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Progesterone receptors: form and function in brain.

Roberta Diaz Brinton1, Richard F Thompson, Michael R Foy

  • 1Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, 1985 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. rbrinton@usc.edu

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
|April 1, 2008
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Progesterone plays crucial non-reproductive roles in the brain, influencing cognition, mood, and neural repair via diverse progesterone receptors (PR). Further research into PRs and progestogens is vital for neurological health, especially during aging.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Endocrinology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Progesterone exhibits significant non-reproductive functions in the central nervous system.
  • These functions include regulating cognition, mood, inflammation, and neural recovery.
  • Progesterone acts through various progesterone receptors (PRs), including nuclear and membrane-associated types.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the diverse roles of progesterone in the brain beyond reproductive functions.
  • To investigate the mechanisms of progesterone action mediated by different progesterone receptors (PRs).
  • To highlight the implications of understanding PRs for neurological health and therapeutic interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of emerging data on progesterone's non-reproductive functions.

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  • Analysis of progesterone receptor (PR) types and their signaling pathways.
  • Examination of PR distribution across neural cell types.

    • Main Results:

    • Progesterone regulates cognition, mood, inflammation, neurogenesis, myelination, and brain injury recovery.
    • Multiple PRs (nuclear PRA/PRB, 7TMPRbeta, PGRMC1) mediate these effects via gene expression and signaling cascades.
    • PRs are widely expressed in all neural cell types, indicating broad progesterone influence.

    Conclusions:

    • Progesterone has extensive non-reproductive roles in the brain, mediated by a complex array of PRs.
    • Understanding these PRs is crucial for developing therapies targeting neurological health.
    • Further investigation into progestogens and selective PR modulators is warranted for brain health, particularly in aging populations.