Somatostatin News
Putative Somatostatin Suppression Potentiates Adrenocorticotropin Secretion Driven by Ghrelin and Human Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Context: Ghrelin is a 28-amino-acid Ser3-octanoylated peptide, and CRH is a 41-amino-acid peptide, both of which stimulate ACTH secretion. In principle, actions of these agonists could be subject to inhibitory modulation by...
Study Finds Cost Savings With Prophylactic Octreotide in High-Risk Pancreatic Resections: Presented at ACS
Chicago, IL -- The somatostatin analog ocreotide (Sandostatin) offers clinical benefit and cost savings when used appropriately, according to a study reported here at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) 92nd Clinical Congress.
New Study Shows How Worms Can Help Screen For New Drugs
The humble nematode worm could prove invaluable in screening new compounds for active drugs, new research published today suggests.
Scintigraphy Predicts Success of Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients
A new protocol that involves imaging at the molecular level could help physicians predict which breast cancer patients will respond best to hormone therapy, according to a new study.
Somatostatin receptor transfection inhibits Panc-1 cell proliferation
Recent research from the United States has documented that transfection of somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-1 and SSTR-2 inhibits pancreatic cancer cell line (Panc)-1 cell proliferation and renders Panc-1 cells responsive to...