title: The effect of SMS 201-995, a long-acting somatostatin analogue, on anterior pituitary function in healthy male volunteers.
abstract: The endocrine effect of SMS 201-995, an octapeptide analogue of somatostatin, was assessed during a combined anterior pituitary function test. There was no effect on the extent of hypoglycaemia after intravenous insulin infusion or on the subsequent rate of recovery of plasma glucose. SMS 201-995 administration, however, resulted in a profound and selective suppression of the GH response to hypoglycaemia without affecting the ACTH or cortisol responses. There was also a marked reduction of TSH release in response to intravenous TRH; the prolactin response was unimpaired. The LH response to LHRH was blunted and the FSH response unaffected. SMS 201-995 does not significantly impair the counterregulatory mechanisms in response to hypoglycaemia, and, in particular, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis remains intact.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D013004:Somatostatin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D015282:Octreotide; D006854:Hydrocortisone