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de Sousa ME, Gusmao DO, Dos Santos WO, Moriya HT, de Lima FF, List EO, Kopchick JJ, Donato J. Fasting and prolonged food restriction differentially affect GH secretion independently of GH receptor signaling in AgRP neurons. J Neuroendocrinol 2024; 36:e13254. [PMID: 36964750 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Growth hormone (GH) receptor (GHR) is abundantly expressed in neurons that co-release the agouti-related protein (AgRP) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH). Since ARHAgRP/NPY neurons regulate several hypothalamic-pituitary-endocrine axes, this neuronal population possibly modulates GH secretion via a negative feedback loop, particularly during food restriction, when ARHAgRP/NPY neurons are highly active. The present study aims to determine the importance of GHR signaling in ARHAgRP/NPY neurons on the pattern of GH secretion in fed and food-deprived male mice. Additionally, we compared the effect of two distinct situations of food deprivation: 16 h of fasting or four days of food restriction (40% of usual food intake). Overnight fasting strongly suppressed both basal and pulsatile GH secretion. Animals lacking GHR in ARHAgRP/NPY neurons (AgRP∆GHR mice) did not exhibit differences in GH secretion either in the fed or fasted state, compared to control mice. In contrast, four days of food restriction increased GH pulse frequency, basal GH secretion, and pulse irregularity/complexity (measured by sample entropy), whereas pulsatile GH secretion was not affected in both control and AgRP∆GHR mice. Hypothalamic Ghrh mRNA levels were unaffected by fasting or food restriction, but Sst expression increased in acutely fasted mice, but decreased after prolonged food restriction in both control and AgRP∆GHR mice. Our findings indicate that short-term fasting and prolonged food restriction differentially affect the pattern of GH secretion, independently of GHR signaling in ARHAgRP/NPY neurons.
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- Maria E de Sousa
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politecnica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508-010, Brazil
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- Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Escola Politecnica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508-010, Brazil
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute and Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute and Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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Tavares MR, Frazao R, Donato J. Understanding the role of growth hormone in situations of metabolic stress. J Endocrinol 2023; 256:JOE-22-0159. [PMID: 36327147 DOI: 10.1530/joe-22-0159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Growth hormone (GH) is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and plays a key role in controlling tissue and body growth. While basal GH secretion is considerably reduced along adulthood and aging, several situations of metabolic stress can lead to robust increases in circulating GH levels. The objective of the present review is to summarize and discuss the importance of GH regulating different physiological functions in situations of metabolic stress, including prolonged food restriction, hypoglycemia, exercise, pregnancy, and obesity. The presented data indicate that GH increases hunger perception/food intake, fat mobilization, blood glucose levels, and insulin resistance and produces changes in energy expenditure and neuroendocrine responses during metabolic challenges. When all these effects are considered in the context of situations of metabolic stress, they contribute to restore homeostasis by (1) helping the organism to use appropriate energy substrates, (2) preventing hypoglycemia or increasing the availability of glucose, (3) stimulating feeding to provide nutrients in response to energy-demanding activities or to accelerate the recovery of energy stores, and (4) affecting the activity of neuronal populations involved in the control of metabolism and stress response. Thus, the central and peripheral effects of GH coordinate multiple adaptations during situations of metabolic stress that ultimately help the organism restore homeostasis, increasing the chances of survival.
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- Mariana Rosolen Tavares
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Important Hormones Regulating Lipid Metabolism. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27207052. [PMID: 36296646 PMCID: PMC9607181 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27207052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There is a wide variety of kinds of lipids, and complex structures which determine the diversity and complexity of their functions. With the basic characteristic of water insolubility, lipid molecules are independent of the genetic information composed by genes to proteins, which determine the particularity of lipids in the human body, with water as the basic environment and genes to proteins as the genetic system. In this review, we have summarized the current landscape on hormone regulation of lipid metabolism. After the well-studied PI3K-AKT pathway, insulin affects fat synthesis by controlling the activity and production of various transcription factors. New mechanisms of thyroid hormone regulation are discussed, receptor α and β may mediate different procedures, the effect of thyroid hormone on mitochondria provides a new insight for hormones regulating lipid metabolism. Physiological concentration of adrenaline induces the expression of extrapituitary prolactin in adipose tissue macrophages, which promotes fat weight loss. Manipulation of hormonal action has the potential to offer a new therapeutic horizon for the global burden of obesity and its associated complications such as morbidity and mortality.
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Towards Understanding the Direct and Indirect Actions of Growth Hormone in Controlling Hepatocyte Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism. Cells 2021; 10:cells10102532. [PMID: 34685512 PMCID: PMC8533955 DOI: 10.3390/cells10102532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Growth hormone (GH) is critical for achieving normal structural growth. In addition, GH plays an important role in regulating metabolic function. GH acts through its GH receptor (GHR) to modulate the production and function of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and insulin. GH, IGF1, and insulin act on multiple tissues to coordinate metabolic control in a context-specific manner. This review will specifically focus on our current understanding of the direct and indirect actions of GH to control liver (hepatocyte) carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in the context of normal fasting (sleep) and feeding (wake) cycles and in response to prolonged nutrient deprivation and excess. Caveats and challenges related to the model systems used and areas that require further investigation towards a clearer understanding of the role GH plays in metabolic health and disease are discussed.
