{"title":"Estrogen replacement increases β-arrestin2 expression in cardiac tissues in ovariectomized rats","authors":"Fan Hao, X. Tan, Wei-Zhong Wang, Mingjuan Xu","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1008.2015.00634","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objective To observe the expression ofβ-arrestin2 in cardiac tissues of ovariectomzied(OVX)rats,and to explore the role ofβ-arrestin2 in estrogen-mediated cardiovascular protection in OVX rats.Methods OVX rats were evaluated by monitoring the serum levels of estrogen and the ratio of uterine weight to body weight.The cardiovascular function of rats was assessed by measuring the ratio of heart weight to body weight,blood pressure and heart rate after estrogen replacement treatment for 4weeks,Western blotting analysis was performed to detect the protein expression ofβ-arrestin1,β-arrestin2 and angiotensin receptor type 1(AT1R)in the cardiac tissues.Results Compared with rats in the sham group,the serum estrogen level and the ratio of uterine weight to body weight in OVX rats were decreased significantly(P0.05);meanwhile,the cardiovascular parameters including blood pressure,heart rate and the ratio of heart weight to body weight were significantly increased(P0.05)in OVX rats,and they were attenuated after treatment with estrogen replacement.Compared with the sham controls,the cardiac expression ofβ-arrestin2 was decreased significantly in OVX rats(P0.05),with up-regulated estrogen expression and unchanged expression ofβ-arrestin1 and AT1R.Conclusion β-Arrestin2 expression is decreased in the cardiac tissues of OVX rats,which can be increased by estrogen replacement therapy.","PeriodicalId":6893,"journal":{"name":"海军军医大学学报","volume":"36 1","pages":"634"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"海军军医大学学报","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1008.2015.00634","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objective To observe the expression ofβ-arrestin2 in cardiac tissues of ovariectomzied(OVX)rats,and to explore the role ofβ-arrestin2 in estrogen-mediated cardiovascular protection in OVX rats.Methods OVX rats were evaluated by monitoring the serum levels of estrogen and the ratio of uterine weight to body weight.The cardiovascular function of rats was assessed by measuring the ratio of heart weight to body weight,blood pressure and heart rate after estrogen replacement treatment for 4weeks,Western blotting analysis was performed to detect the protein expression ofβ-arrestin1,β-arrestin2 and angiotensin receptor type 1(AT1R)in the cardiac tissues.Results Compared with rats in the sham group,the serum estrogen level and the ratio of uterine weight to body weight in OVX rats were decreased significantly(P0.05);meanwhile,the cardiovascular parameters including blood pressure,heart rate and the ratio of heart weight to body weight were significantly increased(P0.05)in OVX rats,and they were attenuated after treatment with estrogen replacement.Compared with the sham controls,the cardiac expression ofβ-arrestin2 was decreased significantly in OVX rats(P0.05),with up-regulated estrogen expression and unchanged expression ofβ-arrestin1 and AT1R.Conclusion β-Arrestin2 expression is decreased in the cardiac tissues of OVX rats,which can be increased by estrogen replacement therapy.
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Founded in 1980, Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University(AJSMMU) is sponsored by Second Military Medical University, a well-known medical university in China. AJSMMU is a peer-reviewed biomedical journal,published in Chinese with English abstracts.The journal aims to showcase outstanding research articles from all areas of biology and medicine,including basic medicine(such as biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, etc.),clinical medicine,public health and epidemiology, military medicine,pharmacology and Traditional Chinese Medicine),to publish significant case report, and to provide both perspectives on personal experiences in medicine and reviews of the current state of biology and medicine.