Sex differences in traumatic brain injury: what we know and what we should know

RP Gupte, WM Brooks, RR Vukas, JD Pierce… - Journal of …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
There is growing recognition of the problem of male bias in neuroscience research,
including in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) where fewer women than men are …

Neurotrophic and neuroregenerative effects of GH/IGF1

VE Bianchi, V Locatelli, L Rizzi - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Introduction. Human neurodegenerative diseases increase progressively with age and
present a high social and economic burden. Growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth …

Sciatic nerve injury: a simple and subtle model for investigating many aspects of nervous system damage and recovery

LE Savastano, SR Laurito, MR Fitt… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2014 - Elsevier
Sciatic nerve injury has been used for over a century to investigate the process of nerve
damage, to assess the absolute and relative capacity of the central and peripheral nervous …

Neuroprotective role of steroidal sex hormones: an overview

AN Siddiqui, N Siddiqui, RA Khan… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Progesterone, estrogens, and testosterone are the well‐known steroidal sex hormones,
which have been reported to have “nonreproductive “effects in the brain, specifically in the …

Testosterone and vaginal function

E Maseroli, L Vignozzi - Sexual Medicine Reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Androgens have been shown to exert beneficial effects on vaginal physiology,
at least partially independent of their aromatization to estrogens. Androgen deficiency in the …

Female rats demonstrate improved locomotor recovery and greater preservation of white and gray matter after traumatic spinal cord injury compared to males

JP Datto, JC Bastidas, NL Miller, AK Shah… - Journal of …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
The possibility of a gender-related difference in recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI)
remains a controversial subject. Current empirical animal research lacks sizable test groups …

Translational perspective on the role of testosterone in sexual function and dysfunction

CA Podlasek, J Mulhall, K Davies… - The journal of sexual …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The biological importance of testosterone is generally accepted by the medical
community; however, controversy focuses on its relevance to sexual function and the sexual …

Sex steroids and neuroprotection in spinal cord injury: a review of preclinical investigations

S Elkabes, AB Nicot - Experimental neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition that affects motor, sensory and autonomic
functions. Subsequent to the first mechanical trauma, secondary events, which include …

Neuroprotective effects of testosterone on ischemia/reperfusion injury of the rabbit spinal cord

B Gürer, H Kertmen, E Kasim, ER Yilmaz, BH Kanat… - Injury, 2015 - Elsevier
Aim Previous studies demonstrated the neuroprotective effects of testosterone, but no
previous study has examined the neuroprotective effects of testosterone on spinal cord …

Basic science evidence for the link between erectile dysfunction and cardiometabolic dysfunction

B Musicki, AJ Bella, TJ Bivalacqua… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Although clinical evidence supports an association between cardiovascular/
metabolic diseases (CVMD) and erectile dysfunction (ED), scientific evidence for this link is …