Sex differences in neuroimmunity and pain

S Rosen, B Ham, JS Mogil - Journal of neuroscience research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Differences in the prevalence of chronic pain in women vs. men are well known, and
decades of laboratory experimentation have demonstrated that women are more sensitive to …

Sex differences in cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

R Li, M Singh - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2014 - Elsevier
Studies have shown differences in specific cognitive ability domains and risk of Alzheimer's
disease between the men and women at later age. However it is important to know that sex …

Neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury: opportunities for therapeutic intervention

A Kumar, DJ Loane - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2012 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity
worldwide, yet despite extensive efforts to develop neuroprotective therapies for this …

The role of sex and sex hormones in neurodegenerative diseases

E Vegeto, A Villa, S Della Torre, V Crippa… - Endocrine …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are a wide class of disorders of the central nervous
system (CNS) with unknown etiology. Several factors were hypothesized to be involved in …

Neuroprotection for traumatic brain injury: translational challenges and emerging therapeutic strategies

DJ Loane, AI Faden - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2010 - cell.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes secondary biochemical changes that contribute to
subsequent tissue damage and associated neuronal cell death. Neuroprotective treatments …

Progesterone receptors: form and function in brain

RD Brinton, RF Thompson, MR Foy, M Baudry… - Frontiers in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Emerging data indicate that progesterone has multiple non-reproductive functions in the
central nervous system to regulate cognition, mood, inflammation, mitochondrial function …

Neuroprotection by estrogen and progesterone in traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury

E Brotfain, SE Gruenbaum, M Boyko… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
In recent years there has been a growing body of clinical and laboratory evidence
demonstrating the neuroprotective effects of estrogen and progesterone after traumatic brain …

Pharmacotherapy of traumatic brain injury: state of the science and the road forward: report of the Department of Defense Neurotrauma Pharmacology Workgroup

R Diaz-Arrastia, PM Kochanek, P Bergold… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Despite substantial investments by government, philanthropic, and commercial sources over
the past several decades, traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains an unmet medical need and a …

Sex hormones and cognition: neuroendocrine influences on memory and learning.

DK Hamson, MM Roes, LAM Galea - 2016 - open.library.ubc.ca
Sex differences in neurological disease extend from incidence, severity, progression and
symptoms and may ultimately influence treatment. Cognitive disturbances are frequent in …

ProTECT: a randomized clinical trial of progesterone for acute traumatic brain injury

DW Wright, AL Kellermann, VS Hertzberg… - Annals of emergency …, 2007 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Laboratory evidence indicates that progesterone has potent
neuroprotective effects. We conducted a pilot clinical trial to assess the safety and potential …