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2. Misoprostol induces cervical nitric oxide release in pregnant, but not in nonpregnant, women
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Vaisanen-Tommiska, Mervi, Mikkola, Tomi S., and Ylikorkala, Olavi
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Pregnant women ,Abortifacients ,Nitric oxide ,Misoprostol ,Health - Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.084 Byline: Mervi Vaisanen-Tommiska, Tomi S. Mikkola, Olavi Ylikorkala Abstract: The cells of the human uterine cervix synthesize nitric oxide, which may be a factor in cervical ripening. We studied the effect of misoprostol on cervical nitric oxide release in nonpregnant and pregnant women. Author Affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland Article History: Received 29 November 2004; Revised 8 February 2005; Accepted 8 February 2005
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- 2005
3. Effect of oral and transdermal hormone therapy on hyaluronic acid in women with and without a history of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
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Tuomikoski, Pauliina, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Mikkola, Tomi S., Ropponen, Anne, and Ylikorkala, Olavi
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Pregnant women ,Transdermal medication ,Hormone therapy ,Cholestasis ,Jaundice, Obstructive ,Hyaluronic acid ,Health - Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.804 Byline: Pauliina Tuomikoski (a), Kristiina Aittomaki (b), Tomi S. Mikkola (a), Anne Ropponen (a), Olavi Ylikorkala (a) Keywords: hormone therapy; hyaluronic acid; intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; liver disease Abstract: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy predisposes women to liver disorders years after affected pregnancy. We compared the basal levels and responses of hyaluronic acid, a marker of liver fibrosis, and liver transaminases to postmenopausal hormone therapy in women with (n = 20) and without (n = 20) a history of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (b) Department of Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. Article History: Received 27 March 2007; Revised 3 July 2007; Accepted 13 October 2007 Article Note: (footnote) This study was supported by an unrestricted research grant from the Ida Montini Foundation and the Paivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation., Cite this article as: Tuomikoski P, Aittomaki K, Mikkola TS, et al. Effect of oral and transdermal hormone therapy on hyaluronic acid in women with and without a history of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:375.e1-375.e5.
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4. Serum cholesterol efflux potential is an independent predictor of coronary artery atherosclerosis
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Mikkola, Tomi S., Anthony, Mary S., Clarkson, Thomas B., and St.Clair, Richard W.
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BLOOD cholesterol , *KRA , *ATHEROSCLEROSIS , *CORONARY disease , *REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
The efflux of cholesterol from cells and its incorporation into HDL is believed to be the initial step in reverse cholesterol transport. This report addresses the question of whether there is a relationship between the ability of serum to promote efflux of cholesterol from cells in culture and the severity of coronary artery atherosclerosis (CAA). Surgically postmenopausal cynomolgus monkeys (n=142) were treated for 2-years with conjugated equine estrogens (CEE), CEE plus medroxyprogesterone acetate, or two different doses of tibolone, a synthetic steroid. CAA was determined at necropsy, and the cholesterol efflux potential of serum from each animal was determined using 3H-cholesterol-labeled Fu5AH cells and human skin fibroblasts in culture. A significant negative correlation was seen between CAA and cholesterol efflux from Fu5AH cells (r=−0.44, P≤0.0001), but not skin fibroblasts. Although there was a wide range of plasma HDL cholesterol concentrations in these animals (10–81 mg/dl), using multiple regression analysis, LDL+VLDL cholesterol and the serum cholesterol efflux potential were the only significant independent predictors of CAA, explaining 41.6 and 10.7% of the variability (P<0.0001), respectively. Thus, the potential of serum to promote cholesterol efflux from Fu5AH cells may represent a useful independent measure for improving the assessment of CAA risk. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2003
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5. Estradiol reduces basal and cytokine induced monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells
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Mikkola, Tomi S. and St.Clair, Richard W.
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ESTRADIOL , *MONOCYTES , *ENDOTHELIUM , *HORMONE therapy - Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of 17β-estradiol (E2) on binding of monocytes to human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) with or without cytokine induction. Methods: Confluent monolayers of HAECs were incubated with or without E2 for 48 h prior to the monocyte adhesion assay. In studies with cytokines, 1 ng/ml tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), 20 U/ml interleukin-1β (IL-1β) or both were added to the culture medium for the final 24 or 4 h. For the measurement of monocyte adhesion, 3H-thymidine labeled human THP-1 monocytes (4×105 cells per well) were added to the confluent monolayer of HAECs and incubated at 37 °C for 90 min. The unbound THP-1 cells were removed by gentle washing, and bound cells were digested with NaOH and quantified by measuring radioactivity. Results: When HAECs were pretreated for 48 h with E2 the basal adhesion of THP-1 cells was reduced by an average of 28%. Estrogen significantly reduced cytokine-induced adhesion by 30–35% when the cytokines were added for 4 h. When the cytokine treatment was prolonged to 24 h, pretreatment of HAECs with E2 had no effect on THP-1 cell adhesion. Conclusions: E2 reduces basal and short-term cytokine induced monocyte binding to HAECs. Since monocyte adhesion to vascular endothelial cells is one of the initial steps in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, E2 may mediate vascular protection by reducing monocyte-endothelial cell binding in the early stages of atherogenesis. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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6. Adipose tissue estrogen production and metabolism in premenopausal women.
