Preoperative Somatostatin Analogue Treatment Might Trigger Apoptosis and Autophagy in Tumor Tissues of Patients with Acromegaly: A Pilot Study

Articles > Article · 2016

Authors: F. K. Dagistanli, H. M. Ozkaya, B. Kucukyoruk, Hüseyin BİÇEROĞLU, D. Metin, N. Gazioglu, B. Oz, P. Kadioglu, Mahmut Serdar Öztürk

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2016, vol 126, pp 168-175

DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-107243

Summary

Objective To evaluate the effect of preoperative somatostatin analog (SRL) treatment on proteins associated with apoptosis and autophagy in patients with acromegaly and to determine factors correlating with these parameters.

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