title: Influence of circulating epinephrine and norepinephrine on insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in humans.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of circulating epinephrine (Epi) and norepinephrine (Norepi) on serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) concentrations. Healthy men received 0.3 nmol.kg.min Epi iv (n = 6), 0.5 nmol.kg.min Norepi iv (n = 7), or saline (n = 5) during 30 min. Arterial blood samples were obtained before, during, and 120 min after infusion. During the catecholamine infusion arterial Epi and Norepi plasma concentrations reached 6.35 +/- 0.53 and 15.65 +/- 2.71 nmol/L, respectively, which resulted in significant increases in glucose concentrations. When Epi was infused, IGFBP-1 increased from 45 +/- 6 micrograms/L to 76 +/- 10 micrograms/L (P < 0.05) 60 min after the infusion. Epi was also followed by increases in insulin, C-peptide, and glucagon. Norepi resulted in a slight increase in circulating IGFBP-1 (43 +/- 6 to 54 +/- 8 nmol/L, NS). The findings suggest that Epi, at plasma concentrations similar to those reached during physical stress, stimulates the production of IGFBP-1 in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernqvist-Forbes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hilding
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ekberg
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brismar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood*; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 / Q000097:blood*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D007328:Insulin; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D005934:Glucagon; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine