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. 2019 Jun 25;20(12):3111. doi: 10.3390/ijms20123111

Table 2.

Impact of subcutaneous estrogens treatment on platelet activation in mice. The arrows indicate the changes in platelet responses. 17β estradiol: E2. Progesterone: P4; medroxyprogesterone acetate: MPA.

Molecule Dose and Duration Results
Rosenblum et al. [33] E2 Pellet 0.5 mg, 12 days Faster thrombosis (mesenteric arterioles)
Rosenblum et al. [34] E2 Pellet 0.5 mg, 12 days Faster thrombosis (cerebral microvessels)
Valera el al. [20] E2 Pellet 200 μg/kg/day, 3 weeks Protection against thromboembolism
Aggregation and adhesion under flow ↘
Valera et al. [24] E2 + P4 Pellet E2 80 μg/kg/day, Protection against venous and arterial thrombosis
P4 10 mg, 3 weeks
Freudenberger et al. [38] E2 + MPA MPA 27.7 µg/d E2: 1.1µg/d, 90 days arterial thrombosis ↗
Geng et al. [35] E2 1-μg 21-day slow-release pellet, 21 days Aggregation ↘
Valera el al. [25] Estetrol Pellet 6 mg/kg/day, 3 weeks Protection against thromboembolism
Adhesion under flow ↘