* Работа выполнена в рамках фундаментальной НИР ГУ «Институт охраны здоровья детей и подростков НАМН Украины» «Вивчити механізми впливу гіпоандрогенії на формування соматичної патології в період статевого дозрівання у хлопців (клініко-експериментальне дослідження)» (№ госрегистрации 0117U003008). Учреждением, финансирующим исследование, является НАМН Украины. Авторы гарантируют ответственность за обьективность представленной информации. Авторы гарантируют отсутствие конфликта интересов и собственной финансовой заинтересованности. Рукопись поступила в редакцию 21.05.2019.
There has been an increase the prevalence of andrological diseases in all age groups in recent decades, including those with comorbid conditions such as pathology of the cardiovascular system and liver, which are manifestations of metabolic syndrome.Research aim: to investigate the relationship between formation of hepatic steatosis and hypoandrogenism (HA) in adolescent boys.Materials and methods. The study involved 42 adolescent boys aged 14–18 years with laboratory confirmed HA in whom total testosterone levels were less than 12.0 nmol/l. Sex hormones, gonadotropins, insulin levels, biochemical parameters of liver function, the state of free radical oxidation and antioxidant protection were determined in patients. Based on ultrasound examination adolescents with HA were divided into 2 groups: group 1 – 15 adolescents with signs of liver steatosis; group 2 – 27 adolescents with normal ultrasound parameters of a liver. The control group consisted of 38 boys of the same age with normal indicators of physical and sexual development without signs of pathology of the hepatobiliary system. Results. Individual assessment of sexual development allowed to diagnose I degree of delayed sexual development in 44.7%, II degree in 38.3% and III degree in 17.0% of adolescents. HA negatively affects the physical development of most boys (78.7%), due to short stature (40.0%), weight deficiency (20.0%) and overweight (18.7%). Factor analysis allowed to build a factor model of hepatic steatosis formation in adolescents with delayed sexual development and HA, which describes 76.0% of the sample and consists of five factors. Conclusion. Atherogenic changes of the lipid profile, androgen deficiency, insulin resistance, activation of cytolytic processes in the liver and oxidative stress formation due to a decrease in the effectiveness of antioxidant protection are important in the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis in boys with HA. A factor model of the hepatic steatosis development in adolescent boys with HA gives grounds for the development of therapeutic and preventive measures in adolescent boys with HA and comorbid liver pathology.
Relevance. Endothelial dysfunction serves as a starting mechanism for any vascular pathology and its progression. The state of endothelial function is greatly influenced by stress, however, the study of the features of the functioning of stress-regulating systems in adolescents with cardiovascular disorders has practically not been studied. Objective: to investigate stress-regulating system changes in adolescents with cardiovascular disease at endothelial dysfunction. Materials and methods. A total of 73 adolescents (49 boys and 24 girls) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) aged 12–18 were surveyed. The adolescents were divided into 3 groups: those with normal endothelial function, those with endothelial dysfunction and those with paradoxical vascular endothelial response. Stress regulation is dominated by stress- realizing and stress-limiting systems. The state of stress-realizing systems was assessed by the level of cortisol, malondialdehyde, carbonylated proteins (CP) in blood serum and catecholamines (CA) in urine; stress-limiting systems — by the level of glutathione peroxidase (GPO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), serotonin in the blood and melatonin in urine. Results. In adolescents with endothelial dysfunction and paradoxical vascular endothelial response, there was a regulatory imbalance of key antioxidant enzymes (SOD and GPO) and a decrease in serotonin levels. In endothelial vascular dysfunction, changes in stress-regulatory systems are more pronounced in girls. The revealed correlation relations of the studied indicators in adolescents with normal function and vascular endothelium dysfunction emphasize strong links between monoamines (CA and melatonin), enzymatic (GPO) tension and activation of non-enzymatic (melatonin) links of antioxidant system. Conclusion. In adolescents with a non-inflammatory pathology of CVD, endothelial function depends on the activation and interaction of stress-regulating systems. With vascular endothelial dysfunction, changes in the content of monoamines and indicators of the pro- and antioxidant systems have gender differences, indicating stress-limiting stress and activation of stress-realizing systems in girls. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of all participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interest was declared by the author. Key words: adolescents, cardiovascular system, endothelial function, stresslimiting indicators, stressrealizing indicators.
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