Endocrine Abstracts

Ghrelin has been considered one of the factors that might contribute to the development of pituitary somatotropinoma.The aim of our study was to assess whether serum concentrations of ghrelin differ in patients with acromegaly treated with surgery or/and long-acting octreotide (LAO) and also to evaluate the presence of ghrelin mRNA in tissues of somatotroph adenomas. The appoval of Ethical Committee to perform the study was obtained.<p class="abstext...