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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-4-17
pubmed:abstractText
Radioimmunoassay methods for measuring dehydroepiandrosterone (DHA) and its sulphate (DHAS) in human plasma and tissues were developed and validated. Plasma levels were measured in men, pre- and postmenopausal women, and patients with endometrial or breast cancer. In the patients, tissue concentrations were also measured. Plasma DHA levels fluctuated synchronously with cortisol, but DHAS levels were less labile, and reached maximum levels during the day and were lowest at night. No obvious pattern was seen in relation to the menstrual cycle. Both DHA and DHAS levels fell with age, but DHA levels reached a plateau at about 60 years. No significant effect of weight on plasma levels was found. Plasma levels in the cancer patients were not significantly different from age-matched controls either when single samples were compared, or when mean 24 h levels were used. Endometrial tissue levels of DHA fell with age, unlike DHAS. In breast tumour tissue, DHA, but not DHAS concentrations were higher than in normal breast tissue. A good correlation between plasma and tissue DHAS levels was found, and DHA levels were also correlated in plasma and tissue. The correlations between plasma and tissue were not observed in tumour tissue, which may be due to altered tissue metabolism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-4731
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
151-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Determination of dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate in blood and tissue. Studies of normal women and women with breast or endometrial cancer.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article