Estrogen receptors and the metabolic network

Rodrigo P.A. Barros, Jan Åke Gustafsson

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    Abstract

    The metabolic syndrome has reached pandemic level worldwide, and evidence is that estradiol plays a key role in its development. The discovery of the second estrogen receptor, ERβ, in tissues previously not considered targets of estradiol was a breakthrough in endocrinology. In the present review, we discuss how the presence of ERβ and the previously described ERα in tissues involved in glucose and lipid homeostasis (brain, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, pancreas, liver, and heart) may have important implications to risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome. Imbalance of ERα/ERβ ratio in this "metabolic network" may lead to the metabolic syndrome.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)289-299
    Number of pages11
    JournalCell Metabolism
    Volume14
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Sep 7 2011

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physiology
    • Molecular Biology
    • Cell Biology

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