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Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease of insulin deficiency, resulting from the autoimmune-mediated destruction of pancreatic beta cells. However, as a likely consequence of intraportal insulin deficiency, patients with type 1 DM also exhibit abnormalities of the growth hormone (GH)/IGF/IGF-binding protein (IGFBP) axis, including GH hypersecretion, reduced circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGFBP-3, and elevated levels of IGFBP-1. These abnormalities not only exacerbate hyperglycemia in patients with type 1 DM, but may contribute to the pathogenesis of diabetes-specific complications, including diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy. Therefore, therapeutic modalities aimed at restoring the GH-IGF-IGFBP axis are being considered. Herein, we review the efficacy of one such therapy, specifically IGF-I replacement therapy. To date, short-term beneficial metabolic effects of recombinant human IGF (rhIGF)-I therapy have been demonstrated in numerous diabetic conditions, including type 1 DM, type 2 DM, and type A insulin resistance. However, the long- term safety and metabolic efficacy of rhIGF-I therapy remains to be established. Moreover, the potential impact of rhIGF-I on the natural history of diabetic complications has yet to be explored.
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PMID:Insulin-like growth factor-I in diabetes mellitus: its physiology, metabolic effects, and potential clinical utility. 1146 25

The aim of this study was to study the efficiency and the adverse effects of 2 or 4 IU/m2/day of growth hormone (GH) in the first year and 4 IU/m2/day in the second. Of 29 growth-retarded children with chronic renal failure (CRF) (aged 3.4-15.1 years), 23 completed the first year of therapy, and 16 completed the second year. Height velocity SDS (HVSDS) increased in the first year in the low-dose group with 3.0, and 3.8 in the high-dose group. In the second year, HVSDS increased by 1.3 in the low-dose group and by 2.1 in high-dose group (p < 0.05). The IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio rose identically during the first year (p < 0.01). The retarded bone age did not advance inappropriately. The integrated insulin levels (AUC) increased significantly after 1 year of therapy in both groups. HbA1c, levels did not change. The number of adverse events was highest in the low-dose group, in which one patient developed overt insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. In conclusion, glucose metabolism should be monitored in children with CRF during rhGH-treatment. GH therapy in our patients resulted in a significant increase in height velocity with no inappropriate bone age progression and few serious adverse effects, all without relation to the dose of rhGH. The low start dose (2 IU/m2/ day) was of no advantage compared to the high dose.
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PMID:Recombinant human growth hormone treatment, using two dose regimens in children with chronic renal failure--a report on linear growth and adverse effects. 1201 16

The structure of insulin-like growth factor (IGF), especially IGF-I, and its receptor is similar to that of insulin. Therefore, the changes of IGFs and IGF-binding proteins may be related to glucose homeostasis in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Sixty-three fasting blood samples of 21 children with IDDM attending 3 consecutive diabetic clinics were studied. The HbA1c progressively decreased from the 1st to the 3rd visit. IGF-I levels, both total and free forms, were not significantly different from that of control. IGFBP-3 levels in 3 visits (3406+/-305, 3376+/-252, and 2406+/-247 ng/mL) were significantly lower than that of control (5020+/-415 ng/mL) with the p value of 0.007, 0.002, and < 0.001 respectively. IGFBP-1 levels in the 1st and 2nd visits (102.1+/-12.9 and 114.1+/-14.5 ng/mL) were significantly higher than that of control (60.1+/-15.2 ng/mL) with the p value of 0.03 and 0.01 respectively, but not in the 3rd visit. IGF-I level had a positive correlation with IGFBP-3 (R=0.56, p=0.01) and free IGF-I (R=0.53, p=0.01). Free IGF-I had a negative correlation with IGFBP-1 (R=-0.64, p=0.01). IGF-II at the 15 visit had a negative correlation with HbA1c (R=-0.49, p=0.047). The authors found no correlations between IGF-I, IGFBP-3, free IGF-I, IGFBP-1 and HbA1c in the study. The patients' height SDS followed the genetic height potential. It was, therefore, postulated that a near normal free IGF-I level in diabetic children resulted from a balance of interaction between IGFBP-1 and IGFBP-3 to total IGF-I in order to keep the normal metabolic status as much as possible.
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PMID:Insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins in children with IDDM. 1207 19

Somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 [insulin-like growth factor-1 binding protein-3, SomatoKine] is a recombinant complex of insulin-like growth factor-1 (rhIGF-1) and binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), which is the major circulating somatomedin (insulin-like growth factor) binding protein; binding protein-3 regulates the delivery of somatomedin-1 to target tissues. Somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 has potential as replacement therapy for somatomedin-1 which may become depleted in indications such as major surgery, organ damage/failure and traumatic injury, resulting in catabolism. It also has potential for the treatment of osteoporosis; diseases associated with protein wasting including chronic renal failure, cachexia and severe trauma; and to attenuate cardiac dysfunction in a variety of disease states, including after severe burn trauma. Combined therapy with somatomedin-1 and somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 would prolong the duration of action of somatomedin-1 and would reduce or eliminate some of the undesirable effects associated with somatomedin-1 monotherapy. Somatomedin-1 is usually linked to binding protein-3 in the normal state of the body, and particular proteases clip them apart in response to stresses and release somatomedin-1 as needed. Therefore, somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 is a self-dosing system and SomatoKine would augment the natural supply of these linked compounds. Somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 was developed by Celtrix using its proprietary recombinant protein production technology. Subsequently, Celtrix was acquired by Insmed Pharmaceuticals on June 1 2000. Insmed and Avecia, UK, have signed an agreement for the manufacturing of SomatoKine and its components, IGF-1 and binding protein-3. CGMP clinical production of SomatoKine and its components will be done in Avecia's Advanced Biologics Centre, Billingham, UK, which manufactures recombinant-based medicines and vaccines with a capacity of up to 1000 litres. In 2003, manufacturing of SomatoKine is planned to move to Avecia's larger facility with a capacity of 10 000 litres. Somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 was originally licenced to Welfide for Japan. On October 1 2001, Welfide Corporation merged with Mitsubishi-Tokyo Pharmaceuticals to form Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation. The new company is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical. In April 2003 Insmed initiated a named patient programme in Europe, that will make available somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 for the treatment of growth hormone insensitivity syndrome (GHIS)--Laron syndrome. The treatment of patients was initiated in Scandinavia, with authorisation pending in several other European countries. Somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 will be made available to those GHIS patients who, in the opinion of their doctor, may benefit from IGF-1 therapy. At precommercial scale quantities, the drug will be available on a limited basis. Safety data generated from the named patient programme will be used to support marketing applications in 2004. A phase II dose-ranging study in children with GHIS was completed at Saint Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine, London, UK. A single dose of somatomedin-1 binding protein-3 delivered the same amount of IGF-1 as two daily injections of unbound IGF-1. There were no adverse events reported. GHIS is a genetic condition in which patients do not produce adequate quantities of IGF because of a failure to respond to the growth hormone signal. This results in a slower growth rate and short stature. Insmed has acquired an exclusive licence to Pharmacia's regulatory filings concerning yeast-derived IGF-1. These filings were used by Pharmacia to receive marketing approvals in several European countries and also in the investigational New Drug Application with the US FDA. This licence will facilitate the development of SomatoKine for the treatment of children with GHIS. In January 2003, Insmed announced positive results from a double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study of SomatoKine in adolescent patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus redolescent patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus receiving insulin therapy. The study was conducted at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, under the supervision of Professor D. Dunger. It has also been granted orphan drug status for the treatment of GHIS--Laron syndrome in the US and in Europe. Celtrix has been granted 11 US patents for its recombinant protein production technology, which it used for developing somatomedin-1 binding protein-3. Subsequently, Celtrix was acquired by Insmed Pharmaceuticals on June 1 2000. Following the acquisition, Insmed announced that it intends to maintain the US rights to Celtrix's products portfolio. These US patents will expire between 2010 through 2017. Insmed is holding a US patent (expires in 2019) for the use of SomatoKine in the treatment of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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PMID:Somatomedin-1 binding protein-3: insulin-like growth factor-1 binding protein-3, insulin-like growth factor-1 carrier protein. 1449 68

