Androgens’ effects on cerebrovascular function in health and disease
Biology of Sex Differences, 2020 Androgens affect the cerebral vasculature and may contribute to sex differences in cerebrovascular diseases. Men are at a greater risk for stroke and vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) compared to women throughout much of ...
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Genomic and non-genomic effects of androgens in the cardiovascular system: clinical implications [PDF]
, 2017 The principle steroidal androgens are testosterone and its metabolite 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is converted from testosterone by the enzyme 5α-reductase.
Ahmed, S. Faisal +4 more
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Impact of circulating cholesterol levels on growth and intratumoral androgen concentration of prostate tumors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) leads to tumor involution and reduction of tumor burden.
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Contribution of recent transgenic models and transcriptional profiling studies to our understanding of the mechanisms by which androgens control spermatogenesis [PDF]
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Claessens, Frank +7 more
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Estrogens and Androgens in Plants: The Last 20 Years of Studies
Plants, 2021 Although the only known steroid hormones in plants are brassinosteroids, interestingly, mammalian steroid hormones such as androgens or estrogens are also part of the plant metabolic profile. This presented review is focused on the progress that has been
Anna Janeczko
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The androgen receptor and signal-transduction pathways in hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Part 1: modifications to the androgen receptor [PDF]
, 2005 Prostate cancer is the second most common male malignancy in the western world an increasing incidence in an ageing population. Treatment of advanced prostate cancer relies on androgen deprivation.
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Androgens and Hypertension in Men and Women: a Unifying View. [PDF]
, 2017 This review was designed to revaluate the androgen role on the mechanisms of hypertension and cardiovascular risks in both men and women. Sex steroids are involved in the regulation of blood pressure, but pathophysiological mechanism is not well ...
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Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of human androgen receptor expression by androgen. [PDF]
, 1993 Autoregulation is a control mechanism common to several proteins of the steroid/thyroid hormone receptor superfamily. In this work the effect of androgens and antiandrogens on the expression of the human androgen receptor (hAR) in prostate and breast ...
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ANDROGENS REGULATE T47D CELLS MOTILITY AND INVASION THROUGH ACTIN CYTOSKELETON REMODELLING
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2016 The relationship between androgens and breast cancer is controversial. Androgens have complex effects on breast cancer progression and metastasis. Moreover, androgens receptor (AR) is expressed in approximately 70% to 90% of invasive breast carcinomas ...
Maria Magdalena Montt-Guevara +7 more
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Health considerations for transgender women and remaining unknowns : a narrative review [PDF]
, 2019 Transgender (trans) women (TW) were assigned male at birth but have a female gender identity or gender expression. The literature on management and health outcomes of TW has grown recently with more publication of research.
Defreyne, Justine +6 more
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