The influence of estrogen on skeletal muscle: sex matters

DL Enns, PM Tiidus - Sports medicine, 2010 - Springer
As women enter menopause, the concentration of estrogen and other female hormones
declines. This hormonal decrease has been associated with a number of negative …

The G protein-coupled estrogen receptor GPER/GPR30 as a regulator of cardiovascular function

MR Meyer, ER Prossnitz, M Barton - Vascular pharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Endogenous estrogens are important regulators of cardiovascular homeostasis in
premenopausal women and delay the development of hypertension and coronary artery …

Topical estrogen accelerates cutaneous wound healing in aged humans associated with an altered inflammatory response

GS Ashcroft, T Greenwell-Wild, MA Horan… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
The effects of intrinsic aging on the cutaneous wound healing process are profound, and the
resulting acute and chronic wound morbidity imposes a substantial burden on health …

Activation of a novel estrogen receptor, GPER, is cardioprotective in male and female rats

AM Deschamps, E Murphy - American Journal of …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Premenopausal females have a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease than their male
counterparts, but the mechanism is unclear. Estrogen has been thought to signal through …

Effect of estrogen on global myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in female rats

P Zhai, TE Eurell, R Cotthaus… - American Journal …, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
We investigated the effects of estrogen on global myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in
rats that were ovariectomized (Ovx), sham-operated, or ovariectomized and then given 17β …

Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in estrogen receptor-α knockout and wild-type mice

P Zhai, TE Eurell, PS Cooke… - American Journal of …, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
We investigated the function of estrogen receptor-α in global myocardial ischemia and
reperfusion injury in male estrogen receptor-α knockout (ERKO) and wild-type mice. Mouse …

Sex differences in the myocardial inflammatory response to acute injury

A Kher, M Wang, BM Tsai, JM Pitcher, ES Greenbaum… - Shock, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Hemorrhage, trauma, ischemia/reperfusion, burn, and sepsis each lead to cardiac
dysfunction. These insults lead to an inflammatory cascade, which plays an important role in …

Sex differences in acute cardiovascular care: a review and needs assessment

S Vallabhajosyula, D Verghese, VK Desai… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Despite significant progress in the care of patients suffering from cardiovascular disease,
there remains a persistent sex disparity in the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of …

Estrogen receptors activate atrial natriuretic peptide in the rat heart

M Jankowski, G Rachelska… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
In this study, semiquantitative reverse transcription–PCR analysis showed that estrogen
receptor α (ERα) and β (ERβ) mRNAs are developmentally regulated in the rat heart. We …

Update on cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women

GI Gorodeski - Best practice & research Clinical obstetrics & …, 2002 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), and in particular coronary artery heart disease (CAHD), is
the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women. Until recently, most of our knowledge …