The effect of different types of hepatic injury on the estrogen and androgen receptor activity of liver

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  • The effect of different types of hepatic injury on the estrogen and androgen receptor activity of liver
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  • Mammalian liver contains receptors for both estrogens and androgens. Hepatic regeneration after partial hepatectomy in male rats is associated with a loss of certain male-specific hepatic characteristics. In this study we investigated the effects of lesser forms of hepatic injury on the levels of estrogen and androgen receptor activity in the liver. Adult male rats were subjected to portacaval shunt, partial portal vein ligation, hepatic artery ligation, or two-thirds partial hepatectomy. Another group of animals was treated with cyclosporine. At the time of sacrifice the livers were removed and used to determine the estrogen and androgen receptor activity in the hepatic cytosol. A significant reduction (p < 0.05) in the hepatic cytosolic androgen receptor activity and a slight increase in the estrogen receptor activity occurred following total portosystemic shunting. Partial ligation of the portal vein, which produces a lesser degree of portosystemic shunting, had no effect on the levels of the estrogen and androgen receptor activity present within hepatic cytosol. Cyclosporine-treated animals had significantly greater (p < 0.01) levels of estrogen receptor activity in the hepatic cytosol compared to vehicle-treated control animals. Levels of estrogen and androgen receptor activity within the hepatic cytosol remained unchanged after ligation of the hepatic artery. The reduction in the cytosolic estrogen and androgen receptor activity in the liver after partial hepatectomy was confirmed. In summary, certain types of hepatic injury are associated with profound changes in the estrogen and androgen receptor content within the liver. © 1989 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
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  • Journal of Investigative Surgery

MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Makowka, L, et al. The Effect of Different Types of Hepatic Injury On the Estrogen and Androgen Receptor Activity of Liver. . 1989. d-scholarship.pitt.edu/concern/generic_works/814d1b54-3e57-48d0-b0b0-aeecfd34de50.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

M. L, S. Te, L. H, K. D, K. M, E. Pk, V. T. Dh, & Z. Q. (1989). The effect of different types of hepatic injury on the estrogen and androgen receptor activity of liver. https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/concern/generic_works/814d1b54-3e57-48d0-b0b0-aeecfd34de50

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Makowka, L, Starzl, TE, Lai, H, Kahn, D, Kajani, M, Eagon, PK, Van Thiel, DH et al. The Effect of Different Types of Hepatic Injury On the Estrogen and Androgen Receptor Activity of Liver. 1989. https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/concern/generic_works/814d1b54-3e57-48d0-b0b0-aeecfd34de50.

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