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Estradiol regulates angiopoietin-1 mRNA expression through estrogen receptor-alpha in a rodent experimental stroke model.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Female, compared with male, animals are protected from cerebral ischemic injury. Physiological concentrations of 17beta-estradiol (E2) reduce damage in experimental stroke. E2 augments angiogenesis in reproductive organs and noncerebral vascular beds. We hypothesized that E2 protects brain in stroke through modulation of angiogenesis. We quantified molecular markers of angiogenesis and capillary density before and after unilateral middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). METHODS: Female animals were ovariectomized, treated with 25 microg E2 or placebo implants, and subjected to 2-hour MCAO and 22 hours of reperfusion. Brain angiopoietin-1 ( Ang-1), Ang-2, Tie-1, Tie-2, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF R1, and VEGF R2 mRNA levels were determined by RNAse protection assays, and CD31-positive vessels were counted. RESULTS: E2, but not ischemia, upregulated cerebral Ang-1 mRNA by 49%. Capillary density was higher in the brains of E2-treated animals. In estrogen receptor-alpha knockout (ERKO) mice, E2-mediated induction of Ang-1 mRNA was absent relative to wild-type littermates. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that E2 increases Ang-1 and enhances capillary density in brain under basal conditions, priming the MCA territory for survival after experimental focal ischemia.[1]

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  1. Estradiol regulates angiopoietin-1 mRNA expression through estrogen receptor-alpha in a rodent experimental stroke model. Ardelt, A.A., McCullough, L.D., Korach, K.S., Wang, M.M., Munzenmaier, D.H., Hurn, P.D. Stroke (2005) [Pubmed]
 
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