Expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor components,calcitonin receptor-like receptor and receptor activity modifying protein 1, in the rat placenta during pregnancy and their cellular localization

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), one of the most potent endogenous vasodilators known, has been implicated in vascular adaptations and placental function during pregnancy. The present study was aimed to investigate mRNA expression of CGRP-A receptor components, calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR) and receptor activity modifying protein 1 (RAMP(1)) in the rat placenta. Immunohistochemical staining of rat placentas obtained on day 18 of pregnancy using polyclonal anti-CRLR and RAMP(1) antibodies revealed that labelling was specifically concentrated in the cytotrophoblast and syncytium in labyrinth, trophoblastic giant cells and basophilic cells in trophospongial cell layer, and endothelium and smooth muscle cells in fetal vessels. The intensity of staining was reduced in all these cells except in the syncytium in placentas obtained during labour. RT-PCR analysis showed that mRNA expression of CRLR and RAMP(1) was significantly higher in the rat placenta from gestation day 17 to day 22, than during labour. During pregnancy, 17beta-estradiol inhibits, while progesterone stimulates, placental mRNA and proteins for CRLR and RAMP(1). Antiestrogen, ICI 182780, increased, whereas antiprogesterone, RU 486, inhibited the expression of both CRLR and RAMP(1). In summary, we demonstrate the presence and cellular localization of CRLR and RAMP(1) in the rat placenta. Elevated placental CRLR and RAMP(1) may be involved in CGRP-related increases in blood flow and therefore fetal growth and decreases at term labour may help minimize the blood loss.     

Differential distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide and its receptor components in the human trigeminal ganglion

Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) has a key role in migraine and recently CGRP receptor antagonists have demonstrated clinical efficacy in the treatment of migraine. However, it remains unclear where the CGRP receptors are located within the CGRP signaling pathway in the human trigeminal system and hence the potential antagonist sites of action remain unknown. Therefore we designed a study to evaluate the localization of CGRP and its receptor components calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) and receptor activity modifying protein (RAMP) 1 in the human trigeminal ganglion using immunohistochemistry and compare with that of rat. Antibodies against purified CLR and RAMP1 proteins were produced and characterized for this study. Trigeminal ganglia were obtained at autopsy from adult subjects and sections from rat trigeminal ganglia were used to compare the immunostaining pattern. The number of cells expressing CGRP, CLR and RAMP1, respectively, were counted. In addition, the glial cells of trigeminal ganglion, particularly the satellite glial cell, were studied to understand a possible relation. We observed immunoreactivity for CGRP, CLR and RAMP1, in the human trigeminal ganglion: 49% of the neurons expressed CGRP, 37% CLR and 36% RAMP1. Co-localization of CGRP and the receptor components was rarely found. There were no CGRP immunoreactions in the glial cells; however some of the glial cells displayed CLR and RAMP1 immunoreactivity. Similar results were observed in rat trigeminal ganglia. We report that human and rat trigeminal neurons store CGRP, CLR and RAMP1; however, CGRP and CLR/RAMP1 do not co-localize regularly but are found in separate neurons. Glial cells also contain the CGRP receptor components but not CGRP. Our results indicate, for the first time, the possibility of CGRP signaling in the human trigeminal ganglion involving both neurons and satellite glial cells. This suggests a possible site of action for the novel CGRP receptor antagonists in migraine therapy.     

Human calcitonin receptor-like receptor for adrenomedullin: genomic structure, eight single-nucleotide polymorphisms, and haplotype analysis

Adrenomedullin (ADM), a peptide characterized by persistent hypotensive activity, is thought to be involved when the control mechanism of blood pressure is deranged, because its plasma concentration is upregulated in hypertensive patients. The receptor for ADM, a molecular complex consisting of calcitonin-receptor-like receptor (CRLR) and receptor-activity-modifying protein 2 (RAMP2), is activated through a unique intracellular transport mechanism. By analyzing the nucleotide sequences of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones, we have established that the gene encoding CRLR is spread over a genomic distance of 103,145 bases; it contains 15 exons interrupted by 14 introns, including 1 that spans more than 60 kilobases. Exons 1–3 constitute the 5′ noncoding region; exons 4 through 15 are coding elements, of which exons 8 to 14 encode seven transmembrane domains. Eight novel single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and their allelic frequencies in the Japanese population were found by direct sequencing of 32 alleles; two SNPs were in the 5′ flanking region, one in exon 2, and the other five around intron-exon junctions. Eight haplotypes were constructed using these alleles in our Japanese population sample. The data establish a basis for investigations to detect molecular variants in the ADM receptor that might alter control of blood pressure and confer on individuals a predisposition to essential hypertension. Received: November 10, 2000 / Accepted: December 18, 2000     

