Gender-related effects of prenatal administration of estrogen and progesterone receptor antagonists on VEGF and surfactant-proteins and on alveolarisation in the developing piglet lung

4区 · 医学

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作者: Frank Pohlandt ; Cordian Beyer ; Ulrich Thome ; Anne Hilgendorff ; Evangelos Kiossis ; Andreas Trotter ; Eva Kueppers ; Judith Stuplich ; Markus Kipp

BACKGROUNDVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is essential for embryonic lung development and has been shown to be regulated by estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P).AIMTo investigate the effects of prenatal E2 and P withdrawal by specific receptor antagonists on the mRNA expression of VEGF, surfactant proteins (SP-B and SP-C) and on alveolarisation in lung tissue of male and female pig fetuses.METHODSFetuses from 10 sows were randomized to receive either both an intramuscular injection of the E2 receptor blocker ICI 182.780 and the P receptor blocker RTI 3021-022 (ICI+RTI, n=5) or a placebo injection (n=5) at 90 days of gestation (DOG, 115=term). After delivery by cesarean section on 114 DOG, tissue of the left lingula of the piglet's lung (28 placebo, 26 ICI+RTI) was obtained to determine the mRNA expression of VEGF, SP-B and SP-C. Lungs from 15 placebo and 14 ICI+RTI group piglets were removed and alveolar counts performed.RESULTSThe ICI+RTI group showed significantly lower SP-C mRNA expression and alveolar counts compared to the placebo group (p=0.04 and 0.03, respectively). Diminished alveolarisation in the ICI+RTI group was mainly due to the reduction of alveolar counts in male piglets (p=0.02). Within the placebo group VEGF and SP-B mRNA expression in male piglets were significantly lower compared to female piglets (p=0.01 and 0.004, respectively). ICI+RTI treatment abolished this gender-related difference.CONCLUSIONEstradiol and P antagonism affected gender-related differences of key proteins for pulmonary function and development and especially in males was associated with diminished alveolarisation.

2006-07-01·Pediatric Research3区 · 医学

Prenatal Estrogen and Progesterone Deprivation Impairs Alveolar Formation and Fluid Clearance in Newborn Piglets

3区 · 医学

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作者: Evangelos Kiossis ; Sabine Meggle ; Michael Ebsen ; Ludwig Maier ; Ulrich H Thome ; Andreas Trotter ; Cordian Beyer ; Eva Kueppers ; Frank Pohlandt

Exposure to high levels of estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P) derived from the fetoplacentomaternal unit during the last trimester of pregnancy may play a crucial role in prenatal lung development and immediate postnatal alveolar fluid clearance (AFC). To measure prenatal alveolar formation and postnatal amiloride-sensitive AFC after pharmacological deprivation of E2 and P in utero, fetuses from five sows received an intramuscular depot injection of the E2 receptor blocker ICI 182.780 (ICI) and the P receptor blocker RTI 3021-022 (RTI) and fetuses of five other sows received a placebo injection (control group) during a laparotomy at 90 d of gestation (term gestation, 115 d). Piglets were delivered by cesarean section on d 114 of gestation. Of 95 live-born piglets, 35 were mechanically ventilated. The airways of the right lower lobe were isolated by a balloon catheter wedged in the bronchus and 5% albumin in 0.9% NaCl with or without 1 mmol/L amiloride was instilled. Amiloride-sensitive AFC was calculated from the protein concentration changes in fluid recovered after 120 min as the percentage of absorbed fluid. Lungs were removed under standardized conditions to perform alveolar counts. Prenatal treatment with ICI and RTI resulted in a significantly lower amiloride-sensitive AFC (median, 31%; min-max, -4-58) than placebo (74%, 18-231). Median alveolar counts per visual field were significantly lower in piglets that were exposed to ICI and RTI (38, 21-78) compared with placebo (56, 32-113). We conclude that prenatal E2 and P deprivation significantly impaired alveolar formation and amiloride-sensitive AFC.

2003-03-01·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment2区 · 医学

Estrogen-Induced Ets-1 Promotes Capillary Formation in an in vitro Tumor Angiogenesis Model

2区 · 医学

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作者: Patricia G. Phillips ; David W. Lincoln ; Kathleen Bove

We employed an in vitro angiogenesis model that simulates the in vivo milieu for tumor capillary formation to study the direct effects of estrogen. 17beta-estradiol (E2) treatment significantly stimulated capillary sprouting within 8 h in co-cultures of rat aortic endothelial cells (RAECs) and mouse mammary tumor cells. Co-cultures treated with either progesterone (P4) or E2+P4 showed minimal endothelial cell (EC) sprouting when compared to E2 treated cultures. Treatment with the E2 agonist ICI 182,780 dramatically inhibited capillary formation, demonstrating E2-specificity. Within hours, of E2 treatment ECs isolated from tumor cell/EC co-cultures demonstrated a statistically significant increase in both mRNA and protein levels of the transcription factor Ets-1. We observed increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and decreased tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP) mRNA levels in these ECs following E2 treatment. Ets-1 upregulates expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor, Flt-1 and we detected increased Flt-1 mRNA levels in ECs co-cultured with tumor cells following E2 treatment. Expression of Ets-1 contributes to destabilization of a quiescent EC phenotype in favor of an invasive angiogenic one, in part, by increasing expression of MMPs and integrin molecules that favor migration and invasion. Transfection of ECs with Ets-1 antisense prior to co-culture with E2 resulted in a 95% inhibition in capillary formation. We demonstrate here, for the first time that nanomolar concentrations of E2 directly and rapidly induced new capillary formation in a mammary tumor/EC co-culture system and suggest that this response may be mediated, in part, by an E2-induced increase in Ets-1 expression.

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