Testosterone-associated blood pressure dysregulation in women with androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome
Stone T, Yanes Cardozo L, Oluwatade T, Leone C, Burgos M, Okifo F, Pal L, Reckelhoff J, Stachenfeld N. Testosterone-associated blood pressure dysregulation in women with androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2023, 325: h232-h243. PMID: 37327000, PMCID: PMC10393337, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00164.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSympathetic nervous system activityBlood pressure dysregulationPolycystic ovary syndromeBody mass indexBaroreflex gainOvary syndromeBlood pressureObese insulin-resistant womenPolycystic ovary syndrome phenotypesRenin-angiotensin system activationSerum angiotensin-converting enzymeGonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistLower sympathetic nervous system activityLower body negative pressureHeightened cardiovascular riskInsulin-resistant womenSystolic blood pressureBody negative pressureNervous system activityAngiotensin-converting enzymeIR womenCardiovascular riskSerum aldosteroneBaroreflex controlDiastolic BPTestosterone effects on autonomic function in women with androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome
Stone T, Cardozo L, Oluwatade T, Leone C, Okifo F, Reckelhoff J, Pal L, Stachenfeld N. Testosterone effects on autonomic function in women with androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome. Physiology 2023, 38: 5729543. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2023.38.s1.5729543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower body negative pressureBlood pressureHormone interventionSympathetic baroreflexAutonomic functionSimilar systolic blood pressureGonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistInsulin-resistant womenDiastolic blood pressurePolycystic ovary syndromeSystolic blood pressureCardiovascular autonomic controlBody negative pressureMSNA activitySerum angiotensinOvarian syndromeOvary syndromeResistant womenBaroreflex sensitivityHormone suppressionSerum aldosteroneAutonomic perturbationsT elevationHormone antagonistElevated androgens