2015
Menopause and the Heart
Nkonde-Price C, Bender JR. Menopause and the Heart. Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinics Of North America 2015, 44: 559-564. PMID: 26316243, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostmenopausal hormone replacement therapyPostmenopausal US womenHormone replacement therapyHormone therapy initiationHealth topicsCause of deathWomen's health topicsTherapy initiationCardiovascular riskOngoing trialsReplacement therapyCardiovascular concernsClinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseUS womenCurrent recommendationsDiscordant resultsTrialsMenopauseTherapyDiseaseWomen
2005
Rapid, Estrogen Receptor–Mediated Signaling: Why Is the Endothelium So Special?
Kim KH, Bender JR. Rapid, Estrogen Receptor–Mediated Signaling: Why Is the Endothelium So Special? Science Signaling 2005, 2005: pe28. PMID: 15956360, DOI: 10.1126/stke.2882005pe28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsCaveolaeCoronary DiseaseEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPostmenopausePremenopauseProtein IsoformsProto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src)Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptors, EstrogenSex DistributionSignal TransductionConceptsEstrogen receptorEndothelial NO synthaseNitric oxideEndothelial cellsHormone replacement therapyMembrane estrogen receptorsEndothelial activationVascular healthReplacement therapyCardiovascular diseaseVascular pathologyNO synthasePotent stimulusEstrogen responseFunctional alterationsENOS activationNongenomic responsesNO releaseRegulatory tissuesGenomic effectsCommon formProtective substancesMajor targetEndotheliumReceptors