The role of androgen receptors in atherosclerosis

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Takov, Kaloyan
Wu, Junxi
Denvir, Martin A
Smith, Lee B
Hadoke, Patrick WF
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2018
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Male disadvantage in cardiovascular health is well recognised. However, the influence of androgens on atherosclerosis, one of the major causes of many life-threatening cardiovascular events, is not well understood. With the dramatic increase in clinical prescription of testosterone in the past decade, concerns about the cardiovascular side-effects of androgen supplementation or androgen deprivation therapy are increasing. Potential atheroprotective effects of testosterone could be secondary to (aromatase-mediated) conversion into oestradiol or, alternatively, to direct activation of androgen receptors (AR). Recent development of animal models with cell-specific AR knockout has indicated a complex role for androgen action in atherosclerosis. Most studies suggest androgens are atheroprotective but the precise role of AR remains unclear. Increased use of AR knockout models should clarify the role of AR in atherogenesis and, thus, lead to exploitation of this pathway as a therapeutic target.

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

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465

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© 2018 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.

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Endocrinology

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Cell Biology

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Atherosclerosis

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Takov, K; Wu, J; Denvir, MA; Smith, LB; Hadoke, PWF, The role of androgen receptors in atherosclerosis, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2018, 465, pp. 82-91

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