Variations in biological and immunological activity of growth hormone during the neonatal period

Hormone Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-149

  Pagani, S ^a   Chaler, E A ^b   Radetti, G ^c   Travaglino, P ^a   Meazza, C ^a   Bozzola, E ^a   Sessa, N ^d   Belgorosky, A ^b   Bozzola, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Hospital de Pediatria SAMIC Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan   (Argentina)

^c General Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor binding protein 3; Insulin like growth factor I; Nb2 bioassay

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TERM BIRTH;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LYMPHOMA; MALE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 34547883527     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100990     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Ogilvy-Stuart AL, Hands SJ, Adcock CJ, Holly JM, Matthews DR, Mohamed-Ali V, Yudkin JS, Wilkinson AR, Dunger DB: Insulin, Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), IGF-binding protein I, growth hormone, and feeding in the newborn. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998;83:3550-3557.
2. Low LCK, Tam SYM, Kwan EYW, Tsang AMC, Karlberg J: Onset of significant GH dependence of serum IGF-I and IGF-binding protein 3 concentrations in early life. Pediatr Res 2001;50:737-742.
3. Radetti G, Bozzola M, Paganini C, Valentini R, Gentili L, Tettoni K, Tatò L: Growth hormone bioactivity and levels of growth hormone, growth hormone-binding protein, insulin-like growth factor I, and insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins in premature and full-term newborns during the first month of life. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1997;151:170-175.
4. Boguszewski CL, Jansson C, Boguszewski MCS, Rosberg S, Carlsson B, Albertssonwikland K, Carlsson LMS: Increased proportion of circulating non-22-kilodalton growth hormone isoforms in short children: a possible mechanism for growth failure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997;82:2944-2949.
5. Radetti G, Bozzola M, Pagani S, Avanzini MA, Messner H, Belloni C, Hayakawa M: Circulating GH isoforms and GH bioactivity in preterm neonates. Pediatr Res 2000;48:244-247.
6. Chaler EA, Travaglino P, Pagani S, Bozzola E, Marino R, Berensztein E, Maceiras M, Tauber M, Rivarola MA, Belgorosky A, Bozzola M: Dose dependency of the serum Bio/Immuno-GH ratio in children during pharmacological secretion tests. J. Endocrinol Invest 2006;29:109-114.
7. Tanaka T, Shiu RP, Gout PW, Beer CT, Noble RL, Friesen HG: A new sensitive and specific bioassay for lactogenic hormones: measurement of prolactin and growth hormone in human serum. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1980;51:1058-1063.
8. Walker A, Croze F, Friesen HG: A serum free medium for culturing lactogen dependent and autonomous Nb 2 node lymphoma cells. Endocrinology 1987;120:2389-2397.
9. Bozzola M, Zecca M, Locatelli F, Radetti G, Pagani S, Autelli M, Tatò L, Chatelain P: Evaluation of growth hormone bioactivity using the Nb 2 cell bioassay in children with growth disorders. J Endocrinol Invest 1998;21:765-770.
10. Wollmann HA: Growth hormone and growth factors during perinatal life. Horm Res 2000;53:50-54.
11. Bozzola M, Tettoni K, Locatelli F, Radetti G, Belloni C, Augelli M, Zecca M, Valentini R, Severi F, Tatò L: Postnatal variations of growth hormone bioactivity and of growth hormone-dependent factors. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1996;150:1068-1071.
12. Hikino S, Ihara K, Yamamoto J, Takahata Y, Nakayama H, Kinukawa N, Narazaki Y, Hara T: Physical growth and retinopathy in preterm infants: involvement of IGF-I and GH. Pediatr Res 2001;50:732-736.
13. Baumann G: Growth hormone binding protein 2001. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2001;14:355-375.
14. Lo HC, Tsao LY, Hsu WY, Chi CY, Tsai FA: Changes in serum insulin-like growth factors, not leptin, are associated with postnatal weight gain in preterm neonates. JPEN 2005;29:87-92.