ACTION OF HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE (hGH) ON T3 METABOLISM

Antibodies to Human Growth Hormone (hgh) in Human Subjects Treated with Hgh.

Human growth hormone (HGH) (1, 2) has been used experimentally and therapeutically in man since 1957 (3-5). The metabolic and growth-promoting effects of the parenterally administered hormone in humans (3-5) and the antigenicity of various HGH preparations in rabbits and in guinea pigs (6, 7) are well documented. This paper describes the appearance of specific antibodiesto HGH in the plasma of ...

Cloning of Human Growth Hormone (hgh) in Ta Cloning Vector

The 22-KDa is the protein product of human growth hormone (hGH) gene isoform 1 of the pituitary hormone (Ahmed et. al., 1993). hGH gene was amplified with PCR from human growth hormone cDNA clone by specific designed primers containing extraterminals having Nco I and Bam HI restriction sites. The PCR product obtained was analyzed by enzyme digestion and DNA sequencing. The product was cloned in...

Immunofunctional assay of human growth hormone (hGH) in serum: a possible consensus for quantitative hGH measurement.

Confirmation of the diagnosis of GH deficiency in adults and children involves provocative testing for human (h) GH. Different commercially available immunoassays yield largely discrepant results in the measurement of GH levels in human serum. These discrepancies result in doubtful relevance of cut-off levels proposed for GH provocative testing. We have developed an immunofunctional assay metho...

Using L-arabinose for Production of Human Growth Hormone in Escherichia coli, Studying the Processing of gIII::hGH Precursor

Effect of growth hormone on human alveolar macrophage oxidative metabolism.

BACKGROUND Growth hormone (GH) has diverse immunological actions and has been shown to augment oxidative metabolism in rat peritoneal and porcine alveolar macrophages and both human and animal neutrophils. A study was performed to determine the effects of GH on human alveolar macrophages in vitro. METHODS Macrophages were harvested from 10 patients undergoing bronchoalveolar lavage and incuba...