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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
We have recently identified nip-2 as a gene target for 17beta-oestradiol activity in the neuroblastoma SK-ER3 cells expressing the oestrogen receptor (ER) alpha. Here we show 17beta-oestradiol treatment of neuroblastoma and rat embryo neurones in culture blocks the increase in nip-2 mRNA induced by apoptotic stimuli and prevents cell death as indicated by cell counting, 3,(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)2,5-diphenil-tetrazoliumbromi de and DNA fragmentation assays. Neither of these effects are observed in the presence of the specific ER antagonist ICI 182,780, and are absent in neuroblastoma cells not expressing ER. We propose that nip-2 plays a relevant role in neural cell apoptosis and that a decrease in its expression is instrumental for the oestrogen anti-apoptotic effect described here. The experimental evidence presented supports the recent hypothesis of a protective role of oestrogens in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and highlights the importance of the development of new ER ligands for the prevention of neural cell damage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0953-8194
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1051-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Calcium-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-DNA Fragmentation, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Neuroblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Receptors, Estrogen, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:11069120-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Oestrogen prevention of neural cell death correlates with decreased expression of mRNA for the pro-apoptotic protein nip-2.
pubmed:affiliation
Center MPL, Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, Milan University, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't