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2198842

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-4
pubmed:abstractText
Growth hormone was originally discovered because of its ability to promote linear growth in rodents and humans. It is now known that this molecule also augments a number of activities of leukocytes, such as antibody synthesis, cytolytic activity of T lymphocytes, natural killer cell activity, differentiation of neutrophils, production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and the synthesis of a thymic hormone known as thymulin. We have shown that growth hormone mimics one action of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by augmenting the production of superoxide anion by macrophages and neutrophils. Growth hormone also is synthesized by leukocytes, which creates the possibility that it may act locally as a cytokine in lymphoid tissue. These findings show that a hormone that was originally isolated from the pituitary gland is involved in regulating host defense responses of leukocytes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0077-8923
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
594
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of growth hormone in modulation of the immune response.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't