DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUOUS GROWTH-HORMONE (GH) ADMINISTRATION ON SERUM SOMATOMEDIN-C INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I AND LIVER GH RECEPTORS IN HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED RATS
DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUOUS GROWTH-HORMONE (GH) ADMINISTRATION ON SERUM SOMATOMEDIN-C INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I AND LIVER GH RECEPTORS IN HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED RATS
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DOI:
10.1210/endo-123-2-1053
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发表时间:
1988-08-01
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影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
KETELSLEGERS, JM
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作者:
MAITER, D;UNDERWOOD, LE;KETELSLEGERS, JM
To determine if the pattern of GH delivery is important for the regulation of serum somatomedin-G/insulin-like growth factor I (Sm-C/IGF-I) and liver somatogenic receptors, we have measured serum Sm-C/IGF-I concentrations and free (H2O-treated homogenates) and total (MgCl2-treated homogenates) liver GH-binding sites in hypophysectomized rats treated for 7 days with rat (rGH), given either continuously by osmotic minipumps (50 and 250 .mu.g/day) or intermittently (four sc injections of 12.5 .mu.g/day). At a daily dose of 50 .mu.g, intermittent rGH produced greater weight gain [+29.7 .+-. 0.8 g (mean .+-. SE)] than continuous GH infusion (23.3 .+-. 2.0 g; P < 0.01). Likewise, the serum Sm/C/IGF-I concentration rose more with intermittent (0.33 .+-. 0.1 U/ml) than with continuous delivery (0.17 .+-. 0.01 U/ml; P < 0.01). The serum Sm-C/IGF-I level achieved with repeated GH injections was even greater than that after continuous delivery of a 5-fold higher GH dose (250 .mu.g/day; 0.27 .+-. 0.02 U/ml; P < 0.05). Continuous infusions of 50 and 250 .mu.g rGH/day increased the number of liver total GH receptors by 2.5-fold over that of controls. In contrast, frequent GH injections did not effect GH-binding, and the serum Sm-C/IGF-I concentration did not correlate with liver GH-binding sites in the GH-injected rats (r = 0.189; P = NS). Induction of hepatic PRL receptors was 10-fold higher when GH was given continously than when it was given intermittently. The close correlation observed between GH- and PRL-binding sites in all GH-treated rats (r = 0.955; P < 0.001) suggests that their regulation may be linked. These data suggest that the regulatory mechanism controlling Sm-C/IGF-I production and growth might be different from those that regulate GH receptor concentrations, with GH pulses being crucial for the maximal stimulation of Sm/C-IGF and growth, but continuous exposure to GH being required for up-regulation of liver GH receptors.