Abstract
Unmodified synthetic somatostatin, given as a 200-μg intravenous bolus, plus 200 μg infused over 3 hours, had no effect on basal plasma insulin and pancreatic glucagonlike immunoreactivity (GLI) levels, both in controls and in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Somatostatin inhibited insulin-hypoglycaemia-induced pancreatic GLI release in controls and in patients with pancreatitis, and prolonged the insulin-induced fall in blood glucose in the patients. Arginine, presumably via insulin release, caused a fall in free fatty acids (FFA) in controls, which was inhibited by somatostatin. Somatostatin abolished the rebound rise in plasma FFA in patients with pancreatitis after insulin-hypoglycaemia. This effect may be related to inhibition of pancreatic GLI release or may be a direct action of somatostatin on lipolysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 872-875 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | South African Medical Journal |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| State | Published - 1977 |
| Externally published | Yes |