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The impact of the gut microbiota on the reproductive and metabolic endocrine system

open access: yesGut Microbes, 2021
As the gut microbiota exerts various effects on the intestinal milieu which influences distant organs and pathways, it is considered to be a full-fledged endocrine organ. The microbiota plays a major role in the reproductive endocrine system throughout a
Xinyu Qi   +3 more
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Neuroprotective effects of phytoestrogens: A potential alternative to estrogen therapy in Alzheimer's disease patients

open access: yesJournal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2021
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is classified as an age-related neuro-degenerative disorder leading to loss of memory and decline in cognitive abilities, often characterized as dementia.
Varsha Baweja   +5 more
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A Teleost Fish Model to Understand Hormonal Mechanisms of Non-breeding Territorial Behavior

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Aggressive behaviors occurring dissociated from the breeding season encourage the search of non-gonadal underlying regulatory mechanisms. Brain estrogen has been shown to be a key modulator of this behavior in bird and mammal species, and it remains to ...
Ana C. Silva   +4 more
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Association Between Hormone Replacement Therapy and Development of Endometrial Cancer: Results From a Prospective US Cohort Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
Although hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use is associated with elevated endometrial cancer(EC) risk, little evidence assesses potential effect-modifiers on HRT-related EC in a long-term follow-up.
Ying Liang   +3 more
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Intersections of endocrine pathways and the epithelial mesenchymal transition in endometrial cancer

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2022
The epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is the process by which cancer cells of epithelial origin, including endometrial cancer, acquire a mesenchymal phenotype with enhanced migratory and invasive capacity, to facilitate metastasis.
Julia H. Gelissen, Gloria S. Huang
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Efficacy of luteal estrogen administration and an early follicular Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist priming protocol in poor responders undergoing fertilization [PDF]

open access: yesObstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2018
ObjectivesWe investigated whether luteal estrogen administration and an early follicular Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (E/G-ant) priming protocol improves clinical outcomes in poor responders to controlled ovarian stimulation for in vitro ...
Hwajeong Lee   +5 more
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Expression of oxytocin in hypothalamus and reduction of nociceptive stress following administration of Kamikihi-to in female rats

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Hypothalamo-neurohypophysial oxytocin (OXT) plays an essential role in reproduction and in several socio-physiological functions, including stress reduction, anxiety relief, feeding suppression, social recognition, and trust building.
Takashi Maruyama   +5 more
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G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor, GPER1, Offers a Novel Target for the Treatment of Digestive Diseases

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
There are gender differences between men and women in many physiological functions and diseases, which indicates that female sex hormones may be important.
Chelsea DeLeon   +2 more
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Is the Expression of the Components of the Carotid Matrix of Rats Influenced by Estrogen, Progestin and Tibolone? [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2019
Objective To analyze the effects of estrogen alone or in combination with progestogens and tibolone (TIB) on the expression of the extracellular matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 (MMP-2 and MMP-9), of perlecan, and of heparanase (HPSE) of the vascular ...
Marcelo Luis Steiner   +6 more
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Chronic effect of antidopaminergic drugs or estrogen on male Wistar rat lactotrophs and somatotrophs

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1999
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of antidopaminergic agents on the somatotrophs in the presence of hyperprolactinemia. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into 6 groups: a control group and five groups chronically treated (60 days)
M.C. Oliveira   +3 more
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