Women-specific factors to consider in risk, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease

RE Harvey, KE Coffman, VM Miller - Women's Health, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
In the era of individualized medicine, gaps in knowledge remain about sex-specific risk
factors, diagnostic and treatment options that might reduce mortality from cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular health and the menopausal woman: the role of estrogen and when to begin and end hormone treatment

F Naftolin, J Friedenthal, R Nachtigall… - F1000Research, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Reports have correlated the use of estrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms with
beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system. Molecular, biochemical, preclinical, and …

The effects of hormone replacement therapy on the microbiomes of postmenopausal women

MI Dothard, SM Allard, JA Gilbert - Climacteric, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The sex steroid hormone estrogen plays a number of regulatory roles in female
development. During menopause, estrogen synthesis in the ovaries decreases, which …

Progesterone vs. synthetic progestins and the risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Asi, K Mohammed, Q Haydour, MR Gionfriddo… - Systematic reviews, 2016 - Springer
Background Use of menopausal hormonal therapy (MHT)-containing estrogen and a
synthetic progestin is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. It is unclear if …

Sex-related differences in oxidative stress and neurodegeneration

MA Tenkorang, B Snyder, RL Cunningham - Steroids, 2018 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress has been implicated in a number of neurodegenerative diseases spanning
various fields of research. Reactive oxygen species can be beneficial or harmful, depending …

Mechanisms underlying the influence of oestrogen on cardiovascular physiology in women

S Novella, D Pérez‐Cremades… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Women show a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases than age‐matched men, but this
benefit disappears after menopause. Oestrogen‐mediated vascular actions are mainly …

Effects of daily probiotic supplementation with Lactobacillus acidophilus on calcium status, bone metabolism biomarkers, and bone mineral density in …

IA Harahap, M Moszak, M Czlapka-Matyasik… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Menopause poses significant health risks for women, particularly an increased
vulnerability to fractures associated with osteoporosis. Dietary interventions have emerged …

Estradiol: a steroid with multiple facets

A Kumar, A Banerjee, D Singh, G Thakur… - Hormone and …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Seventy-five glorious years have passed since estradiol was discovered by Edward Doisy.
From discovery in the ovaries to delineation of diverse physiological effects, research on …

Long-term administration of conjugated estrogen and bazedoxifene decreased murine fecal β-glucuronidase activity without impacting overall microbiome community

KLA Chen, X Liu, YC Zhao, K Hieronymi, G Rossi… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Conjugated estrogens (CE) and Bazedoxifene (BZA) combination is used to alleviate
menopause-associated symptoms in women. CE+ BZA undergo first-pass-metabolism in the …

Effects of ERβ and ERα on OVX-induced changes in adiposity and insulin resistance

TM Zidon, J Padilla, KL Fritsche… - Journal of …, 2020 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Loss of ovarian hormones leads to increased adiposity and insulin resistance (IR),
increasing the risk for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The purpose of this study was …