Sex differences in endothelial function important to vascular health and overall cardiovascular disease risk across the lifespan

AE Stanhewicz, MM Wenner… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Diseases of the cardiovascular system are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
men and women in developed countries, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is becoming …

Sex differences in cardiovascular actions of the renin–angiotensin system

D Medina, D Mehay, AC Arnold - Clinical Autonomic Research, 2020 - Springer
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a worldwide public health concern despite decades
of research and the availability of numerous targeted therapies. While the intrinsic …

Androgens in maternal vascular and placental function: implications for preeclampsia pathogenesis

S Kumar, GH Gordon, DH Abbott, JS Mishra - Reproduction, 2018 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Adequate maternal vascular adaptations and blood supply to the uterus and placenta are
crucial for optimal oxygen and nutrient transport to growing fetuses of eutherian mammals …

Sex differences in the metabolic effects of the renin-angiotensin system

MC White, R Fleeman, AC Arnold - Biology of Sex Differences, 2019 - Springer
Obesity is a global epidemic that greatly increases risk for develo** cardiovascular
disease and type II diabetes. Sex differences in the obese phenotype are well established in …

Reactive oxygen species: players in the cardiovascular effects of testosterone

RC Tostes, FS Carneiro… - American Journal …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Androgens are essential for the development and maintenance of male reproductive tissues
and sexual function and for overall health and well being. Testosterone, the predominant …

Elevated testosterone reduces uterine blood flow, spiral artery elongation, and placental oxygenation in pregnant rats

K Gopalakrishnan, JS Mishra, V Chinnathambi… - …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Elevated maternal testosterone levels are shown to cause fetal growth restriction, eventually
culminating in sex-specific adult-onset hypertension that is more pronounced in males than …

Testosterone plays a permissive role in angiotensin II-induced hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy in male rats

JS Mishra, AS More, K Gopalakrishnan… - Biology of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Sex hormones contribute to sex differences in blood pressure. Inappropriate activation of the
renin-angiotensin system is involved in vascular dysfunction and hypertension. This study …

Reduced AT2R Signaling Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction After Preeclampsia

KS Schwartz, M Sun, DI Jalal, MK Santillan… - …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Women who had preeclampsia (a history of preeclampsia) have a> 4-fold
risk of develo** cardiovascular disease compared with women who had an …

Polycystic ovary syndrome as a paradigm for prehypertension, prediabetes, and preobesity

M Luque-Ramírez, HF Escobar-Morreale - Current hypertension reports, 2014 - Springer
The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hyperandrogenic disorder affecting 5–10% of
premenopausal women. These patients gather multiple cardiovascular risk factors from early …

Pre-transplant screening for non-HLA antibodies: who should be tested?

MC Philogene, S Zhou, BE Lonze, S Bagnasco… - Human immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
Retrospective studies of angiotensin II type 1 receptor antibodies (AT1R-Ab) and anti-
endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) have linked these antibodies to allograft injury. Because …