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Effect of growth hormone on the metabolism of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol in hypophysectomized rats on a diet without vitamin D and low in calcium. 1978

H Pavlovitch, and O Fontaine, and S Balsan

The metabolism of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-(OH)D3) was investigated in rats fed a diet low in calcium and without vitamin D for 4 weeks after hypophysectomy. Compared with intact rats on the same diet these animals had a low serum phosphorus concentration, a less marked degree of hypocalcaemia and their parathyroid gland was not hypertrophied. Eighteen hours after i.p. injection of a single dose of tritiated 25-(OH)D3, chromatography of serum extracts on Sephadex LH-20 showed that the percentage of radioactivity corresponding to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25-(OH)2D3) was lower in hypophysectomized rats than in control rats. High-pressure liquid chromatography demonstrated that 81% of this material had the same elution profile as 1,25-(OH)2D3. The percentage of 1,25-(OH)2D3 in the serum of hypophysectomized rats could be increased to the level seen in the controls by chronic treatment with bovine growth hormone. This action of growth hormone was most probably independent of the parathyroid glands since the injection of parathyroid extract did not alter 25-(OH)D3 metabolism in hyophysectomized animals. These results suggest that the decrease in the conversion of 25-(OH)D3 to 1,25-(OH)2D3 after hypophysectomy may be related to the lack of growth hormone.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007016	Hypophysectomy	Surgical removal or destruction of the hypophysis, or pituitary gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Hypophysectomies
D008297	Male		Males
D009929	Organ Size	The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness.	Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D010758	Phosphorus	A non-metal element that has the atomic symbol P, atomic number 15, and atomic weight 31. It is an essential element that takes part in a broad variety of biochemical reactions.	Black Phosphorus,Phosphorus-31,Red Phosphorus,White Phosphorus,Yellow Phosphorus,Phosphorus 31,Phosphorus, Black,Phosphorus, Red,Phosphorus, White,Phosphorus, Yellow
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002118	Calcium	A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes.	Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D004032	Diet	Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.	Diets
D004100	Dihydroxycholecalciferols	Cholecalciferols substituted with two hydroxy groups in any position.	Dihydroxyvitamins D
D006887	Hydroxycholecalciferols	Hydroxy analogs of vitamin D 3; (CHOLECALCIFEROL); including CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; and 24,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D 3.	Hydroxyvitamins D,Hydroxycholecalciferol
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia