Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University Physical Therapy Faculty Publications Department of Physical Therapy 4-13-2010 Estrogen Regulates Estrogen Receptors and Antioxidant Gene Expression in Mouse Skeletal Muscle Kristen A. Baltgalvis Sarah M. Greising Gordon L. Warren Georgia State University,
[email protected] Dawn A. Lowe Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/pt_facpub Part of the Physical Therapy Commons Recommended Citation Baltgalvis, K.A., Greising, S.M., Warren, G.L., & Lowe, D.A. (2010). Estrogen regulates estrogen receptors and antioxidant gene expression in mouse skeletal muscle. PLoS ONE, 5(4): e10164. doi: 10.1371/ journal.pone.0010164 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Physical Therapy at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Physical Therapy Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Estrogen Regulates Estrogen Receptors and Antioxidant Gene Expression in Mouse Skeletal Muscle Kristen A. Baltgalvis1*, Sarah M. Greising2, Gordon L. Warren3, Dawn A. Lowe2 1 Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, 2 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, 3 Division of Physical Therapy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America Abstract Background: Estrogens are associated with the loss of skeletal muscle strength in women with age. Ovarian hormone removal by ovariectomy in mice leads to a loss of muscle strength, which is reversed with 17b-estradiol replacement.