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An In Vivo Estrogen Deficiency Mouse Model for Screening Exogenous Estrogen Treatments of Cardiovascular Dysfunction After Menopause
Published on: August 13, 2019
Two 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17HSDs) of estradiol biosynthesis: 17HSD type 1 and type 7
H Peltoketo1, P Nokelainen, Y S Piao
1Biocenter Oulu and WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Reproductive Health, University of Oulu, Finland. hpeltoke@whoccr.oulu.fi
Abstract:
Two 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17HSDs), type 1 and type 7, are enzymes of estradiol biosynthesis, in addition to which rodent type 1 enzymes are also able to catalyze androgens. Both of the 17HSDs are abundantly expressed in ovaries, the type 1 enzyme in granulosa cells and type 7 in luteinized cells. The expression of 17HSD7, which has also been described as a prolactin receptor-associated protein (PRAP), is particularly up-regulated in corpus luteum during the second half of rodent pregnancy. A moderate or slight signal for mouse 17HSD7/PRAP mRNA has also been demonstrated in samples of placenta and mammary gland, for example. Human, but not rodent, 17HSD1 is expressed in placenta, breast epithelium and endometrium in addition to ovaries. A cell-specific enhancer, silencer and promoter in the hHSD17B1 gene participate in the regulation of type 1 enzyme expression. The enhancer consists of several subunits, including a retinoic acid response element, the silencer has a binding motif for GATA factors, and the proximal promoter contains adjacent and competing AP-2 and Sp binding sites.
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