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| The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Denmark | OTHER_GOV |
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The aim of this study is to investigate peripheral effects of Somatostatin on glucose metabolism and growth hormone (GH) signalling in healthy men. Eight subjects will be enrolled. The hypothesis is that Somatostatin infusion reverses insulin resistance caused by GH.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| somatostatin | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Somatostatin | Drug | 4 h of 150 microgram infusion |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Plasma levels of glucose | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| GH signalling | one year | |
| Serum levels of free fatty acids (FFA) | one year |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jens Otto L Jørgensen, Professor | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Medical department M | Aarhus | Aarhus | 8000 | Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000172 | Acromegaly |
| D004393 | Dwarfism, Pituitary |
| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
| D007333 | Insulin Resistance |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001849 | Bone Diseases, Endocrine |
| D001847 | Bone Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D006964 | Hyperpituitarism |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013004 | Somatostatin |
| ID | Term |
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| D010905 | Pituitary Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormones |
| D007028 | Hypothalamic Hormones |
| D036361 | Peptide Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
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| D010900 |
| Pituitary Diseases |
| D007027 | Hypothalamic Diseases |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
| D004392 | Dwarfism |
| D001848 | Bone Diseases, Developmental |
| D007018 | Hypopituitarism |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D006946 | Hyperinsulinism |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D010187 | Pancreatic Hormones |
| D009479 | Neuropeptides |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D009419 | Nerve Tissue Proteins |
| D011506 | Proteins |