The relationship between lipocalin-2 and free testosterone levels in polycystic ovary syndrome

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Yilmaz O., Temur M., Calan M., KÜME T., Ozbay P. O., Karakulak M., ...More

ENDOKRYNOLOGIA POLSKA, vol.68, no.1, pp.7-12, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/ep.2017.0002
  • Journal Name: ENDOKRYNOLOGIA POLSKA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.7-12
  • Keywords: PCOS, lipocalin-2, free testosterone, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, SERUM LIPOCALIN-2, OBESE WOMEN, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, METABOLIC SYNDROME, ADIPOSE-TISSUE, SYNDROME PCOS, PREVALENCE, ADIPOKINE, GLUCOSE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Lipocalin-2 is an adipokine that is mainly produced from adipocytes and macrophages. Data related to PCOS and other obesity-associated disorders have shown divergent results. Here, we studied lipocalin-2 concentrations in women with PCOS and in healthy women, and investigated the potential contributors underlying lipocalin association with PCOS.