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The effect of 3 years of recombinant growth hormone therapy on glucose metabolism in short Chinese children with beta-thalassemia major.

Abstract
Growth retardation and diabetes mellitus are common in children and adolescents with beta-thalassemia major despite hypertransfusion regimen and iron chelation therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of growth hormone (GH) treatment on glucose metabolism in children with beta-thalassemia major. GH therapy for 3 years improved the height SD scores of eight short prepubertal Chinese children with beta-thalassemia major from -2.15 +/- 0.90 to -1.14 +/- 0.78 (paired t-test, p = 0.01) without excessive advancement in bone age (ABA/CA = 0.95 +/- 0.27). There was no deleterious effect on glucose metabolism with no change in fasting blood sugar, serum fructosamine, fasting and stimulated insulin to intravenous glucose infusion (sum of 1+3 min insulin, In 1+3'; incremental insulin 0-10 min area above fasting concentrations, deltaInAUC0-10'; ratio of incremental 0-10 min insulin area above fasting concentrations over glucose area above fasting concentrations, delta0-10'AUCIn/G; ratio of incremental 0-10 min insulin over peak glucose above basal 0-10 min, delta0-10'InAUC/deltaGPeak), and glucose disappearance coefficient (Kg). Short term GH therapy improves the height of children with beta-thalassemia major but the effect of treatment on final height still needs to be determined.
AuthorsE Y Kwan, S C Tam, P T Cheung, L C Low
JournalJournal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab) Vol. 13 Issue 5 Pg. 545-52 (May 2000) ISSN: 0334-018X [Print] Germany
PMID10803873 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Blood Glucose
  • Fructosamine
  • Growth Hormone
Topics
  • Blood Glucose (metabolism)
  • Body Height
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fructosamine (blood)
  • Glucose Tolerance Test
  • Growth Disorders (drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)
  • Growth Hormone (therapeutic use)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteogenesis
  • beta-Thalassemia (complications, physiopathology)

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