کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2574447 1561274 2009 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Androgen deficiency and atherosclerosis: The lipid link
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Androgen deficiency and atherosclerosis: The lipid link
چکیده انگلیسی

The relationship between androgen deficiency and atherosclerosis is complex, poorly understood, and remains controversial. The aim of this review is to evaluate the data in the literature to determine if androgen deficiency modulates lipid profiles and contributes to atherosclerosis development or progression.Studies in animals and humans suggest that androgen deficiency is associated with increased triglycerides (TGs), total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Although the effects of androgen deficiency on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) remains controversial, recent data suggest that androgen therapy is associated with increased levels of HDL-C and may improve reverse cholesterol transport. Animal studies suggested that androgen deprivation adversely affect lipid profiles and this was reversed by androgen treatment. Furthermore, androgen treatment of hypogonadal men significantly improved lipid profiles. Emerging data indicate that androgens play an important role in lipid metabolism. Therefore androgens are critical in the prevention and progression of atherosclerosis.Androgen deficiency contributes to increased TGs, TC, LDL-C and reduced HDL-C while androgen treatment results in a favorable lipid profile, suggesting that androgens may provide a protective effect against the development and/or progression of atherosclerosis.

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ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Vascular Pharmacology - Volume 51, Issues 5–6, November–December 2009, Pages 303–313
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