• The antiproliferative effect of first-line long acting somatostatin analogs (SSA) in advanced gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) was shown in the PROMID and the CLARINET trials. (enets.org)
  • Previous studies have shown that secretory losses in patients with end jejunostomy syndrome (EJS) on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) can be suppressed by the somatostatin analogue, octreotide, thus facilitating fluid balance. (nih.gov)
  • The vasoconstrictors somatostatin and octreotide are used to treat acute bleeding in patients with portal hypertension before performing endoscopy. (medscape.com)
  • Compared with somatostatin, octreotide has similar pharmacologic actions with greater potency and longer duration of action. (medscape.com)
  • Octreotide, a synthetic octapeptide, acts primarily on somatostatin receptor subtypes II and V. It inhibits growth hormone secretion and has a multitude of other endocrine and nonendocrine effects, including the inhibition of glucagon, vasoactive intestinal peptide, and GI peptides. (medscape.com)
  • Octreotide has greater potency and a longer duration of action than somatostatin. (medscape.com)
  • Because of different somatostatin receptor subtype expression of different neuroendocrine tumors, different synthetic somatostatin analogs with different SSTRs subtype affinities have been developed such as DOTA-D-Phe1-Tyr3-octreotide (DOTATOC), DOTA- 1-Nal3-octreotide (DOTANOC) and DOTA-D-Phe1-Tyr3-Thr8-octreotide (DOTATATE) (Figure 1). (symbiosisonlinepublishing.com)
  • Octreotide may be used in diazoxide-unresponsive patients but is often ineffective because of down-regulation of the somatostatin receptor, and it carries a risk of causing necrotizing enterocolitis and death. (medscape.com)
  • Many human neuroendocrine and non-neuroendocrine tumors express the five known somatostatin receptors (sst1 5) in different amounts.Tachyphylaxis after prolonged treatment with octreotide (Sand. (endocrine-abstracts.org)
  • Telotristat is used in combination with another medication (a somatostatin analog [SSA] such as lanreotide, octreotide, pasinreotide) to control diarrhea caused by carcinoid tumors (slow-growing tumors that release natural substances that can cause symptoms like diarrhea) in patients with diarrhea not controlled by a somatostatin analog alone. (medlineplus.gov)
  • They are targeted at individuals with acromegaly who are inadequately treated with the combination therapy of lanreotide autogel and pegvisomant by Ipsen and somatostatin analogs. (technavio.com)
  • The call will feature presentations by Key Opinion Leader (KOL) Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, lead investigator of the MPOWERED study, who will discuss the topline data from Chiasma's Phase 3 MPOWERED study as well as the unmet medical need in acromegaly and the treatment burden that patients experience with monthly somatostatin analog injections. (biospace.com)
  • Lu-177 dotatate , a peptide receptor radionuclide therapy, consists of the somatostatin analog octreotate connected with the beta- and gamma-emitting radiopharmaceutical lutetium-177. (ascopost.com)
  • Pegvisomant (PEGV) is widely used, alone or with somatostatin analogs (SSA), for GH-secreting pituitary tumors poorly controlled by SSAs alone. (altmetric.com)
  • In addition, Chiasma advanced its efforts to gain European approval by finalizing the design of a planned Phase 3 trial to demonstrate the non-inferiority of Mycapssa™ to injectable somatostatin analogs. (biospace.com)
  • The somatostatin receptor 2 is also being looked at as a possible target in cancer treatment for its ability to inhibit tumor growth. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moreover, SRIF and SRIF analogs are able to inhibit tumor growth. (endocrine-abstracts.org)
  • We have reviewed the literature on current therapy of carcinoid patients with special emphasis on the use of the somatostatin analogue SMS 20-1995. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Somatostatin analogs are sometimes used as second-line therapy but their effectiveness is limited and they have significant side effects, particularly in newborns, De León said. (medscape.com)
  • The table contains 42 products whose active ingredient are classified under the same pharmacologic class Somatostatin Analog [EPC]. (ndclist.com)
  • Somatostatin receptor type 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SSTR2 gene. (wikipedia.org)
  • The somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2), which belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor family, is a protein which is most highly expressed in the pancreas (both alpha- and beta-cells), but also in other tissues such as the cerebrum and kidney and in lower amount in the jejunum, colon and liver. (wikipedia.org)
  • The gene for somatostatin receptor 2, SSTR2 for short, is responsible for making a receptor for the signalling peptide, somatostatin (SST). (wikipedia.org)
  • SSTR2 is a receptor for somatostatin-14 and -28 respectively. (wikipedia.org)
  • Insulin glargine is a recombinant human long-acting insulin analog [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ]. (rxlist.com)
  • Somatostatin receptor 2 also has the ability to stimulate apoptosis in many cells including cancer cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • In general, somatostatin can put a cell in cycle arrest using the phosphotyrosine phosphatase dependent regulation of nitrogen-activated protein kinase, this process can lead to a halt in the cell cycle or apoptosis of the cell and is used as a tumor suppressor in the genome. (wikipedia.org)
  • Semglee ( insulin glargine injection) is a long-acting human insulin analog indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. (rxlist.com)
  • For all somatostatin inhibitors, somatostatin-14 and -28 work by binding to the receptor with the help of a G-protein. (wikipedia.org)
  • In fact, this protein, is the dominant one out of all of the somatostatins in the pancreas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Participant has failed to achieve adequate glycemic control with appropriate and reasonable trials of locally accepted and available Standard of Care (SOC) medical therapies (e.g., diazoxide and somatostatin analogs (SSAs)) per the judgment of the investigator. (who.int)
  • This inhibition by somatostatin allows the body to uptake the maximum amount of nutrients in the digestive system. (wikipedia.org)
  • Through vasoconstriction, somatostatin diminishes blood flow to the portal system, thus decreasing variceal bleeding. (medscape.com)
  • Somatostatin, an orphan drug, is a naturally occurring tetradecapeptide isolated from the hypothalamus and from pancreatic and enteric epithelial cells. (medscape.com)