Liu M, Kelley M H, Herson P S, Hurn P D
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Minerva Endocrinol. 2010 Jun;35(2):127-43.
Sex steroids are essential for reproduction and development in animals and humans, and sex steroids also play an important role in neuroprotection following brain injury. New data indicate that sex-specific responses to brain injury occur at the cellular and molecular levels. This review summarizes the current understanding of neuroprotection by sex steroids, particularly estrogen, androgen, and progesterone, based on both in vitro and in vivo studies. Better understanding of the role of sex steroids under physiological and pathological conditions will help us to develop novel effective therapeutic strategies for brain injury.
性类固醇对动物和人类的生殖与发育至关重要,并且在脑损伤后的神经保护中也发挥着重要作用。新数据表明,在细胞和分子水平上存在对脑损伤的性别特异性反应。本综述基于体外和体内研究,总结了目前对性类固醇(尤其是雌激素、雄激素和孕激素)神经保护作用的认识。更好地理解性类固醇在生理和病理条件下的作用,将有助于我们开发针对脑损伤的新型有效治疗策略。