IGF-I regulates islet beta-cell growth, survival, and metabolism and protects against type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, the therapeutic efficacy of free IGF-I may be limited by its biological half-life in vivo. We investigated whether prolongation of its half-life as an IGF-I/IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-3 complex affords increased protection against T1D and whether this occurs by influencing T cell function and/or islet beta-cell growth and survival. Administration of IGF-I either alone or as an IGF-I/IGFBP-3 complex reduced the severity of insulitis and delayed the onset of T1D in nonobese diabetic mice, but IGF-I/IGFBP-3 was significantly more effective. Protection from T1D elicited by IGF-I/IGFBP-3 was mediated by up-regulated CCL4 and down-regulated CCL3 gene expression in pancreatic draining lymph nodes, activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and Akt/protein kinase B signaling pathway of beta-cells, reduced beta-cell apoptosis, and stimulation of beta-cell replication. Reduced beta-cell apoptosis resulted from elevated Bcl-2 and Bcl-X(L) activity and diminished caspase-9 activity, indicating a novel role for a mitochondrial-dependent pathway of beta-cell death. Thus, IGF-I/IGFBP-3 affords more efficient protection from insulitis, beta-cell destruction, and T1D than IGF-I, and this complex may represent an efficacious therapeutic treatment for the prevention of T1D.
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PMID:Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I/IGF-binding protein-3 complex: therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of protection against type 1 diabetes. 1461 76

Ghrelin is secreted primarily by the stomach, although other tissues such as the pancreas synthesize a minor proportion. The discovery of a new cell type that produces ghrelin in the human pancreas and that this organ expresses GHS-R opens new perspectives in the understanding of the control of glucose metabolism. We have studied 22 children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus at four different points: at diagnosis before insulin therapy, after 48-60 h of insulin therapy, and after 1 and 4 mo of insulin treatment. At each point circulating levels of ghrelin, leptin, IGF-I, IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-1, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3, and glucose were determined. Ghrelin levels were significantly decreased at diagnosis (573 +/- 68 pg/mL, p < 0.01) compared with controls (867 +/- 38 pg/mL) and remained decreased after insulin therapy (d 2: 595 +/- 68 pg/mL; 1 mo: 590 +/- 61 pg/mL; 4 mo: 538 +/- 67 pg/mL) with no differences before or after insulin treatment. There was a negative correlation between ghrelin levels and body mass index at all of the study points, whereas a negative correlation between ghrelin and glucose concentrations was only observed after insulin therapy. No correlation between ghrelin and HbA1c was found at any point. A positive correlation between ghrelin and IGFBP-1 was found after insulin therapy, but no correlation with other members of the IGF system or leptin was found. In conclusion, these data could indicate a possible link between glucose concentrations and ghrelin; hence, the persisting low ghrelin levels in diabetic children may suggest a defensive mechanism against hyperglycemia.
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PMID:Response of circulating ghrelin levels to insulin therapy in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus. 1497 81

GH hypersecretion in type 1 diabetes has been implicated in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, and microangiopathic complications, and may result from reduced circulating IGF levels. We examined the effects of recombinant human (rh)IGF-I [complexed in equimolar ratio with rhIGF binding protein (BP)-3 (rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3)] replacement on overnight GH levels and insulin sensitivity in type 1 diabetes. Fifteen subjects, 13-24 yr old (10 male), were given rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3 or placebo as a daily sc injection for 2 d. After the second injection overnight, insulin requirements for euglycemia were determined (0400-0800 h), followed by a 4-h, two-step (insulin, 0.6 and 1.5 mU/kg.min) hyperinsulinemic euglycemic [90 mg/dl (5 mmol/liter)] clamp. In each subject, the protocol was repeated on three occasions in random order. Seven subjects received placebo and rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3 (0.1 mg/kg.d and 0.4 mg/kg.d), and eight subjects received placebo and rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3 (0.2 mg/kg.d and 0.8 mg/kg.d). We found dose-dependent increases in circulating IGF-I and IGFBP-3 concentrations after rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3. These were paralleled by significant reductions in mean overnight GH levels and GH pulse amplitude. We also observed dose-dependent effects of rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3 on overnight insulin requirements for euglycemia, with reductions of up to 41%. Insulin sensitivity, defined by M-values, was improved with rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3 (0.4 and 0.8 mg/kg.d). Thus, restoration of circulating IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels with rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3 suppresses GH secretion in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, leading to reduced insulin requirements and improvements in insulin sensitivity.
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PMID:Dose-dependent effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I/IGF binding protein-3 complex on overnight growth hormone secretion and insulin sensitivity in type 1 diabetes. 1535 74

