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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
A small synthetic peptide sequence of human growth hormone (hGH), AOD-9401, has lipolytic and antilipogenic activity similar to that of the intact hormone. Here we report its effect on lipid metabolism in rodent models of obesity and in human adipose tissue to assess its potential as a pharmacological agent for the treatment of human obesity. C57BL/6J (ob/ob) mice were orally treated with either saline (n = 8) or AOD-9401 (n = 10) for 30 days. From day 16 onward, body weight gain in AOD-9401-treated animals was significantly lower than that of saline-treated controls. Food consumption did not differ between the two groups. Analyses of adipose tissue ex vivo revealed that AOD-9401 significantly reduced lipogenic activity and increased lipolytic activity in this tissue. Increased catabolism was also reflected in an acute increase in energy expenditure and glucose and fat oxidation in ob/ob mice treated with AOD-9401. In addition, AOD-9401 increased in vitro lipolytic activity and decreased lipogenic activity in isolated adipose tissue from obese rodents and humans. Together, these findings indicate that oral administration of AOD-9401 alters lipid metabolism in adipose tissue, resulting in a reduction of weight gain in obese animals. The marked lipolytic and antilipogenic actions of AOD-9401 in human adipose tissues suggest that this small synthetic hGH peptide has potential in the treatment of human obesity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0193-1849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
279
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E501-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Energy Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Fatty Acids, Nonesterified, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Feeding Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Human Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Lipid Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Lipids, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Lipolysis, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Mice, Obese, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10950816-Rats, Zucker
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of oral administration of a synthetic fragment of human growth hormone on lipid metabolism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. mark.heffernan@med.monash.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't