• 1.The First Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China;;
  • 2.Department of General Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China;
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Objective  To investigate the express of ERβ protein in female slow transit constipation (STC) patients. Methods  Immunohistochemistry and Western blot technique were used to detect the distribution and expression of estrogen receptor β (ERβ) protein of 20 patients with STC and 20 aged-matched controls.
Results  ERβ expressions were detected in mucous layer, myenteric nerve plexus and submucous nerve plexus in two groups. In comparison with the control group, the expression of ERβ protein of STC group was much lower (P lt;0.01). The expression of ERβ protein of sigmoid colon in STC group was significantly lower than that in control group (P lt;0.05).
Conclusion  The expression of ERβ protein decreased in myenteric and submucous nerve plexus of sigmoid colon tissues may involve in the pathogenesis of STC.

Citation: ZHANG Guangjun ,WANG Chongshu,WEI Shoujiang,LIU Baohua,TONG Weidong. Distribution and Expression of Estrogen Receptor β Protein in Sigmoid Colon of Female Patients with Slow Transit Constipation. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2010, 17(2): 122-124. doi: Copy