[HTML][HTML] Anxiety, depression, and the microbiome: a role for gut peptides

G Lach, H Schellekens, TG Dinan, JF Cryan - Neurotherapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
The complex bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain is finely
orchestrated by different systems, including the endocrine, immune, autonomic, and enteric …

The role of low-grade inflammation in the polycystic ovary syndrome

A Repaci, A Gambineri, R Pasquali - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2011 - Elsevier
PCOS is not only the most frequent cause of oligomenorrhea in young women, but also a
metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia …

Adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and a meta-analysis

KA Toulis, DG Goulis, D Farmakiotis… - Human reproduction …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Conflicting results regarding adiponectin levels in women with polycystic
ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been reported. To evaluate adiponectin levels in PCOS, a …

The relationship between gut and adipose hormones, and reproduction

AN Comninos, CN Jayasena… - Human reproduction …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Reproductive function is tightly regulated by nutritional status. Indeed, it has
been well described that undernutrition or obesity can lead to subfertility or infertility in …

[PDF][PDF] Metabolism and insulin signaling in common metabolic disorders and inherited insulin resistance

K Højlund - 2014 - ugeskriftet.dk
DANISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2 insulin resistance in genetic and acquired forms of
lipodystrophies and insulin receptorpathies (5), including rare mutations in genes of post …

[HTML][HTML] Leptin signaling and circuits in puberty and fertility

CF Elias, D Purohit - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone involved in a myriad of physiological process,
including the control of energy balance and several neuroendocrine axes. Leptin-deficient …

An update on the pathogenesis, inflammation, and metabolism in hirsutism and polycystic ovary syndrome

D Glintborg, M Andersen - Gynecological endocrinology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Hirsutism is a common endocrine disorder, defined as increased growth of terminal hairs in
a male pattern. Hirsutism is most often caused by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) …

Obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome

J Vrbikova, V Hainer - Obesity facts, 2009 - karger.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrinopathies in women
of fertile age. Obesity is encountered in 30–70% of PCOS-affected women, and its presence …

Systematic review: association of polycystic ovary syndrome with metabolic syndrome and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease

A Baranova, TP Tran, A Birerdinc… - Alimentary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 33: 801–814 Summary Background Polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) is a common disorder for women of child‐bearing age and is associated …

Insulin resistance in PCOS

E Diamanti-Kandarakis, CD Christakou - Diagnosis and management of …, 2009 - Springer
Insulin resistance refers to the state, wherein insulin action is insufficient to accomplish the
metabolic demands of peripheral tissues, despite the increased amounts of insulin secreted …