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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
Adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats is associated with growth failure, hypermetabolism and accelerated protein breakdown. The aim of this work was to study the effects of adjuvant-induced arthritis on GH and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). Arthritis was induced by an intradermal injection of complete Freund's adjuvant and rats were killed 18 and 22 days later. IGF-I and GH levels were measured by radioimmunoassay. Pituitary GH mRNA was analyzed by northern blot and IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) by western blot. Arthritic rats showed a decrease in both serum and hepatic concentrations of IGF-I. On the contrary, arthritis increased the circulating IGFBPs. The serum concentration of IGF-I in the arthritic rats was negatively correlated with the body weight loss observed in these animals. Arthritis decreased the serum concentration of GH and this decrease seems to be due to an inhibition of GH synthesis, since pituitary GH mRNA content was decreased in arthritic rats (p<0.01). These data suggest that the decrease in body weight gain in arthritic rats may be, at least in part, secondary to the decrease in GH and IGF-I secretion. Furthermore, the increased serum IGFBPs may also be involved in the disease process.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0024-3205
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2049-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Adrenal Glands, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Arthritis, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Blood Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Pituitary Gland, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:10579459-Spleen
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronic inflammation inhibits GH secretion and alters the serum insulin-like growth factor system in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Dpt Fisiología, Fac Medicina, Univ Complutense, Madrid, Spain. alc@eucmax.sim.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't