期刊
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 389, 期 1-2, 页码 48-57出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.01.009
关键词
Brain edema; Glutamate transporters; Neuroglobin; Neuroinflammation; Neurotrophic factors; Reactive astrocytes
资金
- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, Spain [BFU2011-30217-C03-01]
Neuroprotective actions of 17 beta-estradiol (estradiol) are in part mediated by direct actions on neurons. Astrocytes, which play an essential role in the maintenance of the homeostasis of neural tissue, express estrogen receptors and are also involved in the neuroprotective actions of estradiol in the brain. Estradiol controls gliosis and regulates neuroinflammation, edema and glutamate transport acting on astrocytes. In addition, the hormone regulates the release of neurotrophic factors and other neuroprotective molecules by astrocytes. In addition, reactive astrocytes are a local source of neuroprotective estradiol for the injured brain. Since estradiol therapy is not free from peripheral risks, alternatives for the hormone have been explored. Some selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), which are already in use in clinical practice for the treatment of breast cancer, osteoporosis or menopausal symptoms, exert similar actions to estradiol on astrocytes. Therefore, SERMs represent therapeutic alternatives to estradiol for the activation of astroglia-mediated neuroprotective mechanisms. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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