Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yu Xiao, Dong Chen
Summary: This study demonstrates that estradiol stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone by binding to ER alpha in the pituitary, providing novel insights into the differential regulation of estrogen receptors in the pituitary.
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Hyunju Kang, Yoojin Lee, Mi-Bo Kim, Siqi Hu, Hyungryun Jang, Young-Ki Park, Ji-Young Lee
Summary: The lack of macrophage Hdac4 aggravates hepatic and white adipose inflammation in male mice with diet-induced obesity and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and not in female mice. HDAC4 and ER alpha appear to counteract each other, but ER alpha may not be a major player in sex-dependent inflammatory responses in macrophages deficient in HDAC4.
JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Prabhakar Pitta Venkata, Sridharan Jayamohan, Yi He, Salvador Alejo, Jessica D. Johnson, Bridgitte E. Palacios, Uday P. Pratap, Yihong Chen, Zexuan Liu, Yi Zou, Zhao Lai, Takayoshi Suzuki, Suryavathi Viswanadhapalli, Susan T. Weintraub, Srinath Palakurthi, Philip T. Valente, Rajeshwar R. Tekmal, Edward R. Kost, Ratna K. Vadlamudi, Gangadhara R. Sareddy
Summary: This study reveals the interaction between KDM1A and ERβ in ovarian cancer, and the mechanism by which KDM1A regulates the expression and function of ERβ. Inhibition of KDM1A enhances the tumor-suppressive role of ERβ, and the combination therapy of KDM1Ai and ERβ agonist shows promising efficacy in ovarian cancer.
Review
Oncology
Michal Kunc, Marta Popeda, Wojciech Biernat, Elzbieta Senkus
Summary: ER alpha(+)/PgR(-) phenotype is not rare in breast cancer, and loss of PgR expression may signify resistance to endocrine therapy and poorer outcomes. Different mechanisms of PgR loss have distinct consequences on cancer cell biology.
Article
Rheumatology
Vanessa Waltereit-Kracke, Corinna Wehmeyer, Denise Beckmann, Eugenie Werbenko, Julia Reinhardt, Fabienne Geers, Mike Dienstbier, Michelle Fennen, Johanna Intemann, Peter Paruzel, Adelheid Korb-Pap, Thomas Pap, Berno Dankbar
Summary: This study investigates the role of activin A in progressive joint destruction in experimental arthritis. The results demonstrate that fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are the major producers of activin A in arthritic joints. Activin A promotes osteoclastogenesis in a paracrine manner, and its deficiency in FLS reduces joint destruction. These findings suggest that targeting FLS-derived activin A could be a promising therapeutic strategy for inflammatory joint disorders associated with osteoclast formation and bone destruction.
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Melissa S. O'Brien, Jason J. McDougall
Summary: The study compared the role of PAR4 in early and late stage osteoarthritis pain, and found that PAR4 may be a viable target for treating early onset OA pain or episodic inflammatory flares.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eddie Avellaneda, Atalie Lim, Sara Moeller, Jacqueline Marquez, Priscilla Escalante Cobb, Cristina Zambrano, Aaditya Patel, Victoria Sanchez, K. Godde, Christine Broussard
Summary: This study found that the adverse effects induced by the primary metabolite of methoxychlor, HPTE, on embryonic thymocytes may not solely rely on estrogen receptors, but may require both ER alpha and GPER. Additionally, there may be a collaborative signaling mechanism between TCR and estrogen receptors that mediate adverse effects on embryonic thymocytes, highlighting a window of sensitivity that modulates EDC exposure severity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xue-Ling Xu, Zheng-Yuan Huang, Kun Yu, Jun Li, Xiang-Wei Fu, Shou-Long Deng
Summary: This review focuses on the role of ER alpha and ER beta in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), ovarian cancer, and premature ovarian failure (POF), as well as the major challenges of existing therapies. It provides a reference for the treatment of estrogen target tissue ovarian diseases.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ying Xie, Sen-Ling Feng, Chu-Tian Mai, Yan-Fang Zheng, Hui Wang, Zhong-Qiu Liu, Hua Zhou, Liang Liu
Summary: The study demonstrates that silybin can ameliorate dyslipidemia and arthritis in AIA rats through modulating lipid metabolism and suppressing the up-regulated LXR alpha, highlighting the potential of LXR alpha inhibition as a therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis.
