ArticleCommunications biology2025
Estradiol and dihydrotestosterone exert sex-specific effects on human fibroblast and endothelial proliferation, bioenergetics, and vasculogenesis.
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- Computational modeling identifies protective mechanisms of estrogen and testosterone against atrial fibrosis.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026Article
- Estradiol treatment induces both shared and unique gene regulation and networks in adipose cell types of gonadectomized obese XX and XY mice.Biology of sex differences · 2026Article
- Modulation of Estrogen Receptor Activity by the Phytoalexin Tuberosin Produced from Elicited Kudzu (Journal of natural products · 2025Article
- Context-Dependent Estrogenic Actions of (+)-Pisatin Produced in Elicited Green or Snow Pea (Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2024Article
- Insulin sensitivity, body composition and bone mineral density after testosterone treatment in transgender youth with and without prior GnRH agonist therapy.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Sex-specific cell culture methods and microphysiological systems can enhance our understanding of how biological sex influences health and disease. Here, we investigated the effects of estradiol and dihydrotestosterone on primary human lung and ocular fibroblasts as well as in human umbilical vein and retinal microvascular endothelial cells from both female and male donors. Treatment of female cells with estradiol and male cells with dihydrotestosterone in 2D culture significantly enhanced proliferation, mitochondrial membrane potential, and upregulated genes associated with bioenergetics and stress responses. Conversely, treatment of female cells with dihydrotestosterone and of male cells with estradiol decreased bioenergetic potential and inhibited cell proliferation. A microphysiological model of bulk tissue vasculogenesis revealed that estradiol enhances vasculogenesis in female tissues and inhibits vasculogenesis in male tissues. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that the sex hormone composition of culture medium significantly influences bioassay readouts in a sex-specific manner.
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