Immune System - Healthy growth and activity of immune cells depends on the availability of glutathione
The tissue becomes lumpy and firm
Unlike other GHRPs, it selectively stimulates pituitary GH release without affecting other hormones like ACTH, cortisol, prolactin, FSH, LH, or TSH, even at doses up to 200 the ED50 for GH
This largely limits the efficacy of the drugs and the survival of the patients
Furthermore, several purine metabolites (UA, guanosine, or xanthine) are each significantly correlated with 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in healthy controls, but not in FENNS at baseline or 4-week after antipsychotic treatment
Regular monitoring should include pain assessments, inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein, and imaging studies when indicated