title: Synergistic effect of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and clonidine in stimulating GH release in young and old dogs.
abstract: The effect of acute administration of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), clonidine (CLO), an alleged GHRH releaser, or GHRH and clonidine given simultaneously was studied in young and old dogs. Simultaneous administration of CLO induced in young dogs an additive effect on GH release and potentiated in old dogs the GHRH-induced GH release, with the GH response being clearly higher than the sum of the GH responses to GHRH or CLO alone. These data suggest that CLO promotes GH release in the dog also by inhibition of somatostatin release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Chemotherapy and Toxicology, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arce
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Cella
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loche
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghigo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devesa
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003000:Clonidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004285:Dogs; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone; D003000:Clonidine