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Estrogen and progesterone stimulate Schwann cell proliferation in a sex‐ and age‐dependent manner
Author(s) -
Svenningsen Åsa Fex,
Kanje Martin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of neuroscience research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.72
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1097-4547
pISSN - 0360-4012
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19990701)57:1<124::aid-jnr13>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - estrogen , endocrinology , medicine , immunocytochemistry , estrogen receptor , schwann cell , biology , thymidine , receptor , cell growth , bromodeoxyuridine , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro , biochemistry , cancer , breast cancer
The effects of estrogen and progesterone on Schwann cell proliferation were studied in cultured segments of the rat sciatic nerve from adult male, female, and newborn rats, by measurement of [ 3 H thymidine incorporation or bromo‐deoxy‐uridine‐ (BrdU)‐labelling and immunocytochemistry. Estrogen (100 nM–500 nM) enhanced [ 3 H] thymidine incorporation in segments from male and newborn rats, while it had no effect on segments from female rats. Progesterone stimulated thymidine incorporation in segments from female and newborn rats (100 nM–500 nM), but caused only a small proliferative response in Schwann cells from male rats at high concentrations. The proliferative effects of estrogen and progesterone were blocked when the segments were cultured in the presence of inhibitors of their respective receptors, ICI 128 780 and zk 112994. The data suggest that Schwann cells possess distinct receptors for estrogen and progesterone and that these receptors may be involved in the control of Schwann cell proliferation. It also shows that the response of Schwann cells to sex hormones varies with sex and perhaps also with age. J. Neurosci. Res. 57:124–130, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.