对于男性肥胖相关的阴阳性形性阴阳性形症的莱弗卢醇:Ph 2b双盲随机对照试验
T Hugh Jones1,2, Adrian S Dobs3, Harpal Randeva4,5
1Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Barnsley Hospital NHS Trust, Barnsley, United Kingdom.
European journal of endocrinology
|August 14, 2023
概括
莱弗卢醇有效地使肥胖男性的丸激素水平正常化. 虽然改善了精液参数,但它没有改善性功能障碍或身体成分,并且有一些副作用.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 生殖医学 生殖医学
- 临床药理学 临床药理学
背景情况:
- 肥胖相关的低性催眠症 (OHH) 是由肥胖男性的低水平的特征.
- 芳酶抑制剂,如莱夫卢特,正在研究它们恢复水平的潜力.
研究的目的:
- 评估 leflutrozole 在正常化 OHH 的男性丸激素的疗效和安全性.
- 评估叶黄对荷尔蒙水平,性功能,身体组成和精液参数的影响.
主要方法:
- 一个安慰剂控制的,双盲的,随机的临床试验,涉及271名肥胖的男性,患有阴道腺症.
- 参与者在24周内每周服用叶黄 (0.1,0.3或1.0毫克) 或安慰剂.
- 主要终点是的正常化 (≥75%的患者);次要终点包括荷尔蒙变化,性功能,身体组成和精液分析.
主要成果:
- 莱弗卢醇治疗导致所有治疗组的总水平 (TT) 的剂量依赖正常化.
- 与安慰剂相比,随着 leflutrozole 的使用,黄素激素 (LH) 和卵泡刺激激素 (FSH) 的显著增加被观察到.
- 精液量和总运动精子数量有所改善,但身体组成或性功能障碍没有得到改善.
结论:
- 莱弗卢特醇有效地使肥胖男性的丸激素水平正常化,这些男性患有低腺特异性低腺症.
- 药物似乎可以保持或改善丸功能,这是由荷尔蒙和精液参数的变化表明的.
- 潜在的副作用包括血红素升高,高血压,PSA增加和头痛,观察到腰部骨密度有所减少.
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