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[The role of glucose and insulin in the metabolic regulation of growth hormone secretion].

Abstract
The exact physiological basis for the suppression of growth hormone secretion by oral glucose intake remains unknown, despite the widespread use of the oral glucose tolerance test in endocrinology. Lack of growth hormone suppression by glucose occurs in about a third of patients with acromegaly, as well as in other disorders. It is currently known that the secretion of growth hormone is affected by various factors, such as age, gender, body mass index, and the redistribution of adipose tissue. There is also evidence of the impact of overeating as well as being overweight on the secretion of growth hormone. It is known that both of these conditions are associated with hyperinsulinemia, which determines the possibility of its predominant role in suppressing the secretion of growth hormone. The purpose of this review is to discuss the accumulated data on the isolated effects of hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia on growth hormone secretion, as well as other metabolic regulators and conditions affecting its signaling. Understanding of the pathophysiological basis of these mechanisms is essential for further research of the role of glucose and insulin in the metabolic regulation of growth hormone secretion. However, the studies in animal models are complicated by interspecific differences in the response of growth hormone to glucose loading, and the only possible available model in healthy people may be the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp.
AuthorsE L Sorkina, V V Chichkova, I A Sklyanik, M V Shestakova, G A Mel'nichenko, A Barkan
JournalProblemy endokrinologii (Probl Endokrinol (Mosk)) Vol. 67 Issue 1 Pg. 52-59 (01 21 2021) ISSN: 2308-1430 [Electronic] Russia (Federation)
PMID33586392 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
Chemical References
  • Insulin
  • Growth Hormone
  • Glucose
Topics
  • Animals
  • Glucose
  • Glucose Clamp Technique
  • Glucose Tolerance Test
  • Growth Hormone
  • Humans
  • Insulin

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