Effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells.
It is generally assumed that steroid hormones are carried in the blood free and/or bound to plasma proteins. We investigated whether blood cells were also able to bind/carry sex-related hormones: estrone, estradiol, DHEA and testosterone. Wistar male and female rats were fed a cafeteria diet for 30...
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| description | It is generally assumed that steroid hormones are carried in the blood free and/or bound to plasma proteins. We investigated whether blood cells were also able to bind/carry sex-related hormones: estrone, estradiol, DHEA and testosterone. Wistar male and female rats were fed a cafeteria diet for 30 days, which induced overweight. The rats were fed the standard rat diet for 15 additional days to minimize the immediate effects of excess ingested energy. Controls were always kept on standard diet. After the rats were killed, their blood was used for 1) measuring plasma hormone levels, 2) determining the binding of labeled hormones to washed red blood cells (RBC), 3) incubating whole blood with labeled hormones and determining the distribution of label between plasma and packed cells, discounting the trapped plasma volume, 4) determining free plasma hormone using labeled hormones, both through membrane ultrafiltration and dextran-charcoal removal. The results were computed individually for each rat. Cells retained up to 32% estrone, and down to 10% of testosterone, with marked differences due to sex and diet (the latter only for estrogens, not for DHEA and testosterone). Sex and diet also affected the concentrations of all hormones, with no significant diet effects for estradiol and DHEA, but with considerable interaction between both factors. Binding to RBC was non-specific for all hormones. Estrogen distribution in plasma compartments was affected by sex and diet.a) there is a large non-specific RBC-carried compartment for estrone, estradiol, DHEA and testosterone deeply affected by sex; b) Prior exposure to a cafeteria (hyperlipidic) diet induced hormone distribution changes, affected by sex, which hint at sex-related structural differences in RBC membranes; c) We postulate that the RBC compartment may contribute to maintain free (i.e., fully active) sex hormone levels in a way similar to plasma proteins non-specific binding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f06f09c0e27d49a896b97d5172403cef2022-12-22T03:13:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0173e3438110.1371/journal.pone.0034381Effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells.María Del Mar RomeroJosé Antonio Fernández-LópezXavier RemesarMarià AlemanyIt is generally assumed that steroid hormones are carried in the blood free and/or bound to plasma proteins. We investigated whether blood cells were also able to bind/carry sex-related hormones: estrone, estradiol, DHEA and testosterone. Wistar male and female rats were fed a cafeteria diet for 30 days, which induced overweight. The rats were fed the standard rat diet for 15 additional days to minimize the immediate effects of excess ingested energy. Controls were always kept on standard diet. After the rats were killed, their blood was used for 1) measuring plasma hormone levels, 2) determining the binding of labeled hormones to washed red blood cells (RBC), 3) incubating whole blood with labeled hormones and determining the distribution of label between plasma and packed cells, discounting the trapped plasma volume, 4) determining free plasma hormone using labeled hormones, both through membrane ultrafiltration and dextran-charcoal removal. The results were computed individually for each rat. Cells retained up to 32% estrone, and down to 10% of testosterone, with marked differences due to sex and diet (the latter only for estrogens, not for DHEA and testosterone). Sex and diet also affected the concentrations of all hormones, with no significant diet effects for estradiol and DHEA, but with considerable interaction between both factors. Binding to RBC was non-specific for all hormones. Estrogen distribution in plasma compartments was affected by sex and diet.a) there is a large non-specific RBC-carried compartment for estrone, estradiol, DHEA and testosterone deeply affected by sex; b) Prior exposure to a cafeteria (hyperlipidic) diet induced hormone distribution changes, affected by sex, which hint at sex-related structural differences in RBC membranes; c) We postulate that the RBC compartment may contribute to maintain free (i.e., fully active) sex hormone levels in a way similar to plasma proteins non-specific binding.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3313971?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | María Del Mar Romero José Antonio Fernández-López Xavier Remesar Marià Alemany Effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells. PLoS ONE |
| title | Effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells. |
| title_full | Effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells. |
| title_fullStr | Effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells. |
| title_short | Effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells. |
| title_sort | effect of sex and prior exposure to a cafeteria diet on the distribution of sex hormones between plasma and blood cells |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3313971?pdf=render |
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