Pituitary-adrenal axis and peripheral cortisol metabolism in obese patients.
Filippo CeccatoLaura LizzulMattia BarbotCarla ScaroniPublished in: Endocrine (2020)
Overweight and obese subjects are characterised by an original regulation of HPA axis (reduced UFC levels, increased suppression after 1 mg DST) and peripheral cortisol metabolism (reduced F/Eratio), suggesting an effort to counteract hypercortisolism.