Somatostatin Analogs Modulate AIP in Somatotroph Adenomas: The Role of the ZAC1 Pathway

Harvinder Chahal, Giampaolo Trivellin, Chrysanthia A. Leontiou, Neda Alband, Robert C. Fowkes, Asil Tahir, Susana Igreja, J. Paul Chapple, Susan J. Jordan, Amelie Lupp,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2012 · 139 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

These results suggest that AIP may play a role in the mechanism of action of somatostatin analogs via ZAC1 in sporadic somatotroph tumors and may explain their lack of effectiveness in patients with AIP mutations.

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