ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Insulin release
;
pancreatic islets
;
human growth hormone (hGH)
;
pituitary diabetogenic substance
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Insulin responses to clinical grade human growth hormone (hGH), intact hGH, naturally occurring diabetogenic substance (NDS), and subtilisin cleaved forms of hGH (S1 and S3) were studied using hypophysectomized rat pancreatic islets. While clinical grade hGH (200 μg/ml) elicited a prompt and sustained release of insulin, purified intact hGH (200 μg/ml) did not. Naturally occurring diabetogenic substance, isolated from clinical grade hGH preparations, stimulated insulin release at 200 ng/ml. Upon repeat stimulation with NDS, a significantly greater insulin release than with initial stimulation was observed. Although S3 (200 μ/ml) elicited significant insulin release, S1 (200 μg/ml) did not. Direct stimulation of insulin release with clinical grade hGH is not due to intact hGH but another protein(s) such as NDS. Enzymic modification of intact hGH appears to enhance insulin stimulatory capacity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00422258
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