title: [Colocalization of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I and glucocorticoid receptor and its significance in rat hippocampus].
abstract: This paper was designed to observe the colocalization of 11beta-HSD1 and GR, and its significance in the rat hippocampus. Immunocytochemical dual-staining showed that not only 11beta-HSD1 but also GR immunoreactive substances were present in the cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Moreover, they were colocalized in the same hippocampal neuron. Synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone (DEX) up-regulated the protein expression and activity of 11beta-HSD1 in the cultured hippocampal neurons, as determined by Western blot and thin layer chromatography (TLC) respectively. The transfection of PC12 cells with the plasmid containing promoter sequence of 11beta-HSD1 gene and the reporter gene of CAT enzyme was conducted. DEX up-regulated the reporter gene expression in the system described above. The up-regulation of 11beta-HSD1 and reporter gene expression induced by DEX were both blocked by GR antagonist RU38486. Our study suggests that the colocalization of 11beta-HSD1 and GR in the hippocampus may be implicated in the up-regulation of 11beta-HSD1 expression by glucocorticoids combining to its promoter region, which in turn produces more biologically active glucocorticoids necessary for the binding of low affinity of GR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433.
authors.forename: Shun-Lun
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Mao-Yao
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Ru-Song
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Zhao-Feng
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D015735:Mifepristone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D051381:Rats; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D015735:Mifepristone; D003907:Dexamethasone; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases