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Pozdniakova S, Guitart-Mampel M, Garrabou G, Di Benedetto G, Ladilov Y, Regitz-Zagrosek V. 17β-Estradiol reduces mitochondrial cAMP content and cytochrome oxidase activity in a phosphodiesterase 2-dependent manner. Br J Pharmacol 2018; 175:3876-3890. [PMID: 30051530 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Mitochondria possess their own source of cAMP, that is, soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC). Activation or expression of mitochondrial sAC promotes mitochondrial function. Oestrogen receptor signalling plays an essential role in the regulation of mitochondrial function. Here we aimed to determine whether 17β-estradiol may affect mitochondrial cAMP signalling. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Expression of the intra-mitochondrial proteins (Western blot), mitochondrial cAMP content (FRET-based live imaging and MS assay), mitochondrial membrane potential and cytochrome oxidase activity were analysed in H9C2 and C2C12 cells. KEY RESULTS A 24 h treatment with 17β-estradiol significantly reduced the basal level of mitochondrial cAMP, without affecting the intra-mitochondrial content of sAC, phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2) or PKA and the activity of the intra-mitochondrial sAC. The effect of 17β-estradiol on mitochondrial cAMP was prevented by inhibition of a cGMP-activated PDE2 or soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC), suggesting a role of NO signalling. Indeed, 17β-estradiol raised cellular levels of cGMP and the intra-mitochondrial expression of the catalytic subunit β of sGC was found. The 17β-estradiol-induced reduction of the mitochondrial cAMP level was accompanied by decreased cytochrome oxidase activity and mitochondrial membrane potential in a PDE2-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 17β-estradiol reduced the basal level of mitochondrial cAMP content and cytochrome oxidase activity in a sAC-independent but in a PDE2-dependent manner. The results suggest a role of 17β-estradiol-induced activation of NO signalling in the regulation of mitochondrial cAMP content. Our study adds a new aspect to the complex action of oestrogens on mitochondrial biology, that is relevant to hormone replacement therapy.
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- Sofya Pozdniakova
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Muscle Research and Mitochondrial Function Laboratory, Cellex - IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Barcelona, Internal Medicine Service - Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBERER, Madrid, Spain
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- Muscle Research and Mitochondrial Function Laboratory, Cellex - IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Barcelona, Internal Medicine Service - Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBERER, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroscience Institute, Italian National Research Council, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Martinez-Pinto J, Piquer B, Tiszavari M, Lara H. Neonatal exposure to estradiol valerate reprograms the rat ovary androgen receptor and anti-Müllerian hormone to a polycystic ovary phenotype. Reprod Toxicol 2018; 75:127-135. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Anzai Á, Marcondes RR, Gonçalves TH, Carvalho KC, Simões MJ, Garcia N, Soares JM, Padmanabhan V, Baracat EC, da Silva IDCG, Maciel GAR. Impaired branched-chain amino acid metabolism may underlie the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-like pathology of neonatal testosterone-treated female rats. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13167. [PMID: 29030588 PMCID: PMC5640623 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13451-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is frequently associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but the mechanisms involved in the development of NAFLD in PCOS are not well known. We investigated histological changes and metabolomic profile in the liver of rat models of PCOS phenotype induced by testosterone or estradiol. Two-day old female rats received sc injections of 1.25 mg testosterone propionate (Testos; n = 10), 0.5 mg estradiol benzoate (E2; n = 10), or vehicle (control group, CNT; n = 10). Animals were euthanized at 90-94 d of age and the liver was harvested for histological and metabolomic analyses. Findings showed only Testos group exhibited fatty liver morphology and higher levels of ketogenic and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA). Enrichment analysis showed effects of testosterone on BCAA degradation pathway and mitochondrial enzymes related to BCAA metabolism. Testos group also had a decreased liver fatty acid elongase 2 (ELOVL2) activity. E2 group had reduced lipid and acylcarnitine metabolites in the liver. Both groups had increased organic cation transporters (SLC22A4 and SLC16A9) activity. These findings indicate that neonatal testosterone treatment, but not estradiol, produces histological changes in female rat liver that mimic NAFLD with testosterone-treated rats showing impaired BCAA metabolism and dysfunctions in ELOVL2, SLC22A4 and SLC16A9 activity.
