From estrogen-centric to aging and oxidative stress: a revised perspective of the pathogenesis of osteoporosis

SC Manolagas - Endocrine reviews, 2010‏ - academic.oup.com
Estrogen deficiency has been considered the seminal mechanism of osteoporosis in both
women and men, but epidemiological evidence in humans and recent mechanistic studies …

The protective effects of estrogen on the cardiovascular system

ME Mendelsohn, RH Karas - New England journal of medicine, 1999‏ - Mass Medical Soc
The incidence of cardiovascular disease differs significantly between men and women, in
part because of differences in risk factors and hormones. 1 The incidence of atherosclerotic …

The complex role of estrogens in inflammation

RH Straub - Endocrine reviews, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
There is still an unresolved paradox with respect to the immunomodulating role of estrogens.
On one side, we recognize inhibition of bone resorption and suppression of inflammation in …

Mitochondria from females exhibit higher antioxidant gene expression and lower oxidative damage than males

C Borrás, J Sastre, D García-Sala, A Lloret… - Free radical biology and …, 2003‏ - Elsevier
We have investigated the differential mitochondrial oxidative stress between males and
females to understand the molecular mechanisms enabling females to live longer than …

[HTML][HTML] Skeletal involution by age-associated oxidative stress and its acceleration by loss of sex steroids

M Almeida, LI Han, M Martin-Millan, LI Plotkin… - Journal of Biological …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Both aging and loss of sex steroids have adverse effects on skeletal homeostasis, but
whether and how they may influence each others negative impact on bone remains …

A crucial role for thiol antioxidants in estrogen-deficiency bone loss

JM Lean, JT Davies, K Fuller, CJ Jagger… - The Journal of clinical …, 2003‏ - jci.org
The mechanisms through which estrogen prevents bone loss are uncertain. Elsewhere,
estrogen exerts beneficial actions by suppression of reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS …

Nitric oxide in the vasculature: where does it come from and where does it go? A quantitative perspective

K Chen, RN Pittman, AS Popel - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2008‏ - liebertpub.com
Nitric oxide (NO) affects two key aspects of O2 supply and demand: It regulates vascular
tone and blood flow by activating soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) in the vascular smooth …

Modulation of antioxidant enzyme expression and function by estrogen

K Strehlow, S Rotter, S Wassmann, O Adam… - Circulation …, 2003‏ - ahajournals.org
Oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and can be
effectively influenced by radical scavenging enzyme activity and expression. The …

Apoptosis in the vasculature: mechanisms and functional importance

Z Mallat, A Tedgui - British journal of pharmacology, 2000‏ - Wiley Online Library
Apoptotic death has now been recognized in a number of common and threatening vascular
diseases, including atherosclerosis. Interest in apoptosis research relates to the fact that …

Superoxide anion production is increased in a model of genetic hypertension: role of the endothelium

S Kerr, MJ Brosnan, M McIntyre, JL Reid… - …, 1999‏ - ahajournals.org
The hypothesis that the decreased nitric oxide (NO) availability observed in spontaneously
hypertensive stroke-prone rats (SHRSP) is due to excess superoxide (O2−) was examined …