Sex and the development of Alzheimer's disease

CJ Pike - Journal of neuroscience research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Men and women exhibit differences in the development and progression of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). The factors underlying the sex differences in AD are not well understood. This …

Cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease: amyloid-beta versus tauopathy

CM Huber, C Yee, T May, A Dhanala… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
We perform a large-scale meta-analysis of 51 peer-reviewed 3xTg-AD mouse publications
to compare Alzheimer's disease (AD) quantitative clinical outcome measures, including …

Sex differences in hippocampal β-amyloid accumulation in the triple-transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease and the potential role of local estrogens

YT Hu, XL Chen, YN Zhang, H McGurran… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Epidemiological studies show that women have a higher prevalence of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) than men. Peripheral estrogen reduction during aging in women is …

Update on the neuroprotective effect of estrogen receptor alpha against Alzheimer's disease

YL Lan, J Zhao, S Li - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
memory loss and disordered cognition. Women have a higher AD incidence than men …

Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis involvement in learning and memory and Alzheimer's disease: more than “just” estrogen

JA Blair, H McGee, S Bhatta, R Palm… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Accumulating studies affirm the effects of age-related endocrine dysfunction on cognitive
decline and increasing risk of neurodegenerative diseases. It is well known that estrogens …

Absent LH signaling rescues the anxiety phenotype in aging female mice

S Sims, O Barak, V Ryu, S Miyashita… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Clinical studies and experimental data together support a role for pituitary gonadotropins,
including luteinizing hormone (LH), otherwise considered solely as fertility hormones, in age …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and GnRH receptor: structure, function and drug development

H Tzoupis, A Nteli, ME Androutsou… - Current Medicinal …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) is a key element in sexual
maturation and regulation of the reproductive cycle in the human organism. GnRH interacts …

The endocrine-brain-aging triad where many paths meet: female reproductive hormone changes at midlife and their influence on circuits important for learning and …

SV Koebele, HA Bimonte-Nelson - Experimental gerontology, 2017 - Elsevier
Female mammals undergo natural fluctuations in sex steroid hormone levels throughout life.
These fluctuations span from early development, to cyclic changes associated with the …

Luteinizing hormone: Evidence for direct action in the CNS

JA Blair, S Bhatta, H McGee, G Casadesus - Hormones and behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
This article is part of a Special Issue “SBN 2014”. Hormonal dysfunction due to aging,
especially during menopause, plays a substantial role in cognitive decline as well as the …

TSPO ligand PK11195 improves Alzheimer-related outcomes in aged female 3xTg-AD mice

A Christensen, CJ Pike - Neuroscience letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis is a multifactorial process that involves numerous
pathways within the central nervous system. Thus, interventions that interact with several …