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Response of triiodothyronine-dependent enzyme activities to insulin-like growth factor I and growth hormone in cultured rat hepatocytes.

Triiodothyronine (T3) is involved in the regulation of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor I (GH-IGF-I) axis. In this study we investigated the effect of GH and IGF-I on the metabolic response of T3 in target tissues by evaluating the activity of two T3-dependent liver enzymes: mitochondrial alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPD) and cytosolic malic enzyme (ME) in rat hepatocytes in primary culture. Growth hormone (35 nmol/l) as well as IGF-I (0.5 mumol/l) reduced alpha-GPD and ME activities (p < 0.01) compared to the control group. Timecourse studies indicated that IGF-I (1.5 mumol/l) significantly decreased alpha-GPD and ME activities (P < 0.01) after 24 h, whereas the effect of GH (35 nmol/l) was recorded only after 36 h (p < 0.01). This delayed effect of GH compared to IGF-I suggested the possibility that the effect of GH could be mediated by IGF-I synthesis. To test this hypothesis, the effect of GH on the two enzyme activities was studied in the presence of anti-IGF-I antibodies. A gradual recovery of alpha-GPD and ME activities (p < 0.01) was observed in the presence of GH (35 nmol/l) plus increasing concentrations of anti-IGF-I antiserum. The maximal alpha-GPD and ME activities attained after the incubation of the liver cells with 1 mumol/l T3, a concentration high enough to fully saturate the nuclear T3 receptors for 24 h, were lowered significantly by 1.0 mumol/l IGF-I (p < 0.01). This finding suggests that the IGF-I effect might be independent of the saturation of the nuclear T3 receptors. In conclusion, in cultured rat hepatocytes, GH and IGF-I reduced the metabolic response of T3 evaluated by two liver T3-dependent enzyme activities. The effect of GH was mediated at least in part by IGF-I.