title: Effect of recombinant human growth hormone treatment on insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) levels in insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
abstract: Basal and recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH)-stimulated insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) levels were studied in 19 insulin-dependent diabetic patients and 4 healthy subjects. Diabetic patients were divided according to glucagon test result into CpN (10 patients without residual beta cell activity) and CpP (9 patients with preserved beta-cell activity) and CpP (9 patients with preserved beta-cell activity) groups, and according to age into three groups (A = 21-30 years; B = 31-40 years; C = 41-50 years). All control subjects belonged to group B. Blood glucose and growth hormone were measured at hourly intervals and IGF-I every 6 h during 24 h before and after 7 days treatment with 4 IU of rhGH given subcutaneously at 8 p.m. The age-related decrease in basal IGF-I levels was evident in both CpN and CpP groups of diabetic patients. IGF-I net increase with rhGH treatment was variable and insignificant in comparison with basal value without age-related differences in CpN diabetics. Progressively larger, age-related increases in IGF-I concentrations were observed in CpP diabetic patients. This study indicates impairment of hepatic IGF-I generation capacity in diabetic patients without residual beta-cell activity and the importance of simultaneous actions of portal insulin and GH on hepatic IGF-I production.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology Department, Zvezdara University Medical Centre, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Wurzburger
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Prelevic
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Sönksen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balint-Peric
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone