Androgens for anemia
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Mark LevinPosted
Fri 16 Jul 2010 11:13amAndrogen therapy is well established for anemia due to underproduction. Various androgens have been studied and the literature is now old, with most studies being in the 1970s and 19080s. The combination of an androgen and a corticosteroid reduces anemia in one third of patients with aplastic anemia. Androgens are also effective for anemia
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Breast Cancer Survival Altered by Androgen Receptors
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Aaron TaborPosted
Fri 18 Feb 2011 10:05am
Research studies have clearly shown us that androgen receptors are frequently found in breast cancer tumors . However the impact of androgen receptors on breast cancer is still uncertain. One study has suggested that androgen receptors might improve breast cancer outcomes in patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER[+]) breast cancer
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Overexpression of Androgen Receptors and Tamoxifen Resistance
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Aaron TaborPosted
Thu 06 May 2010 7:20am2 Comments
and HER2 receptors most frequently, androgen receptors have also been shown to be present in breast cancer tissues. While the role of androgen receptors in breast cancer is still uncertain, some early studies have shown that androgen receptor expression might be associated with better breast cancer outcomes , something I've blogged about before . However
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Androgen Receptor Expression in Women and its Relationship to Sexual Function
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Dr. Jennifer BermanPosted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 4:04amAndrogens play a vital role in maintaining women�s sexual health and overall well-being as basic science research and clinical trials have begun to delineate the role of androgens in women throughout the reproductive cycle. The pathophysiologic mechanism of androgen receptor expression has been documented in numerous tissue sites including the central
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Androgen supplementation and risk for prostate cancer
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Dr. Arnon KrongradPosted
Fri 04 Feb 2011 12:00am
A new paper from a research team in Seattle probably has limited relevance to our understanding of the real risks associated with androgen supplementation... on the patients’ serum and prostate tissue androgen concentrations and on the levels of expression of selected genes in the patients’ prostate epithelial cells.
Most readers will be aware
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Oxandrin and other androgens for Fanconi anemia
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Mark LevinPosted
Wed 24 Jun 2009 7:01pmAndrogen steroids are male hormones that can stimulate the production of red blood cells (the cells which carry oxygen in the blood) and platelets (cells that help blood clot) and oxandrin is a more recenty approved androgen. Approximately half of FA patients respond well to androgens (male hormones), which stimulate the production of red blood
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Androgen Receptor Expression Impacts Breast Cancer Outcomes
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Aaron TaborPosted
Mon 15 Feb 2010 6:43am
research indicates that the expression of androgen receptors in some breast cancer patients can impact breast cancer outcomes. In this new studybreast cancer researchers explored the relationship between androgen receptor expression and breast cancer outcomes in estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer patients with or without chemotherapy. Analysis
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Protein that suppresses androgen ...
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Dr. Rubens D.Posted
Wed 20 May 2009 10:35pm
Protein that suppresses androgen receptors could improve prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment
AUGUSTA, Ga., 21 may 2009 – A protein that helps regulate expression of androgen receptors could prove a new focal point for staging and treating testosterone-fueled prostate cancer, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Levels of the protein
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What’s “bipolar” androgen therapy? How does it work?
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Dr. Arnon KrongradPosted
Wed 28 Jul 2010 12:00am
also known as androgen deprivation therapy or ADT, using drugs like LHRH agonists, LHRH antagonists, and antiandrogens – are highly effective in the palliation of symptoms... types of “second-line” hormone therapies (e.g., abiraterone acetate and MDV 3100) is the paradoxical idea that the growth of some “androgen-sensitive” prostate cancer cells can
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Cardiovascular complications after androgen deprivation
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Dr. Arnon KrongradPosted
Sun 28 Sep 2008 7:03pm
Isn’t it ironic? We thought we’d left the cardiovascular complications of hormone behind … but they’re still with us.
In the early days of androgen deprivation (hormone....
A new study has now shown that men on androgen deprivation are at 20 percent higher risk for cardiovascular complications. In other words, the study indicates the need for extreme
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