Androgens and energy allocation
Quasi‐experimental evidence for effects of influenza vaccination on men's testosterone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17701366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zachary L Simmons (University of California, Santa Barbara), James R Roney (0000-0002-5389-383X, University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133-135 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.20837 |
| PMID | 18942703 |
| OpenAlex | W2020533840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 18 |
Androgens are proposed to allocate finite energetic resources away from immune function and toward anabolic processes related to reproductive effort. In situations of pathogen exposure, the significant energetic demands associated with mounting an immune response are expected to produce a decrease in androgen levels and commensurate redistribution of energy. We tested the hypothesis that even the mild immune challenge associated with vaccination may cause a decline in men's testosterone. As predicted, men who received an influenza vaccination exhibited a more negative change in testosterone over a 2-week period than did men in a nonequivalent control group who were not vaccinated. These results suggest that men's androgen concentrations may be finely calibrated to trade-offs between the energetic demands of immune responses and other life history problems
Anabolism · Androgen · Biology · Hormone · Hum · Immune system · Vaccination · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Medicine · Sex and Gender in Healthcare · Endocrinology · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Physiology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |