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Serum levels of leptin and homocysteine in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and its relationship to endocrine, clinical and metabolic parameters

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dc.creator Demir, B.
dc.creator Atamer, A.
dc.creator Atamer, Y.
dc.creator Ilhan, N.
dc.creator Akkus, Z.
dc.creator Bayhan, G.
dc.date 2008-01-01T01:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-03T11:38:50Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-03T11:38:50Z
dc.identifier 99595542-5468-4c51-9514-cc27cd0cacac
dc.identifier 10.1177/147323000803600113
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/99595542-5468-4c51-9514-cc27cd0cacac/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/93523
dc.description We examined the relationship between endocrine, clinical and metabolic parameters in 35 women (mean age 27.3 years) with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and 30 age- and body mass index-matched normal ovulatory women. In PCOS women, serum leptin, homocysteine, insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 levels and the insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) were significantly higher, while sex hormone-binding globulin and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were lower compared with healthy women. Serum luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E-2), androstenedione, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels were found to be significantly higher in PCOS women compared with healthy women. The levels of E-2, LH and testosterone were positively correlated with leptin levels in PCOS women. Similarly, androstenedione levels and HOMA-IR were positively correlated with homocysteine levels and insulin levels were positively correlated with LH. We conclude that increased homocysteine levels, hyperandrogenaemia, insulin resistance and impaired lipid metabolism contribute to the risk of premature atherosclerosis in PCOS women.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title Serum levels of leptin and homocysteine in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and its relationship to endocrine, clinical and metabolic parameters
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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