Nuclear Activation Function 2 Estrogen Receptor α Attenuates Arterial and Renal Alterations Due to Aging and Hypertension in Female Mice.
J Am Heart Assoc
; 9(5): e013895, 2020 03 03.
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Background The cardiovascular protective effects of estrogens in premenopausal women depend mainly on estrogen receptor α (ERα). ERα activates nuclear gene transcription regulation and membrane-initiated signaling. The latter plays a key role in estrogen-dependent activation of endothelial NO synthase. The goal of the present work was to determine the respective roles of the 2 ERα activities in endothelial function and cardiac and kidney damage in young and old female mice with hypertension, which is a major risk factor in postmenopausal women. Methods and Results Five- and 18-month-old female mice lacking either ERα (ERα-/-), the nuclear activating function AF2 of ERα (AF2°), or membrane-located ERα (C451A) were treated with angiotensin II (0.5 mg/kg per day) for 1 month. Systolic blood pressure, left ventricle weight, vascular reactivity, and kidney function were then assessed. Angiotensin II increased systolic blood pressure, ventricle weight, and vascular contractility in ERα-/- and AF2° mice more than in wild-type and C451A mice, independent of age. In both the aorta and mesenteric resistance arteries, angiotensin II and aging reduced endothelium-dependent relaxation in all groups, but this effect was more pronounced in ERα-/- and AF2° than in the wild-type and C451A mice. Kidney inflammation and oxidative stress, as well as blood urea and creatinine levels, were also more pronounced in old hypertensive ERα-/- and AF2° than in old hypertensive wild-type and C451A mice. Conclusions The nuclear ERα-AF2 dependent function attenuates angiotensin II-dependent hypertension and protects target organs in aging mice, whereas membrane ERα signaling does not seem to play a role.
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Envelhecimento
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Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda
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Receptor alfa de Estrogênio
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Hipertensão
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2020
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