… In this study we demonstrate that the ACTH–cortisol concentration–effect … obese
premenopausal women compared with normal-weight women and characterized by decreased …

… In conclusion, spontaneous ACTH secretion is enhanced in obese premenopausal women,
… FFA concentrations by acipimox blunts ACTH release in obese women, which suggests that …

… It is important to emphasize that our analysis estimated the physiological potency of
endogenous ACTH but did not address maximal efficacy as obtained with pharmacological doses. …

… did not effect the negative feedback effectiveness at pituitary level. But we found that liver …
to ACTH increased in the postmenopausal women compared with the premenopausal women. …

… abdominal fat accrual (43). Accordingly, elevated HPA axis activity in postmenopausal women
… Our hypothesis was that the HPA axis response to corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) …

… obese and normal-weight men had higher basal ACTH and cortisol levels than their female
counterparts, and that obese women … -weight or obese premenopausal women with normal …

… corticotropinreleasing hormone release and ACTH secre tion [… efficacy of bariatric surgery in
severely obese PCOS women. … and oncological diseases in obese postmenopausal women. …

… obese premenopausal women; suggesting decreased responsiveness of the adrenal
gland to the ACTH … , that premenopausal women exhibit diminished ACTH efficacy (maximal …

… Nondepressed perimenopausal women between ages 40 and 60 years were recruited to
participate as a control group in this study. These control women participated in a screening …

… Therefore, we hypothesized that enhanced PRL release in obese … 11 obese premenopausal
women (BMI 33.3 ± 0.7 kg/m 2 ) before and after weight loss (50% reduction of overweight/…