Sex-dependent toxoplasmosis-associated differences in testosterone concentration in humans
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
18205984
DOI
10.1017/s0031182007004064
PII: S0031182007004064
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MeSH
- Complement Fixation Tests MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Antibodies, Protozoan blood MeSH
- Sex Factors MeSH
- Saliva parasitology MeSH
- Testosterone blood MeSH
- Toxoplasma isolation & purification MeSH
- Toxoplasmosis blood parasitology MeSH
- Age Factors MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Antibodies, Protozoan MeSH
- Testosterone 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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