Non-nuclear estrogen receptor alpha signaling promotes cardiovascular protection but not uterine or breast cancer growth in mice
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
Non-nuclear estrogen receptor alpha signaling promotes cardiovascular protection but not uterine or breast cancer growth in mice / K.L. Chambliss, Q. Wu, S. Oltmann, E.S. Konaniah, M. Umetani, K.S. Korach, G.D. Thomas, C. Mineo, I.S. Yuhanna, S.H. Kim, Z. Madak-Erdogan, A.C. Maggi, S.P. Dineen, C.L. Roland, D.Y. Hui, R.A. Brekken, J.A. Katzenellenbogen, B.S. Katzenellenbogen, P.W. Shaul. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. - ISSN 0021-9738. - 120:7(2010 Jul), pp. 2319-2330. [10.1172/JCI38291]
Abstract:
Steroid hormone receptors function classically in the nucleus as transcription factors. However, recent data indicate that there are also non-nuclear subpopulations of steroid hormone receptors, including estrogen receptors (ERs), that mediate membrane-initiated signaling of unclear basis and significance. Here we have shown that an estrogen-dendrimer conjugate (EDC) that is excluded from the nucleus stimulates endothelial cell proliferation and migration via ERalpha, direct ERalpha-Galphai interaction, and endothelial NOS (eNOS) activation. Analysis of mice carrying an estrogen response element luciferase reporter, ER-regulated genes in the mouse uterus, and eNOS enzyme activation further indicated that EDC specifically targets non-nuclear processes in vivo. In mice, estradiol and EDC equally stimulated carotid artery reendothelialization in an ERalpha- and G protein-dependent manner, and both agents attenuated the development of neointimal hyperplasia following endothelial injury. In contrast, endometrial carcinoma cell growth in vitro and uterine enlargement and MCF-7 cell breast cancer xenograft growth in vivo were stimulated by estradiol but not EDC. Thus, EDC is a non-nuclear selective ER modulator (SERM) in vivo, and in mice, non-nuclear ER signaling promotes cardiovascular protection. These processes potentially could be harnessed to provide vascular benefit without increasing the risk of uterine or breast cancer.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
K.L. Chambliss, Q. Wu, S. Oltmann, E.S. Konaniah, M. Umetani, K.S. Korach, G.D. Thomas, C. Mineo, I.S. Yuhanna, S.H. Kim, Z. Madak Erdogan, A.C. Maggi, S.P. Dineen, C.L. Roland, D.Y. Hui, R.A. Brekken, J.A. Katzenellenbogen, B.S. Katzenellenbogen, P.W. Shaul
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