Age and sex are critical factors in ischemic stroke pathology

M Roy-O'Reilly, LD McCullough - Endocrinology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Ischemic stroke is a devastating brain injury resulting in high mortality and substantial loss of
function. Understanding the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke risk, mortality, and functional …

Sex differences in the neuro-immune consequences of stress: Focus on depression and anxiety

M Bekhbat, GN Neigh - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2018 - Elsevier
Women appear to be more vulnerable to the depressogenic effects of inflammation than
men. Chronic stress, one of the most pertinent risk factors of depression and anxiety, is …

Sexual dimorphism in the inflammatory response to traumatic brain injury

S Villapol, DJ Loane, MP Burns - Glia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The activation of resident microglial cells, alongside the infiltration of peripheral
macrophages, are key neuroinflammatory responses to traumatic brain injury (TBI) that are …

Sexually divergent induction of microglial-associated neuroinflammation with hippocampal aging

CA Mangold, B Wronowski, M Du, DR Masser… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background The necessity of including both males and females in molecular neuroscience
research is now well understood. However, there is relatively limited basic biological data on …

Gender disparities in preterm neonatal outcomes

DN O'Driscoll, M McGovern, CM Greene… - Acta …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim From birth to old age, males generally have poorer disease outcomes compared to
females. Preterm infants display a marked gender disparity in disease outcomes, and the …

Sex differences in the epilepsies and associated comorbidities: implications for use and development of pharmacotherapies

CA Christian, DS Reddy, J Maguire, PA Forcelli - Pharmacological Reviews, 2020 - ASPET
The epilepsies are common neurologic disorders characterized by spontaneous recurrent
seizures. Boys, girls, men, and women of all ages are affected by epilepsy and, in many …

Peripheral immune cells and perinatal brain injury: a double-edged sword?

J Herz, I Bendix, U Felderhoff-Müser - Pediatric research, 2022 - nature.com
Perinatal brain injury is the leading cause of neurological mortality and morbidity in
childhood ranging from motor and cognitive impairment to behavioural and neuropsychiatric …

Sex differences in neuroinflammation and neuroprotection in ischemic stroke

MS Spychala, P Honarpisheh… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Stroke is not only a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide it also
disproportionally affects women. There are currently over 500,000 more women stroke …

SerpinA3N attenuates ischemic stroke injury by reducing apoptosis and neuroinflammation

Y Zhang, Q Chen, D Chen, W Zhao… - CNS Neuroscience …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the effect of serine protein inhibitor A3N (serpinA3N) in ischemic stroke
and to explore its mechanism of action. Methods Mouse ischemic stroke model was induced …

Sexually dimorphic outcomes after neonatal stroke and hypoxia-ischemia

C Charriaut-Marlangue, VC Besson… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cohort studies have demonstrated a higher vulnerability in males towards ischemic and/or
hypoxic-ischemic injury in infants born near-or full-term. Male sex was also associated with …