Differences in Hypercholesterolemia and Atherogenesis Induced by Common Androgen Deprivation Therapies in Male Mice

Differences in Hypercholesterolemia and Atherogenesis Induced by Common Androgen Deprivation Therapies in Male Mice

BackgroundTreatment of prostate cancer often involves androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) by gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor agonists, GnRH receptor antagonists, or orchiectomy. ADT may increase the rate of cardiovascular disease events, but recent clinical studies suggested that not a...

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Main Authors: Christian Bo Poulsen, Martin Bødtker Mortensen, Wolfgang Koechling, Charlotte Brandt Sørensen, Jacob Fog Bentzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
androgen deprivation therapy
atherosclerosis
inflammation
testosterone
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.002800

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