Membrane estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) participates in flow-mediated dilation in a ligand-independent manner

  1. Julie Favre
  2. Emilie Vessieres
  3. Anne-Laure Guihot
  4. Coralyne Proux
  5. Linda Grimaud
  6. Jordan Rivron
  7. Manuela CL Garcia
  8. Léa Réthoré
  9. Rana Zahreddine
  10. Morgane Davezac
  11. Chanaelle Fébrissy
  12. Marine Adlanmerini
  13. Laurent Loufrani
  14. Vincent Procaccio
  15. Jean-Marie Foidart
  16. Gilles M Flouriot
  17. Francoise Lenfant
  18. Coralie Fontaine
  19. Jean-Françoise Arnal
  20. Daniel Henrion  Is a corresponding author
  1. Université d'Angers, France
  2. INSERM U1048, Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), France
  3. Université de Liège, Belgium
  4. INSERM U1085, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), France

Abstract

Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) activation by estrogens prevents atheroma through its nuclear action whereas plasma membrane-located ERα accelerates endothelial healing. The genetic deficiency of ERα was associated with a reduction in flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in one man. Here, we evaluated ex vivo the role of ERα on FMD of resistance arteries. FMD, but not agonist (acetylcholine, insulin)-mediated dilation, was reduced in male and female mice lacking ERα (Esr1-/- mice) compared to wild-type mice and was not dependent on the presence of estrogens. In C451A-ERα mice lacking membrane ERα, not in mice lacking AF2-dependent nuclear ERα actions, FMD was reduced, and restored by antioxidant treatments. Compared to wild-type mice, isolated perfused kidneys of C451A-ERα mice revealed a decreased flow-mediated nitrate production and an increased H2O2 production. Thus, endothelial membrane ERα promotes NO bioavailability through inhibition of oxidative stress and thereby participates in FMD in a ligand-independent manner.

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  1. Julie Favre

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  2. Emilie Vessieres

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  3. Anne-Laure Guihot

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  4. Coralyne Proux

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  5. Linda Grimaud

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  6. Jordan Rivron

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  7. Manuela CL Garcia

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  8. Léa Réthoré

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  9. Rana Zahreddine

    Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), INSERM U1048, Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France
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  10. Morgane Davezac

    Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), INSERM U1048, Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France
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  11. Chanaelle Fébrissy

    Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), INSERM U1048, Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France
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  12. Marine Adlanmerini

    Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), INSERM U1048, Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France
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  13. Laurent Loufrani

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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    ORCID icon "This ORCID iD identifies the author of this article:" 0000-0003-3397-2335
  14. Vincent Procaccio

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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  15. Jean-Marie Foidart

    Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Génoprotéomique Appliquée, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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  16. Gilles M Flouriot

    INSERM U1085, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), Rennes, France
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  17. Francoise Lenfant

    Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), INSERM U1048, Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France
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  18. Coralie Fontaine

    Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), INSERM U1048, Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France
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  19. Jean-Françoise Arnal

    Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), INSERM U1048, Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France
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  20. Daniel Henrion

    MITOVASC, CNRS UMR 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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    daniel.henrion@univ-angers.fr
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Funding

Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM - DPC20171138957)

  • Daniel Henrion

Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (Equipe FRM DEQ20160334924)

  • Jean-Françoise Arnal

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-18-CE14-0016-01)

  • Daniel Henrion

Fondation Lefoulon Delalande (N/A)

  • Julie Favre

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: The investigation was conducted in accordance with the guidelines from Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (authoriza-tion of the laboratory: # 00577). The protocol was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC): Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments (CEAA) of "Pays de la Loire" (permits #14335, #16740, and #16108).The mice were anesthetized with isoflurane (2.5%) and euthanized using a CO2 chamber and every effort was made to minimize suffering.

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© 2021, Favre et al.

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  1. Julie Favre
  2. Emilie Vessieres
  3. Anne-Laure Guihot
  4. Coralyne Proux
  5. Linda Grimaud
  6. Jordan Rivron
  7. Manuela CL Garcia
  8. Léa Réthoré
  9. Rana Zahreddine
  10. Morgane Davezac
  11. Chanaelle Fébrissy
  12. Marine Adlanmerini
  13. Laurent Loufrani
  14. Vincent Procaccio
  15. Jean-Marie Foidart
  16. Gilles M Flouriot
  17. Francoise Lenfant
  18. Coralie Fontaine
  19. Jean-Françoise Arnal
  20. Daniel Henrion
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Membrane estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) participates in flow-mediated dilation in a ligand-independent manner
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