Abstract
Three Laron Syndrome (LS) siblings with a post growth hormone (GH) receptor defect for insulin-like growth factor-l (IGF-I) synthesis were found to have serum GH-binding protein (GHBP) levels normal for age. Treatment with recombinant IGF-I (150 μg/kg/day) decreased serum GHBP activity to 62% of the basal value (P < 0.001) in two of the sibs in 1 week and in the third sib after 3 months of therapy. Scatchard analysis of the binding of [125I]human GH (hGH) to GHBP in patients' sera before and during therapy revealed affinity constants Ka = 1.55-1.80 × 109M-1, similar to that of sera from healthy subjects. Variations in binding are due to changes in the binding capacity. IGF-I may be a regulatory factor for serum GHBP activity in man.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 324-327 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Experimental Biology and Medicine |
| Volume | 206 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology