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Growth hormone and insulin interactions. 1992

S Caprio, and D Boulware, and V Tamborlane

Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.

Insulin and glucose clamp techniques were used to investigate insulin action and insulin secretion during childhood. Preliminary results suggest that growth hormone (GH) therapy leads to changes in glucose, amino acid and insulin responses that are qualitatively similar to those observed during puberty. Furthermore, the insulin resistance normally seen during puberty may be restricted to peripheral glucose metabolism. In patients with Turner's syndrome, data indicate that there is an increase in the glucose-stimulated insulin response which is exaggerated by GH treatment.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007328	Insulin	A 51-amino acid pancreatic hormone that plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, directly by suppressing endogenous glucose production (GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS) and indirectly by suppressing GLUCAGON secretion and LIPOLYSIS. Native insulin is a globular protein comprised of a zinc-coordinated hexamer. Each insulin monomer containing two chains, A (21 residues) and B (30 residues), linked by two disulfide bonds. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1).	Iletin,Insulin A Chain,Insulin B Chain,Insulin, Regular,Novolin,Sodium Insulin,Soluble Insulin,Chain, Insulin B,Insulin, Sodium,Insulin, Soluble,Regular Insulin
D007333	Insulin Resistance	Diminished effectiveness of INSULIN in lowering blood sugar levels: requiring the use of 200 units or more of insulin per day to prevent HYPERGLYCEMIA or KETOSIS.	Insulin Sensitivity,Resistance, Insulin,Sensitivity, Insulin
D011627	Puberty	A period in the human life in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in puberty lead to the capacity for reproduction (FERTILITY), development of secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS, and other changes seen in ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT.	Puberties
D001786	Blood Glucose	Glucose in blood.	Blood Sugar,Glucose, Blood,Sugar, Blood
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013006	Growth Hormone	A polypeptide that is secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Growth hormone, also known as somatotropin, stimulates mitosis, cell differentiation and cell growth. Species-specific growth hormones have been synthesized.	Growth Hormone, Recombinant,Pituitary Growth Hormone,Recombinant Growth Hormone,Somatotropin,Somatotropin, Recombinant,Growth Hormone, Pituitary,Growth Hormones Pituitary, Recombinant,Pituitary Growth Hormones, Recombinant,Recombinant Growth Hormones,Recombinant Pituitary Growth Hormones,Recombinant Somatotropins,Somatotropins, Recombinant,Growth Hormones, Recombinant,Recombinant Somatotropin
D014424	Turner Syndrome	A syndrome of defective gonadal development in phenotypic females associated with the karyotype 45,X (or 45,XO). Patients generally are of short stature with undifferentiated GONADS (streak gonads), SEXUAL INFANTILISM, HYPOGONADISM, webbing of the neck, cubitus valgus, elevated GONADOTROPINS, decreased ESTRADIOL level in blood, and CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS. NOONAN SYNDROME (also called Pseudo-Turner Syndrome and Male Turner Syndrome) resembles this disorder; however, it occurs in males and females with a normal karyotype and is inherited as an autosomal dominant.	Bonnevie-Ullrich Syndrome,Gonadal Dysgenesis, 45,X,Gonadal Dysgenesis, XO,Monosomy X,Status Bonnevie-Ullrich,Turner's Syndrome,Ullrich-Turner Syndrome,Bonnevie Ullrich Syndrome,Status Bonnevie Ullrich,Syndrome, Ullrich-Turner,Turners Syndrome,Ullrich Turner Syndrome,XO Gonadal Dysgenesis
D015309	Glucose Clamp Technique	Maintenance of a constant blood glucose level by perfusion or infusion with glucose or insulin. It is used for the study of metabolic rates (e.g., in glucose, lipid, amino acid metabolism) at constant glucose concentration.	Euglycemic Clamping,Glucose Clamping,Euglycaemic Clamp,Euglycaemic Clamping,Euglycemic Clamp,Glucose Clamp,Glucose Clamp Technic,Clamp, Euglycaemic,Clamp, Euglycemic,Clamp, Glucose,Clamping, Euglycaemic,Clamping, Euglycemic,Clamping, Glucose,Clamps, Euglycaemic,Clamps, Euglycemic,Clamps, Glucose,Euglycaemic Clamps,Euglycemic Clamps,Glucose Clamp Technics,Glucose Clamp Techniques,Glucose Clamps,Technic, Glucose Clamp,Technics, Glucose Clamp,Technique, Glucose Clamp,Techniques, Glucose Clamp