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Treatment of pituitary tumors: somatostatin.
Tichomirowa, M. A.; Daly, Adrian; Beckers, Albert
2005In Endocrine, 28 (1), p. 93-99
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Keywords :
Acromegaly/drug therapy; Adenoma/drug therapy; Delayed-Action Preparations; Dopamine Agonists/pharmacology/therapeutic use; Humans; Octreotide/pharmacology/therapeutic use; Peptides, Cyclic/pharmacology/therapeutic use; Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion/drug therapy; Pituitary Neoplasms/drug therapy; Somatostatin/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Abstract :
[en] Somatostatin is an important physiological regulator of neuroendocrine function across multiple biological systems, including the brain and the gastrointestinal tract. In the pituitary gland, somatostatin regulates the secretion of hormones such as growth hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone in healthy and pathological states. The short half-life of somatostatin makes it unsuitable for clinical use in chronic diseases, which led to the development of long-acting somatostatin analogs for the treatment of acromegaly and thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting adenomas, which were administered by intermittent injection twice or three times a day. More recently, depot versions have been developed that permit dosing once every month. This review assesses the efficacy of somatostatin analogs in the treatment of pituitary adenomas, including acromegaly, thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting tumors, non-functioning adenomas, and Cushing's disease.
Disciplines :
Endocrinology, metabolism & nutrition
Author, co-author :
Tichomirowa, M. A.
Daly, Adrian  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Endocrinologie
Beckers, Albert ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Endocrinologie
Language :
English
Title :
Treatment of pituitary tumors: somatostatin.
Publication date :
October 2005
Journal title :
Endocrine
ISSN :
1355-008X
eISSN :
1559-0100
Publisher :
Humana Press, Totowa, United States - New Jersey
Volume :
28
Issue :
1
Pages :
93-99
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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