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Growth hormone replacement therapy regulates microRNA-29a and targets involved in insulin resistance.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Dec 2015
Galimov Artur, Hartung Angelika, Trepp Roman, Mader Alexander, Flück Martin, Linke Axel, Blüher Matthias, Christ Emanuel, Krützfeldt Jan
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Replacement of growth hormone (GH) in patients suffering from GH deficiency (GHD) offers clinical benefits on body composition, exercise capacity, and skeletal integrity. However, GH replacement therapy (GHRT) is also associated with insulin resistance, but the mechanisms are incompletely understood. We demonstrate that in GH-deficient mice (growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (Ghrhr)(lit/lit)),...
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