Sex-dependent toxoplasmosis-associated differences in testosterone concentration in humans
Jazyk angličtina Země Velká Británie, Anglie Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články, práce podpořená grantem
PubMed
18205984
DOI
10.1017/s0031182007004064
PII: S0031182007004064
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- ELISA MeSH
- komplement fixační testy MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- protilátky protozoální krev MeSH
- sexuální faktory MeSH
- sliny parazitologie MeSH
- testosteron krev MeSH
- Toxoplasma izolace a purifikace MeSH
- toxoplazmóza krev parazitologie MeSH
- věkové faktory MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- protilátky protozoální MeSH
- testosteron MeSH
Several lines of indirect evidence suggest that subjects with latent infection of the coccidian parasite Toxoplasma gondii have a higher concentration of testosterone than uninfected controls. Here, we searched for direct evidence of latent toxoplasmosis-associated differences in testosterone concentration among a population of 174 female and 91 male students screened for Toxoplasma infection. We have found Toxoplasma-infected men to have a higher concentration of testosterone and Toxoplasma-infected women to have a lower concentration of testosterone than Toxoplasma-free controls. The opposite direction of the testosterone shift in men compared to women can explain the observed gender specificity of behavioural shifts in Toxoplasma-infected subjects.
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