Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 406430
Endogenous steroid sex hormones and atherosclerosis of retinal arteries in men
Endogenous steroid sex hormones and atherosclerosis of retinal arteries in men // Medical science monitor, 15 (2009), 5; CR211-CR216 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Endogenous steroid sex hormones and atherosclerosis of retinal arteries in men
Autori
Tedeschi-Reiner, Eugenia ; Iveković, Renata ; Novak Lauš, Katia ; Reiner, Željko
Izvornik
Medical science monitor (1234-1010) 15
(2009), 5;
CR211-CR216
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
retina; atherosclerosis; progesterone; estradiol; dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
Sažetak
Increasing evidence suggests that both male and female sex hormones may be associated with the development of atherosclerosis, but almost all such data are based on studies of patients with coronary artery disease. To our knowledge, there are no data on the effects of endogenous sex hormones on atherosclerosis of the retinal arteries in men, and the purpose of this study was to explore that association. In 101 consecutive adult male patients treated in a university hospital outpatient clinic, atherosclerotic changes of the retinal vessels were identified prospectively by direct ophthalmoscopy and were graded on a scale of 1 to 4 according to Scheie. Commercial radioimmunoassay kits were used to measure serum levels of testosterone, estradiol, progesterone, androstenedione, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate. The chi-square test was used to compare the results with those from 47 matched male subjects with healthy retinal vessels. Retinal vessel atherosclerosis was inversely correlated with the serum progesterone concentration (P<0.001). The lower the progesterone concentration, the more advanced the stage of retinal vessel disease. A similar but less statistically significant correlation was noticed for dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (P<0.05). A weak (P<0.05) similar association between the degree of retinal artery atherosclerosis and estradiol levels was also found. Low endogenous progesterone levels and, to a degree, low dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and estradiol levels might be associated with atherosclerosis of the retinal arteries in men.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti
POVEZANOST RADA
Projekti:
108-1080134-0121 - Percepcija i prevencija čimbenika rizika za aterosklerozu u Hrvatskoj (Reiner, Željko, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
134-1340236-0181 - Distiroidna orbitopatija i glaukom (Iveković, Renata, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
134-1340236-0185 - Rano otkrivanje primarnog glaukoma otvorenog kuta (Novak-Lauš, Katia, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
Ustanove:
KBC "Sestre Milosrdnice",
Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb
Profili:
Katia Novak-Lauš
(autor)
Željko Reiner
(autor)
Eugenia Tedeschi-Reiner
(autor)
Renata Iveković
(autor)
Citiraj ovu publikaciju:
Časopis indeksira:
- Current Contents Connect (CCC)
- Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXP)
- SCI-EXP, SSCI i/ili A&HCI
- Scopus
- MEDLINE