期刊
HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
卷 130, 期 2, 页码 399-405出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-008-0426-7
关键词
human umbilical vein endothelial cells; estrogen receptor; progesterone receptor
Several reports deal with possible effects of female sex hormones on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) including elasticity, activation of plasma membrane Na(+)/H(+) exchange, VEGF receptor Flk-1/KDR and many others. In contrast to those findings, some publications pointed out that HUVEC lack expression of both the estrogen receptor (ER) and/or the progesterone receptor (PR). Because the majority of these investigations were carried out at a time period, when only one ER and one PR was known, the aim of this study was the systematic analysis of ER alpha and ER beta as well as PR-A and PR-B expression in HUVEC with specific monoclonal antibodies by immunocytochemistry and quantitative RT-PCR (TaqMan). As a result, we could show that HUVEC lack ER alpha but express ER beta. The expression of ER beta could be significantly upregulated with 17 beta-estradiol on mRNA and protein level. In addition, HUVEC express PR-A but not PR-B. PR-A expression could be significantly upregulated with progesterone, again on mRNA and protein level. We conclude that estrogenic effects on HUVEC are mediated via the ER beta and gestagens act via the PR-A pathway.
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