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Poudel SB, Dixit M, Yildirim G, Cordoba‐Chacon J, Gahete MD, Yuji I, Kirsch T, Kineman RD, Yakar S. Sexual dimorphic impact of adult-onset somatopause on life span and age-induced osteoarthritis. Aging Cell 2021; 20:e13427. [PMID: 34240807 PMCID: PMC8373322 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA), the most prevalent joint disease, is a major cause of disability worldwide. Growth hormone (GH) has been suggested to play significant roles in maintaining articular chondrocyte function and ultimately articular cartilage (AC) homeostasis. In humans, the age-associated decline in GH levels was hypothesized to play a role in the etiology of OA. We studied the impact of adult-onset isolated GH deficiency (AOiGHD) on the life span and skeletal integrity including the AC, in 23- to 30-month-old male and female mice on C57/BL6 genetic background. Reductions in GH during adulthood were associated with extended life span and reductions in body temperature in female mice only. However, end-of-life pathology revealed high levels of lymphomas in both sexes, independent of GH status. Skeletal characterization revealed increases in OA severity in AOiGHD mice, evidenced by AC degradation in both femur and tibia, and significantly increased osteophyte formation in AOiGHD females. AOiGHD males showed significant increases in the thickness of the synovial lining cell layer that was associated with increased markers of inflammation (IL-6, iNOS). Furthermore, male AOiGHD showed significant increases in matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13), p16, and β-galactosidase immunoreactivity in the AC as compared to controls, indicating increased cell senescence. In conclusion, while the life span of AOiGHD females increased, their health span was compromised by high-grade lymphomas and the development of severe OA. In contrast, AOiGHD males, which did not show extended life span, showed an overall low grade of lymphomas but exhibited significantly decreased health span, evidenced by increased OA severity.
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- Sher Bahadur Poudel
- Department of Molecular PathobiologyDavid B. Kriser Dental CenterNew York University College of DentistryNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Molecular PathobiologyDavid B. Kriser Dental CenterNew York University College of DentistryNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Molecular PathobiologyDavid B. Kriser Dental CenterNew York University College of DentistryNew YorkNYUSA
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoILUSA
- Research and Development DivisionJesse Brown VA Medical CenterChicagoILUSA
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoILUSA
- Research and Development DivisionJesse Brown VA Medical CenterChicagoILUSA
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging StudiesUTHSCSASan AntonioTXUSA
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- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryNYU Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringNYU Tandon School of EngineeringNew YorkNYUSA
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoILUSA
- Research and Development DivisionJesse Brown VA Medical CenterChicagoILUSA
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- Department of Molecular PathobiologyDavid B. Kriser Dental CenterNew York University College of DentistryNew YorkNYUSA
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Olson B, Marks DL, Grossberg AJ. Diverging metabolic programmes and behaviours during states of starvation, protein malnutrition, and cachexia. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2020; 11:1429-1446. [PMID: 32985801 PMCID: PMC7749623 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Our evolutionary history is defined, in part, by our ability to survive times of nutrient scarcity. The outcomes of the metabolic and behavioural adaptations during starvation are highly efficient macronutrient allocation, minimization of energy expenditure, and maximized odds of finding food. However, in different contexts, caloric deprivation is met with vastly different physiologic and behavioural responses, which challenge the primacy of energy homeostasis. METHODS We conducted a literature review of scientific studies in humans, laboratory animals, and non-laboratory animals that evaluated the physiologic, metabolic, and behavioural responses to fasting, starvation, protein-deficient or essential amino acid-deficient diets, and cachexia. Studies that investigated the changes in ingestive behaviour, locomotor activity, resting metabolic rate, and tissue catabolism were selected as the focus of discussion. RESULTS Whereas starvation responses prioritize energy balance, both protein malnutrition and cachexia present existential threats that induce unique adaptive programmes, which can exacerbate the caloric insufficiency of undernutrition. We compare and contrast the behavioural and metabolic responses and elucidate the mechanistic pathways that drive state-dependent alterations in energy seeking and partitioning. CONCLUSIONS The evolution of energetically inefficient metabolic and behavioural responses to protein malnutrition and cachexia reveal a hierarchy of metabolic priorities governed by discrete regulatory networks.
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- Brennan Olson
- Medical Scientist Training ProgramOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
- Papé Family Pediatric Research InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Papé Family Pediatric Research InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
- Brenden‐Colson Center for Pancreatic CareOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Brenden‐Colson Center for Pancreatic CareOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
- Department of Radiation MedicineOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
- Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research CenterOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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Corbit KC, Wilson CG, Lowe D, Tran JL, Vera NB, Clasquin M, Mattis AN, Weiss EJ. Adipocyte JAK2 mediates spontaneous metabolic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. JCI Insight 2019; 5:131310. [PMID: 31393852 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.131310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and steatohepatitis (NASH) are liver manifestations of the metabolic syndrome and can progress to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Loss of Growth Hormone (GH) signaling is reported to predispose to NAFLD and NASH through direct actions on the liver. Here, we report that aged mice lacking hepatocyte Jak2 (JAK2L), an obligate transducer of Growth Hormone (GH) signaling, spontaneously develop the full spectrum of phenotypes found in patients with metabolic liver disease, beginning with insulin resistance and lipodystrophy and manifesting as NAFLD, NASH and even HCC, independent of dietary intervention. Remarkably, insulin resistance, metabolic liver disease, and carcinogenesis are prevented in JAK2L mice via concomitant deletion of adipocyte Jak2 (JAK2LA). Further, we demonstrate that GH increases hepatic lipid burden but does so indirectly via signaling through adipocyte JAK2. Collectively, these data establish adipocytes as the mediator of GH-induced metabolic liver disease and carcinogenesis. In addition, we report a new spontaneous model of NAFLD, NASH, and HCC that recapitulates the natural sequelae of human insulin resistance-associated disease progression. The work presented here suggests a attention be paid towards inhibition of adipocyte GH signaling as a therapeutic target of metabolic liver disease.
