ReviewProgress in molecular biology and translational science2018
Effects of Estrogens on Central Nervous System Neurotransmission: Implications for Sex Differences in Mental Disorders.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Preclinical and clinical sex differences in the effects of alcohol on measures of brain dopamine: a systematic review.Biology of sex differences · 2025Pooled it
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- Prenatal and Lactation Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) at the Global Mean Daily Intake Level Leads to Sex-Dependent Changes in Microglial State, Gene Expression, and Behavioral Patterns in Newborn and Juvenile Wistar Rat Offspring.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physiological Mechanisms in Pregnancy and Their Relevance to the Clinical Management of Perinatal Mental Illness.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Sex-specific disruptions in PKCγ signaling in a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 14.JCI insight · 2026Article
- Regulatory Mechanisms and Safety Evaluation of Exogenous Progesterone for Suppression of Rutting Behavior in Male Sika Deer (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Sex hormones and functional gastrointestinal disorders in menopausal women.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- The complex interaction between oestrogen receptor genes, oestradiol, and perinatal mood.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Analysis of Estrogen Receptor Gene Methylation, Estradiol, and Depressive Symptoms During the Perinatal Period.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Disruption of brain rhythms in a pharmacological model of schizophrenia in male and female mice.Biology of sex differences · 2025Article
- Beyond Hot Flashes: The Role of Estrogen Receptors in Menopausal Mental Health and Cognitive Decline.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Distinct early development trajectories in Nf1Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2025Article
- Functionally distinct evoked and spontaneous neurotransmission operate via a shared pool of synaptic vesicles in viscerosensory afferents.The Journal of physiology · 2025Article
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- Retina-Targeted 17β-Estradiol by the DHED Prodrug Rescues Visual Function and Actuates Neuroprotective Protein Networks After Optic Nerve Crush in a Rat Model of Surgical Menopause.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Icaritin alleviates motor impairment and osteoporosis in Parkinson's disease mice via the ER-PI3K/Akt pathway.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Disentangling sex-specific mechanisms in neuropathic and nociplastic chronic pain: a review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Potential Regulation of the Long Non-Coding RNA Metastasis-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript1 by Estrogen in Parkinson's Disease.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Nearly one of every five US individuals aged 12 years old or older lives with certain types of mental disorders. Men are more likely to use various types of substances, while women tend to be more susceptible to mood disorders, addiction, and eating disorders, all of which are risks associated with suicidal attempts. Fundamental sex differences exist in multiple aspects of the functions and activities of neurotransmitter-mediated neural circuits in the central nervous system (CNS). Dysregulation of these neural circuits leads to various types of mental disorders. The potential mechanisms of sex differences in the CNS neural circuitry regulating mood, reward, and motivation are only beginning to be understood, although they have been largely attributed to the effects of sex hormones on CNS neurotransmission pathways. Understanding this topic is important for developing prevention and treatment of mental disorders that should be tailored differently for men and women. Studies using animal models have provided important insights into pathogenesis, mechanisms, and new therapeutic approaches of human diseases, but some concerns remain to be addressed. The purpose of this chapter is to integrate human and animal studies involving the effects of the sex hormones, estrogens, on CNS neurotransmission, reward processing, and associated mental disorders. We provide an overview of existing evidence for the physiological, behavioral, cellular, and molecular actions of estrogens in the context of controlling neurotransmission in the CNS circuits regulating mood, reward, and motivation and discuss related pathology that leads to mental disorders.
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