Are early-life factors associated with nocturnal cortisol and glucose effectiveness in Afro-Caribbean young adults?
Gestational age is associated with higher nocturnal cortisol, which in turn is associated with lower glucose effectiveness in adulthood. Higher glucose effectiveness could therefore be a compensatory mechanism to improve glucose uptake.
These results suggest a significant protective role of BH(4) on coronary endothelial function following exposure to cyclosporine, which could reduce the incidence of endothelial dysfunction and cardiac allograft vasculopathy following cardiac transplantation.