[Analysis of steroids and binding proteins in the blood of women with androgenetic alopecia].
Specific and sensitive radioimmune methods were used to study the steroid levels and binding capacities of their binding proteins in the serum of 30 women with androgenetic alopecia, in order to establish the proportions of the patients in whom hyperandrogenism or hypercorticism can be detected. It was found that the serum testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate and cortisol levels did not differ from those for healthy women except dehydroepiandrosterone which was high. In 5 cases (16.6%), the binding capacity of the "sex hormone-binding globulin" was pathologically low, while in 6 patients (20%) the "free androgen index" was elevated. The binding capacity of the "corticosteroide-binding globulin" was pathologically low in 4 of 21 cases (19%) while the "free cortisol index" was high in 5 of these 21 patients (23.8%). Diane treatment (2 mg cyproterone acetate and 50 micrograms ethinyl-oestradiol)--was administered during 2-5 cycles (8 cases), the pathological dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels normalized, the testosterone level decreased to the lower limit of the normal range, the binding capacity of the "sex hormone-binding globulin" increased considerably, and the "free androgen index" fell below the normal range. Diane treatment, an essential improvement was observed in the condition of the patients: the hair became less greasy and its tendency to fall out was likewise moderated.
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Szent-Györgyi Albert Orvostudományi Egyetem, Szeged.
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Husz
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D000505:Alopecia / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D006224:Cricetinae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013256:Steroids / Q000097:blood*
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D013256:Steroids
Szteroidok és kötöfehérjék vizsgálata androgen alopeciás nök szérumában.