Estrogen receptor alpha and beta are both involved in the cerebral VEGF/Akt/NO pathway and cerebral angiogenesis in female mice
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We have previously demonstrated that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is critical for cerebral angiogenesis in middle-aged female rats and may play a role in the flow-preserving neuroprotective actions of estrogen through its angiogenic and antiapoptotic properties. Here, we attempt to elucidate the effects of estrogen and the specific estrogen receptor (ER) subtype in cerebral VEGF/Akt/NO pathways and cerebral angiogenesis using 15-week old female mice that are either wild-type (WT), lack estrogen receptor α (ERαKO) or β (ERβKO). Protein levels of VEGF and basic signaling molecules of VEGF angiogenic pathway in the frontal cortex were expressed as follows, as revealed by ELISA and immunoblotting : a) VEGF; WT: ERαKO: ERβKO, 47 ± 15: 27 ± 5: 28 ± 5 pg/mg, respectively (<I>P</I> < 0.01); b) KDR decreased about 40% in both ERαKO and ERβKO compared to WT; c) Akt was significantly down regulated in both ERαKO and ERβKO comp red to WT; d) phosphorylated Akt (pAkt); WT: ERαKO: ERβKO, 0.6 ± 0.2: 0.3 ± 0.01: 0.3 ± 0.1 units/mg, respectively; e) phosphorylated eNOS significantly decreased about 45% in both ERαKO and ERβKO compared to WT. Cerebral capillary density decreased in both ERαKO and ERβKO compared to WT. Thus, it can be concluded that in female mice VEGF/Akt/eNOS pathway plays an important role in cerebral angiogenesis and that both ER subtypes are involved in the regulation of VEGF and its signaling molecule expression in the frontal cortex.
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