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Increased magnitude of relaxation to oestrogen in aorta from oestrogen receptor beta knock-out mice

Nilsson, B O LU orcid ; Ekblad, E LU ; Heine, T and Gustafsson, J-Å (2000) In Journal of Endocrinology 166(2). p.5-9
Abstract

Micromolar concentrations of the biologically active oestrogen 17beta-oestradiol reduce agonist-induced force in vascular preparations through an unidentified mechanism. The aim of the present study was to investigate the importance of oestrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) for oestrogen-induced vascular relaxation. 17beta-oestradiol was added to aortic rings from ERbeta knock-out (-/-) and wild-type (+/+) mice precontracted with noradrenaline. 17beta-oestradiol caused a concentration-dependent (1-100 microM) relaxation of aortic rings from both -/- and +/+ animals of both sexes. Rings from male and female -/- mice were more sensitive to 17beta-oestradiol than those from +/+ mice. Medial thickness, determined by computerized image analysis,... (More)

Micromolar concentrations of the biologically active oestrogen 17beta-oestradiol reduce agonist-induced force in vascular preparations through an unidentified mechanism. The aim of the present study was to investigate the importance of oestrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) for oestrogen-induced vascular relaxation. 17beta-oestradiol was added to aortic rings from ERbeta knock-out (-/-) and wild-type (+/+) mice precontracted with noradrenaline. 17beta-oestradiol caused a concentration-dependent (1-100 microM) relaxation of aortic rings from both -/- and +/+ animals of both sexes. Rings from male and female -/- mice were more sensitive to 17beta-oestradiol than those from +/+ mice. Medial thickness, determined by computerized image analysis, was similar in rings from -/- and +/+ animals. Endothelium, as determined by immuno-cytochemistry, was present in -/- and +/+ aorta. Maximal noradrenaline evoked force and sensitivity to noradrenaline were similar in both groups. In summary ERbeta modulates vascular relaxation to microM concentrations of oestrogen; lack of ERbeta renders the vascular wall supersensitive to 17beta-oestradiol. Lack of ERbeta caused no change in vascular wall morphology suggesting that this ER subtype is not involved in vascular structure development.

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Animals, Aorta, Body Weight, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Endothelium, Vascular, Estradiol, Estrogen Receptor beta, Female, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Immunohistochemistry, In Vitro Techniques, Male, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, Norepinephrine, Receptors, Estrogen, Vasoconstriction
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Journal of Endocrinology
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166
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5 - 9
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Society for Endocrinology
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0022-0795
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  author       = {{Nilsson, B O and Ekblad, E and Heine, T and Gustafsson, J-Å}},
  issn         = {{0022-0795}},
  keywords     = {{Animals; Aorta; Body Weight; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Endothelium, Vascular; Estradiol; Estrogen Receptor beta; Female; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Immunohistochemistry; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Microscopy, Fluorescence; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular; Norepinephrine; Receptors, Estrogen; Vasoconstriction}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{5--9}},
  publisher    = {{Society for Endocrinology}},
  series       = {{Journal of Endocrinology}},
  title        = {{Increased magnitude of relaxation to oestrogen in aorta from oestrogen receptor beta knock-out mice}},
  volume       = {{166}},
  year         = {{2000}},
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