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Hetemäki, Natalia, Mikkola, Tomi S., Tikkanen, Matti J., Wang, Feng, Hämäläinen, Esa, Turpeinen, Ursula, Haanpää, Mikko, Vihma, Veera, and Savolainen-Peltonen, Hanna
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ADIPOSE tissues , *REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction , *LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry , *ESTROGEN - Abstract
• Estrone is the dominant adipose tissue estrogen in premenopausal women. • Estrone levels in adipose tissue are much higher than in the circulation. • Adipose tissue converts estrone sulfate to estrone, and estrone to estradiol. • Waist circumference correlates with higher estradiol production in subcutaneous fat. Although the ovaries produce the majority of estrogens in women before menopause, estrogen is also synthesized in peripheral tissues such as adipose tissue (AT). The typical female AT distribution, concentrated in subcutaneous and femoro-gluteal regions, is estrogen-mediated, but the significance of estrogen synthesis in AT of premenopausal women is poorly understood. Serum and subcutaneous and visceral AT homogenates from 28 premenopausal women undergoing non-malignant surgery were analyzed for estrone, estradiol, and serum estrone sulfate (E 1 S) concentrations with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Isotopic precursors were used to measure enzyme activities of estrone-producing steroid sulfatase and estradiol-producing 17 β -hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17 β -HSD). Messenger RNA (mRNA) expression levels of genes for estrogen-metabolizing enzymes were analyzed using real-time reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. While estradiol was the predominant circulating active estrogen, estrone dominated in AT, with a higher concentration in visceral than subcutaneous AT (median, 2657 vs 1459 pmol/kg; P = 0.002). Both AT depots converted circulating E 1 S to estrone, and estrone to estradiol. Median levels of estrone were five to ten times higher in subcutaneous and visceral AT than in serum (P < 0.001) and the estradiol level in visceral AT was 1.3 times higher than in serum (P < 0.005). The local estrone concentration in visceral AT correlated positively with mRNA expression of estrone-producing enzyme aromatase (r = 0.65, P = 0.003). Waist circumference correlated positively with increased estradiol production in subcutaneous AT (r = 0.60, P = 0.039). Premenopausal AT demonstrated high estrogenic enzyme activity and considerable local estrogen concentrations. This may be a factor promoting female-typical AT distribution in premenopausal women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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7. The hot flush—A determinant for vascular effects of estrogen?
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Mikkola, Tomi S.
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8. C-reactive protein response is higher in early than in late ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.
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Korhonen, Kati V.M., Savolainen-Peltonen, Hanna M., Mikkola, Tomi S., Tiitinen, Aila E., and Unkila-Kallio, Leila S.
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C-reactive protein , *OVARIAN hyperstimulation syndrome , *BLOOD platelets , *MEDICAL decision making , *SURGICAL complications , *DIAGNOSIS , *ACADEMIC medical centers , *BIOCHEMISTRY , *COMPARATIVE studies , *FERTILIZATION in vitro , *HOSPITAL emergency services , *LONGITUDINAL method , *PHENOMENOLOGY , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *INDUCED ovulation , *RESEARCH , *TIME , *EVALUATION research , *SEVERITY of illness index , *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves , *DISEASE progression - Abstract
Objectives: Many in vitro fertilization (IVF) complications are inflammatory by nature, some of which are even life-threatening. We evaluated the response of C-reactive protein (CRP) in IVF complications, especially in early and late ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), to support clinical decision making in gynecological emergency policlinics.Study Design: In a prospective two-year study at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, we recruited patients with IVF complications including moderate or severe OHSS (n=47 patients: 36 early and 14 late OHSS cases), or other IVF complications (n=13). As controls, we recruited women in an uncomplicated IVF cycle (n=27). Serial blood samples (CRP, blood count, platelets, albumin, estradiol, creatinine, and electrolytes) were collected from patients upon admission to the emergency polyclinic and during and after treatment on the ward, and from the controls prior, during, and after the IVF protocol. All samples were categorized according to oocyte pick-up (OPU). The statistics included comparisons between and within the study groups, and receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis for diagnostic accuracy of CRP for early OHSS at emergency polyclinics.Results: On admission, CRP did not differentiate OHSS from other IVF complications, but CRP was higher in early (median 21; IQR 8-33mg/L) than in late (6; 3-9mg/L, p=0.001) OHSS. In ROC analysis for CRP (12mg/L), the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.74 (p=0.001) with sensitivity of 69% and specificity of 71% for early OHSS. CRP was significantly higher (28; 10-46mg/L) in patients with early OHSS two days after oocyte pick-up (OPU) than in the controls (5; <3-9mg/L, p<0.001). The level normalized by 12 days, similarly to the controls. On the ward, the peak CRP was higher if early OHSS was complicated with infection (108; 49-166mg/L) than without infection (20; 8-32mg/L, p=0.001). Late OHSS was associated with hypoalbuminemia (19.6; 16.2-23.1g/L, p<0.001) and thrombocytosis (494; 427-561 E9/L, p=0.004; comparisons to early OHSS).Conclusions: Early OHSS associates with a distinct rise in CRP level beyond that induced by uncomplicated oocyte pick-up, whereas the CRP levels in late OHSS are comparable to those in the control cycles. CRP identifies, but cannot distinguish IVF complications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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9. Perspective on prescribing conjugated estrogens/bazedoxifene for estrogen-deficiency symptoms of menopause: A practical guide.
