Anti-apoptotic and antioxidant activities of the mitochondrial estrogen receptor beta in n2a neuroblastoma cells
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2021Language
en
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Estrogens are steroid hormones that play a crucial role in the regulation of the reproductive and non-reproductive system physiology. Among non-reproductive systems, the nervous system is mainly affected by estrogens due to their antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, and anti-inflammatory activities, which are mediated by membranous and nuclear estrogen receptors, and also by non-estrogen receptor-associated estrogen actions. Neuronal viability and functionality are also associated with the maintenance of mitochondrial functions. Recently, the localization of estrogen receptors, especially estrogen receptor beta, in the mitochondria of many types of neuronal cells is documented, indicating the direct involvement of the mitochondrial estrogen receptor beta (mtERβ) in the maintenance of neuronal physiology. In this study, cell lines of N2A cells stably overexpressing a mitochondrialtargeted estrogen receptor beta were generated and further analyzed to study the direct involvement of mtERβ in estrogen neuroprotective antioxidant and anti-apoptotic actions. Results from this study revealed that the presence of estrogen receptor beta in mitochondria render N2A cells more resistant to staurosporine-and H2O2-induced apoptotic stimuli, as indicated by the reduced activation of caspase9 and-3, the increased cell viability, the increased ATP production, and the increased resistance to mitochondrial impairment in the presence or absence of 17-β estradiol (E2). Thus, the direct involvement of mtERβ in antioxidant and anti-apoptotic activities is documented, rendering mtERβ a promising therapeutic target for mitochondrial dysfunction-associated degenerative diseases. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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