Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, free testosterone, and sex hormone-binding globulin on susceptibility to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

• Published in: Psychoneuroendocrinology Vol. 103; pp. 212 - 218
• Main Authors: Wang, Liang-Jen, Lee, Sheng-Yu, Chou, Miao-Chun, Lee, Min-Jing, Chou, Wen-Jiun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2019
• Subjects: ADHD; Adolescent; Androgens - analysis; Androgens - blood; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - metabolism; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - physiopathology; Biomarkers - blood; Child; Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate - analysis; Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate - blood; DHEA-S; Disease Susceptibility - blood; Female; Humans; Male; Neuropsychological test; Sex Factors; Sex hormone-binding globulin; Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin - analysis; Testosterone; Testosterone - analysis; Testosterone - blood; ADHD; Testosterone; Sex hormone-binding globulin; DHEA-S; Neuropsychological test

•DHEA-S, free testosterone, and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) on susceptibility to ADHD were investigated.•Serum levels of DHEA-S can serve as a potential biomarker of ADHD and is consistently involved in the pathogenesis of ADHD in both boys and girls.•SHBG may be involved in behavioral chara...