期刊
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE
卷 41, 期 1, 页码 1-7出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2008.12.009
关键词
Aromatase; Estrogen; Apoptosis; Frontal cortex; Female; Knockout mouse; Brain
资金
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council [338510, 494813]
The aromatase knockout (ArKO) mouse is completely estrogen deficient. We previously detected apoptosis in the hypothalamus of 1 year-old male ArKO mice. This Study shows that 12 week-old female ArKO mice display spontaneous apoptosis of pyramidal neurons in the frontal cortex while wild-type (WT) littermates show no signs of apoptosis. Concomitantly, bcl-2 related anti-apoptotic genes are down-regulated whereas the pro-apoptotic gene TRADD is up-regulated in the female ArKO frontal cortex. This phenotype can be rescued by 3-week replacement of 17 beta-estradiol. Furthermore, the apoptosis phenotype is exacerbated in 12-15 month-old female ArKO mice, which have 30% less neurons in the frontal cortex and lower brain weights than WT Counterparts. These data show that estrogens are essential for the Survival of female cortical neurons even in the absence of pathological conditions or external assaults. Our observations also demonstrate the sexually dimorphic susceptibility of neurons to estrogen deficiency. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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