Author:
Li Zhongyu,Lu Shounan,Qian Baolin,Meng Zhanzhi,Zhou Yongzhi,Chen Dong,Chen Bangliang,Yang Guangchao,Ma Yong
Abstract
AbstractSeveral studies have shown that males suffer more severe damage than females in the process of ischemia and reperfusion of the brain, heart and kidney. Accordingly, our study will reveal the correlation between the severity of hepatic ischemia‒reperfusion injury (HIRI) and sex, and preliminarily analyze the underlying mechanism. A total of 75 patients who were considered to have "benign liver tumors" at the initial admission and underwent partial hepatectomy were enrolled. We identified potential differences between different groups and discussed the correlation between the severity of HIRI and sex through a comparative analysis. Results showed that HIRI was more severe in males than in females, especially in younger patients. To explore whether estrogen level differences are the main reason for the sex differences in HIRI, we further revealed that HIRI in premenopausal females was more severe than that in postmenopausal females. By comparing the levels of gonadal hormones, we speculated that multiple gonadal hormones, including follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and testosterone, may jointly participate in the regulation of sex differences in HIRI together with estrogen.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province
Postdoctoral Scientific Research Development Fund of Heilongjiang Province
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Cited by
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