Short-term dehydroepiandrosterone treatment increases platelet cGMP production in elderly male subjects. – Cost Effective Supplements

Short-term dehydroepiandrosterone treatment increases platelet cGMP production in elderly male subjects.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16487434

Conclusion of this study

This study shows that short-term treatment with DHEA increased platelet cGMP production, a marker of NO production, in healthy elderly subjects. This effect is coupled with a decrease in PAI-1 and LDL cholesterol levels as well as an increase in testosterone and E(2) levels. These findings, therefore, suggest that chronic DHEA supplementation would exert antiatherogenic effects, particularly in elderly subjects who display low circulating levels of this hormone.