Investigation of central versus peripheral effects of estradiol in ovariectomized mice
Journal article, 2005

It is generally believed that estrogens exert their bone sparing effects directly on the cells within the bone compartment. The aim of the present study was to investigate if central mechanisms might be involved in the bone sparing effect of estrogens. The dose-response of central (i.c.v) 17beta-estradiol (E2) administration was compared with that of peripheral (s.c.) administration in ovariectomized (ovx) mice. The dose-response curves for central and peripheral E2 administration did not differ for any of the studied estrogen-responsive tissues, indicating that these effects were mainly peripheral. In addition, ovx mice were treated with E2 and/or the peripheral estrogen receptor antagonist ICI 182,780. ICI 182,780 attenuated most of the estrogenic response regarding uterus weight, retroperitoneal fat weight, cortical BMC and trabecular bone mineral content (P<0.05). These findings support the notion that the primary target tissue that mediates the effect of E2 on bone is peripheral and not central.

Drug Implants

Female

Dose-Response Relationship

Estradiol/*administration & dosage/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology

Humans

Femur/drug effects/physiopathology

Animal

Mice

Inbred C57BL

Osteoporosis

Tomography

Brain/*drug effects

Ovariectomy

Tibia/drug effects/physiopathology

Postmenopausal/*metabolism/physiopathology

Models

Drug

Estrogen Antagonists/pharmacology

Animals

Mice

Middle Aged

X-Ray Computed

Bone and Bones/*drug effects

Bone Density

Author

Niklas Andersson

University of Gothenburg

Ulrika Islander

University of Gothenburg

Emil Egecioglu

University of Gothenburg

Elin Löf

University of Gothenburg

Charlotte Swanson

University of Gothenburg

Sofia Movérare-Skrtic

University of Gothenburg

Klara Sjögren

University of Gothenburg

Marie Lindberg

University of Gothenburg

Catharina Lindholm

University of Gothenburg

Claes Ohlsson

University of Gothenburg

Journal of Endocrinology

0022-0795 (ISSN) 14796805 (eISSN)

Vol. 187 2 303-9

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

DOI

10.1677/joe.1.06181

PubMed

16293778

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