Gender differences in metabolic syndrome - a key research issue
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Article Title | Gender differences in metabolic syndrome - a key research issue |
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ERA Journal ID | 200424 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Iyer, Abishek (Author), Kauter, Kathleen (Author) and Brown, Lindsay (Author) |
Journal Title | Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders: Drug Targets |
Journal Citation | 11 (3), pp. 182-188 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Bussum, Netherlands |
ISSN | 1871-5303 |
2212-3873 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.benthamscience.com/contents-JCode-EMIDDT-Vol-00000011-Iss-00000003.htm |
Abstract | Metabolic syndrome as a clustering of risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease affects both men and women, but with important gender differences. Animal models have been used to understand disease progression and define therapeutic options, but most pre-clinical research on metabolic syndrome is undertaken in males. This opinion piece discusses the differences in male and female physiology that may influence both the development and the responses to pharmacological interventions of metabolic disorders, especially obesity. An appreciation of gender differences should improve the design and usefulness of biomedical experimental research to allow the development of relevant gender-based treatment options for chronic diseases including obesity, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. |
Keywords | female bias; metabolic syndrome; inflammation; cardiovascular disease; reproduction; rat reproductive biology; socioeconomic; uterine; breast cancers; rheumatoid arthritis; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus; autism; schizophrenia; asthma |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310999. Zoology not elsewhere classified |
320507. Metabolic medicine | |
310503. Developmental genetics (incl. sex determination) | |
320101. Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Department of Biological and Physical Sciences | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0ywy/gender-differences-in-metabolic-syndrome-a-key-research-issue
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