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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2020

The relationship between estrogen-induced phenotypic transformation and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle and hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage.

Xiaohui Xia, Changlong Zhou, Xuenong He, Chang Liu, Guanyu Wang, Xiaochuan Sun

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaohui XiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China.
Changlong ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China.
Xuenong HeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China.
Chang LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China.
Guanyu WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China.
Xiaochuan SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing, Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China.
Chongqing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo explore the effect of estrogen on human cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and to clarify the molecular mechanism of estrogen inhibition of VSMC proliferation, which could provide an important reference basis for the clinical treatment of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage.

methodFirstly, the effects of different concentrations of estradiol and estrogen receptor (ESR) blocker (tamoxifen) on the proliferation of human VSMCs and the expression of estrogen-related receptor gene (ESR: ESR1, ESR2, GPER), myocardin (MYOCD), serum reaction factor (SRF), and apoptosis gene caspase-3 were measured to discover the effect and mechanism of tamoxifen on the proliferation and apoptosis of VSMCs. Secondly, the effects of estradiol on human VSMCs treated with angiotensin II (Ang II) were observed by measuring the expression of vascular smooth muscle markers, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), SM22α, FLN, MCP-1, and TLR4.

resultsEstradiol inhibited the proliferation of VSMCs by upregulating the expression of ESR1, ESR2, and GPER and downregulating the expression of caspase-3, MYOCD, and SRF, thereby inhibiting the apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle. At the same time, tamoxifen had opposite effects. Angiotensin II decreased the expression of α-SMA and SM22α and promoted the expression of FLN, MCP-1, and TLR4 protein, while estrogen had the opposite effects.

conclusionsEstrogen suppresses apoptosis by inhibiting the proliferation of human VSMCs and preventing it from changing from contractile to synthetic. Estrogen can further prevents vascular damage and regulate peripheral inflammatory reaction, thereby producing a protective effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular.

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angiotensinapoptosisestrogenHypertensive intracerebral hemorrhagevascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)

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