Influence of estrogen on skeletal muscle damage, inflammation, and repair

TIIDUS, P. M. Influence of estrogen on skeletal muscle damage, inflammation, and repair. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 40-44, 2003. Estrogen may influence the disruption and diminish or delay leukocyte infiltration that occurs after muscle damage. This paper examines a mechanism by which estrogen may diminish the early postdamage migration of neutrophils into muscle and discusses the potential implications of these effects on muscle repair.