title: Oestrogen receptors in macrophages.
abstract: The presence of receptors for oestradiol-17 beta and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (5 alpha-DHT) in the human monocytic leukaemia cell line J111 and rat peritoneal macrophages was investigated using whole-cell assays. For both cell types, high-affinity binding species for oestrogen were detected, whereas no indication of specific binding was observed for 5 alpha-DHT. Analysis of the data according to Scatchard showed curved lines, indicating the presence of two different oestrogen-binding species. The dissociation constant (Kd) values for the receptors of the rat peritoneal macrophages were calculated to be 1.4 x 10(-10) M and 3.3 x 10(-9) M, while for the J111 cells, the Kd values were 8.7 x 10(-11) M and 2.5 x 10(-9) M. Sucrose-gradient ultracentrifugation identified one oestrogen-binding species of 7.1S. The receptors had a relatively high affinity for diethylstilboestrol (DES) but did not bind to a monoclonal antibody specific for the classical oestrogen receptor, suggesting that oestrogen receptors in macrophages could be of a different type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulshan
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: McCruden
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Stimson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000378:metabolism; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D004958:Estradiol / Q000378:metabolism; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol