scholarly journals The efficacy of high-dose cabergoline treatment of prolactinomas resistant to standard doses: a clinical observation

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Zilya A. Kalmykova ◽  
Svetlana Y. Vorotnikova ◽  
Natalia S. Fedorova ◽  
Larisa K. Dzeranova ◽  
Ekaterina A. Pigarova ◽  
...  

Hyperprolactinemia (HP) is one of the most common neuroendocrine disorders. In 60% of cases, pathological HP is caused by pituitary prolactin-secreting adenoma. Therapy with agonists of dopamine type 2 receptors (D2 receptor agonists) is a method of choice for the treatment of pathological HP which allows to achieve prolactin normalization and reduction of pituitary adenoma in most cases. However, 15-20% of patients are resistant to D2 receptor agonists, and the question of overcoming this resistance is highly relevant. Different approaches are considered to solve this problem, one - is to increase the dose of D2 receptor agonists up to the maximally tolerated. In this article, we present a clinical observation of a patient with a partial resistance to D2 receptor agonists who demonstrated a good response to treatment with high doses of cabergoline.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin D. Roe ◽  
Bindu Chamarthi ◽  
Philip Raskin

Background. The concurrent use of a postprandial insulin sensitizing agent, such as bromocriptine-QR, a quick release formulation of bromocriptine, a dopamine D2 receptor agonist, may offer a strategy to improve glycemic control and limit/reduce insulin requirement in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients on high-dose insulin. This open label pilot study evaluated this potential utility of bromocriptine-QR.Methods. Ten T2DM subjects on metformin (1-2 gm/day) and high-dose (TDID ≥ 65 U/day) basal-bolus insulin were enrolled to receive once daily (morning) bromocriptine-QR (1.6–4.8 mg/day) for 24 weeks. Subjects with at least one postbaselineHbA1cmeasurement (N=8) were analyzed for change from baselineHbA1c, TDID, and postprandial glucose area under the curve of a four-hour mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT).Results. Compared to the baseline, averageHbA1cdecreased 1.76% (9.74±0.56to7.98±0.36,P=0.01), average TDID decreased 27% (199±33to147±31,P=0.009), and MMTT AUC60–240decreased 32% (P=0.04) over the treatment period. The decline inHbA1cand TDID was observed at 8 weeks and sustained over the remaining 16-week study duration.Conclusion. In this study, bromocriptine-QR therapy improved glycemic control and meal tolerance while reducing insulin requirement in T2DM subjects poorly controlled on high-dose insulin therapy.



Author(s):  
Christophe E.M. De Block ◽  
Eveline Dirinck ◽  
Ann Verhaegen ◽  
Luc F. Van Gaal


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 117955142110305
Author(s):  
Ashok Kumar Das ◽  
Sanjiv Shah ◽  
Santosh Kumar Singh ◽  
Archana Juneja ◽  
Niroj Kumar Mishra ◽  
...  

Background: To evaluate the clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, and clinical effectiveness and safety of high doses of metformin (1500-2500 mg/day) in Indian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and methods: A retrospective, multicentric (n = 241), real-world study included patients with T2DM (aged >18 years) receiving high doses of metformin. Details were retrieved from patient’s medical records. Results: Out of 5695 patients, 62.7% were men with median age was 50.0 years. Hypertension (67.5%) and dyslipidemia (48.7%) were the prevalent comorbidities. Doses of 2000 mg (57.4%) and 1500 mg (29.1%) were the most commonly used doses of metformin and median duration of high-dose metformin therapy was 24.0 months. Metformin twice daily was the most frequently used dosage pattern (94.2%). Up-titration of doses was done in 96.8% of patients. The mean HbA1c levels were significantly decreased post-treatment (mean change: 1.08%; P < .001). The target glycemic control was achieved in 91.2% patients. A total of 83.0% had decreased weight. Adverse events were reported in 156 patients. Physician global evaluation of efficacy and tolerability showed majority of patients on a good to excellent scale (98.2% and 97.7%). Conclusion: Clinical effectiveness and safety of a high-dose metformin was demonstrated through significant improvement in HbA1c levels and weight reduction.



ABOUTOPEN ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-99
Author(s):  
Vera Frison ◽  
Alessio Filippi ◽  
Natalino Simioni

The data provided by cardiovascular safety studies of type 2 sodium-glucose transporter inhibitors have aroused great interest among diabetologists and other specialists. They demonstrated that these drugs reduce significantly, compared to placebo, the risk of major cardiovascular events, all cause and cardiovascular mortality, and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk. We report the case of a cardiovascular diabetic patient not adequately controlled by high-dose multi-injective insulin therapy and hospitalized for congestive heart failure, treated with empagliflozin in association with high doses of loop diuretic (furosemide) and sacubitril/valsartan (Diabetology).





2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 80-81
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Toulis ◽  
Krishna Gokhale ◽  
G. Neil Thomas ◽  
Wasim Hanif ◽  
Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar ◽  
...  


1958 ◽  
Vol 02 (01/02) ◽  
pp. 111-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Deutsch ◽  
K Martiny

Summary1. Normal platelets are necessary for induction of normal clot retraction.2. Serotonin does not induce retraction in human platelet-free plasma-clots or enhance clot firmness as measured in the coagulogram.3. Serotonin does not improve clot retraction or firmness in plasma clots with sub-optimal platelet counts.4. Methylserotonin inhibits clot retraction of platelet-rich plasma to a certain extent in moderate doses, whereas, high doses are ineffective. BOL 148 has a similar, but less significant action. There is a possibility that these effects are specific antiserotonin-effects.5. LSD 25 was ineffective in all concentrations used.6. Largactil and reserpin inhibit retraction in high doses. There seems to be a non specific effect caused by the high dose.7. Reserpine does not release a retraction-inducing agent from the platelets, which could be detected in the centrifuged platelet-free plasma used for the incubation.8. Serotonin does not replace the retraction-cofactor of Hartert, or the dialyzable factor of Lüscher in synthetic clotting substrates.9. Serotonin is of no essential value in inducing normal retraction of human plasma clots.



Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1096-P
Author(s):  
RUTH E. BROWN ◽  
ALEXANDER ABITBOL ◽  
HARPREET S. BAJAJ ◽  
HASNAIN KHANDWALA ◽  
RONALD GOLDENBERG ◽  
...  


Diabetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1019-P
Author(s):  
YUKI FUJITA ◽  
SODAI KUBOTA ◽  
HITOSHI KUWATA ◽  
DAISUKE YABE ◽  
YOSHIYUKI HAMAMOTO ◽  
...  


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