title: Effects of estrogen on skeletal myoblast growth.
abstract: To determine the role of estrogen in skeletal muscle growth, we investigated estrogen receptor-mediated effects on proliferation in skeletal myoblasts. In L6, C2C12 and Sol8 myoblasts estrogen receptor was demonstrated by immunoblotting, immunofluorescence microscopy and transfection studies. Estrone induced a significant increase in myoblast growth whereas 17 beta-estradiol had no effect. Furthermore in L6-cells estrone (c-fos: 3.9-fold, egr-1: 4.6-fold) induced immediate-early gene induction significantly stronger than 17 beta-estradiol (c-fos: 1.7-fold, egr-1: 2.3-fold; p < 0.05). Skeletal myoblasts express functional estrogen receptors. Estrogens differ in the activation of skeletal myoblast growth and immediate-early gene induction.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitäts-Poliklinik Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kahlert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grohé
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Karas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Löbbert
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Neyses
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vetter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D051766:Early Growth Response Protein 1; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D051379:Mice; D024510:Muscle Development; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*; D051381:Rats; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051766:Early Growth Response Protein 1; C486109:Egr1 protein, mouse; C486110:Egr1 protein, rat; D004967:Estrogens; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D014157:Transcription Factors