Medical treatment of the disease is usually with somatostatin analogs. An open, prospective, single-center study by Maiza et al. examined the long term (≤18 years) antihormonal and antitumor ...

Lanreotide, the active component of Somatuline Depot is an octapeptide analog of natural somatostatin. The mechanism of action of lanreotide is believed to be similar to that of natural somatostatin.

"However, the cone snail somatostatin-like toxin only binds to ... prey by preventing blood sugar levels from rising—a fatal mechanism for fish. The researchers believe this same property ...