Expression of serotonin2A receptors in Purkinje cells of the developing rat cerebellum

Previous physiological and pharmacological studies have shown that the serotonin_2A (5-HT_2A) receptor is involved in cerebellar functions. However, the expression of 5-HT_2A receptors in the developing cerebellum has not been elucidated to date. In the present immunohistochemical study, we examined developmental changes of the distribution of 5-HT_2A receptors in Purkinje cells of the rat cerebellum from embryonic day 18 (E18) to postnatal day 21 (P21). The weak immunoreaction to 5-HT_2A receptors was found in the deep cerebellar nuclei on E19. In the cerebellar cortex of the hemisphere and the posterior vermis, somata of Purkinje cells became weakly immunoreactive on P0. With the dendritic elongation and arborization, the immunoreaction appeared in the proximal parts of Purkinje cell dendrites. Distal parts of the dendrites became immunoreactive after P12, and were strongly immunolabeled by P21. The present study may provide a structural basis to investigate the roles of 5-HT_2A receptors during the cerebellar development.     

核受体相关因子1在大鼠脑发育过程中的表达研究

目的 观察孤儿核受体相关因子1( Nurr1)在大鼠脑发育过程中蛋白表达的动态变化及其与增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)的相关关系,探讨 Nurr1表达在神经细胞分化迁移中的意义. 方法 采用石蜡包埋组织切片,免疫组织化学染色及免疫组织化学双重染色. 结果 Nurr1从胚胎12d开始在侧脑室周围出现少量表达,随着发育阳性细胞数目明显增多,而且呈现向脑室远侧分化、迁移的趋势;生后侧脑室周围的阳性细胞明显减少,高量表达出现在生后1～5d的大脑皮层,随着细胞的分化成熟阳性表达又明显减少,成熟的大脑皮层仅见少量阳性表达,与PCNA的对比观察表明,两者表达在不同的部位和不同的细胞中,Nurr1 主要表达在分化、迁移的幼稚神经细胞中,在增殖细胞中不表达. 结论 Nurr1 可能在大鼠脑神经细胞从幼稚到成熟的分化、迁移过程中有调控作用.     

人受体活性修饰蛋白1基因修饰的骨髓间充质干细胞移植对兔血管成形术后新生内膜的影响

目的: 探讨人受体活性修饰蛋白1( hRAMP1 )基因修饰的骨髓间充质干细胞(MSCs)移植对动脉粥样硬化模型兔颈动脉球囊成形术后新生内膜增殖的影响。方法: 密度梯度离心法加贴壁培养法获得MSCs,并以携带 hRAMP1 的腺病毒转染MSCs获得 hRAMP1 基因修饰的MSCs(hRAMP1-MSCs)。建立动脉粥样硬化狭窄并球囊损伤血管成形术的兔模型,随机分为hRAMP1-MSCs组、MSCs组和对照组,模型建立成功后经耳缘静脉分别注射携带pAd2-EGFP-hRAMP1或pAd2-EGFP的MSCs和PBS,于细胞移植后7 d、14 d和28 d分别处死动物取材, 观察MSCs归巢、血管内皮化程度及内膜增生程度,同时检测血清血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)水平和血管局部内皮型一氧化氮合成酶(eNOS)表达。结果: 细胞移植后不同时点hRAMP1-MSCs组和MSCs组损伤血管增生内膜均有CD31和增强型绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)分布,但以 hRAMP1-MSCs组内皮化程度明显,MSCs组次之,两者与对照组比较均有显著差异(P<0.05);细胞移植后不同时点hRAMP1-MSCs组和MSCs组内膜增生面积及再狭窄率均低于对照组(P<0.05),尤以hRAMP1-MSCs组降低明显;细胞移植后不同时点hRAMP1-MSCs组和MSCs组血清VEGF水平和血管eNOS表达较对照组增加(P<0.05),而 hRAMP1-MSCs组又明显高于MSCs组(P<0.05);损伤血管新生内膜增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)阳性表达在hRAMP1-MSCs组最少,对照组最多。结论: hRAMP1 基因修饰的MSCs能更有效促进损伤内膜快速内皮化,重组 hRAMP1 腺病毒载体不影响MSCs向内皮细胞分化潜能。基因联合干细胞治疗能更好地促进损伤动脉快速内皮化,降低血管成形术后再狭窄。     

