title: Serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), IGF-binding protein-1 and -3, and the acid-labile subunit as serum markers of body composition during growth hormone (GH) therapy in adults with GH deficiency.
abstract: Serum levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), the acid-labile subunit (ALS), insulin, and IGFBP-1 were evaluated as indicators of body composition during GH replacement therapy in 20 GH-deficient patients (9 women and 11 men), aged 22-57 yr, with IGF-I levels below -2 SD. The mean GH dose was 0.128 +/- 0.003 IU/kg.week during the first month and thereafter 0.23 +/- 0.01 IU/kg.week, divided into daily doses (0.7-4.3 IU/day). Serum levels of IGF-I, ALS, and IGFBP-3 above the normal range were reached in seven, five, and three subjects, respectively, after 12 months of GH therapy. IGF-I and ALS levels, but not IGFBP-3 levels, correlated with the total daily GH dose (r = 0.676; P = 0.001 and r = 0.631; P = 0.003). The mean increase in lean body mass (LBM) measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry was 3.0 +/- 0.5 kg (P < 0.001). At 12 months, the LBM values were significantly correlated to the IGF-I levels (r = 0.718; P < 0.001), but not to ALS or IGFBP-3 levels. No correlation was found before therapy, and the increase in LBM at 12 months correlated with the IGF-I increase (r = 0.514; P = 0.029) only after exclusion of two nonresponders. Both before and during therapy, LBM was inversely related to IGFBP-1 (r = -0.715; P < 0.004 at 12 months). None of the GH-induced proteins could be used as indicators of body fat changes. In conclusion, both IGF-I and ALS can be used as indicators to avoid GH excess during replacement therapy, but only IGF-I relates to changes in LBM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thorén
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hilding
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Degerblad
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Wivall-Helleryd
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 / Q000097:blood; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000097:blood; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013002:Somatomedins
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007328:Insulin; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D013002:Somatomedins; C075944:insulin-like growth factor binding protein, acid labile subunit; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I