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Ruiz TFR, Grigio V, Ferrato LJ, de Souza LG, Colleta SJ, Amaro GM, Góes RM, Vilamaior PSL, Leonel ECR, Taboga SR. Impairment of steroidogenesis and follicle development after bisphenol A exposure during pregnancy and lactation in the ovaries of Mongolian gerbils aged females. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2023; 566-567:111892. [PMID: 36813021 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2023.111892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The ovaries regulate fertility and hormonal control in females, and aging is a crucial factor in this process, when ovarian function is drastically impacted. Exogenous endocrine disruptors may accelerate this process, acting as the main agents in decreased female fertility and hormonal imbalance, since they impact different features related to reproduction. In the present study, we demonstrate the implications of exposure of adult mothers to the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy and lactation on their ovarian function during the transition to later in life (aging). The follicle population of BPA exposed ovaries showed impairment in the development of follicles to the mature stages, with growing follicles being halted in the early stages. Atretic and early-atretic follicles were also enhanced. Expression of estrogen and androgen receptors in the follicle population demonstrated impairment in signaling function: ERβ was highly expressed in follicles from BPA exposed females, which also showed a higher incidence of early atresia of developed follicles. ERβ1 wild-type isoform was also enhanced in BPA-exposed ovaries, compared to its variant isoforms. In addition, steroidogenesis was targeted by BPA exposure: aromatase and 17-β-HSD were reduced, whereas 5-α reductase was enhanced. This modulation was reflected in serum levels of estradiol and testosterone, which decreased in BPA-exposed females. Imbalances in steroidogenesis impair the development of follicles and play an important role in follicular atresia. Our study demonstrated that BPA exposure in two windows of susceptibility - gestation and lactation - had implications during aging, enhancing perimenopausal and infertile features.
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- Thalles F R Ruiz
- Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Histology, Embryology and Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences (ICB III), Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil; Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Sohrabji F, Okoreeh A, Panta A. Sex hormones and stroke: Beyond estrogens. Horm Behav 2019; 111:87-95. [PMID: 30713101 PMCID: PMC6527470 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Stroke risk and poor stroke outcomes in postmenopausal women have usually beeen attributed to decreased levels of estrogen. However, two lines of evidence suggest that this hormone may not be solely responsible for elevated stroke risk in this population. First, the increased risk for CVD and stroke occurs much earlier than menopause at a time when estrogen levels are not yet reduced. Second, estrogen therapy has not successfully reduced stroke risk in all studies. Other sex hormones may therefore also contribute to stroke risk. Prior to menopause, levels of the gonadotrophin Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) are elevated while levels of the gonadal peptide inhibin are lowered, indicating an overall decrease in ovarian reserve. Similarly, reduced estrogen levels at menopause significantly increase the ratio of androgens to estrogens. In view of the evidence that androgens may be unfavorable for CVD and stroke, this elevated ratio of testosterone to estrogen may also contribute to the postmenopause-associated stroke risk. This review synthesizes evidence from different clinical populations including natural menopause, surgical menopause, women on chemotherapy, and preclinical stroke models to dissect the role of ovarian hormones and stroke risk and outcomes.
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- Farida Sohrabji
- Women's Health in Neuroscience Program, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX 77807, United States of America.
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- Women's Health in Neuroscience Program, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX 77807, United States of America
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- Women's Health in Neuroscience Program, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX 77807, United States of America
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Borisow N, Kleiter I, Gahlen A, Fischer K, Wernecke KD, Pache F, Ruprecht K, Havla J, Krumbholz M, Kümpfel T, Aktas O, Ringelstein M, Geis C, Kleinschnitz C, Berthele A, Hemmer B, Angstwurm K, Weissert R, Stellmann JP, Schuster S, Stangel M, Lauda F, Tumani H, Mayer C, Zeltner L, Ziemann U, Linker RA, Schwab M, Marziniak M, Then Bergh F, Hofstadt-van Oy U, Neuhaus O, Winkelmann A, Marouf W, Rückriem L, Faiss J, Wildemann B, Paul F, Jarius S, Trebst C, Hellwig K. Influence of female sex and fertile age on neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Mult Scler 2016; 23:1092-1103. [PMID: 27758954 DOI: 10.1177/1352458516671203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gender and age at onset are important epidemiological factors influencing prevalence, clinical presentation, and treatment response in autoimmune diseases. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of female sex and fertile age on aquaporin-4-antibody (AQP4-ab) status, attack localization, and response to attack treatment in patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and its spectrum disorders (neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)). METHODS Female-to-male ratios, diagnosis at last visit (NMO vs NMOSD), attack localization, attack treatment, and outcome were compared according to sex and age at disease or attack onset. RESULTS A total of 186 NMO/SD patients (82% female) were included. In AQP4-ab-positive patients, female predominance was most pronounced during fertile age (female-to-male ratio 23:1). Female patients were more likely to be positive for AQP4-abs (92% vs 55%; p < 0.001). Interval between onset and diagnosis of NMO/SD was longer in women than in men (mean 54 vs 27 months; p = 0.023). In women, attacks occurring ⩽40 years of age were more likely to show complete remission ( p = 0.003) and better response to high-dose intravenous steroids ( p = 0.005) compared to woman at >40 years. CONCLUSION Our data suggest an influence of sex and age on susceptibility to AQP4-ab-positive NMO/SD. Genetic and hormonal factors might contribute to pathophysiology of NMO/SD.
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- Nadja Borisow
- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center and Clinical and Experimental Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Department of Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Asklepios Fachklinikum Teupitz, Teupitz, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center and Clinical and Experimental Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Department of Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical and Experimental Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Medical Campus Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Medical Campus Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Medical Campus Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany/Hans-Berger Department of Neurology and Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany/Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroimmunology and MS (INIMS), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany/Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neurochemistry and Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurology at RKU and Specialty Clinic of Neurology Dietenbronn, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Hans-Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany/Department of Neurology and Neurological Intensive Care, Isar-Amper-Clinic, Munich-East, Haar, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Klinikum Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany/Department of Neurology, Klinikum Westfalen, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, SRH Krankenhaus Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, HELIOS Hanseklinikum Stralsund, Stralsund, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, MediClin Hedon Klinik, Lingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Asklepios Fachklinikum Teupitz, Teupitz, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center and Clinical and Experimental Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Department of Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany/Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Paoletti AM, Lello S, Di Carlo C, Orrù M, Malune ME, Neri M, Pilloni M, Zedda P, D'Alterio MN, Motzo C, Melis GB, Cagnacci A. Effect of Estradiol valerate plus dienogest on body composition of healthy women in the menopausal transition: a prospective one-year evaluation. Gynecol Endocrinol 2016; 32:61-4. [PMID: 26370625 DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2015.1079175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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In the menopausal transition (MT), combined oral contraceptive (COC) should be chosen accordingly to its neutrality on liver metabolism and to its ability to counter the increase of fat mass (FM) that occurs in this reproductive period of life. This prospective multi-centric observational study was conducted on 36 women in their MT at the Universities of Cagliari, Modena and Naples. The body weight (BW), the Body Mass Index (BMI), the waist to hip ratio (WHR), the measurement of body composition (BC) with the Multi-frequency Bioelectrical Impedance (MF-BIA) were performed before, at the 6th and at the 12th month of the study in which a group of women (control group; N.18) did not assume COC, whereas the other 18 women assumed the four-phasic COC containing estradiol valerate (EV) associated with dienogest (EV/DNG group). In comparison to controls in the EV/DNG group, a significant decrease (p < 0.05) of BW (58.8 ± 7.6 to 57.3 ± 7.0), BMI (24.1 ± 2.7 to 23.5 ± 2.8), WHR (0.82 ± 0.052 to 0.79 ± 0.048) and FM (17.7 ± 5.4 to 16.4 ± 5.6) was observed. In controls, FM significantly increased (17.0 ± 11 to 17.7 ± 2.7; p < 0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that the anti-androgenic and progestinic activities of DNG associated with a weak estrogenic activity of EV, is a contraceptive method capable of counteracting the negative changes of BC occurring in the MT.
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- Anna Maria Paoletti
- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- b Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Napoli Federico II , Napoli , Italy , and
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy
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- c Department of Obstetrics and Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Azienda Policlinico of Modena , Modena , Italy
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Hagner-Derengowska M, Kałużny K, Hagner W, Plaskiewicz A, Bronisz A, Borkowska A, Budzyński J. The effect of a 10-week Nordic walking training program on the level of GH and LH in elderly women. Climacteric 2015; 18:835-40. [PMID: 26406397 DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2015.1058354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a 10-week Nordic walking training program on resting growth hormone (GH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) blood concentrations and their relationships to the values of inflammatory, metabolic, and muscle injury parameters in postmenopausal women with overweight and obesity. METHODS Thirty-two postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity (body mass index 30.5 ± 4.1 kg/m(2)), aged 59.6 ± 5.9 years were included in the investigation. Concentrations of GH, LH, C-reactive protein, total cholesterol, low density (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides and albumin, as well as the plasma activity of muscle enzymes such as creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase, were examined before and after the participants finished a 10-week Nordic walking rehabilitation program. RESULTS After a 10-week rehabilitation period in accordance with a Nordic walking program, significant increases in blood concentrations of GH (median 47.5%) and HDL cholesterol (on average by 0.1%) as well as a decrease in LH values (on average by 19%), total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides (all on a similar average by between 0.1 and 0.2%), creatine kinase (on average by 14%), lactate dehydrogenase (on average by 4%), C-reactive protein (on average by 24%), and body mass index (on average by 5.7%) were found. CONCLUSIONS Nordic walking for postmenopausal women with overweight and obesity led to favorable hormonal responses, as well as improvement in muscle integrity and nutritional and inflammatory states, suggesting chronic, regular exercise as an effective tool in protecting against menopause-related catabolic processes.
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- b * Chair and Clinic of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences , Poland
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- b * Chair and Clinic of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences , Poland
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- b * Chair and Clinic of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences , Poland
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- c Chair of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Clinic of Metabolic Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine , Poland
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- a Chair of Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Health Sciences , Poland
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- d Chair of Vascular and Internal Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń , Poland
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