Efficacy of Octreotide-LAR in Dieting Women with Abdominal Obesity and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Alessandra Gambineri,
Laura Patton,
Rosaria De Iasio,
B Cantelli,
Graciela Estela Cognini,
Marco Filicori,
Antonina Barreca,
Evanthia DiamantiKandarakis,
Uberto Pagotto,
Renato Pasquali
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2004-2490
Subject(s) - octreotide , medicine , polycystic ovary , endocrinology , placebo , somatostatin , hirsutism , context (archaeology) , insulin , insulin resistance , biology , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology
Somatostatin reduces LH, GH, and insulin, and somatostatin receptors are present at the ovarian level; somatostatin analogs are thus potential candidates for treatment of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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