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- Álvaro Anzai
- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Disciplina de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 01246903, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Disciplina de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 01246903, Brazil.
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- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Disciplina de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 01246903, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Disciplina de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 01246903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia e Genetica, Disciplina de Histologia e Biologia Estrutural, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 04023900, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Disciplina de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 01246903, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Disciplina de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 01246903, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Disciplina de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 01246903, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Molecular e Proteomica, Departamento de Ginecologia, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 04024002, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Disciplina de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 01246903, Brazil.
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Ambrosetti V, Guerra M, Ramírez LA, Reyes A, Álvarez D, Olguín S, González-Mañan D, Fernandois D, Sotomayor-Zárate R, Cruz G. Increase in endogenous estradiol in the progeny of obese rats is associated with precocious puberty and altered follicular development in adulthood. Endocrine 2016; 53:258-70. [PMID: 26767652 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-016-0858-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Maternal obesity during pregnancy has been related with several pathological states in offspring. However, the impact of maternal obesity on reproductive system on the progeny is beginning to be elucidated. In this work, we characterize the effect of maternal obesity on puberty onset and follicular development in adult offspring in rats. We also propose that alterations in ovarian physiology observed in offspring of obese mothers are due to increased levels of estradiol during early development. Offspring of control dams and offspring of dams exposed to a high-fat diet (HF) were studied at postnatal days (PND) 1, 7, 14, 30, 60, and 120. Body weight and onset of puberty were measured. Counting of ovarian follicles was performed at PND 60 and 120. Serum estradiol, estriol, androstenedione, FSH, LH, and insulin levels were measured by ELISA. Hepatic CYP3A2 expression was determined by Western blot. HF rats had a higher weight than controls at all ages and they also had a precocious puberty. Estradiol levels were increased while CYP3A2 expression was reduced from PND 1 until PND 60 in HF rats compared to controls. Estriol was decreased at PND60 in HF rats. Ovaries from HF rats had a decrease in antral follicles at PND60 and PND120 and an increase in follicular cysts at PND60 and PND120. In this work, we demonstrated that maternal obesity in rats alters follicular development and induces follicular cysts generation in the adult offspring. We observed that maternal obesity produces an endocrine disruption through increasing endogenous estradiol in early life. A programmed failure in hepatic metabolism of estradiol is probably the cause of its increase.
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- Valery Ambrosetti
- Laboratorio de Alteraciones Reproductivas y Metabólicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiología y Plasticidad Cerebral (CNPC), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, 2360102, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Alteraciones Reproductivas y Metabólicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiología y Plasticidad Cerebral (CNPC), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, 2360102, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Alteraciones Reproductivas y Metabólicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiología y Plasticidad Cerebral (CNPC), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, 2360102, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Alteraciones Reproductivas y Metabólicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiología y Plasticidad Cerebral (CNPC), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, 2360102, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Alteraciones Reproductivas y Metabólicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiología y Plasticidad Cerebral (CNPC), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, 2360102, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Alteraciones Reproductivas y Metabólicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiología y Plasticidad Cerebral (CNPC), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, 2360102, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, 8380492, Santiago, Chile
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- Programa de Doctorado en Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, 8380492, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Neuroquímica y Neurofarmacología, Centro de Neurobiología y Plasticidad Cerebral (CNPC), Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, 2360102, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Alteraciones Reproductivas y Metabólicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiología y Plasticidad Cerebral (CNPC), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, 2360102, Valparaiso, Chile.
