BACKGROUND Estrogens are known to orchestrate reproductive events and to regulate the
immune system during infections and following tissue damage. Recent findings suggest that …

Candida albicans is an important opportunistic pathogen causing various human infections
that are often treated with azole antifungals. The US CDC now regards developing candidal …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review focuses specifically on the mechanisms by which
female sex hormones, estrogen, and progesterone affect Chlamydia trachomatis infections …

Objective To explore the effect of 4 mg/day, 6 mg/day, and 8 mg/day estradiol alone or in
combination with an intrauterine device (IUD) in patients with moderate and severe …

Clinical and experimental observations have long suggested that elevated levels of
estrogen associate with increased serum iron availability. Additionally, recent work has …

Studies indicate that estrogen enhances Chlamydia trachomatis serovar E infection in
genital epithelial cells. Hormones have direct and indirect effects on endometrial epithelial …

Background and purpose Hepcidin is the central regulatory molecule of systemic iron
homeostasis. Serum ferritin, insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), female …

It is well accepted that intracellular iron overload that associate with various forms of cancer
fuels tumor mutagenesis and growth. Hence, iron chelation therapy is being increasingly …

Background Acute lung injury (ALI) is associated with increased inflammation and oxidative
stress. Estradiol is produced by the ovaries and is the most active hormone of estrogen. Our …

Trace elements are vital for a variety of functions in the brain. However, an imbalance can
result in oxidative stress. It is important to ascertain the normal levels in different brain …