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- Kevin C Corbit
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cambridge Laboratories, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Cambridge Laboratories, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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Anorexia nervosa, a psychiatric disease predominantly affecting women, is characterized by self- induced starvation and a resultant low-weight state. During starvation, a number of hormonal adaptations - including hypothalamic amenorrhea and growth hormone resistance - allow for decreased energy expenditure during periods of decreased nutrient intake, but these very same adaptations also contribute to the medical complications associated with chronic starvation, including low bone mass. Almost 90% of women with anorexia nervosa have bone mineral density (BMD) values more than one-standard deviation below the mean of healthy women at peak bone mineral density and this disease is associated with a significantly increased risk of fracture. Although multiple therapies have been studied for the treatment of low bone mass in anorexia nervosa, there are currently no approved therapies and few promising long-term therapeutic options. This review will outline the mediators of low bone mass in anorexia nervosa, discuss therapies that have been studied for the treatment of low BMD in this disorder, and highlight the important challenges that remain, including the differences in bone modeling in adolescents with anorexia nervosa as compared to adults, necessitating that potential therapies be tested in these two populations separately, and the paucity of long-term therapeutic strategies for treating bone loss in this disorder.
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- Pouneh K Fazeli
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Fazeli PK, Klibanski A. Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Bone Metabolism. Endocr Rev 2018; 39:895-910. [PMID: 30165608 PMCID: PMC6226604 DOI: 10.1210/er.2018-00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disease characterized by a low-weight state due to self-induced starvation. This disorder, which predominantly affects women, is associated with hormonal adaptations that minimize energy expenditure in the setting of low nutrient intake. These adaptations include GH resistance, functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, and nonthyroidal illness syndrome. Although these adaptations may be beneficial to short-term survival, they contribute to the significant and often persistent morbidity associated with this disorder, including bone loss, which affects >85% of women. We review the hormonal adaptions to undernutrition, review hormonal treatments that have been studied for both the underlying disorder as well as for the associated decreased bone mass, and discuss the important challenges that remain, including the lack of long-term treatments for bone loss in this chronic disorder and the fact that despite recovery, many individuals who experience bone loss as adolescents have chronic deficits and an increased risk of fracture in adulthood.
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- Pouneh K Fazeli
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Zhang J, Li J, Ma J, Wang H, Yi Y. Human fibroblast growth factor-21 serves as a predictor and prognostic factor in patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis combined with adrenal insufficiency. Exp Ther Med 2018; 15:3189-3196. [PMID: 29545834 PMCID: PMC5841067 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.5840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hepatitis B cirrhosis is caused by liver cell necrosis, residual liver cell nodular regeneration, connective tissue hyperplasia and fiber formation, which frequently leads to adrenal insufficiency. Previous reports have demonstrated that human fibroblast growth factor (hFGF)-21 is a multifunctional protein that exhibits potential therapeutic value for metabolic diseases. The present study investigated the diagnostic value of hFGF-21 and analyzed the potential molecular mechanism in the progression of hepatitis B cirrhosis combined with adrenal insufficiency. Characteristics of cellular immunity and humoral immunity were analyzed in patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis combined with adrenal insufficiency (PhbA). Results demonstrated that expression levels of hFGF-21 were downregulated in plasma and liver cells isolated from clinical specimens. Plasma concentration levels of hFGF-21 were upregulated in prognostic PhbA. In vitro assays indicated that hFGF-21 treatment decreased the continuous deposition of extracellular matrix and reactive oxygen species in liver cells isolated from clinical specimens. Results also demonstrated that hFGF-21 treatment downregulated inflammatory cytokines. It was observed that hFGF-21 treatment downregulated nuclear factor (NF)-κB and Kruppel-like factor 6. Notably, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, platelet-derived growth factor and epidermal growth factor levels were improved by hFGF-21 treatment. In conclusion, these results indicated that hFGF-21 inhibits inflammation by regulation of the NF-κB-mediated TGF-β signaling pathway, which may serve as a predictor and prognostic factor in PhbA.
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- Jian Zhang
- Emergency Department, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P.R. China
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- Emergency Department, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P.R. China
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- Emergency Department, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P.R. China
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- Emergency Department, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P.R. China
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- Emergency Department, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P.R. China
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Zhang Y, Liu Z, Zhou M, Liu C. Therapeutic effects of fibroblast growth factor‑21 against atherosclerosis via the NF‑κB pathway. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:1453-1460. [PMID: 29257234 PMCID: PMC5780083 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.8100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Fibroblast growth factor‑21 (FGF‑21) is a pleiotropic protein predominantly secreted in the liver, adipose tissue and pancreas. It has been reported that the metabolic hormone effects of FGF‑21 on energy metabolism are essential for human vascular endothelial cells. The aim of the present study was to investigate the therapeutic effects and the underlying primary mechanism of FGF‑21 on atherosclerosis in a rat model induced by vitamin D3 and a high fat diet. The rats with atherosclerosis were randomly divided into vehicle (PBS; negative control), FGF‑21 (6 mg/kg/d) and atorvastatin (6 mg/kg/d; positive control) groups (n=40 in each group). The rats with atherosclerosis received continuous drug or PBS administration via intravenous injection for a treatment period of 30 days, following which all animals were sacrificed. The expression levels of FGF‑21 were determined prior to and following treatment with the drug or PBS. Alterations in ultrastructure and histopathology in vascular endothelial cells were examined, and the expression of nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF‑κB) and levels of blood lipids in the thoracic aorta tissues were also determined. The results showed that typical atheromatous plaques formed, and the mRNA and protein expression levels of FGF‑21 were lower in the vascular endothelial cells of the rats with atherosclerosis, compared with the normal rats. FGF‑21 significantly reduced blood lipids and glucose in the rats with atherosclerosis, compared with those in the PBS and atorvastatin groups (P<0.01). The expression levels of Rho kinase and NF‑κB were significantly lower in the FGF‑21 group, compared with the normal control group (P<0.01). Statistically significant differences were found in atheromatous plaques and inflammatory factors in the FGF‑21 group, compared with the PBS and atorvastatin groups (P<0.01). In conclusion, FGF‑21 significantly downregulated the levels of blood lipids, Rho kinase and NF‑κB, which contributed to atherosclerosis therapy in the model rats and indicated the potential mechanisms against atherosclerosis in the model rats.
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- Yiming Zhang
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China
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Fazeli PK, Lawson EA, Faje AT, Eddy KT, Lee H, Fiedorek FT, Breggia A, Gaal IM, DeSanti R, Klibanski A. Treatment With a Ghrelin Agonist in Outpatient Women With Anorexia Nervosa: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Clin Psychiatry 2018; 79:17m11585. [PMID: 29325236 PMCID: PMC6908430 DOI: 10.4088/jcp.17m11585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of relamorelin-an agonist of the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin, which has effects on gastric emptying-on (1) weight gain and (2) gastric emptying in women with anorexia nervosa. METHODS In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design, the effects of the ghrelin agonist relamorelin were studied in 22 outpatient women with anorexia nervosa, diagnosed using DSM-5 criteria. The study was conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Center between March 11, 2013, and February 26, 2015. Ten participants were randomly assigned to relamorelin 100 μg subcutaneously daily (mean ± SEM age: 28.9 ± 2.4 y), and 12 were randomly assigned to placebo (28.9 ± 1.9 y). We measured changes in weight and gastric emptying time using a gastric emptying breath test (GEBT) for relamorelin versus placebo after 4 weeks of treatment. RESULTS At baseline, subjects did not differ in weight, plasma ghrelin levels, or gastric emptying time. Three subjects randomized to relamorelin stopped use of the study medication due to reported feelings of increased hunger. After 4 weeks, there was a trend toward an increase in weight in participants randomized to relamorelin (mean ± SEM change: 0.86 ± 0.40 kg) compared to placebo (0.04 ± 0.28 kg; P = .07), and gastric emptying time was significantly shorter in patients taking relamorelin (median [interquartile range]: 58.0 [51.0, 78.0] minutes) compared to placebo (85.0 [75.8,100.5] minutes; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS Treatment with a ghrelin agonist in women with anorexia nervosa significantly decreases gastric emptying time, leads to a trend in weight gain after only 4 weeks, and is well-tolerated. Further study is necessary to determine the long-term safety and efficacy of a ghrelin agonist in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01642550.
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- Pouneh K. Fazeli
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Growth hormone (GH) secretory patterns emerge following birth, and changes in patterning occur throughout life. These secretory patterns are coupled to growth, reproduction and metabolism. Comparing human and animal studies, this review will highlight ultradian patterning of GH release and the mechanisms that contribute to this. Discussions will focus on the emergence in variations in the number and frequency of GH secretory events, and the amounts of GH released (peak and basal). Animal studies have contributed significantly to our understanding of the processes that regulate GH release. However, translation of knowledge from animal models to benefit our understanding of human physiology is sometimes limited. To overcome these limitations, it is critical that we reconcile the cause and consequences of differences in GH release between humans and model organisms. In doing so, we can embrace emerging technologies that will rapidly advance our knowledge of endogenous process that control GH release.
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- Frederik J Steyn
- Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia; Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Australia; Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia.
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Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disorder characterized by altered body image, persistent food restriction and low body weight, and is associated with global endocrine dysregulation in both adolescent girls and women. Dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis includes hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with relative oestrogen and androgen deficiency, growth hormone resistance, hypercortisolaemia, non-thyroidal illness syndrome, hyponatraemia and hypooxytocinaemia. Serum levels of leptin, an anorexigenic adipokine, are suppressed and levels of ghrelin, an orexigenic gut peptide, are elevated in women with anorexia nervosa; however, levels of peptide YY, an anorexigenic gut peptide, are paradoxically elevated. Although most, but not all, of these endocrine disturbances are adaptive to the low energy state of chronic starvation and reverse with treatment of the eating disorder, many contribute to impaired skeletal integrity, as well as neuropsychiatric comorbidities, in individuals with anorexia nervosa. Although 5-15% of patients with anorexia nervosa are men, only limited data exist regarding the endocrine impact of the disease in adolescent boys and men. Further research is needed to understand the endocrine determinants of bone loss and neuropsychiatric comorbidities in anorexia nervosa in both women and men, as well as to formulate optimal treatment strategies.
