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Sex-specific regulation of collagen I and III expression by 17?-Estradiol in cardiac fibroblasts: role of estrogen receptors.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Sex differences in cardiac fibrosis point to the regulatory role of 17?-Estradiol (E2) in cardiac fibroblasts (CF). We, therefore, asked whether male and female CF in rodent and human models are differentially susceptible to E2, and whether this is related to sex-specific activation of estrogen receptor alpha (ER?) and beta (ER?).

Methods and results

In female rat CF (rCF), 24?h E2-treatment (10-8??M) led to a significant down-regulation of collagen I and III expression, whereas both collagens were up-regulated in male rCF. E2-induced sex-specific collagen regulation was also detected in human CF, indicating that this regulation is conserved across species. Using specific ER?- and ER?-agonists (10-7?M) for 24?h, we identified ER? as repressive and ER? as inducing factor in female and male rCF, respectively. In addition, E2-induced ER? phosphorylation at Ser118 only in female rCF, whereas Ser105 phosphorylation of ER? was exclusively found in male rCF. Further, in female rCF we found both ER bound to the collagen I and III promoters using chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. In contrast, in male rCF only ER? bound to both promoters. In engineered connective tissues (ECT) from rCF, collagen I and III mRNA were down-regulated in female ECT and up-regulated in male ECT by E2. This was accompanied by an impaired condensation of female ECT, whereas male ECT showed an increased condensation and stiffness upon E2-treatment, analysed by rheological measurements. Finally, we confirmed the E2-effect on both collagens in an in vivo mouse model with ovariectomy for E2 depletion, E2 substitution, and pressure overload by transverse aortic constriction.

Conclusion

The mechanism underlying the sex-specific regulation of collagen I and III in the heart appears to involve E2-mediated differential ER? and ER? signaling in CFs.

SUBMITTER: Dworatzek E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6933535 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sex-specific regulation of collagen I and III expression by 17β-Estradiol in cardiac fibroblasts: role of estrogen receptors.

Dworatzek Elke E Mahmoodzadeh Shokoufeh S Schriever Cindy C Kusumoto Kana K Kramer Lisa L Santos Gabriela G Fliegner Daniela D Leung Yuet-Kin YK Ho Shuk-Mei SM Zimmermann Wolfram-Hubertus WH Lutz Susanne S Regitz-Zagrosek Vera V

Cardiovascular research 20190201 2

<h4>Aims</h4>Sex differences in cardiac fibrosis point to the regulatory role of 17β-Estradiol (E2) in cardiac fibroblasts (CF). We, therefore, asked whether male and female CF in rodent and human models are differentially susceptible to E2, and whether this is related to sex-specific activation of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and beta (ERβ).<h4>Methods and results</h4>In female rat CF (rCF), 24 h E2-treatment (10-8 M) led to a significant down-regulation of collagen I and III expression, wher ...[more]

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