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, but defects in processing of a variety of peptide hormones in brain and endocrine tissues are found to be associated with the obese phenotype in these mice. CCK, which has multiple functions in the gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system
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pathophysiology causing this massive excess risk is not clear. Impairment of fibrinolytic capacity potentially increases the risk of venous thromboembolism ( 12 , 13 ), and men with KS present with hypogonadism and central obesity, conditions associated with poor
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), resulting in pituitary insufficiency, decreased energy expenditure, overweight and obesity, disturbed day–night rhythm, loss of initiative, hyperphagia, and behavioral problems ( 14 ). Overweight and obesity are well-known risk factors for impaired bone
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important to consider that, even in healthy populations, IGF-I levels of some individuals will naturally fall outside the reference ranges of each assay, which is defined as the central 95% interval. There is also a need to consider how IGF-I levels are
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central characteristic ( 9 , 10 ), driving both hyperandrogenism and clinical features. The risk of T2D in PCOS is increased 4.4-fold independent of BMI ( 3 , 4 , 11 ) accounting for 23% of T2D in young women ( 12 ); yet, the underlying mechanisms of
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Introduction Many aspects of endocrinology and metabolism exhibit 24-h rhythms that are driven by an endogenous circadian timing system ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). This circadian system is comprised of a central light-entrained clock in the
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Introduction: diabesity as a growing public health problem The epidemic of ‘diabesity’, a co-syndrome of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity, is predicted to be one of the largest healthcare issues in human history ( 1 ). In 2016, over 650
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Introduction Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of metabolic abnormalities comprising central obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM) or hyperglycemia, high triglyceride (TG) levels, and low levels of high-density lipoprotein
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and testosterone ( 8 ). Studies have proposed that obesity, comorbidities, and aging play a central role in this association, promoting androgen deficiency by the secretion of adipocytokines and CRP ( 5 , 7 ). Bianchi et al. found in their
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failure or the inability to synthesize or respond to sex steroids; (2) permanent hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, characterized by low levels of FSH and LH and can be caused by an abnormality in the central nervous system (CNS) or can be associated with