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Palacios, Santiago, Currie, Heather, Mikkola, Tomi S., and Dragon, Erika
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ESTROGEN , *HORMONE deficiencies , *HORMONE therapy for menopause , *DRUG prescribing , *ENDOMETRIAL hyperplasia , *UTERINE hemorrhage - Abstract
Current guidelines recommend that hormone therapy (HT) in postmenopausal women with a uterus include a progestin to protect against endometrial hyperplasia. However, many concerns relating to HT use appear to be related to the progestin component, including cardiovascular risk, breast stimulation, and irregular vaginal bleeding. Conjugated estrogens (CE) combined with the selective estrogen receptor modulator bazedoxifene (BZA) is a new progestin-free HT option for alleviating estrogen deficiency symptoms in postmenopausal women with a uterus for whom treatment with progestin-containing therapy is not appropriate. Five double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 studies, known as the Selective estrogens, Menopause, And Response to Therapy (SMART) trials have investigated the efficacy of CE/BZA for relieving vasomotor symptoms (VMS), and effect on bone mass, as well as endometrial and breast safety in postmenopausal women. In a 12-week study, CE 0.45 mg/BZA 20 mg significantly reduced the number and severity of hot flushes compared with placebo at weeks 4 and 12. Unlike estrogen-progestin therapy (EPT), CE 0.45 mg/BZA 20 mg did not increase breast density compared with placebo. In clinical trials up to 2 years, CE/BZA had a favorable tolerability profile, demonstrated by amenorrhea rates similar to placebo. Vascular disorders including venous thromboembolic events (pulmonary embolism, retinal vein thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, and thrombophlebitis) were rare events, occurring in less than 1 per 1000 patients. CE/BZA was associated with significantly higher incidences of amenorrhea and lower incidences of bleeding compared with CE/medroxyprogesterone acetate in 2 comparative trials. Therefore, CE 0.45 mg/BZA 20 mg provides an effective, well-tolerated, progestin-free alternative to EPT for postmenopausal women with a uterus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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10. Increased body fat mass and androgen metabolism – A twin study in healthy young women.
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Vihma, Veera, Heinonen, Sini, Naukkarinen, Jussi, Kaprio, Jaakko, Rissanen, Aila, Turpeinen, Ursula, Hämäläinen, Esa, Hakkarainen, Antti, Lundbom, Jesper, Lundbom, Nina, Mikkola, Tomi S., Tikkanen, Matti J., and Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.
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FAT cells , *ANDROGENS , *ADIPOSE tissues , *OBESITY , *WOMEN'S health - Abstract
Highlights • Heavier women had lower serum DHEA, DHT and SHBG compared to their leaner co-twins. • Serum DHEA concentration was best predicted by percent body fat within twin pairs. • Insulin resistance did not explain serum androgen or SHBG levels within twin pairs. • STS and AKR1C genes were more expressed in adipose tissue from the heavier women. • Intra-abdominal fat and leptin were important regarding adipocyte expression of STS. Abstract Objective Obesity may alter serum steroid concentrations and metabolism. We investigated this in healthy young women with increased body fat and their leaner co-twin sisters. Design Age and genetic background both strongly influence serum steroid levels and body composition. This is a cross-sectional study of 13 female monozygotic twin pairs (age, 23–36 years), ten of which were discordant for body mass index (median difference in body weight between the co-twins, 19 kg). Methods We determined body composition by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging, serum androgens by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and mRNA expression of genes in subcutaneous adipose tissue and adipocytes. Results The heavier women had lower serum dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) (P < 0.05 for all) compared to their leaner co-twins with no differences in serum testosterone or androstenedione levels. Serum DHEA correlated inversely with %body fat (r = −0.905, P = 0.002), and DHT positively with SHBG (r = 0.842, P = 0.002). In adipose tissue or adipocytes, expressions of STS (steroid sulfatase) and androgen-related genes were significantly higher in the heavier compared to the leaner co-twin, and within pairs, correlated positively with adiposity but were not related to serum androgen levels. None of the serum androgen or SHBG levels correlated with indices of insulin resistance. Conclusions Serum DHEA levels were best predicted by %body fat, and serum DHT by SHBG. These or other serum androgen concentrations did not reflect differences in androgen-related genes in adipose tissue. General or intra-abdominal adiposity were not associated with increased androgenicity in young women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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11. Metabolism of sex steroids is influenced by acquired adiposity—A study of young adult male monozygotic twin pairs.
