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Role of estrogen receptor alpha and beta expression and signaling on cognitive function during aging

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Foster, Thomas C.·2012·Hippocampus

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This review presents evidence for the idea that the expression of estrogen receptor alpha and beta (ERα and ERβ) interacts with the level of estradiol (E2) to influence the etiology of age‐related cognitive decline and responsiveness to E2 treatments. There is a nonmonotonic dose response curve for E2 influences on behavior and transcription. Evidence is mounting to indicate that the dose response curve is shifted according to the relative expression of ERα and ERβ. Recent work characterizing age‐related changes in the expression of ERα and ERβ in the hippocampus, as well as studies using mutant mice, and viral mediated delivery of estrogen receptors indicate that an age‐related shift in ERα/ERβ expression, combined with declining gonadal E2 can impact transcription, cell signaling, neuroprotection, and neuronal growth. Finally, the role of ERα/ERβ on rapid E2 signaling and synaptogenesis as it relates to hippocampal aging is discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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  • Normal aging is accompanied by reductions in gray matter volume and functional changes in prefrontal, medial temporal, and parietal cortices.

    “magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have shown that normal aging is associated with gray matter volume reductions and functional alterations in several regions critical for higher cognitive function: prefrontal, medial temporal and parietal cortices.21–24”

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  • Successful aging is strongly influenced by genetic programming interacting with endogenous and exogenous hormonal changes.

    “Successful aging is highly influenced by the interaction of genetic programming with endogenous and exogenous (i.e., hormonal replacement) hormonal changes.(Bean, Ianov, and Foster 2014;Foster 2012)”

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Authors
Foster, T. C.
Affiliations
University of Florida (US)
Corresponding author
Foster, Thomas C.
Venue
Hippocampus
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-04-27
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
656-669
ISSN
  • 1050-9631 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-1063
OpenAlex
W2037611373
Cited by
231
References
205
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Hippocampus (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (AG037984, R01AG037984, R01AG014979, AG 14979, R37AG036800, R56AG037984, AG036800, P30AG028740)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
estrogen receptor alpha, estrogen receptor beta, estradiol, age-related cognitive decline, estrogen signaling, neuroprotection, synaptogenesis, rapid estrogen signaling
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Cognition, Estradiol, Female, Humans, Memory, Memory Disorders, Models, Biological, Models, Psychological, Signal Transduction, Mice, Knockout, Estrogen Receptor alpha, Estrogen Receptor beta, Mice, Rats, Neurogenesis

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