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Annals of Surgical Oncology, Vol 1, Issue 4 314-320, Copyright © 1994 by Society of Surgical Oncology

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Effect of growth hormone on tumor and host in an animal model

R. F. Wolf, B. Ng, B. Weksler, M. Burt and M. F. Brennan
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.

BACKGROUND: The relative effects of growth hormone on tumor versus host growth and protein metabolism are not known. This study examines the influence of recombinant rat growth hormone (r-rGH) on host and tumor growth, host body composition, and protein synthesis of tumor and host in tumor-bearing rats. METHODS: After left flank implantation of methylcholanthrene-induced sarcoma, 28 Fischer rats with palpable tumor were treated with s.c. saline or 1 mg/kg/day r-rGH for 11 days. At death, fractional protein synthetic rates (FSRs) of tumor, liver, and gastrocnemius muscle were determined. In a separate experiment, 27 tumor-bearing rats received saline or 1 mg/kg/day r-rGH for 2 weeks. Tumor and host growth and host body composition were analyzed. RESULTS: Animals treated with r-rGH had significantly higher liver FSR than did controls (233 +/- 27%/day vs. 110 +/- 4%/day, respectively). No significant differences were associated with growth hormone administration with respect to tumor growth, host composition, or FSR of tumor or muscle. CONCLUSIONS: Growth hormone stimulates liver protein synthesis, without changing tumor growth, protein synthesis, or host composition in this rat sarcoma model. Further investigation of growth hormone as an anticachectic agent is warranted.


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