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JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY
Volume 75, Issue 6, Pages 1166-1172Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1103589
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SERMS; inflammation; NF-kappa B; hormone-independent
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- NIEHS NIH HHS [P01 ES10535] Funding Source: Medline
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In this series of studies, we determined the potential role of intracellular estrogen receptors (ER), ERalpha and ERbeta, on macrophage function in response to bacterial stimuli. The sex hormone 17beta-estradiol (E-2) and ER have been shown to modulate inflammatory responses as well as T helper cell type 1 (TH1)/TH2 responses. The mechanisms E2 and its receptors use to alter these immune functions remain largely unknown. ERalpha and ERbeta possess complex actions in tissues where they are expressed. We have characterized the receptor repertoire of murine dendritic cells and thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal macrophages (PM). Both cell types express mRNA for ERalpha. Neither cell type expressed detectable amounts of ERbeta mRNA, as determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction using exon-specific primers spanning each of the seven intron/exon junctions. Primary macrophages from ERalpha- and ERbeta-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency mice [ERalpha-knockout (KO) and ERbetaKO, respectively] were used to delineate the effects and potential mechanisms via which steroid receptors modulate macrophage function. ERalpha-deficient PM exposed ex vivo to lipopolysaccharide or Mycobacterium avium exhibited significant increases in tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) secretion as well as reduction in bacterial load when compared with wild-type (WT) PM. In contrast, ERbeta-deficient PM possessed no significant difference in TNF-alpha secretion or in bacterial load when compared with WT littermates. These studies suggest that ERalpha, but not ERbeta, modulates murine PM function.
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