Endogenous and exogenous estrogen exposures: how women's reproductive health can drive brain aging and inform Alzheimer's prevention

S Jett, N Malviya, E Schelbaum, G Jang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
After advanced age, female sex is the major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease
(AD), the most common cause of dementia affecting over 24 million people worldwide. The …

Sex steroids and the female brain across the lifespan: insights into risk of depression and Alzheimer's disease

C Barth, A Crestol, AMG de Lange… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Despite widespread sex differences in prevalence and presentation of numerous illnesses
affecting the human brain, there has been little focus on the effect of endocrine ageing. Most …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of menopause hormone therapy on risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia

M Nerattini, S Jett, C Andy, C Carlton… - Frontiers in aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Despite a large preclinical literature demonstrating neuroprotective effects of
estrogen, use of menopausal hormone therapy (HT) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk …

Ovarian steroid hormones: A long overlooked but critical contributor to brain aging and Alzheimer's disease

S Jett, E Schelbaum, G Jang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ovarian hormones, particularly 17β-estradiol, are involved in numerous neurophysiological
and neurochemical processes, including those subserving cognitive function. Estradiol plays …

[HTML][HTML] Linking brain maturation and puberty during early adolescence using longitudinal brain age prediction in the ABCD cohort

MC Holm, EH Leonardsen, D Beck, A Dahl… - Developmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The temporal characteristics of adolescent neurodevelopment are shaped by a complex
interplay of genetic, biological, and environmental factors. Using a large longitudinal dataset …

Menopausal vasomotor symptoms and white matter hyperintensities in midlife women

RC Thurston, M Wu, YF Chang, HJ Aizenstein… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives The menopause transition is increasingly recognized as a time
of importance for women's brain health. A growing body of work indicates that the classic …

Role of estrogen in women's Alzheimer's disease risk as modified by APOE

AC Valencia‐Olvera… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by numerous sexual dimorphisms that impact the
development, progression, and probably the strategies to prevent and treat the most …

Sex and menopause impact 31P-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy brain mitochondrial function in association with 11C-PiB PET amyloid-beta load

S Jett, JP Dyke, C Andy, E Schelbaum, G Jang… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Increasing evidence implicates sex and endocrine aging effects on brain bioenergetic aging
in the greater lifetime risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in women. We conducted …

Menopause hormone therapy significantly alters pathophysiological biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease

H Depypere, A Vergallo, P Lemercier… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction This increasing body of literature indicates that menopause hormonal
replacement therapy (MHT) may substantially mitigate the risk of developing late‐life …

Effects of sex and APOE ε4 genotype on brain mitochondrial high-energy phosphates in midlife individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease: A 31Phosphorus MR …

S Jett, JP Dyke, C Boneu Yepez, C Zarate, C Carlton… - PloS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Age, female sex, and APOE epsilon 4 (APOE4) genotype are the three greatest risk factors
for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). The convergence of these risks creates a …