EFFECTS OF MENOPAUSE AND POSTMENOPAUSALHORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON PLASMA NITRATE/NITRITE AND ENDOTHELIN-1 LEVELS
JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.71, no.2, pp.39-45, 2008 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 71 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2008
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.39-45
- Keywords: Nitric oxide, endothelin-1, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), estrogen, progestin, menopause, OXIDE NITRITE/NITRATE LEVELS, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, NITRIC-OXIDE, WOMEN, PROSTACYCLIN, PREVENTION, ESTRADIOL, TIBOLONE, METABOLISM, EXPRESSION
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of plasma nitrate/nitrite (NOx) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in postmenopause in comparison with premenopausal state and assess the effects of different hormone replacement regimens on these vasoactive substances.