... family of cytokines plays an important role in the activation of myometrial smooth cells associated with uterine contractions during active labor. Downregulation of this IL-10 family of cytokines seems to coincide with the well-reported functional progesterone withdrawal during labor. Likewise, lower...

...Khalid Z. Matalka; Dalia A. Ali Estradiol, progesterone, prolactin and cortisol concentrations are substantially increased during pregnancy. Also, cortisol and prolactin levels are elevated during stress. In the present study, we exposed peripheral blood to estradiol, progesterone, prolactin...

...Craig C. Smith; Giovanni Cizza; Maria Gomez; Cynthia Greibler; Philip W. Gold; Esther M. Sternberg We have characterized the estrous cycle by obtaining vaginal smears, and quantitating estradiol (E), progesterone (P), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) plasma levels...

.... Progesterone, well known for its role in pregnancy, has recently been shown to exert neuroprotective and promyelinating effects in both, the peripheral and central nervous system, including the injured spinal cord. Previous work from our laboratory has shown that progesterone actions in experimental models...

..., and IL-4 (ELISA) were evaluated. Parallel determinations were also made of serum or plasma concentrations of catecholamines (HPLC) and cortisol, oestradiol, and progesterone (electrochemiluminescence immunoassay). Results: Both exercise intensities increased chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and microbicide...

... 3 months postpartum, the suggestion was made that high levels of circulating sex steroids are responsible for pregnancy-mediated neuroprotection. As both estradiol (E 2 ) and progesterone exert neuroprotective and myelinating effects on the nervous system, the effects of sex steroids were studied...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Neuroendocrine system Immune system Thymus Bone marrow Testosterone Estrogen Prolactin Progesterone Growth hormone Glucocorticoid Neuroimmunomodulation 2008;15:7 18 DOI...

.... Serum samples of both DHEA-2 and DHEA-6 groups showed higher estradiol levels and a lower progesterone concentration than those of control groups. Ovarian prostaglandin E levels after both DHEA-2 and DHEA-6 treatments increased when compared to control groups. The antioxidant metabolite glutathione...

... estradiol and progesterone levels was observed with the in vivo thymostimulin treatment, although differential in vitro effects on estradiol responses to human chorionic gonadotropin in the various groups studied were observed. These effects seem to be mediated through the changes in plasma prolactin...