Improvement in mood and fatigue after dehydroepiandrosterone replacement in Addison's disease in a randomized, double blind trial
Autor: | Penelope J. Hunt, Felicia A. Huppert, Joe Herbert, Christine A. Richards, Eleanor M. Gurnell, John A.H. Wass, A Toby Prevost, V. Krishna K. Chatterjee |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system Hormone Replacement Therapy medicine.drug_class Sexual Behavior Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Dehydroepiandrosterone Steroid biosynthesis Biochemistry Cognition Endocrinology Addison Disease Double-Blind Method Bone Density Internal medicine medicine Adrenal insufficiency polycyclic compounds Humans Fatigue Testosterone Aged Cross-Over Studies Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate business.industry Biochemistry (medical) Middle Aged medicine.disease Androgen Hormones Affect Mineralocorticoid Addison's disease Body Composition Female business Glucocorticoid hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists medicine.drug |
Popis: | Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA sulfate (DHEAS) are adrenal precursors of steroid biosynthesis and centrally acting neurosteroids. Glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid deficiencies in Addison’s disease require life-long hormone replacement, but the associated failure of DHEA synthesis is not corrected. We conducted a randomized, double blind study in which 39 patients with Addison’s disease received either 50 mg oral DHEA daily for 12 weeks, followed by a 4-week washout period, then 12 weeks of placebo, or vice versa. After DHEA treatment, levels of DHEAS and D 4 -androstenedione rose from subnormal to within the adult physiological range. Total testosterone increased from subnormal to low normal with a fall in serum sex hormone-binding globulin in females, but with no change in either parameter in males. In both sexes, psychological assessment showed significant enhancement of self-esteem with a tendency for improved overall well-being. Mood and fatigue also improved significantly, with benefit being evident in the evenings. No effects on cognitive or sexual function, body composition, lipids, or bone mineral density were observed. Our results indicate that DHEA replacement corrects this steroid deficiency effectively and improves some aspects of psychological function. Beneficial effects in males, independent of circulating testosterone levels, suggest that it may act directly on the central nervous system rather than by augmenting peripheral androgen biosynthesis. These positive effects, in the absence of significant adverse events, suggest a role for DHEA replacement therapy in the treatment of Addison’s disease. (J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85: 4650 ‐ 4656, 2000) |
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