Zygmunt Zdrojewicz , Beata Ciszko
Published: 2001-11-15
GICID: 01.3001.0000.3478
Available language versions: en
Issue: Postepy Hig Med Dosw 2001; 55 (6)
Abstract
DHEA and DHEAS are hormones synthetized primarily by the adrenal cortex. The levels on this hormones are systematically decreased, beginning from the fourth life decade. The levels of this hormones are also abberated as a consequence of diverce systemical diseases like cardiovascular diseases, sceletal diseases, diabetes mellitus or obesity. This hormones, probably, have anti-aheromatic facillities. There are also datas suggesting their influence on stimulation of immunological system.It is already confirmed that the levels of this hormones are modified in cognital function disorders that are present in different diseases, like Alzheimer diseases, and oral administration of DHEA can improves the memory.Presumably DHEA(S) vave also anticarcinogenic facillities.The levels of this hormones can be also a marcer monitoring the course of pregnancy.There are still a lot of discrepanties between resultes of different studies and it is very difficult to describe their role in human body.Because their levels are decreased with ageing process, this observation makes the researchers call them as the „youth hormones”.