Gonadal hormones and frontocortical expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in male stroke-prone, spontaneously hypertensive rats, a model for attention …

S Jesmin, H Togashi, I Sakuma, CN Mowa… - …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a common pediatric behavioral disorder
associated, in part, with male preponderance and reduced regional cerebral blood flow …

Characterization of regional cerebral blood flow and expression of angiogenic growth factors in the frontal cortex of juvenile male SHRSP and SHR

S Jesmin, H Togashi, CN Mowa, K Ueno, T Yamaguchi… - Brain research, 2004 - Elsevier
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a common pediatric behavioral disorder
associated with male preponderance and reduction of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) …

Selective oestrogen receptor agonists rescued hippocampus parameters in male spontaneously hypertensive rats

L Pietranera, J Correa, ME Brocca… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) show pronounced hippocampus alterations,
including low brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression, reduced neurogenesis …

Sex, hormones and cerebrovascular function: from development to disorder

A Collignon, L Dion-Albert, C Ménard… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2024 - Springer
Proper cerebrovascular development and neurogliovascular unit assembly are essential for
brain growth and function throughout life, ensuring the continuous supply of nutrients and …

Estrogens are neuroprotective factors for hypertensive encephalopathy

L Pietranera, ME Brocca, P Roig, A Lima… - The Journal of Steroid …, 2015 - Elsevier
Estrogens are neuroprotective factors for brain diseases, including hypertensive
encephalopathy. In particular, the hippocampus is highly damaged by high blood pressure …

Brain testosterone-CYP1B1 (Cytochrome P450 1B1) generated metabolite 6β-hydroxytestosterone promotes neurogenic hypertension and inflammation

P Singh, SR Dutta, CY Song, SR Oh, FJ Gonzalez… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Previously, we showed that peripheral administration of 6β-hydroxytestosterone, a CYP1B1
(cytochrome P450 1B1)-generated metabolite of testosterone, promotes angiotensin II …

Estrogen receptor alpha and beta are both involved in the cerebral VEGF/Akt/NO pathway and cerebral angiogenesis in female mice

S Jesmin, CN Mowa, SN Sultana, S Mia… - Biomedical …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
We have previously demonstrated that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is critical
for cerebral angiogenesis in middle-aged female rats and may play a role in the flow …

Chronic depletion of gonadal testosterone leads to blood–brain barrier dysfunction and inflammation in male mice

A Atallah, S Mhaouty-Kodja… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A dysfunction in the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is associated with many neurological and
metabolic disorders. Although sex steroid hormones have been shown to impact vascular …

Estrogen promotes microvascular pathology in female stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats

CT Stier Jr, PN Chander… - American Journal of …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Estrogen produces both beneficial and adverse effects on cardiovascular health via
mechanisms that remain unclear. Stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) …

Contributions of sex to cerebrovascular function and pathology

LS Robison, OJ Gannon, AE Salinero, KL Zuloaga - Brain research, 2019 - Elsevier
Sex differences exist in how cerebral blood vessels function under both physiological and
pathological conditions, contributing to observed sex differences in risk and outcomes of …