The imbalance of cathepsin B-like activity in acromegalic patients--preliminary report. Daroszewski J, Bolanowski M, Kaluzny M, Siewinski M. Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 256-260 PubMed PMID: 20424577 Keywords: Acromegaly:blood, Adult, Cathepsin B:blood, Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors:blood, Female, Human Growth Hormone:blood, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:metabolism, Male, Middle Aged,. Citation OBJECTIVE: Acromegaly is a rare disease due to growth hormone (GH) excess. Patients must be carefully follow up because of mortality and c..... Read abstract Full text PDF