Volume 3, Issue 3 (2023) – 5 articles
Cover Picture: In males, obesity is characterized by features resembling those observed during aging, such as hypogonadism and cytokines imbalance, yet at an early age. A direct connection between the low-grade inflammatory state and sex steroid abnormalities has been proposed to explain the development of these conditions in obesity. The study shows a relationship between testosterone plasma levels and markers of inflammation in severe obesity, with testosterone exposure affecting adiposity biomarkers expression in humans. In light of these results, hypogonadism should be promptly identified in male patients with obesity and timely treated to reduce the burden of the disease.
