hrp0089rfc8.2 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology or Sex Endocrinology | ESPE2018

High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) is Increased in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and Decreases after Treatment with Myo-Inositol in Combination with α-Lipoic Acid (MYO+ALA)

Cirillo Francesca , Catellani Cecilia , Tridenti Gabriele , Vezzani Cristina , Lazzeroni Pietro , Sartori Chiara , Fulghesu Anna Maria , Losi Simona , Coradazzi Letizia , Amarri Sergio , Street Maria Elisabeth

PCOS treatment in adolescence should aim at improving ovarian function, based on the pathophysiology of this condition. We previously described in cystic fibrosis and then in the PCOS an increase in HMGB1, secondary to reduced cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) expression in the ovary, associated with insulin resistance and inflammation that both characterize PCOS. Inositols and ALA derivatives are considered a good therapeutic option for their possible...