17beta-estradiol reduces cardiac hypertrophy mediated through the up-regulation of PI3K/Akt and the suppression of calcineurin/NF-AT3 signaling pathways in rats

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Title:	17beta-estradiol reduces cardiac hypertrophy mediated through the up-regulation of PI3K/Akt and the suppression of calcineurin/NF-AT3 signaling pathways in rats
Authors:	吳介信(Chieh-Hsi Wu);(Liu JY);(Wu JP);(Hsieh YH);(Liu CJ);(Hwang JM);李信達(Shin-Da Lee);(Chen LM);(Chang MH);郭薇雯(Wei-Wen Kuo)
Contributors:	藥學院藥學系;中國附醫醫學研究部
Keywords:	Abdominal aorta coarctation;17β-estradiol;Calcineurin/NFAT-3 pathway IGF-I signaling;Left ventricle hypertrophy
Date:	2005-11
Issue Date:	2009-08-20 19:08:42 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	This study was designed to determine the effects of 17β-estradiol (E2) in overcoming the cardiac over-loading and cardiac fibrosis in rats. E2 (100 ng/kg) or oil was applied in female Sprague–Dawley rats with or without bilateral ovariectomy and with or without coarctation of the abdominal aorta after 4 or 8 days. By post-operative day 4, the heart weight, the left ventricular weight, the latent form of MMP-2 in rat hearts with or without the ovary intact had significantly increased while these changes were reversed after E2 treatment. Although animals with the ovaries intact overcame the hypertrophic effects and the consumption of MMP-2, these effects were not restored in ovariectomized animals in which more fibrosis could be found by day 8. Among the IGF-I signaling, the levels of IGF-I, the activities of PI3K–Akt for cardiomyocyte survival, and MEK–ERKs for non-cardiomyocyte proliferation pathways had significantly increased by day 4. These increasing trends were enhanced by E2 treatment. However, down-regulation was only observed on day 8 in ovariectomized animals. Similarly, elevated expressions of the steady-state mRNA of IGF-I, IGF-IR, and Cox vb were observed on day 4 in animals with the ovaries intact and these expressions were enhanced by E2 treatment. In contrast, down-regulation on day 8 in ovariectomized animals was not enhanced by E2. The calcineurin/NFAT-3 pathway was suppressed on day 4 but was elevated on day 8 in ovariectomized animals. These findings indicate that signaling pathways may be plausible mechanisms for the cardiac protective effects of E2 administration.
Relation:	LIFE SCIENCES 78(4):347~356
Appears in Collections:	[School of Pharmacy/Master Degree Program, Ph. D program] Journal articles

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