ReviewBiology of reproduction2011
Diverse roles for sex hormone-binding globulin in reproduction.
Review in Biology of reproduction, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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130 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 307 citations in OpenAlex.
- Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses of polycystic ovary syndrome.Nature genetics · 2025Pooled it
- A genome-wide association meta-analysis of circulating sex hormone-binding globulin reveals multiple Loci implicated in sex steroid hormone regulation.PLoS genetics · 2012Pooled it
- Impact of five nights of sleep restriction on glucose metabolism, leptin and testosterone in young adult men.PloS one · 2012Trial
- Cracking the fertility code: a comprehensive review of biomarkers and functional measures.Open biology · 2026Review
- Beneficial Hepatokines in MASLD/MASH: Therapeutic Potentials and Drug Delivery Challenges.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Mapping Steroidogenic Perturbations Under Endocrine Disruptor Mixtures Across Demographic Subgroups: Structural and Metabolomic Insights.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- FGF21 and SHBG as Putative Hepatic Axes in Maternal Metabolic Adaptation: A Hypothetical Framework for Postpartum Insulin Sensitivity Restoration.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Health consequences of anabolic steroids: a sexual-medicine perspective.International journal of impotence research · 2026Review
- Elevated plasma sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is associated with reduced temporal lobe volume and cognitive impairment in individuals with mild cognitive impairment.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Elevated plasma sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is associated with reduced temporal lobe volume and cognitive impairment in individuals with mild cognitive impairment.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Elevated plasma sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is associated with reduced temporal lobe volume and cognitive impairment in individuals with mild cognitive impairment.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Sex-specific associations of SHBG, testosterone, and obesity with cholecystectomy risk: a population-based cohort study.Biology of sex differences · 2026Article
- Androgenetic Alopecia in Women: A Narrative Review of Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation, and Treatments.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2026Review
- The testobolome in microbial testosterone metabolism and human health.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Review
- SHBG and APOA1 as serum biomarkers for low bone mineral density in Mexican postmenopausal women: a random forest-based analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Immune modulation by sex hormones: unveiling the complex interplay and regulatory networks.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The Impact of Cirrhosis Severity and Spironolactone on Sex Hormone Levels in Men.Gastro hep advances · 2026Article
- Sex differences in innate immune cell responses: Impact on cancer immunity and response to therapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Vascular aging-driven erectile dysfunction: pathophysiological mechanisms and emerging therapies-a narrative review.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Review
- Gene Polymorphisms Determining Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Levels and Endometriosis Risk.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) transports androgens and estrogens in blood and regulates their access to target tissues. Hepatic production of SHBG fluctuates throughout the life cycle and is influenced primarily by metabolic and hormonal factors. Genetic differences also contribute to interindividual variations in plasma SHBG levels. In addition to controlling the plasma distribution, metabolic clearance, and bioavailability of sex steroids, SHBG accumulates in the extravascular compartments of some tissues and in the cytoplasm of specific epithelial cells, where it exerts novel effects on androgen and estrogen action. In mammals, the gene-encoding SHBG is expressed primarily in the liver but also at low levels in other tissues, including the testis. In subprimate species, Shbg expression in Sertoli cells is under the control of follicle-stimulating hormone and produces the androgen-binding protein that influences androgen actions in the seminiferous tubules and epididymis. In humans, the SHBG gene is not expressed in Sertoli cells, but its expression in germ cells produces an SHBG isoform that accumulates in the acrosome. In fish, Shbg is produced by the liver but has a unique function in the gill as a portal for natural steroids and xenobiotics, including synthetic steroids. However, salmon have retained a second, poorly conserved Shbg gene that is expressed only in ovary, muscle, and gill and that likely exerts specialized functions in these tissues. The present review compares the production and functions of SHBG in different species and its diverse effects on reproduction.
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