Effects of growth hormone and insulinlike growth factor-I on body growth and adult bone metabolism.

Ohlsson, Claes, 1965 (author): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för invärtesmedicin, Avdelningen för internmedicin,Institute of Internal Medicine, Dept of Medicine

Jansson, John-Olov, 1954 (author): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för invärtesmedicin,Institute of Internal Medicine

Isaksson, Olle, 1943 (author): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för invärtesmedicin,Institute of Internal Medicine

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The anabolic action of growth hormone (GH) on bone is well demonstrated by the short stature and delayed bone maturation in children with GH deficiency and in acromegalic patients with increased cortical bone mass. The body growth is regulated by growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). The classic somatomedin hypothesis of this regulation is that most IGF-I in the blood originates in the liver and that body growth is controlled by the concentration of IGF-I in the blood. We have recently abolished IGF-I production in the livers of mice by using the Cre/loxP recombination system. The mice, in which IGF-I production had been inactivated in the liver, displayed a more than 80% reduction in serum IGF-I. In contrast, they demonstrated a normal postnatal growth, indicating that extrahepatic, autocrine/paracrine-acting IGF-I is the main determinant of postnatal growth. GH is also important for normal adult bone remodeling. Adults with GH deficiency have reduced bone mass, and GH treatment increases bone mass in GH-deficient adults. Future clinical studies will determine whether some patients with decreased bone mass for other reasons will benefit from treatment with GH alone or in combination with other treatments.

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