Effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid and porcine growth hormone on survival of the euryhaline rotifers Brachionus plicatilis sp. complex preserved at low temperature

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mavit Assavaaree ◽  
Atsushi Hagiwara
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 571
Author(s):  
Seung Hyun Kim ◽  
Namo Kim ◽  
Eui Hyun Kim ◽  
Sungmin Suh ◽  
Seung Ho Choi

Growth hormone (GH) secretion is regulated by various hormones or neurotransmitters, including gamma-aminobutyric acid. The aim of this study was to determine the propofol requirement in patients with GH-secreting pituitary tumors undergoing transsphenoidal surgery. General anesthesia was induced in 60 patients with GH-secreting tumors (GH group, n = 30) or nonfunctioning pituitary tumors (NF group, n = 30) using an effect-site target-controlled intravenous propofol infusion. The effect-site concentrations were recorded at both a loss of consciousness and a bispectral index (BIS) of 40, along with the effect-site concentration after extubation, during emergence from the anesthesia. The effect-site concentration of propofol was higher in the GH group than in the NF group at a loss of consciousness and a BIS of 40 (4.09 ± 0.81 vs. 3.58 ± 0.67, p = 0.009 and 6.23 ± 1.29 vs. 5.50 ± 1.13, p = 0.025, respectively) and immediately after extubation (1.60 ± 0.27 vs. 1.40 ± 0.41, p = 0.046). The total doses of propofol and remifentanil during anesthesia were comparable between the groups (127.56 ± 29.25 vs. 108.64 ± 43.16 µg/kg/min, p = 0.052 and 6.67 ± 2.89 vs. 7.05 ± 1.96 µg/kg/h, p = 0.550, respectively). The propofol requirement for the induction of a loss of consciousness and the achievement of a BIS of 40 is increased during the induction of general anesthesia in patients with GH-secreting tumors.


2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. S271 ◽  
Author(s):  
M E. Powers ◽  
S E. Borst ◽  
S C. McCoy ◽  
R Conway ◽  
J Yarrow

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (19) ◽  
pp. 4375
Author(s):  
Hyesook Lee ◽  
Hyun Hwangbo ◽  
Seon Yeong Ji ◽  
Min Yeong Kim ◽  
So Young Kim ◽  
...  

Bone growth during childhood and puberty determines an adult’s final stature. Although several prior studies have reported that fermented oyster (FO) consisting of a high amount of gamma aminobutyric acid can be attributed to bone health, there is no research on the efficacy of FO on growth regulation and the proximal tibial growth plate. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of FO oral administration on hepatic and serum growth regulator levels and the development of the proximal tibial growth plate in young Sprague-Dawley rats. Both oral administration of FO (FO 100, 100 mg/kg FO and FO 200, 200 mg/kg FO) and subcutaneous injection of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH, 200 μg/kg of rhGH) for two weeks showed no toxicity. Circulating levels of growth hormone (GH) significantly increased in the FO 200 group. The expression and secretion of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) were enhanced by FO administration. FO administration promoted the expression of bone morphogenic proteins IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 in the proximal tibial growth plate. This positive effect of FO resulted in incremental growth of the entire plate length by expanding the proliferating and hypertrophic zones in the proximal tibial growth plate. Collectively, our results suggested that oral administration of FO is beneficial for bone health, which may ultimately result in increased height.


1984 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. Hall ◽  
S. Harvey ◽  
A. Chadwick

Abstract. Anterior pituitary glands from chickens (Gallus domesticus) were incubated with or without single, mediobasal chicken hypothalami in medium containing histamine, alone or together with the antagonist diphenhydramine or in medium containing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), alone or together with the antagonists bicuculline or picrotoxin. The release of prolactin (Prl) and growth hormone (GH) was measured by homologous radioimmunoassay. Histamine had no direct effect on the release of either hormone but stimulated Prl (in a dose-related way) and GH release when anterior pituitary glands were co-incubated with hypothalami. Diphenhydramine also had no direct effect on Prl or GH secretion but blocked the stimulatory effect of histamine on hypothalamusinduced Prl and GH release. When anterior pituitary glands were incubated without hypothalami, GABA, bicuculline and picrotoxin had no effect on the release of Prl or GH. However, GABA inhibited the release of both hormones in a concentration-related manner, when anterior pituitary glands were co-incubated with hypothalami. This inhibition was blocked by both bicuculline and picrotoxin. These results suggest that histamine and GABA may be involved in controlling the secretion of Prl and GH from the avian pituitary gland, possibly by modifying the secretion of hypothalamic releasing and/or release-inhibiting hormones.


Endocrinology ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 787-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshio Murakami ◽  
Yuzuru Kato ◽  
Yasuhiro Kabayama ◽  
Katsuyoshi Tojo ◽  
Tatsuhide Inoue ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Coiro ◽  
R Volpi ◽  
ML Maffei ◽  
A Caiazza ◽  
G Caffarri ◽  
...  

Coiro V, Volpi R, Maffei ML, Caiazza A, Caffarri G, Capretti L, Colla R, Chiodera P. Opioid modulation of the gamma-aminobutyric acid-controlled inhibition of exercise-stimulated growth hormone and prolactin secretion in normal men. Eur J Endocrinol 1994;131:50–5. ISSN 0804–4643 The possible involvement of endogenous opioids in the gamma-aminobutyric acid-controlled (GABAergic) inhibition of growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) during physical exercise was evaluated in normal men. After fasting overnight, seven subjects were tested on four mornings at least 1 week apart. Exercise was performed on a bicycle ergometer. The workload was gradually increased at 3-min intervals until exhaustion and lasted about 15 min in all subjects. Tests were carried out under administration of placebo, the opioid antagonist naloxone (10 mg as an iv bolus injection), the GABAergic agonist sodium valproate (600 mg in three divided doses orally) or naloxone plus sodium valproate. During exercise, plasma GH and PRL levels rose 5.5- and 1.9-fold, respectively. The administration of naloxone did not modify, whereas sodium valproate significantly reduced the plasma GH and PRL rise during exercise. In the presence of sodium valproate, GH and PRL levels rose 3- and 1.5-fold, respectively, in response to exercise. When naloxone was given together with sodium valproate, both GH and PRL responses to exercise were abolished completely. These data suggest the involvement of a GABAergic mechanism in the regulation of GH and PRL responses to physical exercise in men. Furthermore, the data argue against a role of naloxone-sensitive endogenous opioids in the control of these hormonal responses to exercise, whereas they suggest a modulation by opioids of the GABAergic inhibitory action. Vittorio Coiro, Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Terapia Medica, Università di Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy


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