GH receptor signaling in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue in human subjects following exposure to an intravenous GH bolus

TY - JOUR

T1 - GH receptor signaling in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue in human subjects following exposure to an intravenous GH bolus

AU - Jørgensen, Jens O L

AU - Jessen, Niels

AU - Pedersen, Steen Bønløkke

AU - Vestergaard, Esben Thyssen

AU - Gormsen, Lars Christian

AU - Lund, Sten

AU - Billestrup, Nils

PY - 2006/11/1

Y1 - 2006/11/1

N2 - Growth hormone (GH) regulates muscle and fat metabolism, which impacts on body composition and insulin sensitivity, but the underlying GH signaling pathways have not been studied in vivo in humans. We investigated GH signaling in biopsies from muscle and abdominal fat obtained 30 (n = 3) or 60 (n = 3) min after an intravenous bolus of GH (0.5 mg) vs. saline in conjunction with serum sampling in six healthy males after an overnight fast. Expression of the following signal proteins were assayed by Western blotting: STAT5/p-STAT5, MAPK, and Akt/PKB. IRS-1-associated PI 3-kinase activity was measured by in vitro phosphorylation of PI. STAT5 DNA binding activity was assessed with EMSA, and the expression of IGF-I and SOCS mRNA was measured by real-time RT-PCR. GH induced a 52% increase in circulating FFA levels with peak values after 155 min (P = 0.03). Tyrosine-phosphorylated STAT5 was detected in muscle and fat of all subjects after GH. Activation of MAPK was observed in several lysates but without GH dependency. Neither PKB/Akt nor PI 3-kinase activity was affected by GH. GH-induced STAT5 DNA binding and expression of IGF-I mRNA were detected in fat, whereas expression of SOCS-1 and -3 tended to increase after GH in muscle and fat, respectively. We conclude that 1) STAT5 is acutely activated in human muscle and fat after a GH bolus, but additional downstream GH signaling was significant only in fat; 2) the direct GH effects in muscle need further characterization; and 3) this human in vivo model may be used to study the mechanisms subserving the actions of GH on substrate metabolism and insulin sensitivity in muscle and fat.

AB - Growth hormone (GH) regulates muscle and fat metabolism, which impacts on body composition and insulin sensitivity, but the underlying GH signaling pathways have not been studied in vivo in humans. We investigated GH signaling in biopsies from muscle and abdominal fat obtained 30 (n = 3) or 60 (n = 3) min after an intravenous bolus of GH (0.5 mg) vs. saline in conjunction with serum sampling in six healthy males after an overnight fast. Expression of the following signal proteins were assayed by Western blotting: STAT5/p-STAT5, MAPK, and Akt/PKB. IRS-1-associated PI 3-kinase activity was measured by in vitro phosphorylation of PI. STAT5 DNA binding activity was assessed with EMSA, and the expression of IGF-I and SOCS mRNA was measured by real-time RT-PCR. GH induced a 52% increase in circulating FFA levels with peak values after 155 min (P = 0.03). Tyrosine-phosphorylated STAT5 was detected in muscle and fat of all subjects after GH. Activation of MAPK was observed in several lysates but without GH dependency. Neither PKB/Akt nor PI 3-kinase activity was affected by GH. GH-induced STAT5 DNA binding and expression of IGF-I mRNA were detected in fat, whereas expression of SOCS-1 and -3 tended to increase after GH in muscle and fat, respectively. We conclude that 1) STAT5 is acutely activated in human muscle and fat after a GH bolus, but additional downstream GH signaling was significant only in fat; 2) the direct GH effects in muscle need further characterization; and 3) this human in vivo model may be used to study the mechanisms subserving the actions of GH on substrate metabolism and insulin sensitivity in muscle and fat.

KW - Adult

KW - Biopsy

KW - Human Growth Hormone

KW - Humans

KW - Injections, Intravenous

KW - MAP Kinase Signaling System

KW - Male

KW - Membrane Proteins

KW - Muscle, Skeletal

KW - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases

KW - Phosphorylation

KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

KW - RNA, Messenger

KW - STAT5 Transcription Factor

KW - Signal Transduction

KW - Subcutaneous Fat

KW - Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins

KW - Tyrosine

U2 - 10.1152/ajpendo.00024.2006

DO - 10.1152/ajpendo.00024.2006

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 16757551

SN - 0193-1849

VL - 291

SP - E899-905

JO - American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism

JF - American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism

IS - 5

ER -