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Effect of oral glucose administration on rebound growth hormone release in normal and obese women: the role of adiposity, insulin sensitivity and ghrelin
(PLoS ONE, 2015-03-17)
[Abstract] Context. Metabolic substrates and nutritional status play a major role in growth hormone (GH) secretion. Uncovering the mechanisms involved in GH secretion following oral glucose (OG) administration in normal ...
Tissue effects of glutamine in rectal cancer patients treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy
(SENPE (Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parentelar y Entelar), 2015)
[Abstract] Background: The aim was to evaluate the effects of glutamine on tumor regression and histological damage in patients with rectal patients following chemoradiotherapy previous to surgery.
Material and methods: ...
Testicular expression of the Lin28/let-7 system: hormonal regulation and changes during postnatal maturation and after manipulations of puberty
(Nature, 2015-10-23)
[Abstract] The Lin28/let-7 system, which includes the RNA-binding proteins, Lin28a/Lin28b, and let-7 miRNAs, has emerged as putative regulator of puberty and male gametogenesis; yet, its expression pattern and regulation ...
Effects of oral glutamine during abdominal radiotherapy on chronic radiation enteritis: a randomized controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2015-01)
[Abstract] Objective. Glutamine has been proposed as a preventive treatment for toxicity related to cancer therapies. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of glutamine in the prevention of radiation enteritis.
Methods. ...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of preoperative treatment of acromegaly with somatostatin analogue on surgical outcome
(Elsevier, 2015-08-20)
[Abstract] Context. There is no uniform standard of care for acromegaly. Due to the high costs involved, steps must be taken to ensure the cost-effective delivery of treatment.
Objective. Taking the results of an earlier ...