Neurovascular control of blood pressure is influenced by aging, sex, and sex hormones

Sex Hormones and Blood Pressure

Case 1.?A female patient, aged 78, was admitted in a state of restlessness and acute depression, suffering from hyperpiesis. Her blood pressure was 220 /120, with gross arterial degeneration and enlargement of the left ventricle. She was put on Progynon (oestradiol) ointment, 2 inches daily (=0 ? 14 mgm. of oestradiol). In a fortnight her blood pressure was down to 150/70. This reduction was ac...

Neurovascular Pharmacology of Migraine; Epigenetics and Sex Hormones

Chan KY, Labruijere S, de Vries R, Danser AHJ, Villalón CM, MaassenVanDen Brink A. Cranioselectivity of sumatriptan revisited. J. Headache Pain, 2010 oct; 11 Suppl.1):203 Labruijere S, Chan KY, van Houten ELAF, de Vries R, Kramer P, Danser AHJ, Villalón CM, Visser JA, MaassenVanDen Brink A. The effect of DHT on vascular reactivity. J. Headache Pain, 2010 oct; 11 Suppl.1):201 Labruijere S, Chan ...

Functional anatomy of visuo-spatial working memory during mental rotation is influenced by sex, menstrual cycle, and sex steroid hormones.

Recent observations indicate that sex and level of steroid hormones may influence cortical networks associated with specific cognitive functions, in particular visuo-spatial abilities. The present study probed the influence of sex, menstrual cycle, and sex steroid hormones on 3D mental rotation and brain function using 3-T fMRI. Twelve healthy women and 12 men were investigated. Menstrual cycle...

Normal hematological values of native iranian cattle as influenced by age,breed and sex

Sex and gender differences in control of blood pressure.

In recent years, the interest in studying the impact of sex steroids and gender on the regulation of blood pressure and cardiovascular disease has been growing. Women are protected from most cardiovascular events compared with men until after menopause, and postmenopausal women are at increased risk of cardiovascular complications compared with premenopausal women. The pathophysiological mechan...