Sex differences in cancer mechanisms

JB Rubin, JS Lagas, L Broestl, J Sponagel… - Biology of sex …, 2020 - Springer
We now know that cancer is many different diseases, with great variation even within a
single histological subtype. With the current emphasis on developing personalized …

Consideration of sex differences in design and reporting of experimental arterial pathology studies—statement from ATVB council

P Robinet, DM Milewicz, LA Cassis… - … , and vascular biology, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
There are many differences in arterial diseases between men and women, including
prevalence, clinical manifestations, treatments, and prognosis. The new policy of the …

High-resolution transcriptomic profiling of the heart during chronic stress reveals cellular drivers of cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy

MA McLellan, DA Skelly, MSI Dona, GT Squiers… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Cardiac fibrosis is a key antecedent to many types of cardiac dysfunction
including heart failure. Physiological factors leading to cardiac fibrosis have been …

Sexual dimorphism in cancer

A Clocchiatti, E Cora, Y Zhang, GP Dotto - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
The incidence of many types of cancer arising in organs with non-reproductive functions is
significantly higher in male populations than in female populations, with associated …

Sex differences in vascular physiology and pathophysiology: estrogen and androgen signaling in health and disease

AC Boese, SC Kim, KJ Yin, JP Lee… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Sex differences between women and men are often overlooked and underappreciated when
studying the cardiovascular system. It has been long assumed that men and women are …

From pregnancy to preeclampsia: a key role for estrogens

N Berkane, P Liere, JP Oudinet, A Hertig… - Endocrine …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Preeclampsia (PE) results in placental dysfunction and is one of the primary causes of
maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. During pregnancy, estrogen is produced primarily …

In older men an optimal plasma testosterone is associated with reduced all-cause mortality and higher dihydrotestosterone with reduced ischemic heart disease …

BB Yeap, H Alfonso, SAP Chubb… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Context: Testosterone (T) levels decline with age and lower T has been associated with
increased mortality in aging men. However, the associations of its metabolites …

Stromal cells in prostate cancer pathobiology: friends or foes?

F Pederzoli, M Raffo, H Pakula, F Ravera… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
The genomic, epigenetic and metabolic determinants of prostate cancer pathobiology have
been extensively studied in epithelial cancer cells. However, malignant cells constantly …

Reference ranges and determinants of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol levels measured using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in a …

BB Yeap, H Alfonso, SAP Chubb… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: Testosterone (T) levels decline with increasing age. Controversy exists over the
threshold for classifying T as low vs. normal in older men. The relevance of assessing …

Androgens' effects on cerebrovascular function in health and disease

C Abi-Ghanem, LS Robison, KL Zuloaga - Biology of sex Differences, 2020 - Springer
Androgens affect the cerebral vasculature and may contribute to sex differences in
cerebrovascular diseases. Men are at a greater risk for stroke and vascular contributions to …