Eosinophilic esophagitis: literature review and original case presentation by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, V. O. Kaybysheva, Ye. V. Ivanova, Ye. D. Fedorov

“…Treatment options of eosinophilic esophagitis are limited now and include strict eliminative diet and application of steroid hormones.…”
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The Role of Physical Activity in Pregnancy: Impact on Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, and Labor Outcomes by Paulina Woźniak, Ewa Wietrzykowska, Wiktoria Gajek-Flanczewska, Sebastian Flanczewski, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Jakub Wirkijowski, Katarzyna Wójtowicz, Agata Walczak, Dominika Sobolewska, Katarzyna Michalczyk-Fraszka, Martyna Śliwińska, Anna Podraza

“…Pregnancy is a period in which many hormonal and physiological changes occur, sometimes leading to development of diseases such as gestational diabetes (GDM) and preeclampsia. …”
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Activators of the 26S proteasome when protein degradation increases by Donghoon Lee

“…However, the activities of the 26S proteasome are also stimulated, especially under highly catabolic conditions such as those associated with atrophying skeletal muscle, proteotoxic stress such as heat shock and arsenite, or hormonal cues such as cAMP or cGMP agonists. Among the proteins that enhance proteasomal degradation are the PKA, PKG, UBL-UBA proteins and the Zn finger AN1-type domain (ZFAND) family proteins. …”
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Barriers to timely diagnosis and management of breast cancer in Africa: Implications for improved outcomes by Roland Muyisa, Emile Watumwa, Judith Malembe, Jacques Wahangire, Ghyslaine Kalivanda, Apollinaire Saa Sita, Soly Kamwira

“…Strategies to improve outcomes should focus on raising awareness, enhancing knowledge of hormonal tumor status, and implementing expedited referral pathways for women with concerning symptoms.Urgent measures for early detection and management are essential to address the breast cancer burden in Africa and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Sex and gender differences in the molecular etiology of Parkinson’s disease: considerations for study design and data analysis by Samantha L. Schaffner, Kira N. Tosefsky, Amy M. Inskter, Silke Appel-Cresswell, Julia M. Schulze-Hentrich

“…Sex differences that are established at conception and heightened during adolescence and midlife may partially embed future PD risk, due to the complex interactions between gonadal hormones, gene regulation, lifestyle factors, and aging. …”
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Unilateral Adrenal Infarction in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Awatef Hajjaji, Yosra Jemma, Amina Mnejja, Ines Zouari, Imen Ghaddab, Fethi Jebali, Lotfi Gratti, Raja Faleh

“…The patient’s adrenal hormonal function was normal. Accurate diagnosis of non-hemorrhagic adrenal infarction remains difficult as its clinical presentation is not specific. …”
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Atypical presentation of anorexia nervosa pediatric patient: A multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management by Zainab Al Masseri, Afnan Aljawad, Zahrah Alkashi, Nadeer Albaik

“…The patient’s outcomes included weight gain, menstruation resumption, and hormonal and physical parameter normalization. This instance contributes to our growing understanding of AN as a group of illnesses with a variety of clinical manifestations. …”
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A review of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in endocrine-related disorders by Nur Faten Hafizah Rosli, Noor Shafina Mohd Nor, Rose Adzrianee Adnan, Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir

“…The endocrine system is a complex network of glands that produce and release hormones that regulate various physiological processes. …”
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Bioprinting of bespoke islet-specific niches to promote maturation of stem cell-derived islets by Myungji Kim, Seungyeon Cho, Dong Gyu Hwang, In Kyong Shim, Song Cheol Kim, Jiwon Jang, Jinah Jang

“…Abstract Pancreatic islets are densely packed cellular aggregates containing various hormonal cell types essential for blood glucose regulation. …”
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Testosterone Replacement Therapy in the Treatment of Depression by Danyon J. Anderson, Parsia Vazirnia, Catherine Loehr, Whitney Sternfels, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…One of these treatments includes testosterone therapy which evidence suggests might improve depressed mood in older patients with low levels of testosterone and helps restore physical impairments caused by age-related hormonal changes. # Objective The objective of this review is to synthesize information regarding clinical depression, its treatment options, and the efficacy and safety of testosterone treatment for the treatment of depression…”
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Lead toxicity in Nicotiana tabacum L.: Damage antioxidant system and disturb plant metabolism by Tengfei Liu, Kai Zhang, Chunlan Ming, Jiashu Tian, Huanyu Teng, Zicheng Xu, Jiewang He, Fengfeng Liu, Yinghui Zhou, Jiayang Xu, Mohamed G. Moussa, Shenghua Zhang, Wei Jia

