ReviewPsychoneuroendocrinology2009
Estradiol and the relationship between dendritic spines, NR2B containing NMDA receptors, and the magnitude of long-term potentiation at hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.
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- High-resolution MRI evidence for age- and sex-related changes in hippocampal subfield volume during healthy aging.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Sex-dependent effects of psychedelics: review of evidence from rodent models.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Not your mother's hormone therapy: Highly selective estrogen receptor beta agonists as next-generation therapies for menopausal symptom relief.Hormones and behavior · 2025Review
- Parkinson's Spectrum Mechanisms in Pregnancy: Exploring Hypothetical Scenarios for MSA in the Era of ART.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Metabotropic NMDAR Signaling Contributes to Sex Differences in Synaptic Plasticity and Episodic Memory.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024Article
- Rapid and local neuroestrogen synthesis supports long-term potentiation of hippocampal Schaffer collaterals-cornu ammonis 1 synapse in ovariectomized mice.Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2024Article
- The Dual Faces of Oestrogen: The Impact of Exogenous Oestrogen on the Physiological and Pathophysiological Functions of Tissues and Organs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Sex-Specific Mechanisms Underlie Long-Term Potentiation at Hippocampus→Medium Spiny Neuron Synapses in the Medial Shell of the Nucleus Accumbens.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024Article
- Sex differences in synaptic plasticity underlying learning.Journal of neuroscience research · 2023Review
- Targeting Estrogen Signaling in the Radiation-induced Neurodegeneration: A Possible Role of Phytoestrogens.Current neuropharmacology · 2023Review
- APOE4 homozygote females are resistant to the beneficial effects of 17β-estradiol on memory and CA1 dendritic spine density in the EFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.Neurobiology of aging · 2022Article
- Synaptic dysfunction connects autism spectrum disorder and sleep disturbances: A perspective from studies in model organisms.Sleep medicine reviews · 2022Review
- Dentate Granule Cells Are Hyperexcitable in the TgF344-AD Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease.Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience · 2022Article
- Estrogen receptors and the aging brain.Essays in biochemistry · 2021Review
- Chronic adolescent stress causes sustained impairment of cognitive flexibility and hippocampal synaptic strength in female rats.Neurobiology of stress · 2021Article
- Nicotine sensitization (part 1): estradiol or tamoxifen is required during the induction phase and not the expression phase to enable locomotor sensitization to nicotine in female rats.Psychopharmacology · 2021Article
- Cerebral White Matter Myelination and Relations to Age, Gender, and Cognition: A Selective Review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Review
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Abstract
When circulating estrogen levels decline as a natural consequence of menopause and aging in women, there is an increased incidence of deficits in working memory. In many cases, these deficits are rescued by estrogen replacement therapy. These clinical data therefore highlight the importance of defining the biological pathways linking estrogen to the cellular substrates of learning and memory. It has been known for nearly two decades that estrogen enhances dendritic spine density on apical dendrites of CA1 pyramidal cells in hippocampus, a brain region required for learning. Interestingly, at synapses between CA3-CA1 pyramidal cells, estrogen has also been shown to enhance synaptic NMDA receptor current and the magnitude of long-term potentiation, a cellular correlate of learning and memory. Given that synapse density, NMDAR function, and long-term potentiation at CA3-CA1 synapses in hippocampus are associated with normal learning, it is likely that modulation of these parameters by estrogen facilitates the improvement in learning observed in rats, primates and humans following estrogen replacement. To facilitate the design of clinical strategies to potentially prevent or reverse the age-related decline in learning and memory during menopause, the relationship between the estrogen-induced morphological and functional changes in hippocampus must be defined and the role these changes play in facilitating learning must be elucidated. The aim of this report is to provide a summary of the proposed mechanisms by which this hormone increases synaptic function and in doing so, it briefly addresses potential mechanisms contributing to the estrogen-induced increase in synaptic morphology and plasticity, as well as important future directions.
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