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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 61, 454-456, Copyright © 1985 by Endocrine Society

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Blunted growth hormone (GH) response to GH-releasing hormone in hypothyroidism resolves in the euthyroid state

T Williams, H Maxon, MO Thorner and LA Frohman

GH secretion is dependent upon thyroid hormone availability. In this study, the GH response to GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) was studied in a group of patients when they were hypothyroid and also when they were euthyroid. Hypothyroidism was associated with a significant reduction in both the peak GH response and the integrated GH secretory response to GHRH compared to those in the euthyroid state [4.7 +/- 1.6 (+/- SEM) vs. 12.2 +/- 3.9 ng/ml (P less than 0.025), and 349 +/- 116 ng vs. 986 +/- 304 ng ml-1 min-1 (P less than 0.025), respectively]. GH responsiveness was impaired within 2 weeks of discontinuation of T3 treatment in athyreotic subjects and was restored within 4 weeks of T4 treatment in one chronically hypothyroid subject. The results imply that a blunted GH response to GHRH in hypothyroidism is attributable to a primary pituitary defect that occurs rapidly and is reversible with attainment of the euthyroid state.


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