Role of estrogen in alleviating hemorrhagic shock-induced organ injury / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

Estrogen has many biological activities and extensive clinical applications.Hemorrhagic shock-in-duced major organ dysfunction and injury,which are related to sex differences,play a triggering role in irreversible shock. The present article reviews the role of estrogen in alleviating hemorrhagic shock-induced organ injury by analyzing and sum-marizing the recent studies,thus expanding the clinical application of estrogen and providing a novel approach for treatment of severe hemorrhagic shock.