Development of diabetic complications despite the absence of growth hormone in a patient with post-pancreatectomy diabetes.
Development of diabetic complications despite the absence of growth hormone in a patient with post-pancreatectomy diabetes.
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尽管胰腺切除术后糖尿病患者缺乏生长激素,但仍会出现糖尿病并发症。
DOI:
10.1056/nejm198403293101307
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发表时间:
1984
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Davis,TQ
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作者:
Rabin,D;Bloomgarden,ZT;Feman,SS;Davis,TQ
IN 1953 Poulsen described a patient with diabetes mellitus in whom retinopathy was ameliorated after postpartum pituitary infarction.1He pointed out the possible analogy of the events in his patient to the observation of Houssay that experimental diabetes in animals was modified by hypophysectomy.2Poulsen cautioned against extrapolating his observations to clinical areas.1Nevertheless, the hypothesis was advanced that some pituitary factor, possibly growth hormone, might be implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy.3Over the next two decades, many hundreds of diabetic patients underwent some form of therapy designed to ablate or reduce pituitary function.3Although a beneficial effect . . .