Atriopeptin distribution in the developing rat heart

Summary The embryonic distribution of atriopeptin (atrial natriuretic factor) in the Sprague-Dawley rat heart was mapped by immunoperoxidase staining of embryonic and neonatal hearts using rabbit antiserum to atriopeptigen purified from adult rat atrium. During the period of cardiac septation (days 14 and 16), immune serum reacted strongly with myocardial cytoplasmic granules in two sites: the inner cell layer along the cephalic curvature of the atria and the trabeculae of the incompletely divided ventricles. The youngest hearts studied (gestational day 11) displayed only nonspecific diffuse peroxidase reactivity within blood cells, indistinguishable from control sections incubated with normal rabbit serum. One week following birth, intense antiatriopeptin reactivity was widely distributed through both atria. In addition, immunoreactive cytoplasmic granules were found at several sites in the ventricular myocardium. Along the fiber tracts of the concentric layers of the ventricahar walls and interventricular septum, scattered granular foci were seen between nuclei of contiguous elongated myocytes. Positive staining was also seen within the papillary muscles and trabeculae carnae, regions shown by Alcian blue/periodic acid-Schiff base staining of sister sections to be relatively rich in glycogen. These patterns of antibody reactivity suggest the coupling of early atriopeptin secretory activity with developing cardiac function.     

镁离子与冠心病关系的研究进展

镁离子(Mg2+)为细胞内含量最多的二价阳离子.人体内Mg2+的主要来源为饮食摄人,主要经回肠吸收,肾脏为其重要排泄器官.机体中Mg2+浓度受多种因素调节,如甲状旁腺激素、降钙素、去甲肾上腺素和肾上腺素等多种激素都影响镁的转运.近年来研究发现细胞膜上瞬时受体电位阳离子通道M7 (transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 7,TRPM7)和M6(TRPM6)对机体Mg2+稳态的调控起重要作用,其介导的Mg2+电流亦有重要生理作用[1-2].     

Expression of orphanin FQ and the opioid receptor-like (ORL1) receptor in the developing human and rat brain

The orphanin peptide system, although structurally similar to the endogenous opioid family of peptides and receptors, has been established as a distinct neurochemical entity. The distribution of the opioid receptor-like (ORL1) receptor and its endogenous ligand orphanin FQ (OFQ) in the central nervous system of the adult rat has been recently reported, and although diffusely disseminated throughout the brain, this neuropeptide system is particularly expressed within stress and pain circuitry. Little is known concerning the normal expression of the orphanin system during gestation, nor how opiate or stress exposure may influence its development. Using in situ hybridization techniques, the present study was undertaken to determine the normal pattern of expression of ORL1 mRNA in the human and rat brain at various developmental stages. Rat embryos, postnatal rat brains and postmortem human brains were collected, frozen and cut into 15 μm coronal sections. In situ hybridization was performed using riboprobes generated from cDNA containing representative human and rat ORL1 and OFQ sequences. Both ORL1 and OFQ mRNA is detected as early as E12 in the cortical plate, basal forebrain, brainstem and spinal cord. Expression for both ORL1 and OFQ is strongest during the early postnatal period, remaining strong in the spinal cord, brainstem, ventral forebrain, and neocortex into the adult. Human ORL1 and OFQ expression is observed at 16 weeks gestation, remaining relatively unchanged up to 36 weeks. The influence of early orphanin expression on maturation of stress and pain circuitry in the developing brain remains unknown.     

大肠癌组织中酪氨酸激酶受体RON的表达及意义

目的：研究酪氨酸激酶受体RON在大肠癌组织中的表达情况。方法：收集大肠癌标本69例，大肠腺瘤15例，正常大肠黏膜15例，采用免疫组织化学技术检测组织中RON的表达。结果：大肠癌、大肠腺瘤组织中RON的表达明显高于正常大肠黏膜组织（P<0.05）；RON的表达强度与大肠癌病理分期、淋巴结转移及肿瘤浸润深度相关（P<0.05）。结论：RON是一个能有效反映大肠癌发生发展的生物学指标。     

Expression of orphanin FQ and the opioid receptor-like (ORL1) receptor in the developing human and rat brain.