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Vihma, Veera, Naukkarinen, Jussi, Turpeinen, Ursula, Hämäläinen, Esa, Kaprio, Jaakko, Rissanen, Aila, Heinonen, Sini, Hakkarainen, Antti, Lundbom, Jesper, Lundbom, Nina, Mikkola, Tomi S., Tikkanen, Matti J., and Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.
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BODY mass index , *ADIPOSE tissue physiology , *PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of sex hormones , *OBESITY , *TESTOSTERONE - Abstract
Obesity and ageing are associated with lower serum testosterone levels in men. How fat distribution or adipose tissue metabolism, independent of genetic factors and age, are related to sex steroid metabolism is less clear. We studied the associations between adiposity and serum sex hormone concentrations, and mRNA expression of genes regulating sex hormone metabolism in adipose tissue in young adult male monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs. The subjects [n = 18 pairs; mean age, 32 years; individual body mass indexes (BMIs) 22–36 kg/m 2 ] included 9 male MZ twin pairs discordant for BMI [intra-pair difference (Δ) in BMI ≥3 kg/m 2 ]. Sex steroid concentrations were determined by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry, body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging, and mRNA expressions from subcutaneous adipose tissue by Affymetrix. In BMI-discordant pairs (mean ΔBMI = 5.9 kg/m 2 ), serum dihydrotestosterone (DHT) was lower [mean 1.9 (SD 0.7) vs . 2.4 (1.0) nmol/l, P = 0.040] and mRNA expressions of DHT-inactivating AKR1C2 ( P = 0.021) and cortisol-producing HSD11B1 ( P = 0.008) higher in the heavier compared to the leaner co-twins. Serum free 17 β -estradiol (E2) was higher [2.3 (0.5) vs . 1.9 (0.5) pmol/l, P = 0.028], and in all twin pairs, serum E2 and estrone concentrations were higher in the heavier than in the leaner co-twins [107 (28) vs . 90 (22) pmol/l, P = 0.006; and 123 (43) vs . 105 (27) pmol/l, P = 0.025]. Within all twin pairs, i.e. independent of genetic effects and age, 1) the amount of subcutaneous fat inversely correlated with serum total and free testosterone, DHT, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations ( P < 0.01 for all), 2) intra-abdominal fat with total testosterone and SHBG ( P < 0.05), and 3) liver fat with SHBG ( P = 0.006). Also, 4) general and intra-abdominal adiposity correlated positively with mRNA expressions of AKR1C2 , HSD11B1 , and aromatase in adipose tissue ( P < 0.05). In conclusion, acquired adiposity was associated with decreased serum DHT and increased estrogen concentrations, independent of genetic factors and age. The reduction of DHT could be linked to its increased degradation (by AKR1C2 and HSD11B1) and increased estrogen levels to increased adiposity-related expression of aromatase in adipose tissue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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12. Quality of life after Uphold™ Vaginal Support System surgery for apical pelvic organ prolapse-A prospective multicenter study.
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Rahkola-Soisalo, Päivi, Altman, Daniel, Falconer, Christian, Morcos, Edward, Rudnicki, Martin, and Mikkola, Tomi S.
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PELVIC organ prolapse treatment , *QUALITY of life , *CYSTOCELE , *FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine) , *MUSCLES , *PELVIC floor , *COMPARATIVE studies , *LONGITUDINAL method , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *PATIENT satisfaction , *RESEARCH , *SELF-evaluation , *SURGICAL complications , *EVALUATION research , *SEVERITY of illness index , *PELVIC organ prolapse , *SURGICAL meshes , *DISEASE complications , *SURGERY ,VAGINAL surgery ,PREVENTION of surgical complications - Abstract
Objective: To study the effects on quality of life in women operated for apical pelvic organ prolapse using the Vaginal Uphold™ System.Study Design: In this prospective cohort study, women (n=207) with symptomatic apical prolapse, with or without cystocele, were operated using the Uphold™ Vaginal Support System. Follow-up for quality of life was performed at 12 months after surgery, and assessed by the PFDI-20, and PFIQ-7, and sexual function by the PISQ-12. We used odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for outcome association analyses using logistic regression.Results: At one-year follow-up majority of women experienced an overall postoperative improvement in quality of life (p<0.001). One year after surgery Uphold™ operation alone increased the risk for prolapse related bother as compared to Uphold™ combined with anterior colporraphy (POP-IQ-7; OR 2.1; 95% CI 1.01-4.3). The frequency of dyspareunia decreased postoperatively (p=0.004), however, after one-year, overall sexual function deteriorated significantly (p<0.001). The worsening in sexual function scores was mainly attributed to the partner related domain, whereas the behavioral-emotive and physical domains showed no significant changes.Conclusion: Apical prolapse repair using Uphold™ improved quality of life among our patients but worsened overall sexual function postoperatively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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13. Decreased mortality risk due to first acute coronary syndrome in women with postmenopausal hormone therapy use.
