University of Arizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science, College of Medicine, 1501 North Campbell Avenue, P.O. BOX 245126, Tucson, Arizona 85724-5126, USA.
Nat Rev Neurol. 2016 Sep 28;12(10):561-2. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2016.147.
According to new research, oestrogen therapy in postmenopausal women is associated with ventricular enlargement and increased white matter hyperintensities in the brain, but not with cognitive decline. This disconnect between structural and functional effects suggests that brain-derived lipids can be harnessed to meet the bioenergetic demand imposed by normal cognition.
根据新的研究,绝经后女性的雌激素治疗与心室扩大和大脑白质高信号增加有关,但与认知能力下降无关。这种结构和功能影响之间的脱节表明,可以利用脑源性脂质来满足正常认知所带来的生物能量需求。