Hypothalamic Gliosis by MRI and Visceral Fat Mass Negatively Correlate with Plasma Testosterone Concentrations in Healthy Men.
Kathryn E BerksethKatya B RubinowSusan J MelhornMary F WebbMary Rosalynn B De LeonBrett T MarckAlvin M MatsumotoJohn K AmoryStephanie T PageEllen A SchurPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)
In healthy men across a range of BMIs, MBH gliosis was associated with higher visceral adiposity but lower endogenous testosterone. These findings suggest that MBH gliosis could provide novel mechanistic insights into gonadal dysfunction in men with obesity.