Reduced release of growth hormone (GH) by the pituitary gland in response to arginine has been proposed as a marker of MSA, but current evidence is conflicting. To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the arginine GH stimulation test, Pellecchia et al. measured the response of GH to arginine ...
ClonidineArginineGrowth hormone stimulation testAdverse effectsClonidine is one of the commonly used pharmacological agents for growth hormone stimulation. It is considered generally safe, with only few non-serious reported side effects. Herein, we report a case of an 8 -years-old girl who became ...
The reliability and reproducibility of provocative stimuli of growth hormone (GH) secretion in the diagnosis of GH deficiency are still controversial both in childhood and in adulthood. The combined administration of GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) and arginine (ARG), which likely acts via inhibition of...
test Pediatric endocrinology A test that measures hGH secreted by the pituitary gland in response to arginine, which is used to evaluate infants with growth retardation and adults with pituitary tumors Abnormal values Failure to ↑ hGH may indicate hypopituitarism or dwarfism. SeeGrowth hormone. ...
Pituitary Stimulation Used as a diagnostic pituitary stimulant to measure human growth hormone (hGH) reserve for conditions such as panhypopituitarism, pituitary dwarfism, chromophobe adenoma, postsurgical craniopharyngioma, hypophysectomy, pituitary trauma, acromegaly, gigantism, and problems of growth and sta...
Second, arginine may play a role in fetal growth. One potential mechanism for this effect is via arginine stimulation of fetal insulin release. Insulin is an essential hormone for fetal growth (28), and the pancreas in the fetal sheep releases insulin in response to a number of nonglucose ...
food digestion, hormone and immune regulation, and toxin neutralization [8, 10] During CRC progression, specific molecular interactions are established between the healthy gut microbiome, tumor microbiome (TM) - found close to the tumor, and the host immune system. TM negatively affects the healthy...
The composition of skeletal muscle fiber types affects the quality of livestock meat and human athletic performance and health. L-arginine (Arg), a semi-essential amino acid, has been observed to promote the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibers in anim
Growth and Development ResearchAdvances in Ruminant Feeding and Nutrition in the Digital EraAdvances in Veterinary VaccinesAdvances on Alternatives to Conventional Antimicrobials: Implications on Livestock, Aquaculture, and Poultry ProductionAlternative Methods for Control of Pathogens in LivestockAncient and ...
To test this hypothesis, we employed proliferation assays on A549-MTAP(−/−) and A549-MTAP(+/+) cells. Although both cell lines exhibited the same growth rate when left untreated, the A549-MTAP(−/−) cells displayed a marked defect with regards to their antiproliferative response ...