“…These results indicate that increasing the content of photosynthetic pigments and hormones, clearing reactive oxygen species by enhancing antioxidant enzyme activity, and improving amino acid metabolism may play an important role in reducing the toxicity of Pb to tobacco.…”
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Association between sleep deprivation and fertility - a literature review by Adriana Dukacz, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Barbara Ufnalska, Justyna Lisiecka, Mateusz Janik, Michał Nowak, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Wojciech Firlej, Artur Fabijański

“…For women on the other hand sleep depravation produces a huge hormonal dysregulation. Temporarily the impact of sleep depravation is being inconsistent about estradiol, prolactin and melatonin. …”
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EFFECTS OF GREEN TEA EXTRACT ON GRAAFIAN FOLLICLES AND SERUM17b-ESTRADIOL IN MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE-EXPOSED RATS by Syami Yulianti et al

“…MSG administration in rats has been reported to induce oxidative stress causing damage to ovarian histological structures by affecting number of follicles and production of reproductive hormones. Polyphenols in green tea are suggested as powerful antioxidants that inhibit free radicals responsible for causing oxidative stress. …”
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Acute stimulation of PBMCs drives switch from dopamine-induced anti- to proinflammatory phenotype of monocytes only in women by Leonie Fleige, Silvia Capellino

“…Moreover, B cells from men showed higher dopamine receptor (DR) expression, which was shown to be further increased by sex hormones only in men. In monocytes from women, an acute inflammatory stimulus via CpG combined with dopaminergic stimulation caused a switch to a proinflammatory phenotype, which was less pronounced in men. …”
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The NIN transcription factor coordinates CEP and CLE signaling peptides that regulate nodulation antagonistically by Carole Laffont, Ariel Ivanovici, Pierre Gautrat, Mathias Brault, Michael Anthony Djordjevic, Florian Frugier

“…Overall, these results demonstrate that a cytokinin-MtCRE1-MtNIN regulatory module coordinates the expression of two antagonistic, symbiosis-related, peptide hormones from different families to fine-tune nodule number.…”
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Dysbiosis and extraintestinal cancers by Ruishan He, Pingqian Qi, Linzhen Shu, Yidan Ding, Peng Zeng, Guosheng Wen, Ying Xiong, Huan Deng

“…The oncogenic cascade always engages in the disruption of hormonal regulation and inflammatory responses, the induction of genomic instability and mutations, and the dysregulation of adult stem cell proliferation. …”
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The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling by Barış Sarıakçalı, Fatma Neşe Şahin, Burhan Başoğlu, Levent Ceylan, Özkan Güler, Bade Yamak, Gökhan Arıkan, Gizem Ceylan Acar, Gülşah Sekban, Mehmet Vakıf Durmuşoğlu, Sezen Çimen Polat, Hamza Küçük

“…This study aimed to investigate the biochemical, hormonal, and psychological effects of weight reduction in elite wrestlers during the competition phase.MethodsThirty-seven elite male free style wrestlers (age: 19.02 ± 1.27) participated in the study. …”
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Mechanistic insights toward progress in alogliptin beyond glycemic control: translational perspective by Faraha Ahmed, Syed Sufian Ahmad, M. Mumtaz Alam, M. Shaqiquzzaman, Abul Kalam Najmi, Mohammad Ahmed Khan

“…Gliptins increase the life-span of incretin hormones that appear to benefit functioning of several organs via various signaling pathways. …”
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Effect of “Time To Surgery” on the Endometrial Cancer Prognosis by Engin Celik, Harika Yumru Celiksoy, Hamdullah Sozen, Hale Goksever Celik, Semen Onder, Mehmet Yavuz Salihoglu, Samet Topuz

“…STUDY DESIGN: Patients who were diagnosed with epithelial type endometrial cancer and did not receive preoperative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or hormonal therapy were included in the study. RESULTS: Two hundred eighty-five patients were included in the study. …”
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Brazilian Thoracic Association recommendations for the management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis by Bruno Guedes Baldi, Paulo Henrique Ramos Feitosa, Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Alexandre Franco Amaral, Carolina Salim Gonçalves Freitas, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Eliane Viana Mancuzo, Ellen Caroline Toledo do Nascimento, Mariana Sponholz Araujo, Marcelo Jorge Jacó Rocha, Martina Rodrigues de Oliveira, Tatiana Senna Galvão, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho

“…In recent decades, a number of advances have been made in the understanding of the pathophysiology and management of LAM, leading to improvements in its prognosis: identification of the main genetic aspects and the role of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway; relationship with hormonal factors, mainly estrogen; characterization of pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations in imaging studies; identification and importance in the diagnosis of VEGF-D; a systematic diagnostic approach, often without the need for lung biopsy; use of and indications for the use of mTOR inhibitors, mainly sirolimus, for pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations; pulmonary rehabilitation and the management of complications such as pneumothorax and chylothorax; and the role of and indications for lung transplantation. …”
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