Aging Alters Feed-forward and Feedback Linkages Between LH and Testosterone in Healthy Men

Overview

Journal Am J Physiol

Publisher American Physiological Society

Specialty Physiology

Date 1997 Nov 15

PMID 9362306

Citations 11

Authors

T Mulligan

A Iranmanesh

M L Johnson

M Straume

J D Veldhuis

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Abstract

To discern the effect of aging on coordinate luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone secretion, we sampled healthy older men (age 62-74 yr, n = 11) and young controls (age 21-34 yr, n = 13) every 2.5 min overnight. Deconvolution analysis and cross-correlation were used to relate serum LH concentrations to calculated testosterone secretion rates (feed-forward stimulation), as well as serum testosterone concentrations to computed LH secretion rates (feedback inhibition). Despite statistically similar mean serum LH and testosterone concentrations in the young and older men, older individuals had diminished feed-forward stimulation of LH concentrations on calculated testosterone secretion rates, as well as delayed feedback inhibition of testosterone concentrations on computed LH secretion rates.

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