Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The beneficial effects of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in men with hypogonadism on the body composition and metabolic parametersare well-established, but the intimate mechanisms of these effects are not fully understood. Resistin is a small protein that is involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism and is considered to be key in the development of insulin resistance and to induce proinflammatory effects. We hypothesize that TRT has an impact on the a...