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Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2003 Jul;6(4):461-8.
Enteroinsular signaling: perspectives on the role of the gastrointestinal hormones glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in normal and abnormal glucose metabolism.
Vahl T, D'Alessio D.
Division of Endocrinology, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The gastrointestinal hormones glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide are emerging as essential regulators of insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis. These peptides, termed incretins, are the key intermediaries in a system that links the absorption of nutrients in the gut with important metabolic processes in substrate assimilation. New findings indicate that the enteroinsular system mediated by the incretins is relevant to both the pathophysiology and treatment of diabetes. RECENT FINDINGS: Important advances have been made in the understanding of mechanisms fundamental to incretin function such as their release from the intestine during meals, their actions on beta-cell secretion, and extrapancreatic effects. In addition, the regulation of islet growth by glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide is a novel area with considerable support from recent studies. Abnormalities of incretin function are present in patients with diabetes and current research has implicated specific defects of both glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide action in diabetes. Finally, several pharmacological applications of the incretin signaling pathways are under active investigation for the treatment of diabetes. SUMMARY: With the intensified research of the last several years the physiologic importance of the incretins has been clarified. Enteroinsular signaling is an essential component of the metabolic processes that govern carbohydrate, and likely other nutrient metabolism. As a pathophysiology of the incretins emerges, glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide will have increasing clinical relevance. This is currently exemplified by the development of therapeutics for diabetes that work through the incretin signaling pathways.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12806222&dopt=Abstract [PubMed - in process]
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2003;6(2):169-73.
Treatment and prognosis of patients with paraplegia or quadriplegia because of metastatic spinal cord compression in prostate cancer.
Nagata M, Ueda T, Komiya A, Suzuki H, Akakura K, Ishihara M, Tobe T, Ichikawa T, Igarashi T, Ito H.
Department of Urology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is a serious complication of metastatic prostate cancer (PCa). This study retrospectively evaluated patients who presented with paraplegia or quadriplegia because of MSCC of PCa. Of 847 patients with PCa who were treated between 1989 and 1998, 26 (3.1%) demonstrated paraplegia or quadriplegia because of MSCC. Characteristics, treatment efficacy, and prognosis of these patients were analyzed. In total, 15 cases became paraplegic despite androgen ablation therapy (Group I). Average time to paraplegia from initial hormonal treatment was 34 months. Out of nine cases who underwent radiation therapy (RT) to spinal lesions with/without chemotherapy, one patient became ambulatory. However, this patient subsequently had recurrent compression. Two cases had remission of paralysis. Two cases underwent laminectomy plus RT and in one case paralysis improved. MSCC was the first indication of PCa in 11 cases (Group II). Two cases underwent laminectomy plus hormone therapy and nine cases underwent hormone therapy alone. Four patients became ambulatory and two cases showed improved motor capacity. Average interval from paraplegia to death was 7.4 months in Group I and 27.1 months in Group II. However, there was no statistical difference in these two groups on disease-specific survival from the start of initial treatment. It is difficult to recover the ability to walk if paraplegia or quadriplegia occurs in PCa patients although decompression surgery plus hormone therapy seemed to impair the prognosis. Stage M1 patients with paraplegia had survival rates as good as stage M1 patients without paralysis. This should encourage an aggressive treatment approach. However, for patients with hormone-independent disease there seems to be no effective treatment and prognosis is poor.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12806378&dopt=Abstract [PubMed - in process]
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2003;6(2):187-9.
Randomised crossover trial to assess the tolerability of LHRH analogue administration.
Williams G, Lindsay S, Bowsher WG.
Department of Urology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.
Luteinising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues are routinely used in the treatment of patients with advanced prostate cancer. This randomised crossover trial was conducted to compare patient comfort and tolerability between two commonly used LHRH analogues: goserelin acetate and leuprorelin acetate. A total of 50 patients were randomised into two groups, each receiving 6-monthly injections of leuprorelin acetate (a liquid presentation) and goserelin acetate (a depot pellet) and crossing over between treatments. Patients completed a simple visual analogue score for the discomfort felt from the injections. An analysis of variance model was used, and the results found that patients do tolerate leuprorelin acetate (0.589) better than goserelin acetate (1.343) (P < 0.001, CI = 95%).
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12806381&dopt=Abstract [PubMed - in process]
Drug News Perspect. 2001 Oct;14(8):491-4.
The discovery and synthesis of epinephrine.
Sneader W.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
Epinephrine (adrenaline) was the first hormone to be isolated. The events leading up to this were initiated by experiments conducted by an English physician on his son. The active compound of epinephrine was isolated as an iron complex and marketed in 1900 by Farbwerke Hoechst as Suprarenin. In 1901, Parke-Davis began to market Adrenalin, the manufacturing of which was challenged by rival companies. Further analysis of the product revealed a lack of purity, and further chemical structures were proposed. In 1906, Hoechst began production of synthetic epinephrine, the introduction of which made the hormone more cheaply available on the market. Although the hormone had initially been marketed as a vasoconstrictor to stop bleeding and to raise blood pressure in patients experiencing surgical shock, its main application had been the treatment of asthmatic attacks. Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) was discovered in 1907 to be not only a biosynthetic precursor of epinephrine, but also a neurotransmitter. (c) 2001 Prous Science. All rights reserved.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12806434&dopt=Abstract [PubMed]
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2003 Jun;61(2A):208-19. Epub 2003 Jun 09.
Mast cell subsets and neuropeptides in leprosy reactions.
Antunes SL, Liang Y, Neri JA, Sarno EN, Haak-Frendscho M, Johansson O.
Laboratory of Leprosy, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The immunohistochemical identification of neuropeptides (calcitonin gene-related peptide, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, substance P, alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone and gamma-melanocyte stimulating hormone) quantification of mast cells and their subsets (tryptase/chymase-immunoreactive mast cells = TCMC and tryptase-immunoreactive mast cells = TMC) were determined in biopsies of six patients with leprosy reactions (three patients with type I reaction and three with type II). Biopsies were compared with those taken from the same body site in the remission stage of the same patient. We found a relative increase of TMC in the inflammatory infiltrate of the reactional biopsies compared to the post-reactional biopsy. Also, the total number of mast cells and the TMC/TCMC ratio in the inflammatory infiltrate was significantly higher than in the intervening dermis of the biopsies of both periods. No significant difference was found regarding neuroptide expression in the reactional and post-reactional biopsies. The relative increase of TMC in the reactional infiltrates could implicate this mast cell subset in the reported increase of the immune response in leprosy reactions.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12806499&dopt=Abstract
Beautiful, dense hair is a dream for many people.
Hair growth is a sophisticated biological process, which has not yet been understood.
A multitude of therapeutic measures, including drugs, surgery, and suppelements have been developed.
However, due to the diversity of the problems underlying hair loss, there is no single solution that
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surgeries are not free from varying degrees of undesirable side effects on health.
Hair Million is an alternative solution to cope with hair loss problems.
Anecdotally, it shows prositive results and improvement especially for age-related hair thinning and hair loss
for a large group of people who take it as suggested. Although personal experiences and anecdotal evidences
indicate that it works, we still do not understand the mechanisms of action as to how Hair Million works to
help stop hair loss, and promote hair growth. There has been no clinical trials nor placebo controlled statistical
analysis on the efficacy of Hair Million on hair loss and hair growth. R & D costs dearly, and no one would
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made by mother nature.
DHEA is a natural hormone, and it is produced in our body by the adrenal glands.
DHEA has been suggested to provide numerous potential benefits. DHEA (or dehydroepiandrosterone) is converted into androgens (male hormones)
or estrogens (female hormones) in the cells.
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