Estrogen Accelerates Cell Proliferation through Estrogen Receptor α during Rat Liver Regeneration after Partial Hepatectomy

Baatarsuren Batmunkh; Narantsog Choijookhuu; Naparee Srisowanna; Uugantsetseg Byambatsogt; Phyu Synn Oo; Mohmand Noor Ali; Yuya Yamaguchi; Yoshitaka Hishikawa

doi:10.1267/ahc.17003

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Estrogen Accelerates Cell Proliferation through Estrogen Receptor α during Rat Liver Regeneration after Partial Hepatectomy

Baatarsuren Batmunkh, Narantsog Choijookhuu, Naparee Srisowanna, Uugantsetseg Byambatsogt, Phyu Synn Oo, Mohmand Noor Ali, Yuya Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Hishikawa

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Baatarsuren Batmunkh
Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Narantsog Choijookhuu
Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Naparee Srisowanna
Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Uugantsetseg Byambatsogt
Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Phyu Synn Oo
Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Mohmand Noor Ali
Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Yuya Yamaguchi
Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Yoshitaka Hishikawa
Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki

Keywords: estrogen, estrogen receptor α, liver regeneration, partial hepatectomy, cell proliferation

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2017 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 39-48

DOI https://doi.org/10.1267/ahc.17003

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Abstract

Although estrogen is implicated in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation in many organs, the exact mechanism for liver regeneration is not completely understood. We investigated the effect of estrogen on liver regeneration in male and female Wistar rats after 70% partial hepatectomy (PHx) and performed immunohistochemistry, western blotting and Southwestern histochemistry. 17β-estradiol (E₂) and ICI 182,780 were injected into male rats on the day before PHx. The proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) labeling index reached a maximum at 48 hr after PHx in males, and at 36 hr in females and E₂-treated male rats. Estrogen receptor α (ERα) was expressed in zones 1 and 2 in male rats, but was found in all zones in female rats. Interestingly, ERα was not detected at 6–12 hr after PHx but was found at 24–168 hr in male rats. However, ERα expression was found at all sampling time-points in female and E₂-treated male rats. The activity of estrogen responsive element binding proteins was detected from 12 hr after PHx in male rats but was found from 6 hr in female and E₂-treated male rats. ERα was co-expressed with PCNA during liver regeneration. These results indicate that estrogen may play an important role in liver regeneration through ERα.

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