Differential Expression of Estrogen Receptor α and β Immunoreactivity in the Human Supraoptic Nucleus in Relation to Sex and Aging*
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The dorsolateral supraoptic nucleus (dl-SON) is the main production site of plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP). Plasma AVP levels and the activity of AVP neurons in humans are higher in males than in premenopausal females. On the other hand, an increased activity of AVP neurons becomes prominent in postmenopausal women who have strongly decreased estrogen levels. As estrogens are presumed to inhibit AVP production in a receptor-mediated way, we studied estrogen receptor (ER) α and β immunoreactivity in the dl-SON. Hypothalami of 34 controls were subdivided into 4 groups within a 50-yr boundary (young men, young women, elderly men, and elderly women). The AVP part of the dl-SON of young women contained 50 times more neurons with ERβ nuclear staining than that in young men and 250 times more than that in elderly women. In addition, young women also showed more ERβ cytoplasmic staining than young men and elderly women. In contrast to the ERβ immunoreactivity, no differences were found in the number of ERα-positive neurons in the 4 groups, but the age and sex pattern of ERα staining was basically opposite that of ERβ. Significant correlations between the percentage of ERβ- and ERα-positive and -negative AVP neurons and age were found in women, but not in men. Our data demonstrate for the first time a strong decrease of ERβ and an increase of ERα immunoreactivity in AVP neurons of the dl-SON of postmenopausal women. Both receptor changes are proposed to participate in the activation of the AVP neurons in postmenopausal women.
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Young women predominantly express ERβ in AVP-producing neurons of the supraoptic nucleus.
“Young women express primarily ERβ in the AVP-producing neurons in the SON (11)”
From Sex Hormone Effects on Body Fluid Regulation (2008) · cites this paper as [11]
Estrogen receptor-β inhibits and estrogen receptor-α stimulates AVP neuronal activity in the supraoptic nucleus.
“Estrogen receptor–β (ERβ) inhibits (11), and estrogen receptor–α (ERα) stimulates, AVP neuronal activity in the SON (20).”
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- Authors
- Ishunina, T. A., Kruijver, F. P. M., Balesar, R., & Swaab, D. F.
- Affiliations
- Kursk State Medical University (RU)
- Netherlands Institute for Brain Research (T.A.I., F.P.M.K., R.B., D.F.S.), Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
- Venue
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Publisher
- The Endocrine Society
- Published
- 2000-09-01
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 3283-3291
- ISSN
- 0021-972X (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7197
- OpenAlex
- W2106699597
- Cited by
- 94
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 6.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Keywords
- estrogen receptor alpha, estrogen receptor beta, arginine vasopressin neurons, sex differences, aging, postmenopausal women, hypothalamus
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Antibody Specificity, Arginine Vasopressin, Cell Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Middle Aged, Neurons, Receptors, Estrogen, Sex Characteristics, Supraoptic Nucleus, Paraffin Embedding, Tissue Fixation, Estrogen Receptor alpha, Estrogen Receptor beta
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