Effects of recombinant human growth hormone therapy on carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolisms of children with Turner syndrome

Authors

  • Weibin Qi
  • Shuxian Li
  • Qiong Shen
  • Xiuxia Guo
  • Huijuan Rong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.304.4546

Keywords:

Growth hormone, Turner syndrome, Carbohydrate metabolism, Lipid metabolism, Protein metabolism.

Abstract

Objective: To study the effect of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy on carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolisms of Turner syndrome (TS).

Methods: Total 45 patients with TS admitted between Jul. 2008 and Jun. 2011 were involved in this study. All patients received the clinical evaluation of body fat, plasma lipids, proteins and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) before and after rhGH therapy.

Results: Our results indicated a significant decrease of body fat (FAT%) from 23.56

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Published

2014-06-06

How to Cite

Qi, W., Li, S., Shen, Q., Guo, X., & Rong, H. (2014). Effects of recombinant human growth hormone therapy on carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolisms of children with Turner syndrome. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.304.4546

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (2014): July - August 2014 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles