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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.
November 2003 in “Journal of Neurochemistry” Allopregnanolone may enhance alcohol's effects on dopamine neurons, influencing addiction risk.
43 citations
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December 2012 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Progesterone protects neurons from damage by converting to allopregnanolone, which works through GABAA receptors.
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March 2018 in “Analytical chemistry” Researchers created a new method to measure brain steroids, finding higher levels of certain steroids and changes due to a drug.
Neurosteroids help control dopamine responses in the brain.
1 citations
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April 2011 in “The FASEB Journal” Progesterone-derived neurosteroids affect GABA-A receptor expression, influencing epilepsy during menstrual cycles.
33 citations
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January 2008 in “Journal of Molecular Neuroscience” 123 citations
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June 2006 in “Journal of Neurobiology” Progesterone protects brain cells, but Provera does not.
19 citations
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June 2013 in “Journal of Neuroendocrinology” Neurosteroids may help prevent seizures and slow epilepsy progression.
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June 2016 in “The Cerebellum”
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience” Neurosteroids like neuro-estrogen and neuro-androgen are crucial for brain function and can improve cognition and protect against aging-related decline.
52 citations
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May 2011 in “Journal of Neuroendocrinology” PEA boosts allopregnanolone production and reduces oxidative stress in brain cells.
20 citations
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January 2003 in “Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin” The new progesterone derivatives effectively inhibit 5α-reductase and bind to the androgen receptor.
83 citations
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November 2006 in “European Journal of Neuroscience” Progesterone protects rat brain cells by enhancing GABA A receptor activity.
2 citations
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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.
January 2010 in “Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Nanjing” Progesterone helps adult male mice's brain cells survive and improves learning and memory.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari)” Hormonal contraceptives may reduce social behavior and sexual motivation by lowering allopregnanolone levels.
17 citations
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November 2017 in “Experimental physiology” Breathing in newborn rats is affected differently by hormones based on their sex.
June 2014 in “Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University)” Progesterone and its metabolites can prevent seizures without major side effects.
81 citations
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June 2006 in “Experimental Neurology” Neurosteroids may help prevent seizures in epilepsy.
30 citations
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February 2003 in “Annals of Neurology” Progesterone and related compounds may help control seizures linked to the menstrual cycle but have limitations that need addressing.
85 citations
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May 2009 in “Hippocampus” Progesterone helps adult male mice grow more neurons and improves memory.
6 citations
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January 2020 in “BMC Neuroscience” Male tissue has more cell death than female tissue after ischemia, and some neurosteroids only protect female cells.
12 citations
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September 2002 in “Journal of Neurochemistry” Pregnancy-related hormone changes affect Y1 receptor gene expression in mice.
December 2025 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” New steroid compounds may help with hormonal therapy and have potential benefits for glucose disorders, but more research is needed.
January 2009 in “IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)” Neurosteroids from glia cells help control seizure development in epilepsy.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno)” Targeting neurosteroids may help prevent drug relapse.
Neonatal allopregnanolone and stress affect behavior differently in adolescence and adulthood.
7 citations
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May 2017 in “Behavioural brain research” Changing neuroactive steroid levels early in life can affect how adult rats respond to alcohol's stimulating effects.
27 citations
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April 2007 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” Progesterone increases alcohol tolerance and withdrawal anxiety, while DHEAS prevents them.