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Marcondes RR, Carvalho KC, Duarte DC, Garcia N, Amaral VC, Simões MJ, Lo Turco EG, Soares JM, Baracat EC, Maciel GAR. Differences in neonatal exposure to estradiol or testosterone on ovarian function and hormonal levels. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2015; 212:28-33. [PMID: 25623143 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 01/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Exposure to an excess of androgen or estrogen can induce changes in reproductive function in adult animals that resemble polycystic ovary syndrome in humans. However, considerable differences exist among several types of animal models. Little is known about the molecular features of steroidogenesis and folliculogenesis in the ovaries of rats exposed to different sex steroids as neonates. Here, we evaluated the impact of androgen and estrogen exposure on the ovaries of adult female rats during their neonatal period in the gene expression of Lhr and Cyp17a1, two key players of steroidogenesis. We also assessed hormone levels, folliculogenesis and the theca-interstitial cell population. The study was performed on the second postnatal day in thirty female Wistar rats that were sorted into the following three intervention groups: testosterone, estradiol and vehicle (control group). The animals were euthanized 90 days after birth. The main outcomes were hormone serum levels, ovary histomorphometry and gene expression of Lhr and Cyp17a1 as analyzed via quantitative real-time PCR. We found that exposure to excess testosterone in early life increased the LH and testosterone serum levels, the LH/FSH ratio, ovarian theca-interstitial area and gene expression of Lhr and Cyp17a1 in adult rats. Estrogen induced an increase in the ovarian theca-interstitial area, the secondary follicle population and gene expression of Lhr and Cyp17a1. All animals exposed to the sex steroids presented with closed vaginas. Our data suggest that testosterone resulted in more pronounced reproductive changes than did estrogen exposure. Our results might provide some insight into the role of different hormones on reproductive development and on the heterogeneity of clinical manifestations of conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome.
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- Rodrigo R Marcondes
- Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia e Genética, Disciplina de Histologia e Biologia Estrutural, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 04023900 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Cirurgia, Disciplina de Urologia, Setor de Reprodução Humana, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 04024002 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Ginecologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM 58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil.
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McNeilly AS, Duncan WC. Rodent models of polycystic ovary syndrome. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2013; 373:2-7. [PMID: 23098676 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Revised: 09/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rodents are clearly valuable models for assessing disruption of fertility. The effects of different steroid treatments at different stages of reproductive life through from fetal to adult have been assessed for effects on fertility, ovarian morphology, hypothalamic-pituitary function or metabolic consequences. The results show that steroid treatments do disrupt fertility in many cases, but the underlying mechanisms are complicated by the effects of the different treatments at multiple sites. As models for PCOS at the ovarian level however, there are a number of problems particularly related to the fact that rodents are multi-ovular species. Apart from an absence of ovulation and corpora lutea, many of the different steroid regimes result in an increase in large atretic, or cystic follicles that do not parallel PCOS in women. Indeed a number of treatments are given at times when they will cause disruption of the positive feedback effects of estradiol, thus blocking ovulation in adult life. The resulting ovarian morphology thus appears to be like that of PCOS but is in fact not a clear mimic. This review of the various studies highlights parallels and problems with the use of rodents to study the mechanisms underlying the development of PCOS in women.
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- Alan S McNeilly
- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom.
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Jiang X, Ma H, Wang Y, Liu Y. Early life factors and type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Res 2013; 2013:485082. [PMID: 24455747 PMCID: PMC3876901 DOI: 10.1155/2013/485082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a multifactorial disease, and its aetiology involves a complex interplay between genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. In recent years, evidences from both human and animal experiments have correlated early life factors with programming diabetes risk in adult life. Fetal and neonatal period is crucial for organ development. Many maternal factors during pregnancy may increase the risk of diabetes of offsprings in later life, which include malnutrition, healthy (hyperglycemia and obesity), behavior (smoking, drinking, and junk food diet), hormone administration, and even stress. In neonates, catch-up growth, lactation, glucocorticoids administration, and stress have all been found to increase the risk of insulin resistance or T2DM. Unfavorable environments (socioeconomic situation and famine) or obesity also has long-term negative effects on children by causing increased susceptibility to T2DM in adults. We also address the potential mechanisms that may underlie the developmental programming of T2DM. Therefore, it might be possible to prevent or delay the risk for T2DM by improving pre- and/or postnatal factors.
