Effects of gender in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PA McCombe, RD Henderson - Gender medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
… Objective: This review examines the gender differences that … to find information about gender
differences in the incidence, … gender or sex, ALS prevalence, and SOD1 mice and gender. …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a hormonal condition?

H Blasco, AM Guennoc, C Veyrat-Durebex… - Amyotrophic Lateral …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
… shown to have an effect on survival. Given this complex relationship between gender and
ALS, … aetiology by suggesting protective effect of oestrogens and adverse effect of androgens. …

Hypolipidemia in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a possible gender difference?

JW Yang, SM Kim, HJ Kim, JE Kim… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
… The impact of gender differences on basal serum lipid levels in patients was also … Increased
peripheral lipid clearance in an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Lipid Res …

… of the contribution of genetic background and gender to disease progression in the SOD1 G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a meta-analysis

SR Pfohl, MT Halicek… - Journal of neuromuscular …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Background: The SOD1 G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most
frequently used model to examine ALS pathophysiology. There is a lack of homogeneity in …

Gender-based effect of statins on functional decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

B Nefussy, J Hirsch, ME Cudkowicz, VE Drory - Journal of the neurological …, 2011 - Elsevier
… onset and more rapid disease course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was reported, …
The role of gender in that controversy is unclear. We evaluated the gender-specific effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Early motor and electrophysiological changes in transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and gender differences on clinical outcome

CJ Alves, LP De Santana, AJD Dos Santos… - Brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive … and the outcome varied between
genders of ALS mice, being tremor, … Other differences regarding the isolated effects of gender or …

Age, gender, kinship and caregiver burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

F Tramonti, P Bongioanni, R Leotta… - Psychology, health & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons
… in the caregiver burden due to age, gender and kinship. Women reported a higher physical …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: gender differences in the use of mechanical ventilation

E Tollefsen, B Midgren, P Bakke… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… Also, the decision about mechanical ventilation imposes a major burden on families [11],
and genders may express different attitudes towards the impact of mechanical ventilation. …

Implication of central nervous system barrier impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: gender-related difference in patients

H Alarcan, P Vourc'h, L Berton… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
… ) barrier impairment has been reported in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), highlighting its
… The gender difference might guide the development of new drugs and help personalise the …

Gender-specific beneficial effects of docosahexaenoic acid dietary supplementation in G93A-SOD1 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mice

P Torres, D Cacabelos, J Pairada, KC Bauer, J Boada… - …, 2020 - Springer
… cord (LSC) of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and … Also, beneficial effects on
cell viability were evidenced for the … study on the interaction of gender-influenced biological …