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- Melanie Schorr
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 457B, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 457B, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Growth hormone (GH) is a peptide hormone released from pituitary somatotrope cells that promotes growth, cell division and regeneration by acting directly through the GH receptor (GHR), or indirectly via hepatic insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) production. GH deficiency (GHD) can cause severe consequences, such as growth failure, changes in body composition and altered insulin sensitivity, depending of the origin, time of onset (childhood or adulthood) or duration of GHD. The highly variable clinical phenotypes of GHD can now be better understood through research on transgenic and naturally-occurring animal models, which are widely employed to investigate the origin, phenotype, and consequences of GHD, and particularly the underlying mechanisms of metabolic disorders associated to GHD. Here, we reviewed the most salient aspects of GH biology, from somatotrope development to GH actions, linked to certain GHD types, as well as the animal models employed to reproduce these GHD-associated alterations.
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- Manuel D Gahete
- Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Córdoba, Spain.
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- Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Córdoba, Spain.
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- Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Córdoba, Spain.
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Villa-Osaba A, Gahete MD, Cordoba-Chacon J, de Lecea L, Castaño JP, Luque RM. Fasting modulates GH/IGF-I axis and its regulatory systems in the mammary gland of female mice: Influence of endogenous cortistatin. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 434:14-24. [PMID: 27291340 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) are essential factors in mammary-gland (MG) development and are altered during fasting. However, no studies have investigated the alterations in the expression of GH/IGF-I and its regulatory systems (somatostatin/cortistatin and ghrelin) in MG during fasting. Therefore, this study was aimed at characterizing the regulation of GH/IGF-I/somatostatin/cortistatin/ghrelin-systems expression in MG of fasted female-mice (compared to fed-controls) and the influence of endogenous-cortistatin (using cortistatin-knockouts). Fasting decreased IGF-I while increased IGF-I/Insulin-receptors expression in MGs. Fasting provoked an increase in GH expression that might be associated to enhanced ghrelin-variants/ghrelin-O-acyl-transferase enzyme expression, while an upregulation of somatostatin-receptors was observed. However, cortistatin-knockouts mice showed a decrease in GH and somatostatin receptor-subtypes expression. Altogether, we demonstrate that GH/IGF-I, somatostatin/cortistatin and ghrelin systems expression is altered in MG during fasting, suggesting a relevant role in coordinating its response to metabolic stress, wherein endogenous cortistatin might be essential for an appropriate response.
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- Alicia Villa-Osaba
- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), Spain; CIBERobn, Córdoba, Spain; ceiA3, Córdoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), Spain; CIBERobn, Córdoba, Spain; ceiA3, Córdoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), Spain; CIBERobn, Córdoba, Spain; ceiA3, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), Spain; CIBERobn, Córdoba, Spain; ceiA3, Córdoba, Spain.
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), Spain; CIBERobn, Córdoba, Spain; ceiA3, Córdoba, Spain.
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Cordoba-Chacón J, Gahete MD, Pozo-Salas AI, de Lecea L, Castaño JP, Luque RM. Cortistatin Is a Key Factor Regulating the Sex-Dependent Response of the GH and Stress Axes to Fasting in Mice. Endocrinology 2016; 157:2810-23. [PMID: 27175972 DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cortistatin (CORT) shares high structural and functional similarities with somatostatin (SST) but displays unique sex-dependent pituitary actions. Indeed, although female CORT-knockout (CORT-KO) mice exhibit enhanced GH expression/secretion, Proopiomelanocortin expression, and circulating ACTH/corticosterone/ghrelin levels, male CORT-KO mice only display increased plasma GH/corticosterone levels. Changes in peripheral ghrelin and SST (rather than hypothalamic levels) seem to regulate GH/ACTH axes in CORT-KOs under fed conditions. Because changes in GH/ACTH axes during fasting provide important adaptive mechanisms, we sought to determine whether CORT absence influences GH/ACTH axes during fasting. Accordingly, fed and fasted male/female CORT-KO were compared with littermate controls. Fasting increased circulating GH levels in male/female controls but not in CORT-KO, suggesting that CORT can be a relevant regulator of GH secretion during fasting. However, GH levels were already higher in CORT-KO than in controls in fed state, which might preclude a further elevation in GH levels. Interestingly, although fasting-induced pituitary GH expression was elevated in both male/female controls, GH expression only increased in fasted female CORT-KOs, likely owing to specific changes observed in key factors controlling somatotrope responsiveness (ie, circulating ghrelin and IGF-1, and pituitary GHRH and ghrelin receptor expression). Fasting increased corticosterone levels in control and, most prominently, in CORT-KO mice, which might be associated with a desensitization to SST signaling and to an augmentation in CRH and ghrelin-signaling regulating corticotrope function. Altogether, these results provide compelling evidence that CORT plays a key, sex-dependent role in the regulation of the GH/ACTH axes in response to fasting.
