ea0070aep751 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2020
Vergani Edoardo
, Bruno Carmine
, Basile Umberto
, Napodano Cecilia
, Piunno Gaia
, Stefanile Annunziata
, Gulli Francesca
, Mancini Antonio
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) is a condition characterized by low grade chronic inflammation; increased levels of free light chains of immunoglobulins have been described; moreover, it shares some features with metabolic syndrome (MetS), including insulin resistance and oxidative stress, but with a different pattern of antioxidant response. Finally, it is known that GH, directly or via IGF-1 activity, influences many aspects of immune response; both humoral and cellula...