α-Estradiol (Synonyms: Alfatradiol, α-Estradiol, 17-epi Estradiol, NSC 20293, 17α-Oestradiol)

Cell experiment:

Mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells are treated for the indicated time with Alpha-Estradiol (17 α-E2) or 17 β-E2 at 10 μM concentration. Inflammation is induced by LPS at a concentration of 10 ng/mL either alone or in combination with the respective estrogen[2].

Animal experiment:

Newborn mice are randomLy assigned to six groups according to the kind of treatment: room air with vehicle injection (control, group 1), hyperoxia with vehicle injection (control, group 2), hyperoxia with 0.01 μg Alpha-Estradiol injection (group 3), hyperoxia with 0.1 μg Alpha-Estradiol injection (group 4), hyperoxia with 1.0 μg Alpha-Estradiol injection (group 5), and hyperoxia with 1.0 μg Alpha-Estradiol and 10.0 μg ICI182780 injection (antagonist of estrogen receptor α and β) (group 6). The pups receive daily subcutaneous injections of either Alpha-Estradiol in vehicle [dissolved in ethanol and diluted in 0.05 mL/mouse of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS)] or vehicle alone from postnatal days (PND) 7-16. On PND 7, the pups in the hyperoxia and Alpha-Estradiol-treatment groups are exposed to hyperoxia (75 ± 2 % O2) for 5 days (PND 7-12) and then returned to normoxia (room air) for 5 days, along with the nursing mothers, whereas pups in the normoxia group are kept in normoxia from PND 7-17. The pups are humanely euthanized on PND 9, 13 (14), and 17[3].

References:

[1]. Schriefers H, et al. Inhibition of testosterone metabolism by 17-alpha-estradiol in rat liver slices. Arzneimittelforschung. 1991 Nov;41(11):1186-9.
[2]. Santos RS, et al. The effects of 17 alpha-estradiol to inhibit inflammation in vitro. Biol Sex Differ. 2017 Sep 6;8:30.
[3]. Zhang HB, et al. 17-Alpha-estradiol ameliorating oxygen-induced retinopathy in a murine model. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul;56(4):407-15.