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- José Cordoba-Chacón
- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), University of Córdoba; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); and Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Córdoba 14004, Spain; Department of Medicine (J.C.-C.), Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Research and Development Division, Chicago, Illinois 60612; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (L.d.L.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94305
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), University of Córdoba; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); and Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Córdoba 14004, Spain; Department of Medicine (J.C.-C.), Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Research and Development Division, Chicago, Illinois 60612; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (L.d.L.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94305
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), University of Córdoba; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); and Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Córdoba 14004, Spain; Department of Medicine (J.C.-C.), Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Research and Development Division, Chicago, Illinois 60612; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (L.d.L.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94305
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), University of Córdoba; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); and Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Córdoba 14004, Spain; Department of Medicine (J.C.-C.), Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Research and Development Division, Chicago, Illinois 60612; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (L.d.L.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94305
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), University of Córdoba; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); and Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Córdoba 14004, Spain; Department of Medicine (J.C.-C.), Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Research and Development Division, Chicago, Illinois 60612; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (L.d.L.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94305
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), University of Córdoba; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.); and Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (J.C.-C., M.D.G., A.I.P.-S., J.P.C., R.M.L.), Córdoba 14004, Spain; Department of Medicine (J.C.-C.), Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Research and Development Division, Chicago, Illinois 60612; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (L.d.L.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94305
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Zhao C, Castonguay TW. Effects of free access to sugar solutions on the control of energy intake. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2016.1149863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Changhui Zhao
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Romero CJ, Wolfe A, Law YY, Costelloe CZ, Miller R, Wondisford F, Radovick S. Altered somatotroph feedback regulation improves metabolic efficiency and limits adipose deposition in male mice. Metabolism 2016; 65:557-68. [PMID: 26975547 PMCID: PMC5331908 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Several transgenic mouse models with disruption in the growth hormone (GH) axis support the role of GH in augmenting metabolic homeostasis. Specifically, interest has focused on GH's lipolytic properties and ability to affect adipose deposition. Furthermore, both GH and insulin growth factor 1 (IGF-1) may also play a direct or indirect role in adipose development. The somatotroph insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor knockout (SIGFRKO) mouse with only a modest increase in serum GH and IGF-1 demonstrates less adipose tissue than controls. In order to characterize the metabolic phenotype of SIGFRKO mice, histologic analysis of fat depots confirmed a smaller average diameter of adipocytes in the SIGFRKO mice compared to controls. These changes were accompanied by an increase in lipolytic gene expression in fat depots. Indirect calorimetry performed on 6-8week old male mice and again at 25weeks of age demonstrated that SIGFRKO mice, at both ages, had a higher VO2 and increased energy expenditure when compared with controls. The calculated respiratory exchange ratio (RER) was lower in the younger SIGFRKO mice compared to controls. No differences in food consumption or in either ambulatory or total activity were seen between SIGFRKO and control mice in either age group. These studies highlight the role of GH in adipose deposition and its influence on the expression of lipolytic genes resulting in an altered metabolic state, thus providing a mechanism for the decrease in weight gain seen in the SIGFRKO mouse model.
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- Christopher J Romero
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1616, New York, NY 10029.
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, CSMC 4-106, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, CSMC 4-106, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, CSMC 4-106, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22. S. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201
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- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Fazeli PK, Faje AT, Cross EJ, Lee H, Rosen CJ, Bouxsein ML, Klibanski A. Serum FGF-21 levels are associated with worsened radial trabecular bone microarchitecture and decreased radial bone strength in women with anorexia nervosa. Bone 2015; 77:6-11. [PMID: 25868802 PMCID: PMC4447546 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by self-induced starvation and low body weight. Women with AN have impaired bone formation, low bone mass and an increased risk of fracture. FGF-21 is a hormone secreted by the liver in starvation and FGF-21 transgenic mice have significant bone loss due to an uncoupling of bone resorption and bone formation. We hypothesized that FGF-21 may contribute to the low bone mass state of AN. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We studied 46 women: 20 with AN (median age [interquartile range]: 27.5 [25, 30.75] years) and 26 normal-weight controls (NWC) of similar age (25 [24, 28.5] years). We investigated associations between serum FGF-21 and 1) aBMD measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, 2) parameters of bone microarchitecture in the distal radius and tibia measured by high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT and 3) bone strength, estimated by microfinite element analysis. RESULTS FGF-21 levels were similar in AN and NWC (AN: 33.1 [18.1, 117.0] pg/ml vs. NWC: 57.4 [23.8, 107.1] pg/ml; p = 0.54). There was a significant inverse association between log FGF-21 and trabecular number in the radius in both AN (R = -0.57, p < 0.01) and NWC (R=-0.53, p < 0.01) and a significant positive association between log FGF-21 and trabecular separation in the radius in AN (R = 0.50, p < 0.03) and NWC (R = 0.52, p < 0.01). Estimates of radial bone strength were inversely associated with log FGF-21 in AN (R = -0.50, p < 0.03 for both stiffness and failure load). There were no associations between FGF-21 and aBMD, cortical parameters or tibial parameters in the AN or NWC groups. CONCLUSIONS FGF-21 may be an important determinant of trabecular skeletal homeostasis in AN.
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- Pouneh K Fazeli
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Steyn FJ. Nutrient Sensing Overrides Somatostatin and Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone to Control Pulsatile Growth Hormone Release. J Neuroendocrinol 2015; 27:577-87. [PMID: 25808924 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Pharmacological studies reveal that interactions between hypothalamic inhibitory somatostatin and stimulatory growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) govern pulsatile GH release. However, in vivo analysis of somatostatin and GHRH release into the pituitary portal vasculature and peripheral GH output demonstrates that the withdrawal of somatostatin or the appearance of GHRH into pituitary portal blood does not reliably dictate GH release. Consequently, additional intermediates acting at the level of the hypothalamus and within the anterior pituitary gland are likely to contribute to the release of GH, entraining GH secretory patterns to meet physiological demand. The identification and validation of the actions of such intermediates is particularly important, given that the pattern of GH release defines several of the physiological actions of GH. This review highlights the actions of neuropeptide Y in regulating GH release. It is acknowledged that pulsatile GH release may not occur selectively in response to hypothalamic control of pituitary function. As such, interactions between somatotroph networks, the median eminence and pituitary microvasculature and blood flow, and the emerging role of tanycytes and pericytes as critical regulators of pulsatility are considered. It is argued that collective interactions between the hypothalamus, the median eminence and pituitary vasculature, and structural components within the pituitary gland dictate somatotroph function and thereby pulsatile GH release. These interactions may override hypothalamic somatostatin and GHRH-mediated GH release, and modify pulsatile GH release relative to the peripheral glucose supply, and thereby physiological demand.
