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J Comp Neurol ; 518(14): 2729-43, 2010 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20506473

RESUMO

Estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha), estrogen receptor-beta (ERbeta), and progestin receptor (PR) immunoreactivities are localized to extranuclear sites in the rat hippocampal formation. Because rats and mice respond differently to estradiol treatment at a cellular level, the present study examined the distribution of ovarian hormone receptors in the dorsal hippocampal formation of mice. For this, antibodies to ERalpha, ERbeta, and PR were localized by light and electron immunomicroscopy in male and female mice across the estrous cycle. Light microscopic examination of the mouse hippocampal formation showed sparse nuclear ERalpha and PR immunoreactivity (-ir) most prominently in the CA1 region and diffuse ERbeta-ir primarily in the CA1 pyramidal cell layer as well as in a few interneurons. Ultrastructural analysis additionally revealed discrete extranuclear ERalpha-, ERbeta-, and PR-ir in neuronal and glial profiles throughout the hippocampal formation. Although extranuclear profiles were detected in all animal groups examined, the amount and types of profiles varied with sex and estrous cycle phase. ERalpha-ir was highest in diestrus females, particularly in dendritic spines, axons, and glia. Similarly, ERbeta-ir was highest in estrus and diestrus females, mainly in dendritic spines and glia. Conversely, PR-ir was highest during proestrus, mostly in axons. Except for very low levels of extranuclear ERbeta-ir in mossy fiber terminals in mice, the labeling patterns in the mice for all three antibodies were similar to the ultrastructural labeling found previously in rats, suggesting that regulation of these receptors is well conserved across the two species.


Assuntos
Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Receptor beta de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Receptores de Progesterona/metabolismo , Animais , Região CA1 Hipocampal/metabolismo , Ciclo Estral/fisiologia , Feminino , Hipocampo/ultraestrutura , Interneurônios/metabolismo , Interneurônios/ultraestrutura , Espaço Intracelular/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Neuroglia/metabolismo , Neuroglia/ultraestrutura , Neurônios/metabolismo , Células Piramidais/metabolismo , Células Piramidais/ultraestrutura , Caracteres Sexuais
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 107(9): 4395-400, 2010 Mar 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20142488

RESUMO

Natural fluctuations in circulating estradiol are associated with behavioral changes, including severe disturbances in mood and cognition in some women. Common genetic variation in some of the molecular mediators of estradiol effects on these behaviors, in brain regions such as the hippocampus, may explain individual variation in estradiol effects on behavior. We tested whether the common human variant BDNF Val66Met interacts with estradiol in the control of hippocampal function in cycling female mice homozygous for the wild-type Val or BDNF Met variant. BDNF Met increased anxiety behavior, impaired memory, and increased expression of BDNF and its receptor TrkB in the hippocampal formation. BDNF Met also dramatically altered the fluctuation of spatial memory, hippocampal Akt phosphorylation, and PSD-95 protein expression across the estrous cycle. The variant BDNF Val66Met should therefore be considered as a strong candidate for mediating genetic differences in ovarian steroid-related behavioral changes and disorders.


Assuntos
Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo/fisiologia , Estro/fisiologia , Hipocampo/fisiologia , Metionina/genética , Valina/genética , Animais , Comportamento Animal , Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo/química , Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo/genética , Feminino , Genótipo , Camundongos
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Brain Res ; 1290: 1-11, 2009 Sep 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19596275

RESUMO

Changes in hippocampal CA1 dendritic spine density and synaptic number across the estrous cycle in female rats correlate with increased hippocampal-dependent cognitive performance in a manner that is dependent on estrogen receptors (ERs). Two isoforms of the estrogen receptor, alpha and beta are present in the rat hippocampus and distinct effects on cognitive behavior have been described for each receptor. The present study generated a profile of synaptic proteins altered by administration of estradiol benzoate, the ERalpha selective agonist PPT (1,3,5-tris (4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-propyl-1H-pyrazole) and the ERbeta selective agonist DPN (2,3-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propionitrile) alone and in combination in comparison to vehicle in the CA1 region of the dorsal hippocampus. In the stratum radiatum, estradiol, DPN, and PPT increased PSD-95 and AMPA-type glutamate receptor subunit GluR1. Only DPN administration regulated expression of AMPA receptor subunits GluR2 and GluR3, increasing and decreasing levels respectively. DPN also increased GluR2 expression in the other lamina of the CA1. These results support previous reports that estradiol and isoform specific agonists differentially activate ERalpha and ERbeta to regulate protein expression. The distinct effects of DPN and PPT administration on synaptic proteins suggest that the desired therapeutic outcome of estrogen may be accomplished by using specific estrogen receptor agonists. Moreover, the effects of estradiol treatment on PSD-95 expression are consistent with a growing body of evidence that this postsynaptic protein is a key marker of estrogen action related to spine synapse formation.


Assuntos
Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/agonistas , Receptor beta de Estrogênio/agonistas , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Análise de Variância , Animais , Estradiol/análogos & derivados , Estradiol/farmacologia , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Receptor beta de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Estrogênios/farmacologia , Feminino , Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/metabolismo , Ovariectomia , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
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Front Neuroendocrinol ; 29(2): 219-37, 2008 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18078984

RESUMO

Estrogens have direct effects on the brain areas controlling cognition. One of the most studied of these regions is the dorsal hippocampal formation, which governs the formation of spatial and episodic memories. In laboratory animals, most investigators report that estrogen enhances synaptic plasticity and improves performance on hippocampal-dependent cognitive behaviors. This review summarizes work conducted in our laboratory and others toward identifying estrogen's actions in the hippocampal formation, and the mechanisms for these actions. Physiologic and pharmacologic estrogen affects cognitive behavior in mammals, which may be applicable to human health and disease. The effects of estrogen in the hippocampal formation that lead to modulation of hippocampal function include effects on cell morphology, synapse formation, signaling, and excitability that have been studied in laboratory mice, rats, and primates. Finally, estrogen may signal through both nuclear and extranuclear hippocampal estrogen receptors to achieve its downstream effects.


Assuntos
Estrogênios/fisiologia , Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipocampo/fisiologia , Receptores de Estrogênio/fisiologia , Acetilcolina/fisiologia , Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Animais , Proteína Quinase Tipo 2 Dependente de Cálcio-Calmodulina/fisiologia , Cognição/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteína de Ligação ao Elemento de Resposta ao AMP Cíclico/fisiologia , Estradiol/farmacologia , Ciclo Estral/fisiologia , Feminino , Genoma , Humanos , Potenciação de Longa Duração/efeitos dos fármacos , Potenciação de Longa Duração/fisiologia , Quinases de Proteína Quinase Ativadas por Mitógeno/fisiologia , Fatores de Crescimento Neural/fisiologia , Neurotransmissores/fisiologia , Ovariectomia , Ovário/fisiologia , Pós-Menopausa/fisiologia , Córtex Pré-Frontal/fisiologia , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/fisiologia , Ácido gama-Aminobutírico/fisiologia
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