The role of androgens for bone health in elderly men is unclear. We show that free testosterone
within the normal range is a predictor of BMD at predominantly cortical bone sites and of …

OBJECTIVE: To study the cause of death pattern in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) or
polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and to analyze the effect of the disease, or its therapy, on the …

Androgens may regulate the male skeleton either directly by stimulation of the androgen
receptor (AR) or indirectly by aromatization of androgens into estrogens and, thereafter, by …

The adipose tissue‐derived hormone leptin is among the physiologic processes involved in
cardiovascular regulation. The aim of the present study was to elucidate if serum leptin may …

Context: Previous in vitro studies have demonstrated that the UDP glucuronosyltransferase (UGT)2B15
and UGT2B17 glucuronidate androgens and their metabolites. Objective: Our …

The association between aromatase gene polymorphisms, bone parameters, and sex
steroid levels was studied in 1068 men (18.9 ± 0.6 years of age). Several aromatase gene …

Objective The neuropeptide Y (NPY) signal peptide polymorphism T1128C has been linked
to several risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present study was to …

Aim Estrogens regulate several biological processes involved in the pathogenesis of myocardial
infarction. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a key enzyme in the degradation of …

Estrogen is of importance for the regulation of trabecular bone mineral density (BMD). The
aim of this study was to search for possible mechanisms of action of estrogen on bone. …

Inflammation is a key component in the development of atherosclerosis, and myocardial
infarction (MI); therefore we investigated the association between an interleukin-6 signal …