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closeThis May be Caused by Increased Testosterone
Posted by jamesmhoward on 23 Jul 2015 at 12:51 GMT
It is my hypothesis that Parkinson's results from a combination of reduced dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and testosterone. "Parkinson’s disease, DHEA, and Testosterone," at: http://anthropogeny.com/P...
Rosiglitazone, a glitazone, increases bioactive testosterone: "Rosiglitazone increases bioactive testosterone and reduces waist circumference in hypogonadal men with type 2 diabetes," Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2008 Jun;5(2):135-7.
I suggest that the positive effect of "glitazones" in Parkinson's disease is caused by increased testosterone. Furthermore, I suggest type 2 diabetes is caused by low testosterone, so, these drugs positively affect both diseases.