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Tuomikoski, Pauliina, Salomaa, Veikko, Havulinna, Aki, Airaksinen, Juhani, Ketonen, Matti, Koukkunen, Heli, Ukkola, Olavi, Kesäniemi, Y. Antero, Lyytinen, Heli, Ylikorkala, Olavi, and Mikkola, Tomi S.
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ACUTE coronary syndrome , *HORMONE therapy for menopause , *ESTROGEN , *FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine) , *DISEASE risk factors , *HORMONES , *THERAPEUTICS , *RELATIVE medical risk , *DISEASE incidence , *ACQUISITION of data , *POSTMENOPAUSE ,MORTALITY risk factors - Abstract
Objectives: The role of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) in the incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has been studied extensively, but less is known of the impact of HT on the mortality risk due to an ACS.Study Design and Main Outcome Measures: We extracted from a population-based ACS register, FINAMI, 7258 postmenopausal women with the first ACS. These data were combined with HT use data from the National Drug Reimbursement Register; 625 patients (9%) had used various HT regimens. The death risks due to ACS before admission to hospital, 2-28, or 29-365days after the incident ACS were compared between HT users and non-users with logistic regression analyses.Results: In all follow-up time points, the ACS death risks in HT ever-users were smaller compared to non-users. Of women with HT ever use, 42% died within one year as compared with 52% of non-users (OR 0.62, p<0.001). Most deaths (84%) occurred within 28days after the ACS, and in this group 36% of women with ever use of HT (OR 0.73, p=0.002) and 30% of women with ≥5year HT use (OR 0.54, p<0.001) died as compared to 43% of the non-users. Age ≤60 or >60 years at the HT initiation was accompanied with similar reductions in ACS mortality risk.Conclusions: Postmenopausal HT use is accompanied with reduced mortality risk after primary ACS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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14. Quantitative determination of estrone by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry in subcutaneous adipose tissue from the breast in postmenopausal women.
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Vihma, Veera, Wang, Feng, Savolainen-Peltonen, Hanna, Turpeinen, Ursula, Hämäläinen, Esa, Leidenius, Marjut, Mikkola, Tomi S., and Tikkanen, Matti J.
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ESTRONE , *LIQUID chromatography , *TANDEM mass spectrometry , *ADIPOSE tissues , *POSTMENOPAUSE , *WOMEN'S health , *REDUCTION mammaplasty - Abstract
Estrone is the most abundant estrogen after the menopause. We developed a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric method (LC–MS/MS) for determination of estrone in adipose tissue. Subcutaneous adipose tissue from the breast was collected during elective surgery in postmenopausal women undergoing mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer ( n = 13) or reduction mammoplasty (controls, n = 11). Homogenized adipose tissue was extracted with organic solvents and the estrone fraction was purified by LH-20 column chromatography from the excess of lipids. The concentration of estrone was analyzed by LC–MS/MS. The method was accurate with an intra-assay variation of 8% and an interassay variation of 10%. The median concentration of estrone in subcutaneous adipose tissue from the breast did not differ between breast cancer and control women, 920 pmol/kg and 890 pmol/kg, respectively. In breast cancer patients but not in the controls, breast adipose tissue estrone levels correlated positively with the serum estrone concentration. In conclusion, the new method provides a reliable means to measure estrone concentrations in adipose tissue in postmenopausal women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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15. The risk of fatal stroke in Finnish postmenopausal hormone therapy users before and after the Women's Health Initiative: A cohort study.
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Tuomikoski, Pauliina, Lyytinen, Heli, Korhonen, Pasi, Hoti, Fabian, Vattulainen, Pia, Gissler, Mika, Ylikorkala, Olavi, and Mikkola, Tomi S.
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Objective The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study clarified the indications and contraindications for postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT). We studied the impact of the WHI results on the risk of fatal stroke in HT users in Finland. Study design Retrospective analysis setting : Nationwide registers on postmenopausal HT use and causes of death between 1995 and 2009. Population Women ≥40 years ( n = 290,272) using systemic estradiol-based postmenopausal HT. Methods Follow-up started from the first HT purchase during the pre-WHI era (1995–2001) and post-WHI era (2002–2009). Main outcome measures Stroke deaths in HT users were compared with that in the age-matched background population and expressed as standardized mortality ratio (SMR) with 95% confidence intervals. Results Overall, 311 HT users died due to stroke. The exposure to HT ≤1 year was associated with a similarly reduced 22% (0.67–0.91) risk of stroke death in the pre-WHI era and in the post-WHI era 27% (0.55–0.94). The risk reductions for HT exposure of 1–8 years in the pre-WHI era (47%, 0.42–0.65) did not differ from that in the post-WHI era (32%, 0.48–0.94). The discontinuation of HT was accompanied by a significant 33% (1.02–1.72) increase in stroke death risk in the pre-WHI era and a non-significant 32% (0.84–1.99) increase in the post-WHI era within the first post-treatment year, but no longer after 1–8 years. Conclusions The change in prescribing policy after the WHI study did not affect the risk of fatal stroke in Finnish HT users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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16. Effect of hot flushes on cardiovascular autonomic responsiveness: A randomized controlled trial on hormone therapy
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Hautamäki, Hanna, Haapalahti, Petri, Piirilä, Päivi, Tuomikoski, Pauliina, Sovijärvi, Anssi, Ylikorkala, Olavi, and Mikkola, Tomi S.
