title: Long-acting and selective suppression of growth hormone secretion by somatostatin analogue SMS 201-995 in acromegaly.
abstract: In 6 of 7 acromegalic patients a single subcutaneous injection of 50 micrograms of a new octapeptide somatostatin analogue (SMS 201-995) reduced serum growth hormone (GH) from 30 +/- 12 ng/ml to 1.4 +/- 0.4 (mean +/- SEM). Serum GH remained below basal concentration for 9 h. In the remaining patient who had very high basal preprandial serum GH, SMS 201-995 produced a reduction in serum GH of only 20%. Plasma glucose concentrations were increased to the upper limits of the normal range when a high-carbohydrate meal was consumed 2 h after injection. In non-diabetic patients plasma glucose did not exceed 129 mg/dl. The 40% decrease in plasma glucagon, which lasted for 7 h after SMS 201-995 injection, was not statistically significant. No side-effects and no rebound phenomenon were observed. These results suggest that SMS 201-995 may be the first somatostatin analogue suitable for the clinical management of acromegaly.
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004435:Eating; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D013004:Somatostatin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D005934:Glucagon; D015282:Octreotide