title: The secretion of insulin-like growth factors I and II by explant cultures of fibroids and myometrium from women treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
abstract: The gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) leuprolide acetate depot was used as a biologic probe to investigate the possible roles of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) I and II in fibroid growth. The secretion of IGF-I and IGF-II by explant cultures of fibroids and myometria from women treated with a GnRH-a was compared with that of tissue obtained from placebo-treated controls. Patients were randomized to receive either leuprolide 3.75 mg every 28 days (N = 9) or placebo injections (N = 8) before myomectomy. Fresh tissue was diced into 2-mm3 explants and cultures were established in serum-free media. The media were assayed for IGF-I, IGF-II, and total protein. Patients treated with GnRH-a demonstrated a 34% reduction in uterine volume, whereas placebo-treated patients exhibited no change. The secretion of IGF-I and IGF-II by fibroid explants obtained from women treated with the GnRH-a was significantly less than that in tissue obtained from placebo-treated controls (P less than .01 and P less than or equal to .05, respectively). Similarly, the secretion of IGF-I and IGF-II by myometrial explants was significantly less in tissue obtained from women treated with GnRH-a (P less than .0001 for both IGF-I and IGF-II). Protein secretion by fibroid tissue obtained from women treated with GnRH-a was not significantly different when compared with tissue from placebo-treated controls. In conclusion, fibroids and myometria from women pretreated with the GnRH-a secreted significantly less IGF-I and IGF-II than did tissue obtained from placebo-treated controls.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rein
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pandian
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Heffner
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000378:metabolism*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D016729:Leuprolide; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013002:Somatomedins; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D016729:Leuprolide