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Angiology
Growth hormone regulation of vascular function is focus of review
April 21st, 2006
A review published in the European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology discusses growth hormone regulation of vascular function. According to the review from Germany, "The first evidence for a role of growth hormone (GH) in endothelial biology came from studies of growth-hormone-deficient patients, who are at increased cardiovascular risk. GH replacement therapy improves cardiovascular outcome in these patients." T. Thum and J. Bauersachs at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat, Wurzburg wrote, "Underlying mechanisms include normalization of a disturbed balance of vascular nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species, as well as modulation of...
Source: Science Letter (2006-04-21)
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