Abnormalities of very low density lipoprotein apolipoprotein B-100 metabolism contribute to the dyslipidaemia of adult growth hormone deficiency

Cummings, M H; Christ, E; Umpleby, A M; Albany, E; Wierzbicki, A; Lumb, P J; Sönksen, P H; Russell-Jones, D L (1997). Abnormalities of very low density lipoprotein apolipoprotein B-100 metabolism contribute to the dyslipidaemia of adult growth hormone deficiency. Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 82(6), pp. 2010-3. Chevy Chase, Md.: Endocrine Society

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Increased cardiovascular mortality in adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD) may be, in part, explained by the dyslipidaemia associated with this condition. It is possible that abnormalities of very low density lipoprotein apolipoprotein B-100 (VLDL apoB) metabolism contribute to this dyslipidaemia. To test this hypothesis, we measured VLDL apoB kinetics in adult GH deficient patients (4 females, 3 males; age 50.1 +/- 4.7 yr (mean +/- SEM); BMI 28.2 +/- 1.1 kg/m2; total cholesterol (TC) 6.6 +/- 0.3 mmol/l; triglyceride (TG) 2.8 +/- 0.6 mmol/l; HDL cholesterol 1.1 +/- 0.1 mmol/l) and in control subjects (4 females, 3 male; age 47.0 +/- 4.7 yr; BMI 27.0 +/- 2.6 kg/m2; TC 5.0 +/- 0.4 mmol/l; TG 0.9 +/- 0.2 mmol/l; HDL cholesterol 1.4 +/- 0.1 mmol/l). [1-(13)C] leucine was administered by a primed (1 mg/kg), constant intravenous infusion (1 mg/kg/hr) and VLDL apoB enrichment with 13C leucine was determined using gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry. The GHD patients had a significantly higher hepatic secretion rate of VLDL apoB (15.5 +/- 1.8 mg/kg/day vs 9.4 +/- 0.6 mg/kg/day p = 0.007) and reduced catabolism ofVLDL apoB (metabolic clearance rate; 12.3 +/- 1.7 ml/min vs 24.3 +/- 4.8 ml/min p < 0.05) compared with control subjects. These findings suggest that GH is integrally involved in the regulation of VLDL apoB metabolism.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition
UniBE Contributor:	Christ, Emanuel
ISSN:	0021-972X
Publisher:	Endocrine Society
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 15:23
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:25
PubMed ID:	9177423
Web of Science ID:	A1997XC08000067
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/37240 (FactScience: 207252)