title: Induction of granulocytic differentiation in myeloblasts by 17-beta-estradiol involves the leukotriene D4 receptor.
abstract: 17-beta-Estradiol (beta E) causes granulocytic differentiation and neutrophilia in mice. However, the presence of estrogen receptors in myeloblasts and granulocytic progenitor cells has not been reported. beta E can be converted to a bioreactive species, estradiolquinone. We have previously shown that hydroquinone (HQ), via conversion to bioreactive p-benzoquinone (BQ), causes neutrophilia in mice and induces granulocytic differentiation in myeloblasts through interaction with the leukotriene D4 (LTD4) receptor. Therefore, we tested whether beta E could be oxidized by a myeloperoxidase-mediated reaction to a bioreactive intermediate, which might, in turn, induce granulocytic differentiation in mouse myeloblasts by activating the LTD4 receptor, thus obviating the need for LTD4, the downstream intracellular mediator of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-induced signal transduction. The interleukin (IL)-3-dependent, G-CSF-inducible normal mouse myeloblastic cell line, 32D cl 3(G), was used to determine the ability of beta E to induce terminal granulocytic differentiation in myeloblasts. Morphological analysis of stage-specific granulocytic differentiation indicated that beta E was capable of the concentration- (10(-8)-10(-4)M) and time-(6d) dependent induction of a complete program of terminal granulocytic differentiation in myeloblasts similar to that seen with G-CSF or LTD4. beta E-induced granulocytic differentiation was prevented by the peroxidase inhibitor, indomethacin, and was completely and competitively inhibited in the presence of a specific LTD4 receptor antagonist, MK-571, suggesting that a bioreactive form of estradiol, such as estradiolquinone, is interacting with the receptor. beta E was shown to cause a similar concentration-dependent induction of granulocytic differentiation in human HL-60 myeloblasts that was also inhibited by the receptor antagonist. Biological effects of beta E in nontarget tissues may result from the interaction of bioreactive estradiolquinone with critical cellular macromolecules involved in normal cellular signaling pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dietsch
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Kalf
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hazel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002393:Estrogens, Catechol / Q000494:pharmacology; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D018077:Receptors, Leukotriene / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D002393:Estrogens, Catechol; D007377:Interleukin-3; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018077:Receptors, Leukotriene; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D004958:Estradiol; C412375:cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 2; D010544:Peroxidases; C083169:leukotriene D4 receptor; D007213:Indomethacin