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ABSTRACT: Context
Aging, low dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and testosterone are associated with increased adiposity and metabolic risk. Treatment with these hormones may improve these abnormalities.Objective
The objective of the study was to determine effects of aging, DHEA, or testosterone replacement on adiposity, meal fat partitioning, and postabsorptive lipolysis.Design
This was a cross-sectional, 2-yr, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Setting
The study was conducted in the general community.Patients
Elderly women and men (>or=60 yr) with low DHEA sulfate (women and men) and bioavailable testosterone (men) concentrations and young adults.Interventions
Thirty elderly women each received 50 mg DHEA or placebo daily for 2 yr. Thirty elderly men received 75 mg DHEA, 29 received 5 mg testosterone (patch), and 32 received placebo daily for 2 yr. Thirty young women and 32 young men served as controls.Main outcome measures
In vivo measures of meal fat storage into sc fat, postabsorptive lipolysis, and regional adiposity at baseline and after treatment.Results
At baseline, the elderly had more body fat, greater systemic lipolysis (women, P = 0.0003; men, P < 0.0001) adjusted for resting energy expenditure, greater meal fat oxidation (women, P = 0.026; men, P = 0.0025), and less meal fat storage in sc fat (women, P = 0.0139; men, P= 0.0006). Although testosterone treatment increased meal fat storage into upper- vs. lower-body fat in elderly men, neither hormone affected regional adiposity, meal fat oxidation, or systemic lipolysis.Conclusions
Aging, in the context of low DHEA sulfate (women and men) and bioavailable testosterone (men) concentrations, is associated with changes in meal fat partitioning and postabsorptive lipolysis that are not corrected by DHEA and only partly corrected by testosterone replacement.
SUBMITTER: Koutsari C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2741706 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Koutsari Christina C Ali Asem H AH Nair K Sreekumaran KS Rizza Robert A RA O'Brien Peter P Khosla Sundeep S Jensen Michael D MD
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 20090630 9
<h4>Context</h4>Aging, low dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and testosterone are associated with increased adiposity and metabolic risk. Treatment with these hormones may improve these abnormalities.<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of the study was to determine effects of aging, DHEA, or testosterone replacement on adiposity, meal fat partitioning, and postabsorptive lipolysis.<h4>Design</h4>This was a cross-sectional, 2-yr, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.<h4>Setting</h4>The stu ...[more]