Tag: atherosclerosis
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Serotonin (5-HT) increases inflammatory mediators (IL-6, NF-kB), may cause atherosclerosis
The inflammatory interleukins IL-1 and IL-6 are among the most studied biomarkers/pathways. Their role in “autoimmune” conditions…
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Cortisol stimulates its own synthesis (peripherally), drives obesity/diabetes/CVD
Synthetic/bioidentical glucocorticoids (GC) are perhaps the most widely used steroids clinically. In addition, the HPA axis, culminating…
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Raising DHT levels even only in the brain reverses systemic atherosclerosis
As my readers know, I have been a fan of the strong, non-aromatizable androgen DHT for a…
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Atherosclerosis linked to high estrogen/cortisol/serotonin, low androgens
The findings of the study are not surprising, but I wanted to post it on the blog…