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- Xinli Jiang
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Ziqiang Road 139, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hebei Medical University, Zhongshan Road 361, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Ziqiang Road 139, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China
- Orthopaedic Biomechanical Laboratory of Hebei Province, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Ziqiang Road 139, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Ziqiang Road 139, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China
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Wadley GD, McConell GK, Goodman CA, Siebel AL, Westcott KT, Wlodek ME. Growth restriction in the rat alters expression of metabolic genes during postnatal cardiac development in a sex-specific manner. Physiol Genomics 2012; 45:99-105. [PMID: 23232075 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00095.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study investigated the impact of uteroplacental insufficiency and growth restriction on the expression of genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis, glucose transport, and antioxidant defenses in cardiac tissue at embryonic day 20 (E20) and postnatal days 1, 7, and 35 in male and female Wistar rats (8-10 per group). Bilateral uterine vessel ligation to induce growth restriction (Restricted) or sham surgery was performed at pregnancy day 18. In male and female Controls, expression of most cardiac genes decreased during postnatal life, including genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis regulation such as PGC-1α, NRF-2, and mtTFA and the glucose transporter GLUT-1 (P < 0.05). However, the pattern of gene expression during cardiac development differed in male and female Restricted rats compared with their respective Controls. These effects of restriction were observed at postnatal day 1, with female Restricted rats having delayed reductions in PGC-1α and GLUT-1, whereas males had exacerbated reductions in PGC-1α and mtTFA (P < 0.05). By day 35, cardiac gene expression in Restricted hearts was similar to Controls, except for expression of the antioxidant enzyme MnSOD, which was significantly lower in both sexes. In summary, during postnatal life male and female Control rats have similar patterns of expression for genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and glucose transport. However, following uteroplacental insufficiency these gene expression patterns diverge in males and females during early postnatal life, with MnSOD gene expression reduced in later postnatal life.
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- Glenn D Wadley
- Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Barros RPA, Gustafsson JÅ. Estrogen receptors and the metabolic network. Cell Metab 2011; 14:289-99. [PMID: 21907136 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Revised: 06/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The metabolic syndrome has reached pandemic level worldwide, and evidence is that estradiol plays a key role in its development. The discovery of the second estrogen receptor, ERβ, in tissues previously not considered targets of estradiol was a breakthrough in endocrinology. In the present review, we discuss how the presence of ERβ and the previously described ERα in tissues involved in glucose and lipid homeostasis (brain, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, pancreas, liver, and heart) may have important implications to risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome. Imbalance of ERα/ERβ ratio in this "metabolic network" may lead to the metabolic syndrome.
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- Rodrigo P A Barros
- Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA.
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Wenger M, Sattler U, Goldschmidt-Clermont E, Segner H. 17Beta-estradiol affects the response of complement components and survival of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) challenged by bacterial infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 31:90-7. [PMID: 21549195 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Revised: 04/15/2011] [Accepted: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Research on the endocrine role of estrogens has focused on the reproductive system, while other potential target systems have been less studied. Here, we investigated the possible immunomodulating role of 17β-estradiol (E2) using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as a model. The aims of the study were to examine a) whether estrogens can modulate immune gene transcription levels, and b) whether this has functional implications for the resistance of trout towards pathogens. Trout were reared from fertilization until 6 months of age under (1) control conditions, (2) short-term E2-treatment (6-month-old juveniles were fed a diet containing 20 mg E2/kg for 2 weeks), or c) long-term E2-treatment (twice a 2-h-bath-exposure of trout embryos to 400 μg 17β-estradiol (E2)/L, followed by rearing on the E2-spiked diet from start-feeding until 6 months of age). Analysis of plasma estrogen levels indicated that the internal estrogen concentrations of E2-exposed fish were within the physiological range and analysis of hepatic vitellogenin mRNA levels indicated that the E2 administration was effective in activating the endogenous estrogen receptor pathway. However, expression levels of the hepatic complement components C3-1, C3-3, and Factor H were not affected by E2-treatment. In a next step, 6-month-old juveniles were challenged with pathogenic bacteria (Yersinia ruckeri). In control fish, this bacterial infection resulted in significant up-regulation of the mRNA levels of hepatic complement genes (C3-1, C3-3, Factor B, Factor H), while E2-treated fish showed no or significantly lower up-regulation of the complement gene transcription levels. Apparently, the E2-treated trout had a lower capacity to activate their immune system to defend against the bacterial infection. This interpretation is corroborated by the finding that survival of E2-treated fish under bacterial challenge was significantly lower than in the control group. In conclusion, the results from this study suggest that estrogens are able to modulate immune parameters of trout with functional consequences on their ability to cope with pathogens.
