Endocrine Abstracts

Glypican-4 (Gpc-4) is novel adipokine interact with insulin receptor and affects insulin sensitivity in proteoglycans. Gpc-4 serum levels show gender differences; females having higher levels than men, what can suggest mediation by sex hormones. We investigated serum Gpc-4 levels and its association with cardiovascular risk predictors in women (20–35 years old) with PCOS (n=62) and healthy control (n=43) presented different sex hormones profile. The foll...