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HOT flashes , *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases , *DYSAUTONOMIA , *HEART beat , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *HORMONE therapy , *POSTMENOPAUSE , *WOMEN'S health - Abstract
Abstract: Objectives: To compare the responses of heart rate and blood pressure to various autonomic tests in women with and without pre-treatment hot flushes during estradiol and estradiol+medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) use. Study design and main outcome measures: Hundred and fifty recently postmenopausal women (72 with and 78 without hot flushes) were randomized to receive transdermal estradiol (1mg/day), oral estradiol (2mg/day) alone or in combination with MPA (5mg/day), or placebo for six months. Cardiovascular responsiveness was comprehensively assessed with controlled and deep breathing, active orthostatic test, Valsalva maneuver and handgrip test. Results: Hot flushes were accompanied with a significant reduction (−2.2±0.7 vs. 1.3±1.1beats/min, p =0.03) in resting heart rate during estradiol-only treatment; the route of estradiol administration was no factor in this regard. This effect was attenuated by the addition of MPA to oral estradiol. Hot flushes were also associated with reduced maximal heart rate in response to handgrip during the use of estradiol-only therapy (−2.2±1.3 vs. 2.8±1.5beats/min, p =0.038); again, the MPA addition eliminated this effect. Hot flushes were accompanied with lowered resting but augmented blood pressure responses to handgrip test during all hormone regimens, whereas in women without hot flushes estradiol-only regimen tended to elevate diastolic resting blood pressure. Conclusions: Hot flushes appear as determinants for cardiovascular responses to hormone therapy. Estradiol-only therapy causes beneficial changes in cardiovascular regulation in flushing women, and these are blunted, in part, by the addition of MPA. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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17. Quantitative determination of dehydroepiandrosterone fatty acyl esters in human female adipose tissue and serum using mass spectrometric methods
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Wang, Feng, Koskela, Anja, Hämäläinen, Esa, Turpeinen, Ursula, Savolainen-Peltonen, Hanna, Mikkola, Tomi S., Vihma, Veera, Adlercreutz, Herman, and Tikkanen, Matti J.
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DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE , *FATTY acids , *ESTERS , *ADIPOSE tissues , *SERUM , *GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS) , *LIQUID chromatography , *TANDEM mass spectrometry - Abstract
Abstract: Dehydroepiandrosterone-fatty acyl esters (DHEA-FAE) are naturally occurring water-insoluble metabolites of DHEA, which are transported in plasma exclusively by lipoproteins. To find out whether DHEA, like estradiol, might be stored in adipose tissue in FAE form, we set up a mass spectrometric method to quantify DHEA-FAE and free DHEA in human adipose tissue and serum. The method consists of chromatographic purification steps and final determination of hydrolyzed DHEA-FAE and free DHEA, which was carried out by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) or liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). Our results showed that no detectable amounts of DHEA-FAE could be found in adipose tissue although 32–178pmol/g of free DHEA were determined by GC–MS and LC–MS/MS. The DHEA-FAE concentrations in serum quantified by GC–MS were 1.4±0.7pmol/ml in premenopausal women (n =7), and 0.9±0.4pmol/ml in postmenopausal women (n =5). Correspondingly, the free DHEA concentrations were 15.2±6.3pmol/ml and 6.8±3.0pmol/ml. In addition, the mean proportions of DHEA-FAE of total DHEA (DHEA-FAE+free DHEA) in serum were 8.6% and 11.2% in pre- and postmenopausal women, respectively. Serum DHEA-FAE concentration was below quantification limit for LC–MS/MS (signal-to-noise ratio, S/N =10), while free DHEA concentrations varied between 5.8 and 23.2pmol/ml. In conclusion, the proportion of DHEA-FAE of total DHEA in serum was approximately 9%. However, in contrast to our previous findings for estradiol fatty acid esters in adipose tissue which constituted about 80% of total estradiol (esterified+free), the proportion of DHEA-FAE of total DHEA was below 5%. Four to ten times higher concentrations of free DHEA were quantified in adipose tissue compared to those in serum. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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18. Cardiovascular autonomic responsiveness in postmenopausal women with and without hot flushes
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Hautamäki, Hanna, Piirilä, Päivi, Haapalahti, Petri, Tuomikoski, Pauliina, Sovijärvi, Anssi R.A., Ylikorkala, Olavi, and Mikkola, Tomi S.
