ArticleMediators of inflammation2018
Protective Effect of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin against Metabolic Syndrome:
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gender-Specific Associations Between Sex Hormones and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- IGF-1 and recovery in anorexia nervosa: evidence from population-based and clinical cohorts.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Article
- Multi-omics profiles of sex hormone-binding globulin are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in men with HIV.Genome medicine · 2026Article
- Sex steroids, SHBG and type 2 diabetes in women: what do we really know?Diabetologia · 2026Review
- Hepatokines and polycystic ovary syndrome: investigating the connection between the hepato-ovarian axis and disorders in glycolipid metabolism in PCOS: a narrative review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Associations between sex hormones and obesity-related indicators: results from the NHANES and Mendelian randomization study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- SHBG, Testosterone, and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged African Women: Exploring the Effect of HIV and Menopause.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Observational
- Endocrine Disorders and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Effect Modification by Levels of Sex Hormones in the Association between Adiposity and Cancer Incidence in the UK Biobank.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Sex hormone-binding globulin restrains hepatic fibrosis via inhibition of Tgfβ expression.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Predictive capabilities of polygenic scores in an East-Asian population-based cohort: the Singapore Chinese health study.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Sex hormone-binding globulin controls sex-specific lipolytic activity in human abdominal subcutaneous adipocytes.Molecular metabolism · 2025Article
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin and Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: A Focus on Puberty.Metabolites · 2025Review
- Investigating the Mediating Role of Cardiometabolic Traits in the Causal Link Between SHBG Levels and Stroke Risk via Network Mendelian Randomization.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
- Ketosis suppression and ageing (KetoSAge): the effect of suppressing ketosis on SHBG and sex hormone profiles in healthy premenopausal women, and its implications for cancer risk and therapy.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Sex-specific associations of sex hormone binding globulin and risk of bladder cancer.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
- The Role of SHBG as a Marker in Male Patients with Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease: Insights into Metabolic and Hormonal Status.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Hypogonadism and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Endocrine · 2024Review
- The impact of sex hormones on metabolic syndrome: univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization studies.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2024Article
- Associations between Glyphosate Exposure and Glycemic Disorders: A Focus on the Modifying Effect of Sex Hormones.Toxics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is a serum protein released mainly by the liver, and a low serum level correlates with a risk for metabolic syndrome including diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular events. However, the underlying molecular mechanism(s) linking SHBG and metabolic syndrome remains unknown. In this study, using adipocytes and macrophages, we focused on the
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