Can a glucagon stimulation test characterized by lower GH cut-off value be used for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in adults?

Diri H., KARACA Z. C., Simsek Y., TANRIVERDİ F., ÜNLÜHİZARCI K., SELÇUKLU A., ...Daha Fazla

PITUITARY, cilt.18, sa.6, ss.884-892, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11102-015-0666-1
  • Dergi Adı: PITUITARY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.884-892
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Growth hormone deficiency, IGF-I, Glucagon stimulation test, Insulin tolerance test, INSULIN TOLERANCE-TEST, (GH)-RELEASING HORMONE, PITUITARY SURGERY, PROVOCATIVE TESTS, SECRETION, ARGININE, HYPOGLYCEMIA, HYPOPITUITARISM, RESPONSES, CORTISOL
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective The aim of this study was to assess diagnostic values of insulin tolerance test (ITT), glucagon stimulation test (GST), and insulin like growth factor-I (IGF-I) level, to find optimal GH cut-off values for GST, and to evaluate efficiencies of patient age, gender, body-mass index (BMI), and additional pituitary hormone deficiencies (PHDs) in the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD).