Gunter Stalla

Dept of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology and Clinical Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Germany

Gunter Stalla is Professor of Medicine at the Ludwigs-Maximilians-University of Munich. He also heads the Department of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology and Clinical Chemistry at the Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry (MPIP), the nominated European Training Centre for Endocrinology by the European Board of Endocrinology and the UEMS. He has been Chairman of the Research Council of the MPIP since 1996.

One focus of Professor Stalla’s clinical research is the investigation of pituitary deficiencies after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other brain lesions. Additionally, Professor Stalla investigates the neuropsychological, psychopathological and endocrine characteristics of patients with acromegaly including clinical studies regarding treatment as well as quality of life. Another topic of the research group is the investigation of central mechanisms involved in visceral obesity. Within the scope of an epidemiological study, it will be studied whether age-dependent hormonal changes affect the development of heart diseases, diabetes and psychiatric disorders and whether depression is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic disturbances. Professor Stalla is also investigating the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas and meningiomas. A better understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms will help to identify potential drug targets of these intracranial tumors, which will finally lead to new or improved medical treatment concepts.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Faculty Member: Diabetes & Endocrinology > Neuro-Endocrinology & Pituitary (since 15 November 2005)

All recent recommendations

• 3.0
  Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) inhibits cell proliferation, induces apoptosis, and decreases hormone levels and secretion in pituitary tumor cells.
  Recommended by Gunter Stalla with Ulrich Renner
  
• 6.0
  Genetic approaches identify adult pituitary stem cells.
  Recommended by Gunter Stalla with Ulrich Renner
  
• 6.8
  Endocrine regulation of energy metabolism by the skeleton.
  Recommended by Carol Pilbeam, Chantal Chenu, Gunter Stalla, Tsutomu Takeuchi
  
• 3.0
  The effects of SOM230 on cell proliferation and adrenocorticotropin secretion in human corticotroph pituitary adenomas.
  Recommended by Gunter Stalla
  
• 3.0
  Corticotroph tumor progression after adrenalectomy in Cushing's Disease: A reappraisal of Nelson's Syndrome.
  Recommended by Gunter Stalla
  
• 4.8
  Effect of rosiglitazone on the frequency of diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose: a randomised controlled trial.
  Recommended by Gunter Stalla, Marion Franz
  
• 6.4
  Overweight, obesity, and mortality in a large prospective cohort of persons 50 to 71 years old.
  Recommended by Bruce Bistrian, Gunter Stalla
  
• 3.0
  First-line octreotide-LAR therapy induces tumour shrinkage and controls hormone excess in patients with acromegaly: results from an open, prospective, multicentre trial.
  Recommended by Gunter Stalla
  
• 3.0
  Effects of testosterone replacement in androgen-deficient women with hypopituitarism: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
  Recommended by Gunter Stalla