Androgens influence microvascular dilation in PCOS through ET-A and ET-B receptors
Wenner MM, Taylor HS, Stachenfeld NS. Androgens influence microvascular dilation in PCOS through ET-A and ET-B receptors. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2013, 305: e818-e825. PMID: 23921139, PMCID: PMC3798701, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00343.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeET-B receptorsMicrovascular dilationHeat-induced vasodilationReceptor inhibitionET-B receptor antagonistGonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistLaser Doppler flowmetryAndrogen suppressionOvary syndromeVascular dysfunctionHealthy womenT administrationEnhanced vasodilationHormone antagonistReceptor antagonistCutaneous microdialysisDoppler flowmetryTestosterone effectsSubtype receptorsVasodilationDay 8WomenDilationGnRHant