January 2004 in “Online Publication Service of Würzburg University (Würzburg University)” Women with PCOS have higher 5alpha-reductase activity, affecting steroid levels.
January 2004 in “Online Publication Service of Würzburg University (Würzburg University)” Women with PCOS have higher 5alpha-reductase activity, affecting steroid levels.
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February 2003 in “Annals of Neurology” Progesterone treatment improved seizures in a woman with menstrual cycle-related epilepsy, but a wrong medication worsened her condition.
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February 2003 in “Annals of Neurology” Neuroimaging suggests that treatments targeting brain steroids could help control epilepsy, especially types linked to the menstrual cycle.
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January 2022 in “Journal of neuroendocrinology” Sex hormones affect brain cells differently in males and females.
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April 2007 in “Neuroscience” Finasteride reduces alcohol withdrawal severity in male mice but increases it in female mice.
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July 2012 in “Epilepsy & Behavior” Finasteride worsens seizures in epilepsy rats and speeds up epileptogenesis in mice.
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July 2008 in “Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research” Finasteride reduces alcohol consumption in mice by affecting brain chemicals.
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July 2005 in “Steroids” Testosterone increases 3α-androstanediol levels, which can be blocked by finasteride.
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November 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Functional foods and nutrients like flavonoids, vitamin D, omega-3s, and probiotics can boost brain health and reduce stress.
November 2019 in “Synapse” Brain-made chemicals can control nerve cell function differently in various parts of a mouse's brain, which may help us understand neurological conditions.
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February 2019 in “Neuroscience letters” Hormones during puberty increase certain receptors in the brain, and this change is influenced by estrogen levels.
May 2024 in “Brain disorders” Agmatine may help reduce seizures linked to hormone changes in female rats.
November 2012 in “Endocrine Practice” Enzymes called 5α-reductases have many body functions and need more research to safely use inhibitors.
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April 2007 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” Progesterone increases alcohol tolerance and withdrawal anxiety, while DHEAS prevents them.
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January 2017 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology/The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology” A new method accurately measures nine specific hormones in human blood.
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September 2013 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Blocking CYP17A1 enzyme may help improve certain brain function issues related to dopamine.
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December 2019 in “Neurobiology of Stress” Neuroactive steroids show promise for treating mental and neurological disorders by targeting GABA_A receptors.
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August 2018 in “Psychiatry research” Estazolam reduces anxiety-like behavior in PTSD by increasing allopregnanolone levels.
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June 2011 in “Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research” Three drugs change mice's alcohol drinking patterns by affecting GABAA receptors.
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January 2025 in “Science Advances” 5α-reductase 2 is crucial for stress response in male rats.
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March 2023 in “Experimental neurology” Pregnenolone might help manage movement issues caused by Parkinson's disease treatment without reducing the medicine's effectiveness.
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June 2016 in “Brain Research” Increasing TSPO in the brain may help improve memory problems.
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January 2005 in “Brain Research” Progesterone's anesthetic effects don't rely on progesterone receptors.
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July 2024 in “Heliyon” Steroid 5α-reductase evolved from protists and diversified in eukaryotes, with specific roles in mammals and plants.
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March 2015 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Neuroactive steroids could become safe, effective treatments with more understanding of their complex brain actions and metabolism.
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December 2013 in “Sexual medicine reviews” Finasteride can cause sexual problems and depression in young men.
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June 2005 in “Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research” Finasteride reduces alcohol withdrawal severity and anxiety in mice, but may increase withdrawal severity in some cases.
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July 2018 in “Current Sexual Health Reports” Finasteride can cause lasting sexual dysfunction, depression, and other side effects, needing more research for treatment.