Dadam FM, Cisternas CD, Macchione AF, Godino A, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Cambiasso MJ, Vivas LM, Caeiro XE. Sex chromosome complement involvement in angiotensin receptor sexual dimorphism.
Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017;
447:98-105. [PMID:
28254489 DOI:
10.1016/j.mce.2017.02.041]
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Abstract
This study aimed to define whether sex chromosome complement (SCC) may differentially modulate sex differences in relative gene expression of basal Agtr1a, Agtr2, and Mas1 receptors at fore/hindbrain nuclei and at medulla/cortical kidney. Samples were collected from gonadectomized male (XX and XY) and female (XX and XY) mice of the "four core genotypes" model. At brain level, a SCC effect at the area postrema was demonstrated. An increase in mRNA level of Agtr1a and Agtr1a/Agtr2 ratio in XY-SCC mice was associated with a decrease in Mas1 compared to XX-SCC mice. In the renal cortex, a SCC effect for Agtr2 and Mas1 was observed. Regardless of sex (male or female), XX-SCC mice expressed higher levels of mRNA Agtr2 and Mas1 than XY-SCC mice {F(1,12) = 6,126,p < 0.05; F(1,21) = 5,143,p < 0.05}. Furthermore, XX-female mice showed a significant increase in Mas1 expression compared to XY-female mice. These results reveal a SCC modulatory effect at central and kidney level on angiotensin receptor expression, with an enhancement of the vasodilatory arm in XX-mice and an increase in the vasoconstriction arm in XY-mice, which may underlie sex differences in the regulation of arterial pressure.
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