Estren is a selective estrogen receptor modulator with transcriptional activity.
Journal article, 2003

It was recently reported that the synthetic compound estren increases bone mass without affecting reproductive organs or classic transcription. The aim of the present study was to further characterize the in vivo and in vitro effects of estren. We demonstrate that estren is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) with a strong effect on thymus, a moderate effect on uterus and trabecular bone, but no major effect on fat or cortical bone in 11-month-old ovariectomized mice. The effect of estren on trabecular bone and uterus is mediated via estrogen receptors (ERs) because no effect is seen in ER double-inactivated mice. Furthermore, with the use of ERalpha- and ERbeta-expressing reporter cell lines, we demonstrate that estren displays an agonistic effect on transcriptional activity of an estrogen-responsive element-driven reporter gene with a degree of agonism similar to that of 17beta-estradiol for both ERalpha and ERbeta. Thus, estren has the capacity to exert genomic effects via both ERalpha and ERbeta. We conclude, in contrast to what was previously reported by others, that estren is a SERM with transcriptional activity.

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Mice

Dose-Response Relationship

pharmacology

Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Genetic

drug effects

Inbred C57BL

physiology

metabolism

Mice

Mice

metabolism

genetics

Transgenic

Bone and Bones

pharmacology

Estrogen

drug effects

Estrenes

Ovariectomy

Uterus

Humans

Receptors

Drug

drug effects

Female

agonists

Animals

metabolism

Male

metabolism

metabolism

Author

Sofia Movérare-Skrtic

University of Gothenburg

Johanna Dahllund

Niklas Andersson

University of Gothenburg

Ulrika Islander

University of Gothenburg

Catharina Lindholm

University of Gothenburg

Jan-Ake Gustafsson

Stefan Nilsson

Claes Ohlsson

University of Gothenburg

Molecular Pharmacology

0026-895X (ISSN) 1521-0111 (eISSN)

Vol. 64 6 1428-33

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

DOI

10.1124/mol.64.6.1428

PubMed

14645673

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