Theodore R. Woodward Award. Age-related decline in growth hormone secretion: clinical significance and potential reversibility

Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 1997:108:99-105; discussion 105-8.

Abstract

Acute and chronic stimulation of GH secretion occurred after administration of MK-677 in normal elderly subjects and IGF-I was increased during four weeks of treatment. The activation of the GH/ IGF-I axis was achieved without adversely affecting ACTH, cortisol or prolactin secretion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / anatomy & histology
  • Adipose Tissue / drug effects
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aging / blood
  • Aging / pathology
  • Aging / physiology*
  • Awards and Prizes
  • Child
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Female
  • Human Growth Hormone / deficiency
  • Human Growth Hormone / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Indoles / pharmacology
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oligopeptides / pharmacology
  • Prolactin / blood
  • Societies, Medical
  • Spiro Compounds / pharmacology
  • United States

Substances

  • Indoles
  • Oligopeptides
  • Spiro Compounds
  • Human Growth Hormone
  • growth hormone releasing hexapeptide
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
  • Prolactin
  • ibutamoren mesylate
  • Hydrocortisone