EFFECTS OF MENOPAUSE AND POSTMENOPAUSALHORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON PLASMA NITRATE/NITRITE AND ENDOTHELIN-1 LEVELS


VURAL P., Gulacti G. V., AKGÜL C.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.71, sa.2, ss.39-45, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 71 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-45
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 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
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.