Growth hormone system: skin interactions
An Bras Dermatol. 2011 Nov-Dec;86(6):1159-65.
doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000600015.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliation
- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil. gbpovoa@bol.com.br
Abstract
This paper describes the growth hormone system, emphasizing its possible effects on epidermal cells, dermal structures and wound healing. A review of the literature was conducted on studies concerning the growth hormone molecule, its receptor and carrier proteins and the other proteins involved in the mechanisms of its manifestation in dermal tissue.
MeSH terms
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Cell Proliferation*
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Human Growth Hormone / physiology*
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Humans
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 / physiology
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / physiology
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Keratinocytes / physiology*
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Skin / metabolism*
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Somatomedins / physiology*
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Wound Healing / physiology
Substances
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3
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Somatomedins
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Human Growth Hormone