The influence of growth hormone deficiency on bone health and metabolisms. 2023

Arnika Wydra, and Izabella Czajka-Oraniec, and Jakub Wydra, and Wojciech Zgliczyński
Department of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.

Growth hormone (GH) is a key peptide hormone in the regulation of bone metabolism, through its systemic and paracrine action mediated directly as well as by insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Growth hormone exerts pleiotropic effects leading to an increase in linear bone growth, accumulation of bone mineral content and preservation of peak bone mass. Furthermore, it influences protein, lipid, and carbohydrate metabolism.Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) causes a low bone turnover rate leading to reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased bone fragility. The results of GH insufficiency are the most pronounced among children as it negatively affects longitudinal bone growth, causing short stature and in adolescents, in whom it hinders the acquisition of peak bone mass. Most studies show that treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in GHD patients could improve BMD and decrease fracture risk. This review aims to summarize the pathophysiology, clinical picture and management of bone complications observed in GHD.

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