The orphanin peptide system, although structurally similar to the endogenous opioid family of peptides and receptors, has been established as a distinct neurochemical entity. The distribution of the opioid receptor-like (ORL1) receptor and its endogenous ligand orphanin FQ (OFQ) in the central nervous system of the adult rat has been recently reported, and although diffusely disseminated throughout the brain, this neuropeptide system is particularly expressed within stress and pain circuitry. Little is known concerning the normal expression of the orphanin system during gestation, nor how opiate or stress exposure may influence its development. Using in situ hybridization techniques, the present study was undertaken to determine the normal pattern of expression of ORL1 mRNA in the human and rat brain at various developmental stages. Rat embryos, postnatal rat brains and postmortem human brains were collected, frozen and cut into 15 microm coronal sections. In situ hybridization was performed using riboprobes generated from cDNA containing representative human and rat ORL1 and OFQ sequences. Both ORL1 and OFQ mRNA is detected as early as E12 in the cortical plate, basal forebrain, brainstem and spinal cord. Expression for both ORL1 and OFQ is strongest during the early postnatal period, remaining strong in the spinal cord, brainstem, ventral forebrain, and neocortex into the adult. Human ORL1 and OFQ expression is observed at 16 weeks gestation, remaining relatively unchanged up to 36 weeks. The influence of early orphanin expression on maturation of stress and pain circuitry in the developing brain remains unknown.     

血管内皮生长因子受体在膀胱癌中的表达及临床意义

目的：探讨血管内皮生长因子受体在膀胱癌中的表达及与临床病理因素的相关性。方法：免疫组化法采用链霉菌抗生物素一过氧化物酶连接法(SP法)对50例膀胱癌标本，20例正常膀胱组织标本中血管内皮生长因子受体的表达进行检测。结果：血管内皮生长因子受体在大多数膀胱癌组织中表达(74％)，而且其表达水平与病理分期及组织分级呈正相关。在正常膀胱组织中无1例表达(0％)。结论：膀胱癌组织中血管内皮生长因子受体阳性表达，提示其在膀胱癌的血管生成中起着重要作用。     

Cell shape and cytoskeletal organization of the endothelial cells of the semilunar heart valves in the developing chick

Summary The composition and arrangement of the cytoskeletal elements of the endothelium of the semilunar valves have been studied in the embryonic chick heart during the stages 30 to 38. Microtubules, vimentin intermediate filaments and actin microfilaments were constant components of the valvular endothelial cells in the studied stages. Scanning electron microscopy after Triton-X-100 extraction revealed significant differences in the tridimensional arrangement of the cytoskeleton in the course of valve development. In the ventricular face of the cusps the cytoskeletal elements displayed a progressive longitudinal alignment, while in the arterial face of the cusps the cytoskeleton maintained the appearance of a network. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that these differences were especially prominent for vimentin intermediate filaments, although a similar tendency was also observed for microtubules. Microfilaments were scarce in the endothelial cells of both faces of the cusps, and the stress fibers typical of the endothelial cells of the adult valves were not observed in the embryonic material. The significance of these results in valve morphogenesis and histogensis and a possible linkage with differences in the local characteristics of the blood flow are discussed.     

Calbindin immunoreactivity in the developing and adult human cerebellum

Calbindin (CALB), a calcium-binding protein, is known to be expressed in the embryonic nervous system. In this study, we have examined its distribution in the cerebellum of human fetuses (11–25 weeks of gestation) and adult by immunohistochemistry. At the gestational age of 11–12 weeks, CALB immunoreactivity was present in granule and Purkinje cells throughout the cerebellum. By 16–21 weeks of gestation, immunoreactive Purkinje cells were well-differentiated in the vermis and flocculus, and their axons ran towards the deep cerebellar nuclei area, while the axon collaterals were seen to be distributed into adjacent folia. At the gestational period of 24–25 weeks, most Purkinje cells of the flocculus and vermis were arranged in one to two rows, while those of the hemispheres were still undifferentiated. A few Golgi cells of the vermis showed immunoreactivity. The neurons of the deep nuclei were immunonegative right from the gestational age of 11 weeks although a fine stippled staining of fibers was present throughout the body of all nuclei. The fibers lying close to the hilum of the dentate nucleus were strongly CALB-positive. The vestibulocerebellar fibers, being traced at the level of lower pons and upper medulla oblongata were stained as early as 11 weeks of gestation, whereas the olivocerebellar fibers were stained from 16 weeks onward. In the adult cerebellum, Purkinje cells were moderately immunopositive while granule cells were faintly stained; no other cells, including those of the deep nuclei were stained. In the medulla oblongata, the inferior olivary nucleus and olivocerebellar fibers were strongly CALB-positive. Our results indicate that CALB is expressed in early migratory Purkinje cells, and their maturation occurs in a vermal-to-hemisphere gradient. It is likely that CALB plays a significant role in the regulation of Ca²⁺-dependent activities in the developing cerebellum.     

