Effects of ghrelin, GH-releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6) and GHRH on GH, ACTH and cortisol release in hyperthyroidism before and after treatment
dc.contributor.author | Molica, Patricia [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Nascif, Sergio Oliva [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Correa-Silva, Silvia Regina [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Paiva Cunha de Sa, Larissa Bianca [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Henriques Vieira, Jose Gilberto [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Lengyel, Ana Maria Judith [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-24T14:05:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-24T14:05:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-12-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | In thyrotoxicosis GH responses to stimuli are diminished and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is hyperactive. There are no data on ghrelin or GHRP-6-induced GH, ACTH and cortisol release in treated hyperthyroidism. We, therefore, evaluated these responses in 10 thyrotoxic patients before treatment and in 7 of them after treatment. GHRH-induced GH release was also studied. Peak GH (mu g/L; mean +/- A SE) values after ghrelin (22.6 +/- A 3.9), GHRP-6 (13.8 +/- A 2.3) and GHRH (4.9 +/- A 0.9) were lower in hyperthyroidism before treatment compared to controls (ghrelin: 67.6 +/- A 19.3; GHRP-6: 25.4 +/- A 2.7; GHRH: 12.2 +/- A 2.8) and did not change after 6 months of euthyroidism (ghrelin: 32.7 +/- A 4.7; GHRP-6: 15.6 +/- A 3.6; GHRH: 7.4 +/- A 2.3), although GH responses to all peptides increased in similar to 50% of the patients. in thyrotoxicosis before treatment ACTH response to ghrelin was two fold higher (107.4 +/- A 26.3) than those of controls (54.9 +/- A 10.3), although not significantly. ACTH response to GHRP-6 was similar in both groups (hyperthyroid: 44.7 +/- A 9.0; controls: 31.3 +/- A 7.9). There was a trend to a decreased ACTH response to ghrelin after 3 months of euthyroidism (35.6 +/- A 5.3; P = 0.052), but after 6 months this decrease was non-significant (50.7 +/- A 14.0). After 3 months ACTH response to GHRP-6 decreased significantly (20.4 +/- A 4.2), with no further changes. in hyperthyroidism before treatment, peak cortisol (mu g/dL) responses to ghrelin (18.2 +/- A 1.2) and GHRP-6 (15.9 +/- A 1.4) were comparable to controls (ghrelin: 16.4 +/- A 1.6; GHRP-6: 13.5 +/- A 0.9) and no changes were seen after treatment. Our results suggest that the pathways of GH release after ghrelin/GHRP-6 and GHRH are similarly affected by thyroid hormone excess and hypothalamic mechanisms of ACTH release modulated by ghrelin/GHSs may be activated in this situation. | en |
dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Div Endocrinol, UNIFESP EPM, BR-04039002 São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Div Endocrinol, UNIFESP EPM, BR-04039002 São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.source | Web of Science | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) | |
dc.format.extent | 315-323 | |
dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11102-010-0238-3 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pituitary. New York: Springer, v. 13, n. 4, p. 315-323, 2010. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11102-010-0238-3 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1386-341X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/33118 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000283509400005 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Springer | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Pituitary | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
dc.rights.license | http://www.springer.com/open+access/authors+rights?SGWID=0-176704-12-683201-0 | |
dc.subject | Ghrelin | en |
dc.subject | GH | en |
dc.subject | ACTH | en |
dc.subject | Cortisol | en |
dc.subject | Thyrotoxicosis | en |
dc.title | Effects of ghrelin, GH-releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6) and GHRH on GH, ACTH and cortisol release in hyperthyroidism before and after treatment | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |