In girls with suspected central precocious puberty, acylated ghrelin levels did not change after GnRH analogue injection compared with saline.
In plain wordsIn girls with suspected early puberty, a GnRH analogue injection did not change acylated ghrelin levels compared with saline.
- Peptide
- Gonadorelin (GnRH, LHRH)
- Outcome
- No significant changeAcylated ghrelin level after GnRH analogue injection
- Study
n = 13
- Comparator
- Saline
- Outcome group
- Appetite and food intake · Endocrine and hormones
- Studied dose
- 100 μg/m2As given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Neither AG nor DAG levels changed after GnRH analogue injection in comparison to saline.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
In this randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study, 13 girls with suspected central precocious puberty were included.
They performed an adjusted GnRH stimulation test twice and were given Relefact LHRH® (100 μg/m2) or saline in a randomized order.