title: Keratinization of rat vaginal epithelium--V. Modulation of intracellular calcium by estradiol.
abstract: Changes in the calcium levels under the influence of estradiol were investigated in rat vaginal epithelial cells (VEC). After single estradiol injection, the immature rats showed 1.5-fold increase in Ca2+ levels within 15 min when compared to control animals. Progesterone priming brought calcium levels well below control values throughout the experimental period (up to 12 h). Ca2+ levels in serum did not show any appreciable change. Localization of calcium in VEC with electron microscopy showed aggregates of calcium oxalate on the inner nuclear membrane, nucleolus, mitochondria and keratohyaline granules. After 15 min of estradiol priming, maximum electron density was seen on all these cell organelles mentioned above, however, by 30 min the electron density was reduced considerably and did not increase during the experimental period (up to 12 h).
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Relia
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000378:metabolism; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D010070:Oxalates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014621:Vagina / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D010070:Oxalates; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D007633:Keratins; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D002118:Calcium