title: Remarkable changes in the plasma levels of pituitary protein "7B2" during childhood.
abstract: We measured plasma immunoreactive (IR)-7B2 concentrations in 96 children (57 males and 39 females) from the newborn period to 20 yr of age. Plasma IR-7B2 concentrations in infants less than 2 yr of age (range 175-580 pg/ml, n = 19) were much higher than those in adults (range 20-138 pg/ml). Plasma levels of IR-7B2 decreased with age during childhood to reach the adult level at 15-20 yr. Significant negative correlations were found between plasma levels of IR-7B2 and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (r = -0.4154, p less than 0.05, n = 27), luteinizing hormone (r = -0.4948, p less than 0.05, n = 20) and follicle-stimulating hormone (r = -0.4682, p less than 0.05, n = 20). The possibility of a relationship between the reduction of plasma IR-7B2 levels and pubertal development warrants attention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natori
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nawata
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D051859:Neuroendocrine Secretory Protein 7B2; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000032:analysis; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D051859:Neuroendocrine Secretory Protein 7B2; D010907:Pituitary Hormones; C497678:SCG5 protein, human; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone