2013
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 8WomenDilationGnRHantTestosterone modulates sodium‐regulating hormones in women with PCOS
Stachenfeld N, Wenner M, Taylor H. Testosterone modulates sodium‐regulating hormones in women with PCOS. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 904.5-904.5. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.904.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolycystic ovary syndromePlasma renin activityHormone conditionsRenal sodium handlingAldosterone systemRenin activityOvary syndromeSerum aldosteroneSodium handlingHormone antagonistSex hormonesAldosteroneDay 8Day 4Sodium regulationGnRHantWomenTestosteroneHormoneHyperandrogenismGonadotropinSyndromeAntagonistKidney
2010
Greater Exercise Sweating in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Compared with Obese Controls
STACHENFELD NS, YECKEL CW, TAYLOR HS. Greater Exercise Sweating in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Compared with Obese Controls. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2010, 42: 1660-1668. PMID: 20195177, PMCID: PMC3109293, DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181d8cf68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromePCOS groupOvary syndromeControl groupGonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistObese controlsObese womenAge-predicted HRmaxCore temperature thresholdHormone antagonistTestosterone effectsDay 4GnRHantSweat volumeDay 13Total sweat lossHormone conditionsWomenSweatingE2Sweat lossSyndromeEstradiolTestosteroneThermoregulatory responses