Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Male 90-100g Wistar rats were subjected to thoracotomy. AAS was created by placing a stainless-steel clip on the ascending aorta. Twenty five weeks after surgery, rats were treated with daily subcutaneous injections of recombinant human GH (2mg/kg/day; AAS-GH group) or saline (AAS group) for 14 days. Sham-operated animals served as controls. Left ventricular (LV) function was assessed before and after treatment. IGF-1 serum levels were measured by ELISA. After anesthesia, soleus muscle was frozen in liquid nitrogen. Histological sections were stained with HE and picrosirius red to calculate muscle fiber cross-sectional area and collagen fractional area, respectively. MRF myogenin and MyoD expression was analyzed by reverse transcription PCR. RESULTS:
Body weight was similar between groups. AAS and AAS-GH groups presented dilated left atrium, left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LV mass index: Control 1.90+/-0.15; AAS 3.11+/-0.44; AAS-GH 2.94+/-0.47 g/kg; p<0.05 AAS and AAS-GH vs. Control), and reduced LV posterior wall shortening velocity. Soleus muscle fiber area was significantly lower in AAS than in Control and AAS-GH groups; there was no difference between AAS-GH and Control groups. Collagen fractional area was significantly higher in AAS than Control; AAS-GH did not differ from both Control and AAS groups. Serum IGF-1 levels decreased in AAS compared to Control. MyoD mRNA was significantly higher in AAS-GH than AAS; there was no difference between AAS-GH and Control groups. Myogenin mRNA levels were similar between groups. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Denis Pioli dos Santos, Katashi Okoshi, Vanessa O Moreira, Fábio R F Seiva, Fernanda Losi Alves de Almeida, Carlos Roberto Padovani, Robson Francisco Carvalho, Marina Politi Okoshi, Antônio Carlos Cicogna, Ana Valéria Barros Castro, Maeli Dal Pai-Silva |
Journal | Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society
(Growth Horm IGF Res)
Vol. 20
Issue 2
Pg. 149-55
(Apr 2010)
ISSN: 1532-2238 [Electronic] Scotland |
PMID | 20060348
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Evaluation Study, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- MyoD Protein
- MyoD1 myogenic differentiation protein
- Placebos
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
- Growth Hormone
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Topics |
- Animals
- Chronic Disease
- Disease Models, Animal
- Down-Regulation
(drug effects)
- Echocardiography
- Gene Expression
(drug effects)
- Growth Hormone
(pharmacology)
- Heart Failure
(blood, pathology)
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
(analysis)
- Male
- Muscle, Skeletal
(drug effects, pathology)
- MyoD Protein
(genetics, metabolism)
- Organ Size
(drug effects)
- Placebos
- Random Allocation
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
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