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- F J Steyn
- The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research and The School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Herston, 4029, Australia
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by self-induced starvation with a lifetime prevalence of 2.2% in women. The most common medical co-morbidity in women with AN is bone loss, with over 85% of women having bone mineral density values more than one standard deviation below an age comparable mean. The low bone mass in AN is due to multiple hormonal adaptations to under nutrition, including hypothalamic amenorrhea and growth hormone resistance. Importantly, this low bone mass is also associated with a seven-fold increased risk of fracture. Therefore, strategies to effectively prevent bone loss and increase bone mass are critical. We will review hormonal adaptations that contribute to bone loss in this population as well as promising new therapies that may increase bone mass and reduce fracture risk in AN.
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- Pouneh K Fazeli
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Zgheib S, Méquinion M, Lucas S, Leterme D, Ghali O, Tolle V, Zizzari P, Bellefontaine N, Legroux-Gérot I, Hardouin P, Broux O, Viltart O, Chauveau C. Long-term physiological alterations and recovery in a mouse model of separation associated with time-restricted feeding: a tool to study anorexia nervosa related consequences. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103775. [PMID: 25090643 PMCID: PMC4121212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Anorexia nervosa is a primary psychiatric disorder, with non-negligible rates of mortality and morbidity. Some of the related alterations could participate in a vicious cycle limiting the recovery. Animal models mimicking various physiological alterations related to anorexia nervosa are necessary to provide better strategies of treatment. Aim To explore physiological alterations and recovery in a long-term mouse model mimicking numerous consequences of severe anorexia nervosa. Methods C57Bl/6 female mice were submitted to a separation-based anorexia protocol combining separation and time-restricted feeding for 10 weeks. Thereafter, mice were housed in standard conditions for 10 weeks. Body weight, food intake, body composition, plasma levels of leptin, adiponectin, IGF-1, blood levels of GH, reproductive function and glucose tolerance were followed. Gene expression of several markers of lipid and energy metabolism was assayed in adipose tissues. Results Mimicking what is observed in anorexia nervosa patients, and despite a food intake close to that of control mice, separation-based anorexia mice displayed marked alterations in body weight, fat mass, lean mass, bone mass acquisition, reproductive function, GH/IGF-1 axis, and leptinemia. mRNA levels of markers of lipogenesis, lipolysis, and the brown-like adipocyte lineage in subcutaneous adipose tissue were also changed. All these alterations were corrected during the recovery phase, except for the hypoleptinemia that persisted despite the full recovery of fat mass. Conclusion This study strongly supports the separation-based anorexia protocol as a valuable model of long-term negative energy balance state that closely mimics various symptoms observed in anorexia nervosa, including metabolic adaptations. Interestingly, during a recovery phase, mice showed a high capacity to normalize these parameters with the exception of plasma leptin levels. It will be interesting therefore to explore further the central and peripheral effects of the uncorrected hypoleptinemia during recovery from separation-based anorexia.
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- Sara Zgheib
- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- UMR INSERM 837, Développement et Plasticité du Cerveau Post-natal, Lille, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
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- UMR-S 894 INSERM, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- UMR-S 894 INSERM, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- UMR INSERM 837, Développement et Plasticité du Cerveau Post-natal, Lille, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHU Lille, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- UMR INSERM 837, Développement et Plasticité du Cerveau Post-natal, Lille, France
- Université de Lille1, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, Boulogne sur Mer, France
- Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires, Boulogne sur Mer, France
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Gahete MD, Córdoba-Chacón J, Lantvit DD, Ortega-Salas R, Sanchez-Sanchez R, Pérez-Jiménez F, López-Miranda J, Swanson SM, Castaño JP, Luque RM, Kineman RD. Elevated GH/IGF-I promotes mammary tumors in high-fat, but not low-fat, fed mice. Carcinogenesis 2014; 35:2467-73. [PMID: 25085903 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgu161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Growth hormone (GH) and/or insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) are thought to promote breast cancer based on reports showing circulating IGF-I levels correlate, in epidemiological studies, with breast cancer risk. Also, mouse models with developmental GH/IGF-I deficiency/resistance are less susceptible to genetic- or chemical-induced mammary tumorigenesis. However, given the metabolic properties of GH, medical strategies have been considered to raise GH to improve body composition and metabolic function in elderly and obese patients. Since hyperlipidemia, inflammation, insulin resistance and obesity increase breast cancer risk, elevating GH may serve to exacerbate cancer progression. To better understand the role GH/IGF-I plays in tumor formation, this study used unique mouse models to determine if reducing GH/IGF-I in adults protects against 7,12-dimethylbenz[α]anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary tumor development, and if moderate elevations in endogenous GH/IGF-I alter DMBA-induced tumorigenesis in mice fed a standard-chow diet or in mice with altered metabolic function due to high-fat feeding. We observed that adult-onset isolated GH-deficient mice, which also have reduced IGF-I levels, were less susceptible to DMBA-treatment. Specifically, fewer adult-onset isolated GH-deficient mice developed mammary tumors compared with GH-replete controls. In contrast, chow-fed mice with elevated endogenous GH/IGF-I (HiGH mice) were not more susceptible to DMBA-treatment. However, high-fat-fed, HiGH mice showed reduced tumor latency and increased tumor incidence compared with diet-matched controls. These results further support a role of GH/IGF-I in regulating mammary tumorigenesis but suggest the ultimate consequences of GH/IGF-I on breast tumor development are dependent on the diet and/or metabolic status.
