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Laszlo Prokai1, James W Simpkins.
Abstract
Nongenomic estrogen signaling pathways involve extranuclear estrogen receptors or function independently from estrogen receptors. These pathways participate in neuroprotection elicited by the hormone. Additional nongenomic neuroprotective effects are attributable to antioxidant and antiinflammatory actions of estrogens. Numerous chemical modifications to afford neuroprotective compounds from estrogens while eliminating estrogenicity and maintaining or enhancing nongenomic neuroprotection have been described. This review highlights recent structure-activity studies that revealed the importance of antioxidant effects for neuroprotective estrogen analogues and derivatives.Mesh:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17336390 PMCID: PMC1905848 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2007.01.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pharmacol Ther ISSN: 0163-7258 Impact factor: 12.310