In growth hormone deficient rats, des(1‑3)IGF-I normalized glomerular filtration rate compared with vehicle.
In plain wordsIn rats, des(1‑3)IGF-I restored kidney filtration rate compared with vehicle.
- Peptide
- IGF-1 DES (des(1-3)IGF-I)
- Outcome
- IncreaseGlomerular filtration rate
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Growth hormone deficient dw/dw rats- Comparator
- Vehicle
- Outcome group
- Kidney function · Kidney and urinary
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · subcutaneous infusion · one weekAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Glomerular function became normal with growth hormone or IGF-I treatment, respectively.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Subsequent renal micropuncture and clearance studies revealed a low GFR and single nephron GFR (SNGFR) in vehicle treated growth hormone deficient animals.
Growth hormone deficient dw/dw rats received, for one week, subcutaneous infusions of vehicle, des(1-3)IGF-I or were injected i.m. with recombinant human growth hormone.