The effects of menopausal hormone therapy on proinflammatory cytokines and immunoglobulins in perimenopausal patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Journal: Terapevticheskii arkhiv
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Abstract

AIM: To determine the effects of menopausal hormone therapy dosage on levels of proinflammatory cytokines and immunoglobulins in bodily fluids of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during perimenopause.

Authors

  • A S Panevina
    Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russia.
  • N S Smetneva
    A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia.
  • A M Vasilenko
    Russian Scientific Center of Medical Rehabilitation and Balneology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia.
  • M V Shestakova
    Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russia.