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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302008000500013
The treatment of systemic diseases with glucocorticoids is often associated with decreased height velocity (HV), and can result in shorter final height. Interactions between adrenal and GH-IGF axis have been described and can occur at hypothalamic-pituitary level or at the regulation of IGF system, including the IGF1R signaling. The clinical state of these patients may be considered as an absolute and/or functional IGF-1 deficiency. Interventions aiming to restore the normal function of GH-IGF axis might reduce the glucocorticoids-induced growth suppression […]
Keywords: GH; Glucocorticoid; Glucocorticoid therapy; growth; Height velocity; IGF-1