کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2799418 | 1155978 | 2012 | 22 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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Beside their genomic mode of action, estrogens also activate a variety of cellular signaling pathways through non-genomic mechanisms. Until recently, little was known regarding the functional significance of such actions in males and the mechanisms that control local estrogen concentration with a spatial and time resolution compatible with these non-genomic actions had rarely been examined. Here, we review evidence that estrogens rapidly modulate a variety of behaviors in male vertebrates. Then, we present in vitro work supporting the existence of a control mechanism of local brain estrogen synthesis by aromatase along with in vivo evidence that rapid changes in aromatase activity also occur in a region-specific manner in response to changes in the social or environmental context. Finally, we suggest that the brain estrogen provision may also play a significant role in females. Together these data bolster the hypothesis that brain-derived estrogens should be considered as neuromodulators.
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► Estrogens rapidly affect a variety of behavioral processes in several vertebrates.
► Aromatase activity is rapidly regulated by Ca2+-dependent phosphorylations in vitro.
► Aromatase activity rapidly varies in vivo in behaviorally relevant contexts.
► Brain estrogens’ provision may also play a significant role in females.
► Brain-derived estrogens should be considered as neuromodulators.
Journal: Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology - Volume 33, Issue 4, October 2012, Pages 425–446