Abstract |
The low molecular weight form of insulin-like growth factor binding protein (35 kD IGFBP), determined in serum by radioimmunoassay during non-fasting conditions, was high at birth and declined with increasing age during childhood and adolescence (N = 149). Inverse correlation was found between chronological age and 35 kD IGFBP values (r = -0.61, P less than 0.001) during childhood and adolescence, but no age dependency was found in adult subjects aged 20-66 years (N = 73). The mean and 95% confidence limits of immunoreactive 35 kD IGFBP were 34 micrograms/l and 15-79 micrograms/l, respectively, in healthy adults (N = 73) in whom the blood samples were drawn after a one-night fast. The mean level of the 35 kD IGFBP in patients with acromegaly (19 micrograms/l, N = 23) was decreased by 50% in comparison with healthy adults, whereas a 2-fold elevation of the mean levels was found in both anorexia nervosa patients (70 micrograms/l, N = 13) and adult patients with GH deficiency (69 micrograms/l, N = 22). In patients with anorexia nervosa, the 35 kD IGFBP levels were inversely related to the body mass index (r = -0.65, P less than 0.02).
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Authors | K Hall, G Lundin, G Póvoa |
Journal | Acta endocrinologica
(Acta Endocrinol (Copenh))
Vol. 118
Issue 3
Pg. 321-6
(Jul 1988)
ISSN: 0001-5598 [Print] Denmark |
PMID | 2455950
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Carrier Proteins
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
- Growth Hormone
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Topics |
- Acromegaly
(blood)
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Anorexia Nervosa
(blood)
- Carrier Proteins
(blood)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Circadian Rhythm
- Female
- Growth Hormone
(deficiency)
- Humans
- Infant
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
(blood)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Weight
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