title: Growth hormone (GH) dose-dependent IGF-I response relates to pubertal height gain.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Responsiveness to GH treatment can be estimated by both growth and ∆IGF-I. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate if mimicking the physiological increase during puberty in GH secretion, by using a higher GH dose could lead to pubertal IGFs in short children with low GH secretion. The secondary aim was to explore the relationship between IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and the IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio and gain in height.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multicentre, randomized, clinical trial (TRN88-177) in 104 children (90 boys), who had received GH 33 μg/kg/day during at least 1 prepubertal year. They were followed from GH start to adult height (mean, 7.5 years; range, 4.6-10.7). At onset of puberty, children were randomized into three groups, to receive 67 μg/kg/day (GH(67)) given once (GH(67x1); n = 30) or divided into two daily injection (GH(33x2); n = 36), or to remain on a single 33 μg/kg/day dose (GH(33x1); n = 38). The outcome measures were change and obtained mean on-treatment IGF-I(SDS), IGFBP3(SDS) and IGF-I/IGFBP3 ratio(SDS) during prepuberty and puberty. These variables were assessed in relation to prepubertal, pubertal and total gain in heightSDS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean prepubertal increases 1 year after GH start were: 2.1 IGF-I(SDS), 0.6 IGFBP3(SDS) and 1.5 IGF-I/IGFBP3ratio(SDS). A significant positive correlation was found between prepubertal ∆IGFs and both prepubertal and total gain in height(SDS). During puberty changes in IGFs were GH dose-dependent: mean pubertal level of IGF-I(SDS) was higher in GH(67) vs GH(33) (p = 0.031). First year pubertal ∆IGF-I(SDS) was significantly higher in the GH(67)vs GH(33) group (0.5 vs -0.1, respectively, p = 0.007), as well as ∆IGF-I(SDS) to the pubertal mean level (0.2 vs -0.2, p = 0.028). In multivariate analyses, the prepubertal increase in '∆IGF-I(SDS) from GH start' and the 'GH dose-dependent pubertal ∆IGF-I(SDS)' were the most important variables for explaining variation in prepubertal (21 %), pubertal (26 %) and total (28 %) gain in height(SDS).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  TRN 88-177, not applicable 1988.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The dose-dependent change in IGFs was related to a dose-dependent pubertal gain in height(SDS). The attempt to mimic normal physiology by giving a higher GH dose during puberty was associated with both an increase in IGF-I and a dose-dependent gain in height(SDS).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Science/Pediatrics, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden. Elena.lundberg@umu.se.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lundberg
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Science/Pediatrics, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden. Berit.kristrom@umu.se.
authors.forename: Berit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kriström
authors.affiliation: University of Uppsala, Women's and Children's Health, SE-75185, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Bjorn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jonsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology/Endocrinology, Institute of Neurosciences and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, SE-40530, Gothenburg, Sweden. Kerstin.albertsson.wikland@gu.se.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albertsson-Wikland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty / Q000378:metabolism*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I