PMID- 32635208 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240329 IS - 2076-3921 (Print) IS - 2076-3921 (Electronic) IS - 2076-3921 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Jul 3 TI - Supplementation of 17beta-Estradiol Normalizes Rapid Gastric Emptying by Restoring Impaired Nrf2 and nNOS Function in Obesity-Induced Diabetic Ovariectomized Mice. LID - 10.3390/antiox9070582 [doi] LID - 582 AB - Gastroparesis (Gp) is a multifactorial condition commonly observed in females and is characterized by delayed or rapid gastric emptying (GE). The role of ovarian hormones on GE in the pathogenesis of obesity induced type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is completely unknown. The aims of our study are to investigate whether supplementation of 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) or progesterone (P(4)) restores impaired nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2, an oxidative stress-responsive transcription factor) and nitric oxide (NO)-mediated gastric motility in ovariectomized (OVX) mice consuming a high-fat diet (HFD, a model of T2DM). Groups of OVX+HFD mice were administered daily subcutaneous doses of either E(2) or P(4) for 12 weeks. The effects of E(2) and P(4) on body weight, metabolic homeostasis, solid GE, gastric antrum NO-mediated relaxation, total nitrite levels, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOSalpha), and its cofactor expression levels were assessed in OVX+HFD mice. HFD exacerbated hyperglycemia and insulinemia while accelerating GE (p < 0.05) in OVX mice. Exogenous E(2), but not P(4), attenuated rapid gastric emptying and restored gastric nitrergic relaxation, total nitrite levels, nNOSalpha, and cofactor expression via normalizing Nrf2-Phase II enzymes, inflammatory response, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) protein expression in OVX+HFD mice. We conclude that E(2) is beneficial in normalizing metabolic homeostasis and gastric emptying in obese, diabetic OVX mice consuming a fat-rich diet. FAU - Sprouse, Jeremy C AU - Sprouse JC AD - School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA. FAU - Sampath, Chethan AU - Sampath C AD - Department of ODS & Research, School of Dentistry, Nashville, TN 37208, USA. FAU - Gangula, Pandu R AU - Gangula PR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7259-570X AD - Department of ODS & Research, School of Dentistry, Nashville, TN 37208, USA. LA - eng GR - SC1 GM121282/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - U54 MD007593/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States GR - SC1GM121282/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - U54MD007586/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200703 PL - Switzerland TA - Antioxidants (Basel) JT - Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101668981 PMC - PMC7402187 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Nrf2 OT - antioxidants OT - cytokines OT - diabetes OT - estrogen OT - gastroparesis OT - nNOS OT - obesity OT - progesterone COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/07/09 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/09 06:01 PMCR- 2020/07/03 CRDT- 2020/07/09 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/07/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/07/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/07/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - antiox9070582 [pii] AID - antioxidants-09-00582 [pii] AID - 10.3390/antiox9070582 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Jul 3;9(7):582. doi: 10.3390/antiox9070582.