Combined Administration of Ghrelin and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Diagnosis of Cushing's Disease | Zendy

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Combined Administration of Ghrelin and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Diagnosis of Cushing's Disease

Author(s) -

Dragana Miljić,

Snežana Polovina,

Mirjana Doknić,

Sandra Pekić,

Marko Stojanović,

Мilan Petakov,

Dragan Micić,

Vera Popović

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

neuroendocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.493

H-Index - 101

eISSN - 1423-0194

pISSN - 0028-3835

DOI - 10.1159/000444281

Subject(s) - ghrelin , medicine , endocrinology , corticotropin releasing hormone , adrenocorticotropic hormone , bolus (digestion) , hormone , glucocorticoid , stimulation

Exaggerated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol responses to ghrelin in Cushing's disease (CD) have previously been reported, similarly to responses to corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). We assessed the ability of ghrelin to enhance ACTH and cortisol responses when added to CRH stimulation in CD patients.

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