Endocrine Abstracts

The clinically available somatostatin (SRIF) analogues, octreotide and lanreotide, are the mainstay of treatment for patients with acromegaly in whom surgery has failed to adequately control GH and IGF-I levels or where surgery is contra-indicated. Both analogues exhibit selective high affinity for SRIF receptor subtype 2 (SSTR2). GH and TSH secretion are regulated by SSTR subtypes 2 & 5, with an additional effect on GH secretion via SSTR1. Prolactin is regulated by SSTR5 ...