Correlation Between Plasma Catecholamines, Weight, and Diabetes in Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.

Lauren N Krumeich Andrew J Cucchiara Katherine L Nathanson Rachel Rapaport Kelz Lauren Fishbein Douglas L Fraker Robert E RosesDebbie L CohenHeather Wachtel

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Plasma norepinephrine and its metabolite directly correlate with HbA1c and inversely correlate with weight in PCC/PGL. After resection, declining normetanephrine levels correlate with improving HbA1c despite an increase in patient body weight. Persistently elevated catecholamines and decreasing weight are observed in MRD.

Keyphrases

body weight
body mass index
weight loss
physical activity
weight gain
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
skeletal muscle