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Long-term effects of growth hormone therapy on intermediary metabolism and insulin sensitivity in hypopituitary adults.

Original article English Johnston DG, Al-Shoumer KA, Chrisoulidou A, Kousta E, Beshyah S, Robinson S. Section of Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK. J Endocrinol Invest. 1999;22(5 Suppl):37-40. Abstract Experience with growth hormone (GH) therapy in adult hypopituitarism has been gained for more than 10 years. Most …

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Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in adults with hypopituitarism.

Review English Beshyah SA, Johnston DG. Unit of Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine at St. Mary’s, London, UK. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1999 Jan;50(1):1-15. Abstract Keywords: Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in adults with hypopituitarism. Link/DOI: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00682.x

How much, and by what mechanisms, does growth hormone replacement improve the quality of life in GH-deficient adults?

Review English Chrisoulidou A, Kousta E, Beshyah SA, Robinson S, Johnston DG. Division of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, UK. Baillieres Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 Jul;12(2):261-79. Abstract The majority of studies (but not all) have demonstrated that adults with hypopituitarism of both childhood and adult onset have a diminished quality …

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Effects of four years’ treatment with biosynthetic human growth hormone (GH) on glucose homeostasis, insulin secretion and lipid metabolism in GH-deficient adults.

Original article English al-Shoumer KA, Gray R, Anyaoku V, Hughes C, Beshyah S, Richmond W, Johnston DG. Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1998 Jun;48(6):795-802. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of long-term growth hormone (GH) treatment on lipid metabolism and carbohydrate …

Effects of four years’ treatment with biosynthetic human growth hormone (GH) on glucose homeostasis, insulin secretion and lipid metabolism in GH-deficient adults. Read More »

Abnormal carotid arterial wall dynamics in symptom-free hypopituitary adults.

Original article English Markussis V, Beshyah SA, Fisher C, Parker KH, Nicolaides AN, Johnston DG. Unit of Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK. Eur J Endocrinol. 1997 Feb;136(2):157-64. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Although vascular mortality is increased in hypopituitary adults on routine replacement, there are limited data on the atherosclerotic process during …

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Effects of four years’ treatment with biosynthetic human growth hormone (GH) on body composition in GH-deficient hypopituitary adults.

Original article English Al-Shoumer KA, Page B, Thomas E, Murphy M, Beshyah SA, Johnston DG. Unit of Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK. Eur J Endocrinol. 1996 Nov;135(5):559-67. Abstract Short-term trials of growth hormone (GH) substitution in hypopituitary adults have shown beneficial effects on body composition. To evaluate …

Effects of four years’ treatment with biosynthetic human growth hormone (GH) on body composition in GH-deficient hypopituitary adults. Read More »