Alterations In Thyroid Hormone Levels Following Growth Hormone Replacement Exert Complex Biological Effects
| Autor: | Tommy Kyaw Tun, Helena Kenny, Tarik Salim, Diarmuid Smith, David Halsall, Amar Agha, Nigel Glynn, William Tormey, Christopher J. Thompson, Donal O' Gorman, John H. McDermott, Brendan McAdam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Thyroid Hormones endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases Hormone Replacement Therapy Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism medicine.medical_treatment 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Hypopituitarism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Internal medicine medicine Humans Resting energy expenditure Prospective Studies Hormone replacement therapy Aged Human Growth Hormone business.industry Growth factor Thyroid General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Myocardial Contraction Hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Basal metabolic rate Quality of Life Female Energy Metabolism business Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Endocrine Practice. 24:342-350 |
| ISSN: | 1530-891X |
| DOI: | 10.4158/ep-2017-0223 |
| Popis: | Alterations in the thyroid axis are frequently observed following growth hormone (GH) replacement, but uncertainty exists regarding their clinical significance. We aimed to compare fluctuations in circulating thyroid hormone levels, induced by GH, to changes in sensitive biological markers of thyroid hormone action.This was a prospective observational clinical study. Twenty hypopituitary men were studied before and after GH replacement. Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid hormones, and insulin-like growth factor 1 were measured. Changes in thyroid hormone concentrations were compared to alterations in resting metabolic rate and cardiac time intervals. Health-related quality of life (QOL) was assessed by disease-sensitive and generic questionnaires.Following GH replacement, free thyroxine concentration declined and free triiodothyronine level increased. Resting energy expenditure increased, particularly in subjects with profound hypopituitarism, including TSH deficiency (16.73 ± 1.75 kcal/kg/min vs. 17.96 ± 2.26 kcal/kg/min; P = .01). Alterations in the thyroid axis were more pronounced in subjects with a low/normal baseline respiratory quotient (RQ) who experienced a paradoxical rise in RQ (0.81 vs. 0.86; P = .01). Subjects with a high baseline RQ experienced a slight but nonsignificant fall in RQ without alteration in thyroid axis. The isovolumetric contraction time was shortened during the study; however, this did not reach statistical significance. Improvements in QOL were observed despite alterations in thyroid axis.Changes in the thyroid axis following GH replacement are associated with complex tissue-specific effects. These fluctuations may induce a hypothyroid phenotype in some tissues while appearing to improve the biological action of thyroid hormone in other organs.AGHDA = Assessment of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adulthood; CHOox = carbohydrate oxidation; ET = ejection time; fT3 = free triiodothyronine; fT4 = free thyroxine; GH = growth hormone; GHD = growth hormone deficiency; HB-RQ = high baseline respiratory quotient; HPT = hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid; ICT = isovolumetric contraction time; IGF-1 = insulin-like growth factor 1; IRT = isovolumetric relaxation time; LB-RQ = low baseline respiratory quotient; LV = left ventricular; NHP = Nottingham Health Profile; QOL = quality of life; REE = resting energy expenditure; RQ = respiratory quotient; rT3 = reverse triiodothyronine; SF-36 = Short Form 36; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone; T3 = triiodothyronine; T4 = thyroxine; TT3 = total triiodothyronine; TT4 = total thyroxine. |
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