Abstract
Increased oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) have been implicated in atherosclerosis. Estrogens have potent antioxidant activity but their effects on ER stress have not been well studied. Therefore, we studied the effects of estradiol and related sex steroids on dextrose-induced ER stress and superoxide (SO) generation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Oxidative stress was measured using hydroethidine fluorescence and MCLA chemiluminescence. ER stress was measured with an ER stress-sensitive secreted alkaline phosphatase (ES-TRAP) assay and by Western blot analysis of the expression of GRP78, JNK1, and phosphorylated JNK1, markers for ER stress. A supraphysiological dextrose concentration (27.5mM) increased ER stress and SO generation compared to treatment with a physiological concentration (5.5mM) of dextrose. In the presence of estradiol or testosterone (T), ER stress and SO generation were significantly reduced. In contrast to T-treated cells, dihydrotestosterone and 5-methyltestosterone were ineffective at alleviating ER stress or SO generation. When HUVECs were treated with T and the aromatase inhibitor 4-hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione, T was no longer effective at suppressing ...Continue Reading
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