Prolactin and growth hormone responses to hypoglycemia in patients with systemic sclerosis and psoriatic arthritis.
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.
Rovensky
Jozef
J
National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Nabr. I. Krasku 4, 921 23 Piestany, Slovakia. rovensky@nurch.sk
Raffayova
Helena
H
Imrich
Richard
R
Radikova
Zofia
Z
Penesova
Adela
A
Macho
Ladislav
L
Lukac
Jozef
J
Matucci-Cerinic
Marco
M
Vigas
Milan
M
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
D001786:Blood Glucose; D011388:Prolactin; D013006:Growth Hormone