Association of Insulin Resistance and Nocturnal Fall of Blood Pressure in Gh-deficient Adults During Gh Replacement.
From: Service of Endocrinology, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. rosanebrasil@uol.com.br
Journal of endocrinological investigation
- Publish Date: Apr 2007
- ISSN: 1720-8386
- Volume: 30
- Issue: 4
- Pages: 306-12
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Brasil R Resende de Lima Oliveira, Soares D Vieira, Spina L Diniz Carneiro, et al. Association of Insulin Resistance and Nocturnal Fall of Blood Pressure in Gh-deficient Adults During Gh Replacement.. J. Endocrinol. Invest. Apr 2007;30:306-12
Abstract
The GH deficiency syndrome in adults is characterized by changes in body composition, metabolic, cardiovascular and psychological profile. Such alterations fit the metabolic syndrome. Changes of blood pressure (BP) levels related to the presence of insulin resistance (IR) may be present in the GH-deficient adult prior to or after therapy with recombinant GH (hGH). The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between BP and IR in GH-deficient adults after 24 months of replacement with hGH. Thirteen GH-deficient adults were studied [7 men and 6 women, with an average age of 38.6+/-14.14 yr body mass index (BMI) 25.83+/-2.26 kg/m2]. The BP was assessed by means of ambulatory monitoring of BP (AMBP), prior to the treatment and 12 and 24 months after replacement with hGH. Glucose metabolism was assessed by the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA), during the same periods. The average dosage of hGH utilized was 0.67+/-0.15 mg/day. In the analysis of BP levels, we observed a decrease of the diurnal systolic BP (SB P) (p=0.043) and a reduction of the diurnal systolic (p=0.002) and diastolic pressure loads (p=0.038). During the night there were no changes in BP levels. We observed an increase in the percentage of patients with a non-physiological nocturnal fall (non dippers) after replacement with hGH (61.53%). The mean HOMA, insulin and glucose in the fasting state did not present any statistically significant changes. Although the patients within the nondipper group had higher HOMA and insulin levels throughout the study, there were no changes in any of these parameters after GH replacement. All patients with HOMA >2.5 were within the non-dipper group, whereas all dippers had HOMA <2.5. In conclusion, 24 months of therapy with hGH do not seem to have affected glucose homeostasis, and since there is no relationship with the increase of the percentage of non-physiological nocturnal fall, we will need a longer observation time to discover the effects of this finding.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adult, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Circadian Rhythm, Dwarfism, Pituitary, Female, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Human Growth Hormone, Humans, Hypotension, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Male, Middle Aged, Time Factors
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