The GH-IGF-I axis is disturbed in patients with type 1 diabetes. Our aim was to investigate whether abnormalities are found in patients in very good glycemic control and, if so, to estimate the role of residual beta-cell function. Patients with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) less than 6% (reference range, 3.6-5.4%) were selected for the study. Twenty-two men and 24 women, aged 41.3 +/- 13.8 yr (mean +/- SD), with a diabetes duration of 17.8 +/- 14.6 yr participated. Healthy controls (15 women and nine men), aged 41.3 +/- 13.0 yr, were also studied. Overnight fasting serum samples were analyzed for HbA1c, C peptide, free and total IGFs, IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs), GH-binding protein, and IGFBP-3 proteolysis. HbA1c was 5.6 +/- 0.5% in patients and 4.4 +/- 0.3% in controls. Total IGF-I was 148 +/- 7 microg/liter in patients and 178 +/- 9 microg/liter in controls (P < 0.001). Free IGF-I, total IGF-II, IGFBP-3, and GH-binding protein were lower, whereas IGFBP-1, IGFBP-1-bound IGF-I, and IGFBP-2 were elevated compared with control values. Patients with detectable C peptide (> or =100 pmol/liter) had higher levels of total IGF-I, free IGF-I, and total IGF-II and lower levels of IGFBP-1 and IGFBP-2 than those with an undetectable C peptide level despite having identical average HbA1c. IGFBP-3 proteolysis did not differ between patients and controls. Despite very good glycemic control, patients with type 1 diabetes and no endogenous insulin production have low free and total IGF-I. Residual beta-cell function, therefore, seems more important for the disturbances in the IGF system than good metabolic control per se, suggesting that portal insulin delivery is needed to normalize the IGF system.
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PMID:Residual beta-cell function more than glycemic control determines abnormalities of the insulin-like growth factor system in type 1 diabetes. 1557 94

The mechanism of the pubertal delay seen in some adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus is not entirely clear. Since leptin has been implicated as a neuroendocrine modulator of puberty, we measured serum leptin levels longitudinally in 24 post-'honeymoon' patients with diabetes mellitus (M/F = 15/9) with a mean (+/- SD) age of 10.5 +/- 0.9 years and 26 controls (M/F = 15/11) with a mean age of 10.0 +/- 1.1 years. Physical examinations; serum leptin, IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-1 levels; and bone age X-rays were performed annually for up to 48 months. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was measured 2-4 times a year in patients with diabetes mellitus. Serum leptin levels strongly correlated with the body mass index z-scores (BMI-Z) in both controls (r = 0.666, p <0.00001) and diabetic patients (r = 0.577, p <0.00001). Girls had increased serum leptin levels for a given BMI compared to boys (p <0.005). There were no significant differences in serum leptin levels of patients with diabetes mellitus compared to controls, nor were differences seen when the groups were stratified by age, Tanner stage, or gender. There were also no significant correlations between serum leptin levels and degree of metabolic control (i.e. HbA1c) or insulin dose standardized for body weight. Although there was no significant diabetes-related or metabolic control-related delay in bone age z-score or pubertal development, there was a significant negative correlation between HbA1c and growth velocity z-score, indicating that children with poor diabetes control had modest but significant slowing of growth. It is concluded that neither pubertal development nor serum leptin levels are significantly altered in adolescents with diabetes mellitus managed with standard therapy. The potential role of leptin in initiation of pubertal development is not easily demonstrable in observational studies.
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PMID:Pubertal changes in serum leptin levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a controlled longitudinal study. 1564 99

Circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and its principal binding protein IGFBP-3 are reduced, whereas those of the inhibitory binding protein, IGFBP-1, tend to be high in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). These abnormalities are thought to arise because of relative portal hypoinsulinaemia and partial resistance at the hepatic growth hormone (GH) receptor. During adolescence, reductions in IGF-I and IGF bioactivity lead to feedback for GH hypersecretion and the elevated GH and low IGF-I levels lead to an increase of the normal insulin resistance encountered during puberty. Low IGF-I levels, but in particular elevated GH levels, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic microangiopathic complications, in particular, renal hypertrophy, glomerular hyperfiltration and the development of microalbuminuria. Early study of IGF-I replacement with recombinant human IGF-I (rhIGF-I) demonstrated, in the short term, reductions in GH hypersecretion with improved insulin sensitivity and, in the longer term, reductions in insulin requirements and improvements in HbA1c levels. However, larger doses of rhIGF-I were associated with retinopathy either due to rapid improvements in glycaemic control or direct effects of high levels of 'free' IGF-I. More recently, pilot studies using the combination of rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 have confirmed the physiological efficacy of IGF-I replacement in T1DM. The combined treatment is better tolerated and may result in reduced tissue exposure to high levels of 'free' IGF-I. Longer term clinical studies with this IGF-I/IGFBP-3 combination are needed.
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PMID:Childhood and adolescent diabetes. 1587 93


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