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Estrogen induces estrogen receptor alpha expression and hepatocyte proliferation in the livers of male mice

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Uebi, Tatsuya, Umeda, Makoto, Imai, Takeshi·2015·Genes to Cells

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Estrogens play pivotal roles in sexual development, growth, reproduction, and sex differentiation and have been implicated in a number of physiological processes in various tissues. Most of the effects of estrogens are mediated by the estrogen receptors alpha (ER α), beta (ER β), and G protein‐coupled receptor 30 (GPR 30). The liver is known to be a target tissue for estrogen signaling, but the physiological role of this signaling is not well characterized. Through analyses of an estradiol (E2)‐treated hepatocyte cell line and mice, we showed that E2 signaling controls hepatocyte proliferation. Importantly, our data showed that the E2 signaling that is mediated through ER α is crucial for efficient liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH). PH rapidly induced marked increases in circulating E2 and ER α transcripts in periportal hepatocytes, well before the onset of hepatocyte proliferation. Taken together, our results indicate that increased E2 is one of the initiating signals that trigger liver regeneration. We suggest that E2 treatment could be beneficial for stimulating liver regeneration in humans.

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  • General hepatocyte-specific eRegulons were found for CEBPA, HNF1A, HNF4A, ONECUT1, FOXA1 and NFIB, and zonation-associated eRegulons such as ESR1 and SOX9 periportally and PPARG and AR pericentrally.

    “We found general hepatocyte-specific eRegulons for CEBPA, HNF1A, HNF4A, ONECUT1, FOXA1 and NFIB21–23, and zonation-associated eRegulons such as ESR1 and SOX9 periportally24,25 and PPARG and AR pericentrally26,27.”

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Authors
Uebi, T., Umeda, M., & Imai, T.
Affiliations
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (JP)
Corresponding author
Imai, Takeshi
Venue
Genes to Cells
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-12-12
Volume
20
Issue
3
Pages
217-223
ISSN
  • 1356-9597 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2443
OpenAlex
W1999430059
Cited by
52
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2
FWCI
1.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Genes to Cells (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
Keywords
estrogen receptor alpha, estradiol signaling, hepatocyte proliferation, liver regeneration, partial hepatectomy, periportal hepatocytes
MeSH terms
Animals, Estradiol, Estrogens, Hepatectomy, Humans, Liver, Liver Regeneration, Male, Hepatocytes, Estrogen Receptor alpha, Cell Proliferation, Mice, Hep G2 Cells

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