title: Plasma somatomedin activity and urinary hydroxyproline excretion during administration of human growth hormone in children with short stature. Long-term effects and relation with short-term changes.
abstract: Growth velocity, somatomedin activity (SM-act) and total urinary hydroxyproline excretion (THP) were studied in 9 prepubertal short children on long-term human growth hormone (hGH) therapy, and compared to the short-term responses to hGH, described in the accompanying paper. Positive correlations were found between the short-term increases of either SM-act or THP and growth acceleration, but these were too weak to be used as a predictor. On a schedule of biweekly injections, pre-injection SM-act values were only slightly higher than pre-treatment values, but post-injection values were considerably higher and similar to the values obtained with comparable hGH doses in the short-term study. There was an excellent relationship of the increment of SM-act during chronic therapy over untreated values and the increases of growth velocity. During the first year on hGH therapy the mean SM-act, mean THP and growth acceleration showed strong correlations.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013002:Somatomedins; D013006:Growth Hormone; D006909:Hydroxyproline