勃起功能和雄激素和雌激素β受体基因多态性在阿克罗梅加力男性
F Pallotti1,2, D Costa3, M N Hirsch1
1Laboratory of Seminology‑Sperm Bank "Loredana Gandini", Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Journal of endocrinological investigation
|June 12, 2023
概括
勃起功能障碍在患有巨症的男性中很常见,但与丸激素或受体基因变异无关. 一个更短的ERbeta基因特征 (CA重复) 可能表明心肌病风险在壮病患者.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
背景情况:
- 巨症是一种生长激素过多的状况,与性功能障碍有关,主要是阴性腺功能障碍.
- 壮症中的勃起功能障碍 (ED) 尚未得到研究,并通过内皮功能障碍与心血管疾病有关.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定勃起功能障碍在男性壮症的患病率.
- 调查ED与心脏代谢障碍的关联.
- 探索ED与雄激素受体 (AR) 和雌激素受体β (ERβ) 基因多态之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 招募的性活跃男性 (18-65岁) 被诊断出患有壮症.
- 追溯收集的临床和实验室数据.
- 分析了AR和ERβ基因多态性,并管理了IIEF-15问卷.
主要成果:
- 在20名壮症患者中,有65%患有ED;只有4人患有生物化学性阴性腺缺陷症.
- 总丸激素与性满足领域负相关.
- IGF-1水平与阴性腺体缺陷有负相关;较短的ERβ CA重复与心肌病相关.
结论:
- 壮症患者的ED患病率很高,与治疗,丸激素或AR/ERβ信号无关.
- 较短的ERβCA重复与心肌病相关,这表明荷尔蒙失衡和心血管风险之间存在联系.
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