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Glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in growth hormone-transgenic mice: a cross-sectional analysis.
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PMID:  20707609     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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In contrast to its stimulatory effects on musculature, bone, and organ development, and its lipolytic effects, growth hormone (GH) opposes insulin effects on glucose metabolism. Chronic GH overexposure is thought to result in insulin insensitivity and decreased blood glucose homeostatic control. Yet, despite the importance of this concept for basic biology, as well as human conditions of GH excess or deficiency, no systematic assessment of the impact of GH over- expression on glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity has been conducted. We report that male and female adult GH transgenic mice have enhanced glucose tolerance compared to littermate controls and this effect is not dependent on age or on the particular heterologous GH transgene used. Furthermore, increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, augmented insulin sensitivity, and muted gluconeogenesis were also observed in bovine GH overexpressing mice. These results show that markedly increased systemic GH concentration in GH-transgenic mice exerts unexpected beneficial effects on glucose homeostasis, presumably via a compensatory increase in insulin release. The counterintuitive nature of these results challenges previously held presumptions of the physiology of these mice and other states of GH overexpression or suppression. In addition, they pose intriguing queries about the relationships between GH, endocrine control of metabolism, and aging.
Authors:
Ravneet K Boparai; Oge Arum; Romesh Khardori; Andrzej Bartke
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biological chemistry     Volume:  391     ISSN:  1437-4315     ISO Abbreviation:  Biol. Chem.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9700112     Medline TA:  Biol Chem     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1149-55     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics Research, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, 801 N Rutledge, Room 4389, P.O. Box 19628, Springfield, IL 62794-9628, USA. rboparai@siumed.edu
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3R01AG019899/AG/NIA NIH HHS; 3R01AG019899-07S1/AG/NIA NIH HHS

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