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Abstract: Objectives: During menopausal transition autonomic balance is known to shift towards sympathetic dominance, but the role of vasomotor hot flushes in this phenomenon is not understood. We compared cardiovascular autonomic responsiveness between women with and without hot flushes. Study design and main outcome measures: One hundred fifty recently postmenopausal healthy women with varying degree of hot flushes (none, mild, moderate, severe) underwent comprehensive cardiovascular autonomic nervous testing (controlled and deep breathing, active orthostatic test, Valsalva manoeuvre and handgrip test) assessing both sympathetic and parasympathetic activity. The responses of heart rate, heart rate variability and blood pressure in these tests were evaluated. Results: Responses in heart rate showed differences between the study groups only in the Valsalva manoeuvre where the tachycardia ratio in all symptomatic women was lower (p =0.041) than in women without hot flushes. Neither change in the heart rate variability analyses nor the blood pressure responses were affected by hot flush status. However, there was a non-significantly higher maximum systolic (140 (112–182)mmHg vs. 135 (102–208)mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure (94 (72–112)mmHg vs. 90 (66–122)mmHg) following the handgrip test in women without hot flushes vs. all the symptomatic women. Conclusions: Menopausal hot flushes seem to be associated with a possibly increased sympathetic preponderance without an effect on parasympathetic activity in cardiovascular autonomic responses. This may imply a potentially negative impact on cardiovascular health in women experiencing hot flushes. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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19. Soy–tibolone combination—Effect on lipids in postmenopausal monkeys and women
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Appt, Susan E., Törmälä, Riina, Franke, Adrian A., Mikkola, Tomi S., Tikkanen, Matti J., Ylikorkala, Olavi, and Clarkson, Thomas B.
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Abstract: Objectives: To determine whether co-administration of soy during tibolone treatment would prevent tibolone-induced dyslipoproteinemia in postmenopausal monkeys and women. Methods: Surgically postmenopausal cynomolgus monkeys (n =18) were assigned randomly to one of four dietary regimens in a Latin Square crossover design, such that all animals received all diets for 14 weeks with a 4-week washout period: (1) casein/lactalbumin (CL); (2) tibolone (Tib, 1.25mg/day women''s equivalent); (3) soy (138mg isoflavones/day women''s equivalent); (4) Soy+Tib. Postmenopausal women on tibolone treatment were randomized to receive soy powder (52g of soy protein containing 112mg isoflavones) or placebo (containing 52g of milk protein) daily in a crossover trial for 8 weeks with a 4-week washout period. Results: Monkeys given Tib alone had ∼14% increase in plasma LDL+VLDL-C; whereas those given soy combined with tibolone had significant (∼22%) reductions. Tib treated monkeys had reductions in plasma HDL-C of about 48% vs. no reductions in Soy+Tib. In postmenopausal women using tibolone, soy reduced plasma LDL-C concentrations by ∼10% from baseline without a change in HDL-C. Conclusions: Co-administration of soy during tibolone treatment improved the lipoprotein profile in both monkeys and women; however, the effects were more robust in monkeys. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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20. Equol production capability is associated with favorable vascular function in postmenopausal women using tibolone; no effect with soy supplementation
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Törmälä, Riina, Appt, Susan, Clarkson, Thomas B., Groop, Per-Henrik, Rönnback, Mats, Ylikorkala, Olavi, and Mikkola, Tomi S.
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Abstract: Objective: Equol, a gut bacterial metabolite of isoflavone daidzein, may improve health through changes in vascular function and in estrogen metabolism. Tibolone, a synthetic steroid alternative for the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms, causes a different estrogenic milieu than estrogen and may affect vascular health. We studied the effects of equol production and soy supplementation on vascular function in postmenopausal women under long-term tibolone use. Methods: We screened 110 women using tibolone for 3–60 months for high equol production capacity with a one-week soy challenge. Twenty women with high equol production capacity (4-fold elevation in equol level) and 20 comparable control women without this capacity were treated in a randomized placebo-controlled cross-over trial with a soy drink (52g of soy protein containing 112mg of isoflavones) or placebo for 8 weeks. Arterial stiffness and endothelial function were assessed before and after soy and placebo supplementation with pulse-wave analysis. Results: Prior to soy supplementation arterial stiffness, expressed as augmentation index, was lower (p =0.01) in equol producers (25.9±1.1%) than non-equol producers (29.6±0.9%). Similarly, endothelial function index was better at baseline (p =0.009) in these women (72.3±5.3%) compared to women lacking equol production capacity (55.2±3.8%). Soy supplementation had no effect on arterial stiffness or endothelial function in either group. Conclusion: In postmenopausal tibolone users, endogenous equol production capability is associated with favorable vascular function. This phenomenon was not affected by soy and thus, equol producing capacity may be an independent vascular health marker, at least in postmenopausal women using tibolone. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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21. Determination of plasma genistein fatty acid esters following administration of genistein or genistein 4′7-O-dioleate in monkeys
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Badeau, Maija, Tikkanen, Matti J., Appt, Susan E., Adlercreutz, Herman, Clarkson, Thomas B., Hoikkala, Antti, Wähälä, Kristiina, and Mikkola, Tomi S.
