Acromegaly is associated with a distinct oral and gut microbiota.

Serdar SahinAycan GundogduUfuk NalbantogluPinar KadiogluZuleyha KaracaAysa HaciogluMuhammed Emre UrhanKursad UnluhizarciAhmet Numan DemirMehmet HoraEmre DurcanGülsah ElbükenHatice Sebile DokmetasSayid Shafi ZuhurFahrettin Kelestimur

Published in: Pituitary (2022)

Patients with acromegaly have their own oral and gut microbiota even if they do not have acromegaly-related complications. Moreover, the excess IGF-1 levels could be correctly predicted based on the pattern of the microbiome.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
binding protein
pi k akt
cell proliferation
signaling pathway