Recent update on the molecular mechanisms of gonadal steroids action in adipose tissue

A Wawrzkiewicz-Jałowiecka, A Lalik… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The gonadal steroids, including androgens, estrogens and progestogens, are involved in
the control of body fat distribution in humans. Nevertheless, not only the size and localization …

Androgen therapy in neurodegenerative diseases

VE Bianchi, L Rizzi, E Bresciani… - Journal of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD), Parkinson disease (PD),
multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Huntington disease, are …

The etiology and pathophysiology genesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer: a new perspective

TJ Phua - Medicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The etiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer are unknown,
with ageing being the greatness risk factor. Methods: This new perspective evaluates the …

Sex disparities in cystic fibrosis: review on the effect of female sex hormones on lung pathophysiology and outcomes

GY Lam, J Goodwin, PG Wilcox, BS Quon - ERJ open research, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Sex differences in morbidity and mortality have been reported in the cystic fibrosis (CF)
population worldwide. However, it is unclear why CF women have worse clinical outcomes …

Testosterone therapy and cardiovascular diseases

A Cittadini, AM Isidori, A Salzano - Cardiovascular research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Since it was first synthesized in 1935, testosterone (T) has been viewed as the mythical
Fountain of Youth, promising rejuvenation, restoring sexual appetites, growing stronger …

An updated etiology of hair loss and the new cosmeceutical paradigm in therapy: Clearing 'the big eight strikes'

N Sadgrove, S Batra, D Barreto, J Rapaport - Cosmetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this current review, research spanning the last decade (such as transcriptomic studies,
phenotypic observations, and confirmed comorbidities) has been synthesized into an …

Polycystic ovary syndrome and its management: In view of oxidative stress

K Bhattacharya, R Dey, D Sen, N Paul… - Biomolecular …, 2024 - degruyter.com
In the past two decades, oxidative stress (OS) has drawn a lot of interest due to the
revelation that individuals with many persistent disorders including diabetes, polycystic …

Immune-mediated diseases from the point of view of psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology

MA Ortega, C García-Montero, O Fraile-Martinez… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are growing in
prevalence and relevance in our society, entailing notable consequences for the individual …

Sex-related susceptibility in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Proposed mechanisms

ZŞ Aksoyalp, D Nemutlu-Samur - European journal of pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The importance of sex differences is increasingly acknowledged in the incidence and
treatment of disease. Accumulating clinical evidence demonstrates that sex differences are …

Female-biased embryonic death from inflammation induced by genomic instability

AJ McNairn, CH Chuang, JC Bloom, MD Wallace… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Genomic instability can trigger cellular responses that include checkpoint activation,
senescence and inflammation,. Although genomic instability has been extensively studied in …