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Sex-specific lung diseases: effect of oestrogen on cultured cells and in animal models [PDF]

European Respiratory Review, 2013
Sex prevalence in lung disease suggests that sex-specific hormones may contribute to the pathogenesis and/or progression of at least some lung diseases, such as lung adenocarcinoma, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and benign metastasising leiomyoma (BML).
Bosung Shim, Gustavo Pacheco-Rodriguez, Jiro Kato, Thomas N. Darling, Martha Vaughan, Joel Moss   +5 more
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Shared genetic liability between major depressive disorder and osteoarthritis

Bone & Joint Research, 2022
Aims: Deciphering the genetic relationships between major depressive disorder (MDD) and osteoarthritis (OA) may facilitate an understanding of their biological mechanisms, as well as inform more effective treatment regimens.
Fuquan Zhang, Shuquan Rao, Ancha Baranova   +2 more
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The regulative effect of Urtica dioica on sex hormones imbalance: elevated follicle-stimulating hormone/luteinizing hormone ratio ≥4.5 is associated with low performance in aged breeder quails

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2022
The age-related reproductive disorders are the main concerns in old birds. It was suggested that a drop in egg production and reproductive performance, towards the end of their laying period was caused partly by a decrease in the baseline concentration ...
Mozhgan Sharokhyan Rezaee, Amjad Farzinpour, Abbas Farshad, Tamas Hatfaludi   +3 more
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Primate-specific oestrogen-responsive long non-coding RNAs regulate proliferation and viability of human breast cancer cells [PDF]

Open Biology, 2016
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts of a recently discovered class of genes which do not code for proteins. LncRNA genes are approximately as numerous as protein-coding genes in the human genome.
Chin-Yo Lin, Erica L. Kleinbrink, Fabien Dachet, Juan Cai, Donghong Ju, Amanda Goldstone, Emily J. Wood, Ka Liu, Hui Jia, Anton-Scott Goustin, Mary A. Kosir, Pattaraporn Thepsuwan, Leonard Lipovich   +12 more
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The role of oestrogen therapy in reducing risk of Alzheimer's disease: systematic review

BJPsych Open, 2023
Background Studies have shown a relationship between oestrogen and Alzheimer's disease. However, there is neither clear nor strong evidence on the use of oestrogen-only therapy in reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Gary R. M. Wong, Elina J. A. Lee, Qian Yan Liaw, Hrishikesh Rajaram   +3 more
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Association between oestrogens receptor expressions in breast cancer and comorbidities: a cross-sectional, population-based study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer with oestrogen receptor expression is common in older women. Several factors, such as age and reproductive hormone exposure, have been associated with oestrogen receptor expression in breast cancer.
Laure de Decker, Mario Campone, Frederique Retornaz, Gilles Berrut, Anastasia Kabeshova, Florence Molinié, Olivier Beauchet   +6 more
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Sensitive to Infection but Strong in Defense—Female Sex and the Power of Oestradiol in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2021
The incidence of SARS-CoV2 infections is around 15% higher in premenopausal women compared to age matched men, yet the fatality rate from COVID-19 is significantly higher in men than women for all age strata.
Louise Newson, Isaac Manyonda, Rebecca Lewis, Robert Preissner, Saskia Preissner, Ute Seeland   +5 more
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Male Breast Cancer: An Experience from a Regional Cancer Centre, Tamil Nadu, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Male breast cancer is rare and accounts for less than 1% of all breast cancers. The incidence continues to rise, and most of the existing literature on male breast cancer consists of retrospective studies.
Sakthi Usha Devi Jeevarajan, Kuzhalmozhi Manoharan, Muthulakshmi Vanniappan, Ajay Kumar Arunachalam, Dorian Hanniel Terrence Selvaraj   +4 more
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Oestrogen Inhibits Arterial Calcification by Promoting Autophagy

Scientific Reports, 2017
Arterial calcification is a major complication of cardiovascular disease. Oestrogen replacement therapy in postmenopausal women is associated with lower levels of coronary artery calcification, but its mechanism of action remains unclear.
Yi-Qun Peng, Dan Xiong, Xiao Lin, Rong-Rong Cui, Feng Xu, Jia-Yu Zhong, Ting Zhu, Feng Wu, Min-Zhi Mao, Xiao-Bo Liao, Ling-Qing Yuan   +10 more
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Randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of local oestrogen treatment in postmenopausal women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery (LOTUS): a pilot study to assess feasibility of a large multicentre trial

BMJ Open, 2020
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing oestrogen treatment with no oestrogen supplementation in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery.Design and setting A randomised, parallel ...
Jane Daniels, Lee Middleton, Tina Sara Verghese, Versha Cheed, Lisa Leighton, Pallavi Manish Latthe   +5 more
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