Androgens

"Androgens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Compounds that interact with ANDROGEN RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of TESTOSTERONE. Depending on the target tissues, androgenic effects can be on SEX DIFFERENTIATION; male reproductive organs, SPERMATOGENESIS; secondary male SEX CHARACTERISTICS; LIBIDO; development of muscle mass, strength, and power.

Descriptor ID	D000728
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.696.399.472.161
Concept/Terms	Androgens Androgens Androgenic Compounds Compounds, Androgenic Androgen Receptor Agonists Agonists, Androgen Receptor Receptor Agonists, Androgen Androgenic Agents Agents, Androgenic Androgen Effect Androgen Effect Effect, Androgen Androgen Effects Effects, Androgen

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D27.505.696.399]
Hormones [D27.505.696.399.472]
Androgens [D27.505.696.399.472.161]

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Bar chart showing 51 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1999	1	1	2
2000	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	1	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	2	3
2008	5	1	6
2009	3	1	4
2010	2	0	2
2011	2	1	3
2012	1	2	3
2013	0	2	2
2014	0	1	1
2016	1	3	4
2017	1	1	2
2018	0	1	1
2019	3	0	3
2020	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Ma F, Chen S, Cecchi L, Ersoy-Fazlioglu B, Russo JW, Arai S, Awad S, Calagua C, Xie F, Poluben L, Voznesensky O, Ku AT, Karzai F, Cai C, Einstein DJ, Ye H, Yuan X, Toker A, Taplin ME, Sowalsky AG, Balk SP. Androgen deprivation-mediated activation of AKT is enhanced in prostate cancer with TMPRSS2:ERG fusion. J Clin Invest. 2025 12 01; 135(23).

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Lee J, Yurkovetskiy LA, Reiman D, Frommer L, Strong Z, Chang A, Kahaly GJ, Khan AA, Chervonsky AV. Androgens contribute to sex bias of autoimmunity in mice by T cell-intrinsic regulation of Ptpn22 phosphatase expression. Nat Commun. 2024 09 03; 15(1):7688.

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Wynne-Ellis MM, Mursu JJ, Tuomainen TP, Bertone-Johnson E, Salonen JT, Virtanen JK. Dietary fat quality and serum androgen concentrations in middle-aged men. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2024 02; 78(2):99-106.

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Nuvola G, Santoni M, Rizzo M, Rosellini M, Mollica V, Rizzo A, Marchetti A, Battelli N, Massari F. Adapting to hormone-therapy resistance for adopting the right therapeutic strategy in advanced prostate cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2023 06; 23(6):593-600.

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Auchus RJ, Courtillot C, Dobs A, El-Maouche D, Falhammar H, Lacroix A, Farrar M, O'Donoghue C, Anatchkova M, Cutts K, Taylor N, Yonan C, Lamotte M, Touraine P. Treatment patterns and unmet needs in adults with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A modified Delphi consensus study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022; 13:1005963.

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Jones CU, Pugh SL, Sandler HM, Chetner MP, Amin MB, Bruner DW, Zietman AL, Den RB, Leibenhaut MH, Longo JM, Bahary JP, Rosenthal SA, Souhami L, Michalski JM, Hartford AC, Amin PP, Roach M, Yee D, Efstathiou JA, Rodgers JP, Feng FY, Shipley WU. Adding Short-Term Androgen Deprivation Therapy to Radiation Therapy in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer: Long-Term Update of the NRG/RTOG 9408 Randomized Clinical Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 02 01; 112(2):294-303.

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Lau HD, Clark M. Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma transformed from prostatic adenocarcinoma following androgen deprivation therapy: A case report with clinicopathologic and molecular findings. Diagn Cytopathol. 2020 Dec; 48(12):E14-E17.

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Fan EM, Gordner C, Luty J. Venous Thromboembolism in a Transgender Adolescent on Testosterone Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 07; 42(5):e352-e354.

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Ruetten H, Wegner KA, Kennedy CL, Turco A, Zhang HL, Wang P, Sandhu J, Sandhu S, Morkrid J, Wang Z, Macoska J, Peterson RE, Bjorling DE, Ricke WA, Marker PC, Vezina CM. Impact of sex, androgens, and prostate size on C57BL/6J mouse urinary physiology: urethral histology. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2020 03 01; 318(3):F617-F627.

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Ruetten H, Wegner KA, Zhang HL, Wang P, Sandhu J, Sandhu S, Morkrid J, Mueller B, Wang Z, Macoska J, Peterson RE, Bjorling DE, Ricke WA, Marker PC, Vezina CM. Insight and Resources From a Study of the "Impact of Sex, Androgens, and Prostate Size on C57BL/6J Mouse Urinary Physiology. Toxicol Pathol. 2019 12; 47(8):1038-1042.

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