IGF–PAPP-A–stanniocalcin axis and androgenic anabolic steroid use in men and women
Illicit AAS use is associated with persistent, sex-specific alterations in the IGF-PAPP-A-STC2 axis, potentially contributing to cardiovascular risk in recreational athletes.
Authors
- Louise Lehmann Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6489-7054)
- Yeliz Bulut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2258-3107)
- Laust Frisenberg Buhl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9182-3393)
- Rikke Hjortebjerg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8237-0889)
- Dorte Glintborg
- Selma Hasific
- J. Frystyk
- M Thevis
- Stefan Harders
- Caroline Kistorp
- Axel Diederichsen
- Jes S Lindholt
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- German Sport University Cologne (DE)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- United Hospital (US)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Region of Southern Denmark (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejendo/lvag037
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00