Testosterone in renal transplant patients: effect on body composition and clinical parameters.

Journal of Nephrology
Danilo LofaroRenzo Bonofiglio

Abstract

Clinical studies have demonstrated that, after renal transplantation (TX), testosterone deficiency (TD) at the time of the procedure is independently associated with lower survival of the patient and graft. However, data between TD and the functional CAG polymorphism of the androgen receptor promoter (AR) are discordant. We investigated the prevalence of TD and its association with body composition, biochemical parameters, the Aging Males' Symptoms rating scale (AMS) domains and AR polymorphism. In 112 TX patients, we assessed the AMS, biochemical/hormonal (FSH/LH/TT) anthropometric/bioimpedance analysis parameters, and AR CAG polymorphism of AR by gene sequencing. Median values of total testosterone (TT) were 340 ng/dl and 52% of TX patients were affected by TD. Significant correlations between TT and FSH and FSH and LH (p = 0.005, p < 0.0001, respectively) were found. TD patients had lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and hemoglobin (Hb) (p = 0.034, p = 0.022 respectively) and showed higher values of C-reactive protein (p = 0.023) and fat tissue index/adipose tissue mass (p = 0.034 and p = 0.021, respectively), and lower values of serum albumin (p = 0.003) and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (p = 0.038) le...Continue Reading

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