Abstract:
:Plasma opioid levels were determined in 9 obese non-diabetic subjects, their 8 age matched controls, and in 29 diabetic patients; 10 maintained on diet alone, 6 on an oral hypoglycemic agent (chlorpropamide) and 13 treated with insulin. Five age matched controls for the diabetic groups were also studied for comparison. beta-endorphin and met-enkephalin levels were measured by radioimmunoassay. Enkephalin-like activity was measured by a receptor assay. Among the study groups, diabetic patients receiving insulin showed a 64% elevation of plasma beta-endorphins and diabetic patients on chlorpropamide showed a 121% increase in enkephalin-like activity. There were no statistically significant differences in the plasma met-enkephalin values in the treatment groups though levels were decreased (p less than 0.05) in diabetics vs non-diabetics. The pathophysiological importance of these alterations remains to be elucidated.
journal_name
Life Scijournal_title
Life sciencesauthors
Awoke S,Voyles NR,Bhathena SJ,Tanenberg RJ,Recant Ldoi
10.1016/0024-3205(84)90364-3subject
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1984-05-21 00:00:00pages
1999-2006issue
21eissn
0024-3205issn
1879-0631pii
0024-3205(84)90364-3journal_volume
34pub_type
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