The roles of androgens in humans: biology, metabolic regulation and health

M Alemany - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Androgens are an important and diverse group of steroid hormone molecular species. They
play varied functional roles, such as the control of metabolic energy fate and partition, the …

Testosterone and obesity

DM Kelly, TH Jones - Obesity Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Testosterone is a key hormone in the pathology of metabolic diseases such as obesity. Low
testosterone levels are associated with increased fat mass (particularly central adiposity) …

Testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadism: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline

S Bhasin, JP Brito, GR Cunningham… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objective To update the “Testosterone Therapy in Men With Androgen Deficiency
Syndromes” guideline published in 2010. Participants The participants include an Endocrine …

Hormonal replacement in hypopituitarism in adults: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline

M Fleseriu, IA Hashim, N Karavitaki… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To formulate clinical practice guidelines for hormonal replacement in
hypopituitarism in adults. Participants: The participants include an Endocrine Society …

Sex-based differences in skeletal muscle kinetics and fiber-type composition

KM Haizlip, BC Harrison, LA Leinwand - Physiology, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Previous studies have identified over 3,000 genes that are differentially expressed in male
and female skeletal muscle. Here, we review the sex-based differences in skeletal muscle …

Testosterone therapy in men with androgen deficiency syndromes: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

S Bhasin, GR Cunningham, FJ Hayes… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Our objective was to update the guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of
androgen deficiency syndromes in adult men published previously in 2006. Participants …

The role of testosterone in the elderly: what do we know?

B Barone, L Napolitano, M Abate, L Cirillo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Testosterone is the most important hormone in male health. Aging is characterized by
testosterone deficiency due to decreasing testosterone levels associated with low testicular …

Cachexia, muscle wasting, and frailty in cardiovascular disease

A Bielecka‐Dabrowa, N Ebner… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The last several years have seen increasing interest in understanding cachexia, muscle
wasting, and physical frailty across the broad spectrum of patients with cardiovascular …

The role of adiponectin in cancer: a review of current evidence

M Dalamaga, KN Diakopoulos… - Endocrine …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Improving physical function and mobility in a continuously expanding elderly population
emerges as a high priority of medicine today. Muscle mass, strength/power, and maximal …

Invited review: aging and sarcopenia

TJ Doherty - Journal of applied physiology, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Aging is associated with progressive loss of neuromuscular function that often leads to
progressive disability and loss of independence. The term sarcopenia is now commonly …