Decrease in adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome after an oral glucose tolerance test

Dimitrios Panidis; Dimitrios Farmakiotis; David Rousso; Georgios Koliakos; Themistoklis Kaltsas; Gerasimos Krassas

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.105

Decrease in adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome after an oral glucose tolerance test

Fertil Steril. 2005 Jan;83(1):232-4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.105.

Authors

Dimitrios Panidis¹, Dimitrios Farmakiotis, David Rousso, Georgios Koliakos, Themistoklis Kaltsas, Gerasimos Krassas

Affiliation

¹ Division of Endocrinology and Human Reproduction, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. [email protected]

PMID: 15652919
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.105

Abstract

Adiponectin levels are decreased after an oral glucose tolerance test. At t = 2 hours, they are increased in obese and overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome, compared with controls matched for body mass index.

MeSH terms

Adiponectin
Adolescent
Adult
Body Mass Index
Female
Glucose Tolerance Test*
Humans
Insulin / blood
Insulin Resistance
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / blood*
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / blood*

Substances

Adiponectin
Insulin
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins