Lack of effect of muscarinic cholinergic blockade on the GH responses to GRF 1-29 and TRH in acromegalic subjects

This study investigated the role of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in regulating growth hormone (GH) secretion in acromegalic patients. The trial involved eight subjects who received GH-releasing factor (GRF 1-29) and thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) tests, with and without pirenzepine, a muscarinic antagonist. The results showed that muscarinic cholinergic blockade did not