Thiazolidinedione (TZD) drugs used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
have proven effective in improving insulin sensitivity, hyperglycemia, and lipid metabolism …

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Acromegaly is described as the oversecretion of growth hormone (GH) and, subsequently,
insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), ascribed in most cases to a pituitary adenoma. This …

Objective Acromegaly is a disease characterized by GH hypersecretion, and is typically
caused by a pituitary somatotroph adenoma. The primary mode of therapy is surgery, and …

Objective To present 2 cases of patients with acromegaly and severe hyperprolactinemia
whose primary therapy with cabergoline resulted in hormonal normalization and a …

In the context of this review, a number of disorders of overgrowth characterized by tall
stature, defined as a height of more than 2 standard deviations (2 SD) or excessive growth …

Durham E-Theses Page 1 Durham E-Theses Musculo-Skeletal Stress Markers in
Bioarchaeology: Indicators of Activity Levels or Human Variation? A re-analysis and …

Untreated acromegaly is associated with a twofold to fourfold increased mortality risk
compared to the population. Recently, new therapeutic modalities have been developed …

Purpose We investigated whether acromegaly has been diagnosed earlier at the Niigata
Medical and Dental University Hospital. Methods Patients with acromegaly (n= 81) who …

Acromegaly is an insidious disease that, in most cases, is a result of a pituitary adenoma that
hypersecretes growth hormone (GH). The goals of therapy are to control excess GH …