E2 and IGF-I, indicating disruption of ER-mediated transcription. As expected, human recombinant IGFBP-1 (80 nm) completely inhibited IGF-I-mediated activation of ER, however, IGFBP-1 also caused a significant decrease in E2-mediated activation. We also noticed that IGF-I increased the activity of all plasmids that we cotransfected including TATA-luc, SV40-luc and pGLBasic. This effect was post-transcriptional, as it was not affected by actinomycin D (2 μg/ml), while we were able to completely inhibit E2-mediated transcriptional activation of ERE-tk-luc. Unlike the complete inhibition of ER-mediated transcriptional activation by actinomycin D, IGF-I-mediated transactivation was reduced by only 50%, indicating that the activation by IGF-I represented both transcriptional and post-transcriptional effects. This study confirmed that IGF-I can cause transcriptional activation of endogenous ER in human breast cancer cells, and inhibition of ER action by IGFBP-1 suggests that IGF-I signaling may be necessary for maximal ER activation.

Journal of Endocrinology (1997) 152, 39–47

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Estrogens are widely used for contraception and osteoporosis prevention. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of 17 beta-estradiol on calcium (Ca(2+)) transport by the nephron luminal membranes, independently of any other Ca(2+)-regulating hormones. Proximal and distal tubules of rabbit kidneys were incubated with 17 beta-estradiol or the carrier for various periods of time, and the luminal membranes of these tubules were purified and vesiculated. Ca(2+) uptake by membrane vesicles was measured using the Millipore filtration technique. Incubation of proximal tubules with the hormone did not influence Ca(2+) uptake by the luminal membranes. In contrast, incubation of distal tubules with 10(-8) M 17 beta-estradiol for 30 min decreased the initial uptake of 0.5 mM Ca(2+) from 0.34+/-0.04 (s.e.m. ) to 0.17+/-0.04 pmol/microg per 5 s (P<0.05). In the presence of 100 mM Na(+), 0.5 mM Ca(2+) uptake was strongly diminished and the effect of 17 beta-estradiol disappeared (0.17+/-0.01 and 0.21+/-0.07 pmol/microg per 5 s in vesicles from the control and treated tubules). Direct incubation of the membranes with 17 beta-estradiol, however, failed to show any influence of the hormone on Ca(2+) transport. The action of 17 beta-estradiol was dose-dependent, with a half-maximal effect at approximately 10(-9) M. Ca(2+) uptake by the distal tubule membranes presents dual kinetics. 17 beta-Estradiol decreased the V(max) value of the high-affinity component from 0.42+/-0.02 to 0.31+/-0.03 pmol/microg per 10 s (P<0.02). In contrast with the effect of the hormone on Ca(2+) transport, estradiol increased Na(+) uptake by both the proximal and distal tubule luminal membranes. In conclusion, incubation of proximal and distal tubules with estrogen decreases Ca(2+) reabsorption by the high-affinity Ca(2+) channels of the distal luminal membranes, and enhances Na(+) transport by the membranes from proximal and distal nephrons.

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Lu Fu Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Hongyuan Zhang Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Jeremiah Ong’achwa Machuki Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Tingting Zhang Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Lin Han Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Lili Sang Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Lijuan Wu Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Zhiwei Zhao Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Matthew James Turley National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK

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Xide Hu Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Hongjian Hou Physiology Department, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Dongye Li Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Research, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China

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Sian E Harding National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK

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We appreciate the positive response to our paper ‘GPER mediates estrogen cardioprotection against epinephrine-induced stress’ from Prof Madias, published in this issue of Journal of Endocrinology pages L1–L2 , and agree that it is important to

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Estrogen regulates skeletal growth and promotes epiphyseal fusion. To explore the mechanisms underlying these effects we investigated the expression of estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) and -beta (ERbeta) in rat and rabbit growth plates during postnatal development, using immunohistochemistry. Immunoreactivity for ERalpha and ERbeta was observed in resting zone and proliferative zone chondrocytes at all ages studied for both rat (7, 14, 28 and 70 days of age) and rabbit (1, 7, 28 and 120 days of age). In the rat distal humerus and the rabbit proximal tibia, expression of both receptors in the hypertrophic zone was minimal at early ages, increasing only at the last time point prior to epiphyseal fusion. Expression was rarely seen in the hypertrophic zone of the rat proximal tibia, a growth plate that does not fuse until late in life. Therefore, we conclude that ERalpha and ERbeta are both expressed in the mammalian growth plate. The temporal and anatomical pattern suggests that ER expression in the hypertrophic zone in particular may play a role in epiphyseal fusion.

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