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A selective nonpeptide somatostatin receptor 5 agonist effectively decreases insulin secretion in hyperinsulinism.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Jun 2023
Juliana Christine A, Chai Jinghua, Arroyo Pablo, Rico-Bautista Elizabeth, Betz Stephen F, De León Diva D
Abstract excerpt
Congenital hyperinsulinism (HI), a beta cell disorder most commonly caused by inactivating mutations of beta cell KATP channels, results in dysregulated insulin secretion and persistent hypoglycemia. Children with KATP-HI are unresponsive to diazoxide, the only FDA-approved drug for HI, and utility of octreotide, the second-line therapy, is limited because of poor efficacy, desensitization, and somatostatin...
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