Insulin-like growth factor 1 and dehydroepiandrosterone levels in alcoholic liver cirrhosis

Werner Dammermann; Benedikt Seckinger; David Füller; Stefan Lüth; Florian Hentschel

doi:10.1002/jgh3.12809

Insulin-like growth factor 1 and dehydroepiandrosterone levels in alcoholic liver cirrhosis

JGH Open. 2022 Aug 30;6(10):723-726. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12809. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Authors

Werner Dammermann¹, Benedikt Seckinger¹, David Füller¹, Stefan Lüth¹, Florian Hentschel¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Brandenburg Medical School (Theodor Fontane) Brandenburg Germany.

Abstract

Anabolic hormones in liver cirrhosis are suspected to be lower than in healthy individuals. In a group of 22 cirrhosis patients, we found lower levels of insulin-like growth factor 1, but-surprisingly-higher levels of dehydroepiandrosterone.

Keywords: anabolism; dehydroepiandrosterone; insulin‐like growth factor 1; liver cirrhosis; sarcopenia; steroid hormones.