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Impact of the GH-cortisol ratio on the age-dependent changes in body composition

Nass, R, Thorner, M.O·2002·Growth Hormone & IGF Research

Abstract

Aging is associated with a decrease in GH levels and this is paralleled by changes in body composition, i.e., increased visceral fat, and decreased lean body mass and bone mineral density. Similar changes in body composition are seen in the state of hypercortisolism. Increasing age has been shown to be associated with elevated evening cortisol levels in men. An increased exposure of several tissues to glucocorticoids with aging, i.e., visceral fat cells, in combination with the reduction of the lipolytic effects of declining GH levels, may contribute to the age-dependent increase of visceral fat accumulation. We hypothesize that the age-dependent changes in body fat are the result of an age-dependent decrease of the GH/cortisol ratio at the level of the adipocyte. This is caused by the decline in GH concentrations and the increase in cortisol levels and/or metabolism at the adipocyte.

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  • A decrease in IGF-1 is associated with decreased muscle size and strength, decreased protein synthesis, and increased cell death, which in turn leads to increased visceral fat and decreased lean body mass.

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Authors
Nass, R., & Thorner, M. O.
Affiliations
University of Virginia Health System (US)
Corresponding author
Thorner, M.O
Venue
Growth Hormone & IGF Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-06
Volume
12
Issue
3
Pages
147-161
ISSN
1096-6374 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1974921448
Cited by
58
References
279
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Growth Hormone & IGF Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
growth hormone, cortisol, aging, body composition, visceral fat, adipocytes, hypercortisolism, lean body mass, bone mineral density, lipolysis, glucocorticoids
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Body Composition, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Male, Models, Biological, Obesity, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Growth Hormone, Adipocytes, Human Growth Hormone

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