Estrogen signaling in healthy and tumor brain.

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Date publication

août 2023

Journal

Steroids

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr DUBOIS-POT-SCHNEIDER Hélène, Dr DUMOND Hélène, Dr RECH Fabien


Tous les auteurs :
Hirtz A, Rech F, Dubois-Pot-Schneider H, Dumond H

Résumé

Sex-specific differences in brain organization and function are widely explored in multidisciplinary studies, ranging from sociology and biology to digital modelling. In addition, there is growing evidence that natural or disturbed hormonal environments play a crucial role in the onset of brain disorders and pathogenesis. For example, steroid hormones, but also enzymes involved in steroidogenesis and receptors triggering hormone signaling are key players of gliomagenesis. In the present review we summarize the current knowledge about steroid hormone, particularly estrogens synthesis and signaling, in normal brain compared to the tumor brain. We will focus on two key molecular players, aromatase and the G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor, GPER.

Mots clés

Aromatase, Brain, GPER, Glioma, Steroid hormones

Référence

Steroids. 2023 08 3;:109285