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Endocrine Regulations Vol.46, No.2, p.67-71, 2012

Title: Dehydroepiandrosterone in the type 1 diabetes mellitus
Author: M. Duskova, H. Hruskovicova, M. Hill, L. Starka
Abstract: Objective. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is believed to exert, besides others, positive effects on the insulin resistance or its secretion and glucose metabolism. There are several reports dealing with the DHEA levels and its effects in the type 2 diabetes mellitus, but less information is available on the type 1 diabetic subjects. Recently, a report dealing with the lack of the age-dependent decline of the DHEA levels in the type 2 diabetic subjects was published. The aim of the present study was to answer the question whether a comparable change in the aging pattern of the DHEA and its sulphate could be detected in the type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Methods. The data regarding the DHEA and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S) concentrations in the serum obtained from 116 patients with the type 1 diabetes mellitus and 259 controls were gathered from the database of the Institute of Endocrinology (Prague, Czech Republic).
Results. No significant differences in the level of the DHEA-S were found between the type 1 diabetics and controls either in men or women. However, lower DHEA levels were found in the type 1 diabetic women, but not in men. The age-dependent declines of both the DHEA and DHEA-S were similar to those in controls.
Conclusion. In contrast to the type 2 diabetes, the levels of DHEA-S in the type 1 diabetic patients were practically identical with those in controls. In contrast to men, in women, the DHEA basal levels were lower than those seen in controls. The age dependence of both hormones followed the pattern of the decline in controls.
Keywords: dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, age and sex differences, age-dependent decline
Year: 2012, Volume: 46, Issue: 2 Page From: 67, Page To: 71
doi:10.4149/endo_2012_02_67
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