HORMONES – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE ALLY OF THE YOUTH

When: April 20 @ 11am PST
Lecturers: Dr Julija Juric and Dr Marina Martinic Kavur, duration – 30 minutes, Q&A follows

This tackling title brings up the latest findings on how hormones regulate Glycan Age, a biomarker of inflammation and biological ageing.
Hormones are signalling molecules that orchestrate and harmonise the function of all systems in our body keeping it in balance (homeostasis). There are many possible mechanisms by which hormones can trigger the action of different body systems. If we think about the immune system, more specifically about antibodies, recent research has put forward an interesting theory of hormones directing immune responses by changing the composition of glycan coating on IgG antibodies. Glycans are complex sugar molecules that fine-tune the inflammatory potential and the mode of action of our antibodies.

This lecture will provide you with the latest insights into the relationship between hormones and altered IgG glycosylation in various hormone-associated physiological states like pregnancy, menopause and menstrual cycle, as well as pathological conditions like Hashimoto disease, stress, obesity and diabetes. It will also cover ageing and age-related diseases as the final result of the sex hormone reduction during the lifetime with examples of how important hormones are for individual´s biological age measured by doing a simple GlycanAge test.

1 CE Credits available by attending the live event