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Low levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate are associated with the risk of developing cardiac autonomic dysfunction in elderly subjects

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the relationships between serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) levels and heart rate variability (HRV) among different age groups. Subjects and methods: Forty-five healthy men were divided into 3 groups: young age (YA; 20-39 yrs; n = 15), middle age (MA; 40-59 yrs...

Assessing endocrine and immune parameters in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients before and after the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

ABSTRACT Objective The present study compares immune and endocrine parameters between HIV-infected patients who underwent the Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS-P) during antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV-patients who did not undergo the syndrome (non-IRIS-P). Materials and methods Bl...

Contribuiçäo da dosagem do glicuronídeo de androstanediol na avaliaçäo e tratamento do hirsutismo
Contribution of androstanediol glucuronide dosage in the evaluation and treatment of hirsutism

O glicuronídeo de androstanediol (3alpha-diol G) é considerado um bom marcador da açäo periférica dos androgênios e da atividade da 5alpha-redutase, relacionando-se com a presença do hirsutismo. O objetivo deste estudo foi demonstrar a utilidade da determinaçäo do nível sérico do 3alpha-diol G...