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Genomes and Genes | Bu Beng YeapSummaryAffiliation: University of Western Australia Country: Australia Publications
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In men older than 70 years, total testosterone remains stable while free testosterone declines with age. The Health in Men StudyBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Eur J Endocrinol 156:585-94. 2007..We sought to determine the distribution and associations of reduced testosterone concentrations in older men...
Higher serum free testosterone is associated with better cognitive function in older men, while total testosterone is not. The Health In Men StudyBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Australia
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 68:404-12. 2008..To determine the relationship of total and free serum testosterone to cognitive performance in older men...
Testosterone and ill-health in aging menBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab 5:113-21. 2009..Further studies are also needed to establish whether the age-related decline in circulating testosterone level in men can be modified or prevented...
Androgens and cardiovascular diseaseBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 17:269-76. 2010..Relationships between androgens and cardiovascular disease will be discussed, with particular attention to more recently published research...
Reduced serum total osteocalcin is associated with metabolic syndrome in older men via waist circumference, hyperglycemia, and triglyceride levelsBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Eur J Endocrinol 163:265-72. 2010..However, the relationship between TOC levels and other cardiovascular risk factors is uncertain. We sought to determine whether serum TOC is associated with metabolic syndrome and its components in older men...
Do low testosterone levels contribute to ill-health during male ageing?Bu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 49:168-82. 2012....
Higher free thyroxine levels predict increased incidence of dementia in older men: the Health in Men StudyBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Centre for Medical Research, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 97:E2230-7. 2012..Both hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism hinder cognitive function...
Reference ranges and determinants of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol levels measured using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in a population-based cohort of older menBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Level 2, T Block, Fremantle Hospital, Alma Street, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 97:4030-9. 2012..Objective: We assessed the associations of T, DHT, and E2 in men aged 70 yr or older and established reference ranges for these in healthy older men...
Higher free thyroxine levels are associated with frailty in older men: the Health In Men StudyBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 76:741-8. 2012..Some symptoms of frailty overlap those of thyroid dysfunction, but it is unclear whether differences in thyroid status influence risk of frailty. We evaluated associations between thyroid status and frailty in older men...
Associations of IGF1 and its binding proteins with abdominal aortic aneurysm and aortic diameter in older menBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Eur J Endocrinol 166:191-7. 2012..However, the relationship of the IGF1 system with aortic dilation and AAA is unclear. We tested the hypothesis that circulating IGF1 and IGFBPs are associated with AAA and aortic diameter in older men...
Lower serum testosterone is independently associated with insulin resistance in non-diabetic older men: the Health In Men StudyBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Eur J Endocrinol 161:591-8. 2009..We examined whether lower testosterone or sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels in older men are associated with insulin resistance independently of measures of central obesity...
IGF1 and its binding proteins 3 and 1 are differentially associated with metabolic syndrome in older menBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Eur J Endocrinol 162:249-57. 2010..The relationship between IGF-binding proteins 3 and 1 (IGFBP3 and IGFBP1) with risk of cardiovascular disease remains unclear. We sought to examine associations between IGF1, IGFBP3 and IGFBP1 with metabolic syndrome in older men...
Associations of total testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, calculated free testosterone, and luteinizing hormone with prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in older menBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Level 2, T Block, Fremantle Hospital, Alma Street, P O Box 480, Fremantle, Western Australia 6959, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:1123-30. 2010..Additional studies are needed to clarify direction of causality and determine possible scope for preventive intervention...
The C282Y polymorphism of the hereditary hemochromatosis gene is associated with increased sex hormone-binding globulin and normal testosterone levels in menB B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
J Endocrinol Invest 33:544-8. 2010..However, it is unclear whether men who are heterozygotes for C282Y or H63D exhibit subtle abnormalities of sex hormone status...
Associations of total osteocalcin with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older men. The Health In Men StudyB B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Osteoporos Int 23:599-606. 2012..Differences in osteocalcin levels might influence glucose metabolism and thereby cardiovascular risk, or reflect changes in bone turnover thus representing a marker for poorer health outcomes...
Associations of IGF1 and IGFBPs 1 and 3 with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older men: the Health In Men StudyBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Eur J Endocrinol 164:715-23. 2011..We examined associations of IGF1, IGFBP1 and IGFBP3 with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older men...
