title: [Effect of alpha and beta receptor blockaders on the degree of glycemia, growth hormone content of blood and catecholamine excretion in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus].
abstract: Glycemia, growth hormone level and urinary catecholamine excretion were studied in 182 patients suffering from insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus during insulin therapy alone, and in 33 during treatment with insulin plus alpha- and beta-adrenoblockers. Under the effect of alpha-adrenoblockers glycemia proved to fall in the insulin-dependent patients, without increasing the insulin dose. The STH level diminished in these patients under the effect of alpha-adrenoblockers, even when glycemia persisted at the same level. But beta-adrenoblockers aggravated decompensation and the STH level remained unchanged. alpha and beta-adrenoblockers decreased the urinary adrenaline excretion and elevated noradrenaline, dophamine and DOPA excretion, irrespective of blood glycemia. The authors recommend the use of alpha-adrenoblockers to prevent the necessity of a considerable elevation of insulin doses during compensation in patients with the insulin-resistant form of diabetes mellitus. beta-adrenoblockers are not recommended in diabetes mellitus.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000652:urine*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002395:Catecholamines; D007328:Insulin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D011433:Propranolol
vernacular_title: Vliianie alpha i beta-adrenoblokatorov na uroven' glikemii, soderzhanie gormona rosta v krovi i ekskretsiiu katekholaminov s mochoi pri insulinozavisimom sakharnom diabete.