Mechanisms of cerebrovascular protection: Oestrogen, inflammation and mitochondria

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-154

  Duckles, S P ^a   Krause, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadal steroids; Mitochondria; Vascular inflammation; Vascular protection

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CYTOCHROME C; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEAR RESPIRATORY FACTOR 1;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BIOGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAVEOLA; DNA BINDING; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 80051610851     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02184.x     Document Type: Review

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