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- Michael Wenger
- Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Interactions, Institute for Anatomy, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Lazic M, Aird F, Levine JE, Dunaif A. Prenatal androgen treatment alters body composition and glucose homeostasis in male rats. J Endocrinol 2011; 208:293-300. [PMID: 21173020 PMCID: PMC3039067 DOI: 10.1677/joe-10-0263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Prenatal androgen produces many reproductive and metabolic features of polycystic ovary syndrome in female rodents, sheep, and monkeys. We investigated the impact of such prenatal treatment in adult male rats. Pregnant dams received free testosterone (T; aromatizable androgen), dihydrotestosterone (D; nonaromatizable androgen), or vehicle control (C) on embryonic days 16-19. Neither of the prenatal androgen treatments resulted in increased body weight from weaning to age 65 days in males. However, at 65 days, there were significant increases in retroperitoneal (P < 0.001 T versus C; P < 0.05 D versus C), epididymal (P < 0.05 T versus C), and subcutaneous (P < 0.01 T versus C) fat pads in prenatally androgenized males. While both androgens altered body composition, subcutaneous fat depots increased only in T males. T males had elevated glucose levels (P < 0.01) compared to C males. There were no differences among the three groups in insulin sensitivity, circulating lipid and leptin levels, or hepatic triglyceride content. Real-time PCR analysis of insulin signaling pathway genes in retroperitoneal fat revealed a transcriptional downregulation of adipsin and insulin receptor substrate-1 in T and α-1D adrenergic receptor in D compared to C males. We conclude that transient exposure to androgen excess in utero increases body fat in adult male rats. Only T males exhibit increased circulating glucose levels and subcutaneous fat suggesting that these changes may be mediated by aromatization of androgen to estrogen rather than by direct androgenic actions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Milos Lazic
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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Alexanderson C, Stener-Victorin E, Kullberg J, Nilsson S, Levin M, Cajander S, Lönn L, Lönn M, Holmäng A. A single early postnatal estradiol injection affects morphology and gene expression of the ovary and parametrial adipose tissue in adult female rats. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 122:82-90. [PMID: 19857573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2009] [Revised: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Events during early life can affect reproductive and metabolic functions in adulthood. We evaluated the programming effects of a single early postnatal estradiol injection (within 3h after birth) in female rats. We assessed ovarian and parametrial adipose tissue morphology, evaluated gene expression related to follicular development and adipose tissue metabolism, and developed a non-invasive volumetric estimation of parametrial adipose tissue by magnetic resonance imaging. Estradiol reduced ovarian weight, increased antral follicle size and number of atretic antral follicles, and decreased theca interna thickness in atretic antral follicles. Adult estradiol-injected rats also had malformed vaginal openings and lacked corpora lutea, confirming anovulation. Estradiol markedly reduced parametrial adipose tissue mass. Adipocyte size was unchanged, suggesting reduced adipocyte number. Parametrial adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase activity was increased. In ovaries, estradiol increased mRNA expression of adiponectin, complement component 3, estrogen receptor α, and glucose transporter 3 and 4; in parametrial adipose tissue, expression of complement component 3 was increased, expression of estrogen receptor α was decreased, and expression of leptin, lipoprotein lipase, and hormone-sensitive lipase was unaffected. These findings suggest that early postnatal estradiol exposure of female rats result in long-lasting effects on the ovary and parametrial adipose tissue at adult age.
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- Camilla Alexanderson
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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