Sex-based differences in risk factors and complications of chronic kidney disease

MLR Wyld, L Nicole, A Viecelli, R Swaminathan… - Seminars in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, females are∼ 30% more likely to have pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD)
than males for reasons that are not fully understood. CKD is associated with numerous …

[HTML][HTML] X-chromosome and kidney function: evidence from a multi-trait genetic analysis of 908,697 individuals reveals sex-specific and sex-differential findings in …

M Scholz, K Horn, J Pott, M Wuttke, A Kühnapfel… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
X-chromosomal genetic variants are understudied but can yield valuable insights into
sexually dimorphic human traits and diseases. We performed a sex-stratified cross-ancestry …

[HTML][HTML] Estrogen's Tissue-Specific Regulation of the SLC26A6 Anion Transporter Reveal a Phenotype of Kidney Stone Disease in Estrogen-Deficient Females: A …

M Tarhuni, MN Fotso, NA Gonzalez, RR Sanivarapu… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Kidney stone formation is an intricate process that involves a disruption in the interplay of the
multiple organs and systems involved in regulating the concentration of specific ions in the …

Estrogen-induced signalling and the renal contribution to salt and water homeostasis

W Thomas, BJ Harvey - Steroids, 2023 - Elsevier
The kidney is considered to be one of the most estrogen-responsive, not reproductive
organs in the body. Different estrogen receptors (ERs) show sex-specific differences in …

Factors affecting serum PFAS concentrations among US females with surgically and naturally induced menopause: data from NHANES 2003–2018

RB Jain, A Ducatman - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Sex hormones influence excretion of the biopersistent per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) in rodents, but such influences in human studies are less clear. Data from National …

The association between arterial hypertension and menarcheal age

M Farahmand, M Mousavi, AA Momenan, F Azizi… - Maturitas, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Menarche, as a milestone of puberty, may have a long-term effect on health. The
present study investigated the association of age at menarche with the incidence of arterial …

Beyond sex and gender differences: The case for women's health research

LAM Galea, BH Lee, MN Rajah, G Einstein - Principles of Gender …, 2023 - Elsevier
Women are more likely to be misdiagnosed and suffer the adverse effects of new
therapeutics compared to men. These types of findings were the impetus for mandates from …

Endogenous Estrogen Exposure and Hypertension Risk; A Population-based Cohort Study With About 2 Decades of Follow-up

F Ramezani Tehrani, M Mousavi… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Content The impact of endogenous estrogen exposure (EEE) on hypertension (HTN)
incidence has not been investigated yet. Objective This study aimed to evaluate HTN …

[HTML][HTML] Mendelian randomization indicates causal effects of estradiol levels on kidney function in males

MK Nasr, C Schurmann, EP Böttinger… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Context Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health burden worldwide. Epidemiological
studies observed an association between sex hormones, including estradiol, and kidney …

Biochemical and histopathological analysis after sub-chronic administration of oxyresveratrol in Wistar rats

N Alam, H Najnin, M Islam, S Shakya… - Drug and Chemical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Oxyresveratrol (OXY) is a naturally occurring phenolic compound; however, there are no
toxicity studies reported on its long term use. The aim of our work was to demonstrate the …