Testosterone and sex in older menBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Med J Aust 195:61-2. 2011..New data from the Health in Men Study raise questions about the role of testosterone supplementation in ageing men...
Lower testosterone levels predict incident stroke and transient ischemic attack in older menBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:2353-9. 2009..However, it is unclear whether lower testosterone levels predict major cardiovascular events...
Primary care diabetes. What options are there?B B Yeap
University of Western Australia, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fermantle Hospital, Western Australia
Aust Fam Physician 30:1122-8. 2001..Weight reduction and oral hypoglycaemic therapy has been accompanied by new drug treatment options in type 2 diabetes, while refinements in insulin delivery are more relevant for patients with type 1 diabetes...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus--guidelines for initiating insulin therapyBu Beng Yeap
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
Aust Fam Physician 36:549-53. 2007..Insulin is often indicated for patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus, despite lifestyle modification and oral antidiabetic agents...
Are declining testosterone levels a major risk factor for ill-health in aging men?B B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fremantle Hospital, WA, Australia
Int J Impot Res 21:24-36. 2009..Additional consideration should be given to designing and testing interventions that may prevent or ameliorate the age-related decline in testosterone levels in men...
Healthier lifestyle predicts higher circulating testosterone in older men: the Health In Men StudyBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Australia
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 70:455-63. 2009..We sought to determine whether greater participation in healthy behaviours predicted reduced risk of subsequent lower circulating testosterone in older men...
Inhibition of adult liver progenitor (oval) cell growth and viability by an agonist of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) family member gamma, but not alpha or deltaBelinda Knight
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
Carcinogenesis 26:1782-92. 2005..In summary, PPARgamma agonists reduce oval cell proliferation and fibrosis during chronic liver injury and may be useful in the prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma...
Higher luteinizing hormone is associated with poor memory recall: the health in men studyZoe Hyde
Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, Australia
J Alzheimers Dis 19:943-51. 2010..These findings suggest a role for both androgens and gonadotropins in differing cognitive domains, and that gonadotropins may influence cognition independent of sex steroids...
Low free testosterone predicts frailty in older men: the health in men studyZoe Hyde
Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing M570, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:3165-72. 2010..The prevalence of frailty increases, whereas testosterone decreases, as men age. Low testosterone may be a risk factor for development of this syndrome...
Low free testosterone concentration as a potentially treatable cause of depressive symptoms in older menOsvaldo P Almeida
WA Centre for Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:283-9. 2008..Serum concentrations of gonadal hormones have been associated with various measures of well-being, but it is unclear whether their association with mood is confounded by concurrent physical morbidity...
Controversies in type 2 diabetes - An updateBu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, and Head, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia
Aust Fam Physician 38:22-5. 2009..Results from the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) study have stimulated debate about appropriate glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) targets...
Lower sex hormone-binding globulin is more strongly associated with metabolic syndrome than lower total testosterone in older men: the Health in Men StudyS A Paul Chubb
PathWest, Department of Biochemistry, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia, 6160 Australia
Eur J Endocrinol 158:785-92. 2008..As SHBG increases with age while testosterone declines, we examined the relative contributions of SHBG and testosterone to the risk of metabolic syndrome in older men...
Monocyte-derived macrophages from men and women with Type 2 diabetes mellitus differ in fatty acid composition compared with non-diabetic controlsSaranga Senanayake
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, Western Australia, Australia
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 75:292-300. 2007..This pattern of altered macrophage fatty acid composition may be relevant to diabetic atherogenesis...
Differential modulation of cell cycle, apoptosis and PPARgamma2 gene expression by PPARgamma agonists ciglitazone and 9-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid in monocytic cellsJade K A Hampel
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, Australia
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 74:283-93. 2006....
The androgen receptor mRNABu B Yeap
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Bioessays 26:672-82. 2004....
Novel binding of HuR and poly(C)-binding protein to a conserved UC-rich motif within the 3'-untranslated region of the androgen receptor messenger RNABu B Yeap
Laboratory for Cancer Medicine, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, University Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, 50 Murray Street, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
J Biol Chem 277:27183-92. 2002..The binding of HuR, CP1, and CP2 to AR mRNA suggests a role for each of these proteins in the post-transcriptional regulation of AR expression in cancer cells...
