title: Responsiveness of pituitary hGH to GRH1-44 in juveniles with obesity.
abstract: The response of plasma hGH to an iv bolus injection of GRH1-44 (1 microgram/kg) was studied in 14 obese juveniles with a mean overweight of 4.7 +/- 0.05 standard deviation score (SDS). Two patterns of response were observed: in all 7 adolescents with 'simple' obesity not related to any particular disorder (group A) the response was good (a mean of 11.8 +/- 2.4 ng/ml) whereas in 6 of the 7 juveniles suffering from syndromes associated with obesity (group B) the response was poor (a mean of 3.2 +/- 1.4 ng/ml). This divergence in response could not be related to a difference in the degree of overweight. These results indicate that in group B with syndromes associated with obesity there may also be a pituitary impairment in addition to the hypothalamic defect.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pertzelan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keret
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bauman
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Josefsberg
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ben-Zeev
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szoke
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Comaru-Schally
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Schally
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Laron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D013006:Growth Hormone; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone