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ea0011p630 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | ECE2006

Microalbuminuria as well as insulin sensitivity are improved under octreotide-lar treatment in acromegalic patients

Baldelli R , Gasco V , Pivonello R , Bianchi A , Cimino V , Galenca F , Pontecorvi A , Lombardi G , Ghigo E , Colao A , De Marinis L , Grottoli S

High risk of impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus is frequently observed in acromegalic patients. Some studies have reported a direct correlation between circulating GH levels and the degree of glucose intolerance. Microalbuminuria clusters with the metabolic syndrome and both conditions predict cardiovascular disease mortality. The reported relationships of microalbuminuria with the individual components of the metabolic syndrome are variable. Aim of this prelimin...