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Introduction Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is a 90–100 kDa homodimeric glycoprotein that transports testosterone and other steroids in the blood plasma, reduces their metabolic clearance, and regulates their access to target tissues ( 1
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Introduction SHBG is a homodimeric plasma glycoprotein produced by the liver that acts as the main transporter of active estrogens and androgens in almost all vertebrates ( 1 ). The protein has high affinity and selectivity to these sex
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Introduction SHBG and sex hormones (e.g. androgens) have been shown to have deleterious or protective health effects, in particular in advanced age, and may account for some of the sex differences observed in cardiometabolic diseases and
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hypothesized that an increased number of hours of sleep per night would lead to higher concentrations of serum testosterone, and thus, the present study sought to evaluate associations of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), dihydroepiandrosteron-sulfate (DHEAS
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Introduction Testosterone is a sex steroid hormone with profound influence on various tissues ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). The precipitous decline in systemic testosterone with age is well described ( 4 ). Additionally, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG
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to low-affinity proteins (primarily albumin but also transcortin and orosomucoid) or to the high-affinity glycoprotein sex-hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) ( 2 ). These binding proteins have potential clinical relevance since they influence both tissue
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Introduction Sex steroids are important regulators of pubertal development and their biological action is governed by sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) ( 1 ). Serum SHBG levels rise from birth to early childhood, then decline in early
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suggested to influence several extra-glycemic, metabolic, and endocrinological parameters, such as the sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). SHBG is a glycoprotein produced in the liver, which regulates the bioavailability of sex steroids for target tissues
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Introduction Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is a circulating plasma globulin binding sex hormones, both oestradiol and testosterone and is produced primarily by the liver. In two recent studies, SHBG could predict type 2 diabetes (T2D) in
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sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) are associated with increased risk to develop type 2 diabetes ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). Furthermore, Ding et al . showed an association between polymorphism of the SHBG gene and risk of type 2 diabetes ( 4 ), in two