title: Dissociated effects of somatostatin analogs on arginine-induced insulin, glucagon and growth hormone release in acromegalic patients.
abstract: Two analogs of somatostatin (Ala2,D-Trp8,D-Cys14-Somatostatin and L-5F-Trp8-Somatostatin) infused into acromegalics at the rate of 4.5 micrograms/min suppressed arginine-stimulated growth hormone release more strongly than 6 micrograms/min somatostatin (110 +/- 11% and 129 +/- 14%, respectively). Under the same conditions the two somatostatin analogs induced a much smaller inhibition of insulin (33 +/- 13% and 44 +/- 18%) and glucagon (28 +/- 10% and 45 +/- 17%, respectively) release than somatostatin did. Somatostatin analogs with dissociated actions could be promising for the treatment of diseases such as acromegaly, diabetes mellitus and some ectopic hormone syndromes.
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D001120:Arginine; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D013004:Somatostatin; C039755:somatostatin, 5-fluoro-Trp(8)-; C026357:somatostatin, Ala(2)-Trp(8)-Cys(14)-; D013006:Growth Hormone; D005934:Glucagon; D001120:Arginine