Journal article
Canine vascular tissues are targets for androgens, estrogens, progestins, and glucocorticoids
The Journal of clinical investigation, Vol.69(4), pp.750-758
04/01/1982
DOI: 10.1172/JCI110513
PMCID: PMC370128
PMID: 6281310
Abstract
Sex differences and steroid hormones are known to influence the vascular system as shown by the different incidence of atherosclerosis in men and premenopausal women, or by the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in women taking birth control pills or men taking estrogens. However, the mechanisms for these effects in vascular tissues are not known. Since steroid actions in target tissues are mediated by receptors, we have looked for cytoplasmic steroid receptor proteins in vascular tissues of dogs. We find specific saturable receptors, sedimenting at 8S on sucrose density gradients for estrogens (measured with [3H]estradiol +/- unlabeled diethylstilbestrol), androgens (measured with [3H]R1881 +/- unlabeled R1881 and triamcinolone acetonide), and glucocorticoids (measured with [3H]dexamethasone +/- unlabeled dexamethasone); they are absent for progesterone (measured with [3H]R5020 +/- unlabeled R5020 and dihydrotestosterone). Progesterone receptors can, however, be induced by 1-wk treatment of dogs with physiological estradiol concentrations (100 pg/ml serum estrogen), indicating a functional estrogen receptor. Receptor levels range from 20 to 2,000 fmol/mg DNA. They are specific for each hormone; unrelated steroids fail to complete for binding. Low dissociation constants, measured by Scatchard analyses, show that binding is of high affinity. Steroid binding sites are in the media and/or adventitia since they persist when the intima is removed. Compared with the arteries, receptor levels are reduced 80% in inferior venae cavae of females, and are absent in the venae cavae of males. We hypothesize that steroid hormones can have direct effects on vascular tissues medicated by specific receptors present in arterial blood vessel walls.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Canine vascular tissues are targets for androgens, estrogens, progestins, and glucocorticoids
- Creators
- K B Horwitz - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusL D Horwitz - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of clinical investigation, Vol.69(4), pp.750-758
- DOI
- 10.1172/JCI110513
- PMID
- 6281310
- PMCID
- PMC370128
- ISSN
- 0021-9738
- eISSN
- 1558-8238
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/1982
- Academic Unit
- Cardiovascular Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984656600102771
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