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成長ホルモンがクロニジンに反応すると,中枢および周辺の原発的自律性不全が起こります
T N Thomaides1, K R Chaudhuri, S Maule
1Department of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|August 1, 1992
まとめ
クロニジンは,純粋な自律機能不全 (PAF) の患者では成長ホルモンの放出を刺激しますが,多発性システム縮 (MSA) は刺激しません. このホルモン反応は,これらの自律的障害を区別するのに役立ちます.
科学分野:
- 神経内分泌学の神経内分泌学
- 自律神経系障害 自律神経系障害
- 神経学 神経学とは
背景:
- 主要な自律機能不全は,純粋な自律機能不全 (PAF) と多発性システム縮 (MSA) を含む.
- PAFとMSAを早期に区別することは,MSAの合併症と悪い予後のために非常に重要です.
- この2つの状態は,交感性不全による重度の姿勢性低血圧を伴うもので,MSAでは中心部,PAFでは周辺部である.
研究 の 目的:
- 成長ホルモン (GH) を放出するクロニジンの効果をPAFとMSAの患者で調査する.
- クロニジンに対するGH反応が,PAFとMSAを区別するための神経内分泌マーカーとして機能できるかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- クロニジンは,PAF,MSAの患者,および年齢相応の正常な対照群に投与されました.
- クロニジン投与後,血のGH濃度が測定されました.
- 血グルコースとインスリン濃度もモニターした.
主要な成果:
- クロニジン投与後,血GH濃度がコントロール群およびPAF患者で増加した.
- クロニジン投与後のMSA患者では,プラズマGHの有意な増加は観察されなかった.
- 血血糖とインスリンの変化は,すべてのグループで比較可能でした.
結論:
- クロニジンは,純粋な自律機能不全 (PAF) では成長ホルモンの放出を刺激しますが,多発性システム縮 (MSA) ではそうではありません.
- クロニジンに対するこの異なるGH反応は,MSA (中央自律的欠陥) とPAF (周辺自律的欠陥) を区別するための貴重な神経内分泌マーカーとして役立つ可能性があります.
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