Ontogenetic changes in the expression of estrogen receptor alpha and beta in rat pituitary gland detected by immunohistochemistry - PubMed (original) (raw)
Ontogenetic changes in the expression of estrogen receptor alpha and beta in rat pituitary gland detected by immunohistochemistry
E Nishihara et al. Endocrinology. 2000 Feb.
Abstract
The physiological effects of estrogen on the pituitary, including cellular proliferation and regulation of hormone synthesis, are mediated by the nuclear estrogen receptor (ER). The purpose of this study was to determine ontogenetic expression of two types of ERs (ERalpha and ERbeta) in the pituitary using specific antibodies, monoclonal antibody (1D5) for ERalpha and polyclonal antibody generated against ERbeta. First, we confirmed the detection of 66- and 55-kDa bands for ERalpha and ERbeta, respectively, in the rat pituitary extract by Western blotting. Then immunostaining with these antibodies was performed using fetal and adult Wistar rat tissues, combined with PRL or LHbeta immunohistochemistry. Intense ERbeta signal was detected throughout the pituitary from day 12 of gestation. However, staining for ERalpha only became detectable from day 17 of gestation. In contrast with the fetal period, nuclei stained for ERalpha were widely distributed in the anterior lobe in the adult rat, whereas ERbeta-positive cells were restricted in the anterior lobe. LHbeta, but not PRL, was colocalized in ERbeta-positive cells. Our results indicated that the major population of ER subtypes in the rat pituitary gland has changed around the day of birth and that the expression of ERbeta may be involved in the differentiation of pituitary cell function to synthesize a specific hormone.
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