Increased serum advanced glycation end‐products is a distinct finding in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

E Diamanti‐Kandarakis, I Katsikis, C Piperi… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background Nonenzymatic advanced glycation and oxidation end‐products, advanced
glycation end‐products (AGEs), impart a potent impact on vessels and other tissues in …

Visceral fat is associated with cardiovascular risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

T Cascella, S Palomba, I De Sio, F Manguso… - Human …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been reported to
have subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) and increased abdominal fat. The aim of this …

Statins in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome

PH Kodaman, AJ Duleba - Seminars in reproductive medicine, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting
reproductive-aged women. The hyperandrogenemia associated with the syndrome is a …

Exercise training improves autonomic function and inflammatory pattern in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

F Giallauria, S Palomba, L Maresca… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common female reproductive‐age
endocrine disease predominantly characterized by chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism …

[PDF][PDF] Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) trilogy: a translational and clinical review.

H Mason, A Colao, U Blume-Peytavi, S Rice… - Clinical …, 2008 - academia.edu
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common disorder associated with chronic
anovulatory infertility and hyperandrogenaemia with the clinical manifestation of …

Soluble CD36 and risk markers of insulin resistance and atherosclerosis are elevated in polycystic ovary syndrome and significantly reduced during pioglitazone …

D Glintborg, K Højlund, M Andersen… - Diabetes …, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—We investigated the relation between soluble CD36 (sCD36), risk markers of
atherosclerosis and body composition, and glucose and lipid metabolism in polycystic ovary …

Abnormal heart rate recovery after maximal cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing in young overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome

F Giallauria, S Palomba, F Manguso… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Heart rate recovery (HRR) is a measure derived from exercise test, defined as the
fall in heart rate during the first minute after maximal exercise. Abnormal HRR is a measure …

Differences in low-grade chronic inflammation and insulin resistance in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus and women with polycystic ovary syndrome

R Thomann, N Rossinelli, U Keller, BF Tirri… - Gynecological …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
are both characterized by an increase in insulin resistance. Our goal in the present study …

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: do they have potential in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome?

PH Kodaman, AJ Duleba - Drugs, 2008 - Springer
Many women of reproductive age are affected by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a
heterogeneous endocrinopathy characterized by androgen excess, chronic oligo …

Low-grade chronic inflammation is not accompanied by structural arterial injury in polycystic ovary syndrome

LOBF Costa, MP dos Santos, M Oliveira… - diabetes research and …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the presence of premature subclinical atherosclerosis, measured
by examining carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and to investigate whether the IMT may …