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  • Title: The effect of androgens on the pulsatile release and the twenty-four-hour mean concentration of growth hormone in peripubertal males.
    Author: Link K, Blizzard RM, Evans WS, Kaiser DL, Parker MW, Rogol AD.
    Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab; 1986 Jan; 62(1):159-64. PubMed ID: 3940264.
    Abstract:
    Oxandrolone (Ox) and testosterone (T) are used as growth-promoting agents in the therapy of boys with constitutional delay of growth and adolescence. Although the mechanism of action of these androgens is not known, it is recognized that T enhances GH release during GH stimulation tests. We studied the effects of T and Ox on the mean concentration of GH, the pattern of GH secretion, and somatomedin-C (SmC) concentrations in boys with short stature and/or delayed sexual development to determine whether their growth-promoting effects might be mediated through endogenous GH release. Ten boys received Ox (0.1 mg/kg . day, orally) for 65 +/- 5 days (mean +/- SD), and five boys received T propionate (7.5 mg, im, for 7 days), followed by T enanthate (100 mg, im, monthly for 3 months). Serum GH was measured in samples obtained at 20-min intervals for 24 h before and 65 +/- 5 days (mean +/- SD) after the initiation of therapy. SmC levels were measured twice during the same 24-h period before and 65 +/- 5 days (mean +/- SD) after initiation of therapy. In the boys treated with T, there were significant increases in the mean concentration of GH (mean increase, 4.3-fold; range, 2-12), in the number of GH pulses 10 ng/ml or greater [1.6 +/- 2.0 vs. 4.8 +/- 1.5/24 h (mean +/- SD)], and in the SmC levels [0.82 +/- 0.46 vs. 2.3 +/- 0.4 mu/ml (mean +/- SD)]. There were, however, no significant changes in the boys treated with Ox. Both Ox and T significantly improved the growth rates; however, T increased the growth rate by 0.95 +/- 0.24 (mean +/- SD) cm/months, and Ox increased the growth rate by 0.24 +/- 0.26 (mean +/- SD) cm/month. These results indicate that T, but not Ox, at the doses tested increases GH secretion in boys with short stature and/or delayed sexual development. This increase in GH secretion may contribute to the increased growth rate in males at puberty.
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