research Sex Hormones and Related Compounds, Including Hormonal Contraceptives
The document concludes that sex hormones and related compounds have various effects on health, with both potential benefits and risks.
Search
for
Sort by
Research
90-120 / 1000+ results 
research Duration of finasteride and dutasteride treatment linked to long-term erectile dysfunction
Long use of finasteride and dutasteride can cause long-term erection problems.
research Evaluation of risk of SSRI-associated impotence and low libido in men exposed to finasteride
Finasteride and SSRIs together increase impotence and low libido risk in men.
research Cutaneous Adverse Events of Targeted Anticancer Therapy: A Review of Common Clinical Manifestations and Management
Targeted anticancer therapies often cause skin issues, affecting treatment adherence and quality of life.
research Common Causes of Hair Loss
Hair loss can be caused by hormones, illness, autoimmune disorders, or vitamin deficiencies, and treatments vary depending on the type.
research An update of the pathogenesis of frontal fibrosing alopecia: What does the current evidence tell us?
The current understanding of frontal fibrosing alopecia involves immune, genetic, hormonal factors, and possibly environmental triggers, but more research is needed for effective treatments.
research Matriptase activation and shedding with HAI-1 is induced by steroid sex hormones in human prostate cancer cells, but not in breast cancer cells
Steroid sex hormones activate matriptase in prostate cancer cells but not in breast cancer cells.
research Avaliação dos efeitos da finasterida sobre o desenvolvimento prostático intrauterino e pós-natal inicial de fêmeas e machos do gerbilo da Mongólia ("Meriones unguiculatus")
Finasteride affects prostate development differently in male and female Mongolian gerbils.
research Impact of anti-androgen therapies on COVID-19 susceptibility: a case-control study in male population from two COVID-19 regional centers of Lombardy (Italy)
Men taking 5-alpha reductase inhibitors for prostate issues may be less likely to experience severe COVID-19, but it doesn't prevent ICU admission or death.
research Urological Oncology: Prostate Cancer
Male pattern baldness may be linked to prostate cancer risk.
research Effects of finasteride on steroid production and gene expression in male fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) and medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Finasteride reduces DHT levels and affects gene expression in fish, similar to its effects in humans.
research Flexural Agminated Eruptive Nevi in Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Sunlight exposure improved a patient's skin condition, and there may be a link between a certain disease and skin growths; a leukemia treatment caused changes in hair color and growth.
research Photo-downregulation of SIRT4 mitigates aging in mice by enhancing H3K9ac via fatty acid metabolism
Red light exposure can slow aging in mice by improving fat metabolism.
research Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives
Exposure to certain sex hormones can increase health risks, while some hormone therapies may offer benefits for specific conditions.
research Editor's evaluation: Role of distinct fibroblast lineages and immune cells in dermal repair following UV radiation-induced tissue damage
Different types of sun exposure damage skin cells and immune cells, with chronic exposure leading to more severe and lasting damage.
research Panel Session
Long-term alcohol exposure alters brain receptor function differently in various brain regions.
research Critical Role of ATP-P2X7 Axis in UV-Induced Melanogenesis
ATP increases melanin production in skin after UV exposure, with the P2X7 receptor being crucial for this process.
research 1272 p21Waf1/Cip1 is differentially expressed in epidermal versus follicular melanocytes and melanoma cells and is phenotypically regulated by UVB-mediated apoptosis
The protein p21 is more abundant in normal skin cells than in melanoma cells and may help protect against melanoma, with UVB light affecting its levels.
research The prostaglandin synthases, COX-2 and L-PGDS, mediate prostate hyperplasia induced by low-dose bisphenol A
Low-dose bisphenol A increases prostate size in rats by affecting certain enzymes.
research Ethanol-induced GABAA receptor alpha4 subunit plasticity involves phosphorylation and neuroactive steroids
Ethanol changes GABAA receptor α4 subunit levels through phosphorylation and neuroactive steroids.
research Finasteride-related Leydig cell tumour: report of a case and literature review
Finasteride use may be linked to rare testicular tumor, but more research needed.
research A simple assay for the study of human hair follicle damage induced by ionizing irradiation
Ionizing radiation damages human hair follicles by stopping cell growth, causing cell death, disrupting color, and increasing stress and damage markers.
research Chemoprevention of smoke-induced alopecia in mice by oral administration of l-cystine and vitamin B6
Taking L-cystine and vitamin B6 can prevent hair loss caused by smoke in mice.
research Chemically Induced Hair Loss/Alopecia
Some chemicals and drugs can cause hair loss, which usually grows back after stopping the treatment.
research Participation of GABAA, GABAB receptors and neurosteroids in toluene-induced hypothermia: Evidence of concentration-dependent differences in the mechanism of action
Toluene lowers body temperature through different mechanisms depending on the concentration.
research Maternal androgen excess inhibits fetal cardiomyocytes proliferation through RB-mediated cell cycle arrest and induces cardiac hypertrophy in adulthood
Excess maternal androgens can cause heart problems in offspring.
research 780 Novel mechanism of UVB-mediated pigmentation through the axis of ATP-P2X7
Scientists discovered a new way UVB light increases skin pigmentation through the ATP-P2X7 pathway.
research Cordyceps militaris Grown on Germinated Rhynchosia nulubilis (GRC) Encapsulated in Chitosan Nanoparticle (GCN) Suppresses Particulate Matter (PM)-Induced Lung Inflammation in Mice
GCN reduces lung inflammation and damage from air pollution in mice.
research 705 Particulate matter induces inflammatory response in human outer root sheath cells via oxidative stress-dependent MAPK and JAK-STAT signaling pathways
Particulate matter causes inflammation in hair cells, potentially harming hair growth.
research 253 Opsins and Cryptochrome photoreceptors mediate blue light stimulatory effect on hair growth
Blue light helps hair growth by affecting specific proteins in hair follicle cells.