Article
Ecology
Tyler C. Coverdale, Anurag A. Agrawal
Summary: Spatiotemporal variation in herbivory is a major driver of intraspecific variation in plant defense. However, little is known about how changes in herbivory regime affect constitutive and induced resistance. This study found that multiyear herbivore suppression significantly reduced induced resistance against false Colorado potato beetle in horsenettle and increased constitutive resistance. The constitutive expression of trypsin inhibitors was reduced by herbivore suppression, but their inducibility was not affected.
Article
Pathology
Priscilla A. Furth, Weisheng Wang, Keunsoo Kang, Brendan L. Rooney, Grace Keegan, Vinona Muralidaran, Xiaojun Zou, Jodi A. Flaws
Summary: Genetically engineered mouse models with overexpression of Esr1 and CYP19A1 revealed divergent disease processes in mammary glands due to distinct molecular pathophysiological intrusions into estrogen signaling during reproductive senescence. Esr1 overexpression led to higher rates of preneoplasia and cancer compared to CYP19A1 overexpression. Tamoxifen and letrozole exposure down-regulated cell proliferation genes and resolved differences between the two models.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Xiaoding Hu, Emilly S. Villodre, Richard Larson, Omar M. Rahal, Xiaoping Wang, Yun Gong, Juhee Song, Savitri Krishnamurthy, Naoto T. Ueno, Debu Tripathy, Wendy A. Woodward, Bisrat G. Debeb
Summary: Research shows that the proteoglycan decorin is downregulated in tumors of patients with inflammatory breast cancer. Decorin acts as a tumor suppressor in IBC cells by affecting the E-cadherin-EGFR signaling axis, offering potential therapeutic strategies for this aggressive form of breast cancer.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Fu Guangtao, Wen Zhenkang, Deng Zhantao, Li Mengyuan, Li Qingtian, Ma Yuanchen, Chen Yuanfeng, Zheng Qiujian
Summary: The study suggests that icariin attenuates wear particle-induced inflammation and osteolysis by down-regulating the ERα-mediated NF-kappa B signaling pathway in macrophages.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sarah K. Walsh, Christopher Lipina, Sheng Y. Ang, Masaaki Sato, Ling Yeong Chia, Martina Kocan, Dana S. Hutchinson, Roger J. Summers, Cherry L. Wainwright
Summary: Emerging evidence suggests that G protein coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) may influence adrenoceptor function in the cardiovascular system. This study found that GPR55 and alpha(1A)-AR do not form heteromers, but interact at the signaling level to modulate the function of alpha(1A)-AR in the cardiovascular system.
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Jing Hua Zhao, David Stacey, Niclas Eriksson, Erin Macdonald-Dunlop, Asa K. Hedman, Anette Kalnapenkis, Stefan Enroth, Domenico Cozzetto, Jonathan Digby-Bell, Jonathan Marten, Lasse Folkersen, Christian Herder, Lina Jonsson, Sarah E. Bergen, Christian Gieger, Elise J. Needham, Praveen Surendran, Andres Metspalu, Lili Milani, Reedik Magi, Mari Nelis, Georgi Hudjasov, Dirk S. Paul, Ozren Polasek, Barbara Thorand, Harald Grallert, Michael Roden, Urmo Vosa, Tonu Esko, Caroline Hayward, Asa Johansson, Ulf Gyllensten, Nick Powell, Oskar Hansson, Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren, Peter K. Joshi, John Danesh, Leonid Padyukov, Lars Klareskog, Mikael Landen, James F. Wilson, Agneta Siegbahn, Lars Wallentin, Anders Malarstig, Adam S. Butterworth, James E. Peters
Summary: In this study, the authors conducted a genome-wide protein quantitative trait locus (pQTL) study to identify genetic influences on inflammation-related plasma proteins. They found 180 pQTLs and integrated the data with eQTL and disease genome-wide association studies to gain insight into pathogenesis and identified lymphotoxin-alpha in multiple sclerosis. Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis revealed shared and distinct effects of specific proteins across immune-mediated diseases, including CD40's contradictory effects on rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. MR also implicated CXCL5 in the etiology of ulcerative colitis.