Effects of acute hyperinsulinemia on testosterone serum concentrations in adult obese and normal-weight men

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
R PasqualiR Vettor

Abstract

In a previous study performed in adult obese and normal-weight male subjects, we found that suppression of insulin levels by diazoxide reduced testosterone and increased sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) blood concentrations. These and other data suggested that insulin may have a regulatory capacity in testosterone secretion and/or metabolism in men, similar to what has already been demonstrated in women. In this study, we investigated the effects of acute hyperinsulinemia on major androgen levels, including testosterone, in two groups of normal-weight in = 11) and obese (n = 9) men. Acute hyperinsulinemia was obtained by the euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp technique. Relationships between the degree of insulin resistance (ie, total glucose disposal [M value]) and testosterone levels were also evaluated. Basal testosterone levels in obese subjects (10.40 +/- 3.02 nmol/L) were significantly lower than in normal-weight controls (15.50 +/- 4.65 nmol/L, P < .01), whereas no difference was present in androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) concentrations. During the clamp study, testosterone was significantly increased in the obese group (11.79 +/- 3.64 nmol/L, P < .05) but not in the control group (15.81 +/-...Continue Reading

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