INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN AND TESTOSTERONE, 5-ALPHA-DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE AND OESTRADIOL-17-BETA IN BLOOD OF NORMAL MEN
INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN AND TESTOSTERONE, 5-ALPHA-DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE AND OESTRADIOL-17-BETA IN BLOOD OF NORMAL MEN
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DOI:
10.1016/0378-5122(80)90044-4
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
BARTSCH, W
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作者:
BARTSCH, W
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), testosterone (T), 5.alpha.-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and 17.beta.-estradiol (E2) were measured in 93 men in the age range 36-80 yr. Assuming that the binding of the steroids to blood albumin and SHBG follows the law of mass action, non-SHBG bound steroid concentrations (Tn, DHTn, E2n) were calculated from the SHBG and the respective total hormone values. Mean Tn, DHTn, E2n and SHBG remained on a constant level until the age of 65 yr. In men 66-80 yr old Tn and DHTn were significantly lower (P < 0.001), whereas E2n and SHBG were elevated (P < 0.05, P < 0.001, respectively) when compared with men age 36-55 yr. In contrast to total T and DHT, which correlated positively with SHBG (P < 0.001) in Group I (age 36-55 yr) and also when eliminating the influence of age (P < 0.05, P < 0.01, P < 0.01 for T, DHT and E2) in Group II (age 56-80 yr), the correlation between Tn and SHBG was insignificant; a negative correlation between DHTn and SHBG (P < 0.01) was present in Group I. The age-dependent increase of SHBG in Group II can be best explained by the respective alterations of the E2n: DHTn ratio. These results are discussed with respect to the relation between the SHGB, the total steroid and the non-SHBG bound steroid concentrations.