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- Manuel D Gahete
- Research and Development Division, Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 820 S. Damen Ave, Bldg. 11A, Suite 6215, MP151, Chicago, IL 60612, USA, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA, Lipid and Atherosclerosis Research Unit, University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Cordoba, Spain, Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, IMIBIC and CIBERObn, Córdoba, Spain
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- Research and Development Division, Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 820 S. Damen Ave, Bldg. 11A, Suite 6215, MP151, Chicago, IL 60612, USA, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA and
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- Anatomical Pathology Service, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
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- Lipid and Atherosclerosis Research Unit, University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Cordoba, Spain
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- Lipid and Atherosclerosis Research Unit, University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA and
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, IMIBIC and CIBERObn, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Reina Sofia University Hospital, IMIBIC and CIBERObn, Córdoba, Spain
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- Research and Development Division, Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 820 S. Damen Ave, Bldg. 11A, Suite 6215, MP151, Chicago, IL 60612, USA, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA,
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States of undernutrition are characterized by GH resistance. Decreased total energy intake, as well as isolated protein-calorie malnutrition and isolated nutrient deficiencies, result in elevated GH levels and low levels of IGF1. We review various states of malnutrition and a disease state characterized by chronic undernutrition - anorexia nervosa - and discuss possible mechanisms contributing to the state of GH resistance, including fibroblast growth factor 21 and Sirtuin 1. We conclude by examining the hypothesis that GH resistance is an adaptive response to states of undernutrition, in order to maintain euglycemia and preserve energy.
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- Pouneh K. Fazeli
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Cordoba-Chacon J, Gahete MD, Pokala NK, Geldermann D, Alba M, Salvatori R, Luque RM, Kineman RD. Long- but not short-term adult-onset, isolated GH deficiency in male mice leads to deterioration of β-cell function, which cannot be accounted for by changes in β-cell mass. Endocrinology 2014; 155:726-35. [PMID: 24424062 PMCID: PMC3929744 DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Developmental models of GH deficiency (GHD) and excess indicate that GH is positively associated with β-cell mass. Therefore, the reduction in GH levels observed with age and weight gain may contribute to the age-related decline in β-cell function. To test this hypothesis, β-cell mass and function were assessed in a mouse model of adult-onset, isolated GHD (AOiGHD). β-Cell mass did not differ between low-fat (LF)-fed AOiGHD and controls. However, high fat-fed AOiGHD mice displayed impaired expansion of β-cell mass and a reduction of bromodeoxyuridine-labeled islet cells, whereas in vitro β-cell function (basal and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion [GSIS]) did not differ from controls. In contrast, duration of AOiGHD differentially altered in vitro β-cell function in LF-fed mice. Specifically, islets from young LF-fed AOiGHD mice showed significant reductions in insulin content and basal insulin secretion, but GSIS was similar to that of controls. A similar islet phenotype was observed in a developmental model of isolated GHD (GH-releasing hormone knockout). Given that LF- and high fat-fed AOiGHD mice, as well as GH-releasing hormone knockout mice, display improved insulin sensitivity, islet changes may be due to reduced insulin demand, rather than primary β-cell dysfunction. However, islets from older LF-fed AOiGHD mice exhibited impaired GSIS, associated with reduced expression of genes important to maintain glucose sensing, suggesting that factors secondary to AOiGHD can alter β-cell function with age. AOiGHD mice exhibited postprandial hypertriglyceridemia and increased pancreatic expression of lipid/inflammatory stress response genes (activating transcription factor 3 and peroxisome proliferator activator receptor β/δ). Therefore, we speculate that these changes may initially protect the AOiGHD β-cell, but with age, lipotoxicity may impair β-cell function.
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- Jose Cordoba-Chacon
- Research and Development Division (J.C.-C., M.D.G., N.K.P., D.G., R.D.K.), Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (J.C.-C., M.D.G., N.K.P., D.G., R.D.K.), Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology (M.D.G., R.M.L.), University of Cordoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba/Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia and Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutricion, Cordoba 14014, Spain; and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (M.A., R.S.), School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
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Anorexia nervosa (AN), a psychiatric disorder predominantly affecting young women, is characterized by self-imposed, chronic nutritional deprivation and distorted body image. AN is associated with a number of medical comorbidities including low bone mass. The low bone mass in AN is due to an uncoupling of bone formation and bone resorption, which is the result of hormonal adaptations aimed at decreasing energy expenditure during periods of low energy intake. Importantly, the low bone mass in AN is associated with a significant risk of fractures and therefore treatments to prevent bone loss are critical. In this review, we discuss the hormonal determinants of low bone mass in AN and treatments that have been investigated in this population.
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- Pouneh K Fazeli
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 457, Boston, MA, 02114, USA,
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