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Differential expression of upstream stimulatory factor (USF) 2 variants in eutopic endometria from women with endometriosis: estradiol regulation

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, pro-inflammatory and invasive benign disease estrogen dependent, abnormally express in endometria the enzyme P450Arom, positively regulated by steroid factor-1 (SF-1). Our objective was to study the nuclear protein contents of upstream stimulating factor 2 (USF2a and USF2b), a ...

Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal function in men with liver cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 41 (6), 2014
Objective: To evaluate the influence of end-stage liver disease and orthotopic liver transplantation in the pituitary function and hormone metabolism before and after liver transplantation. Methods: In a prospective study, serum levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estr...

Ultrastructural changes of erythrocytes in whole blood after exposure to prospective in silico-designed anticancer agents: a qualitative case study

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014
BACKGROUND: Novel, in silico-designed anticancer compounds were synthesized in our laboratory namely, 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-17-ol (ESE-15-ol) and 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10)16-tetraene (ESE-16). These compounds were designed to have improved bioavailability when com...

Hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis in thyroid dysfunction

West Indian med. j; 62 (9), 2013
BACKGROUND: It has been established that thyroid dysfunction causes impairment of reproductive function. However, laboratory and human studies that associated this with female reproductive hormones are conflicting and data reporting the effects of thyroid dysfunction on reproductive organs are insufficie...

Bee venom treatment reduced C-reactive protein and improved follicle quality in a rat model of estradiol valerate-induced polycystic ovarian syndrome

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a low grade inflammatory disease characterized by hyperandrogenemia and chronic anovulation. C-reactive protein (CRP), released by adipocytes, plays a key role in PCOS. Apis mellifera honeybee venom (HBV) contains a variety of biologically active components with vari...

Erratum to: Chronic treatment with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, L-NAME, attenuates estradiol-mediated improvement of learning and memory in ovariectomized rats

Clinics; 66 (9), 2011

Efecto de esteroides sexuales sobre la función endocrina adipocitaria e insulinosensibilidad periférica

Es conocido que las hormonas esteroideas sexuales modulan la composición corporal y otras funciones endocrinas. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar el impacto de la administración de esteroides sexuales sobre la insulinosensibilidad periférica y la función secretora adipocitaria. Grupos de ...

Desmistificando questões de eficácia e segurança no tratamento da alopecia androgenética na mulher
Demystifying questions of effectiveness and safety in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in woman

Femina; 35 (2), 2007
A alopecia androgenética (AAG) na mulher, também conhecida como calvície feminina ou queda de cabelo hormonal difusa, constitui entidade clínica de interesse relevante, sobretudo por razões cosméticas e por perda da auto-estima. Clinicamente, apresenta-se como rarefação capilar determinada geneti...

Lipasa: una enzima singular por sus interacciones neuro-hormonales. (Revisión y análisis experimental y clínico)
Lipase: a particular enzyme because of its neuro-hormonal interactions

Prensa méd. argent; 93 (2), 2006
Un objetivo de esta presentación es el de analizar las peculiaridades distintivas de la enzima lipasa proveniente de diferentes fuentes: gástrica (LG), intestinal (LI)hepática (LH), lipoproteica (LLP), pero, en especial, aquella de la pancreática (LP), sobre todo en lo relativo a sus interacciones ne...

Avaliação dos efeitos do estradiol e do FSH nos níveis de leptina em mulheres com supressão da função hipofisária
Effects of estradiol and FSH on leptin levels in women with pituitary suppression

OBJETIVO: identificar a correlação entre os níveis séricos de leptina e os níveis de estradiol e do hormônio folículo-estimulante (FSH) em mulheres com supressão da função hipofisária, e suas possíveis interferências no eixo reprodutivo. MÉTODOS: estudamos prospectivamente 64 pacientes subm...