2022
Hyperinsulinemia induces early and dyssynchronous puberty in lean female mice.
Saleh FL, Joshi AA, Tal A, Xu P, Hens J, Wong SL, Flannery C. Hyperinsulinemia induces early and dyssynchronous puberty in lean female mice. Journal Of Endocrinology 2022, 254: 121-135. PMID: 35904489, PMCID: PMC9837806, DOI: 10.1530/joe-21-0447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal openingInsulin resistanceDay of VOIGF-1 levelsInsulin-like growth factor 1 receptorGreater insulin resistanceHigher insulin levelsEffect of hyperinsulinemiaGrowth factor 1 receptorGonadotropin-releasing hormoneLower body weightFactor 1 receptorReceptor isoform expressionMammary gland developmentLH levelsInsulin levelsInsulin receptor isoform expressionKisspeptin expressionChildhood obesityFemale miceHormone levelsEarly initiationHyperinsulinemiaBody weightOvarian follicles
2012
Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence: impaired glucose tolerance occurs across the spectrum of BMI
Flannery CA, Rackow B, Cong X, Duran E, Selen DJ, Burgert TS. Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence: impaired glucose tolerance occurs across the spectrum of BMI. Pediatric Diabetes 2012, 14: 42-49. PMID: 22925367, PMCID: PMC4864958, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2012.00902.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testingPolycystic ovary syndromeAbnormal glucose metabolismGlucose metabolismOB cohortOvary syndromeGlucose toleranceAndrogen Excess Society criteriaHomeostatic model assessmentPresence of obesityGlucose tolerance testingC-reactive proteinType 2 diabetesNon-obese adolescentsHigh-density lipoproteinInsulin levelsInsulin resistanceSubgroup analysisChronic conditionsMetabolic manifestationsReproductive yearsSociety criteriaLipid profileTolerance testingTestosterone levels