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ea0016p171 | Comparative endocrinology | ECE2008

Effects of dietary advanced glycation end products on endocrine and metabolic parameters of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Tantalaki Evangelia , Piperi Christina , Koulouri Katerina , Livadas Sarantis , Argyrakopoulou Giouli , Economou Fragkiskos , Mpoutzios Giorgos , Papavassiliou Athanasios , Diamanti-Kandarakis Evanthia

In female rats, diet enriched in advanced glycation end products (AGEs) has been associated with increased serum testosterone levels and deposition of dietary glycotoxins in ovarian tissue.Women with PCOS present increased serum AGE levels, which are acutely elevated after intake of a single meal high in AGE content. In this study the effects of a hypocaloric diet and an AGE-enriched hypocaloric diet were investigated, on the endocrine and metabolic prof...