Equine estrogens induce apolipoprotein E and glial fibrillary acidic protein in mixed glial cultures
Equine estrogens induce apolipoprotein E and glial fibrillary acidic protein in mixed glial cultures
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00146-5
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发表时间:
2002-05-03
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Finch, CE
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作者:
Rozovsky, I;Hoving, S;Finch, CE
Premarin, which contains several equine estrogens, as well as estradiol (E2) as a minor component, is widely used for replacement therapy of estrogen deficits, but little is known of its direct actions on brain cells. In mixed glial cultures, apolipoprotein E (apoE) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) are induced by estrogens. GFAP induction showed an inverted-U shape E2 dose response, with a maximum induction at 1 pM, whereas apoE mRNA induction was greatest at 100 pM. GFAP and ApoE mRNAs were induced by equine estrogens in the following order: E2 = equilin > estrone > 17alpha-dihydroequilenin. However, the induction of apoE secretion by 17alpha-dihydroequilenin was as effective as by the other estrogens. The greater response of apoE secretion than GFAP mRNA induction to 17alpha-dihydroequilenin might be therapeutically important because of the glial scarring during brain lesions, in which GFAP induction has a major role in inhibiting neurite outgrowth, whereas apoE secretion supports neurite outgrowth. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.