Comparison of the metabolic effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin: Dose-response relationships in healthy young and middle-aged adults

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The actions of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I (rhIGF-I) and insulin were compared in 21 healthy young (24±1 yr) and 14 healthy middle-aged (48±2 yr) subjects during 3-h paired euglycemic clamp studies using one of three doses (rhIGF-I 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 μg/kg·min and insulin 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 mU/kg·min, doses chosen to produce equivalent increases in glucose uptake). In younger subjects, rhIGF-I infusions suppressed insulin by 19-33%, C-peptide by 47-59% and glucagon by 33-47% (all, P < 0.02). The suppression of C-peptide was less pronounced with insulin than with rhIGF-I (P < 0.007). The metabolic responses to rhIGF-I and insulin were remarkably similar: not only did both hormones increase glucose uptake and oxidation in a nearly identical fashion, but they also produced similar suppression of glucose production, free fatty acid levels, and fat oxidation rates. In contrast, rhIGF-I had a more pronounced amino acid-lowering effect than did insulin (P < 0.004). In middle-aged subjects, basal IGF-I levels were 44% lower (P < 0.0001) whereas basal insulin and C-peptide were 20-25% higher than in younger subjects. Age did not alter the response to rhIGF-I. However, insulin-induced stimulation of glucose uptake was blunted in older subjects (P = 0.05). Our data suggest that absolute IGF-I and relative insulin deficiency contribute to adverse metabolic changes seen in middle age.

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Boulware, S. D., Tamborlane, W. V., Rennert, N. J., Gesundheit, N., & Sherwin, R. S. (1994). Comparison of the metabolic effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin: Dose-response relationships in healthy young and middle-aged adults. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 93(3), 1131–1139. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci117065

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