Abnormal effect of cigarette smoking on pituitary hormone secretions in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Clinical endocrinology (Oxford) Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 351 - 357
• Main Authors: Chiodera, P., Volpi, R., Capretti, L., Speroni, G., Necchi-Ghiri, S., Caffarri, G., Colla, R., Coiro, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford BSL Blackwell Science Ltd 01.03.1997; Blackwell
• Subjects: Adult; Arginine Vasopressin - metabolism; Biological and medical sciences; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - metabolism; Functional investigation of endocrine glands and genital system; Growth Hormone - metabolism; Humans; Hydrocortisone - metabolism; Insulin; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Pituitary Hormones - metabolism; Smoking - adverse effects; Smoking - metabolism; Endocrinopathy; Human; Immunopathology; Pathophysiology; Steroid hormone; Toxicity; 8-Arginine vasopressin; STH; Peptide hormone; Tobacco smoking; Autoimmune disease; Hydrocortisone; Glucocorticoid; Neuropeptide; Assay; Protein hormone; Adenohypophyseal hormone; Neurohypophyseal hormone; Adrenal hormone; Insulin dependent diabetes; Biological effect; Hormonal investigation

OBJECTIVE We observed the effect of smoking two cigarettes on GH, AVP and cortisol secretion in patients with diabetes and normal subjects. DESIGN AND PATIENTS We tested 10 male smokers with insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and 10 normal smokers. On a different occasion, normal and diabeti...