title: Prolactin and growth hormone responses to hypoglycemia in patients with systemic sclerosis and psoriatic arthritis.
abstract: This study compared prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) responses to hypoglycemia in premenopausal females with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with those in matched healthy controls. No differences were found in glucose and GH responses to hypoglycemia in both groups of patients compared to controls. SSc patients had lower PRL response (P < 0.05) to hypoglycemia compared to controls. PRL response tended to be lower also in PsA patients, however the difference did not reach level of statistical significance (P = 0.11). The present study showed decreased PRL response to hypoglycemia in premenopausal females with SSc.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Nabr. I. Krasku 4, 921 23 Piestany, Slovakia. rovensky@nurch.sk
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rovensky
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raffayova
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Imrich
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Radikova
authors.forename: Adela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Penesova
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Macho
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lukac
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matucci-Cerinic
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vigas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D011388:Prolactin; D013006:Growth Hormone