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PHYTOESTROGENS , *ESTERS , *FATTY acids , *ISOFLAVONES , *LOW density lipoproteins , *BLOOD plasma , *OXIDATION , *RHESUS monkeys - Abstract
Abstract: Soy-derived isoflavone phytoestrogens, such as genistein (4′,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone), have been shown to protect low-density lipoprotein from oxidation. In addition, human plasma was previously shown to be capable of converting genistein into lipophilic fatty acid esters that accumulate in lipoproteins in vitro. We developed a method for the quantitation of genistein fatty acid esters in plasma. Furthermore, the method was utilized to measure genistein ester concentrations in monkey plasma following administration of genistein or genistein 4′,7-O-dioleate. After extraction from plasma, genistein fatty acid esters were separated from unesterified genistein by Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. The genistein ester fraction was hydrolyzed by saponification and purified by a second chromatography on Sephadex LH-20. The hydrolyzed genistein esters were measured by time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay. Adult female rhesus monkeys (n =10) received a subcutaneous injection of genistein (24 mg, n =2) or genistein 4′,7-O-dioleate (71 mg, n =3) or an oral dose of genistein (24 mg, n =2) or genistein 4′,7-O-dioleate (71 mg, n =3). Plasma was collected at 4, 8, and 24 h post-dosing. Following subcutaneous administration of genistein 4′,7-O-dioleate, the plasma concentrations of genistein esters became elevated in two out of three monkeys with 8-h values exceeding 7.5 nmol/L and 24-h values above 12 nmol/L. Other treatments resulted in lower plasma values ranging between 2.7 and 6.1 nmol/L. The lower limit of detection for the method was 1.44 nmol/L. Subcutaneously administered genistein 4′,7-O-dioleate was also converted to water-soluble conjugates, but oral administration did not elevate plasma genistein fatty acid ester levels. The results suggest that it may be possible to introduce intact genistein ester molecules into plasma by parenteral but not oral administration. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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22. Human adipocyte differentiation and composition of disease-relevant lipids are regulated by miR-221-3p.
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Ahonen, Maria A., Asghar, Muhammad Yasir, Parviainen, Suvi J., Liebisch, Gerhard, Höring, Marcus, Leidenius, Marjut, Fischer-Posovszky, Pamela, Wabitsch, Martin, Mikkola, Tomi S., Törnquist, Kid, Savolainen-Peltonen, Hanna, Haridas, P.A. Nidhina, and Olkkonen, Vesa M.
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MicroRNA-221-3p (miR-221-3p) is associated with both metabolic diseases and cancers. However, its role in terminal adipocyte differentiation and lipid metabolism are uncharacterized. miR-221-3p or its inhibitor was transfected into differentiating or mature human adipocytes. Triglyceride (TG) content and adipogenic gene expression were monitored, global lipidome analysis was carried out, and mechanisms underlying the effects of miR-221-3p were investigated. Finally, cross-talk between miR-221-3p expressing adipocytes and MCF-7 breast carcinoma (BC) cells was studied, and miR-221-3p expression in tumor-proximal adipose biopsies from BC patients analyzed. miR-221-3p overexpression inhibited terminal differentiation of adipocytes, as judged from reduced TG storage and gene expression of the adipogenic markers SCD1 , GLUT4 , FAS , DGAT1/2 , AP2 , ATGL and AdipoQ, whereas the miR-221-3p inhibitor increased TG storage. Knockdown of the predicted miR-221-3p target, 14-3-3γ, had similar antiadipogenic effects as miR-221-3p overexpression, indicating it as a potential mediator of mir-221-3p function. Importantly, miR-221-3p overexpression inhibited de novo lipogenesis but increased the concentrations of ceramides and sphingomyelins, while reducing diacylglycerols, concomitant with suppression of sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase, ATP citrate lyase, and acid ceramidase. miR-221-3p expression was elevated in tumor proximal adipose tissue from patients with invasive BC. Conditioned medium of miR-221-3p overexpressing adipocytes stimulated the invasion and proliferation of BC cells, while medium of the BC cells enhanced miR-221-3p expression in adipocytes. Elevated miR-221-3p impairs adipocyte lipid storage and differentiation, and modifies their ceramide, sphingomyelin, and diacylglycerol content. These alterations are relevant for metabolic diseases but may also affect cancer progression. • miR-221-3p suppresses adipogenesis, putatively mediated by 14-3-3γ downregulation. • miR-221-3p suppresses de novo lipogenesis in adipocytes. • miR-221-3p alters adipocyte ceramide, sphingomyelin and diacylglycerol content. • miR-221-3p expression is elevated in adipocytes adjacent to breast carcinoma. • Adipocyte miR-221-3p elevation may promote metabolic disease and cancer progression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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23. Steroid sulfatase activity in adipose tissue is higher in postmenopausal than premenopausal women.
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Paatela, Hanna, Vihma, Veera, Savolainen-Peltonen, Hanna, Wang, Feng, Mikkola, Tomi S., Turpeinen, Ursula, Jauhiainen, Matti, and Tikkanen, Matti J.
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STEROIDS , *SULFATASES , *ADIPOSE tissue physiology , *POSTMENOPAUSE , *WOMEN'S health - Published
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