Lysin-motif (LysM) receptor kinases (LYKs) play essential roles in recognition of chitin and activation of defense responses against pathogenic fungi in the model plants Arabidopsis and rice. The function of LYKs in non-model plants, however, remains elusive. In the present work, we found that the transcription of two LYK-encoding genes from cotton, Gh-LYK1 and Gh-LYK2, was induced after Vertic...

In a case of acromegalic gigantism with hyperprolactinemia is reported, the basal serum growth hormone (GH) levels ranged from 1.2 to 1.9 ng/ml. Serum GH response to either insulin-induced hypoglycemia or GH-releasing hormone was blunted. Frequent blood sampling showed non-pulsatile GH secretion. Serum prolactin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels were elevated. After unsuccessful s...

The secretion of growth hormone (GH) increases acutely during exercise, but whether this is associated with the concomitant alterations in substrate metabolism has not previously been studied. We examined the effects of acute GH administration on palmitate, glucose, and protein metabolism before, during, and after 45 min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise in eight GH-deficient men (mean age...

CONTEXT With aging, GH, IGF-I, and sex steroid concentrations and glucose tolerance decrease, and body fat and serum lipids increase. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess GH and/or sex steroid administration effects on serum glucose, insulin, insulin sensitivity, and lipids in older individuals. DESIGN A double-masked, 2 x 2 factorial, placebo-controlled, double-dummy design was use...

The Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) is an economically important species. Sturgeon stockassessment during fingerling production is considered to be one of the most difficult phases ofhatchery rearing. The present study investigated the expression of growth hormone (GH)mRNA in unfertilized eggs, fertilized eggs, eyed eggs (2 day before hatching), non-viable eggsand newly-hatched Siberian st...

The therapeutic efficacy of the combination of cyproheptadine and bromocriptine was studied in 15 patients with active acromegaly showing incomplete GH suppression in response to bromocriptine therapy alone. The mean basal plasma GH was 31.3±5.5 µg/L, and it decreased to 19.0±3.9 µg/L during the single bromocriptine therapy (10-20 mg for 2 to 21 months). When cyproheptadine (12 to 16 mg for 8 t...

OBJECTIVE We have investigated the effects of cholinergic modulation with pirenzepine and pyridostigmine and of GH pretreatment on the subsequent GH response to a maximal stimulatory dose of GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) in patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). We have also investigated the relationship between the differences in metabolic control and other parameters of disea...

Most dynamic languages allow users to turn text into code using various functions, often named <tt>eval</tt>, with language-dependent semantics. The widespread use of these reflective functions hinders static analysis and prevents compilers from performing optimizations. This paper aims provide a better sense why programmers <tt>eval</tt>. Understanding <tt>eval&lt...

Growth hormone (GH) secretion is controlled by GH-releasing hormone (GHRH), the GH release-inhibiting hormone somatostatin (SRIF), and autofeedback connections. The ensemble network produces sexually dimorphic patterns of GH secretion. In an effort to formalize this system, we implemented a deterministically based autonomous feedback-driven construct of five principal dose-responsive regulatory...

We studied the kinetics of exogenous recombinant 22-kDa human growth hormone (rhGH) in premenopausal women with upper body obesity (UBO), lower body obesity (LBO), or normal body weight. A bolus of 100 mU rhGH was administered during a continuous infusion of somatostatin to suppress endogenous GH secretion. GH kinetics were investigated with noncompartmental analysis of plasma GH curves. GH pea...