Sex hormones strongly influence body fat distribution and adipocyte differentiation.
Estrogens and testosterone differentially affect adipocyte physiology, but the importance of …

Estrogens regulate key features of metabolism, including food intake, body weight, energy
expenditure, insulin sensitivity, leptin sensitivity, and body fat distribution. There are two …

Gonadal steroids are critical regulators of physiology, yet we approach physiology and
science with the simplest perspective/model, the male one. Female models of whole animal …

Estrogens through their intracellular receptors regulate various aspects of glucose and lipid
metabolism. The effects of estrogens in metabolism can be mediated by their receptors …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida
Bunge) extract on the lipid profiles and antioxidant properties in ovariectomized (OVX) rats …

The metabolism-disrupting chemicals (MDCs) are molecules (largely belonging to the
category of endocrine disrupting chemicals, EDCs) that can cause important diseases as the …

Dysregulated bile acid (BA)/lipid metabolism and gut bacteria dysbiosis are tightly
associated with the development of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) …

Inflammation and oxidative stress are critical events involved in neurodegeneration. In
animal models, it has been shown that chronic consumption of a hypercaloric diet, which …

Across the globe, metabolic syndrome, hyperuric acid, and their related diseases, such as
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and insulin resistance, are increasing in incidence due to …

BACKGROUND The lack of estrogen in postmenopausal women is a key risk factor for
disorders of lipid metabolism and for obesity. Except in cases where estrogen replacement …