Data from: Estradiol-mediated improvements in adipose tissue insulin sensitivity are related to the balance of adipose tissue estrogen receptor α and β in postmenopausal women
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Mar 02, 2018 version files 7 MB
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Fig 1A ERa nuclear and cyto.tif
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Fig 1A ERb cyto.tif
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Fig 1A ERb nuclear.tif
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Fig 1B aTubulin nuclear and cyto.tif
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Fig 1C bActin cyto.tif
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Fig 1C bActin nuclear.tif
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Fig 1C ERa cyto (1).tif
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Fig 1C ERa cyto (2).tif
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Fig 1C ERa nuclear (1).tif
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Fig 1C ERa nuclear (2).tif
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Fig 1C ERb cyto.tif
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Fig 1C ERb nuclear (1).tif
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Fig 1C ERb nuclear (2).tif
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Fig 2A EPM E2.tif
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Fig 2A EPM PL.tif
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Fig 2A LPM E2.tif
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Fig 2A LPM PL.tif
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S1 Figure.tif
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TEMPUS AT ms_MasterData v022317.xls
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Abstract
We recently demonstrated that short-term estradiol (E2) treatment improved insulin-mediated suppression of lipolysis in postmenopausal women, but to a greater extent in those who were late compared to early postmenopausal. In this follow-up study we tested whether subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) expression of estrogen receptors (ER) α and β differs between early and late postmenopausal women. We further tested whether the balance of ERα to ERβ in SAT determined the effect of E2 on SAT insulin sensitivity. The present study included 35 women who were ≤6 years past menopause (EPM; n = 16) or ≥10 years past menopause (LPM; n = 19). Fasted SAT samples were taken following 1-week transdermal E2 treatment or placebo (PL) in a random cross-over design. Samples were analyzed for nuclear/cytosolic protein content and mRNA expression using Western blot and qPCR, respectively. While ESR1 increased slightly (~1.4-fold) following E2 treatment in both groups, ERα and ERβ protein expression did not differ between groups at baseline or in response to E2. However, the balance of ERα/ERβ protein in the SAT nuclear fraction increased 10% in EPM compared to a 25% decrease in LPM women (group x treatment interaction, p<0.05). A greater proportion of ERα/ERβ protein in the nuclear fraction of SAT at baseline (placebo day) was associated with greater reduction in SAT insulin resistance (i.e., better suppression of lipolysis, EC50) in response to E2 (r = -0.431, p<0.05). In conclusion, there do not appear to be differences in the proportion of adipose tissue ERα/ERβ protein in late, compared to early, postmenopausal women. However, the balance of ERα/ERβ may be important for E2-mediated improvement in adipose tissue insulin sensitivity.