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ArticleBiological research for nursing2021

Sex Hormones, BDNF, Leptin, and TGF-β1 in Females With IBS: A Pilot Investigation.

Kristen R Weaver, Christina M Boulineaux, Jeffrey M Robinson, Kierra Butler, Margaret M Heitkemper, Wendy A Henderson

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Article in Biological research for nursing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Kristen R Weaver12265University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8757-8758
Christina M Boulineaux1811Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jeffrey M RobinsonTranslational Life Science Technology Program, 205813UMBC at The Universities of Shady Grove, Rockville, MD, USA.
Kierra ButlerNational Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Margaret M HeitkemperDepartment of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, 7284University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA, USA.
Wendy A HendersonCenter of Nursing Scholarship and Innovation, 7712University of Connecticut, School of Nursing, Storrs, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3924-7118
Harvard University · USNational Institutes of Health · USUniversities at Shady Grove · USUniversity of Connecticut · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR001079 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2013 to 2017
$60.1M
Symptom Distress Mechanisms in Digestive DisordersZIANR000018 · NINR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH · PI HENDERSON, WENDY · 2009 to 2019
$5.2M
Interdisciplinary Training in Biobehavioral Pain ResearchT32NS070201 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DONG, XINZHONG, SMITH, MICHAEL T · 2010 to 2024
$3.6M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA NR000018NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001079NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS070201
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal condition predominantly affecting the female sex, and is characterized by brain-gut axis dysregulation. Relevance of hormones along the hypothalamic-pituitary gonadal axis and hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis to IBS symptomatology remain unclear, as does the significance of other modulators including brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), leptin, and transforming growth factor βeta 1 (TGF-β1).

methodsFemales with IBS were compared with female healthy controls (HC) on age, race, hormonal contraceptive use, body mass index, adrenocorticotropic hormone, cortisol, estradiol, follicular stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, progesterone, total cholesterol, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). BDNF, leptin, and TGF-β1 were quantified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Descriptive statistics, non-parametric techniques, and regression analyses were performed.

resultsParticipants with IBS (n = 12) displayed higher estradiol ( DISCUSSION: Elevated estradiol in participants with IBS, and differential patterns of biological and psychological indices between groups, encourages further inquiry on the relevance of sex hormones, BDNF, leptin, and TGF-β1 to symptoms of IBS. Future research endeavors should conduct longitudinal quantification of sex hormones with subjective symptom assessment to facilitate insight on the pathophysiology and female sex bias in IBS.

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Adrenocorticotropic HormoneAdultBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDepressionFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansHydrocortisoneIrritable Bowel SyndromeLeptinPilot ProjectsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Adrenocorticotropic HormoneBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGonadal Steroid HormonesHydrocortisoneLeptinTransforming Growth Factor beta1BDNFIBSirritable bowel syndromeleptinsex hormonesTGF-β1

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PMID32806924
PMCPMC8264858
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