Effect of Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone Supplementation on Systemic Lipolysis

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Ana E Espinosa De YcazaMichael D Jensen

Abstract

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and T hormones are advertised as antiaging, antiobesity products. However, the evidence that these hormones have beneficial effects on adipose tissue metabolism is limited. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of DHEA and T supplementation on systemic lipolysis during a mixed-meal tolerance test (MMTT) and an iv glucose tolerance test (IVGTT). This was a 2-year randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The study was conducted at a general clinical research center. Sixty elderly women with low DHEA concentrations and 92 elderly men with low DHEA and bioavailable T concentrations participated in the study. Elderly women received 50 mg DHEA (n = 30) or placebo (n = 30). Elderly men received 75 mg DHEA (n = 30), 5 mg T (n = 30), or placebo (n = 32). In vivo measures of systemic lipolysis (palmitate rate of appearance) during a MMTT or IVGTT. At baseline there was no difference in insulin suppression of lipolysis measured during MMTT and IVGTT between the treatment groups and placebo. For both sexes, a univariate analysis showed no difference in changes in systemic lipolysis during the MMTT or IVGTT in the DHEA group and T group when compared with placebo. There was no change...Continue Reading

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