葡萄糖对人脐静脉内皮细胞蛋白C受体表达的影响及吡格列酮的干预作用

目的:研究葡萄糖对人脐静脉内皮细胞蛋白C受体(EPCR)mRNA 表达的影响,以及吡格列酮的干预作用。方法:体外培养人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs),分别以流式细胞术和RT-PCR技术确认HUVECs膜上EPCR的表达水平和 mRNA 水平的表达。再分别以含不同浓度D-葡萄糖(5、10、30、50 mmol/L)的培养基以及含吡格列酮(5、10、20 μmol/L)或不含吡格列酮的高糖(50 mmol/L)培养基孵育HUVECs 24 h,行剂量和时间依赖性实验,并采用实时定量PCR技术测定HUVECs细胞 EPCR mRNA 的表达。结果:随着培养基D-葡萄糖浓度的增加,HUVECs培养24 h后其EPCR mRNA 的表达逐渐下调。在采用吡格列酮干预后, 50 mmol/L高糖处理的HUVECs EPCR mRNA 表达的下调得到明显改善。结论:(1)EPCR 在HUVECs上高表达,高糖可通过下调EPCR mRNA 的表达而损伤内皮细胞功能。(2)吡格列酮可阻止高糖诱导的HUVECs EPCR mRNA表达的下调,从而保护内皮细胞功能。     

钠尿肽受体A在小鼠视网膜发育过程中的表达

目的检测钠尿肽受体(NPR)在不同年龄小鼠视网膜内的表达,探讨其在视网膜发育过程中的作用。方法收集从受孕16日(E16)到出生90日(P90)小鼠眼球标本共127只,对NPR-A进行免疫荧光检测。结果NPR-A广泛存在于视网膜神经元中,例如,在外核层,NPR-A于P7开始高表达在视锥、视杆细胞内、外突起上,于P14减弱,P30之后持续稳定弱表达;在内核层,从P7开始NPR-A持续弱表达在双极细胞的突起中,而在水平细胞中未见NPR-A表达;在神经节细胞层,NPR-A于E16开始高表达在神经节细胞胞体中,P14明显减弱,而在神经纤维层,即神经节细胞的轴突中,NPR-A从胚胎期至成年持续高表达;在外网状层和内网状层,NPR-A于P14均高表达,但于P30之后逐渐减弱。此外,NPR-A还广泛的存在于Müller细胞的突起中。结论 NPR-A参与了视网膜的发育,可能是小鼠视网膜神经元发育过程中的关键分子,并对Müller细胞的功能活动起着重要的调节作用。     

Comparative analyses of influenza virus receptor distribution in the human and mouse brains

Accumulating evidence suggests a potential link between influenza A virus infection and the occurrence of influenza-associated neurological disorders. As influenza infection is mediated by specific receptors on the host cell surface, it is important to understand the distribution patterns of influenza receptors in target organs. We carried out comprehensive experiments to localize influenza receptors in the brains of two different mouse strains and the human brain for comparison using lectin histochemistry. We further compared the brain regions in which influenza receptors were expressed and the regions in which experimental influenza infection was observed. Our results show that the expression patterns for influenza receptors in mouse and human brains are different. In the mouse brain, human influenza virus receptors (HuIV-R) were expressed in part of brainstem and cerebellar white matter while avian influenza virus receptors (AIV-R) were expressed in the cerebellar Purkinje neurons. In contrast, in the human brain, many neurons and glia in widespread regions, including the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, brainstem, and cerebellum, express both AIV-R and HuIV-R. Importantly, vascular endothelial cells, choroid plexus epithelial cells and ependymal cells in both mouse and human brains express high levels of HuIV-R and AIV-R. The regional reciprocity was not observed when comparing regions with influenza receptor expression and the regions of influenza infection within the mouse brain. Our results demonstrate a differential influenza receptor expression pattern in mouse and human brains, and a disparity between influenza receptor distribution and regions with actual influenza infection.     

