Effects of somatostatin on fasting and arginine-or tolbutamide-stimulated insulin release were studied in four patients with insulinoma. Somatostatin (bolus or bolus + infusion) reduced fasting insulin values in all patients; insulin response to tolbutamide was partially reduced in two patients; somatostatin bolus impaired the insulin response to arginine. Fasting glucagon levels and glucagon response to arginine were also reduced by somatostatin. These results indicate the potential usefulness of somatostatin in the diagnosis of insulinoma even if its effect on insulin is only partial.

Fallucca, F., Mirabella, C., Tamburrano, G., Gambardella, S., Aufieri, G., Barbetti, F., et al. (1979). Effects of somatostatin on insulin and glucagon in patients with insulinoma, 2(3), 257-260 [10.1007/BF03350412].

Effects of somatostatin on insulin and glucagon in patients with insulinoma

Gambardella S.;Barbetti F.;
1979-01-01

Abstract

Effects of somatostatin on fasting and arginine-or tolbutamide-stimulated insulin release were studied in four patients with insulinoma. Somatostatin (bolus or bolus + infusion) reduced fasting insulin values in all patients; insulin response to tolbutamide was partially reduced in two patients; somatostatin bolus impaired the insulin response to arginine. Fasting glucagon levels and glucagon response to arginine were also reduced by somatostatin. These results indicate the potential usefulness of somatostatin in the diagnosis of insulinoma even if its effect on insulin is only partial.
1979
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/13 - ENDOCRINOLOGIA
English
Adenoma, Islet Cell; Adult; Aged; Arginine; Blood Glucose; Female; Glucagon; Humans; Insulin; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Tolbutamide; Somatostatin
Fallucca, F., Mirabella, C., Tamburrano, G., Gambardella, S., Aufieri, G., Barbetti, F., et al. (1979). Effects of somatostatin on insulin and glucagon in patients with insulinoma, 2(3), 257-260 [10.1007/BF03350412].
Fallucca, F; Mirabella, C; Tamburrano, G; Gambardella, S; Aufieri, G; Barbetti, F; Andreani, D
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