title: [Serum sex hormone-binding globulin levels in thyroid diseases].
abstract: Synthesis of "sex-hormone binding globulin" is influenced by the thyroid hormones and its concentration in the serum may be a marker of the thyroid hormone effect at the peripheral tissue (liver) level. Compared to euthyroid controls serum "sex-hormone binding globulin" concentration is elevated in overt hyperthyroidism (141.6 +/- 37.6 vs 48.3 +/- 16.2 nmol/l; p less than 0.001), conversely, its mean level is decreased in the hypothyroid group of patients (24.9 +/- 14.8 vs 48.3 +/- 16.2; p less than 0.001). In the group of subclinical hyperthyroidism the mean value of "sex-hormone binding globulin" corresponds to that in control subjects (47.4 +/- 16.8), while its serum level is near the lower border of the normal range in subclinical hypothyroidism (33.6 +/- 6.1 vs 48.3 +/- 16.2; p less than 0.01). During thyroid hormone replacement for hypothyroidism measurement of serum "sex-hormone binding globulin" may help to assess the response of the target organs to the hormone therapy. In patients with peripheral thyroid hormone resistance serum "sex-hormone binding globulin" level is within the normal range (51.3 +/- 9.8), its determination supports the diagnosis of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Orvostudományi Egyetem, I. sz. Belklinika, Budapest.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Földes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bános
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lakatos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tarján
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000097:blood*; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin / Q000032:analysis*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
vernacular_title: Szérum "sex-hormone binding globulin" tartalom vizsgálata pajzsmirigybetegségekben.