Estrogen receptor alpha in mouse splenic lymphocytes: possible involvement in immunity.
To elucidate relevance of estrogens to immune responses, we investigated whether estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) exists in mouse splenic B cells and T cells and the effect of 17beta-estradiol and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on lymphocyte mitogenesis. ERalpha was identified in both male and female mouse splenic cells using RT-PCR. Crude splenic cells were stained with anti-ER antibody, and the distribution of ERalpha in the splenic B cells and part of the splenic T cells was confirmed by flow cytometry. 17beta-Estradiol inhibited B cell mitogenesis at the concentration of 10(-8) M and T cell mitogenesis at the concentration of 10(-6) M. Some EDCs, diethylstilbestrol, bisphenol A, p-nonylphenol and di-2-ethylhexylphthalate, suppressed lymphocyte mitogenesis at the concentration of 10(-6)-10(-5) M. We therefore suggest that estrogen may suppress lymphocyte mitogenesis through ERalpha in B and T cells.
Division of Environmental Health, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, 45-1 Nagaotoge-cho, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan.
Humitoshi
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Sakazaki
Hitoshi
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Ueno
Katsuhiko
K
Nakamuro
D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity; D004958:Estradiol / Q000633:toxicity; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha; D004967:Estrogens / Q000633:toxicity; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012313:RNA / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha; D004967:Estrogens; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D004958:Estradiol; D012313:RNA