Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2017
Publication Title
Growth Hormone & IGF Research
Publisher
Elsevier, Inc
Keywords
Aging, Plasma, Anterior Pituitary, Bioassayable Growth Hormone, Grip Strength, Healthy Lifespan, Physical Performance
Abstract
Objective: The consequences of age-related decline in the somatotropic axis of humans are complex and remain largely unresolved. We tested the hypothesis that hGH measurements of plasma by bioassay vs immunoassay from samples obtained from free-living, elderly individuals would reveal a dichotomy in GH activities that are correlated with the functional status of the donors, i.e. their healthspan.
Design: Forty-one men and women of advanced age (men: N=16, age, 80.5±6.5years; height, 173.1±6.9cm; body mass, 81.8±13.0kg) and (women: N=25, age, 80.7±7.2years; height, 157.7±6.0cm; body mass, 68.8±17kg), were recruited for a cross-sectional study. Participants filled out PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services) scales, undertook physical performance tests and had fasted blood samples obtained at rest for measurement of hormonal and immunology biomarkers.
Results: When measured by the well-established rat tibial line GH bioassay, one half of the plasma samples (n=20) contained bioassayable GH (bGH), but the other half (n=21) failed to mount increases in tibial plate width above saline injected controls. This difference did not correlate with the age, sex or physical functionality of the plasma donor. It also did not correlate with hGH concentrations measured by immunoassay. In those cases in which bGH was detected, various hierarchical regression models predicted that GHRH, c-peptide, VEGF, NPY, IL-4 and T-regulatory lymphocytes were associated with the difference and predicted bGH.
Conclusion: Results from this study suggest that the actions of bGH at the cellular level may be modified by other factors and that this may explain the lack of correlations observed in this study.
First Page
45
Last Page
54
Volume
34
Repository Citation
Kraemer, William J.; Kennett, Mary J.; Mastro, Andrea M.; McCarter, Roger J.; Rogers, Connie J.; DuPont, William H.; Flanagan, Shawn D.; Turbitt, William J.; Fragala, Maren S.; Post, Emily M.; and Hymer, Wesley C., "Bioactive growth hormone in older men and women: Its relationship to immune markers and healthspan" (2017). Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship. 44.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/hsports_fac/44
Original Citation
Kraemer WJ, Kennett MJ, Mastro AM, McCarter RJ, Rogers CJ, DuPont WH, Flanagan SD, Turbitt WJ, Fragala MS, Post EM, Hymer WC. Bioactive growth hormone in older men and women: It's relationship to immune markers and healthspan. Growth Horm IGF Res. 2017 Jun;34:45-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ghir.2017.05.002. Epub 2017 May 8. PMID: 28551577.
DOI
10.1016/j.ghir.2017.05.002
Peer Reviewed
1
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