Effects of tibolone on selectins in postmenopausal women. 2006

Kathrin Sator, and Michael O Sator, and Paul G Sator, and Christian Egarter, and Johannes C Huber
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Endocrinology & Reproductive Medicine, University of Vienna, General Hospital, Waehringer, Austria.

OBJECTIVE The first step in atherosclerosis is characterized by the adherence of lymphocytes and monocytes to cell adhesion molecules expressed by endothelial cells. The precise mechanism by which steroid hormones may be exerting a protective action against atherogenesis remains unclear. Therefore, we wanted to investigate the effect of tibolone on the circulating levels of various selectins in postmenopausal women. METHODS Thirty healthy postmenopausal women were enrolled in a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled outpatient trial. RESULTS Patients treated with tibolone revealed a significant decrease for the variables sE-selectin, sL-selectin, and sPECAM-1 after 8 weeks of treatment. CONCLUSIONS By reducing leukocyte adhesion molecule expression on human endothelial cells, tibolone may have the intrinsic potential to exert additional, lipid-independent, cardiovascular protective effects that may explain the clinical benefits of cardiovascular diseases in postmenopausal women.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009652 Norpregnenes Pregnenes with one double bond or more than three double bonds which have undergone ring contractions or are lacking carbon-18 or carbon-19..
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D004311 Double-Blind Method A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment. Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D016173 Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor A mononuclear phagocyte colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) synthesized by mesenchymal cells. The compound stimulates the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of hematopoietic cells of the monocyte-macrophage series. M-CSF is a disulfide-bonded glycoprotein dimer with a MW of 70 kDa. It binds to a specific high affinity receptor (RECEPTOR, MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR). CSF-1,CSF-M,Colony-Stimulating Factor 1,Colony-Stimulating Factor, Macrophage,M-CSF,Colony Stimulating Factor 1,Colony Stimulating Factor, Macrophage
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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