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Progesterone receptors: form and function in brain

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Brinton, Roberta Diaz, Thompson, Richard F., Foy, Michael R., Baudry, Michel, Wang, JunMing, Finch, Caleb E., Morgan, Todd E., Pike, Christian J. +3 more·2008·Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Abstract

Emerging data indicate that progesterone has multiple non-reproductive functions in the central nervous system to regulate cognition, mood, inflammation, mitochondrial function, neurogenesis and regeneration, myelination and recovery from traumatic brain injury. Progesterone-regulated neural responses are mediated by an array of progesterone receptors (PR) that include the classic nuclear PRA and PRB receptors and splice variants of each, the seven transmembrane domain 7TMPRbeta and the membrane-associated 25-Dx PR (PGRMC1). These PRs induce classic regulation of gene expression while also transducing signaling cascades that originate at the cell membrane and ultimately activate transcription factors. Remarkably, PRs are broadly expressed throughout the brain and can be detected in every neural cell type. The distribution of PRs beyond hypothalamic borders, suggests a much broader role of progesterone in regulating neural function. Despite the large body of evidence regarding progesterone regulation of reproductive behaviors and estrogen-inducible responses as well as effects of progesterone metabolite neurosteroids, much remains to be discovered regarding the functional outcomes resulting from activation of the complex array of PRs in brain by gonadally and/or glial derived progesterone. Moreover, the impact of clinically used progestogens and developing selective PR modulators for targeted outcomes in brain is a critical avenue of investigation as the non-reproductive functions of PRs have far-reaching implications for hormone therapy to maintain neurological health and function throughout menopausal aging.

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  • Canonical and non-canonical AR, ER, and PR are expressed on neuronal membranes and in glial cells.

    “Canonical and non-canonical AR, ER, and PR, are expressed on neuronal membranes and in glial cells(Almey et al., 2014; Brinton et al., 2008; Foradori et al., 2008; Mermelstein and Micevych, 2008; Petersen et al., 2013).”

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Brinton, R. D., Thompson, R. F., Foy, M. R., Baudry, M., Wang, J., Finch, C. E., Morgan, T. E., Pike, C. J., Mack, W. J., Stanczyk, F. Z., & Nilsen, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Loyola Marymount University (US)
Venue
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-05
Volume
29
Issue
2
Pages
313-339
ISSN
0091-3022 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2113179569
Cited by
675
References
324
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (P01AG026572)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
Keywords
progesterone receptor, progesterone, brain, PGRMC1, neurosteroids, cognition, mood, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial function, neurogenesis, myelination, traumatic brain injury, progestogens, selective progesterone receptor modulators, menopause, hormone therapy
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Brain, Brain Chemistry, Female, Humans, Male, Meiosis, Memory, Mitosis, Neuroglia, Neuronal Plasticity, Receptors, Progesterone, Neuroprotective Agents, Protein Isoforms, Cell Proliferation

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