Abstract Hemorrhage, trauma, ischemia/reperfusion, burn, and sepsis each lead to cardiac
dysfunction. These insults lead to an inflammatory cascade, which plays an important role in …

Cardiovascular diseases are the major causes of illness and death in women.
Premenopausal women are relatively protected from coronary artery disease and …

We investigated the effects of estrogen on global myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in
rats that were ovariectomized (Ovx), sham-operated, or ovariectomized and then given 17β …

Oxidative damage of the macromolecules increases with age and has been suggested to
contribute importantly to the aging process and the pathogenesis of many age-related …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), and in particular coronary artery heart disease (CAHD), is
the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women. Until recently, most of our knowledge …

Background Although postmenopausal hormone therapy (HRT) commonly is used in hope
of preventing coronary heart disease, the effect of HRT on case fatality of myocardial …

Chronic hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with increased oxidative
stress and inflammation. Keeping the above fact into consideration we analyse the effect of …

Oestrogen protects the heart from ischaemic injury. The current study aims to characterise
two novel oestrogen receptor (ER) ligands, an ERα agonist ERA-45 and an ERβ antagonist …

Antioxidative/oxidative balance is one of the important factors for homeostasis. Antioxidative
systems which protect from peroxidative damage are supposed to be under the influence of …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the short‐and long‐term effects of
glucocorticoids [corticosterone (CORT), dexamethasone (DEX), 6‐methylprednisolone (6 …