Animal models to understand the etiology and pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome

E Stener-Victorin, V Padmanabhan… - Endocrine …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
More than 1 out of 10 women worldwide are diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS), the leading cause of female reproductive and metabolic dysfunction. Despite its …

Role of gut microbiota in the development of insulin resistance and the mechanism underlying polycystic ovary syndrome: a review

F He, Y Li - Journal of ovarian research, 2020 - Springer
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine and metabolic disorder.
Typically, it is characterized by hirsutism, hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction …

Gut microbiota steroid sexual dimorphism and its impact on gonadal steroids: influences of obesity and menopausal status

J Mayneris-Perxachs, M Arnoriaga-Rodríguez… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background Gonadal steroid hormones have been suggested as the underlying mechanism
responsible for the sexual dimorphism observed in metabolic diseases. Animal studies have …

Sex, puberty, and the gut microbiome

L Sisk-Hackworth, ST Kelley, VG Thackray - Reproduction, 2023 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief Sex differences in the gut microbiome may impact multiple aspects of human health
and disease. In this study, we review the evidence for microbial sex differences in puberty …

Intersection of polycystic ovary syndrome and the gut microbiome

MG Rizk, VG Thackray - Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) remains unclear, although studies
indicate that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the syndrome. In 2012 …

Letrozole: Pharmacology, toxicity and potential therapeutic effects

AG Mukherjee, UR Wanjari, D Nagarajan, KK Vibhaa… - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly active estrogen metabolism and receptor protein expression are to blame for the
elevated breast cancer (BC) rate in post-menopausal women. Letrozole is a powerful …

Intestinal flora is a key factor in insulin resistance and contributes to the development of polycystic ovary syndrome

YL Yang, WW Zhou, S Wu, WL Tang, ZW Wang… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context The key gut microbial biomarkers for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and how
dysbiosis causes insulin resistance and PCOS remain unclear. Objective To assess the …

The role of the sex hormone-gut microbiome axis in tumor immunotherapy

L Wang, L Tang, D Zhai, M Song, W Li, S Xu… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Accumulating evidence suggested that both gut microbiome and sex play a critical role in
the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade therapy. Considering the reciprocal relationship …

Hyperactive LH pulses and elevated kisspeptin and NKB gene expression in the arcuate nucleus of a PCOS mouse model

LA Esparza, D Schafer, BS Ho, VG Thackray… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common reproductive disorder in women, is
characterized by hyperandrogenemia, chronic anovulation, cystic ovarian follicles, and …

[HTML][HTML] Alterations in the intestinal microbiome associated with PCOS affect the clinical phenotype

L Wang, J Zhou, HJ Gober, WT Leung, Z Huang… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), characterized by chronic anovulation and
hyperandrogenaemia, is a complex endocrine and metabolic disorder commonly seen in …