The relationship between hot flashes and fatty acid binding protein 2 in postmenopausal women

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 10; p. e0276391
• Main Authors: Chen, Ting-Yu, Huang, Wan-Yu, Liu, Ko-Hung, Kor, Chew-Teng, Chao, Yi-Chun, Wu, Hung-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 19.10.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Binding proteins; Biology and Life Sciences; Body mass; Body mass index; Body size; C-reactive protein; Chemokines; Cholesterol; Confidence intervals; Correlation; Correlation analysis; Cytokines; Development and progression; Digestive system; Digestive tract; Dysbacteriosis; Endotoxins; Estrogens; Fatty acid-binding protein; Fatty acids; Gastrointestinal tract; Genetic aspects; Health aspects; Health care facilities; Hormone replacement therapy; Hospitals; Hot flash; Inflammation; Interferon; Interferon-inducible protein; Intestinal mucosa; Intestine; Laboratories; Medicine and Health Sciences; Menopause; Metabolism; Microbiota; Monocyte chemoattractant protein; Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; Monocytes; Permeability; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Plasma; Plasma levels; Post-menopause; Postmenopausal women; Proteins; Quality of life; Regression analysis; Statistical analysis; Sweating; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Tumor necrosis factor-α; Variance analysis; Womens health; Taiwan; United States > US; China

Hot flashes, the most bothering symptom of menopause, are linked to a metabolic inflammation. Due to estrogen deficiency in menopause, dysbiosis is observed. The intestinal barrier affects the interaction of microbiota in healthy or unhealthy individuals. This study investigates the relationship bet...