Progesterone's role in neuroprotection, a review of the

Brain research · Sep 2013

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Progesterone's role in neuroprotection, a review of the evidence.

The sex hormone progesterone has been shown to improve outcomes in animal models of a number of neurologic diseases, including traumatic brain injury, ischemia, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, demyelinating disease, neuromuscular disorders, and seizures. Evidence suggests it exerts its neuroprotective effects through several pathways, including reducing edema, improving neuronal survival, and modulating inflammation and apoptosis. ⋯ We then comment on the breadth of evidence for the use of progesterone in each neurologic disease family. Finally, we provide support for further human studies using progesterone to treat several neurologic diseases.

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- Eric R Deutsch, Tamara R Espinoza, Fahim Atif, Elise Woodall, Jordan Kaylor, and David W Wright.
- Emergency Neurosciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, FOB Suite 126, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. edeuts2@emory.edu
- Brain Res. 2013 Sep 12;1530:82-105.
AbstractThe sex hormone progesterone has been shown to improve outcomes in animal models of a number of neurologic diseases, including traumatic brain injury, ischemia, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, demyelinating disease, neuromuscular disorders, and seizures. Evidence suggests it exerts its neuroprotective effects through several pathways, including reducing edema, improving neuronal survival, and modulating inflammation and apoptosis. In this review, we summarize the functional outcomes and pathophysiologic mechanisms attributed to progesterone treatment in neurologic disease. We then comment on the breadth of evidence for the use of progesterone in each neurologic disease family. Finally, we provide support for further human studies using progesterone to treat several neurologic diseases.© 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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