ArticleJournal of mid-life health
Hormone replacement therapy reduces lipid oxidation directly at the arterial wall: A possible link to estrogens' cardioprotective effect through atherosclerosis prevention.
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- Bone and Cardiometabolic Connection: Crosstalk between Osteoporosis and Atherosclerosis.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2025Review
- P2X7 Receptor-Mediated Inflammation in Cardiovascular Disease.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe first step in atherosclerosis formation is the ingurgitation of an oxidized low-density lipid (LDL) molecule by a macrophage which then turns into a foam cell within the vascular wall and initiates a cascade of inflammatory responses. Could it be that the potential cardioprotective effect observed in women receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is modulated by estrogen's capacity to decrease LDL oxidation in the vascular wall and thus decrease atherosclerotic foam cells? MATERIALS AND
methodsThirty-four adult female Wistar rats were divided into three groups. All were double oophorectomized. After recovery, Group 1 received Estradiol Valerate subcutaneous (SC) (2.5 mg/kg/week), Group 2 Estradiol Valerate SC (2.5 mg/kg/week) + Progesterone SC (10 mg/kg/48 h), and Group 3 Placebo SC. After 10 weeks, all rats were sacrificed and a vascular dissection performed. Malondialdehyde (MDA) was measured directly on the vascular extract to determine lipid oxidative levels and HRTs' effect. Renal and hepatic tissue was also studied. Total antioxidant status (TAS) was measured to determine overall oxidative behavior.
resultsVascular MDA levels for Group 1 = 80.80 (±16.8) μmol/ml/g, Group 2 = 107.69 (±24.9) μmol/ml/g, and Group 3 = 140.96 (±32.4) μmol/ml/g. ANOVA (
conclusionHRT significantly reduces lipid oxidation directly in the arterial wall.
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