| First Author | Dai Q | Year | 2019 |
| Journal | J Endocr Soc | Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 | Pages | 446-467 |
| PubMed ID | 30746505 | Mgi Jnum | J:286006 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6400080 | Doi | 10.1210/js.2018-00219 |
| Citation | Dai Q, et al. (2019) A Mitochondrial Progesterone Receptor Increases Cardiac Beta-Oxidation and Remodeling. J Endocr Soc 3(2):446-467 |
| abstractText | Progesterone is primarily a pregnancy-related hormone, produced in substantial quantities after ovulation and during gestation. Traditionally known to function via nuclear receptors for transcriptional regulation, there is also evidence of nonnuclear action. A previously identified mitochondrial progesterone receptor (PR-M) increases cellular respiration in cell models. In these studies, we demonstrated that expression of PR-M in rat H9c2 cardiomyocytes resulted in a ligand-dependent increase in oxidative cellular respiration and beta-oxidation. Cardiac expression in a TET-On transgenic mouse resulted in gene expression of myofibril proteins for remodeling and proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation and fatty acid metabolism. In a model of increased afterload from constant transverse aortic constriction, mice expressing PR-M showed a ligand-dependent preservation of cardiac function. From these observations, we propose that PR-M is responsible for progesterone-induced increases in cellular energy production and cardiac remodeling to meet the physiological demands of pregnancy. |
