Iron and Advanced Glycation End Products: Emerging Role of Iron in Androgen Deficiency in Obesity

• Main Authors: Seu-Hwa Chen (Author), Kuo-Ching Yuan (Author), Yu-Chieh Lee (Author), Chun-Kuang Shih (Author), Sung-Hui Tseng (Author), Alexey A. Tinkov (Author), Anatoly V. Skalny (Author), Jung-Su Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The literature suggests a bidirectional relationship between testosterone (T) and iron, but mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. We investigated effects of iron on advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in obesity-related androgen deficiency. In total, 111 men were recruited, and...