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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 265: E236-E242, 1993;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 265, Issue 2 E236-E242, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Ontogeny of GH mRNA and GH secretion in male and female rats: regulation by GH-releasing hormone

Z. Hu, R. D. Friberg and A. L. Barkan
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) has been shown in vitro to increase proliferation of pituitary somatotrophs, to increase transcription of the GH gene, to promote accumulation of GH mRNA, and to stimulate GH release. The in vivo involvement of hypothalamic GHRH in regulating GH mRNA content had never been clearly documented. We studied pituitary GH mRNA and GH contents and serum concentrations of GH and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) in rats of both sexes during pubertal growth spurt and investigated the effects of GHRH deficiency (brought about by neonatal administration of monosodium glutamate, MSG) and exogenous GHRH administration on these parameters. In both sexes, GH mRNA content increased three- to fourfold between 4 and 12 wk of life and declined thereafter toward 33 wk of life. This was accompanied by virtually parallel changes in pituitary GH content and in serum IGF-I. Neonatal MSG abolished the pubertal increases in GH mRNA, pituitary GH, and serum IGF-I and severely impaired growth rate. Exogenous GHRH (25 micrograms/kg sc every 8 h for 7 days) given to intact animals between 6 and 7 wk of life significantly augmented pituitary GH mRNA content but was less effective in MSG-treated rats. We conclude that 1) pubertal growth spurt in both sexes is associated with rising pituitary GH mRNA content; 2) GHRH deficiency abolishes the puberty-associated increase in GH synthesis and secretion and attenuates somatic growth rate; and 3) exogenous GHRH augments GH mRNA content. Thus puberty-associated augmentation of GHRH secretion is an important mechanism of somatic growth.


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