Expression and distribution of GABA and GABAB‐receptor in the rat adrenal gland

The inhibitory effects of gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the central and peripheral nervous systems and the endocrine system are mediated by two different GABA receptors: GABA_A‐receptor (GABA_A‐R) and GABA_B‐receptor (GABA_B‐R). GABA_A‐R, but not GABA_B‐R, has been observed in the rat adrenal gland, where GABA is known to be released. This study sought to determine whether both GABA and GABA_B‐R are present in the endocrine and neuronal elements of the rat adrenal gland, and to investigate whether GABA_B‐R may play a role in mediating the effects of GABA in secretory activity of these cells. GABA‐immunoreactive nerve fibers were observed in the superficial cortex. Some GABA‐immunoreactive nerve fibers were found to be associated with blood vessels. Double‐immunostaining revealed GABA‐immunoreactive nerve fibers in the cortex were choline acetyltransferase (ChAT)‐immunonegative. Some GABA‐immunoreactive nerve fibers ran through the cortex toward the medulla. In the medulla, GABA‐immunoreactivity was seen in some large ganglion cells, but not in the chromaffin cells. Double‐immunostaining also showed GABA‐immunoreactive ganglion cells were nitric oxide synthase (NOS)‐immunopositive. However, neither immunohistochemistry combined with fluorescent microscopy nor double‐immunostaining revealed GABA‐immunoreactivity in the noradrenaline cells with blue‐white fluorescence or in the adrenaline cells with phenylethanolamine N‐methyltransferase (PNMT)‐immunoreactivity. Furthermore, GABA‐immunoreactive nerve fibers were observed in close contact with ganglion cells, but not chromaffin cells. Double‐immunostaining also showed that the GABA‐immunoreactive nerve fibers were in close contact with NOS‐ or neuropeptide tyrosine (NPY)‐immunoreactive ganglion cells. A few of the GABA‐immunoreactive nerve fibers were ChAT‐immunopositive, while most of the GABA‐immunoreactive nerve fibers were ChAT‐immunonegative. Numerous ChAT‐immunoreactive nerve fibers were observed in close contact with the ganglion cells and chromaffin cells in the medulla. The GABA_B‐R‐immunoreactivity was found only in ganglion cells in the medulla and not at all in the cortex. Immunohistochemistry combined with fluorescent microscopy and double‐immunostaining showed no GABA_B‐R‐immunoreactivity in noradrenaline cells with blue‐white fluorescence or in adrenaline cells with PNMT‐immunoreactivity. These immunoreactive ganglion cells were NOS‐ or NPY‐immunopositive on double‐immunostaining. These findings suggest that GABA from the intra‐adrenal nerve fibers may have an inhibitory effect on the secretory activity of ganglion cells and cortical cells, and on the motility of blood vessels in the rat adrenal gland, mediated by GABA‐Rs.     

雌激素α、β受体在雌性大鼠眼葡萄膜组织中的表达

目的 探讨雌激素α、β受体（ERα、ERβ）在雌性大鼠眼葡萄膜组织的表达。方法 选择青春期SD雌性大鼠22只,采用颈椎脱臼处死大鼠, 取眼球作常规石蜡包埋,连续切片, SP免疫组织化学方法显示ERα、ERβ在葡萄膜组织的表达;采用Tanaka记分法对ERα、ERβ进行定量分析,并设正常大鼠子宫作阳性对照;PBS代替一抗作阴性对照。同时采用放射免疫分析方法检测大鼠血清雌二醇的浓度。结果 ERβ在虹膜基质细胞、虹膜前后两层色素上皮细胞、睫状体非色素上皮和色素上皮、脉络膜各层血管内皮的表达水平主要呈中表达或高表达;ERα则表达不明显。ERβ阳性表达率明显高于ERα,经统计学分析两者间有显著性差异（P＜0.05）。ERα、ERβ免疫阳性反应物呈颗粒状,定位在细胞质或细胞核。正常大鼠血清雌二醇水平经检测含量为(22.13±3.54)ng/L。结论 大鼠葡萄膜组织以ERβ表达为主,雌激素主要通过ERβ信号转导途径对这些组织的功能起调控作用。