A study on relationship between androgenetic alopecia and cardiovascular risk using high sensitivity C-reactive protein and galectin-3 in men with early onset baldness.

Mehmet Sözen Süleyman Baldane Sedat Abusoglu Levent Kebapcılar Ayşe Gül Kebapçılar Fatma Tunçez Akyürek Ali Unlu Süleyman Hilmi İpekçi

Published in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2021)

This study shows that AGA patients are similar to the normal population in terms of insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome components. However, hsCRP and galectin-3 appear to be associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors in individuals with AGA.

Keyphrases

early onset
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
end stage renal disease
late onset
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
type diabetes
chronic kidney disease
adipose tissue
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
middle aged
high fat diet induced
weight loss