Abstract
Serial measurements of body mass index (BMI), serum concentrations of testosterone (T), estradiol (E) and leptin (L) were performed before and after gonadotropin (Gn) therapy in an 18-year-old male subject (BMI 25.4 kg/m2) with idiopathic hypothalamic hypogonadism (IHH). We also measured the BMI and serum concentrations of L in 99 age-matched healthy subjects. Serum L correlated significantly with BMI in control subjects (r=0.84, p<0.0001). Baseline serum concentrations of L in our case were markedly high and both T and E were very low, but Gn therapy resulted in a gradual decrease in L and improvement in T and E, finally reaching the control levels of BMI-matched subjects. Our results demonstrate that T is a powerful negative modulator of serum L independent of BMI in conditions associated with low T levels, such as IHH. (C)2000, Editrice Kurtis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 246-250 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of endocrinological investigation |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Estradiol
- Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Leptin
- Male adolescent
- Obesity
- Testosterone
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology